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WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2025

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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,884 Member
    Watercolour brush pens - I purchased some and used them for a while, but I prefer the bolder colours of acrylic.

    Baths - growing up, I took a bath and washed my hair in the sink. But as soon as we moved into a house with a shower, I started taking showers. I was so happy to stop taking baths, and to stop washing my hair in the sink!!! I do use the sink when I have to rinse the dye out of my hair. I occasionally have a bath, but it is rarely as good as what I think it should be.

    Toilet roll holder - Just go with one of these. I've actually removed the wall-mounted toilet roll holder.
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    Today we went to my husband's annual school get-together/reunion. It was nice and I think it was really good for him to get out of the house. Thank goodness for the kneeling walker!!


    Then I went for a walk ... a very windy walk!!

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    Machka in Oz

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,884 Member
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  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,760 Member
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  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,932 Member
    edited 1:34PM
    Hello everyone!

    Bit of a shock this morning when my son dropped the girls off at 8.30. We were expecting them to be here for three hours at the most, but my son said it was ALL DAY and Max would be joining us at lunchtime. :o:o:o
    Ooouuufff!
    So, I had to think what we had for lunch and then get them started with their ceramic skull tealight painting. :D Max appeared at 11.30 and, surprisingly, joined in with the painting.
    Their efforts.
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    Left to right - Bea, Edie, Max. :p
    Then lunch, and now they are playing one of their homemade board games with John. It involves coming in to give me a hug periodically and other silly activities like barking and making speeches. They love it.
    No idea what to do with the rest of the day. Could be a film?
    I painted a daffodil card, freehand with the watercolour brush pens, while the ceramics was going on.
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    I also managed to photograph two previous paintings, one of which I am thinking of getting printed as next year's Christmas card. The ruined building is our famous West Pier, which burnt down many years ago.
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    So, I'm just lying on the sofa, recovering from a marathon lunch, and listening to the sounds of hilarity from the next room. Lots of hugs so far!

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 3,109 Member
    edited 1:38PM
    Hey, kids,

    Home improvement adventures:
    Woke up feeling like someone beat me with a reasonably soft baseball bat from my butt to the back of my knees - really stretched out my thighs. Due to the issues with my knees, I cannot crouch, can't bend my legs past 45 degrees. A crouch can go to 28 or even narrower. And there were some places, like around the toilet, where I couldn't get a stool close enough, and I just had to bend at the waist and use a paintbrush along the floor line.

    However - two good news, my bears... first, never had a moment of vertigo, and was a bit worried that the bending added to the paint fumes was just asking for it. Worried for nothing. 👏🏼 And second, the soreness is all muscle, as it would be from any different stretching program, NOT from my joints. Couldn't be more pleased. Ouchy, but pleased! 😂 It did, in the end, go much faster than just painting grout, and it looks so lovely and clean. I'm quite pleased with it.

    Debating, however, whether to go ahead and do the rest of the work today or tomorrow. We'll see how I feel in an hour or two, energy-wise. Seriously, as a workman, I wouldn't hire me. As a 64-year-old, cack-kneed homeowner, I'm pretty pleased! 👀😉😂 I promise, I'll take a pic after I get everything back together.

    Lanette - I actually thought about taping the home improvement stuff - but decided against it for three reasons -
    1. I suck with a camera in motion, even with a phone camera. You have to think beforehand about where to view from, whether you've got what you want in view, adding complexity to an already complex situation.
    2. Those kind of movement videos genuinely demand tons of video editing, from sped-up, time-lapsed montages to lots of cuts, just to keep it from becoming overlong. I'm just not that good yet. And,
    3. I don't need that much advice about the work we do. The commentariat on YouTube truly LOVES telling presenters how they "shoulda dunnit." 😑 I'll pass. 😂

    Tracey - You will be so glad you walked for your grad from that program, and it is well-deserved. I look at the picture of me on that day, and I see a 38-year-old with the only genuine smile in years--something I did for myself, and for who I wanted to be, something I worked really hard for. Unusual in our lives. Well worth celebrating.

    Allie -     Just sending hugs. No advice, just hugs.

    Heather - Love the paintings. John's such a good man. I wouldn't have even made it to lunch without getting snappish. You're dealing with it better than I would.

    Edit to add, as Heather's post triggered my realizing I missed the spoiler: Ginny - I hope every decision you make has the best possible outcomes for your situation. It's a tough set of parameters that you're working with.

    To anyone who's new, just a reminder that you genuinely don't have to respond to everyone here. I tried to do that at the beginning (more than ten years ago) and for me, found it added pressure, when what I was seeking was support and comfort, not even more pressure.

    Genuinely happy to see people who do, don't get me wrong! Just saying it's not a requirement for acceptance.

    Later, y'all,
    Love,
    Kinda ouchy, mildly tired Lisa in AR
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,932 Member
    Ginny - Thinking of you. <3 .Complicated decisions to make.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,796 Member
    Ginny - sounds like your thyroid/tumor situation is being well monitored. Hope the heat and ice get your back straightened out. I'm like you with paying by credit card or cash, have locks with all three credit bureaus, check bank and credit account statement once each day and often pay off the credit card
    mid-month. One less thing to worry about.

    I think if I ever moved from this area, I'd miss Dr. Lisa - it has taken me a long time to get her trained. I finally made an appointment to have my sciatica/SI joint? thing assessed. It's been over 2 years since I had the DEXA scan, not that this has anything to do with it. She might be ready to do all the bloodwork again and check A1C. She is booked out for morning appointments for a couple weeks; I get in on March 10th.

    Allie - didn't Sean get divorced? I can't keep up. :p From what I recall, he had years of caregiver experience, and I bet he could find a job doing that when he's ready. If he takes your advice like my brother would take mine, it's probably wasted breath, lol.

    Rebecca - something I try to do, if I'm not in too big of a hurry, is to hit the "like" button when I read someone's post. My commenting goes in spurts and I often miss things because I don't go back and catch up and I get too many interruptions. I've found that I sometimes get comments on something I posted that I thought would be inconsequential, but few comments on something stunningly brilliant. :p:p People get busy. Neat box from your sister. ;)

    Barbara - I almost always want to transfer teensy tomatoes into their 4" pots before the first true leaves get big. By some miracle, most of them seem to make it. :p How do you harvest your greens? Wait until it gets several inches high and pull the whole plant or shear off the tops and let them regrow?

    Debbie - Glad to hear your DH is realizing MIL is not going home. It will be interesting to see if MIL's medical needs can be tended to adequately where she is. She's stubborn but I wonder how long she's got on this earth. Great job on the walking!

    Barbie - I picked up the chicken thighs and Mole sauce at the store yesterday, but neglected to get a package of black beans, thought I had some here - I did, but they were several years old and probably tough as shoe leather. Ordered some from Amazon which should arrive tomorrow.

    Heather - love the potential Christmas card paintings and the daffodils. I've seen cards like them in stores that fetch a high price! The skull tealight holders are fabulous - what a great way to keep the grands entertained. Much better than having their noses stuck down on phones or tablets.

    I saw a sign I thought was pretty clever :p I could have used it last year when the "remodeling" scammer showed up. Bet if I had a bunch printed up I could make some side money at craft fairs around here:

    "BY KNOCKING ON THE DOOR OR RINGING THE DOORBELL YOU ARE GIVING ME PERMISSION TO PEPPER SPRAY YOU."

    Weekly Check-in reminder, please get info to me today or by noon Monday. TIA.

    Woke up to 50F temperature. Big rain pushing in after lunchtime, minor flood warnings for our area. In 2 weeks, daylight savings time starts. My sleep schedule will finally sync with the clock better. :p

    Better get this posted. Make it a wonderful day!

    Lanette B)
    SW WA State
  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,760 Member
    Happy Sunday to All! :)

    Carol in GA
  • teklawa1
    teklawa1 Posts: 698 Member
    <3
    Betsy in NW WA
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,567 Member
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  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,268 Member
    Morning ladies
    Problem with my brother is,one he lost his license ,so he cant drive,and he doesn't have transportation..
    Jean made sure that she was in charge of everything so now she has him between a rock and a hard place.
    He has nowhere to go.no money for an attorney. And she has abused the trust so who knows what will happen.
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,932 Member
    Flea - Oh the teenage years! I think I made every mistake under the sun. They are still talking to me though. Unfortunately, they do get to an age when they don't want to share everything with a parent. Making mistakes is a big part of growing up. I was a terrible parent by anyone's standards, so don't beat yourself up. <3

    The girls are still here. 4.28. John is teaching them cricket in the garden. He used to be a good club player and coach for a successful school team.

    They enjoyed watching Moana while I had a nap. :p

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

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