WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2024

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  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,702 Member
    Barbie Thank you for that gentle reminder. You are right...all I can do is provide the information and "prepare the soil". He has to make the choice of what he wants to do.

    Sorry, I didn't take notes. Someone mentioned that if they didn't get enough protein they want to eat everything.....amen! I have noticed that about me which is why I am trying to get DH to understand. More protein=less junk.

    Rosemarie Congratulations on your new car. Share pics when you get her. Or him if you prefer. Machines are always female in my mind.hehe

    The weather is definitely crazy. Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg flooded yesterday. Simone was it you talking about all the snow? Crazy amounts to me! As much as I prefer rain to snow, our business really needs the snow. It helps us sell snow blowers and gives our landscapers extra money to spend in spring.

    I am grateful that I managed to get done 80% roughly of what I needed to. First thing I had to do at work this morning was redo what I did yesterday.....grumble....DH aka boss wanted it done differently. Oh well, my only real frustration is that he didn't speak up yesterday, but then again I didn't ask. I got all invoices totalled (they can call tomorrow or not). Figured a couple of estimates that will need to be called. Still needed to put new equipment in computer, brought home, then couldn't get signed onto work computer remotely. So one of two things will happen. It will be waiting for me to do on Friday or SIL will put in and I will have to go back in to fix it. Either way I can't do anything about it tonight. I met my goals though! Bible, under calories (long fast day-haha. Was just trying to get stuff done and didn't break to eat), 10k steps, and water. Will read book in a moment. Apparently as much moving as I have been doing has kept me from getting sore from tetanus shot. Just a little tender.

    Heaters- sucks when they break and only break when we need them. Glad everyone's are getting fixed.

    Barbara I hope nothing serious on arm. Glad you got some assistance for now.

    Lanette Happy you got chickens taken care of.

    Healing thoughts tobthose ill or hurting.
    Congratulations for meeting goals today or for taking that small step in the right direction.

    Thankful for you all!

    <3
    Kylia sleepy in Ohio
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,512 Member

    barbie – my car is one of the cars affected by the recall. The car can spontaneously start on fire. Hyundai recommended it not be parked in an enclosed area. The recall was made known on Sept. 21. To date, Hyundai still hasn’t done anything. I know there is a fix – replace the ABS. I also know that replacing it is expensive. So I’m sure Hyundai is trying to come up with a cheaper fix.

    Nita – congrats on getting to the gym. How often do you go?

    Michele NC
  • nitaoriol
    nitaoriol Posts: 17 Member
    Michele- how awful that Hyundai hasn't even tried to fix it for free. It's their error and your safety. Hopefully something will happen soon.

    So far I go 4 or 5 days a week. My daughter is 14 and motivates me. She has anxiety, as do I, and it makes us feel better.
    Do you go to the gym?
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,582 Member

    Interesting article ...


    The research aiming to keep people healthier for longer
    https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-04089-w

    "restricting the diets of mice by about 40% from early adulthood onwards increases the average age at which mice begin to show signs of ill health."

    ...

    "although dietary restriction is effective in animals, humans have struggled to follow regimented diets in clinical trials. The idea of capturing the benefits of dietary restriction — or of exercise — with a drug is gaining traction. The molecular mechanisms that make diet and exercise beneficial are increasingly better understood, and some are the targets of existing drugs. Researchers hope to repurpose these drugs to capture some of the benefits of a healthy lifestyle."


    Or perhaps earlier awareness that dietary restriction and exercise could help people age well might help???


    Machka in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,582 Member
    exermom wrote: »
    Wed here: went to the gym and found out that they have a spin class every day from 6 – 6:45 so I guess I won’t be using the spin bike.

    Michele NC

    I would have joined the spinning class!! I've taken several spinning classes over the years and they are great workouts.

    You don't have to do exactly what they say (for example, if they try to convince the group to do "jumps", you can ignore them, and if they tell you to turn the resistance up high and push the pedals, definitely ignore them - your knees will thank you), but the rest is good! The standing workouts are good. The intervals are good.


    Machka in Oz

  • monie_is_getting_fit
    monie_is_getting_fit Posts: 15 Member
    nitaoriol wrote: »
    So far I go 4 or 5 days a week. My daughter is 14 and motivates me. She has anxiety, as do I, and it makes us feel better.
    Do you go to the gym?

    That is great that you have gone so much to the gym. I am glad that you and your daughter are going to the gym together! It helps to have someone to motivate you. I don’t go to the gym. I don’t have money for it especially with needing money for the semester of student teaching. It is nearly $4,000 for the tuition.

  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,944 Member
    Lisa - this is my WTForecast app today.
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  • monie_is_getting_fit
    monie_is_getting_fit Posts: 15 Member
    edited January 11
    kylia yes it was me that was talking about snow. It is snowing right now. I have been to Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg 3 times. My husband and I are thinking about moving to that area in 3-4 years. It maybe 5 or 6 though with Lennox starting high school in September. We like to go up Anakeesta and we were there in 2018 just after they reopened and had brand new rope bridges and the restaurant had just opened back up that day. They were also still building some of the buildings. Everything was burned down from a wildfire in 2016. I was told that there were bear tracks everywhere in the ash as the bears were fleeing the fires.

    Simone- Wisconsin
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,582 Member
    Down here in the south ...

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    Machka in Oz
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,035 Member
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  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,687 Member
    I was awake very early this morning with joint aches. I decided to go downstairs and put the heat on a couple of hours early. Just because I could. :p It's hovering around freezing outside.
    Here I am, communing with you. I might try to nod off for the last hour before 7.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,283 Member
    Good morning ladies!

    Yes Kim that orchestra is a good metaphor. Although sometimes I feel like a sheep dog trying to herd him away from danger. Then he goes off in some random direction and I have to run around, do damage control, and get him straightened out again.

    The plan for my Dad's pills is for me to give them to him when I start to cook dinner. It might make him restless at night but he gets up a lot anyway.

    Today is going to be an emotional day, but my sister is coming tonight so that will be better. Things are rolling right along. Time to start paying some bills.

    I need to cut back on sugar. Too much honey in my tea and on my oatmeal. And I need to get back to my spinach smoothie in the afternoon.

    I like the gym, but I stopped going in the pandemic. I don't like spending my time there cleaning the equipment. I have a stationary bike in the basement, much cheaper than a treadmill. And some mats and weights and such. But I quit using it all back in July and gained twenty pounds. Time to fix that!

    We had a lot of rain Tuesday but today looks
    okay.

    Have a great day ladies!

    Annie in Delaware


  • teklawa1
    teklawa1 Posts: 678 Member
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    Betsy in NW WA
  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 2,874 Member
    edited January 11
    Heather - The joint aches woke me, as well. I think I'm going to have to start flex-taping my knees again for a bit. It's below freezing here again, but nearly made it to 60 F yesterday (15C), and is supposed to get that warm again today before we slide back into winter.

    Machka - I admit I envy the warm weather right now, but I don't envy your winter during our summer! I try to remind myself that the four seasons are why we're here. If we ever move again, though, it may be to someplace with warmer winters. No plans for that for now, just enjoying what we can, and living with the rest. In the kitchen, I use wire baskets with bamboo bottoms a lot so I can pull out the basket and check it. They fit lots of things, like soup cans, pasta packages, etc. In my dream kitchen, I will have drawers in ALL the under-counter cabinets. Shelves six inches from the floor just don't make sense.

    Simone, thank you so much for the pics of your beautiful family. It sounds like Tyler had a rough journey, glad he's doing well now.

    Tracey - DuckDuckGo has been around for about 15 years, so it's not new. It gets good reviews as a browser that doesn't track your every move, like Google does.

    Busy, productive morning, getting chores done, laundry done. Time now to play... :smile:

    Love y'all!
    Lisa in AR
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,235 Member
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  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,296 Member
    Going to Gym? I used to, but now live to far to go. When/if we move to a rental, I’m looking for a place closer to the adult center that has an entire gym there for $1 a day or $30 a year. Free to me as I teach there. But as it is, I live a 30 minute drive to there right now so too inconvenient. In the past i was a member of Curves, then they closed. I then went to a local gym in the town I worked in, close to my job, so went there at lunch or before work most days of the week. I really enjoyed it. Now my only real exercises is walking. (did 9,900 steps yesterday. I didn’t notice how close to 10K or I would have walked in place or outside.)

    Not posting updates on my goals every day this year seems weird, so I’ll try to past every 10 days or so. Do you all enjoy the daily what day it is posts? Please let me know yes or no. No responses and I will stop.

    Here are my updated goals so far since the First of January:

    2024 Goals
    Words of the year: simplify, empowered, and authentic.

    SIMPLIFY—make (something) simpler or easier to do or understand.
    EMPOWERED—give (someone) the authority or power to do something.
    AUTHENTIC—.
    of undisputed origin; genuine.

    I will be authentic and empowered while working to simplify my life.

    1. Do 12 different crafts this year: color, draw, sew, crochet, knit, bead jewelry, candles, make cards, origami, scrapbook, macrame, loop looms 2/12
    2. Walk average of 7250 steps a month 9/31.
    3. 30 minutes activity 9/23days a month
    4. Journal 7/23 days a month
    5. Meditate 10/31days a month 1
    6. Family phone calls 13/12 monthly.
    7. Save $1000 for emergencies by depositing $50 a month into savings and not touching it. 0/1000
    8. Research and apply for senior independent living in Roswell, one a month. 0/12
    9. Drink 8 days a month or less. 0/8
    10. Read 4/24 books this year.
    11. Weigh less at end of month than at beginning. O/12


    “I’m learning to treat myself as if I am valuable. I find that when I practice long enough, I begin to believe it.” In All Our Affairs

    RVRita
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,081 Member
    Morning ladies
    Got 8 hrs sleep.. kitty tower came and put that together,took the garbage out to the dumpster ,fed the birds and Alfie..
    One of the YouTube people I watch got kicked in the face by one of her horses and had to have facial surgery and her jaw wired shut,they run a sanctuary, have longhorns and goats at another farm and have a ranch with 1 male longhorn and a bunch of females.. her husband is beside himself.. she will be fine but lost a few teeth ,and had a concussion and had to have surgery..
    Can never be to careful.
    Miles loves watching the nightmare before Christmas ..but the last 3 mornings he has woke up screaming..I have a feeling that his poor little brain can't handle that..
  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,586 Member
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  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,687 Member
    edited January 11
    Lisa - I have a recipe for cauliflower purée which I will post when I find. We loved it.

    Soooo relieved that the handyman, Daniel, has been and gone. Wonderful! Two things that I have been brooding over for months were done in just over an hour. :o
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    Cupboard door rehung.
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    Grab rail installed.
    John also bought me the first of the season's daffodils.
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    So now I am enjoying the bounty of spring and no longer resenting my husband and my son 🙃

    G has been diagnosed with bullous pemphigoid. She is on an oral steroid and doxicycline. They've taken a skin sample.
    The good news is her loft is now completely boarded and she can start to sort stuff. I'm not holding out much hope of significant decluttering.


    Love to all. Heather UK xxxxxx