WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2024

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  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,300 Member
    sh0tzz99 wrote: »
    Rori-I’m on your route. I sent you a friend request so we can possibly meet up.

    Debbi-I’ve tried lemon, lime and other enhancers to the water. It’s still water. Even tea can’t fool my brain. :)

    I love the sponginess of the halloumi.

    I made a fab butter chicken tonight for the mister to take to the desert with him this weekend. I don’t see the need for the heavy cream, so I left it out and I don’t miss it at all. The house smells wonderful!

    Sleep well or good morning!

    Tina in CA
    Have you tried using seltzer/SodaStream with the fruit. I drink a lot of that during the summer.

  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,306 Member
    Vicki Wow glad you made it home safe! Such weather everywhere!

    Annie in Delaware
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,406 Member
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  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,300 Member
    anmlmzdiet wrote: »

    Now for why I'm up so late/early; I have insomnia and, by extension, NES (Nighttime Eating Syndrome). Yesterday was a difficult day. I just couldn't get it together. Writing this helps; It keeps me occupied with something other than food. Actually, though, my real problem is that I am addicted to Dr. Pepper. My food numbers would come in reasonable if I could kick the soda, but it's so hard.


    Well, If there is anyone up, drop me a note. I'll be here for a while.

    Michelle in NV

    just a suggestion- Get a SodaStream or buy seltzer and the Dr.Pepper syrup. You can control how much of the syrup you put in- slowly cut back on how much you add to each drink. Soon you may be able to just have a splash of it in your seltzer and still enjoy it.
    My dh loves sodas but having the syrups lets him make it just the way he likes it

    Debbie
    Napa Valley,CA
  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,682 Member
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  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,823 Member
    Wow, Vicki, that was some journey. Must have been terrifying. Glad you got home safe and sound.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • sh0tzz99
    sh0tzz99 Posts: 978 Member
    Vicki-Glad you made it back safely!

    Debbie-I actually was just thinking about a soda stream. I'll look into it.

    Tina in CA where it's really warm today (75F/23.9C). The storms come this weekend.

  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,183 Member
    Vicki that happened to Tom and I when we were driving back from Florida.. and we were towing a car.By the time we pulled in our driveway it was a foot high and of course we had to get the dogs inside and out and shovel a path out the back for them. I was white knuckling it all the way from New Jersey.
    Waiting to hear from Tracy how Miles is..poor little guy slept alot today..
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,300 Member
    sh0tzz99 wrote: »
    Vicki-Glad you made it back safely!

    Debbie-I actually was just thinking about a soda stream. I'll look into it.

    Tina in CA where it's really warm today (75F/23.9C). The storms come this weekend.

    We all love ours. Son likes adding juice-his favorite is cranberry juice. He likes it half and half.
    If I add anything to mine, usually don't, it is just a splash.
    Dh will drink it just plain over ice or half and half with juice(his favorite is grapefruit) but does like the syrups.

    Suggestion- start looking at the thrift stores for the machines. We have bought a few, some even have the carbonater in the box, sealed brand new. You can get refills at Target or online- there is a new company that is cheaper than SodaStream but you can get from them too.
    Our first one was from Freecycle and it was one of the best things we have received over the years
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,300 Member
    grandmallie wrote: »
    Vicki that happened to Tom and I when we were driving back from Florida.. and we were towing a car.By the time we pulled in our driveway it was a foot high and of course we had to get the dogs inside and out and shovel a path out the back for them. I was white knuckling it all the way from New Jersey.
    Waiting to hear from Tracy how Miles is..poor little guy slept alot today..

    My Tom and I got stuck coming back from Reno, seeing his parents a few times. The worst was the one that took us 12 hrs to get home on what should have been 5-6 hrs. We were driving our little Toyota Corrolla .
    I used to drive that by myself. Only scary part was being between two big semi's. Wasn't as bad when we got the Blazer. It was the small ones(this was back in '84) but that was bigger than the Toyota
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,568 Member
    Worked then the soup kitchen. We were going to prebowl for when we go to FL, but there were so many school buses there that there weren’t any lanes available so we left. Then went to pick up Loki’s prescription and stopped at the place where they modified the insert, only they close at 1 on Fridays and I got there at 1:30. Then went to the Salvation Army.

    It’s so so windy, when I came out of the soup kitchen the wind almost blew me over. Didn't take my walk. Realized that my friend's (the one in Switzerland) is next Friday so I really want to get the prayer blanket done and sent to her, at least so that she has something to open when she gets out of surgery.

    Sliced up the last loaf of sourdough. I’m not going to make any more right now

    Michelle – welcome!

    Annie – I hope your sister gets stuck at your place if she has to get stuck anywhere

    Michele NC
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,742 Member
    edited January 2024
    auntiebk wrote: »
    Machka “Give things a go ... if you don't like them, no worries, you don't have to continue. But if you discover you do like them ... fantastic!” Brava! You give me food for thought. Really lgreat insights on the “too hard basket” (that would be deep cleaning the house so I could tackle some improvements, paint, getting pictures up on the walls, rearrange living room furniture, et cetera et cetera et cetera). Likewise your “to help others” sounds kind, gentle and helpful, if only I can keep the judgemental tone out of my voice. How dast I judge others when I can not keep my own standards. SMH.

    Barbara

    Being the sounding board is one where we might not even need to say anything!

    This happens all the time at work ...

    We go to our "sounding board" person and ask if that person might be able to help us.
    We explain the problem including the whole "on the one hand, I could do this, but on the other hand ... " and we include the "one thing I want to avoid is ... " and so on.

    So far the "sounding board" person hasn't said much of anything except maybe murmurs of agreement or "OK, I get that".

    We might give examples of things that have been tried on this, or in the past.

    And then, all of a sudden it all comes clear! Oh! We could do this!

    We thank the "sounding board" person for their help ... and the "sounding board" person murmurs, "Glad I could be of assistance", even though they haven't actually said anything. We all have a little laugh and go on our way.

    Just simply talking it out to someone can be hugely beneficial. It can help us come up with the first steps, or maybe even the whole plan.

    I actually did that with my husband last night. I was struggling with how to do something with my work project and talked to him about it over dinner. At one point he apologised because he didn't know what I was talking about, so he couldn't offer advice. That's OK ... no worries. He didn't need to know what I was talking about. By the end of dinner, I had sorted it out in my mind.

    And people at work use me as their "sounding board" from time to time too. :)


    Machka in Oz
    PS. Not sure if "sounding board" is the right term, but you get what I mean. :)

  • Poerava14
    Poerava14 Posts: 1,103 Member
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,742 Member
    anmlmzdiet wrote: »
    @auntiebk
    Oh, don't worry about missing me at 3:30AM. I'm sure I'll be up soon and wondering why no one else is up at that ungodly hour to talk to me, lol.

    Michelle in NV

    I think your 3:30 am is my 10:30 pm or maybe even 9:30 pm. I'm usually up till midnight. :)


    Machka in Oz

  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,765 Member
    Good Saturday!

    Ginny It was so wonderful to meet you in person. It was a bright spor in my day! We must do it again.

    Welcome to the new ladies! Keep popping in so that we get to know you! These friendships are among my most treasured.

    I have read along....kept falling asleep. Not because you're boring, but because I am mentally tired! I have driven an hour away in one direction or another 7 out of past 10 days! I love to travel, but normally only go away from my home /work zone twice a month. Plus all the traveling was to sit down events with little control over food choices. Hard on me. Yesterday was rough! As Ginny said, we get snow so infrequently that people can't drive. I got to end of my road yesterday morning waiting to turn onto main road when I watched a camero top the hill, go sideways, spin a few times, and crash thru the fence across from me. Scary! They missed the trees, thank goodness! I sat while calling 911. They did turn their flashers on after coming to a stop, so no serious injury I am guessing. Part of me wanted to go out and check on them, but the other part said no, stay in the truck. I had to wait about 5 mins for my heart to calm back down and my legs to quit shaking before proceeding on my journey. It took me 2 hours to drive what normally takes me less than 90 mins. Once I got to the main highway it was much better. The drive home was dry roads, just windy with flurries. Last night was trying to sit with DH and watch TV, but there was too much noise. Curled up in bed about 830. Today is work until 2, then headed to Cincinnati for early dinner with friends. DH had wanted to go to farm afterwards, but they got 6" of snow and driveway is slippery according to the caretaker. Not a heartbreak to me to not go this weekend. Next week looks much calmer both weather wise and scheduling.

    I must get ready for work. I have read everything, just no notes.

    Thank you to those who have shared.
    Hugs to those who need them.
    Healing thoughts for those dealing with health issues.

    You all are important to me, so take care of yourselves.

    <3
    Kylia in Ohio thankful for reliable vehicles and warm house
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,823 Member
    I had another bath this morning. Hooray! It feels a bit like mountain climbing, but now I have my handholds sorted out, I can just about manage. I put the phone on a ledge next to the bath, so if I was really stuck I could phone John. :p
    Then foot pampering and anointing with oils.

    Then listened to a podcast/video on YouTube, by Dawn, Minimal Mom, and someone whose name I missed, but goes under the name of Crappy Childhood Fairy. They were talking about the effect of trauma on cluttering behaviour. Very good, I thought. Also ways to regulate your feelings and emotions.

    Then lunch. I am experimenting with less gluten, so pinched Edie's rolls for my sandwich, to see what happens with the bloating I have been having recently. I think it's all part of the same syndrome, but we shall see. I'm doing more research.

    Potted up my IP yoghurt and ate the last of the old yoghurt. :D

    Then Waitrose came with a small delivery. Just things we had run out of. I'm waiting for John's pension to go in on Thursday before I buy much. The only substitute was Lurpak, for the President butter we normally buy. I said I would accept it, but I explained that they were very different, because President is lightly soured, or fermented, to give it more flavour. We love it. The delivery guy said he would give us the Lupak for nothing! Win!

    Now for a light nap.
    Sea bass for dinner with peas crushed in olive oil. I have a new bottle I want to try, because the last one was a disappointment. My old favourite has doubled in price, so can't afford that now. :* I am currently loving Arbequina olive oil, a small fruit, normally from the north of Spain, but my new bottle is the same fruit, but from Italy. We shall see.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • anmlmzdiet
    anmlmzdiet Posts: 179 Member
    It's 5:00AM here, and as Bob Cratchit would say, "I am behind my time." I wish I could say it was due to sleep, but I've been up for hours now. It was worse when I was working, as I would go to work dead tired and find myself sleeping on my lunches. @LlisInArkansas I too had a couple of years there where that second income didn't come in. Some of that time I had disability insurance to cover me, but that doesn't last forever. Hubby was more than a little stressed, and I could do nothing to help. That's when the work nightmares really picked up. I believe you when you say it will get better, and the dreams will die down; I'm just impatient.

    You know, I can't seem to let the argument in the house go. I need to vent a bit more about my oldest daughter in the the house. She's 18 and beautiful, but boy is she judgmental. When I was trying to make some decisions about the argument, she became highly upset and started telling us, mostly me, that we weren't right. She even called our decision stupid, and my words got flung back at me: "Do you hear yourself." Of course, I know where she learned that one from. She felt I should take one side over the other and reward the one who was, in her opinion, right. My stance was that both girls hurt the feelings of the other, and both girls were arguing, so both got the consequences.

    Of course, she's young and didn't see it my way, but it really bothered me. Does anyone else have a teenager telling you how to parent; I wonder.

    I made a big pot of red beans for dinner. So I had beans and rice without the rice. Oh, the kids and hubby got rice, but I'm trying to work on better choices. Wish I had made brown rice, but things got kind of stressed in the evening. Two of my girls were arguing something awful, and feelings got hurt to the point that there was stress in the house. We don't usually have this kind of conflict and it unsettled everyone. In fact, they all went to bed without solving anything. I hope today will be better.

    And for my NES snack, I am eating a banana. Bananas always fill me up, and I know it's something good for me.

    @Anniesquats100 I love vultures. we have some out here, but not in large groups. I once saw a committee of vultures hanging out in a large bushy tree. I had never seen so many vultures in my life. It was amazing. And don't get me started on crows. The crows out here are the size of dogs. They kill everything, especially our baby tortoises.

    Hey, I have had this song raging around my brain for several days now. Shall I tell you what it is? No? Of course I'm going to tell.

    "Oh, give me a home
    where the buffalo roam,
    and the deer and the antelope play.

    Where seldom is heard
    a discouraging word,
    and the skies are not cloudy all day."

    Well now you can tell me yours. It's mini revenge for me telling mine.







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