WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2024
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Good morning beautiful ladies!
Pip be careful running! Accelerated training can be dangerous. Especially for me because I'm lousy at setting goals.
Michele Yay for your eye is fine! That was a long healing journey.
Heather hugs for your brother. And it's so good to hear you talk about travel again. Now we are all dreaming about Paris!
Machka that's excellent being wanted for three positions! And leaving the nasty coworker behind is a good choice
Allie I have an Android phone, and I turned off the auto rotate feature. I always use my phone portrait anyhow. But it stops the screen from refreshing so much, which MFP doesn't handle well. And it saves some battery.
Barbara Yay for finding keys!
Lisa good luck on the elliptical!
I'm about to go on an early walk with Dad and my friend. It's just so early!
The ten pound loss disappeared. Oh well. It looks like I am down a pound this week. It's going well overall. I've been pushing myself on the stationary bike by doing two sessions, hours apart. Yay! I'm also doing more meditation again, which helps everything else. I was in the middle of reading a book when the whole romantic suspense thing got old. I decided I could use my time more wisely. Yay!
Have a great day! May you be happy, healthy, safe and free!
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Heather ~ That was a lot of growth to be taken down. Know you are glad to have it done.
Ladies...Today is 9-11. I am sure all of us remember that day so many years ago. My 5th grade class was at PE when it happened and we were not allowed to mentioned the disaster. We teachers were petrified. Parents kept coming to pick up their children and I know the kids had no idea what had happened.
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Grocery shopping early this morning. We are having a sudden chilling wind from Siberia today, with over 10*C drop from yesterday. DH is considering putting the heating on.
Lisa: I empathise with you today. I had a little stumble yesterday, where I twisted to stop falling. and was stiff and sore this morning. It has eased a little, but it seems my aging body is not as resilient as I would like 😝
DH just called me for lunch.
🤗🤗🤗 and 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 for those who need them.
🙋♀️ Miele failte to the newbies.
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Hi Gals,
Been reading along, congratulations where appropriate, hugs for one and all.
The wedding dress discussion and pictures! Wow – some beautiful dresses, fun memories, and everyone looks so young! LOL It made me think, my mom’s wedding dress is somewhere in her house, and I will need to deal with that…. So I started googling and looking at pintrest and etsy, and there are some great ideas out there. Incorporating pieces into a quilt, making a stuffed animals, Christmas ornaments, making a ring bearers pillow, just tons of ideas. Including donating to be used as a costume (a theater group), a second hand/thrift shop, or there are some second hand wedding shops, that clean and resell wedding dresses and brides maid dresses. Lots of choices. My mom’s dress will be small, she was 98 lbs and 5’3” when she got married. She was a model and is a very small build. The dress is tea length and has dozens of buttons – from what I remember from pictures….
Thinking of you all,
Kim in N. California
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Well we pushed a little too hard on our walk this morning. Dad tripped on a tree root and fell to his hands and knees. He seems to be miraculously okay! Just a scrape on one finger, and I haven't seen his knees yet. But he turned down the painkiller I offered. We shall see if he is stiff tomorrow morning.
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Heather With our previous dishwasher we were given a call that a technician was coming out to make a proactive repair because this model had caught fire! I try not to leave a major appliance going ...dishwasher...dryer ...going when I leave or go to bed for this reason. So I have heard of this happening.
A lovely garden from Munsinger Garden.
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I have to say that I love you ladies, and thanks for making me feel welcome on this site. I finally got up with you all.
Rita - I am so glad you got your mom to the doctor and checked her out. Many of my patients have gotten sick with a UTI and needed respiratory support. My mom was lethargic when she had one.
Rebecca- Good for you! It is so important to pamper yourself. I hope you enjoy your time with your son.
Allie, great job on the weight loss! Premiere Shakes has 30 grams of protein and only 150 calories. I like the powder form; I blend it with ice and Fairlife, which has protein or almond milk.
I love the pictures of Miles. Thanks for sharing them. They improve my mood. He is so cute!
Pip, you look so cute in the pics.
Barbara, your pictures are all so lovely. You, too, were a beautiful bride.
I will write on my board - to Move more than yesterday, fuel better than yesterday, and live NOW. Open heart and mind before mouth.
Beth, I love that dress and the headband. Your mom is a beauty, just like you. Your husband is quite handsome. Everyone else looks so serious. Do you mind sharing the recipe for your Apple cake?
Lanette, I pray with your DH as he is on the mend—my condolences to your fur baby. I wonder why cats like to disappear when they are dying. I lost my cat Callie, who was 16, and never found her.
I love how you both looked at each other in your wedding pictures. It was a match made in heaven. It is hard to lose your soulmate after 45 years of marriage. I am so sorry for your loss. The pain doesn't go away. It is like you lost a piece of yourself. I love your shoes and cream-colored dress. You were a beautiful bride.
Barbie, my husband, fired me from driving many years ago. Yet, I have a clean driving record. I can drive a stick shift and an automatic. If he wants to drive, that is fine with me; I'm not particularly eager to drive with him as a passenger.
Annie, better late than never on your uncle's B-day gift. I just found a graduation card that I purchased for a cousin who graduated from high school in 2017 with money in it. So, he never got his card. I got treats for Rose instead.
Margaret, I love the dog sculpture made out of tools. Is it a Datsun? The creation is very innovative. I love art.
Okie, your dress has puffy sleeves like mine. You were a gorgeous bride!
Allie, I told my husband I would never marry again, so I understand how you feel.
Heather- Don't overdo it. You are still healing. Clean and organize in small increments. Like my FIL used to say, "A thousand blows fell the oak."
You were such a young and beautiful bride. Your dad made a lovely cake. I am so impressed that you made your dress. I almost failed in home economics because I could not figure out how to sew on a machine. I took lessons after getting married and still didn't get it.
Heather, what are Scotch eggs?
Lastly, I love the herringbone pattern on your floors.
KatieBug- You were not fat at all, yet society made us all feel fat if we didn't look like Ziggy. You were a beautiful bride.
About the Shooting, My dad was a gun collector, but he always kept them locked and educated me about them. The father of that young man had given him a gun and had them out, even when the boy said that he had homicidal ideation. My father left me his gun collection, but I had my friend keep it because my daughter had sticky fingers. I don't regret that, for my daughter had a young man come into my bedroom and take my safe out with my wedding rings and essential papers. So, this dad deserves to be charged with the murder of those innocent people.
Lisa, I love the dress with the navy train and the blond hair. Maybe you were thrilled to marry Corey because it was a more relaxed environment. I love your dark hair, too. Not many can do both colors. I am one of them. My DH had "What a Wonderful World in our wedding and first dance.
Thanks, Lisa, for the kind words. My dad was the best. He raised me. My mom left us when I was 9, so he and I were against the world. He was my best friend and cheerleader.
Tracey that is an excellent idea for cutting a piece of my dress for my wedding album. It is funny because my dad offered me a chance to leave as we entered the church. I am curious since I learned Machka is from OZ, which means Australia. Where is Edmonton?
I may need to "scrap lift" that technique.
Flea- I love a tea-length dress. It looks like it is out of the romantic movies of Doris Day. You were so regal.
Terri- You have nice legs, so I love that your wedding dress shows them off. Even in your 50th wedding anniversary pics, you look radiant. I love your smile and how proud your husband looks to be by your side.
Your classes sound so interesting, especially the creative writing and card-making classes.
I dealt with enough shrews for a lifetime, for my daughter and her friends were shrews. She used to throw "Clonic- Tonic" temper tantrums. I did enjoy reading, Taming the Shrew, King Lear, and Othello. My son played Othello in a play.
Lanette- I take 600 to 800 mg of motrin and a muscle relaxer for my back. ( I have a ruptured disk from lifting a 15-year-old football player that was dead weight by myself at work).
Machka- I am so sorry for calling you Michelle. I must have been tired when typing.
Michelle- Krispy Creme is too sweet for me. My blood sugar would be through the roof!
Kylia, enjoy your vacation. I tend to lose because I must take more steps to see everything.
Rori, I just finished a book set in Maine. Courtney Sul van's second book also takes place in Maine. The first book, Maine, made me want to go there.
The wedding pictures were so much fun. The hairstyles and clothes brought back beautiful memories of my youth. So, what are the next Pregnant pictures?
I have one more thing to say about guns around our youth. It is not safe; these teens have hormonal fluctuations. This week, I took care of a young man who shot himself because his girlfriend broke up with him. When he came to it, he was disappointed that he wasn't successful. Then his brain took a shift, and he was a vegetable. He was a handsome young man. Before that, we had a teen who accidentally shot himself in the neck, which is questionable—passing guns to his friends. You know he was up to no good. This gun problem is not getting better, unfortunately. Well, I had better go. Rose is huffing at me. Have an extraordinary day, ladies.
XO,
Mo
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OregonMother wrote: »Rita -- is that bacon wrapped jalapeno?
Debbie -- do your neighbors complain about the number of cats you have? I assume the outdoor cats end up hanging around in their yards as well as yours?
Long work day today, then going out for dinner tonight with my daughter, her partner, and her partner's parents.
Much love.
Flea
Willamette Valley OR
Yes they are. DH added a slice of cheese to them.
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@Allie congrats on the loss! Canned chicken breast, canned tuna in water, protein powder, protein shakes, hard boiled eggs for snack all are full of good protein! Be careful with the shakes and powder though, some are full of sugar and salt. I add fresh ground almond butter to my morning cereal and chia seeds too for added protein. Humus dips are good for added protein and for snacks or breakfast. I can’t eat soya products (allergies) but those are also a good source of protein. Try some! These are all no cook and easy to have on hand. Nuts too. My go-to snack is a piece of fruit and a handful of nuts, or nut butter. Evening snack has been hummus and wheat thins or naan bread to get extra fiber in with the protein. I hope some of this helps!
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My mom is moving to a short term rehab. After hearing everything that happed to her, if my sister Ann had not been there to check up on her and bring mom to the ER, she would have died from the UTI. I really appreciate my sister!
Brownie is still hanging in there but coughing a lot and sleeping when she is not eating or outside to do business. She is laying down right after each of these things. Even if I walk her, she quits very quickly.
Tomorrow is blood work review and I’m actually anxious to see the results! My PC doesn’t have patient access to the labs so, I simply have to wait. I’ll be sure to post the results. I have the last bloodwork so will be able to compare.
Dinner yesterday was a seasoned and rolled chicken breast, 1/2 cup rigatoni with sauce (left over) and 1/2 cup of rice with lentils, a large salad topped with olive oil and white wine vinegar. Orange for dessert.
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Today is: No news is good news!
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The meeting of MDMD was great, as usual. I really enjoy the positive vibe of the people who attend.
I wore my new jeans, my Chanel jacket, gold earrings and gold tipped sneakers.
I managed to buy my earplugs and, on the way home, called in a local shop for Breton Cider. John is making Cottage Pie for dinner, so that will go perfectly.
Chilly wind out, but my jacket was the perfect weight.
Getting there, bit by bit. I did arrive early at the meeting, because I needed to sit down.
Looking forward to a dinner I haven't cooked 😋
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Monique - Scotch Eggs are hard boiled eggs, wrapped in sausage meat, and breadcrumbs. Then deep fried.
The ones I get from Canhams have some chilli in the meat. Very traditional picnic food, but the supermarket ones are very dull by comparison. These are 'homemade'.
Love Heather UK xxxxxx
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Thanks to everyone who provided information about painkillers. It seems it's a toss-up between not taking them when needed for chronic pain or taking them for a better quality of life yet risking side effects.
I've made an appointment with Dr. Lisa. I had all of the tests Machka mentioned when I herniated a disc L5/S1 thirty years ago and 2 prednisone packs which helped a lot. Dr. Lisa will determine if I need more tests and if so, which ones. Now that I made the appointment, watch it get better.
Tracey - I have lumbar supports, various pillows, memory foam seat cushions. I make it a point to sit tall and not hunch over when I'm at the laptop. I think my only solution is to get up and move/walk as much as possible. I think the computer monitor/tower/keyboard arrangement is more ergonomically friendly, with the monitors adjustable to eye level. I took the ones we had around here to recycle, they were so old. Not much memory, monitors super heavy, keyboards sticky. That set-up isn't very expensive these days but I'm done spending money on computers this year after buying the new laptop. 
Lisa - glad you didn't face plant with that stumble. Good luck with the Farmer's Market!
Annie - falling/stumbling must be in the air. Glad your dad wasn't hurt. Nothing like that early morning fresh air.
Beth - I'm envious of your apple crop. Sorry to hear about your DH's back pain. My aches are very minor compared to what some folks go through.
Kim - your mom's wedding dress sounded gorgeous. Hope you can find it one of these days.
Heather - what a relief to have those trees cleaned up. Amazing how quickly they grow!
Carol - sounds like you are making great progress with that knee.
Mo - I love that you have more time now to tell us about yourself and your job. I've heard more than one doctor give all the credit to the nurses for keeping the hospitals running smoothly and the patients getting better. I know, some docs don't - but the smart ones do! Sorry you lost your father, it sounds like he was a very special guy.
Rita - again, a delicious looking meal. Crossing fingers your lab results are great. Dr. Matt told me to eat 2 or 3 ounces of nuts per day and I do. They do a great job keeping hunger pangs away, and provide healthy fat, protein and fiber. I love them all and eat a variety, but try to get at least an ounce of walnuts in.
I woke up to rain, so no morning walk so far except to take the hens a treat.
Make it a wonderful day, ladies!
Lanette
SW WA State
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Hidee ho ladies
Thanks for the recommendations Rita..went shopping for Doris this morning.. she came with..but i used her bags.. and I think they were musty or something because I had a massive sneezing fit after putting stuff in them and putting them in the car..now im all stuffed up..That and the change of seasons..always happens..have to get rid of it though if I want to be able to visit Tracy and the baby at the hospital..
Guns..my parents taught rifle shooting ,so I grew up with rifles in the house ,but we never messed with them,but were taught how to use them..I also have my pistol permit..but I let that laps.
Mo- Bless you.. the things you must see...
Im going to message the APRN and find out what she has to say about the bloodwork I got done yesterday.
Want to get down to the bottom of things before I go on this cruise.
Heather- sounds like you looked real smart dolled up for your jaunt..
I picked up Alfie after I dropped Doris off and her groceries..they just adore him and he gets spoiled rotten.5 -
This morning I drove to the pharmacy alone to pick up prescriptions for Jake. I felt free in the car with no dog and no "navigator". I listened to my music from my phone. On the way back I had a sudden recollection of stories from TV, the news, and novels of women with perfectly good lives who drove their children to school one morning and just kept going until they reached another town and got an apartment and a job and never looked back. One podcast I listen to called that "obliger rebellion" when someone just gets tired of doing for others and goes off where they don't have to answer to anyone. I didn't run away but I enjoyed the moments of freedom.Allie, I hope you can get all your health challenges sorted out before the baby and the cruise.Heather, Scotch eggs----yum yum. Barbie in NW WA 6 -
Stats for the day-
Walk w/family- 2hrs 4min 13sec, 101elev, 2.95ap, 78ahr, 96mhr, 6.11mi= 553c
Strava app- 740c
Walk home to gym- 10.58min, 2.75ap, .52mi= 59c
Strava app- 64c
Treadmill jog- 32.17min, 147spm, 136ahr, 170mhr, 5.5sp mile 1, 5.7sp mile 2, 6.0sp mile 3, 8.0sp last .10mi, 10.23min mi, 5k= 335c
Walk gym to home- 12.29min, .56mi= 59c
Strava app- 69c
Total cal 1006. Another 5k jog done
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Not looking forward to getting up at 4 am with husband Friday, to drive to Seattle for husband's yearly liver transplant appointment. Hopefully we can go somewhere nice for lunch off mainland.
Son is coming that day too, so we'll pick him up when he flies in. 💖
I will be watching my cousins dog for a week in October. I haven't actually seen her since 1995, when we had a family reunion at the Oregon coast. I guess her dog is 12 yrs old so he sleeps a lot of the time, might need help getting up there outside steps. They live a good 2 hours from Whidbey but we will meet them in Mt Vernon and then I'll go home with them until they fly out. Should be interesting! Honestly I am glad to help them.
I am doing well exercising most every morning. Yesterday there was a super long line to get on base so we just bypassed the entrance and decided to walk down by the marina, and the marsh there. A nice path, clean with signs showing the wildlife. We walked a good 30 minutes just like at the treamills, but with loads more to look at. It will be a nice option when traffic is just too bad. They must've had some security issues and the gate was delayed for some reason.
Not sure what I'm having today. I haven't really foraged yet but will when my eating window opens.
Feeling good about my IF journey. I know I will have some loss in weight and measurements because my clothes feel more comfortable.👍🏼
Hugs everyone!
Rebecca
Whidbey
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Hello, my dears...
Interesting day. Still processing. Didn't place anything at the FM Direct, but had a really good conversation with the guy about what he's looking for. He's not putting up anything of the artisan at the moment, because he kinda got "rag-tagged" as he called it, on the last time he used his space for local artisans, like mainly tschotchkes and garage sale stuff. This time, somewhere near the end of October, he wants to orient it toward high-end gift givers. He liked what I had, just didn't want anything right now, and doesn't want seasonally oriented items.
So... I plan to do a number of hand-painted or quilted purses and bags - ones that can sell in the hundreds of dollars or even higher, rather than tens of dollars. I've sold a few before--my highest was to Corey's boss ten years ago, a $400 bag for his wife for a gift. I called it my "stained glass bag" and there were probably a thousand pieces of fabric in it by the time all was said and done. Image in the spoiler.
He seemed very open to me bringing in higher-end work, and it was a really good conversation. So, this puts me in a place where I'll be making very high-end market items for his artisan space, and my more relaxed and casual Christmas bits and gifts for the local market at the Christmas fair. Corey's only requirement is that I'm having fun, and I genuinely am. It feels GOOD to be in the swing of creating to contribute, with absolutely zero pressure to win the game. To be honing my talents instead of letting them die on the vine.
Buzzing with all the possibilities right now...
Later, mah babies,
Love,
Lisa in AR
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Hi ladies, As you can see, I am a talker. I forgot to tell you that I went to the hand doctor on Monday at 4 p.m. and didn't get out until 6 p.m. I have a trigger finger in my right thumb and my left middle finger. Dr. Geisler is my hand doctor. He had to operate on my hand twice. I broke my hand running from a wasp, and I had a trigger finger in my right middle finger that reoccurred three times. So, he had to insert this long needle between my thumb and pointing finger to inject the steroid. So my hand was numb till noon on Tuesday on each side. On the left side, he stuck the needle in the center of my hand while they sprayed the numbing spray. I closed my eyes cause I didn't want to see it. So, my left finger feels better, but my right thumb continues to hurt and get locked in position. He says he will need to operate if it doesn't get better.:( I went to visit my mom and pay for her care and give her spending money for her field trips. She is happy and dancing at all of their parties. There is a little abandoned kitten that she loves there. The momma kitten just gave her to the place and left. It is so tiny but frisky.
I took Rose to day camp so the guy could do our yard in peace. We have a tropical storm headed our way, and the sky is pretty grey. Last night, I had a terrible headache that made the side of my face
numb. I took my meds and applied the plant guru headache relief, and I felt much better. I thought I would have to put my frozen mask on, but I didn't have to.
Heather, the scotch eggs look delicious. Do they serve them in restaurants in London? My son's passport is now here, and he is applying to study for one semester in London. I need to work on my passport now so my best friend and I can visit him. My DH will meet us there as well. I found a cottage to rent from
VRbo.
Allie, I hope you get better as well. Where are you cruising to?
Barbie, I am so glad you came back. I do know what you mean. This time, staying home alone is quite lovely, even though DH calls me constantly on my way to work and back home, off and on throughout the day. Barbie, that was a funny story. Thanks for the laugh.
It is hard to believe that it has been 23 years since the devastation of Sept. 11th. I remember being in the hospital as this happened. My doctor discharged me, but my baby had to stay cause he wasn't oxygenating well. I initially thought that they were new pilots who had made a catastrophic mistake, but when the second plane hit, I was in shock.
I hated leaving my baby in the hospital. I had postpartum blues. I got pregnant six times; the first time was twins, and I lost them one by one. I lost Alexandra at 21 weeks cause I caught an infection that a few of us nurses caught. I ended up being hospitalized for a month. They sent me home on bedrest. I started contracting cause I had no one to care for me while DH was at work. Then I was pregnant with Horace, and at 11 weeks, I started to bleed. Then, one doctor did an ultrasound and told me that I had lost him, too. Then I spoke to the fellow and told him about the fertility treatments and that this one was my last try. I was going to need a D and a C. He decided to do one more ultrasound, and DH finally made it by then. I told him that we were looking to see what happened to the baby and that we were going to have a D and C.
Then we saw something jumping around, and I asked if that was what killed my baby. He told me that was my baby and we were not going to have a D and C. I was on bed rest until the Cerclage. We were crying for joy.9 -
Mo- going to Aruba,Curacao and Bonaire..
I took some cold meds tp hopefully blow this out over the weekend
Tracy had her Drs appointment and they are going to take it as it comes ,so we shall see how things go monday..im sure they will drop Miles at daycare and then go up to the hospital ,surgery is at 9:30 .. we
I'll find out when she is born and get a call from.the funeral home later in the day ..
Miles has dentist appointment tomorrow, Tracy going in for about an hr tomorrow just to take care of some emails and then thats it.
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Mo yes that is the type of dog it is!3
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Lanette--I find the information you are sharing from you class is helpful. Thank you for sharing. And I agree it is a no brainer , but some of us (me) need reminders a lot. Cute cats playing on the tablet.
Katiebug--That is so sad about the shooting. I agree parents need to be held acountable when they give acess to guns. What a mess.
Heather--WOW! What a nice change.
Rita--Hugs for you and Brownie. Prayers for your mom and Brownie.
I am so glad it is Friday. Have a few plans for the weekend. Will see how tried I am if I do anything.
Blessings, VICKI GRAND ISLAND, NE
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So much to comment on, but Lisa that bag is stunning!!!! I could see it being sold in the right boutique for $700-800 out here at least. And smaller "clutches" with a cross body strap for $100 easy.5
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