WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2023

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  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,304 Member
    2023 December Kindness


    Word of the Year: appreciate—Today I appreciate happy, friendly medical employees.


    Meditation: daily. 18/30 (82%(started Feb)(94%,100%, 74%, 93%,100%,100%,100,100,83%
    Feeling sick all month. Colitis crap!

    Recommended exercise: cardio 5 days 30 min /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%,100%)
    3 months SOBER!
    2. Average 7,000 steps a week. 5907,5777,(7,700,100%-9851,100%-9526,100%-9,559,100%, -8347,100%—7465,100%—6328,90%—6059,87%—6458,92%,-6847,98%-84% 5882-)
    3. Update budget every 2 weeks 1/2 (10,00%) 50%
    4. Contact close family every week (4x) 228/208—(733%,100% My mom called me for a change, 100%)
    5. Contact Donat and sibs once a month (8x)99/96 100%)
    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, 173.4, 173.4 (600%) 100%,100%
    7. Develop a journaling practice by aiming to journal at least 5 days a week. 8/23. (681%,100,100,83)
    8. Read 12 books at least this year. 50/12
    (100%)
    9. Pay off credit card debt by January 2024 by making monthly payments to NDR/Reach Financial 12/12—(100%)
    10. Continue building emergency fund at SLFCU (min$25 a month)$25+$25+$71+700+25+25 +25+25 (100%) I put the money in, but end up taking it out.
    11. April started putting 4% on income in savings. 700,200,200, 107, 157,0,0,0,0
    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—75%
    December met—


    1.Spread kindness and share the December calendar with others. Sharing with my MFP friends.
    2. Contact someone you can’t be with to see how they are doing. Forgot to do this yesterday. Hope to do it today. I did this on Sunday 12/3.
    3. Offer to help someone who is facing difficulties at the moment. Helped my fellow host in learning what to do in 2 separate incidents with campers.
    4. Support a campaign, cause, or charity you really care about.
    5. Give a gift to someone who is homeless or lonely. Did not do this. No chance to.
    6. Leave a positive message for someone else to find. Did this yesterday.
    7. Give kind comments to as many people as possible today. I will try. A bit down today. Not feeling well.
    8. Do something helpful for a friend or family member. Will do!
    9. Notice when you’re hard on yourself or others and be kind instead. I will try to remember.
    10. Listen wholeheartedly to others without judging them. I need to learn to do this more.
    11. But an extra item and donate to a food bank. Did not have a chance to do this today.
    12. Be generous. Feed someone with food, love or kindness today.
    13. See how many be people you can smile at today. I didn’t count, but smiled at ask the hospital employees I meet yesterday while getting eye surgery.
    14. Share a happy memory or inspiring thought with a loved one. Will do!
    15. Say hello to your neighbor and brighten their day.
    16. Look for something positive to say to everyone you meet today.
    17. Give thanks. List the kind things others have done for you.
    18. Ask for help and let someone else know the how of giving.
    19. Contact someone who may be alone or feeling isolated.
    20. Help someone by giving away something you don’t need.
    21. Appreciate kindness and thank people who do things for you.
    22. Congratulate someone for an achievement that may go unnoticed.
    23. Choose to give or receive the gift of forgiveness.
    24. Bring joy to others. Share something that made you laugh.
    25. Treat everyone with kindness including yourself.
    26. Get outside, pick up litter or do something kind for nature.
    27. Call a relative who is far away to say hello and have a chat.
    28. Be kind to the planet. Eat less meat and use less energy.
    29. Turn off digital devices and really listen to people.
    30. Let someone know how much you appreciated them and why.
    31. Plan some new acts of kindness for 2024.



    The results of your personality test are in. Here they are:
    Personality type: Logistician (ISTJ-T)
Traits: Introverted – 69%, Observant – 58%, Thinking – 75%, Judging – 56%, Turbulent – 54%
Role: Sentinel
Strategy: Constant Improvement
    Joined MFPL 5/26/2010
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,304 Member
    Today is:. Anyone fro, Arkansas here? It’s your day!

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  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,287 Member
    Tracey your stockings are beautiful!

    Annie in Delaware
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,793 Member
    1948CWB wrote: »
    Hello Everyone!

    I whined about my Walmart order (100$) that said it was delivered on Dec. 6th. Well, today it showed up on my front porch. I will be returning it to Walmart as I got the exact same thing from Amazon for $55. Aside from being embarrassed that I may have spoken too soon, I am glad that it can be taken care of. Especially after I wrote a bad review to Walmart.

    I am looking over all the posts and just want to say thank you all for being here and prayers for those who need them. Today I was happy to read in my devotional (Ecclesiastes 7) that there is a time for everything and it made me think that we all go through good time and bad times.

    Carol in Ga

    Do you track your packages using the tracking number? I do that for sons boxes and any other thing we ordered.
    Rebecca
    Whidbey
    Ws
  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,593 Member
    Rebecca ~ Amazon is very good about sending emails regarding their tracking. Walmart also. I very seldom send packages to others but I do keep track when I do. I do not have a credit card so it all goes on my debit card.

    Carol in Ga
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,793 Member
    Tracy, you did a great job on those stockings! You have quite a talent!
    Pip Awe those dogs Christmas get up is so darn precious! Especially Yogi's.💖
    Joy, enjoy organizing your family get together.💖. I am fixing some ham steaks for husband and maybe dressing, potatoes and gravy. Its just us, so Christmas will be kind of quiet for us. I would rather be organizing and fussing over family, than not to have them come.😥💖
    Rebecca
    Whidbey
    Wa
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,250 Member
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  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,087 Member
    Afternoon ladies
    Didn't get to sleep until after 1 am this morning and was up.before 8,
    Tracey- great job on stockings
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    I love this kitty her name is Siri and Doris is fostering her..would love to adopt her..but i sneeze up a storm when she rubs uo near my face. I wore a mask today and it was better,funny,but never had problems with cats before..
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,184 Member
    SophieRosieMom wrote: »

    Debbie - do you have a big kitchen? Your house must look like a baker's assembly line. :p Good job! I bet everything you make is delicious and will be appreciated. My neighbor Cheryl is like you and posted this photo of cookie & candy trays she'll be delivering to the neighbors today. I'm pretty sure one of them has my name on it. :# I feel more confident that I CAN stash them in the freezer and work on them little by little. Since I've been upping protein, I don't crave sugary treats much anymore. One thing I miss about work is that I'd set goodies like these on the break room table and they'd disappear quickly. Those engineers had a sweet tooth. :p
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    Make it a good day!

    Lanette B)
    SW WA State

    no, my kitchen is very small. Mom's is bigger than mine but not huge.
    I try and do all the fudge at the same time or the toffees. Less dishes that way.
    The cracker toffee is basically the same each time, the toppings are all different-almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, coconut or white cho./espresso chip.
    Fudge basic recipe then add what ever I can combine that I think sounds good. Only one more batch to do today or tomorrow- not a big rush. It is mainly for dh- Pina Colada with white cho. chips, dried pineapple and dried coconut. will add pineapple flavoring to it this time(just thought of that as I typed)

    Kitchen table is buried with supplies(nuts of all kinds, same with the cho.chips, dried fruit)
    Got the boxes to former hubby and his parents sent out today-heading to Indiana. Have the big containers for the neighbors and friends(plus former brother in law that lives here in town, close to my MIL. I will drop theirs off on Saturday when I walk MIL's dog). Will take one up to Charlotte(Ms.Beadle from Little House)and her husband as soon as I find out when they will be home. She loves the cracker toffee. Need to do up another container for the guys at the Cajun restaurant. Dh dropped some gifts off for the two brothers that own the place. He will be picking up dinner there tonight and we mentioned the candies I was making so he will take them some. We bartered toys dh had for food- using half of it tonight- gumbo, hush puppies, fried calamari, fish and fries.

    Need to get started on my cards- I don't send many out anymore. Most I just say Merry Christmas to on Facebook.

    Walked MIL's dog for a short walk and getting ready to go walk the wetlands before getting Ezie from school.
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,194 Member
    edited December 2023
    :) Jake is gone to a holiday open house. We still can't leave Annie, the puppy, home alone so the perfect solution was for Jake to go and me to stay home. There are people he wanted to see and a spread of interesting food. There's no one I necessarily wanted to talk to and I don't enjoy party food. I am excited to have an hour or more at home alone. :)

    :) One of my happiness commandments is "Don't take things personally. " It is very useful in getting along with people

    :)Tracey, awesome stockings

    :)Lisa great solution to make bell bottoms

    :)Debbie love your joy of baking

    :)Heather beautiful decorations

    :*Barbara yippee about your stove

    <3 Barbie in NW WA 💖 💕
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,518 Member
    Rosemarie – I vote for getting your nails done. Cleaning sounds too boring. If it were me, I would just ignore that woman. That’s what she does to you. You have more important things in your life

    Newcomer bowling tonight

    Got some crab cakes, stuffed crabs and lobster cakes. We’ll see how Vince likes them. They also had Keebler chocolate chip cookies market down to $1.75. Heck, a bag of chocolate chips alone costs $1.69. Update: Vince didn’t care for the crab cakes so I’ll finish them. Tonight we’ll try the stuffed crabs

    Worked and then we went to Ikea in Charlotte. See, I want these wine glasses (I’m just tired of the ones I have) and Vince wanted to show them to me since they came 10, 12, and I think 15oz. I wanted the 10oz, it’s not like we’re big wine drinkers and you can always refill the glass

    Allie -= what kind of surgery is Smiles having?

    After going to Ikea, I’m making 3 of the spinach feta pies for Christmas Eve. I’ll just cut them up and freeze them.. Then wrapped the ceramic tree from MIL for Jess and Colby. Had to put big signs on it “fragile”. Now just have the present for the gal who runs the bowling to wrap but first Vince needs to get the filler for it. Need to order the few gifts we need to order from Amazon. Hope to do that tonight or tomorrow at the latest

    Carol – can you edit your post to WalMart or maybe make another one saying how you received the card?

    Tracey – absolutely gorgeous stockings. How long did it take for you to make them? Oh, yes, make one with bicycles for pip. Even if it’s not for this year (I’m sure you’re swamped with things you have to do – like the rest of us)

    M – good thoughts being sent for your mom

    Rebecca – they don’t use raw eel in sushi, do they? The Japanese/Korean people use so much detail and color in everything

    Lisa – that’s wonderful that those guys will take care of your front lawn like that. Wish I had someone who would do it for free!

    Allie – Siri is adorable. Do you think Doris will wind up being a foster failure?

    Michele NC
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,250 Member
    Stats for the day-

    Walk w/family, Lucy in buggy- 1hr 54min 59sec, 83elev, 3.20ap, 93ahr, 108mhr, 6.20mi= 591c
    Strava app = 759c
    Walk home to gym- 10.53min, .54mi= 54c
    Strava app= 66c
    Treadmill jog- 29.51min, 5.8-7.8speed, 151ahr, 185mhr, 9.37min mi, 5k= 298c
    Walk gym to home- 10.52min, 3.0ap, .56mi= 58c
    Strava app = 69c

    Total cal 1001
  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,593 Member
    Michelle ~ WOW! That's all I can say!

    Carol in GA
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,250 Member
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  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,696 Member
    I've ordered some tea-towels. Do you call them that in the US? My old ones are at least seven years old and looking tired. :p I always hang one over the oven door and John spreads it out, obscuring the whole door, and I fold it in two again, so I can see the glass. It's a constant battle, like the light levels in the living room. :p When they arrive tomorrow, I will throw out three old ones. Promise!

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

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