WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2023

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  • sh0tzz99
    sh0tzz99 Posts: 970 Member
    Whidislander wrote: »
    So I did not balance my checkbook today. I'm $127 off and I know its some Amazon things that have not cleared, but those sort of things drive me batty! I will try to balance it next week.
    Today found the cutest squishy fluffy pillow in the shape of a bowl of ramen. Christmas present for eldest.💖
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    I also bought a new calendar. Its Japanese block prints photos. So pretty. If any of you have calendars, please send them my way. I make envelopes out of them, or cut photos from them for stationery.💖. Just send me a private message on here and I will give you my address. Much appreciated!
    Rebecca
    Whidbey
    Wa

    Rebecca-Thanks for the reminder about calendars. I have some to send you, but we have to be friends on MFP to exchange messages. I will send a request to you. I get several freebies from various organizations and I only use 1.

    Tina in CA
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,771 Member
    sh0tzz99 wrote: »
    Whidislander wrote: »
    So I did not balance my checkbook today. I'm $127 off and I know its some Amazon things that have not cleared, but those sort of things drive me batty! I will try to balance it next week.
    Today found the cutest squishy fluffy pillow in the shape of a bowl of ramen. Christmas present for eldest.💖
    tv485wbvtcp9.jpg
    I also bought a new calendar. Its Japanese block prints photos. So pretty. If any of you have calendars, please send them my way. I make envelopes out of them, or cut photos from them for stationery.💖. Just send me a private message on here and I will give you my address. Much appreciated!
    Rebecca
    Whidbey
    Wa

    Rebecca-Thanks for the reminder about calendars. I have some to send you, but we have to be friends on MFP to exchange messages. I will send a request to you. I get several freebies from various organizations and I only use 1.

    Tina in CA

    I will look for your friends request on here today.😁. Thanks!
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,284 Member
    2023 New Ways November

    Word of the Year: appreciate—Today I appreciate ‘Sunshine on my shoulders’
    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—

    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. I will see what comes up, but the daily readings I do have helped a lot already!
    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
  • sh0tzz99
    sh0tzz99 Posts: 970 Member
    edited November 2023
    Whidislander wrote: »
    sh0tzz99 wrote: »
    Whidislander wrote: »
    So I did not balance my checkbook today. I'm $127 off and I know its some Amazon things that have not cleared, but those sort of things drive me batty! I will try to balance it next week.
    Today found the cutest squishy fluffy pillow in the shape of a bowl of ramen. Christmas present for eldest.💖
    tv485wbvtcp9.jpg
    I also bought a new calendar. Its Japanese block prints photos. So pretty. If any of you have calendars, please send them my way. I make envelopes out of them, or cut photos from them for stationery.💖. Just send me a private message on here and I will give you my address. Much appreciated!
    Rebecca
    Whidbey
    Wa

    Rebecca-Thanks for the reminder about calendars. I have some to send you, but we have to be friends on MFP to exchange messages. I will send a request to you. I get several freebies from various organizations and I only use 1.

    Tina in CA



    I will look for your friends request on here today.😁. Thanks!

    I sent it. Hopefully, I didn't typo your name!
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,284 Member
    And Today Is: Dias de Los Muertes! And Have your men cook day! Mine loves to cook and does it every day!

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    RVRita in NM
  • Vickil57
    Vickil57 Posts: 1,881 Member
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  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,246 Member
    I had a neighbor I had to say no to. The neighbor next to son's house is having another neighbor build a retaining wall out of rock cemented together. She started about two months ago and I told her she could use my outside outlet for her vacuum and light if she had to work in the dark. The neighbor outside outlet consists of an extension cord plugged somewhere in their home. To get to the plug you have to go through their black raspberries that have thorns. Thus I volunteered my outdoor plug. Now it is getting cold and she is talking about using a space heater. One they can do use more electricity, two that outlet is connected to the dehumidifier pump to my furnace a space heater can pop a circuit breaker, (I had this happen last year and a 450 bill later to find out that was the problem), third space heaters ideally are not run on an extension cord and she would have to use one. So I said no space heater use on my outside outlet.

    Barbie Perhaps the neighbor does not want to let anyone into their laundry area for various reasons. They could be embarrassed at the state that it is in. If you had a different request they might be more than willing to help.
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,211 Member
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  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,069 Member
    Afternoon ladies
    Phew what a day....
    Im tired ,went over to the dealership to take a test drive.. which I did..just the right size..
    Has what i need..
    I signed nothing.. got a print out for buying or lease but both with trading in my car rather than selling.
    My thing is I just want something that has the safety features that will keep me and whomever in the car safe and ,better gas mileage, and with what I put down for a lease .I can get it for 102.00 a month.
    That is very doable for me
    Will check on the insurance and taxes
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,559 Member
    margaretturk wrote: »
    I think I fixed the check engine. When I took it in it was off so there was nothing they could do. It does not have a gas cap but I sensed the flap was loose. It is a seven year old car. I took Press and Seal to seal off the intake where you put in gas. The check engine light went off. If your check engine light goes off checking the gas cap is the first thing they tell you to do. Press and Seal works better than regular plastic wrap to give a better seal. I may put a rubber band around it too. Saves me over 200 dollars. It was going to be 180 just to diagnose the problem.

    I think the check engine light in our van has been on for about 6 years. We've had it in to be checked a few times, and they say it's OK.
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,211 Member
    Stats for the day-

    Walk w/family- 1hr 57min 56sec, 25elev, 3.09ap, 79ahr, 101mhr, 6.10mi= 545c
    Strava app= 747c
    Walk to dentist, store then home- 17.45min, .85mi= 82c
    Strava app = 82c

    Total cal 627c
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,211 Member
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  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,177 Member
    Annie- dh has cameras set up all over MIL's house. He can watch her on his phone, where ever he is. He can be at work and just check on her. This has really helped. Before setting them up, he would be worried about her the whole time he wasn't there. Now, in seconds, he can check and see exactly what she is doing/where she is
    He has them around the outside and a few inside of our house too. Not thrilled with the one in the living room- don't want him watching me when I don't realize it. He can see how long I am playing on the computer ;)
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,559 Member
    exermom wrote: »
    Had a pretty light Halloween, only about 35 kids. Vince told me that a kid about 12 came to the door at 9:30 asking for candy. He told the kid “we’re closed, no more candy”. We did have some left over. Trusting me thought that he was probably there just to get more candy thinking at the end people want to get rid of what they had. Vince said that the father was on the sidewalk. I was talking to a lady at BK today and she said (which trusting me never thought of) that Vince probably did the right thing. In today’s age, that kid might very well have been there to try to get in the house. Which makes sense. We’re elderly. I did find out (we’ve only lived here 15 years and I’m just now finding this out) that every Halloween Vince sits in the office. I didn’t know it but he has a gun on the printer that he can just grab if some kid tries to get in the house.

    Michele NC

    WOW.

    Frightening.

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,559 Member
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,559 Member
    exermom wrote: »
    Sorry I haven’t been in much lately. Every time I try to log in, I kept getting a 404 message. Finally I used Microsoft Edge and was able to get in enough to log food.

    Michele NC

    Delete your cookies in Chrome.

  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,027 Member
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,559 Member
    edited November 2023
    kevrit wrote: »
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    1. Make a list of new things you want to do this month.

    I have a massive list of things to do. Always. I'm never bored.

    In November, however, we're organising a cycling event mid-month, and then there's another one right at the beginning of December.

    My garden needs mid-spring work.

    I need more mid-spring exercise.

    Lots of things!!


    2. Respond to a difficult situation in a different way.

    I try things ... and then I go to Google to find different things to try.


    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.
    7. Try out a new way of being physically active.
    8. Be creative. Cook, draw, write, paint, make or inspire.
    9. Plan a new idea or activity you want to try out this year.
    13. When you feel you can’t do something, add the word ‘yet’.
    14. Be curious, learn about a new topic or an inspiring idea.
    15. Choose a different route and see what you notice on the way.
    16. Find out something new about someone you care about.
    17. Do something playful outdoors - walk, run, explore, relax.
    18. Find a new way to help or support a cause you care about.
    19. Build on new ideas by thinking “yes, and what if…”
    20. Look at life at someone else’s eyes and see their perspective.
    21. Try a new way to practice self-care and be kind to yourself.
    22. Connect with someone from a different generation.
    23. Broaden your perspective: read a different paper, magazine, or site.
    24. Make a meal using a recipe or ingredient you haven’t used before.
    25. Learn a new skill from a friend or share one of yours with them.
    26. Find a new way to tell someone you appreciate them.
    27. Set aside a time to pursue an activity your love.
    28. Share with a friend something useful you learned recently.
    29. Use one of your strengths in a new and creative way.
    30. Try out a different radio station or new TV show.
    31. Join a friend doing a hobby and find out why they love it.
    32. Discover your creative side. Design a friendly greeting card.
    33. Enjoy new music today. Play, sing, dance or listen.
    34. Look for new reasons to be hopeful, even in tough times.


    Machka in Oz

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