WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2023

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  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 9,736 Member
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    Morning ladies
    Im dressed,but sore will do some laundry today.but thats about it
    Maybe wrap some presents.
  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,611 Member
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    Machka Thank you. I use baking soda to clean kitchen sink but for whatever reason never transfered that thought to bathroom. :p

    Back to starving mode. OMG! Ate 1400 calories for dinner last night after about 1000 during the day! I usually don't eat in morning until around 1130. I had to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich as I was hangry. Probably not enough water so working on that.

    Love the pictures!
    Hugs to those who want ((()))
    Healing thoughts for those ill or hurt
    Cheering for each step we all take towards our goals.

    Much love,
    Kylia in Ohio where the day started at 23 and will get to 50 on the first day of winter.
  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,332 Member
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    Heather ~ I love the cake! That icing looks YUMMY!
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 16,585 Member
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  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,267 Member
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    Also, do the bits you notice first. The ones that are constantly in your eyeline. That annoy you the most. Dining room table? Kitchen counter? Entry hall?

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 3,886 Member
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    2023 December Kindness


    Word of the Year: appreciate—Today I appreciate heat on a cold day.


    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%)
    4 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 2/2 (10,00%) 50%
    4. Contact close family every week (4x) 229/208—(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. 12/23. (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. Sounds like a plan for today!
    16. Look for something positive to say to everyone you meet today. My goal always!
    17. Give thanks. List the kind things others have done for you. Will do this in my journal.
    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: 3,886 Member
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    cityjaneLondon wrote: »
    Not quite how I would have decorated it, but hey-ho! :p

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    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

    The cake is awesome! Looks like a snow that got blown around. He did a good job I think. I like cakes with rough frostings, not the smooth ones they make now using a sheet of fondant.

    RVRita :smile:
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,482 Member
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    grandmallie wrote: »
    Well I took tylenol and took a nap. I'll be sore..but it is a blessing that I didn't break anything..Im sure I'll be quite sore the next few days but thats the price you pay for being a klutz,Tom called to make sure I was ok..

    So sorry you fell! When I fall the shock of it makes me turn into a wailing woman. Long enough that anyone one around me starts asking "is she ok" (like ok in the head me thinks). Anything physical turns my emotional button on high! You are brave, and fearless, and of course don't wail.💖🤗. Be easy on yourself until after the New Year.💖
    Rebecca
    Whidbey
    Wa
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 3,886 Member
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    LisaInArkansas wrote: »
    Good morning from the grayish gloom of a December morning in Arkansas,

    The silver lining in the clouds is that they keep the weather much warmer, already 25 degrees warmer than we were yesterday at this same time. Most appreciated!

    Just finished putting away a grocery delivery - Walmart provided one express delivery for free during December, so I took advantage. Not bad at all - ordered at 8:15, delivered by 9:15. Still won't pay their $10 usual fee afterward, even so. Usually not in that much of a hurry! Just don't want to get anywhere near there until about a week after Christmas, so I stocked up on what I could. Fresh veggies, etc., we can get in the local grocery stores, few lines.

    Haven't been able to get ahead of the pain this morning, but hope to soon. Acupuncture at 1 p.m., if I can get things to settle down enough to drive to the appointment.

    Later,
    Love,
    Lisa in AR

    Speaking of Walmart, I find it odd that the only Walmart store here in Roswell is never crowded for Christmas. When I lived in TN, there were 2 Walmart near me and you couldn’t find a parking spot in them from Thanksgiving to the first week in January. Same thing in CT! I wonder why not here. They have a Target but that is always not crowded. The only time I saw these two places was during CoVid and they were restricting how many people could be in the store at the same time. They both had lines that went into the parking lots!

    RVRita
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 3,886 Member
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    Today is a good day to go Caroling while drinking Sangria!! 😂
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  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 2,425 Member
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    And... I may have powers beyond my ken... :smiley: The acupuncturist's office called to say that they needed to reschedule, so I'll see her next week, same day. I'm very pleased, as, even though I'm starting to feel better pain-wise, I'm exhausted from the morning's issues, so staying here curled up and crocheting sounds a lot better than going out for any reason!

    Heather - I'm proud of you for putting aside perfection to enjoy the good, both in the Christmas ornaments and John's cake. I'm still working on that myself.

    Rita - The Walmart nearest me is crowded from noon onward most of the time, but nuts around the holidays. The ones in the bigger town near us are just crowded all the time. Love your 5-year certificate, what a nice gesture! Can't believe it's been that long, I remember when you first sold up and got the RV.

    Carol - I loved your list, and may steal it.

    Annie - Thinking about you, dear heart. Hope you've had time with your sister.

    Time to just enjoy the rest of the day and whatever it holds. Hope it is/was a good day for all of us.

    Love,
    Lisa in AR
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,267 Member
    edited December 2023
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    Yes, Lisa, it's a huge change in me. I feel not looking for perfection is one of my most perfect achievements! :p:p:p Sorry about the pain. <3

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 2,980 Member
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    Machka9 wrote: »
    auntiebk wrote: »
    A bag of chocolate chips for $1.69? They START at $3.99 here and go up for different brands or flavors.

    Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD

    I was curious so I looked them up ... they start at $5 here for 200 grams (7 oz) of chocolate chips. Although they are having a sale right now so it's $4/200 grams.

    I haven't bought chocolate chips in years!


    Machka in Oz

    choc. chips here start at $1.99 for Hershey's if I get them at the 99cent store. I watch for sales at Grocery Outlet for them all year long because I know I will go through SOOOO many bags of them. I will go through 2 doz bags easily in the two weeks I do my candy making, may be even more than that.
    I did find Walmart has the best price for their brand of chips when I can't find any on sale

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