WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2023

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  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,094 Member
    Happiest of Birthday's to Johnnie
    Sorry you have foul weather..
    I picked Alfie up at the groomers and as usual he looks wonderful..and smells so much better.. and then we went to visit my brother up at his house..it was nice to catch up..
    Im really tired today.. going to take a quick nap and then pick up Tracy and Miles,we are taking a trip to Costco.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,610 Member
    edited October 2023
    So my dad tells me we are running out of laundry soap and shows me the dishwasher soap package. Sure enough he has been washing his clothes with Cascade dishwasher soap. He is such a smart man, but he has a huge blind spot on the domestic side. Oh well he is an adult he is responsible for his own laundry. At least he gets his new hearing aids today.

    Annie in Delaware

    This is where you may need to step in and take charge. He may be smart and an adult, but if he is heading into dementia, his brain may not be operating the way it once did, and you'll need to be his brain.

    In this case, the soap he uses probably doesn't matter but ...

    You may have to show him what to use. You may need to hide the dishwashing soap and make the laundry detergent really visible. You may need to start labelling things.


    That said, when I've been on long cycling tours, I would bring a small bottle of dish soap and use it for my dishes, laundry and sometimes me as well. Soap is soap.


    M in Oz

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,610 Member
    On walking ...

    This site has been around for a while and measures (to some degree) the walkability score of places in several countries. In other words, if you put your address in, it will tell you how good your area is for walking.
    https://www.walkscore.com/

    My place has a walk score of 53 out of 100, meaning that some things can be accomplished by walking.

    Hobart, where I work, has a walk score of 92 our of 100!! :)

    They've also ranked US and Canadian cities by their walkability ... with a walk score, transit score, and bike score.
    https://www.walkscore.com/cities-and-neighborhoods/


    So, I walk to the bus and home again from the bus every day. That's 0.8 km.

    Then, at lunch, I walk around Hobart. Walking is probably the most efficient way to run errands in the city. Plus I can walk further if I'm out for a recreational walk.


    Strava (app that tracks exercise) has a monthly challenge to walk 50 km/month ... and I aim to do that. :)


    Machka in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,610 Member
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  • bwcetc
    bwcetc Posts: 2,826 Member
    Machka ... my home has a walk score of zero!! This undoubtedly contributes to my weight issues. When I was growing up, I lived in a neighborhood where we walked to school and to a small grocery store or to the bus stop. I used to walk a couple of miles to work with no problem. I was skinny then.

    Lisa ... "people soup" ... :D

    Heather ... Happy Birthday to Johnnie!

    Beth
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,264 Member
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  • Poerava14
    Poerava14 Posts: 1,092 Member
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  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 2,891 Member
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  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,702 Member
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    skuehn48 Posts: 3,046 Member
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,610 Member
    Kyle is taking apart Carmines room. Taking the bed down etc...
    I said why,she will be back .
    He just doesn't want to deal with it..
    Which is sad.
    I understand ..we all miss Carmine..
    Tracy said somthing today about maybe having one more before she is to old.I asked her if thats wise or not and she says she doesn't want Miles growing up alone and she had 5 eggs frozen
    I told her its up to her and Kyle..its going to be alot of work and I can't really be there to be able to take care of a newborn..but it is all in the maybe stage as she will be 35 in February. And that is getting up into the older age to have a child..

    WOW.

    OK ... reminding myself ... never miss an opportunity to keep the mouth shut.

    Just WOW.

  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,709 Member
    Brighton and Hove has a walking score of 98.

    Heather UK xxxxxx
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,038 Member
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  • KJLaMore
    KJLaMore Posts: 2,847 Member
    [quote="LisaInArkansas
    Creativity expresses itself in so many ways when allowed free rein...
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    Lisa- I love this quote. This is how I feel about children's brains and how they learn. <3 KJ