WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2014
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Hi everyone,
I've been busy working, so haven't had time to go back and read everything. I am new to the community and have enjoyed reading your posts.
Crazy weather here in Mass. It was -7 Saturday morning, a bit warmer yesterday, 55 degrees this morning with rain, and now it's back down to 30 and should be about 9 degrees by morning.
I'm making a tortilla soup recipe from Bon Appetit for supper tonight. Should be just about right for a chilly night
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I am trying not to focus too much on the numbers on the scale. I'm hoping that by making some small changes, including logging my food (even if I go over), that I'll end up being healthier and losing some weight.
Jeanne0 -
It's me again. Boy, I am such a pest. Too much time on my hands I guess. I'll be glad when I can get back to doing stuff.
Has anybody ever tried dry body brushing? It is supposed to help tighten sagging skin. I thought I might give it a try along with the facial exercises. I don't think it can make it worse than it is now, and I thought I should do something before I lose the last 60 pounds.
Juanita, where the heck is Sudbury? It must be near the arctic circle. I want to put it on my list of places NOT to visit in the winter. Brrrrrrrr!!!!!
Lee in Virginia, my son loves peanut butter cookies too. They used to be my "specialty", or at least I thought they were. When he was about 5, the smoke alarm woke me up about 3am. The battery was going dead. I was standing on a chair taking the battery out when my son stumbled out of his bedroom and said, "Mom, can I have a peanut butter cookie?" I told him I didn't make any cookies, and he said "I know you did! I heard the smoke alarm!"
Back to surfing you tube. Later.
Sylvia0 -
Margaret .......Paceoh read a book can’t remember which one. That said just the act of pushing the food away from you can be helpful. Were it only that easy.
Don't we wish!!, 0 -
just a quick, howdy, got out at 5:15 and went to see my brother, he will be there im guessing another 5-6 days, then the real work starts.. it will be up to him....
im exsausted,,I have to work early tomorrow to, so im hoping if I get my butt to bed early I can get to the gym before work, then I work until 6 pm,
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Sylvia sudbury is in northern ontario canada, it is really not a bad city just cold in the winter this year seems more cold days than we like
But if you ever visit do it in summer lovely lakes , and all activities summer could have , oh the memories.......lol
Juanita0 -
Hi All- I'm jumping right in even though I don't quite understand these boards... My name is Amy I live on Martha's Vineyard. I just turned 50 last week. I've been on MFP sporadically for about 3 years maybe. A year and a half ago I had a total hip replacement and right before that surgery, I was in the best shape of my life. I worked out daily because I wanted my muscles fit and strong to bounce back after the surgery. That all happened pretty well as I hoped, but I never really made it back to my former commitment. Fast forward to now - I'm trying to figure out how to reset my starting weight so that I am getting accurate feedback. Anyone know how to do that?
As for my January goals:
Replace 1 meal (breakfast) with fresh vegetable/fruit juice that I make every day.
Drink as much water as I can stand.
Keep my portions small.
Be intentional.
So far I am doing well! The juicing is good - I'm getting used to the flavor of the juices and I'm enjoying them. I've lost 5 pounds in this first week - I'm sure it's just water and post holiday bloat - but hey, I"ll take it!!
I could really use encouraging friends, and I will be that in return! I'm looking forward to this new beginning!0 -
One more thing please? How do I bookmark this board ... not sure I"ll ever find it again!0
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Sylvia - that was so cute! Thank you for that story... Put a smile on my face... I've just gotta keep at it and get back on track tomorrow. If I could only just eat one cookie!
I hope I get a chance to read all the posts tomorrow between taking down the Christmas stuff and working out.
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Good grief! i posted I think yesterday morning and holy cow look at how far behind I am already....it's hopeless.
Today was incredibly cold, -36 wind chill, so I rolled over and went back to bed LOL. I don't think many people showed up for work, either! It will all be there tomorrow. So today I am grateful for my warm house with running water and that I don't have to live outdoors like so many homeless people do.
So I am having a major panic fit...I just realized that the first 25% of the test bank for the new nursing textbook has to be done by January 15! Even with 2 of us doing it, that is impossible, so I'm hoping I'll get an extension! I may be working my fingers to the bone! The whole thing has to be done by June 15. OMG I think that, too, is impossible.
Dad fell last night. I can't believe it, but he got his wheelchair in the bathroom and then tried to stand up, and of course can't, so fell. He only got a little skin tear, thank goodness. Then today he passed out while being lifted out of bed. DH went this evening and said for the 2nd time he's seen this, all his food is on the floor along with half his dishes and silverware. I'm going to call them tomorrow and ask that they feed him or at least assist him.
Well I'm going to cut this short...so sorry I am not responding to all of you. Welcome to the newbies, cheers and prayers to those who deserve and need them. Take care all, Meg from Omaha land of the freezer.0 -
Hello Ladies :flowerforyou:
Some small attainable goals for January:bigsmile:
1: Just M O V E
Even just a few moments to an hour or more.Starting back to my morning Silver sneakers.
2: Drink more water.It is so good for you and I found this which further reinforces my commitment to the small easy task (findings below) (I saw this on one of the post in here)
Drinking water at certain times maximizes its effectiveness on the body. So I’ll try to follow these recommendations: * 2 glasses of water after waking up - helps activate internal organs
* 1 glass of water 30 minutes before a meal - helps digestion
* 1 glass of water before taking a bath - helps lower blood pressure
* 1 glass of water before going to bed - avoids stroke or heart attack.
3: the big ONE :Laugh and be more forgiving.
Molly in extremely cold WV
Thankful I have food and heat.0 -
Good evening,
Catching up on some posts.
Virginialee I’m slowly getting my Christmas put away. It takes me about two weeks to get it out and six to put it away. :laugh: I know it might sound strange but when I started taking fish oil regularly my urge to binge went way down. I also stay away from buffets. Seeing all that food triggers me.
:flowerforyou: Welcome always summer Hope you find us again. Just go to my topics and we should be there.
Patceoh I agree :laugh:
Jeanne sounds like you have a good plan.
Boneella Thanks for the idea of antifreeze hopefully we won’t need that. So far so good. I agree about the pets in the article I read it said treat your pets like yourself if it is too cold for you it is too cold for them and do not leave them in the car just like in the summer when it is too hot.
Jb love the picture. Yes like the word contentment is for me for in 2014. I like what you said about compassion too. Your right it is often easier to be compassionate towards some else than ourselves. I like contentment for me because I will try to enjoy what life brings to me and what I bring to it. I have had my share of heartbreak and struggles over the years. Itis time to give myself permission to enjoy that good cup of coffee.
Goals:
Limit TV/computer
contentment
Life is too short for a bad cup of coffee.:drinker:
Margaret0 -
I read all the post but didn't take any notes. But for all those concerned about my fur babies. We left them at the animal hospital. Vet left us on a presume it's Pancreatic attack. They will be doing blood tests and xrays and putting them on IVmeds. They were dehydrated as well. So we will be looking at a big bill but hopefully the little guys will be ok.
I can't stop thinking food and I still have a lot of baking around mind you it's in the cold room and I refuse to go there when I'm like this. There's also a big 2 dollar chocolate bar in the cupboard but sure hope it stays there. I'm going to take my little yogurt and go watch some tv.
I should get a call from the vet tomorrow. He said if we didn't hear from him all was well.
See you all lighter
Linda in Northern Ontario.0 -
Meg, what is a 'test bank' for a nursing textbook? Good luck in getting it done. During nursing school I hated those textbooks, but after I graduated I loved them. I guess I needed them as a reference for things I didn't learn during school. As you can guess I didn't make the best student. I guess my nursing was out of instinct.
Well I woke up this evening around 6:30 after my hybernation sleep I always have after a big family thing. I am surprised I was able to make it until last night to go to sleep. Saturday I was so exhausted. At times I just sat and was unable to move an arm. And this is literal. I was looking at pictures my niece put on facebook and in one I looked pretty bad. But it was a happy extreme tiredness! So I slept about 17 hours straight. I was curious to see what my FitBit would show for my sleep last night. And I was pretty silent all night an day long except for 3 bathroom breaks. I do keep a water bottle by my bed because my mouth and throat get really dry. I guess I could have taken my blood sugar when I got up but I was really shaky. I made sure my meal had a lot of protein in it. I just hope I can sleep OK tonight. When my Mom was alive she would always sit by the phone just waiting for me to call when I woke up. Sometimes I just want to call that number and see who owns it now. She also had me call on the way home from a trip, even the short 3 hours to my daughters and then again when I got home.
It is still quite cold here,
Joyce, Indiana0 -
My headache lasted until this morning so I had to take the really strong meds. I did read all the posts but no notes. However, I did read about a lady from Essex in UK. We lived in Essex county when dh was stationed at RAF Weathersfield. Lived in Saffron Waldon and Weathersfield. Did ok on my food today. Decided to give myself another week to get completely off sugar. It's really cold so Ithink I'll go to bed. :smooched:
Sue in TX0 -
Forgot to mention that I reset my ticker and changed it from pounds lost to pounds left to lose. Just a mind thing.0
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Margaret - I think I will try the fish oil... It would be worth a try since nothing else has worked and the omega 3 can't hurt! One time when my husband returned from sea (navy guy) in April, the Christmas tree was still up! :laugh: He still jokes me about that years later... That was interesting about the buffets... That's a definite trigger for me, too.
Can't believe how cold it is everywhere. Be safe... Lee 0 -
:flowerforyou: :bigsmile: Just wanted to check in and say I got on the scale this morning and woooo hooooo down 6lbs. It feels so good to see the numbers going down again instead of up.
:flowerforyou: WOW... I remember when I first started MFP I could read all the posts and comment every day....and now I can't keep up with the newbies and the longtimers let alone the posts. I did read the posts but my mind is just too tired to reply. :yawn: I am sending out ((((HUGS)))) and prayers for those struggling with their own health problems and those of their loved ones and pets.
sending out congratulations and hugs for success and accomplishments
:huh: I sit here in Delaware listening to the wind howling and thinking of those in the much colder parts of the country and sending out prayers for everyone to stay warm and safe during the coming days of bad weather.
:yawn: now time for me to drag my tired butt to bed. Gotta get up and go to work at 5am :yawn:
Rose sending warm thoughts from Laurel Delaware
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:flowerforyou: Virginia, there are two things that worked for me to stay away from crazy eating……I plan my food for the day and agree with myself to eat only what’s on my plan…I am an “abstainer”…….I know how to stay away from cookies and I know how to eat the whole pan/package/box, but I don’t know how to have just one…….the second thing is that I don’t keep food in the house that I can’t eat moderately.
"The reason most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want the MOST for what they want at the MOMENT."
See what you can learn from this experience so it doesn’t happen again.
:bigsmile: Margaret, great cold weather tips…thank you.:flowerforyou: contentment is a great word for 2014……..i may decide to use it next year since I already have my word for this year.
:bigsmile: Bonella, very smart stopping at the gym when you drove by.
:flowerforyou: Jeanne, the scale is not always your friend…..it’s a great idea to focus more on healthy behaviours like logging food and seeking opportunities to be active.
:laugh: Sylvia, great story about the smoke alarm.
:flowerforyou: Amy, welcome……..it’s not too hard to figure this thing out…….if you click on Community then click on My Topics, you’ll see this topic and can get right back to it….don’t click on the name of the topic or it will put you at the beginning, instead click on the word “view” next to the name of the last person to post and you can scroll back to your last post and start reading……..To reset your starting weight, go to My Home, then Check In, then in small print “Edit previous entries” and it will let you change your starting weight…..please keep coming back……MFP and especially this thread will really help you.
:brokenheart: Meg, sorry to hear about your book deadline and your dad’s troubles.
:flowerforyou: Molly, those are awesome resolutions and good things to be grateful for…..i put my furnace on my gratitude list this morning and I’ll put blankets on my list tomorrow.
:flowerforyou: LindaC. Thanks for sharing the news about your doggies……..and keep those tempting treats locked up….drink water instead:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
:yawn: :yawn: Joyce, after your great family event, you’re entitled to lots of sleep to recover.
:flowerforyou: Rose, I remember when this thread was smaller and I could reply to everyone but now I love how many of us there are and all the places we come from and all the life experience and wisdom we share with each other.
:bigsmile: I am very excited…..i am finally caught up reading all the posts……I didn’t reply as thoroughly as I wanted but I’ve read every word and had you all in my heart. Barbie from beautiful NW Washington where the weather is cold enough to feel like winter and warm enough for taking long walks even before daylight
:bigsmile: .16,000 steps today…yoga….planks—front and side
:bigsmile: .My word for 2014 is “Mindful” inspired by “The Happiness Project”….I will seek opportunities to be present in all that I do0 -
Just stopping by, we plan to leave for Iowa in the morning. Didn't go today as was to cold. Will be gone until Friday night. Not sure I will have access to computer so hope you all have a good week and stay safe and warm.
Blessed, Vicki GI NE going to Iowa to welcome new grand daughter, will be grand child number 280 -
Margaret - I think I will try the fish oil... It would be worth a try since nothing else has worked and the omega 3 can't hurt! One time when my husband returned from sea (navy guy) in April, the Christmas tree was still up! :laugh: He still jokes me about that years later... That was interesting about the buffets... That's a definite trigger for me, too.
Can't believe how cold it is everywhere. Be safe... Lee
My mom had a dear friend named Hester who believed the Christmas tree should stay up until Easter every year. She did have an artificial one. She also like to sing all three verses to The Star Spangled Banner. She was a hoot. :laugh: As I put away my Christmas trinkets I find some of the ones passed onto me from my mom from her.. Good memory. Thanks for helping me remember her.0 -
Did about 30 minutes of the instructional belly dance DVD today, then went to the extremepump class. Well, first I stopped at Lowes Foods on the way there just to get what was on sale that I'll donate to the local soup kitchen. After the class I came hone to find that Vince needed more milk so I went to Sams to buy the milk. I'm thinking of having people over Sunday to watch the episodes of Downton Abbey (a friend got all 8 episodes, and I copied them) so I got some Skinny Pop and then bought gas. Tomorrow night we MIGHT go to Mexican Train at this gal's house and then Wed. is the Newcomer general meeting along with the two bowling leagues we're on, so I filled up on gas
sandmyst - welcome, stop back often
Joyce - Bryan (back when he was talking to me) showed me this chicken salad. Basically, you take elbow macaroni (or bowties), get a rotisserie chicken, a jar of pesto and mix them together. Of course, you take off the skin and chop up the chicken. What I like is that it's a macaroni salad that doesn't have mayo in it so you can take it somewhere in the summer and don't have to worry about it spoiling.
Sylvie - making gluten free things, will this mean that you'll have to get all of that special flouer and stuff (the xanthane gum, oat flour, etc)
Anne - I would ask for a refund, although this coach sounds very good, he also seems to have a lot of other commitments
Heather - congrats on the loss. Oh my dear, your chest and your knee! Feel better fast.
DeeDee - It was Vince who mentioned the snow. I'm thinking that he's getting more and more on the conservative side. Personally, I don't think it'll snow. He was saying how it was supposed to be so cold so I wore these heavy pants to exercise class today. To be honest, I was sweating in them. I could easily have worn the lighter pants. Vince drained some water from the pool today. With the cold temps, he just didn't want the water to be above the tile line (the tile might crack).
Patty - let me know how you liked working in the fitness center. Do you have personal training certification? When I worked at the Y I was in the Women's Only Workout area. It would always frustrate me to no end how I would show someone the proper way to do something and they'd do it, but once my back was turned they'd go back to the way they used to do it (which could potentially hurt them). Hope you have a better experience than I did.
Connie - welcome. This IS a fantastic group
Linda - sending good thoughts your way for the dogs
Sylvia - have fun at your painting party
Jane - sounds like you made the best choice you could make for your lunch meeting. Good for you!
barbie - I don't post much on facebook, either. Sometimes there is a decent recipe that I may want to save, but that's about it. Glad you liked the decorations
Welcome to everyone new that I may have missed
Just made Vince a chocolate fudge cake. His birthday was last month and we didn't go to Mexican Train, so I'll make that for him. I'm going to take something else because cakes, etc just don't entice me at all.
Virginia - wish I could tell you a magic thing to stop you from binging, but I do the same thing. However, if I know that I'm going to be making something that I could easily binge on, before making it I have something that will cause me to drink a lot of water (like a bran muffin). I also find that having a glass of lemon water nearby SOMETIMES helps (not always). If anything, this helps me somewhat to control my binging.
margatetturk - thanks for posting those tips. We put some antifreeze in our pool and spa for the winter
sylvia - thanks for the smile
Jeanne and Amy - welcome
Meg - I don't remember, is your dad in an assisted living facility?
Rose/LaurelFisher - woo hoo on the loss!
Vicki - safe travels
A friend came here tonight, we were going to play mahjongg but wound up watching the latest Star Trek movie instead.
Michele in NC0 -
Our Christmas tree is still up of course. I guess while we are frozen in would be a good time to take it down but I still have such fond memories of last weekend that I'm not ready. Plus I'm just not ready for that big of a task yet. I had told Charlie that I wanted to buy at least one new ornament this year. Since we can't get out of the house right now, I can't go to the big Christmas places and I would imagine they will be closing up shop soon. I have looked at both target and Walmart and didn't see anything that jumped out at me and really wanted me to buy it so I haven't. But I got 2 precious ornaments for Christmas. As I have said before, when my Grand daughters were younger I enjoyed helping them make Christmas presents for everyone. But we had to have them done by Thanksgiving since that was the last time I would see them before Christmas. But as they grew older I felt that they were old enough to do tis on their own or have their Mom help them. I think that was a big goal of mine, to get her to realize that her daughters needed to be making gifts for everyone. They get so much for Christmas just like any other child. The adults do all the buying and in our home now, against my better judgement, we do like most families and draw couple names. We don't draw our own childrens names in those couples. But my grand children need to learn the joy and reason of giving gifts. So I did it with them. So this year they really outdid themselves. They used their own allowence money and went to Hobby Lobby and got the clear glass ornaments, and they little tiny things you can get that's like confetti and some snow, and then these little snow flakes that adhere to the balls. Now the kitchen was a glittery mess when they were done but these ornaments are precious. Their Mom took red ribbon for a tie and branch holder for the top. They always make home made buckeyes for the family, and she had her daughters do all the rolling out of the chocolate mix for that. Apparently it's hard work. Well it's not hard to eat them. I still have my share hidden.
Then my sister took my Mom's costume jewelry, took them all apart and glued these little pieces onto a styrafoam ball. I can go around the ball and remember particular earrings, necklace pieces, lapel pins, mine has a G for grace on it. She had several cheap 'gold' or 'oear' necklaces that she took pieces of them and It is just beautiful make little twirly things on the ball. Her daughter took a lot of the leftover things and made garland for one of her small trees with it.. So now I have two very precious ornaments. The year after my daughter got married they were the typical college students, just barely making it. They lived on love. They took the same glass type ornaments, filled them up about halfway with snow and some green or red confettit and put a ribbon on it. Then she took a red marking pin and put their names and wedding date on it.. Inexpensive but priceless.
I have a niece that's quite a photo bug and a SIL that have put all their Christmas pictures on Face Book. So I have been tagging all the pictures as mine even though I'm not in them. I took a few pictures but was to busy just watching and to tired to take any. But now I have a nice Christmas album because of their pictures.
OK, some one make sure I get to the Y on Friday morning to the strength training. Who is up to the challenge!!!!
Joyce, indiana0 -
Hi, I'm Debbie. Just coming back after losing my husband in November. Hope it helps get mind on something positive. I'm so sad.0
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Hi,
Just a brief update about my Fitness Coach. He was there tonight but I had a "little chat" with him about my concerns before we got started. I made it clear that I was not happy with his no shows/cancellations. He assured me what had happened wouldn't happen again. I didn't ask for my money back.
He took some of my measurements. I had a very strenuous workout. (I am so out of shape!) :blushing:
I'm tired. I'm falling asleep at the computer. :yawn: Off to bed for me.
Have a wonderful day tomorrow ladies...
Anne, Vancouver area, BC, Canada0 -
Hi again,
Debbie - So terribly sorry to hear about the loss of your husband. Good for you for trying to get your mind off of your grief.
Anne, Vancouver area, BC, Canada0 -
I just want to say that even though I just joined this board, you guys have helped me out already! Such a compassionate, caring bunch of ladies you are... making me feel like I'm already at home. Thank you!!! :flowerforyou:
Barbiecat - The bingeing is definitely something I struggle with off and on during the year, especially around the winter months, so my weight can fluctuate a bit wildly at times. Thank you for your advice. I don't always plan my food out for the whole day, but have noticed that on the days I do, I stick to my plan much better.
I loved what you said about being an "abstainer"... that hit home really hard and made me laugh :laugh: and I loved your line about how "We trade what we want the most for what we want at the moment"... That is so true. Hopefully I can stop and think before I take that first bite. I've actually called my Mom or a friend to have them talk me out of what I'm about to eat! lol It sometimes works though and makes me talk myself out of going into a mindless eating episode.
Margaret - Your post about brought me to tears... I'm happy I could make you think of your Mom... she sounds lovely! My husband one time asked why I put out ALL of our Christmas ornaments, he said just leave the older, tattered ones in the box or throw them out.... I told him those are the ones I cherish the most, that bring me the most joy as I put them on the tree and take them back down and put them away... 0 -
morning ladies,
well another day with no formal exercise, I feel like a slug..
I am eating correctly ,but with this going into work early, and moving muscles that I dont usually move:embarassed: I was so sore last night, and still this morning.. I will get back into it tomorrow, I will be running like crazy today also,but feel so bad for Zina ,I will pray that I dont come down with that stomach bug, from what I hear it is nasty.. I am washing my hands to beat the band, escpecially when I am over at the hopsital visiting my brother, dont think I will go tonight, but will go tomorrow., and I will get to the gym tomorrow too, it is frigid outside so I will stay away from outside except to take the boys for a quick potty run0 -
Morning everyone,
Just found out January 3rd. I'm going to be a grandma in Sept!
I slacked off and I've got to get busy!
Cindy0 -
I know it's not as cold as where some of you ladies are but 29 now with a high today of 48 :noway: is freezing for this Florida girl!!! But we will be up to 84 on Saturday (only in Florida)
I did read all the post, it's just so hard to reply to so many.
Prayers and best wishes to those with losses and struggles.:flowerforyou:
To those that are sick, prayers for healing and a fast recovery.:flowerforyou:
Congratulations to everyone with NSV's :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Tina in (man it's cold) Forida
May we all stay warm & well. :flowerforyou:
Hope everyone has a blessed and wonderful day! :flowerforyou:0 -
Good morning ladies
An extremely wet day in London, but I don't feel I can complain as, compared to some of the other weather that people are struggling with at present, this is tame.
For the first time in ages I am having 'head-hunger' - I thought I'd completely rid myself of this phenomenon, but it is definitely riding my shoulder right now. Fingers crossed that I can continue to control it. Normally I would just go and do some exercise to ward it off, but I'm having a double flare up of arthritis. It is now affecting both of my knees rather than just the left one.
Next Monday I am going for my pre-op appointment for my gall-bladder removal surgery. Honestly, the rate I'm going I'll have no insides left! Gradually they are taking more and more parts of me (apart from when I had a new heart valve, but then they still removed the old one).
My DD#2 is now only six weeks away from her due date. I can't wait to meet my new granddaughter. The truth is, I wish my daughter was not living in Germany and that I could be with her all the time, but this is a miracle baby and I'm just glad that she's on her way (for those who don't know, my daughter tried unsuccessfully to get pregnant for fifteen years, had eight rounds of IVF and then finally was put on the pill to try to solve some horrendous period problems - she had become resigned to never being a mum at this point. Anyway, she fell pregnant after being on the pill for a month).
Tomorrow I am going to spend the day with DD#1 and my most darling grand-twins. Ok, I won't be able to get down on the floor and play with them as I normally do, but I am still so excited to see them - I can't get enough of them. At three years my love for them just grows stronger by the day. I am truly blessed.
I'm at work and desperately trying to make sure I walk up and down the four flights of stairs here as often as I can - despite the pain in the knees. It is just as painful if I'm sat down, so I may as well try to keep them moving.
Well my friends, I hope you are all well. I apologise that I contribute so little to this topic these days, but please know that you are all thought of regularly.
Love to all.
Amanda x0
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