WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2024

LisaInArkansas

Morning from the weeee hours of the morning here in Arkansas, but with Machka out there on the other side of the world, I can reassure myself that it really is "five o'clock somewhere," 🤔😀😂

Heather - Oh my stars and whiskers, I'm so glad Edie was in that helmet!

Flea - That's why her coloring looked so familiar. Love her coat.

Tracey - Love Rodger's pens... so beautiful. The curtains look great, too. Your one-month anniversary of starting back to work is coming up already isn't it? Very cool. Near but not dead on the same subject, because I was driving a grocery cart and not a car, 😀, Corey told me yesterday that I had gotten very "skittish" about making my way through the people infesting Walmart... but I think I'm just not in as much of a hurry as he is.🤷🏻‍♀️

Egg just left my lap quite abruptly 🐈‍⬛😹 - she often knows when I'm going to get up before I do, so I guess I need to fulfill her expectations and go snag my second cup of tea. Hope it's a grand Monday for those with it still ahead, or that it was grand for our Tasmanian lassie...

Love,
Lisa in AR

TerriRichardson112

Monique: (((hugs)))

Heather: 😍 the bathroom floor. I love my Cushionfloor. It’s so warm on bare feet.

Virtual (((hugs))) and 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 for those who need them.

🙋‍♀️ Miele failte to the newbies.

☘️ Terri

Pg 14

Anniesquats100

Good morning beautiful ladies!

Heather Yay for Edie's helmet!

Lanette yes it is hard to eat right when I have to cook for Dad outside my window. He has cookies, pudding, ice cream and pizza much too available. But his own cooking is limited to peanut butter toast and cereal.

Flea love your puppy! Mine is fifteen pounds full grown. Big enough to crawl into my lap, but not big enough to get to the kitchen counter.

Tracey my earbuds are GNMN v7 and they have an ear loop outside the ear. They work fine with my glasses. I don't quite understand what the lights mean, but they work anyway. I control volume and such on my phone, even though there is a button on the earbuds. I haven't tried to answer a phone call yet, and probably won't. So like most technology I only use a small part of it. But it works well! I've been listening to podcasts.

The only problem so far is that when I pause the podcast resets to the beginning. But I think that's the website, not the earbuds.

And your curtains look marvelous with your table!

My ex was a terrible passenger. My dad tries to be helpful, and can't help supervising. He isn't as judgemental about it. But I wonder whether he "helps" men drive, or just women.

Well I've done most of the easy things on my list. Either I take on something bigger or give it a rest. Hmm.

My scale said I lost ten pounds last night. Something is wrong there!

Have a great day! May you all be happy, healthy, safe and free!

Annie in Delaware

1948CWB

Annie ~ Let's just hope by chance you did lose 10 lbs. You have been on your bike and maybe the loss snuck up on you.

Heather ~ Glad Edie had her helmet on. When my DH was young he hit the handle bars of his bike when he fell and damaged his front teeth. They tried to save them but finally had to put in a plate.

Tracey ~ Do the dark curtains block the light in your dining area?

Lisa and Tracey ~ I had to look up serger to see what it was.

Flea ~ Your pup is beautiful and looks to be very disciplined.

I have a well visit with dr today and then PT. Will be glad when the PT is over.

Carol in GA

pipcd34

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pipcd34

Stats for Saturday-

Walk w/suebert- 1hr 53min, 74elev, 3.35ap, 91ahr, 119mhr, 6.26mi= 600c
Strava app= 759c
Kayaking w/suebert- 43.32min, 1.8amph, 1.63ap, 1.17mi= 217c

Total cal 835

Whidislander

Monique, you and your dad, beautiful photo!

1948CWB wrote: »

I have a problem! My husband has decided to do a version of intermittent fasting and it's messing us both up. He wants his eating time to be between 11 AM and 7 PM. I have noticed when I prepare the nightly meal (around 6 PM) which is my heaviest meal of the day, he is taking very small portions. Result is that by 11 AM the next day, he is grouchy as heck. I know it's because he is hungry but he won't listen to me and he says he is NOT grouchy and that I am nagging him. He would love to go out to fast food every day but that just isn't on my agenda. I don't want fast food. Any suggestions would help.

Carol in GA

Carol, you are not responsible for his IF journey. I used to do a more 12 noon to 4 pm thing (20/4) and then would just play cook for Lee at 5 pm when he likes to have dinner. I now do a 3 pm to 6 pm thing so if I want to eat what's he's having, I can no problem. What schedule of eating window do you do? Make it mesh a bit. If he is eating at 1I am is he opening with a something small and protein, then having two meals kind of spaced out? I like IF because I go to bed after being fasted for 3 or 4 hours, and I sleep better on an empty belly.
Rebecca
Whidbey
Wa

SophieRosieMom

Kylia - how cool to see mama bear on the cam! She and her kids must be getting ready for winter. One of the most surprising things about moving to the Pacific Northwest was having bears, bobcats, cougars, coyotes, eagles and elk not far from where we are living. Huge change from Indiana cornfields with just deer as neighbors. Your cabin is in such a beautiful area.

Flea - Your mini Australian Shepherd is a nice size. Not sure I'd ever want another dog when Rosie goes, but a dog like your little guy is appealing. I'd have plenty of room here for it to chase bunnies and run around.

Carol - hope the wellness visit goes smoothly. Good luck at your PT today. How much longer until you "graduate"?

Tracey - what a fun wedding scrapbook. Yes, those pens Roger is making are beautiful. Lots of talent at your house!

Make it a great week, ladies!

Lanette
SW WA State

margaretturk

For those going through stressful times...I am learning the importance of strengthening the vagus nerve. This is the backbone of the nervous system. When this is strong it is much easier to recover from the day to day stressors of life. I am working on this too and notice that it has helped me recover from my long term stress. Those here who have heard my stories for the past several years know chronic stress was part of my life. Short version I lost five close relatives and a good friend in the past four years.

I did not feel the need to join a grief group because of support from you and my other friends...Rather I concentrated on my diet, my interest (singing, reading, painting, volunteering, and gardening) to help strengthen my vagus nerve. As a result when the day to day stressors hit I recover much faster than I did before.

I mentioned before other things that help to strengthen the vagus nerve.. staying in the moment, gargling, being in nature, exercise, breathing from your core...Anything that helps to connect you to something larger than yourself...Setting your limits and deciding what to do if they are not respected...Forgiving yourself and others if limits are not respected...Mend and restore if possible but also be prepared to walk away if a win win cannot be reached. I am sure you have your own healthy ways of finding the calm inside you. Namaste!

Whidislander

margaretturk wrote: »

For those going through stressful times...I am learning the importance of strengthening the vagus nerve. This is the backbone of the nervous system. When this is strong it is much easier to recover from the day to day stressors of life. I am working on this too and notice that it has helped me recover from my long term stress. Those here who have heard my stories for the past several years know chronic stress was part of my life. Short version I lost five close relatives and a good friend in the past four years.

I did not feel the need to join a grief group because of support from you and my other friends...Rather I concentrated on my diet, my interest (singing, reading, painting, volunteering, and gardening) to help strengthen my vagus nerve. As a result when the day to day stressors hit I recover much faster than I did before.

I mentioned before other things that help to strengthen the vagus nerve.. staying in the moment, gargling, being in nature, exercise, breathing from your core...Anything that helps to connect you to something larger than yourself...Setting your limits and deciding what to do if they are not respected...Forgiving yourself and others if limits are not respected...Mend and restore if possible but also be prepared to walk away if a win win cannot be reached. I am sure you have your own healthy ways of finding the calm inside you. Namaste!

Wise words! I appreciate how you approach life.💖. I too use my go to things regarding stress, to concentrate to things I can control and release things I can't.
Like my youngest sailor. He's going thru some health issues, getting tests done, maybe a colonoscopy. That's scary for a 25 yr old, and its hard to support him while he's overseas etc. But I do my best, and try not to smother.
Rebecca
Whidbey
Wa

kevrit

My mom sees her regular doctor today who will decide what happens next. They kept her in the hospital because she lives alone. I guess the whole incident started from an untreated UTI. She also has some kind of infection on her scalp that they gave her more antibiotics for. This UTI thing reminds me I need to check me periodically as I don’t get many symptoms. Last time it went into my kidneys which started my whole kidney fiasco and damaged them. She will probably go to rehab for a while before going home, again because of the UTI and she lives alone. She had a test of walking to the bathroom alone from the bed yesterday and didn’t make it, so rehab will be in her future. I’m feeling less stressed about her but am still worried as she was saying how she is so tired of going to the hospital and getting so sick so often. She sounded so done with everything. I hope they treat her for depression too.

Brownie has not had another of those heart attacks, just the cough and sleeps more and more each day. She has a good attitude, eats well, and doesn’t have ‘accidents’ so it’s just a wait and see for her. Death is inevitable, but should be painless for her with a heart attack.

My stress levels have eased some. When I got hit with both my mom’s hospitalization, and Brownie having a bad heart attack at the same time. Then my sisters were not informing me of what was going on with my mom, I pretty much lost everything I know about treating my depression and anxiety. I am better and back on track with that. The sister thing was accidental I found out as I received a whole mess of texts through my email from them all at once. She was sending the updates by text to my email which slowed everything down. I had felt like the ‘black sheep’ of the family prior, but it was simply an accident. Reminds me I need to see both sides of an issue before judging.

RVRita in Roswell

mcmillonmail

I posted the picture of me and my dad cause I miss him so much.
Here is one of me with my husband. It seems like a lifetime ago.
Thank you all for the kind words.

kevrit

Not to be religious, but the Serenity Prayer says how I try to handle the stress in my life like Heather says: “ Lord, grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” This helps me stop the worst of the worry because my mom, my son, my DH, my Brownie are all things I cannot change, but I can change how I respond or deal with their issues. Just me getting my head on straight.

RVRita in Roswell

kevrit

Today is a great day for us “Wonderful Weirdos”! I think I’ll do more than one Suduku puzzle tonight rather than my 1 a day.






RVRita in Roswell

kevrit

Dinner yesterday was large salad, Brussels sprouts, 2 jalapeño poppers, rotisserie chicken thigh, mashed sweet potatoes and 1/2 a stuffed biscuit (stuffed with Swiss Chard).


RVRita in Roswell

Vickil57

Lisa--love the pumkins, very talented.
Heather--So scary about Edie. Glad she was not hurt anymore and that she was wearing her helmet.
Blessings, Vicki GRAND ISLAND, NE

pipcd34

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evie1958

Heather, sounds like the very expensive helmet was worth every penny! Glad to hear that your life is normalizing. Love your new floor and Edie’s toucan!
Tracey, I’m so happy for you that you have found a job at a place that appreciates your talent! Add me to the list of people who went back to school and didn’t work in that field afterwards, lol. Rodger’s pens are quite lovely.
Lisa, I don’t think I commented on that absolutely stunning bookcase quilt! All I can say is WOW! Your pumpkins are the cutest!
Machka, happy for you that the moving is done with! I know the unpacking can be a challenge too, but at least you can do that in your own time.

Many more I’m sure I should have/would have liked to comment on, but lately I’ve only found time for reading….
Thinking of Allie’s Tracy, hoping things go well.
Sending hugs to those who need or want them, congrats to those celebrating and welcome to the new gals!

Evelyn, Vancouver Island

SophieRosieMom

MFP Weekly Check-in for September 9, 2024

Rita in Roswell, NM- Up 1.2 pounds this week. Stress taking a toll on my progress. I’ll get back to it soon. All time high- 210, 3 months ago- 186, today 172.5. Still in right direction!

Sue in WA State - Had a good week with consistent exercise. Could have used more water but not too bad. Next week I want to work on not eating sweets in the afternoon. I get tired then and my brain thinks if I eat something I will have more energy. Doesn't work. Maybe that is when I should concentrate on drinking more water.

Barbara on the Southern Oregon Coast - WT blipped up to 134.3 mid week but down to 129.6 Sunday and today. All activities (BB&B, line dance, Zumba, dog group steps and PT) on hold due oral surgery. Since no activity to track, no idea about sugar, CI<CO or AF..

Evie on Vancouver Island -Sure starting to feel like fall is on the way, but the sun is still shining brightly so that keeps my mood up. Down a pound from two weeks ago. Just for fun I checked where I was a year ago and I’ve lost five pounds since then. Not a huge amount, and certainly not as fast as I’d like, but hoping this is the direction things will be trending now.

Lanette SW WA State – weight staying in range under 160. Slow and steady loss the past 6 months. Crossing fingers labs in November reflect good news. Still walking with weights at least 10 minutes after most meals, incorporating stretches and "exercise bites" as much as possible.

dlfk202000

SophieRosieMom wrote: »

Debbie - have a good time with your mom this weekend! Working at the food bank with her sounds like fun. How's it going with that fella living in her garage?



Lanette
SW WA State

Got home this morning a bit later than planned but I was out in the garden early this morning picking what we didn't get picked yesterday because it was too hot by the time we got to the tomatoes and squash. Out there picking at 7:30-an hour picking tomatoes and 30 min picking squash. Nice to get it done so she wouldn't have to- I didn't pick the cherry tomatoes but she can do that- 2 100 ft rows of tomatoes(1/3 of one row, aprox. is cherry tomatoes) 56 degrees this morning

Had a productive weekend- got everything on my list done- cleaned the carpet from the dog pee from the room mate and mom's room from her dog that should have been cleaned a long time ago.
Food program went well. We didn't have a lot of stuff to give out like we usually do but they got a nice variety-extra on the fresh milk/eggs/cheese, not as much veggies/fruit.
Things are going ok with the guy staying in the garage- He moved an actual twin size bed in yesterday, instead of the air mattress he was using. It is a bit of an inconvience when I needed to get something from the pantry or fridge/freezers that are out there because he went to bed early. One time I just went out quietly with my phone flashlight and grabbed what I wanted. He was in bed but not asleep yet.

The guy that lives in the trailer in the back of the property(great help to mom plus pays a bit for him and his wife to live there)told me he killed a large rattle snack right by their trailer this past week. It is very rare to have them on the property- need to be extra careful when I am out around the property now.

We picked basil, catnip, cucumbers, carrots, radishes, beets and a few melon on Sunday. Drying the catnip, will make pesto tomorrow. Picked a little Swiss chard and egg plant to bring home too this morning.
Will be sharing with friends.

While I was gone, Dh found another little kitten. My friend and her husband came down- saw that the kitten was too young to eat kitten food. The mom is the mom of our three kittens(this was from a different litter). They caught the mom and kitten- mom will be getting fixed next week. They also took the other stray that has been hanging out- She is getting fixed today. She was already pregnant- I was not really ok with them termenating but understood it was best plus we dont need any more cats hanging around here. They will catch the male that has been hanging around and he gets fixed next week too. Costing us $300 for the three strays to get fixed. It will be another $300 when we have the kittens fixed. This is at the low cost clinic- Not so low cost anymore.
Our old cat collapsed on Saturday while I was up at mom's(of course). He has been staying outside for about a month, not wanting to come in at night like he used to. He had fleas really bad. He still isn't acting right,not wanting to eat but is drinking a lot- Neko is I think 16yrs old. He is our original. May need to take him up to put him to sleep tomorrow. He has been staying in my son's room since Saturday. Son was worried about him so much that he went to work and got off early to check on him.

Got strawberries cooking down to make jam. Got a big bag of frozen at the food program- no room in the freezer so cooking them.

Now to catch up on what you ladies have been up to all weekend

Debbie
Napa Valley,CA