WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2024
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Heather - Suddenly have this huge urge to see a pic of you and John and your son in "wee Jimmies." Hope Burns Night was fun!
Machka - I would not have returned either.
Carol - You couldn't go to sleep, and I couldn't go back to sleep! Up at 3:30 for a potty run, and couldn't go back to slumberland. After about 15 minutes, I gave up and got up. Corey's first alarm just went off (4.45 a.m.) and he'll be out the door in about an hour. I can take a nap later... the last ten nights, I've slept more than seven hours a night, so I'm pretty pleased. Finally getting my "sleep hygiene" reasonably well set.
Vicki - I'm so sorry about your staff member's issues, and hope you can get her the care she needs.
Rebecca - Good reason, if there ever was, to pull out a vacuum cleaner. I have had on my "to-do" list for more than a month that I need to clean my vacuum cleaner because it needs the filters pulled out, etc. Somehow, it strikes me as completely wrong, that you should have to clean something that you use to clean other things. Vacuum cleaners sϋck (pun intended 🤨😈) 🙃. Sorry, that was a squirrel (distraction or verbal diversion, e.g., see the movie "Up."
). Love seeing you prepping for the boys to come home! Such fun. 😀
Ginny - Some things are just so perfect, you know? One has to stay alert for the things that make us smile.
Michelle in NV - I keep forgetting to say, that one cactus flower image just absolutely burst from monitor, as if the pistils, stamens, whatever they were, were lit from within. Absolutely gorgeous.
Might drop back in later,
Love y'all,
Lisa
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Good morning!
Ginny I agree on every other day sunshine at minimum! I just feel I need it! Be careful out there.
Rosemarie I think you are inspiring others with your decluttering. Great job! I have said for a long time that I don't think I ever want another marriage if something were to happen to DH. I am not opposed to someone special to hang with, but he can have his own place.
Okay, I am giving up on Dean Koontz....just can't do it. Will choose a different book today. Worked, laundry, sheets changed, DH's pills done for week, kitchen cleaned, steps almost 11k, squats, water, Bible, read, calories....yesterday was successful!
No real plans for today other than Barrett-Jackson tonight. DH has been decluttering at work. I find this so funny as he won't get rid of most things at home. Maybe it will rub off to home.
Tip.....don't try to catch up on water intake at night! Lots of wake ups-lol! I get busy and forget to drink during day. Something to work on.
You all inspire me in some way!
Keep being the best you can be at this stage of your journey.
Make the best decision you can at the moment-remember that hindsight is 20/20, but also a lesson learned.
Be safe!
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Kylia in foggy and rainy Ohio5 -
Work: The last couple days I have been attempting to take an Excel formula, a complicated nested IF statement with a bunch of additional clauses ... and translate it into SQL.
It does not translate nicely.
And it didn't help that there was actually an error in the Excel formula! It wasn't my formula, it's just one that came with the spreadsheet when it was passed to be about a year ago.
My brain felt like it was going to climb out my ears!
I was even mulling the formula over when I went to sleep last night.
Machka in Oz
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Good morning ladies!
Rosemarie - your decluttering and reorganizing your home is great. Ready to meet someone new? You haven't been single very long - I'm like Annie - maybe attend an event or a meal out or something, but to get attached at this stage = tied down wouldn't be for me unless Mr. Perfecto knocked on the door, lol. My list for the next one is pretty long and I bet yours is too.
Rebecca - I am so thrilled your boys will be home and together soon.
Heather - So fun hearing about Edie and her adventures and enthusiasm. A force of nature indeed! There's a little British gal in our town who runs a fabulous deli and she's getting the community excited about Robert Burns night. If I lived closer I'd participate.
Tracey - seems like your courses went quickly. I'm excited for you to start the practicums and applying what you've learned. I still think you should be the one teaching the class.
Lisa and Annie - good job showing up for your exercises and bike riding. You two inspire me as well.
Rita, Barbie, Debbie and others participating in the Squat Challenge - good luck and way to go! Great idea.
I'm afraid I won't be showing up for it. I feel like I've accomplished something if I get my 15 sit-to-stands in each morning, (chair squats) then I'm off to other things.
Weighted vests/Bone Health - The other day when I watched the video of the gal who walked 20,000 steps per day, another one of hers came in my feed where she tried walking with a 30 lb. weighted vest. Walking with weight. She found benefits but the weight far too heavy and the style of vest uncomfortable to wear for long.
So I popped over to Ed Deboo's page and found a video he did on bone density and osteoporosis - and he mentions the benefit of wearing a weighted vest. He said research has shown that just walking alone often isn't enough maintain bone health, we need higher impact and other resistance type exercises and weighted vests are a good idea! So my walking carrying weights does similar, makes my steps higher impact for 30 to 40 minutes per day.
His video also talks a lot about our bones, medications, supplements: how this all works. If anyone is interested, here's the link - it's 24 minutes long and very educational. We've talked about building our muscle bank while we are younger, and he mentions building our "bone bank" when we are younger as well.
At 18:30, Ed talks about weighted vests at 6, 8, or 10 pounds are good for increasing impact while we walk. I settled on an 8# one to wear on my short walks that seems to be well-made, and won't be a struggle to put on and should be better for outside walks where I don't want to carry weights or just keep my hands freed up. Should be here today. It's not a zipper one - they are really expensive, but probably worth it. I want to dig into all this further.
Here's that COMB study he references:
Chicken update: On a final note - yesterday, my lame hen died. After making it through the cold snap just fine, she started going downhill for the past several days. I didn't want to bury her here - not that I could have dug a hole anyhow. Rosie or other visitors would have been digging her up. So I took her to a friend's forest down the road and laid her to rest under some ferns. She'll be a meal for the critters there. Back to nature. The circle of life.
I really, really miss my husband in times like this. When we were on the farm, he "took care" of animals that were suffering and their burial.
So it's over. More room in the little coop now and no more worrying about little Almy.
Make it a fabulous day my friends.
Lanette
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@LisaInArkansas
I'm glad you like my photo. Feel free to use it. It's mine, not pulled off the internet. I love taking photos. I used to help manage a photo contest room on CafeMom. It was really fun. We all would enter pictures for weekly contests and the winners would get a decorated picture, like a scrapbook page, using their photo. It was a lot of work, but it was fun.
I also used to make siggies. That's where you take someone's name an make it fancy so they can use it as a signature. I'll put some below.
OMGosh, a huge crash just happened in my kitchen. I went running in there, and my son was moving around in the dark. I told him to turn the light on and asked him what had crashed. Nothing broke, so no foul. He said he was trying to get a bowl of cereal. Then I soft-yelled at him to turn the light on if he is going to be up in the night. Kids can be stupid. Uhggh.
On that note, my insomnia is really getting the better of me tonight. I lie in bed and close my eyes before starting to drift off, then Wham!, I hear some cacophony of sound and startle awake just to find out my mind manufactured the noise. Once it was like a split second scene of the opening in Jim Carey's, the Grinch; another time I heard my dogs barking in the back yard, other than nighttime, they bark practically non-stope, so the sound is ingrained in my brain; then, someone might actually be up and using the restroom, there are seven people living in the house right now; and I might even hear scratching noises from behind my bed, this one actually scares me because about a year ago some rats did get into the house and freaked me out so bad I was hearing rats for a month and would wake up screaming when I did fall asleep.
I stopped drinking soda today, so I am a little stressed. This is probably what set it off. I don't really sleep much at night anyway, but I can usually catch about 2-3 hours before I can't go back to sleep. Not tonight, though, tonight I just can't find peace. As I sit here typing. I can hear noise coming from one of my daughter's rooms. Her bedroom is next to the office, and I think she's watching a movie. I should tell her to go to sleep, but she's my 18-year-old, and exploring freedom. I wish I had had it so good, lol.
I don't write in order. I don't know anyone who writes well that does, and the crash actually just happened. So, I'm going to step away for awhile and get my nerves settled down. I'll write again later if I can.
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Good morning ladies!
I slept through last night. Yay! Makes me feel like I won a prize.
Dad did go to the choir party with a church friend. So that was good. And he has a lunch buddy, but he is sick lately. Dad went down to the memorial wall to sit yesterday. It was such a damp muddy day. I hope he doesn't make that a habit. The footing is uneven in the cemetery and he is bound to trip and fall. Even more likely is that he will try to do the maintenance like clean the ceiling of the gazebo. I hope he can find a safe way to "visit" mom.
I made my first Amazon return yesterday. They refunded three items, but one of them they wouldn't take back. It was a neck pillow. Sort of defeats my goal of decluttering. I guess it can go to Goodwill.
Well have a great day ladies.
Annie in Delaware
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Morning ladies woke up around 7:25 after sleeping 10 hrs,but Im still super tired its a gloomy rainy day,did get up to use the rest room and feed Siri her wet food..,and she is happily parked on the hassock in the living room Alfie under the covers.2
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anmlmzdiet wrote: »@LisaInArkansas
I'm glad you like my photo. Feel free to use it. It's mine, not pulled off the internet. I love taking photos. I used to help manage a photo contest room on CafeMom. It was really fun. We all would enter pictures for weekly contests and the winners would get a decorated picture, like a scrapbook page, using their photo. It was a lot of work, but it was fun.
I also used to make siggies. That's where you take someone's name an make it fancy so they can use it as a signature. I'll put some below.
OMGosh, a huge crash just happened in my kitchen. I went running in there, and my son was moving around in the dark. I told him to turn the light on and asked him what had crashed. Nothing broke, so no foul. He said he was trying to get a bowl of cereal. Then I soft-yelled at him to turn the light on if he is going to be up in the night. Kids can be stupid. Uhggh.
On that note, my insomnia is really getting the better of me tonight. I lie in bed and close my eyes before starting to drift off, then Wham!, I hear some cacophony of sound and startle awake just to find out my mind manufactured the noise. Once it was like a split second scene of the opening in Jim Carey's, the Grinch; another time I heard my dogs barking in the back yard, other than nighttime, they bark practically non-stope, so the sound is ingrained in my brain; then, someone might actually be up and using the restroom, there are seven people living in the house right now; and I might even hear scratching noises from behind my bed, this one actually scares me because about a year ago some rats did get into the house and freaked me out so bad I was hearing rats for a month and would wake up screaming when I did fall asleep.
I stopped drinking soda today, so I am a little stressed. This is probably what set it off. I don't really sleep much at night anyway, but I can usually catch about 2-3 hours before I can't go back to sleep. Not tonight, though, tonight I just can't find peace. As I sit here typing. I can hear noise coming from one of my daughter's rooms. Her bedroom is next to the office, and I think she's watching a movie. I should tell her to go to sleep, but she's my 18-year-old, and exploring freedom. I wish I had had it so good, lol.
I don't write in order. I don't know anyone who writes well that does, and the crash actually just happened. So, I'm going to step away for awhile and get my nerves settled down. I'll write again later if I can.
The bang sound your head as you are falling is called Exploding Head Syndrome. No, I am not kidding ... Google it.
https://www.healthline.com/health/exploding-head-syndrome
I also experience it when I am stressed. In fact, while I was in uni recently, I started experiencing it every night. I would go to bed, wait for the bang, and then fall asleep.
I get the flashes of light too.
But to sleep better and not be disturbed by real noises, I wear and eye mask and use earplugs. I even wear a headband over the eye mask to help hold it in place and over my ears for additional noise blocking.
I had to try several different earplugs before I found some that worked for me. It does involve trial and error.
Machka in Oz
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Surgery done. A thing happened during the surgery that scared me and the doc. He was working on my eye and had put a sort of paper sheet over my face with an opening for the eye. Well I also had oxygen on. Soon the paper was molding to my face every time I inhaled! I felt like I was suffocating so moved my hand up to take it off my face, which, scared the doc and could have messed up the operation! Told doc I was suffocating and he apologized profusely about not making me a hole in the paper to breathe through. Once he made the hole, all was well. Even the sudden move I made was a benefit as the implant for the eye had moved right into place! Saved the doc, and me, a bunch of time with him trying to get it right! We all laughed about once the surgery was done, and I will not let him live it down that he tried to suffocate me in the surgery!
Anyway all is well and healing. Just weird and I can’t decide whether to wear my glasses or not. I do need them to read and the surgery eye is still blurry, so IDK. I’m not supposed to do anything strenuous for the rest of the week, but I feel useless and sad I can’t even participate in my own challenge! Back to it in a few days and I can push it then! I need to get my quads back in shape!
Now, on to blood pressure and kidney trouble solutions! One day at a time!!
RVRita8 -
Betsy in Wasilla AK2 -
Day opposite is today: The new date is 2402, 52, yraunaj! Happy opposites day! Irish coffee may help with this! LOL ☕️
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In the spoiler is the entire challenge. Last time I only made it to week 5. The challenge goes for 9 weeks. Let’s see how far we all can get! Feel free to copy the info in the spoiler, Here is the link to the challenge: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10512368/50-plus-squats-challenge#latestSQUATS
Here is the whole challenge. I only made it to week 5 the last time I did this. Even if that is all I do this time and stay there, it will be a huge improvement!
Week 1 Day 1
Warmup 5 minutes
5 squats
Rest 60 secs
6 squats
Rest 60 secs
5 squats
Rest 60 secs
6 squats
Rest 60 secs
5 squats
DONE 27 squats!
WEEK 1 Day 2:
Warmup 5 min
7 squats
90 sec rest
6 squats
90 secs rest
7 squats
90 secs rest
6 squats
90 sec rest
7 squats
DONE!
WEEK 1 DAY 3
Warmup 5 min
9 squats
2 min rest
8 squats
2 min rest
9 squats
2 min
8 squats
2 min rest
9 squats
43 squats total
WEEK 1 DAYS 4 through 7
Rest days or redo this weeks challenge.
WEEK 2 DAY 1
Warmup 5 min
10 squats
60 sec rest
12 squats
60 sec rest
10 squats
60 sec rest
12 squats
60 sec rest
12 squats
56 squats completed!
WEEK 2 DAY 2:
5 min warmup
12 squats
90 sec rest
14 squats
90 sec rest
14 squats
90 sec rest
12 squats
90 sec rest
12 squats
TOTAL: 64 squats!
Week 2 day 3:
Warmup 5 min
12 squats
Rest 2 min
16 squats
Rest 2 min
12 squats
Rest 2 min
16 squats
Rest 2 min
15 squats
Total 71 squats
Rest next 4 days.
WEEK 3 DAY 1
Warmup 5 min
15 squats
Rest 60 sec
16 squats
Rest 60 secs
15 squats
Rest 60 secs
16 squats
Rest 60 sec
15 squats
77 squats total!
WEEK 3 DAY 2
5 min warmup
16 squats
90 secs rest
18 squats
90 sec rest
16 squats
90 sec rest
18 squats
90 sec rest
18 squats
Done 86 squats!
wEEK 3 DAY 3
Warmup 5 min
18 squats
Rest 2 min
22 squats
Rest 2 min
18 squats
Rest 2 min
20 squats
Rest 2 min
20 squats
98 SQUATS DONE!
Rest next 4 days
WEEK 4 DAY 1
Warmup 5 min
20 squats
Rest 90 secs
22 squats
Rest 90 secs
20 squats
Rest 90 secs
24 squats
Rest 90 secs
22 squats
TOTAL. 108 squats done!
WEEK 4 DAY 2
5 min warmup
25 squats
90 sec rest
22 squats
90 sec rest
26 squats
90 sec rest
22 squats
90 secs rest
26 squats
DONE 121 total!
WEEK 4 DAY 3
Warmup 5 min
26 squats
90 sec rest
28 squats
90 sec rest
28 squats
90 sec rest
26 squats
90 sec rest
28 squats
136 squats done!
Rest next 4 days
WEEK 5 DAY 1
5 min warmup
28 squats
90 sec rest
30 squats
90 sec rest
30 squats
90 sec rest
30 squats
90 sec rest
30 squats
168 squats to do.
WEEK 5 DAY 2
5 min warmup
30 squats
90 sec rest
30 squats
90 sec rest
32 squats
90 sec rest
30 squats
90 sec rest 32 squats
32 squats
Done 154 squats!
WEEK 5 DAY 3
5 min warmup
32 squats
90 sec rest
32 squats
90 sec rest
35 squats
90 sec rest
34 squats
90 sec rest
90 sec rest
32 squats
Total 165 squats
Rest next 4 days
First time I did this, bursitis kicked up after 5 weeks. January 2017
WEEK 6 DAY 1
5 min warmup
35 squats
90 sec rest
34 squats
90 sec rest
35 squats
90 sec rest
32 squats
90 sec rest
35 squats
171 squats done!
WEEK 6 DAY 2
5 min warmup
35 squats
90 sec rest
40 squats
90 sec rest
36 squats
90 sec rest
36 squats
90 sec rest
40 squats
Done 187 squats!
WEEK 6 DAY 3
5 min warmup
40 squats
90 sec rest
35 squats
90 sec rest
40 squats
90 sec rest
42 squats
90 sec rest
40 squats
197 squats completed.
Rest next 4 days
WEEK 7 DAY 1
5 min warmup
36 squats
2 min rest
36 squats
2 min rest
36 squats
2 min rest
36 squats
2 min rest
30 squats
2 min rest
30 squats
204 squats done!
WEEK 7 DAY 2
5 min warmup
36 squats
2 min rest
36 squats
2 min rest
30 squats
2 min rest
36 squats
2 min rest
36 squats
2 min rest
40 squats
214 squats done!
WEEK 7 DAY 3
5 min warmup
36 squats
2 min rest
40 squats
2 min rest
36 squats
2 min rest
36 squats
2 min rest
40 squats
2 min rest
45 squats
233 squats done
Rest next 4 days
WEEK 8 DAY 1
5 min warmup
40 squats
2 min rest
40 squats
2 min rest
38 squats
2 min rest
40 squats
2 min rest
36 squats
2 min rest
50 squats
244 squats complete!
WEEK 8 DAY 2
5 min warmup
42 squats
2 min rest
40 squats
2 min rest
42 squats
2 min rest
50 squats
2 min rest
42 squats
2 min rest
55 squats
271 squats done!
WEEK 8 DAY 3
5 min warmup
42 squats
2 min rest
42 squats
2 min rest
45 squats
2 min rest
50 squats
2 min rest
42 squats
2 min rest
60 squats
281 squats done
4 days of rest - Only 1 more week to go!
WEEK 9 DAY 1
5 min warmup
42 squats
2 min rest
46 squats
2 min rest
42 squats
2 min rest
50 squats
2 min rest
46 squats
2 min rest
65 squats
291 squats done
WEEK 9 DAY 2
5 min rest
45 squats
2 min rest
45 squats
2 min rest
45 squats
2 min rest
45 squats
2 min rest
50 squats
2 min rest
70 squats
300 squats done!
LAST DAY OF CHALLENGE!
WEEK 9 DAY 3
5 min warmup
48 squats
2 min rest
48 squats
2 min rest
45 squats
2 min rest
48 squats
2 min rest
45 squats
2 min rest
80 squats
DONE!!!!
314 squats today
Total squats over 9 weeks: 4294!
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Heather - I wonder why charities around here haven’t thought of the bag thing. Although, single use plastic bags are being banned here so that might count as that.
I remember the first time I ever heard of Robbie Burns Day (as it’s known in Canada) my DH drove truck and would listen to a lot of talk radio. One year I happened to be on a trip with him and he was listening to CBC Radio. They kept talking and talking about this night and reading these poems I had never heard. I was in my early 20’s and was surprised I had never heard of it before. When I asked my grandmother, my source of knowledge at the time, why we didn’t do it I found out that my ancestry from her and Grampie was Welsh and Irish, not Scottish. 😂
Machka - I understand completely. It sounds like the pool needs some better management.
I wouldn’t go back if mine had floaters either.
Vacuums - I realized the last time I needed my vacuum that it wasn’t sucking the way it was supposed to. I don’t know how old it is, it was here from the lady we bought from and was in better shape than mine at the time. I have been thinking of just buying a small stick one since I only need it for one room. Maybe a good cleaning would help it though. I’m undecided, because it’s big and I could do with a much smaller one for storage.
2nd marriage - I think if something were to happen with DH it would probably depend on how old I was. I am a very social creature and don’t like being alone so I may remarry, however I would certainly do things differently. Not that I’m unhappy or anything, but I would want someone that wants to be as social as me. I end up doing way too much on my own, or sitting at home when I want to be doing because DH is happiest here.
Kylia - I am failing at my water intake as well. I used to be in a routine that I would drink one bottle between 10 -12, one between 12-2 and one between 2-4 then one with supper early in the evening. I don’t know how I got out of that routine but it worked well, no wake-ups and getting my water in. I have been fighting to get back to it the last couple of weeks.
Lanette - my brother told me that one of the EA’s in NB was asked to teach a couple of classes this year due to staff shortages. I didn’t know it, but there is a teacher shortage in Canada. Who knows? It may happen someday.
I would have a long list too for a new one.
You handled Almy’s death better than I would have. I couldn’t do that part.
Michelle in NV - we had a mouse infestation in 2007. I still hear a scratch and panic and we don’t even move in the same house anymore. My daughter is the same, she can’t relax from it.
Rita - that is scary! Glad it went well afterwards.
As suspected today was a very short class. Tomorrow will be even shorter. The instructor isn’t just allowed to cancel it, we need to be marked for attendance. Since DH works nights right now, he comes home, falls asleep on the couch and then while I’m in class he at some point moves to the bedroom. So I’m still in the craft/spare/class room waiting for him to move. Once he does I think I’ll take my village down and get ready to have the drwywall guy here on Saturday. If the weather is as nice as it’s calling for I may get my Christmas totes put in the shed over the next few days and off of my deck.
If this old foot would just stop giving me grief.
My friend suggested last night that I take a collagen supplement to help my foot, I see it says it may help online. Has anyone tried it for Plantar fasciitis?
Tracey in Edmonton
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Afternoon ladies
I woke up and just felt as i didn't get enough sleep even though I got 10 hrs so went back to sleep for a couple more..feel much better now..the furbabies are still at odds but eventually will make peace im sure.
Not feeling 100% so just laying low today4 -
LisaInArkansas wrote: »Heather - Suddenly have this huge urge to see a pic of you and John and your son in "wee Jimmies." Hope Burns Night was fun!
Machka - I would not have returned either.
Carol - You couldn't go to sleep, and I couldn't go back to sleep! Up at 3:30 for a potty run, and couldn't go back to slumberland. After about 15 minutes, I gave up and got up. Corey's first alarm just went off (4.45 a.m.) and he'll be out the door in about an hour. I can take a nap later... the last ten nights, I've slept more than seven hours a night, so I'm pretty pleased. Finally getting my "sleep hygiene" reasonably well set.
Vicki - I'm so sorry about your staff member's issues, and hope you can get her the care she needs.
Rebecca - Good reason, if there ever was, to pull out a vacuum cleaner. I have had on my "to-do" list for more than a month that I need to clean my vacuum cleaner because it needs the filters pulled out, etc. Somehow, it strikes me as completely wrong, that you should have to clean something that you use to clean other things. Vacuum cleaners sϋck (pun intended 🤨😈) 🙃. Sorry, that was a squirrel (distraction or verbal diversion, e.g., see the movie "Up." ). Love seeing you prepping for the boys to come home! Such fun. 😀
Ginny - Some things are just so perfect, you know? One has to stay alert for the things that make us smile.
Michelle in NV - I keep forgetting to say, that one cactus flower image just absolutely burst from monitor, as if the pistils, stamens, whatever they were, were lit from within. Absolutely gorgeous.
Might drop back in later,
Love y'all,
Lisa
I used to have a vacuum with bags you had to carefully extract, they seemed to always erupt in my face, *cough*! This here vacuum has a lever at the top to release the bin, and then carry it over to the trash can where I just click the lever at the bottom to release the waste. Pretty easy! The parts are all washable in the bin, and the filter area. I have them all drying to do round two of the first floor of this house.
Rebecca
Whidbey
WA
Evidence I turned the vacuum ON😁
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Course I had to buy that vacuum because it matched our car.😂
Rebecca
Whidbey
Wa
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Rebecca: I got a Black and Decker battery run vacuum that you charge from Amazon for around $100. Have been using it a lot more than my Shark (I use the Shark if I need to do a really good cleaning). Anyway, it does a pretty good job and is easy to empty and clean.
Rita: Congrats on your 6 mos. sober! I hope your eye surgery was successful. When I had my cataract surgery, I was very pleased at how much better I could see but still need glasses for close up reading.
Rosemarie: Your decluttering work is probably why you are feeling so tired. Take a rest and then continue. I cannot declutter as my DH is a hoarder and every time I try to get a load of stuff to donate, he goes through it and puts it back.
Lisa: I could not get to sleep last night and finally took a Unisom hoping it would help but tossed and turned most of the night.
Rebecca: How wonderful that you will soon see all 3 sons!
My big task today was to take a shower and wash my hair! My hair has always been thick but over the past few months stops up the tub when I wash it. I read that Biotin would help and am taking it!
Carol in GA who needs to take notes as I read!
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I laid the table early.
The boys in their hats.
Me stabbing the haggis. My favourite bit. John is reading the Address to the Haggis and the bagpipes are playing.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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One way to gain more energy for physical decluttering, exercise, and other important pursuits is to strive for emotional decluttering Barbie 3
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After work mailed the package to my friend in Switzerland. Came home and got dinner ready then went to the endodontist (more later) and then to see about the insert (more later)
Lanette – I’m so sorry about Almy
Michelle – lovely signatures
Rita – glad the surgery went well. All’s well that ends well!!!
Water: Before I started working, I used to drink at least 100oz a day. Now that I’m working, it’s more like 80-90. Still not that bad, tho
Allie – take care of yourself
Rebecca – is there any other reason to buy the vacuum? I bought my bowling ball because it was “pretty”. Not because I needed one, but because I liked it.
Now about me: Well, went to the endodontist. He looked in my mouth and said “I don’t like the looks of that”. Gulp. I thought that it being a bit inflamed was because the tooth didn’t have the permanent crown on it. So he took a 3D x-ray Turns out that there is a crack in the tooth and bacteria gets in, so the tooth has to be removed. I’m scheduled with my dentist to have it done next Wednesday. He usually wants it to heal some before he puts something in the place, so it’s probably good that we’ll be in FL. I know that I do not want an implant, since I would worry about the osteoporosis. The endodontist did give me a refund for the root canal that failed. So that’ll probably pay for the extraction.
About the insert: after the endodontist, went to this place “Foot Solutions” about the insert. They couldn’t do anything to the existing insert but told me that they could make me another pair for about $35. Well, on my way home I decided to stop at the MD office that gave the written order to have it modified since I hadn’t been able to talk to anyone about how much new inserts would be. Anyway, they had me talk to one lady who said they could but as to how long it would take, I’d need to talk to their physical therapist so I did. Well, seems the PT person is my neighbor! I told her my dilemma and how no one would do it. She looked at the insert and just took off the old part and gave me a new part. It’s called a metatarsal bar. Honestly, I don’t think she was supposed to, but I think she did it because she knew me
I keep forgetting how I can’t really chew after novacaine so I hope I can finish my dinner. I’ll probably skip some of the harder-to-chew foods (like the raw carrots)
Probably going to change what we'll have for dinner Wed. since I won't be able to chew
Loki is going downhill.
Michele NC7 -
Heather, It looks like great fun! So pleased you had the time with your husband and son. Those nights are to be treasured.
Lanette - May Almy rest in peace.
Michele NC - I'm sorry, but I hope Loki's remaining time is pain-free and peaceful for all of you.
Have been all flighty today, but have decided that, as long as I haven't used my powers for evil, it's been a good day. So... it's been a reasonably good day. Tried a recipe for cream biscuits... for the half of the world that thinks of biscuits of sweet, these are not those. These are more the breads that are used for biscuits and gravy, or eaten with fried chicken, or biscuit breakfast sandwiches. They weren't terribly successful, but the birds will probably enjoy them.
Am also making cottage cheese from scratch, and it is draining as I write this. Not sure it's going to work, either, but hope it will. Worth a try, anyway. I have the time.
Later,
Love,
Lisa4 -
Lanette ... aww ... sorry to hear about Almy ...
Rebecca ... getting excited with you ... hope you'll be able to share some photos of the boys' visit!
Vacuums ... both my carpet wet-vac and my regular vacuum need to be thoroughly cleaned. I would just rather buy new ones and may yet do that. I use the dry vac almost daily. Labrador Retrievers are hair bombs.
I'm not sure which of you made the statement ... Barbie? ... that you first have to make an action standard/routine before making goals (or something like that). Anyways, that resonated with me and getting back into exercise. I have become way too sedentary and want to start using my treadmill (to start) again. So I'm just showing up right now on the thing 2x a day ... 10 minutes in the morning and 10 minutes after dinner. I'll work at it from there.
Beth near Buffalo
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Stats for the day-
1st 2.5mi walk w/family, rest of the way me n yogi- 1hr 48min 21sec, 3.33ap, 76elev, 88ahr, 114mhr, 6mi= 565c
Strava app= 735c
Other- pressure wash front patio and front entryway, rake leaves, 52.17min, 79ahr, 103mhr, = 245c
Zwift home bike trainer- strava stats- 36.20min, 85elev, 72aw, 16.7amph, 115ahr, 154mhr, 10.08mi= 222c
Strava app = 150c
Zwift stats- 36.25min, 88elev, 72aw, 60arpm, 16.64amph, 10.1mi= 151c
Total cal 10323 -
Kirby is on a roll, getting a new shower door installed, take down the mirrors and get that area drywalled. The old fountain that we had in the front patio cracked and after multiple glue repairs, we replaced it.
This is the shower door and mirrors and our new fountain
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The old fountain, I had gotten it from offer up
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Hanging out with Alfie..2
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Finally caught up on posts, but no time or energy for individual comments. Just know that I loved all the photos and gossip.
I have been having a major flare up of my eczema on my lower legs over the last month or two. Finally got to see our doctor a week ago and have been on antibiotics and have been using anti microbial cream since then. I have a follow up appointment in the morning. It is improving but may need a stronger antibiotic to knock it on the head.
The antibiotics are messing with my waterworks, which is a pain.
🤗🤗🤗 and 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 for those who need them.
🙋♀️ Miele failte to the newbies.
☘️ Terri8 -
Heather-love the Burns pictures.
Barbie-wonderful reminder about emotional decluttering.
Lanette-sorry to hear about your chicken. We always talk about our fur babies, but your feather babies are important to you! I think your circle of life send off was very appropriate.
Michele-sorry for the ongoing tooth saga. What did you mean about not wanting an implant because of the osteoporosis?
Rita-glad surgery went well. The paper over the mouth sounds scary. You are correct-if we can, better to deal with one health issue at a time. Did 20 squats today.
Kylia-fog wasn't too bad over here.
Husbands?-I do not plan on another one. For one selfish reason, I don't care to bury another. Another reason (also maybe selfish) is it's nice not having to answer to someone. Might enjoy someone to just hang out with but no desire to go hunting,
Vacuums-hate vacuuming-and with cat hair need to do it more. My latest excuse is I don't want to disturb cats.
Need to put food away (fried four hamburgers tonight so have 3 more meals after tonight. Had good phone visit with DIL in AZ. She is having some health issues that really impact her staying in the AZ heat. They may move back this way. We shall see.
Suddenly am tired. Slept well last night. I think evening meditation is helping. But figure if I am up between 4:30-5:00, this is about normal time to start feeling ready for bed. Physical therapy at 8am then work from home. Will probably go to grocery for a couple of things since it is close to PT office. Don't need a whole lot this week. May get asparagus and peppers to make a pan dish.
Take care all,
Ginny in Ohio
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I am reading along and will take notes tomorrow! I have some veggies in the oven and need to go tend to those!
However I wanted to share that recently I learned the travel group Road's Scholar had a caregiver grant and that you could apply for consideration up to two years a widow. So I filled out the application and looked at the trips. I decided I really wasn't up to seeing a city and traveling alone. I also thought if I selected an inexpensive location this might increase my chances of getting the grant.
So I selected a yoga retreat near Asheville NC. I like Asheville. This retreat is available in August which is quite depressing in Middle GA because of the heat.
I was informed today that I received the grant! I am so excited! Of course this means, I need to do some yoga. I was trying to do yoga..yoga on a Peloton app I think ...about 2 years ago...and the instructors were going so fast and getting down on the floor and up much faster than I could possibly do. I got discouraged. I hope this retreat isn't like this! It does say Beginners are welcome! I haven't done a downward facing dog in ages!
I am pretty excited!
Best,
Rosemarie
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Work: The last couple days I have been attempting to take an Excel formula, a complicated nested IF statement with a bunch of additional clauses ... and translate it into SQL.
It does not translate nicely.
And it didn't help that there was actually an error in the Excel formula! It wasn't my formula, it's just one that came with the spreadsheet when it was passed to be about a year ago.
My brain felt like it was going to climb out my ears!
I was even mulling the formula over when I went to sleep last night.
Machka in Oz
Just in case you wondered ...
I solved it yesterday afternoon shortly after 4 pm!
I always feel like doing a little happy dance when my code works!
Today is the somewhat controversial Australia Day.
So, it's a day off which makes a long weekend this year.
Machka in Oz3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLbom5zXOtg
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