WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2023

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  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,095 Member
    Ginny- yes Rich is Tracy and Dans dad..,Carmine was not there..she's not talking to any of us..
    Joanne asked where she was and Kyle just told her she was at the boyfriends..she doesn't know that she is living there.
    Im going to hit the hay.. and get some sleep.. rained all day today and raining tonight but have the window open a smidge.
    Love the sound of falling rain..
    Im going to take my car down to my garage and have them do a once over on it.. to see if its worth selling.. i really would like to get a smaller car.. I have a 2016 chevy equinox and I dont need something that big..
  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,702 Member
    <3
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,611 Member
    Rosemarie2972 wrote: »
    Lanette: Great that you can go freezer shopping! I am not a vegetarian but no longer purchase meat. I have lost interest in cooking it.

    Best,
    Rosemarie from Georgia

    On a very rare occasion, I'll buy chicken breasts or chicken mince. But that's the extent of my meat buying.

    M in Oz

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,611 Member
    exermom wrote: »
    M – the aloe vera tastes very bland. I have some bananas frozen so I’m thinking that the next time I have it, I’ll defrost it with the banana. It looks almost like ice

    Michele NC

    I wonder if it is the interior of the aloe leaves??

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,611 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    kymarai wrote: »
    Machka Just wondering based on things I have seen and read lately.....could the rash be shingles and not an allergic reaction? It seems like a long time for clearing up. Just a thought that crossed my mind especially when you said it was painful.

    Lots of love,
    Kylia in rainy Ohio

    It was painful early on but only for a couple days. Now it's just itchy. It's a whole collection of small itchy lumps which are actually little blisters. But they aren't close together anymore. The ones down both arms are just here and there.

    I've also been immunised for shingles.



    M in Oz

    I will add that after using hydrocortisone cream for a week (and antihistamines), the lumps on my face have disappeared and my skin looks great!! Even my rosacea has improved. I haven't had to wear foundation in a while!

    I did wonder if I might be reacting to the hydrocortisone cream after using it for a week or so, and that may be the case. My neck, especially, looks overly dried out.

    So I've switched to a couple different lotions. I started with aloe vera, but that didn't seem to help. Now I'm using a extra-strength gold bond moisturiser which may be helping a bit.

    Machka in Oz

  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,046 Member
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,611 Member
    edited October 2023
    Snowflake1968 wrote: »
    DH went to fix something for me last fall and I ended up cleaning out all of the cupboards. I am so thankful he doesn’t question me.
    How do bachelors do this? Is it because we took control of our kitchens and they just stood back and let us? My cousin and I had this conversation while she was here. We decided we just stepped up and never demanded anything of them.

    Tracey in Edmonton

    I never took control of the kitchen wither either of my marriages. I left the kitchen up to my husbands and try to avoid kitchens in general. The only time I took control of the kitchen was when I was on my own.

    It occurred to me recently that I wouldn't have the faintest idea what to do if we visited someone and if I did the traditional woman thing of offering to help with the finishing touches on a meal in the kitchen. Do women still do that??


    M in Oz

  • drkatiebug
    drkatiebug Posts: 1,976 Member
    edited October 2023
    I drink two ounces of aloe vera juice every morning in my loaded tea. I find it helps my digestion. I buy it in the pharmacy section of the grocery store. You can usually find it next to the Metamucil and similar products.

    I keep a plant in the house but only use it if needed for burns. It never occurred to me to eat it, even though I buy the juice. I would be afraid that more than a bery small amount would upset my stomach.
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,189 Member
    edited October 2023
    Rosemarie2972 wrote: »

    Debbie: I am so jealous of the wetlands. I walk at a college campus. There is another place I could walk but I have seen a rattle snake there and that has put me off on it. I would be so annoyed cooking for someone who wants to eat in a recliner. We ate dinner at the table every evening. We didn't eat meals in front of the tv. I would be put off cooking for someone who did otherwise.



    I went back 5 pages. I hope I didn't miss anything important. I got the 3 pups and Momma late Thursday afternoon and Friday and Saturday the little one, Shirley wasn't eating and I ended up feeding her milk with a syringe. Today she has been eating and I am much relieved. She is much smaller than her 2 brothers and I do worry about her. I have been getting up at night so am tired. They are about 4 weeks old. Momma is very sweet. She walks on a leash and we have been having gorgeous weather so have enjoyed our time outside!

    Best,
    Rosemarie from Georgia

    look forward to hearing and seeing pictures of the pups. I think about getting another dog, so I could have a walking buddy, but not right now. House is full of cats. I would worry about them escaping through the electronic doggie door. Our oldest cat used to do that- sit at the door until the dog came over to it then run out. That was before he was allowed outside.

    I really enjoy the wetlands and miss that I am not out there as often as I was but was also getting a bit bored with it. Now that it is fall, more birds are coming back so more to watch and listen to. Only snakes I have seen out there are garter snakes- I don't mind them as long as I see them first.

    My mother in law is sure something. Again tonight. DH took food that I had cooked. I made a big pot of my version of pho/seafood soup. First she asked if he bought it, he told her I had made it so she put it away and didn't want to eat it. He didn't say anything else but she did go back and try it and actually said it was good. Guess she was hungry.
    When she first got hurt, she did need to stay in the recliner but she is LONG past that and should sit at the table to eat but she refuses to
    Growing up, we always ate together at the table. I miss it. I can't even remember the last time we ate together. I eat alone every night we are at home. Dh eats in his room, son eats in his if he is home and I eat in the living room.


    Michele-
    Yes, I really do get a chance to think when I walk by myself and I enjoy it but sometimes I would like to walk with someone . When there are things on my mind, I really like the alone time- to think, pray, etc.
    The humming bird that I had been seeing every day but was gone the last 3-4 months or so , showed up when I walked both Thursday and Friday. Same spot as before. That made me smile. Nice to see him again

    I have aloe vera plants- the original I bought at the Navy Exchange back in '83- have a bunch of the offspring from it still.
    I have tried the aloe very juice- it is ok but not something I would seek out. It is big in the Asian stores around here.

    Went to the new Asian grocery store today that opened in town. Too crowded in the meat and produce departments but we did find some great deals and are thrilled that we won't have to drive up to Vacaville or down to Concord to get certain things for MIL- they are right here in town.
    I will go back in a week or so when it is not their grand opening to get to really check it out.
    It is called 168 Market- a part of Ranch 99Market. Large shrimp were $5 for 1 1/2 pounds- not cleaned and deveined like I usually get but the price is great so put the extra work into cleaning them. Salmon steaks are $4.99 a pound- cooking them tomorrow night- salmon steaks for son and his girlfriend. we also got two more packs of the trimmings for $3 a pound. DH bought two packs Friday- very meaty- baked them and he and I had enough meat for us then the cats got the rest- super fresh. Dh and kids can have rice with theirs. I will bake a sweet potato to go with mine.
    Made my version of pho/seafood soup tonight- 5 kinds of fish balls that we picked up today. The lobster balls and the fried tofu bites were the best- skipped the ones that had the roe in them- no thanks- did get one kind I didn't care for- think it had uni in it-wasn't thinking or I wouldn't have got them. Added imitation crab, lotus root, snow peas, mushrooms then green onions and spinach at the very end. Forgot to add the shrimp into dh's/MIL's and to my first bowl full. Have the shrimp cooked now so we can add it to dinner tomorrow. I will have everything cooked early beings I have class.

    Debbie
    Napa Valley, CA


  • auntiebk
    auntiebk Posts: 2,614 Member
    Gratitudes:
    Sunday: Gorgeous blue sky/blue sea morning, the commute to church will be a stunner.
    Saturday: Joe played the first twenty minutes of a Gordon Lightfoot special for me when I came in for our morning sit together. Whoosh. It was 1969 and I was 19 again. “I knew you’d like it.” :heart:
    Friday: County Sheriff to “move along” the homeless gal encamped in the Grange doorway. Was glad he came, but felt bad too. Where was she to go with her walker, foam pad, sleeping bag and garbage bags of possessions? What should/could I have done? :heartbreak:
    Lisa :love: your home looks so welcoming. Brilliant craft setup. You remind me of Barbie setting out her walking clothes the night before, and now sleeping in them so she can take Annie out as needed. When we make it easy for ourselves to do what we really want to. . .
    Lanette :love: the hall walking/playing with Rosie. We don’t have a long hallway, but I could chase the dogs around the dining/living/bed/bath/laundry room/kitchen circle. . .
    Barbie :love: the Bessie and Annie adoption photos. Well done!
    Annie, hugs hugs and more hugs. Well done for automatic deduction for essential utilities. Big stress reliever for the coming months.
    Welcome @Joyfulandactive ! Many of us here don’t do the “friend” thing, but share support and motivation here on this chatty, active thread.
    Heather :love: your Dufy style painting. Mama had a Dufy print from Uncle Guy’s restaurant when he changed from fine dining to steakhouse ;)
    Michele rejoicing you’ve heard from Bryan. May it continue.

    Only through pg 58 but Joe’s up so its time for the shift change… ;)
    10/28: Move: 2 sets PT w/dx2 , dog group, Tumble leash walk. Steps:8503
    Fuel: sugar in vs mfp=27 CI<CO net=520 vits=1
    Live: Joe, readings, BP, AD, ptT, ptS, M, hymns, corrected council minutes v1. Wt:129.9 Yay!
    10/27: Move: 2 sets PT w/x&a, dogs to powerline, line dance class. Steps:7631
    Fuel: sugar in vs mfp=22 CI<CO net=380 vits=1
    Live: Joe, readings, BP, AD, ptT, ptS, play with plants. Wt:131.4


    Later, lighter, lovelies!
    Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD x8zcp1ya37k1.gif
    October: Move more: chair yoga, line dance, dailyish PT, play with dogs.
    Fuel better: less sugar, dailyish vitamins.
    Live NOW: dailyish time with Joe, readings. Open heart and mind before mouth.
    2023: Be of good cheer.
  • ginnytez
    ginnytez Posts: 1,403 Member
    Had to check out aloe vera (the rabbit holes I go down!). Evidently it is classified as a vegetable. As Dr. Katie said it is more typically a juice. Has lots of vitamin A. And there is a reason it is next to Metamucil! However, I like natural remedies for things. I may try a bit of the juice.

    https://www.allrecipes.com/article/can-you-eat-aloe-vera/

    Tracey-have fun putting scrapbook together. I am sure there will be some tears with the memories but also many smiles. How nice your daughter wants it.

    Allie-you might be surprised what you can get for a trade-in.

    Need to get busy. Slept in until 5 this am (so much better than 4!). Have to get in a few stretches. Want to get early start at work to get report sent early this am.

    Take care all,

    Ginny in Ohio
  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,702 Member
    edited October 2023
    Good Monday!
    It is rainy here. SIL won't be at work(surprise). I got a sty in my eye last night. But it will be a good day. I am in hot tub and have a massage tonight!!!!

    NSV- wore a dress my sister gave me that i haven't worn comfortably in a few years! So while the scale is being a pain, measurements must be changing.

    We finally made it to Cosco yesterday afternoon. Sundays are always so crowded. We managed it between rainfalls. Yay! I should have bought steaks while we were there. Apparently that is what I was hungry for. Instead DH took me to Coopers Hawk. I ate half my meal, half dessert, and had a glass of wine. I will have other half tonight for dinner. Thought about for lunch, but want to enjoy it not scarf it. Lazy evening.

    Hydration today. Focus at work.

    I enjoy walking outside when warm, but am thankful for our ranch house when weather doesn't cooperate. Round and round I go like my grands use to do between kitchen, dining room, entry way, hallway, laundry room, repeat.

    So for today may we all enjoy movement, water, deep breathing, and the best decision we can make in the moment.
    <3
    Kylia in cold and rainy Ohio


  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,266 Member
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  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,095 Member
    Morning ladies
    Im awake and hanging out with Alfie will get dressed and go take care of Homer and then stop at the garage and see when they can look at my car..
    Miles slept all night ,bless him
  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,290 Member
    Heather hope you feel better soon!

    I just trimmed Teddy a bit. I've been letting him slide in favor of my parents. So he got into some burrs! His poor tail used to be so beautiful. I cut the burrs out instead of pulling them, and now his tail looks ragged.

    Annie in Delaware
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,319 Member
    2023 Optimistic October

    Word of the Year: appreciate—Today I appreciate authors.

    Today I set an intention to better appreciate what I have, and to strengthen my self confidence.
    Meditation: daily. 27/31 (82%(started Feb)(94%,100%, 74%, 93%,100%,100%)

    Recommended exercise: cardio 5 days 30 min 20/23
    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%). 75 days SOBER!
    2. Average 7,000 steps a week. 7819, 7203, 7906,5204, (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) 220/208—(733%) should be 189 by November 1) My mom called me for a change.
    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. 23/23 (681%,100,100)
    8. Read 12 books at least this year. 44/12
    (100%)
    9. Pay off credit card debt by January 2024 by making monthly payments to NDR/Reach Financial 10/12—(1000%)
    10. Continue building emergency fund at SLFCU (min$25 a month)$25+$25+$71+700+25+25 +25+25 (1000%) I put the money in, but end up taking it out.
    11. April started putting 4% on income in savings. 700,200,200, 107, 157,0,0,0
    500%) This has stopped. Spending too much.

    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. I posted pictures of the eclipse that happened here on the Friends Group FB page, and sent some pics to my son and grandson.
    15. Thank yourself for achieving the things you often take for granted. I got up in a thankful mood today so I should be able to do this. The eclipse yesterday couldn’t have gone better.
    16. Put down your to-list and do something fun or uplifting. I will color, walk, and meditate-all things that are fun and uplifting to me.
    17. Take a small step toward a positive change you want to see in society. Teaching adults computer use provides a positive change in my community.
    18. Set hopeful, but realistic goals for the days ahead. My biggest hope for the near future is a holiday without depression and ‘drama’ caused by my family.
    19. Identify one of your positive qualities that will be helpful in the future. I think my tenacity will always be helpful to me and others.
    20. Find joy in tackling a task you’ve put off for some time. This will have to wait as I am not feeling too good today. Fall cold.
    21. Let go of the expectations of others and focus on what matters to you. I have been working on this, so this will be in progress for a while. Because I did this, my mother finally called me to see what was up after 3 weeks of missed calls from me.
    22. Share a hopeful quote, picture, or video with a friend or colleague. Will do here.
    23. Recognize that you have a choice of what to prioritize. I will put myself first for care so I can take care of others and my normal tasks.
    24. Write down three specific things that have gone well recently. Some of my close family contacted me instead of the other way around, 2. Getting appointments with a cardiologist, and a nephrologist. 3. I am over 2 months sober!
    25. You can’t do everything! What are three priorities right now? 1. Better financial management, 2. My eyes and cataract surgery, 3. Researching and getting my name on lists of potential places to retire to in 3-4 years.
    26. Find a new prospective on a problem you face. I need to take a hard look at our budget.
    27. Be kind to yourself today. Remember progress takes time. I hope to go for a walk and to color today.
    28. Ask yourself ‘will this still matter a year from now?’ This helps me to make better decisions when I do this.
    29. Plan a fun or exciting activity to look forward to. I look forward to coloring today.
    30. Identify three things that give you hope for the future. 1. Scientists, 2. Nature, 3. Caring people
    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.
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,319 Member
    Katek Hello and welcome! I used to live in middle TN in Cookeville, are you anywhere near there?
    Ginny As you know, I am in a camper in NM. There is no cable available where I am only satellite or ‘over the air’ programming. I had a company for Wi-Fi that was based on a dish, and line-of-site for connectivity. It was always going down, and very slow service. Then I found that Verizon had an Internet ‘box’ that only needed to be plugged in. I tested that for a week and promptly turned off my old service. Besides being half the price I was paying it was faster and hasn’t gone out once for the last year. My DH has to have the TV on from the time we get up until bed, and all that time it is on the Verizon Internet Box. Never a drop. You may want to test that brand, might work for you. We only have 4G here but 5G is in the works and should make it even faster!

    We have Aloe Vera leaves/branches for sale in the grocery stores here. Apparently some people here use it in salads, such as salsa. A person told me that it helps with coughs and other congestion problems. I don’t know what it tastes like as I have never tried it.

    RVRita
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,319 Member
    edited October 2023
    This Day Is: A few fit me perfectly: Haunted Refrigerator Day, Treat your Pet Day, Candy Corn Day, Mischief Day, and don’t forget Check List day……. LOL
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  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,319 Member
    I found this great article about Aloe Vera :
    https://www.dietvsdisease.org/aloe-vera-benefits/?psafe_param=1&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=16890571643&utm_content=&utm_term=&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwqP2pBhDMARIsAJQ0CzqsUDqYQFAHZlVChDXqmx_C6siKJyy41ySTFNty7TE8eDvNLEIWHaYaAmIWEALw_wcB

    I think I’ll have to get some!!

    Rvrita
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,266 Member
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