WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2023

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  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,288 Member
    2023 Optimistic October

    Word of the Year: appreciate—Today I appreciate scientists.
    Meditation: daily. 13/31 (82%(started Feb)(94%,100%, 74%, 93%,100%,100%)

    Recommended exercise: cardio 5 days 30 min 13/23
    Strength all muscles 2 x 0/8 a week
    Flexible (yoga, stretching) /8 a week 10 min
    Balance 5 days 10 min /20

    Foods to avoid:
    Barley
    Bell peppers
    Chicken
    Clam
    Egg white
    Eggplant
    Ginger
    Rye
    Wheat
    Winter squash

    1. cut back drinking and limit to 2 days a week. 0/8–(300%,100%,100%). 60 days SOBER!
    2. Average 7,000 steps a week. 7819, 7203, (7,700,100%-9851,100%-9526,100%-9,559,100%, -8347,100%—7465,100%—6328,90%—6059,87%—6458,92%)
    3. Update budget every 2 weeks 2/2 (800%)
    4. Contact close family every week (4x) 215/208—(733%) should be 189 by November 1)
    5. Contact Donat and sibs once a month (8x)74/94 (800%)
    6. Weigh less last day of month compared to first until I reach 140. Start at 178.6,176,174.2,173.4,175.4,174,175.6,173.4, 172.2 (600%)
    7. Develop a journaling practice by aiming to journal at least 5 days a week. 10/23 (681%,100,100)
    8. Read 12 books at least this year. 42/12
    (100%)
    9. Pay off credit card debt by January 2024 by making monthly payments to NDR/Reach Financial 9/12—(900%)
    10. Continue building emergency fund at SLFCU (min$25 a month)$25+$25+$71+700+25+25 +25+25 (900%)
    11. April started putting 4% on income in savings. 700,200,200, 107, 157,0, 500%)

    January Met —100%
    February met —-90%
    March met met —-90%
    April met——86.36%
    May met——-89%
    June met—-99%
    July met — met 81%
    August met—met 99%
    September met——99%
    October met —
    November met—
    December met—

    1.
    Write down three things you can look forward to this month. 1. Another month of sobriety 2. Cooler weather 3. Decorating for Halloween
    2. Find something to be optimistic about (even if it’s a difficult time). I am optimistic about cooler weather.
    3. Take a small step to a goal that really matters to you. I need to call my uncle.
    4. Start the day with the most important thing on your to-do-list. Updating this list and My Fitness Pal.
    5. Be a realistic optimist. See life as it is but focus on what’s good. I usually hope for the best but prepare for the worst. I think this counts!
    6. Remind yourself that things can change for the better. No matter how bad you think it is, it can always get worse. So enjoy life no matter where you are, or what you are doing, or your circumstances.
    7. Look for the good in people around you today. I can do this if I try. This was not difficult to do with visitors. Employees were a different matter!
    8. Make some progress on a project or task you’ve been avoiding. I need to clean the cabinets out. I am planning to start today. Didn’t happen.
    9. Share an important goal with someone you trust. did not do this.
    10. Take time to reflect on what you have accomplished recently. I have accomplished coloring pages, making doctor appointments, calming my nerves by taking some actions I never tried before, and more.
    11. Avoid blaming yourself or others. Find a helpful way forward. This is hard for me.
    12. Look out for positive news and reasons to be cheerful today. With everything going on around me and in me this will be hard, but I will pay attention to good news.
    13. Ask for help to overcome an obstacle you are facing. The obstacles I have cannot be solved by me, but by family members.
    14. Do something constructive to improve a difficult situation. I will have to think on this.
    15. Thank yourself for achieving the things you often take for granted.
    16. Put down your to-list and do something fun or uplifting.
    17. Take a small step toward a positive change you want to see in society.
    18. Set hopeful, but realistic goals for the days ahead.
    19. Identify one of your positive qualities that will be helpful in the future.
    20. Find joy in tackling a task you’ve put off for some time.
    21. Let go of the expectations of others and focus on what matters to you.
    22. Share a hopeful quote, picture, or video with a friend or colleague
    23. Recognize that you have a choice of what to prioritize.
    24. Write down three specific things that have gone well recently.
    25. You can’t do everything! What are three priorities right now?
    26. Find a new prospective on a problem you face.
    27. Be kind to yourself today. Remember progress takes time.
    28. Ask yourself ‘will this still matter a year from now?’
    29. Plan a fun or exciting activity to look forward to.
    30. Identify three things that give you hope for the future.
    31. Set a goal that brings a sense of purpose for the coming month.


    RVRita , Roswell, NM

    “There is no need for me to accept blame for another person’s irrational actions. I will deal with my own shortcomings.” ALANON’s One Day at a Time.
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,682 Member
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    You can buy portions of this spectacular bread!
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    One for you tomato lovers!
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    Oysters

    Heather Uk

  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,682 Member
    DH'S walk took him down the river.
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    He liked this fridge shop. :D
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    He's still snoring!

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,221 Member
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  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,702 Member
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  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,637 Member
    edited October 2023
    Heather - thank you for sharing the photos of your trip. Really enjoying them and hearing about the area. Glad the weather has been good so far. I keep staring at the display case "Le Chocolat". And the ones you posted a little bit ago. I want to teleport to that market. Those tarts sounded so yummy.

    My back is still "bitey". Better than it was, but bending in a certain direction shoots a pain down my left hip. So no car rides today. I did rake up a few leaves yesterday, just piled them on a tarp and pulled them behind the shop.

    Tina - sorry to hear about YOUR back and that neighbor's dog. When we are in pain, aggravations get magnified for sure.

    Rosemarie - why does your brother think you need to have your mom living with you? So you can be her caregiver as she ages? So you both have company? He probably means well. I think you are within your rights to tell him you don't want to take on caregiving again. You are enjoying spending time with yourself, going places with friends, being able to get away and not be tied down. Hopefully he'd understand, and that's not being selfish at all. You went above and beyond these past few years caring for your husband. Sounds like your Mom has a great place right now.

    Carol - sounds like you had a great lunch with your friend and nice to visit your friend in Assisted Living. So nice you can get away and meet up with friends from time to time. We're rooting for you grandson's team!

    Lisa - I love hearing about Corey and Kelsey's Cruz being so supportive and interested in their gal's happiness.

    Shake the Sugar - This morning I watched Dr. Matt's latest "Shake the Sugar" video he recorded last night. He looked disheveled, lol. He has six kids, all under the age of 10 or so from what I can tell and he does a lot of family things with them.

    It's over an hour long, and I thought he gave a lot of good tips. Like moving/walking after each meal. And eating the protein part of my meal first, saving carbs like bread and fruit for the end to dampen the glucose spikes and insulin response. I like that he goes into the "why" and just doesn't say "do this" and jump to the next topic. For example, how sugar and insulin spikes stress our immune system and that's why it takes so long to recover from viruses and illnesses.

    If anyone is interested, here's the link. Sounds like he rushed into his office to record it after a quick drive down the freeway. So he didn't have time to prepare like he wanted. He does look a lot more "put together" when I see him for appointments. :p
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RDJ0PnnVrA

    He also mentions a list of 43 Considerations when we are looking support sugar and insulin regulation, and that if we're able to just incorporate a dozen of them we'll start to see positive changes.

    Here's the PDF ( hope this link works.)
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g35ddue2Egk3w4WabEgiiUaHE-DCt3ZB/view

    Lanette B)
    SW WA State
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,288 Member
    edited October 2023
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    Pictures from the eclipse. My phone didn’t work as I wanted but I did add a couple of those. In a spoiler b/c my iPad would not let me size them. They also launched two weather balloons at the beginning of the eclipse to gather data. As my grandson would say ‘Way Cool’!

    RVRita
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,073 Member
    Machka- thanks for finding that info for Annie...
    Yes believe me I did whatever I could for both Toms parents,his aunts,uncles etc...as I did with both my parent's.. thats just me though..
    I truly believe I was brought into Toms life to be there for his family.
    And for that I think even though he was a jerk he will be eternally greatful for that at least.
    Annie - please look into some of those agencies its always better with a helping hand..
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,505 Member
    Happy Birthday (belated) Jake!

    My hand is getting much better. Still a little bit itchy. But, boy, has the swelling gone down! Now I have no problem holding a pen or pencil

    Tracey – see, taking care of PJ in his house presents a wee bit of a problem. We have no idea of what that city has except for the park we took him to, the movies, and the bowling alley. We know of the ceramics place we go to, but that isn’t a very kid friendly place (well, not a 5 year old). Guess we’ll just have to google places and most likely drive. The closest Chuck E. Cheese that I know of is about an hour away. That was so nice of you to invite that person who was going to be alone to your Thanksgiving. Well, with all the help you had, feeding 10 people probably wasn’t a big deal

    pip – Lenny absolutely did give you Kirby (((HUGS)))

    barbie – you add so much to my life, also. Many times you don’t say a whole lot. But what you do say is very profound

    You know, another lady at BK asked for a donation for her children’s school. I don’t mind donating, as a matter of fact, I’d rather donate than buy the overpriced junk at fundraisers. Well, as far as I know, no one else that works in the morning has children.

    A friend came here. She’d hurt her leg when a wheel barrel full of bricks when down her leg. We loaned her a shower chair, a thing that goes over the toilet to make it higher for you and a transport chair. She doesn’t need them any more so she brought them here.

    Jess came here and is going back tonight. I guess she wanted to pick up the christmas tree we were giving her and the lights and tree topper we gave her.

    Lector at the church then Vince wants us to go out to dinner with Jess. Looks like I won’t get my walk in today. I forgot to go to CVS after work so I’ll have to leave for church early so I can stop there. I could swear I made a tree skirt for Jess but she can’t find it. Guess I’ll have to make another one for her. But we did give her one we had because I don’t think I can get it made by Christmas this year

    Rosemarie – I don’t find HIIT hard. I usually do 10 seconds of sprinting and then 20 of recovery. I think it’s supposed to be 10 to 10. But I do usually do it for 45 minutes to an hour. Yea for you getting those dogs. One thing, tho. You said you like to get out of town every 3 months or so. Do you have someone lined up who can take care of the dogs while you are gone?

    Allie – can’t you state your concern about the smoking to the board? Our condo just now said that you can’t smoke on the balconies. This was in response to some people complaining that the smoke was going into their condo. Many times I’ve “made up” stories to have something done, like “I need it for medicinal purposes” when I want to bring my own food somewhere rather than eat their deep fried stuff. Poor Myles with the runny nose. YOU feel better

    I share things here that I would never share with others. You all offer ideas but no judgment

    Tracey _ I swear, the first time I ever heard of narcam (is that how it’s spelled?) was when I took the CPR course. I never knew there was something for a drug overdose. I felt so out-of-touch

    Heather – you had to stow your handbag??? I’ve never had that happen to me. Not like I do as much traveling as you do.

    Lights in bedroom: CPAP, time display on alarm and on both VCR’s.

    Lanette – hope you’re feeling better soon. Back pain can be such a pain… I find ceramics to be so very calming. When the leaves change on maple trees, they are so beautiful

    Annie – I bet if you explain your problem replacing the smoke detectors to the fire company, they would be able to help you one way or another. Update: so glad to hear your dad agreed to let you call an electrician

    Heather – love your trip

    Beth – happy birthday to your hubby

    Rebecca – I see your are back to the food porn….even if you didn’t make it….lol Better watch out! Looks like Heather is competing with you for the title of “food porn queen”….lol

    Lisa – so happy for Kelsey that she found Cruz

    Michele NC
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,776 Member
    exermom wrote: »
    Happy Birthday (belated) Jake!

    My hand is getting much better. Still a little bit itchy. But, boy, has the swelling gone down! Now I have no problem holding a pen or pencil

    Tracey – see, taking care of PJ in his house presents a wee bit of a problem. We have no idea of what that city has except for the park we took him to, the movies, and the bowling alley. We know of the ceramics place we go to, but that isn’t a very kid friendly place (well, not a 5 year old). Guess we’ll just have to google places and most likely drive. The closest Chuck E. Cheese that I know of is about an hour away. That was so nice of you to invite that person who was going to be alone to your Thanksgiving. Well, with all the help you had, feeding 10 people probably wasn’t a big deal

    pip – Lenny absolutely did give you Kirby (((HUGS)))

    barbie – you add so much to my life, also. Many times you don’t say a whole lot. But what you do say is very profound

    You know, another lady at BK asked for a donation for her children’s school. I don’t mind donating, as a matter of fact, I’d rather donate than buy the overpriced junk at fundraisers. Well, as far as I know, no one else that works in the morning has children.

    A friend came here. She’d hurt her leg when a wheel barrel full of bricks when down her leg. We loaned her a shower chair, a thing that goes over the toilet to make it higher for you and a transport chair. She doesn’t need them any more so she brought them here.

    Jess came here and is going back tonight. I guess she wanted to pick up the christmas tree we were giving her and the lights and tree topper we gave her.

    Lector at the church then Vince wants us to go out to dinner with Jess. Looks like I won’t get my walk in today. I forgot to go to CVS after work so I’ll have to leave for church early so I can stop there. I could swear I made a tree skirt for Jess but she can’t find it. Guess I’ll have to make another one for her. But we did give her one we had because I don’t think I can get it made by Christmas this year

    Rosemarie – I don’t find HIIT hard. I usually do 10 seconds of sprinting and then 20 of recovery. I think it’s supposed to be 10 to 10. But I do usually do it for 45 minutes to an hour. Yea for you getting those dogs. One thing, tho. You said you like to get out of town every 3 months or so. Do you have someone lined up who can take care of the dogs while you are gone?

    Allie – can’t you state your concern about the smoking to the board? Our condo just now said that you can’t smoke on the balconies. This was in response to some people complaining that the smoke was going into their condo. Many times I’ve “made up” stories to have something done, like “I need it for medicinal purposes” when I want to bring my own food somewhere rather than eat their deep fried stuff. Poor Myles with the runny nose. YOU feel better

    I share things here that I would never share with others. You all offer ideas but no judgment

    Tracey _ I swear, the first time I ever heard of narcam (is that how it’s spelled?) was when I took the CPR course. I never knew there was something for a drug overdose. I felt so out-of-touch

    Heather – you had to stow your handbag??? I’ve never had that happen to me. Not like I do as much traveling as you do.

    Lights in bedroom: CPAP, time display on alarm and on both VCR’s.

    Lanette – hope you’re feeling better soon. Back pain can be such a pain… I find ceramics to be so very calming. When the leaves change on maple trees, they are so beautiful

    Annie – I bet if you explain your problem replacing the smoke detectors to the fire company, they would be able to help you one way or another. Update: so glad to hear your dad agreed to let you call an electrician

    Heather – love your trip

    Beth – happy birthday to your hubby

    Rebecca – I see your are back to the food porn….even if you didn’t make it….lol Better watch out! Looks like Heather is competing with you for the title of “food porn queen”….lol

    Lisa – so happy for Kelsey that she found Cruz

    Michele NC

    Yes! When I was looking at Heathers photos, I swear I could smell the scent of veggies, fruits, breads, strong cheesy scent, its kinda was weird. Maybe her photos have scent-o-vision? I love that she takes us along on her adventures even if vicariously.😁💖👍🏼
    Thanks Heather!
    Rebecca
    Whidbey
    Wa
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,221 Member
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,569 Member
    exermom wrote: »
    Tracey – see, taking care of PJ in his house presents a wee bit of a problem. We have no idea of what that city has except for the park we took him to, the movies, and the bowling alley. We know of the ceramics place we go to, but that isn’t a very kid friendly place (well, not a 5 year old). Guess we’ll just have to google places and most likely drive. The closest Chuck E. Cheese that I know of is about an hour away.

    Michele NC

    Look at it from PJ's perspective. His parents are gone ... and he'd be in a new place if he went to your place. That could be quite traumatic.

    Google can help, but there's also nothing wrong with playing with him at home.


    M in Oz

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,569 Member
    cityjaneLondon wrote: »
    I'm on the plane, but we have a long delay because of an air traffic control strike in France. We also have to go a longer way round. :s

    Only slept for an hour last night. Heart racing. Lots of meditation and reading. Got up before the alarm.
    All went well from then on until this delay taking off.
    They asked for one volunteer to give up a seat. Offered another flight, hotel, and £500. They got one! Another young chap was disappointed.
    I'm separated from my handbag at the moment because I had to stow it. Will get it back later, but I hate that.
    Not good at waiting 😕 😞.
    Love to all, Heather UK xxxxxx

    Stow in the overhead bins?

    I fly with a backpack (which goes into the overhead bins) and a very small handbag with the essentials, which goes under the seat in front of me during take off and landing.


    M in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,569 Member
    grandmallie wrote: »
    Not much I can do Machka-
    Im allergic to it also..but it doesn't come this way..
    My friends like I told you are safe in Cairo they are on a cruise and all this stuff is going on over there.. they are safe and im sure they will get home safely..keep them in your thoughts though.
    Lisa..hope your ok..you've been quiet.

    I'd be contacting the department of health!!

    No way would I be putting up with cigarette smoke in/near my home in a situation like yours in this day and age.

    M in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,569 Member
    The red lumps and bumps on my cheekbones seem to be easing a bit. That's a step in the right direction.

    I hope the worst bit down the right side of my neck would start improving.

    It's so itchy and sore at the same time, but I know that scratching would be a very bad idea.

    M in Oz
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,073 Member
    Machka- It honestly is not horrible from where I am ,I can just see them out smoking..
    There is already 1 lady flipping out and its far enough where there is no smoke coming near here.
    Just relaxing with Alfie..
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,505 Member
    Rebecca – love your Scrabble board

    Lisa – how old is Haley? She’s beautiful, well, all the kids are

    Terri – thank goodness you found your pocketbook! I know that I would really really be upset if mine ever got lost!

    At BK they were going to throw away these lids for some sort of plate (plastic). I told them I’d take them to the soup kitchen. If they can’t use them, they can throw them out just as well as BK can.

    Went to dinner, had salmon. Jess just left.

    Don’t know why, I have a bad case of the munchies right now. Totally forgot to give Jess the coleslaw I made for her and the apple crisp. Oh well……

    Michele NC
    who is going to look for the pattern for that tree skirt

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