VIP LOUNGE! Welcome to the 2024 Fall 5% Challenge!
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Insight Timer Quote:
If you aren’t grateful for what you already have, what makes you think you would be happy with more.—Roy T. Bennett
I AM:
I believe in my potential to create a bright future.
Action for Happiness: Let go of other people’s expectations of you.
Pliability QOTD:
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.—Albert Schweitzer
Fun Fact:
Today is National Talk Teal Day bringing awareness to Ovarian Cancer. Over 249,000 women are diagnosed worldwide each year.
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Saw the dermatologist this morning he is putting me on new cream which isn't as harsh on the skin. He also told me about 2 other options now available, each has side effects, one is an oral pill but it does lower all your immunity and the other you give yourself shots 2 times a month. Just thinking about them.
@Sp33dy143 - WTG
@Sweetpeasmom55 great attitude and answer to interviewer, you will do a great job and I hope they hire you.
It is cooler, 77. Nothing else is too new, got all our pictures divided for the kids and will send once I get some small boxes. Trying to make a list of all the things that need to get done. This won't be our last move, because Don eventually wants to go live in independent living place. Life has always been an adventure for me. Hugs and blessings
.“Believe in yourself and watch the miracle unfold!”
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@Patti241 HI Patti!! How did Monday go?
@Kurtize, Is it a chemo cream for skin cancer or a different type? I have to start the chemo cream soon. I am NOT looking forward to that!! I wish they'd come out with one without so many side effects. It usually wipes me out!! Plus it just ugly what it is, on the other hand it helps in the long run!! Wishing you the BEST!!! With moving ,, yeah not easy. I am sure the kids will appreciate the pictures. I was hurting so much when we went through my Moms pictures, I wasn't thinking well and mostly didn't take as many as I wish I had.0 -
@Kurtize Thanks for the support. When Doctors give me options I take the time and decide what would be best for me. Best of luck.0
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@Sweetpeasmom55 Do you know when the 2nd interview is? We will CHEER YOU ON!!!0
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@Dianedoessmiles1 I see in your activity#1 that you want to exercise more but not just walking.
You’ll remember my mum made it to 92 and kept active to the end. She used to lie in bed in the morning, turn down the covers and do leg raises, and arm raises.
I keep telling myself I’m going to start toilet squats, I spend lots of time there and I could do a couple of extra stand up, sitdowns each time I use the facility
@SweetPeasMom55 I feel your pain. Senior care isn't easy. Growl or gorge is the stress relief option and we don’t want to shout so candy here we come.
Have you no siblings who can share the care?
Tell someone you’re struggling and need some help and support. It’s not failure it’s admitting that your burden is too big. I should have done it when I had mum to care for. I didn’t and it broke me.
Can you take 5 minutes to sit back and view your situation like you’re watching a movie of it and think what you’d tell the movie mum on how she could do things differently? Laugh at it and then challenge yourself to make yourself a reorganised timetable of the things you need to do and see if there are some you can combine and ALWAYS leave yourself time for yourself.
Plan your meals in advance, batch cook and freeze half (making a meal for 4 takes no more time than making it for two)
Take your own healthy nibbles to work and eat only the amount that you have planned in your tracking for today.(okay, @Dianedoessmiles1 I hear you laugh that I’m suggesting ideas you’ve seen me struggle to carry out in the past)
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Insight Timer Quote:
The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.—Bertrand Russell
I AM:
I always choose to fight back.
Action for Happiness:
Accept yourself and remember that you are worthy of love.
Pliability QOTD:
The most important thing in life is to believe in yourself.—Michael Jordan
Fun Fact:
Happy National Punctuation Day.
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Diane: Monday went okay. My friend had a doctors appt in the morning.0
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Since I grew up in the Midwest, I remember what autumn is like. It was probably my favorite season when I lived where we had four seasons. Now it's always the same (which I love even more), but I still remember as a child, walking into the woods for a picnic on my birthday with my parents. So I may sit at the ocean's edge instead of hiking in the forest, but I still love remembering. That's been many years ago, and I'm not sure people can just walk into a forest to picnic now without special permission. (watching the ocean from my office window!)
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@Dianedoessmiles1 its a chemo cream, called Fluorouracil 5% cream. its very potent.
Have a great rest of your day everyone. Hugs
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@nansbones7708 @Dianedoessmiles1 I have 2 siblings both don't live in the area. Hubby is retired and our new rule is he has 2 cook at least 3 meals and frozen pizza doesn't count. He also has to pick up the slack around the house as I took care of everything while he had his knees replaced and he got really comfortable doing nothing. I don't eat out my weakness is sweets. I've been doing great not touching the candy at work but that's because covid cooties have hit work. I do my best to stay healthy. Today I switched lunches with my co-worker. She goes to her mom's for lunch. I asked for the early lunch so I could miss the cootie crew. My parents I have scheduled pretty well. I do their shopping with mine. I spend the weekends doing chores and only 1/2 days unless it's a big project. I take my me projects over to my parents and they sit with me as I do them. I really enjoy my time at my parents. It's coming home and hubby watching TV that sends me over the edge. I now just do the bare minimum at home. This is new, as his doctor lectured me about being a good wife. Yep this pushed me right over a cliff. It didn't work in hubbies favor now he has to step up. I'm trying to make more me time it's why I came back to mfp. 😊1
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2nd interview should be this week it has to be when everyone has a free moment.2
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@nansbones7708 , WB Nan!!! So happy to see you with us on the 5%!! I see you're mixing it up with teams, that can do us so much good!! Please know your previous team PS4L is CHEERING YOU ON!!! Your Mom was a SUPER AMAZING Mom, it's easy to see you take after her!! WTG on wanting to add in more ST as you go about the day. I saw a picture some place here of your yard, GREAT JOB Nan!! YO you do amaze us! TY TY TY TY for the suggestions to @Sweetpeasmom55 she is going through what you did. Who better than one who's been there and learned a lot. TY TY For sharing your wisdom and experience. I did giggle, a tiny bit.
@Patti241, is your friend okay? Hard when a friend goes through a lot. I have a close friend of 50 years who's going through an unreal amount of pain. Not much I can do for her, but we keep in touch. She lives next door (building next door) which is nice.
@lavalily , Oh where you are is NO DOUBT DROP DEAD GORGEOUS!!! Cool, I had no clue you had lived in the Midwest!! Yes, one can still have a pinic in the woods so long as it's not private land and marked with no tresspassing and I think it's a purple mark??? I've not been in the real woods in several years. Maine is a very rural area, I just happen to live on the harbor. I am sure you adore the view at work, I sure do at home!!
@Kurtize, that's the same one I am on. OH MAN I should start it next week, but I have an event on the 12th and I want feel well and look good for pictures.
@Sweetpeasmom55, So sorry about H!! Often after surgery some do go into the 'OH NO!! I CAN'T DO X,Y, Z" when indeed they usually can. I can see why you push him to do things. I had my GD as she grew up from 11 on. I had her do chores (her mother never cleaned, she literally at 11 had NO CLUE how to clean!) She was so angry at this. I finally sat her down and asked "hon, why does cleaning upset you so much?" I was calm so was she. She burst into tears (LOL 11 year old until they are 20 PLUS!) "you never ASKED ME what I wanted to do!! I DO want to help, I DO want to learn, but I hate taking the trash down and dusting!" We talked it over, that silly girl LOVED to vacuum (she had seen me doing it) and didn't mind doing the cat box!! She also wanted to learn how to cook, and just needed guidance, I needed to just let her do things her way, not mine. BIG lesson for us both. Did H pick what it is he wants to do? Funny how as adults we are often as we were as kids!! If he picks it he may work more around the house for you. Of course you know what's best. My GD is now almost 30 (Oh I tease her endlessly about that, but in a way it's not upsetting to her, I'd hate to upset her!) and enjoys cleaning most of the time. Great way to reduce any anxiety she's feeling. Here's hoping you get the job if you still like the idea of it!
Today I was mostly LAZY, but my body was demanding it. WELL until a friend who helps clean for me, came. I had decided we'd also go grocery shopping (I'd been trying since Sunday and just couldn't) she makes it so much fun. We get to goofing off horribly. Now it's ALL DONE and so much more! I have in more than my 4500 steps in. PHEW!!0 -
Insight Timer Quote:
The opposite of belonging is fitting in.—Brene Brown
I AM:
I am a positive being, aware of my potential.
Action for Happiness: Avoid saying ‘I should’ and make time to do nothing.
Pliability QOTD:
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.—Carl Lewis
Fun Fact:
It’s National Daughter’s Day!!!!
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@Kurtize My husband has been using that cream for years; it does the job and even chases/spreads to other locations of skin cancer where he didn't even put it on.0
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I’m ecstatic to say that for the first time in months I’m tired out because I’ve worked hard all day, and not just totally fatigued from doing just a little.
It’s been a long haul but I’m getting back to a more normal me3 -
Still waiting for the interview🙄 All our departments are short staffed. I just wish it would be done with. Let me know either way and if the start day will be delayed that's fine.I'm hoping I am not coming down with the cooties. I will have to test to make sure I am okay and mask up around my parents. Hubby already moved me to the spare room. The cootie crew all look like they have a really bad cold and cough. That's my co-worker she sounds awful. I have an upset stomach which is probably worrying about the new job. I'm just very tired . I will go to bed early.0
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@Ronnie_happy2ranch that's for sure. @Dianedoessmiles1 here is a picture of Don's arm, this is after 3 weeks and in healing process.
Today took some more stuff to goodwill, then went to Market Street market, it just opened, the store is large and has just about everything in food, flowers, decorations and food vendors.
It is another hot one, we only had fall weather one day. Hugs all
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@Dianedoessmiles1 Asked hubby what chores he wants to do. He said he would give it some thought. 🙄0
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@Patti241 HI Patti!! How did hte day go?
@Ronnie_happy2ranch , it does a very good job. I think this is my 3rd or 4th time using it. My arms have a TON Of freckles except for where I used it on them. It ate them ALL away!! As a kid/teen I'd of LOVE THAT!! But the older I got the more I loved my freckles. Both of my parents had a TON of them. There are 5 kids (I am the only girl) and 2 of us are FULL of them, the others have some, but not nearly as many. When I look at my arms now they remind me of my Mom and Dad and I smile each time. This time though the cream will be on my LIP!! I need to find out how to do I keep from LICKING MY LIP? Oh I hate it when they try to burn it off. That pain was UNREAL!!! And it hurt for days after so even if they numb me first, that'll not last.
@nansbones7708 , Oh Nan that is TERRIFIC!! On the nights I am exhausted from activity I sleep so much better. Maybe if we kept track of that and see if it helps in other ways to be busy, we may be amazed!! I know when I am upset my very first "go to" Is walking!! it brings down any anxiety and helps me to think things through better.
@Sweetpeasmom55, Ohhhhh I sure hope you do not get/have covid. I just got over it (again! 2nd time) it's not as bad it was when it first started off. More of a really bad cold. I hope you slept and today is easier. Its so hard when waiting to hear about a job we want!! Hopefully soon!! YEAH ON your asking Hubby which jobs around the house he'd like to do!! NICELY DONE!!! They commit better when its their idea!! WTG!!!
@Kurtize, that's a pretty big spot!! Looks like it worked though?
Today was a nice day. I went with a friend to see a lung Dr. She had thought she had emphysema but thankfully that's not it!! Turns out it is her BP med!! WHO knew Lisinopril can cause severe coughing!! Turns out it's rather common for it to do that! WOW!! But what a RELIEF!! Most of her family including non smokers (she's also a non smoker) have died from it, she was so scared to go today, so scared that was it. As we drove away and home, tears of happiness ALL AROUND!! PHEW!!1 -
To paraphrase: when I’m not doing the job I love, I love the job I’m doing. Having a clean bath is the bees knees. I’ll figure out what has to do with anything later. I picked up a 1000 pc, 36x39 puzzle because it’s a a maple tree in the fall and it is pretty. I’ve divided the pcs between two card tables. All the pcs are speckled red yellow gold green & brown. I did the math: if I can put two pcs together a day it will only take me 500 days. And then they’ll lock me up. 3 -
Insight Timer Quote:
The purpose of life is a life of purpose.—Robert Byrne
I AM:
I am strong, wise, and resilient.
Action for Happiness:
Find a new way to use one of your strengths and talents.
Pliability QOTD: Believe you can and you’re halfway there.—Theodore Roosevelt
Fun Fact:
It’s National Pancake Day.
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good morning. We are in a state of emergency due to the hurricane0
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@Marileighea, YO!!! Hey that'll be a nice challenge!!! HAVE Fun with that!! I can't say my eyes would be able to do that. I've been doing some online puzzles because @Catwmncat has started me off on that!! She took a picture of my cat, and put it in. That was fun and now? I do others also. WTG on doing that puzzle!! I DID giggle at . "I’ve divided the pcs between two card tables. All the pcs are speckled red yellow gold green & brown. I did the math: if I can put two pcs together a day it will only take me 500 days. And then they’ll lock me up." OH I SURE DID!! LOLOL!! TY TY TY TY!!
@Patti241, where do you live about? You do not need to say the towncity, just the genreal area. Here's hoping you'll be okay!! Please let your Challenge Leader (Captain) know just in case.0 -
@Dianedoessmiles1 that is interesting about the blood pressure medicine, that is what Don takes and he coughs a lot.
Warm day here again. Not much new. Hugs and blessings
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Booked hubby an appointment to get the covid shot. We had to go around his TV schedule.🙄 As he is getting more paranoid about getting it. I swear he has everything eye balled at 6 ft. I get the drill who's out now? Who's back? How close are they to you in work space? I said it's recycled air, I don't need to be close to get it. My cubby mate I am pretty sure she has it. I know work is trying hard for us all not to get it as they have the air conditioner running full. I pulled out the turtle necks. I'm just freezing.
After still not hearing about the position. I asked the department leader. They are putting the position on pause. I didn't have to ask why as everyone tells me everything I knew 2 people quit. It's going to be blending departments and changing up the positions. I was told when things get posted I don't have to reapply. I'm guessing there will be multiple options and I can decide what I want to do. Time will tell. I took it well the department I applied for didn't. They are very upset about it. I will let you know when I reapply.👍
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@Kurtize , Oh please look up the side effects of it and show it to Don! Its a simple change for them to something else. There are so many others. I no longer take it. My cough remains, but my cough is the heart failure.
@Sweetpeasmom55, I've had covid 2 times it's not fun that's for sure, but its easily survival. I have as you know congested heart failure and chronic kidney disease, heading to kidney failure. I had covid for the 2nd time just a few weeks ago and got through it without any meds for it. I cant take it because of the heart and meds. I am so sorry it's stressful and can't imagine working and worrying about catching stuff. Before the pangdangitall (covid shut down) I worked as a foster grandma in a city 2nd grade class (weirdly LOL It was the same school I had attended as a kid from 4 to 6th grade!) the flu hit the school so bad out of the 19 plus the teacher and myself (21) only 2 of us did not get it. I was one of them and a child. It was quite stressful, but we got through that! That flu was worse, much worse than covid is now. I hope at work the changes around of merging depts etc. wokrs out okay for you!!!1 -
Insight Timer Quote:
There is nothing stronger in the world than gentleness.—Han Suyin
I AM:
I am braver than I think.
Action for Happiness:
Free up time by cancelling any unnecessary plans.
Pliability QOTD: Success is not the absence of failure; it’s the persistence through failure.—Aisha Tyler
Fun Fact:
Today is National Day of Forgiveness to encourage us to develop realistic methods for incorporating forgiveness in our lives. Forgiveness is a potential tool on a journey of spiritual, mental, emotional and physical health.
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