WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2024

barbiecat

Welcome to a friendly place for support, encouragement and friendship. This thread starts over each month to give us a clean slate to make our lives better.

The name of the thread is "Women Ages 50+" but all women are welcome.

Be sure to bookmark the thread so you can find it again easily.

Please sign your post with a name or nickname and your location either specific or general to make the discussion more personal.

I look forward to sharing your journey with you.

Barbie in NW WA

dlfk202000

THANK YOU!!!
Have a wonderful weekend- Will check in with all of you on Monday-
Heading up to mom's
Beautiful drive from Napa Valley, through St.Helena, Calistoga and to Alexander Valley.

Debbie

drkatiebug

For a second there I thought I was actually going to be the first to reply to Barbie, but Debbie beat me to it.

I usually forget it’s a new month and am surprised at the small number of posts in the old thread when I log on.

LisaInArkansas

Happy June, y'all, and thank you, Barbie.

SophieRosieMom

Thank you, Barbie, for leading us into June. Already.

Lanette
Sunny SW WA State

pipcd34

510510

Whidislander

Thank you Barbie for getting us all on the right foot each month. June should be a busy month. I have a dermatology appt the middle of the month along with my birthday. I am wishing to get either a massage, or a full body scrub! Thinking I need to get either towards the end of the month, or the first week.
Our driveway is a sea of cement slabs!

He is picking up each slab and putting in the back of his truck. Many trips to the dump or wherever.

Today I had 2 bowls full of some cooked baby potatoes, a half of a small head of cabbage, and some kielbasa sausage. All simmered in some spicy chicken stock. Also a 1/4 of a sweet onion. Love eating food like that. I just pile it on the counter like a cave woman.

Hugs to all that wish them!
Rebecca
Whidbey
Wa

Machka9

Darkest month of the year!

But we'll be quite busy so maybe I won't notice so much.

Machka in Oz

Machka9

3 Exercise Challenges completed in May on Strava!





Machka in Oz

skuehn48

Thanks Barbie!

Sue in WA

cityjaneLondon

Cheers Barbie! Really appreciate you.

Quite a lot of pain. Going to the bathroom on crutches is always an adventure, but the assistants are patient with me. I asked for something stronger in the night, which helped, and I did drift off to sleep occasionally. I still have the electric pumps on my calves, and it makes a bit of noise, but you get used to the 'burps'. I'm glad I have good upper body strength, for manoeuvring. Definitely not for wimps! At least I know it will get better!
I'm keeping up with the physio, and she will be coming today for more exercises.
For breakfast I've ordered porridge. I like it with salt and butter, the Scottish way. Plus a fresh fruit salad.

Love Heather UK xxxxxx

Machka9

2024 Goals

My 2024 goals are a continuation of my past goals based on my ToDo list and my 50Things list with reference to a Wellness Wheel.

Upcoming Appointments - these are at the top of my list. The things I need to deal with in the next few weeks.

Intellectual/Occupational/Financial or Education/Career: Advancing my career. Moving from adequate to proficient at SQL, brushing up on cost accounting and learning clinical costing, learning Python and data analysis software.
Also, I want to have a closer look at our financial situation to see where we can save money and to make sure we're on top of things.
The goal is to expand my skillset and to improve our financial situation.

Medical: my husband's appointments, which I also need to attend because I'm his ears and cognition and my appointments.
I also want to create medical record binders (and on the computer) for both of us, in case something happens.
The goal is to keep us as healthy as we can be and to ensure we have information at our fingertips.

Fitness/Sports > Cycling > Audax Tasmania: There are a number of fitness/sport things I'd like to try, with a focus on cycling, and a large part of my cycling endeavours includes my volunteer work with Audax Tasmania ... and maybe even riding some events again myself!
On my 50Things list I have all sorts of things like learning to swim, riding a horse for the first time, trying archery, learning to dance. Maybe this might be the year to try a bit of that.
The goal it to improve my fitness level.

House > Office > Computer become more specific as they go along. I have a number of thing which need to be done in the house (kitchen, dining room, etc.) but most importantly the home office needs a whole lot of work. And along with that I need to organise the drives on my computer into a better filing system.
The goal is to have an organised and decluttered house and computer system.
The goal is also to ensure all paperwork is up to date and accessible by both of us.

Garden: I have several projects I would like to do this year. One of the main ones is to finish the border around my dry stream and bulb garden.
The goal is to have a pleasant, creative, relaxing and functional area outside for reading, exercise and socialising.

Spiritual: Continue to read the Bible every day. And attend church a little bit more often -we've got some plans in this regard.
The goal is to learn, relearn, revitalise.

Emotional/Social/Recreation: More creativity, relaxation, connections. I have all sorts of things on my 50Things list like doing more with my photography, playing the piano again, working on my website and more.
The goal is balance. Doing a variety of things that aren't just work and education.

May Highlights

Intellectual/Occupational/Financial or Education/Career:
SQL coding like mad this month.
Produced a presentation and project plan.

Medical:
It was all about teeth this month. Appointments for both of us.
Plus I think we had a mild flu this month.

Fitness/Sports > Cycling > Audax Tasmania:
Less exercise than last month.
But more stairs climbed than last month.
Produced a recommendations document for our cycling club's website.

House > Office > Computer:
Flooring done in new house!!
Slowly moving in.

Garden:
Almost finished border for the drystream.
In-person meeting with our bee group. Hoping for another hive or two next spring.

Spiritual:
Read the Bible every day.

Emotional/Social/Recreation:
Read a couple books this month.
Did quite a bit of colouring.

Machka in Oz

Machka9

I do like to look for the highlights each day or week or month.

Today's highlights ...

- Laundry washed and hung outside on the line
- Walls washed in new bedroom in preparation for painting
- Moved a few more things to new place ... little bit at a time.

Machka in Oz

Anniesquats100

Good morning ladies!

Barbie thank you for the thread!

Numer1ca ( I missed your name!) good luck with your foot! We have had a bunch of foot problems lately, Michele and Tracey. I also wanted to say that while 400 mg may be the limit for caffeine, some people are more sensitive than others. If you have any trouble sleeping, it's worth a try to cut back even under 400 mg.

Rita and Machka great job on the goals!

Tina and Debbie yes that senior center will be my respite care. Very important!

Heather you are doing great! Thinking of you.

Lisa down to the last panel of your quilt! Good job.

Lanette yes my sister is coming back for my Dad's birthday the end of July. But I text her most days so we stay in touch.

Machka I'm with you on disliking the dark months, although it's bright and sunny here now. Does the dark affect your husband?

Well, I set up a walk in a nearby forest with my friend for my father and me, but this morning my father said he didn't want to go. I thought he would enjoy it again. I convinced him to go anyway since I can't go without him. But now I feel like I'm dragging him along.

He wants to go sailing and he wants to go on road trips, but that's too much for me. Well, getting us both out to walk is a good thing whether he admits it or not. I can't aspire to him liking everything, because that won't happen.

Have a wonderful day, and may you all be happy, healthy, safe and free!

Annie in Delaware

Machka9

Anniesquats100 wrote: »

Machka I'm with you on disliking the dark months, although it's bright and sunny here now. Does the dark affect your husband?

He's home all day with the curtains open and can be out in the garden during the day. So he doesn't seem to mind what time the sun comes up or goes down. If we go through a week or more of rain and gloom, in the winter, that bothers him.

But for me, the sun is barely up when I go to work, and it's pitch dark when I go home. I try to get outside at lunch for about an hour, but if it is cold and windy, I walk through the city shopping areas. I can go several days and barely see the sun, even through cloud.

Being indoors or outside in the dark all the time is incredibly depressing.

Anniesquats100 wrote: »

Well, I set up a walk in a nearby forest with my friend for my father and me, but this morning my father said he didn't want to go. I thought he would enjoy it again. I convinced him to go anyway since I can't go without him. But now I feel like I'm dragging him along.

He wants to go sailing and he wants to go on road trips, but that's too much for me. Well, getting us both out to walk is a good thing whether he admits it or not. I can't aspire to him liking everything, because that won't happen.

Have a wonderful day, and may you all be happy, healthy, safe and free!

Annie in Delaware

When was the last time he went sailing or on road trips?

I'm wondering if he is living in the past?


Machka in Oz

1948CWB

bwcetc

Barbie ... Thank you!

Heather ... Great news that the surgery went well and you are now on the road to recovery!

A Place For Mom ... Forgive me, I can't remember the name of the woman who used this agency for her mom. I used them to help confirm my choice when my mom needed assisted living. And their ratings and current/past family's reviews were accurate. Sadly, they do not walk along the Long-Term Care side of elder care and make no recommendations beyond directing you to the government rating websites. And this is probably because the waiting list is so high for even the worst facility, that there is no need to help facilities find residents.

Yesterday was exhausting for me. We drove to a well-rated long term care facility which was located out in the country on a beautiful campus. The rooms were old but clean. And there were plenty of smiling staff. Sadly, it was way too long of a drive to regularly visit my mom and in the winter it would be problematic. Also stopped at my mom's assisted living facility (she's not there at this time, but in rehab) so that I could see the memory care side of the facility. It's beautiful but I'm not sure if it's a good fit.

Also visited my mom at the rehab facility. She wasn't sure who I was at first. When I asked her if she knew my name she shook her head "no" and called me "mommy." She got things straightened out after some promptings, but these moments are becoming more frequent.

Then I had another adjustment on my cochlear implant and with this adjustment the birds now sound like real birds ... not digital sounding at all!! We also adjusted the hearing aid side as it is no longer my "better" ear... changed the decibels so that it didn't interfere with the implant's ability to interpret what a sound is. I actually hear better now without the hearing aid being in the left ear ... the implant in the right ear is that much better ... but were keeping the left side active. The audiologists are thrilled with my progress and said I'm way ahead of the curve on adapting. They're such good cheerleaders

It's a beautiful day here near Buffalo. I plan to do some weeding and get caught up on laundry before visiting my mom again today.

Beth

1948CWB

Beth ~ So happy to hear that your hearing is improving and hope it continues to do so. I am getting my new hearing aids next week and hope they will serve me better. The sad part of the whole thing is that I was told as we age our brains do not process the sounds as well.

Carol in GA

Machka9

Photos from an autumn walk last month ...





https://www.flickr.com/photos/machka-bb/

Machka in Oz

kevrit

Happy June everyone! We are already 6 months into this year! Where has the time gone??
Yesterday morning had blood work. My DH even went without much complaining! That is a definite win! We go every 3 months with our PC who is a wholistic doctor. Our results will be available next Friday when we both go for the follow-up appointment.
It’s overcast this morning. I hate days like this, they are so depressing.
Not much going on here. Usual summer stuff at the park, campground full and day side busy. I will probably need to work the entrance booth again this week. Not sure yet, no one has asked me but I’m just assuming.

Laters Ladies!
RVRita at Bottomless Lakes

kevrit

Today is the First day of meteorological summer for some of us and First Day of meteorological Winter for some of us. Complete opposites Winter pictures for Summer people and Summer people for Winter people, great way to brighten our days! Be careful walking barefoot, flip a coin and say something nice to someone today!






RVRita in Roswell 🛸👽