WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2023

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  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 2,878 Member
    Tina - My best friend ended up as a Defender, too. Meticulous, careful (she was a bookkeeper for years, and now she does people's taxes), hardworking, all those wonderful things. She is also very prone to taking things personally AND repressing her feelings, which means that people who've hurt her, particularly family, simply never get the chance to heal a rift. That reluctance to change kicks in when I urge her to talk to them and give them that chance. This is very much about her specifically, by the way, not all Defenders. I love her, and she's been my best friend for more than 40 years, and will be until one of us dies. I know that my perfectionism combined with my analysis paralysis is enormously annoying, so I'm glad she still loves me too!

    For all those who don't take the tests - Thank you for the reminder that we are all different, and that there's no need for us to be the same to have common ground. I find the tests interesting, but as noted elsewhere, they show a range of behaviors or tendencies, not specific, unchangeable, invariable traits. Indeed, I find the questions more interesting, as someone else said, because my answers have also changed over the years.

    Kelly - The parade and your kids' response is well deserved but sorry about the feet thing. Well done for your husband taking care of you and both he and your son chipping in!

    Lanette - Love the Farmer's Walk, thanks for the video.

    Gina - Well done on the 32 pounds! Ginger looks very sweet.

    Laurie in Sacramento - Welcome! We're glad you found us, too.

    Barbara AHMOD - Hope Sears comes through with a Christmas miracle for you! 🤶🥰🙃❄️

    Kylia - LOVE the Christmas decs, and the family pic!

    Went to Sam's Club to return some stuff this morning, and that added to all the phone flap wore me out. People were stacked up at the gas station there because it's 25 cents per gallon cheaper plus a free car wash. I just threw up my hands and left. I'd rather pay a little more than burn a gallon waiting to get to the gas pump.

    Chilling out, watching "Cheat," the British game show.

    Later
    Love,
    Lisa in AR
  • auntiebk
    auntiebk Posts: 2,610 Member
    Another today’s gratitude: the stove part arrived. Fingers X’d for technician Wednesday ;)
    Laurie where on the Oregon coast do you camp? We’re just north of Brookings. Most people don’t move away because of the winter weather, but because of access to medical specialties. Nearest are 3 hours away… ;{
    Gina :love: the Ginger’s pic, and con VERY gratulations for taking off those 26 lbs!
    Lanette thanks for the Ed Deboo YouTube.
    Lisa as an adoptee I’d be very interested in your daughter’s bio-dad and half sisters story.
    Annie, ((hugs)) just ((hugs))
    Tomorrow’s consultation with oral surgeon will tell me if there’s enough bone for implants, what kind of anesthesia/sedation they’ll offer for the extraction, and co$t. Even though they won’t do anything tomorrow but Xrays, I’m nervous.
    12/04: Move: ZERO sets PT. , line dance class. Steps:6966
    Fuel: sugar in vs mfp=26 CI<CO net=418 vits=1
    Live: Joe, readings, BP, ptT, ptS, wrapped fudge, rumballs, packed and sent. Wt: 130.1
    Later, lighter, lovelies!
    Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD x8zcp1ya37k1.gif
    December: Move more: chair yoga, line dance, dailyish PT, play with dogs.
    Fuel better: less sugar, CI<CO, dailyish vitamins.
    Live NOW: dailyish time with Joe, readings, meditate 3 minutes/day. Open heart and mind before mouth.
    2023: Be of good cheer.
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,040 Member
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  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,702 Member
    <3
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,592 Member
    edited December 2023
    Anniesquats100 wrote: »
    Well tonight mom had to rest going up the stairs. My dad thought a 5 second rest was enough, but I pushed for about ninety seconds. No penalty for resting too long. Mom is 91. How long a rest do you think is safest? Five minutes? What is the recovery time after pushing muscle close to failure? Hmmm. I better research this.

    Annie in Delaware

    Does there have to be a specific time?

    I let my husband rest until he is ready to go again.

    We also take things much slower than before ... for me, it's painfully slow. How long can you balance on one foot while you move the other at a glacial pace forward? It is a good thing the Tree Pose in yoga was one of my favourites. OK, it's not quite that bad but it feels like it sometimes. I just have to find a way to move at his pace.

    M in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,592 Member
    Trying to find a nice restaurant for Christmas dinner but I have left it a bit late.

    Fortunately it does appear that there are a few more open this year than last.

    M in Oz
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,008 Member
    Pg 6
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  • ginnytez
    ginnytez Posts: 1,400 Member
    Annie-I think you let your mom rest as long as she needs. Rushing her increases chance of accident. Sad to watch but it sounds like she is fighting for every possible bit of independence she can-what a strong woman! The only way for it to click for her that it is too hard is for her to try.

    Allie-glad details for your trip are being finalized. I may give some thought to a cruise-I've never done one.

    Good meeting on budget. Need to get final proof and a couple of tweaks done this week. Have a couple of contracts to get revised before end of year. Staff member in charge of those is not performing up to snuff.

    Working from home today except for Director's meeting I need to go to-should be low key as the last one of the year.

    Off to start the day.

    Take care all,

    Ginny in Ohio
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,592 Member
    edited December 2023
    Introductions ...

    You don't have to use a word cloud, unless you want to. :)

    This is Me: Machka the Canadian-Australian. I'm 56, still working and doing a whole lot of other things.

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    https://wordart.com/create

    Sports I have done or would like to try:
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    And please, if you've got any questions about any of those words, feel free to ask. :)

    Machka in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,592 Member
    VeryVeggieVegan wrote: »
    I don’t know the personality test some of you have taken, but when I did the Meyers-Briggs years ago I was an INFJ. Definitely the “I” fits. Not so sure about the other letters.

    Good night, good morning, or good afternoon to you all.
    With gratitude,
    Laurie

    This is the personality test ... a paired-down Meyers-Briggs.
    https://www.16personalities.com/

  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,251 Member
    (((Annie))) Glad you got some good sleep. I know it is hard to get a break in your situation. I hope you can at least give yourself short mental breaks. I also hope you can find foods that lift you up rather than deplete you!
  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,702 Member
    Annie HUGS.

    Rough day yesterday....looking forward to theater with DOD tonight. Leaving work around 4 if not sooner.....

    <3
    Kylia
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,592 Member
    Warm day for a walk. :) This was on my lunch walk.

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    Machka in Oz
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,191 Member
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  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,590 Member
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  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 2,878 Member
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  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,086 Member
    Morning ladies
    Had to mess around with the Delta app this morning.. im taking Jet Blue down to Florida and Delta home will be gone 12 days.. here is hoping Tom and Elena will be around to watch Alfie.. if not will find someone else .
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,301 Member
    2023 December Kindness


    Word of the Year: appreciate—Today I appreciate law enforcement.


    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. 6521,6471,5327, 5211, (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) 220/208—(733%,100% My mom called me for a change, 100%)
    5. Contact Donat and sibs once a month (8x)98/96 100%)
    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. 0/23. (681%,100,100,83)
    8. Read 12 books at least this year. 48/12
    (100%)
    9. Pay off credit card debt by January 2024 by making monthly payments to NDR/Reach Financial 11/12—(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.
    7. Give kind comments to as many people as possible today.
    8. Do something helpful for a friend or family member.
    9. Notice when you’re hard on yourself or others and be kind instead.
    10. Listen wholeheartedly to others without judging them.
    11. But an extra item and donate to a food bank.
    12. Be generous. Feed someone with food, love or kindness today.
    13. See how many be people you can smile at today.
    14. Share a happy memory or inspiring thought with a loved one.
    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

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