WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2023
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Stats for the day-
Walk w/family- 1hr 57min 2sec, 26elev, 3.04ap, 79ahr, 91mhr, 6.03mi= 585c
Strava app= 739c
Walk home to gym- 11.04min, .52mi= 49c
Strava app= 64c
Treadmill jog- 32.52min, 132ahr, 171mhr, 2.1 miles @5.3sp, last mile @6.5, 7.0 & 8.0sp, 10.35min mi, 5k= 339c
Walk gym to home= 11.46min, .53mi= 58c
Strava app= 66c
Start training for 1/2 marathon , 1st run in ages. I ran 1st two miles, really slow, last mile I cranked it up. I ended up with a 10.35 minute mile which surprised me. That’s slower than what I usually run but that’s okay.
The new bike will be delivered today. Going to take it for a test ride tomorrow, I’m excited!6 -
Afternoon ladies
Hanging out with Alfie..
Not much else going on.4 -
Weird morning! Everything felt out of whack as Corey got up two hours later than usual and then went up to the courthouse for jury duty. He wasn't chosen for the first round, so they let him go at 10--he scrambled home, got his boots and work clothes on and headed out to work. He is scheduled to go back up again in two weeks. Not bad. Plus, if I know him, he'll make up for the four hours he missed today by working overtime for the rest of the week.
The only thing my first husband and Cor have in common (besides me...
) was that they both are men who work--having known the only one of my sister's four husbands that genuinely despised working, and one of my brothers who felt the same way, my respect for working men has always been very high. There is a solidity and a ponderous grace to those with the trait of working that is undeniable, and one I can't help but admire. I put together 1,200 words yesterday on working in America, so it's on my mind.
Anyway... cloudy lovely day, only 80 outside, and with the clouds socked in, no need for air conditioning inside, so all the windows are open. Glorious air flooding the house...
Heather - I like both, and I think they are both a study in perspective and draw you in to that subtly defined center line. I'd like to see you do it in acrylics, too. Very well done.
Tracey - I like yours and Kaitlyn's pieces, too! The subtle differences are fun, side by side.
Rita - So pleased it's not TB, but pneumonia and the rest are nothing to sneeze at. I'm glad he's where he can be helped. Thinking about y'all.
Sitting here with my hair in a towel, need to get moving before it gets too dry and puffs like a dandelion.
Later, my dears,
Love,
Lisa in Arkansas
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Whoopsie - Forgot to say that I made it to 26 minutes on the elliptical this morning while Cor was up at the courthouse. That's my longest time in a couple years, so I'm really pleased. I also figured out how to hook the Samsung buds to my phone, so was able to play music and still catch the phone when my daughter rang through at the 20-minute mark.
I knew she would be calling and that she would be worried. She called and told her dad last night that she was in touch with her birth father. Corey adopted her when she was three years old, so he's been the only dad she's known--the other guy just abandoned her, basically. Anyway, Cor wasn't bothered about it, he saw no reason to be, but I knew she would be worried that he just wasn't telling her so as not to upset HER. I love that girl beyond reason... she's such a worrywart!
Later,
Lisa8 -
Katla in Illinois1 -
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Lisa -
I did not realize that your and Corey's daughter was not either of your bio-child. You both are such committed parents with kids who fully embrace both of you.... With extra bio parents around it doesn't always work out so dramatically awesome.
Great job on both Corey and your part.
Kim in N. California5 -
RVRita: I am glad your son doesn't have TB. I hope he recovers soon and that you get to see him at some point.
Machka: I can't believe all that you do and still post on this blog!
Betsy: So sorry about the loss of your friends in the earthquake. It is very sad.
Michele: I hope you enjoy your visit with Denise, Pete and PJ.
Carol: Congrats to your grandson on his homerun! I am feeling ancy and once this COVID passes I am either going to the North GA Mountains or to the beach. I had a day trip planned with a group to Gibb's Gardens but this was postponed because the Gardens are partly closed with tree damage. We are going to go in the Spring.
Vibrant treader: Good luck on your weight loss.
PIPCD34: Congrats on the new road bike!
Rebecca: I am craving lasagna after reading your post!
Kylia: Glad DH is helping you by carrying the leather back pack!
I have slept alot but am feeling better this afternoon. I did some tasks this afternoon...laundry, cleaned the kitchen and so forth. I am getting a little bored which is maybe a good sign. There isn't much to say. Life is at a lull right now waiting for this COVID to pass.
Best,
Rosemarie from Georgia
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She’s home! 1st real test drive will be tomorrow. 🚴 kirby says I should be faster on this bike. I have to get used to using all the gears and feeling the bike out.7 -
Atta girl Pip!!2
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Machka-State pulls things from data bases through BIC Cognos and they also use some Tableau Analytics. They are both so touchy. Cognos wouldn't be bad but major program area won't let us perform clean drill through. They have preset items in a query form-may be something they look of but not really useful for ground level users. Neither program brings payments in in a meaningful way.
Rita-hope son continues to heal. Pneumonia can also be very tough. I applaud your AF time. I think I least had a drink 40 some years ago. Don't miss it.
Rosemarie-I think boredom is a good sign, Don't push yourself-it can take awhile for energy to return fully.
Rebecca-your recipe sounds basic and good. I think sometimes people can go too far over the top with basic dishes. And what is important-you cooked it and you like it!
Nothing new in my world. Went to Credit Union and got myself off my son's account. Changed around an account to a higher yield money market I didn't know about. Came home, checked some records for work, got trash out. Going to go watch a bit of the football game-won't make it through all the way.
Take care all,
Ginny in Ohio3 -
Betsy - I'm so sorry about your friends, the loss of life there is just staggering, so tragic.
Kim - In all honesty, I found out who Corey really was when I found that Kelsey was his adopted daughter... but when he and her birth mother split, she was 16, and she chose to stay with him. It said more than anything else could have done about what kind of man he was then and still is. His children love and respect him in ways that are deep and abiding, and well deserved.
Our lives and the kid's lives didn't have to turn out this way--I am inordinately grateful to love and be loved this much. I found out I couldn't have kids when I was 25, but they were waiting for me just a lifetime later - I married their dad when I was 49 and they were 15 and 17. Now a man calls me "princess," and two amazing grown people call me "Mom," and three little people call me "Gramily," and life is nothing at all like I imagined it could be.
Later, my dears,
Love y'all,
Lisa in AR
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Wow. I think I've finally caught up with you ladies, somewhat. I have had a busy summer and the busy-ness just stopped yesterday. I'm beat. I am physically and emotionally exhausted.
I cannot even begin to remember everything you are all going through and have been since June, so I'll just say Hi and try to keep up now.
Tina in CA8 -
Today was the first day of senior bowling. Organizational meeting and then free bowling. Afterwards, we cut the front lawn (weeds). Put down that weed killer around the pool. I DO NOT want them to grow back. After dinner took a walk around the neighborhood. Got packed to go tomorrow. Got in 16,000+ steps
Vibrantreader – welcome
pip – nice looking bike. Good deal, too
Betsy – HUG
The older I get, the slower I walk. I look at it as “at least I’m walking”
I don’t like to go barefoot. For one thing, I have this “thing” about germs on my feet. Probably stems from the fact that I seem to get a lot of plantar warts. For another thing, it hurts my feet. Probably because I’m not used to it
There is a lady at the soup kitchen who has Renaud’s syndrome. She was saying that even in summer, she sometimes has to wear gloves
regarding cold hands: you know what they say “cold hands, warm heart”
Michele NC4 -
Hi Gals,
Last week was a complete joy – this week is not so much!
So some of this will be like Greek if you are not dealing with the US health system, or if you are not yet in Medicare – the US senior (65+) health care system. So it is in a spoiler!Most of this is just venting!!!
I turned 65 in august and am signed up for Medicare but not for Social Security – I have run the numbers every which way and based on the things that you can predict Social Security at 70 is the best financial choice for me.
So when you sign up for Medicare and Social security at the same time the premium for Medicare is taken out of your social security check before you receive it. (any supplement to Medicare is handled separately). But if you are not getting a social security check you have to send them a check each month for Medicare (or do some form of Auto Pay) So far so good. My pre-Medicare health care bill was $27.84 a month, my Medicare bill will be $164.90 a month, this is a huge increase to my budget but I’m working more hours and think I can make it work.
So yesterday I got the first bill – for 5 months (YES that is right 5 months!!! ) $824.50 OH my gosh! And it is due on 9/25 and there is a note that if you do not pay your insurance will be cancelled. Why is it for 5 months?? Who knows! So I wait until they open today and call. I get a woman who reads me a 10 page manual about paying. Totally incomprehensible. Maybe if I had it in front of me I could figure it out but not having it read to me. This doesn’t answer any of my questions and I have to hang up as I have a client coming - time wasted 2 hours.
She mentioned something called easy pay that I can do online, but I can’t figure out what it is from the manual she read to me.
So this afternoon I get online…. Took 1.5 hours to get an account…. Had to call for help but did that. Then there is no button/ tab nothing that says easy pay. I start going one by one touching tabs – and nothing until I find something under account that I touch (as I am doing each one in order) and it gets me to easy pay. So this is a monthly billing system they will take the money from my account (not my favorite) but everything else I have to pay multiple months at once.
So I start filling it out, near the end it tells me that it takes 6-8 weeks to get fully set up. I should pay all the bills that come between now and then and that when set up it will take between 1-3 months out the first time and then one month at a time after. So doing the math I need to pay 5 months now (through 12/31/23) then on November 20 they will take maybe 3 more months out (so I would be paid through March) then each month after 1 month…… So basically I will always paying for a month that is either 2 or 4 months in the future…. Bet when I die my estate doesn’t get a refund !!!!
And more importantly this is a HUGE unexpected bill that they will not work with me. I called again now that it was all set up to ask if I could pay this 5 month bill overtime. No. They had notified me of the multiple month bill - I asked when and how was I notified. It is in the booklet they sent on Medicare. I tell the gal I never got the booklet. Could it be resent? No is the answer. Each person gets one only. The computer says we sent one. Can I access it online? No. Can I speak to a supervisor? No they go home at 5 and it is 5:01 and by the way the phones shut off at 5:05 and our call will be discontinued.
I should be nice and call back tomorrow and see if someone else can help me but I am thinking I’ll just call my congress person.
Kim in N. California
a pretty frustrated US senior
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Cold hands and feet, always and forever. Frequently wear gloves indoors. Sometimes socks even to bed. Today was an exception, got so warm at line dance class I actually took off my sweater.
Kim yours to Lisa. And YIKES about the Medicare before Social Security insurance billing.
Lisa your “life is nothing at all like I imagined it would be” story made me tear up. Love you.
Tina welcome back!
Too sleepy for more.
Today’s gratitude:09/11:ibuprofen. Too many days between dance classes make for aching tired legs.
Move: 3 sets PT w/2*x&a, line dance class, Jeopardy walking. Steps:8432
Fuel: sugar in vs mfp=15 CI<CO net=700
Live: Joe, readings, BP, AD, ptT. ptS, lunch with T, laundry. Wt:132.3
Later, lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
September: Move more, fuel better (less sugar), live mindfully with people, dogs, open heart and mind before mouth. Never miss an opportunity to keep the mouth shut!
2023: Be of good cheer.
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So sorry, Kim, that you are having all this frustration. Most people don't understand what living on a tight budget is like.
Cooler weather has arrived at last. I can go back to sleeping with my husband.
We have Bea pick up today. Might even be raining! Hope my joints hold up, and my thigh. We won't have the long walk home, so it will only be about two and a quarter miles. Then I've got to get home.
Over a mile. We used to choose to walk, but I am thinking bus part of the way. There is no direct bus from their house, so it's a walk and over a railway bridge to find one. Taxi from the station?
Last week we had our date night on the way home, but ended up walking even further because of the emergency, so we had to take a detour. The date did not go well as we got heated in Fatto's. Wipe that and start again.
I've decided to save the left over frittata for DH's dinner, and I will have the Dahl Makhani from the freezer. I can have both of those ready in five minutes.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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Shall I get a bike?
Heather UK xxxxxxxx1 -
cityjaneLondon wrote: »Shall I get a bike?
Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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I am a bit envious of those who are cool/cold. I used to be that way, then perimenopause hit and I have been hot ever since. Even though my last period was 3 or 4 years ago.
I'm generally warm but now and then I get super hot.
I think I wore long sleeve tops maybe a dozen times this winter and otherwise I have been in short sleeves. I haven't worn a winter jacket at all. I'm mostly in capris or skirts so the cooler temperatures outside will touch my legs. I don't take trips up north in the state without a desk fan and of course I have one at home and one at work. I have the indoor temperature at home no higher than 18C.
I worry about going to people's places or to restaurants because they will likely be too hot. If they have the temperature set at 20C, it will be too hot.
It's stressful!
And when I get hot, everything prickles like pins and needles or as if I were wearing scratchy wool. And I feel nauseated. Not nice!
I enjoy any moment, however brief, where I actually feel a little bit cool.
M in Oz2 -
Kim-the Medicare system is a huge maze of bureaucracy, there are rules that make almost no sense. I have only had to sign up for hospitalization since I am still working full time and am not drawing any of my social security. Medicaid can be even more mysterious.
Tina-welcome back! It doesn't take long to get behind and feel overwhelmed here!
Michelle-I agree with you-at least we are walking. It's makes a huge difference for me.
Heather-I have considered getting a bike to roam the neighborhood but since I have not been a regular bike rider since college, not sure I want to trust my balance, etc. at this stage. A good friend who was a pretty regular biker (long trips, etc.) fell and suffered serious breaks-gave me pause. I think some things it makes a difference if they have been part of your regular routine. I do enjoy the stationary bike for the movement.
Have what looks to be a decent stretch of early fall-temps in low 70s during the day and 40s-50s over night. Will no doubt have a few more warmer days. Just went outside to see if I could spot the green comet-unfortunately too much cloud cover right now. Will give another try in a bit, closer to sunrise.
Take care all,
Ginny in Ohio3 -
Rosemarie2972 wrote: »Machka: I can't believe all that you do and still post on this blog!
Best,
Rosemarie from Georgia
I often post while I'm riding the bus.
And I type 65-70 wpm when I'm at my laptop.
M in Oz
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Machka-State pulls things from data bases through BIC Cognos and they also use some Tableau Analytics. They are both so touchy. Cognos wouldn't be bad but major program area won't let us perform clean drill through. They have preset items in a query form-may be something they look of but not really useful for ground level users. Neither program brings payments in in a meaningful way.
Take care all,
Ginny in Ohio
Yeah, I use a finance program for some of my data which is like that ... preset. It's frustrating.
I much prefer going straight to the database.
M in Oz
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I am a bit envious of those who are cool/cold. I used to be that way, then perimenopause hit and I have been hot ever since. Even though my last period was 3 or 4 years ago.
I'm generally warm but now and then I get super hot.
I think I wore long sleeve tops maybe a dozen times this winter and otherwise I have been in short sleeves. I haven't worn a winter jacket at all. I'm mostly in capris or skirts so the cooler temperatures outside will touch my legs. I don't take trips up north in the state without a desk fan and of course I have one at home and one at work. I have the indoor temperature at home no higher than 18C.
I worry about going to people's places or to restaurants because they will likely be too hot. If they have the temperature set at 20C, it will be too hot.
It's stressful!
And when I get hot, everything prickles like pins and needles or as if I were wearing scratchy wool. And I feel nauseated. Not nice!
I enjoy any moment, however brief, where I actually feel a little bit cool.
M in Oz
(I typed the above post while on the bus ... and then I fell asleep. I have a long bus ride home!)
I'm planning to go through our dressing room sometime this summer and either give away or pack away my knit sweaters (pullovers). I haven't worn any of them in years!
My husband tells me I haven't experienced a cold winter here recently, and I should keep them. But he remembers the distant past much better than the recent past. I haven't felt cold in winter in a long time and I've felt uncomfortable in scratchy clothes since my measles in 2016. That winter, we had snow down to sea level ... it was cold and snowy, and I still didn't wear my knit sweaters. I've got a couple shelves full of them, and they just sit there.
I'm also thinking that there are a number of other things I wore in my 30s I could probably get rid of now too.
M in Oz
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Good Tuesday,
DH still sleeping. I turned off alarms. Really wanted to sleep in, but.......
Apparently I read yesterday but that is as far as I got. DH was in a rotten mood Sunday night and yesterday morning. Not sure what crawled up his you know what, but was fine once out and about. We did some shopping. Mostly local hand crafted stuffs. Also rode the Ferris wheel. It has 42 air conditioned cars. Really tall with a bird's eye view of Pigeon Forge. Didn't walk as far so calling it a rest day. Calling for rain today. We are picking up a couple of large items in the truck this morning. Then we will see what the day brings.
Betsy HUGS.
Tina Hugs! Welcome back.
I am usually cold. I am not a fan of ac, but love a good fan. Hands are more cold than warm. I have to wear mittens as gloves make them even colder and then they hurt worse. Funny as I don't mind cold feet. I still prefer barefoot but will cover with a blanket when seated.
Make it a great day!
Healing thoughts for those needing them.
Much love and gratitude for all of you!
Kylia
Still haven't seen a bear.....1 -
Machka - I don't have any big sweaters. At home, it's warm, and outside, I'm wearing a padded down coat. I can't wear wool at all, even with something underneath. If it's really cold, I wear a thermal long sleeve vest, and a thin acrylic sweater, perhaps a long acrylic cardigan on top. Thicker socks.
I suggest keeping a couple, just in case. You certainly don't need more than that. I have a minimal wardrobe.
Good morning's writing today.
Love Heather UK xxxxxx1 -
Barbara - Love you back, dear heart. There are times I feel as if I'm living in a fairy tale, and that I have to stay asleep so I don't wake up back in my old life. Grateful is such a pale word for how I feel about the very existence of these people in my world. I don't know--maybe that's why it's all worked so well, because I tell them how I feel about them.
Kim - I agree-it's always interested me what a horrible reputation step-parents have, and the sort of "not real" sense that our culture foists on adopted parents, when in my experience, bio-relationship dramatics can be just as bad, if not much worse. It's some kind of entitlement, like, "I can be as awful as I want to, because you're related to me by blood and can't do anything about it."
Thanks, too, for the heads-up vent on Medicare, and I'm so sorry you're having that experience! I have a year and a half to go before I have to deal with it, and I'm already receiving social security payments, so there's that, but it sounds if putting a bit of cash away ahead of time may well be a very good idea. Anything referred to as "easy pay" is almost never easy, it seems.
VA "easy pay" experience:For instance, the Pay.Gov platform that accepts VA prescription co-payments is completely detached from the VA's healthcare system, so it can't tell you exactly how much you're supposed to pay, you must know how much you owe. And there is no way to find that out unless you have the paper bill in your hand. I made the mistake of sending a paper check once, and it took four months for them to process it, and in the meantime, I started getting monthly nasty-grams about overdue bills.
On sweaters: I have a half dozen long sweaters of all weights that I can throw over what I'm wearing. All are from my working days, so they're at least three years old. When working in an office in the South, it is often kept over-cooled in the summer, and when working from home during the winter, I keep the heat down to save on gas, run an electric heater near my feet if necessary, and throw on a sweater.
Anyway - echo-cardiogram this morning, so I have to leave the house no later than 9 a.m., so that means I need to be in the shower by 8 a.m., which means I need to get on the rowing machine, if I'm going to, by no later than 7 a.m. (an hour from now) so I can cool down before I get in the shower. I hate having appointments, they make me think too much! But this will be my last medical appointment until October 9, which makes me happy.
After my test, I have to go to Sam's Club for a scheduled grocery pickup. I try to never use the gas to drive a half hour into town for only one reason if there are other errands I can accomplish at the same time. Hopefully, I'll be back home by noon.
Hope it's a good day for every one...
Love y'all,
Lisa,
Enjoying my rainy (woo-hoo!) morning in the Arkansas River Valley1 -
Morning ladies
Waiting for Dan at the garage so he can drop off the car he has a light on.
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It was a nice weekend, just went by to fast. Going to chirocpractor after work as my right hip is hurting a lot.Going back to the one I went to last year, before his wife passed away. The other one scares me sometimes.
Blessings, Vicki GRAND ISLAND, NE where we are having cooler temps this week. [/quote]
Vicki, How did the chiropractor scare you?
Betsy in NW WA
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Kim - is there a Social Security office near you? Maybe if you can just go and talk to someone in person, that would help. Or find a number for the local SS office and talk to someone there. I think they hire a lot of new people at the big call center who just flip through pages to give out answers and aren't that helpful. Good luck to you. This is certainly stress you don't need!
When my DH passed, the funeral home said to contact Social Security and gave me the 1-800 number. I can't recall the specifics but it was frustrating and I listened to their jabber and it was a waste of time. So I dug out the SS paperwork we got when we first signed up and it gave the address and phone number of the local office. The gal I talked to there was terrific, former Marine like DH so we clicked. She took care of the SS and Medicare stuff. I was ready to drive to the office and glad I didn't have to.
Tina - you popped into my head yesterday, I was wondering how you were. Glad to see you are home.
Lisa - you certainly struck gold with Corey. Good job on the elliptical.
Pip - love your new bike. Bet it will be fun breaking it in.
Michele - yes, at least you are walking even if you are a bit slower these days. That's the way I feel. Some days I can go at a good clip, other days it's slower and I take time to appreciate my surroundings. The gal I sometimes walk with is barely 5' tall, so she hustles to keep up with me. And she knew that was part of the deal when she wanted to walk with me, because she knows I really enjoy walking by myself.
Heather - does someone have a bike you could borrow to try it out? I'm too scared of traffic to bike on the busy main road and I rarely see folks biking it let alone walking on it during work hours. Too many big county dump trucks and such. Plus a pretty steep hill. Got one when we moved here and eventually gave it away.
Rebecca - thank you for sharing your lasagna recipe. Any Athena & Eli updates?
Rosemarie - glad to see you are getting some energy back.
I have hot feet and painfully cold hands, especially my right hand, and I'm right handed. I wonder if arthritis causes this So I look forward to washing dishes by hand. Kylia - I agree about mittens vs gloves, and when I walk during cold weather I actually make teensy rice socks to heat up and put in my pockets to keep my hands warmer.
Cleaner is coming today, I have a few more things to pick up and put away before she gets here. Want to get a quick walk in before she arrives.
Make it a super day, ladies!
Lanette
SW WA State2
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