WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2023

barbiecat
barbiecat Posts: 17,200 Member
in Motivation and Support



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:) Changing of the clocks is another one of those times that can signal a new beginning to goals and resolutions and plans. It is another time to see a clean slate. At our house we have a new puppy and it is a time for great learning for all of us and the changing of routines for me.

:) Doing new things with the support of an encouraging community has worked for me before and I expect it will work for me again with this new challenge.

:) Reading this thread and joining the conversation every day has added to my life. I hope it will help you.

:) Please sign your post with a name or nickname and a location, specific or general, so our conversation can be more personal.

:) Be sure to bookmark the thread so you can find it again.

<3 Barbie in NW WA

"The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials."---Lin Yutang
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  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,264 Member
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  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,703 Member
    thanks Barbie!!!
  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,703 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Thanks Barbie!

    Just a little bit of what I've done in October ... I'll tell you more later. October has been quite the month!!

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    Machka in Oz

    So TRUE!!!!! I even had to stop and think for a minute because it has been so many years.
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,094 Member
    Thank you again Barbie
    You are the best !! This year has just flown by..hasn't it?
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,264 Member
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  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 2,891 Member
    Okie - Ha! Funny, I was also thinking about Ellie Mae Clampett, and Donna Douglas and Gunilla Hutton were quite similar in their two most famous roles.
  • linder4866
    linder4866 Posts: 11,422 Member
    ❤️❤️
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,610 Member
    edited November 2023
    grandmallie wrote: »
    One of my friends handed out 290 Bags yes Bags of candy.. the kids from the cities get brought in and dropped off and its a madhouse. Glad its a few blocks from here..

    In Australia, we hand out 0 candy. It's not popular.

    In my entire adult life, I don't think I've handed out more than about 50 bags of candy in total.

    M in Oz

  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,046 Member
    <3
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,610 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    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
    Snowflake1968 wrote: »
    Machka - I think it depends on the woman as to whether she offers to help with the finishing touches of a meal. I do it and a lot of my friends do as well. However, my eldest daughter never offers or just does it on her own, but if given a specific task she does it with no complaint. She was raised the same as my youngest who just knows what to do and offers.
    Our eldest daughter was diagnosed with ADHD a couple years ago and I think that some of her reluctance to jump in comes from that. If we had known what we know now we probably could have prepared her better for life.



    Machka - those pages look like kaleidoscopes. I saw a thing on tv last night that was a kaleidoscope screen saver type thing on a show. It made me want to go buy one. I just loved them.

    I’m off to bed.
    Tracey in Edmonton

    Regarding helping the host with dinner prep ... I never learned to cook, so if I wandered into the kitchen of someone who did know how to cook, and if that person told me to do something, I'd be lost. That person would have to show me what to do. Even grating cheese or something, I'd probably run my fingers into the grater and need bandaging.

    So the reason I don't volunteer is that I would be too embarrassed.

    I can sort of assemble food and I've figured out how to make a few things to my taste. Given time, I can bake but even with that, I am too self-conscious to serve what I've baked to anyone other than my husband, because although what I make tastes all right, it's usually not pretty. Oh, except for pavlova. I have actually made and served a pavlova to another couple ... once.


    You're right, the pages do like kaleidoscopes. :) I've enjoyed colouring them. :)


    M in Oz



  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,709 Member
    Oops, the storm is beginning! :#

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,290 Member
    Welcome Anita! Great job on the weight loss so far!

    Annie in Delaware
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,317 Member
    Here is my complete checklist for November. At the top you can see I met 90% of my goals for September. I ended the month 1 pound higher than starting so not happy about that. Feel free to copy and use this list!

    2023 New Ways November

    Word of the Year: appreciate—Today I appreciate the beginning of a new month. Time for changes.

    Meditation: daily. 0/30 (82%(started Feb)(94%,100%, 74%, 93%,100%,100%)

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

    1. cut back drinking and limit to 2 days a week. 0/8–(300%,100%,100%,100%).
    79 days SOBER!
    2. Average 7,000 steps a week. (7,700,100%-9851,100%-9526,100%-9,559,100%, -8347,100%—7465,100%—6328,90%—6059,87%—6458,92%,-6847,98%)
    3. Update budget every 2 weeks /2 (10,00%)
    4. Contact close family every week (4x) 223/208—(733%,100% My mom called me for a change.)
    5. Contact Donat and sibs once a month (8x)82/94 (10,00%)
    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, 173.2 (600%)
    7. Develop a journaling practice by aiming to journal at least 5 days a week. 0/23 (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 —90.7%
    November met—
    December met—
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    1. Make a list of new things you want to do this month. 1. Start Christmas shopping, 2. Work on my happiness, 3. Walk the mall at least once. 4. Read a new book
    2. Respond to a difficult situation in a different way.
    3. Get outside and observe the changes in nature around you..
    4. Sign up to join a new course, activity, or online community.
    5. Change your normal routine today and notice how you feel.
    6. Try out a new way of being physically active.
    7. Be creative. Cook, draw, write, paint, make or inspire.
    8. Plan a new idea or activity you want to try out this year.
    9. When you feel you can’t do something, add the word ‘yet’.
    10. Be curious, learn about a new topic or an inspiring idea.
    11. Choose a different route and see what you notice on the way.
    12. Find out something new about someone you care about.
    13. Do something playful outdoors - walk, run, explore, relax.
    14. Find a new way to help or support a cause you care about.
    15. Build on new ideas by thinking “yes, and what if…”
    16. Look at life at someone else’s eyes and see their perspective.
    17. Try a new way to practice self-care and be kind to yourself.
    18. Connect with someone from a different generation.
    19. Broaden your perspective: read a different paper, magazine, or site.
    20. Make a meal using a recipe or ingredient you haven’t used before.
    21. Learn a new skill from a friend or share one of yours with them.
    22. Find a new way to tell someone you appreciate them.
    23. Set aside a time to pursue an activity your love.
    24. Share with a friend something useful you learned recently.
    25. Use one of your strengths in a new and creative way.
    26. Try out a different radio station or new TV show.
    27. Join a friend doing a hobby and find out why they love it.
    28. Discover your creative side. Design a friendly greeting card.
    29. Enjoy new music today. Play, sing, dance or listen.
    30. Look for new reasons to be hopeful, even in tough times.

    RVRita in Roswell, NM

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