WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2014
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Hello, lovely ladies, here I am, notebook by my side, to try and say hi to (almost) everyone).
I had a pretty good day yesterday, the week has been good so far. Made it to the gym every morning before 5 (I always wonder all the way there if I am really doing this, but next week will get better). Kept a calorie deficit, drank up, walked and moved a lot and - didn't lose a single ounce. Hard not to feel cheated, but it's like somebody super-glued my scale at 165.8.
Oh menopause and so, how I hate you! Give me back my "normal" hormones, let me be bloated and *****y for a few days a month, but EVERY day is too much!
Carol -
Question first: How many points do you need to get something "nice", like say a treadmill, and how attainable is this goal. I checked out the web, but it shows how many points you can get for what - and most expire after only 7 days. So my feeling is that it is similar to Every Move, where you can earn points, the rewards are ridiculous and they convert your points to donations to a charity of their choice after a week and you can start over.
Anne -
I have to try that recipe, thanks for sharing!
You are one active lady, amazing! And yes, I guess pretty much any sport gets expensive the more you want to really get better at it and like it.
We need a photo of the new hair cut please!
Meg -
Tricycle sounds like a good idea! I had an aunt that never in her life managed to ride a bike without landing in the nearest bush. A tricycle would have helped!
Kim -
Congrats on the Fitbit, I hope you have tons of fun with it. Keep me posted what reward program you find that you like, I may sign up with you.
Barbie -
Glad all went ok with the tests, hope the results come back great!
Heather -
Your GBabie pics and stories are too cute, keep them coming!
Juanita -
Welcome back! Have a great day you too!
Sue -
Glad you had fun. You can totally lose the 8 lbs by the end of October! Welcome back on track!
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Have a great day, will check in later - having "a day of those" at work.:explode: ...
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Joyce, Carol and others - the web pages I found are not very explanatory, but found them via a post here on MFP (searched on fitbit) What I can figure out is that fitstudio.com lets you earn points which become $$$ at Sears and Kmart, I have a sears nearby but Kmart is 50 miles away. The other is achievemint.com and it is basically the same set up but it sends you virtual visa cards that you can buy stuff on-line with… you make an account on the site; click on the link your fitbit with it and done…. I think!
I will look into the Walgreens possibility too – I don’t shop there much but there is one about 6 blocks away… and being able to get basics like paper goods would be great! :laugh:
Carol – So glad the dietician had a great attitude!
One big stressor gone!
Anne – THANK you! It looks great.
Juanita and Michele – I had never heard of Tim Hortons; so a googling I did go and there is one in Calif. Not all that far away…..
Well work is calling!
August goals :
Stretch 5 minutes a day xxxx
Walk 45 minutes a day 25 times
Do Heather’s abc balance 1 time a week 3 weeks done
Kim from N. California0 -
Monika - I don't know that you could ever get enough rewards points to get something as big as a treadmill. The points do expire but I also get my prescriptions at Kmart and, combined, I've had up to $18 at a time. If you're looking to buy a treadmill, maybe you could use your points for basics that you would buy anyway and put the savings into a special account to save up for the bigger ticket item.
Kim - Thanks for the information about achievement.com. I will check it out. I'm all about free stuff!!
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Thanks, Carol. I asked specifically about a Treadmill, because in the advertisement for their program they mention a treadmill. So I thought that for a treadmill I would tread a bit more, but also thought it was one of those "dream on" advertisements. :laugh:0
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Went to the doctor yesterday to get the results of the MRI on my shoulder. I have frozen shoulder, a tear in my rotator cuff, and a tear in my labrum ( didn't even know what that was!). She gave me a cortisone shot in my shoulder and said that it is imperative that I do my exercises to avoid surgery. So, I did them this morning - all 45 minutes of them. Then went for my usual walk. The shoulder injuries are all from my fall in January. I wish I had mentioned it to my wrist doctor sooner. I kept telling the physical therapist about it, but I guess she was the wrong one to tell.
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Happy hump day!!
It`s my baby boy`s b/day-he`s 25.:drinker: :drinker:
The weather is nice today in the 70`s the last few days have been brutal:happy:
Welcome any new ladies,:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
HUGS
jane0 -
Good afternoon my fair and wonderful ladies. Speaking of birthdays, our wedding anniversary is coming up next week on the 2nd. 42 years. Not always the most romantic and loving but he is my friend, companion and wonderful grandpa to our grand kids. He is evolving to be a better man and father all the time. He says the key to our long marriage is compromise.
Heather, I loved your description about your day with your grandkids. I could just see me on the floor with my precious ones. They sound so precious. Beth, never apologize for venting here about anything. Most of us have been there and appreciate what you are going through. Let us be your sounding board any time you feel like you need it.
Well Mr. Sandman missed our house again last night. So I finished a book I had on my Nook and started another one. My Mom started all of girls, even her 2 daughter in laws on reading the Amish fiction. It is good clean reading, easy to keep up with and just generally feel good reading. I also like my good crime drama reading, medical thrillers like all the Robin Cooke books. They are too expensive to buy on the Nook. I know I could go to the library but many times I forget to take them back in time. I need a cure for my procrastination. My insomnia made me miss a phone call from my daughter that lives In Lexington Ky. I sure wish they had the money to have regular phone service but they don't. Well they do but have other priorities and phone isn't one of them. Both their phones and iPad are reliant to free wifi. I just hope I don't have to get hold of her in an emergency.
Joyce, Indiana0 -
Hi all.
*Heavy sigh. Bad day all around. We had 4.25" of rain and lots of flooding. I threatened to quit my job today. And a COPS crew member was shot and killed in a Wendy's during an armed robbery last night. Wow. I think I hear some wine calling my name. Hugs and prayers to you all. Just don't have it in me to chat tonight. Meg floating away from Omaha0 -
I had a gain today no surprise. So I'm 15.6 lbs from my goal, I was so hoping to have met it by Friday this week. For some reason the system wouldn't let me update my weight for today. I'll try again tomorrow.0
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evening ladies~
well over 14,000 steps today... and I went over my alloted 1200 calories,im almost at 1400 but ate decent so thats good...
tomorrow I am giving blood in the afternoon, and found out a dear friend of mine just had a breast removed. She got home today and wont start chemo for about 6 weeks,
I am going to whip up some american chop suey, that her hubby can just heat up for them.. I just love this family ... and she is a toughie so I know she will get through this with flying colors...
well I am off to bed.. I am hungry.. but brushed my teeth to curb the craving to eat anything...
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Hi, everyone,
Have read the posts; just blah today, not much to say. Took ham and bean soup to Gin; my friend with lung ca...........she seems to be holding her own. Looked at the race sched. and volunteered for timing/finish line for city h.s. cross country and some fall races for the running club. Coughing not too bad, but I'm feeling a bit dizzy, short of breath and lightheaded today---just kind of off kilter............no reason I can come up with. Not a feeling I like. It was the worst when I was at Gin's.........maybe it was just too hot in there.
Meg.........Hope your evening is peaceful and restorative. ((Hugs))
Best to all,
yanniejannie0 -
Hi everyone!
We had a nice night with our new fur baby. He didn't cry much so we got some sleep. He is the cutest and sweetest little guy. He is settling in nicely. Strange that he brought a new wave of grief for my little guy I lost. Please tell me I'm not crazy and that this is menopause! I know these things pass, I'm not usually one to dwell on things so I blame it on hormones.
I hope you all had a good day. Welcome all new ladies!
Hugs,
Cindy in OK0 -
Woke to sunny Thursday. Stan left at 6am to go fly fishing, home around lunch time.
Got up at 7.30am and did Gold's boxing before breakfast, Just about to do Bob's Pure burn pure strength for 30 minutes. Doggy walk after lunch.
Appled for $900 advance on pension so can pay rates on Monday in full and pay off electric plus extra. Getting budget back on track.
Washed clothes in basket and wil tidy house.
Feeling much better now.
Lesley in Tasmania0 -
Hello ladies! It has been in the hundreds every day for the last week, and I'm getting sick of it! Meg, we need some of your rain. Just not too much. We got some thunder last night, but not a drop of rain.
I didn't get much done today at the studio. I ran a load of bisque in the kiln last night and it was still at 1800 degrees at noon, so it was too hot to unload anything. So I came home until time to pick up the kids from school. I have an order for a custom mug that I need to get finished by Friday, so it has to be glazed and back in the kiln tomorrow. I normally don't take custom orders, but at least this got me back to the wheel. I also made a teapot for my DIL's birthday, so that needs to get finished too.
My son got a VERY scary text from the crazy ex. Among other things, she told him that she would get the kids back even if she died trying, and that she would make him sorry. She said she gave birth to them and she loves them more than he does and they belong to her. Well, I told him that he should take it to the police station, and he said he would. We talked about trying to get a restraining order, and I think he should do that, but we all know that a piece of paper doesn't stop a crazy person. (Her stepdad has a bunch of guns so she has access and she has a history of shooting people.) I also think we need to try to find out who her probation officer is and tell him what's going on. She's getting crazier.
Meg, I'm sorry you had such a bad day. Maybe tomorrow will be better.
YannieJannie, I'm sorry about your friend and that you don't feel good.
Here is todays joke of the day:
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Over breakfast one morning, a woman said to her husband, "I bet you don't know what day this is."
"Of course I do," he indignantly answered, going out the door on his way the office.
At 10 AM, the doorbell rang, and when the woman opens the door, she was handed a box containing a dozen long-stemmed red roses. At 1 PM, a foil-wrapped, two pound box of her favorite chocolates arrive. Later, a boutique delivered a designer dress. The woman shouldn’t wait for her husband to come home. "First the flowers, then the candy, and then the dress!" she exclaimed. "I've never spent a more wonderful Groundhog Day in my whole life!'
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Have a great evening everyone.
Sylvia0 -
I have to rant about something.
This morning just as I went out the door to go on my bike ride, I caught a news item with half an ear, which upset me. So this evening I checked the story and here it is:
PHOENIX – "All right, full auto," the firing-range instructor tells a 9-year-old girl. She braces the Uzi submachine gun and opens fire at a black-silhouette target. But the recoil wrenches the fully automatic weapon upward, and the instructor is shot in the head and killed.
The death has set off a powerful debate over youngsters and guns, with many people wondering what sort of parents would let a child handle an Uzi.
Insttructor Charles Vacca, 39, was standing next to the girl Monday at the Last Stop outdoor shooting range in White Hills, Arizona, about 25 miles south of Las Vegas, when she squeezed the trigger.
Well, I grew up in Europe and I lack all understanding for the need to own a gun. But that aside, why in the world would you train a nine year old girl to shoot an Uzi????
On my daily bike ride I ride by a few of these shooting ranges and hate the sight of them.
Anne, the little old lady on a road bike0 -
Seems like everyone is having a blah day, me included. You can tell it's the dog days of summer, as the Romans used to say.
I am super tired/exhausted. Worked the polls yesterday; had to get up at 4:30 am and didn't crawl back into my bed until after 10 pm. Better than the bad old days of voting, when the early am hours were the norm to be finished. At least my polling place had customers: 58 actual voters and an equal number of early voting drop-offs. I predict it won't be long until we all vote from home, like Ross Perot predicted back when he was running for President. I remember how everyone laughed....
Have some work to catch up on in the morning that got pushed off because of my new part-time job - just finished week 2 and I love it, but still wrapping my mind around the processes and procedures. I think that is part of why I am so tired. We are DEFINITELY going to DH's boat this weekend. I can't wait. See you all in Sept.
Kitty0 -
:flowerforyou: I call my cousin every day and she asks if I have any news and I tell her that it was another day of walking the dogs, dancing, eating healthy meals, doing chores, and keeping in touch with friends. Life doesn’t get any better than this…the news is the same every day.
Sending hugs to all of you who are having trying times.
:yawn: :yawn: I got a great bit of advice about help in falling asleep----count backwards by three’s starting at some random number
it came from a sleep expert and was shared by A.J. Jacobs in his fabulous book “Drop Dead Healthy”. It has been working for me. Barbie from beautiful sunny NW Washington
:bigsmile: 18,000 steps today ----230 squats (day 27 of the challenge)----another fabulous line dance class
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Hello, Sweet Ladies.
I'm returning to this board after being away for a few months. My husband and I have finally moved back to New York from Arizona after being there ten years (for husband's job). I hated living there as soon as we hit the first Summer. (yeah, yeah... I've heard all the "dry heat" comments. :P Sorry, but 110 is Still HOT!!) I've been pretty busy with finding a job, getting settled in, seeing the family that I've missed and all the other fun stuff involved with moving. We're staying with my sister for now and most of our stuff is still in storage in AZ. It will probably take us a few months more to save up enough to ship it across the country.
The week after we arrived we found out the my sister has cancer. Fortunately, it's one of the most curable kinds but it's still been an added stress. We all agree that God must have brought me home at just this time so I can help her out.
Anyway, with all the stress, I've re-found all the weight that I had lost before so I'm starting over again. Went shopping to stock up on healthy foods but it will still be a challenge because my niece and nephew are teenagers so there's almost always some sort of junk food in the house.
I'm planning to document my eating/exercising and coming back here to get added support and friendship. I know that I can do this but it's always nice to know that we're not alone.
Have a peaceful night, all.
Rose in NY0 -
Kim - an anrticle in *Fitness* magazine says that if you link your fibit, mapMyRun, or myFitness Pal, you "can splurge at Sears, Lands End or Kmart". Not sure how this happens. But I linked anyway, can't hurt?
Beth - I'm so so sorry to hear about your son. Healing thoughts being sent his way
SueColumbia - first off, welcome back! Yes, I think 8 lbs by the end of October is definitely doable. Who knows? May very well even be more than 8.
Carol - when you go to KMart, how do they know how much you should get off? How do you know how much you will be getting off? I'm so sorry you're not feeling well. I'm the same way. Vince knows that if I'm in my pajamas or in bed after 7a.m., then I'm SICK. The buyer for our house in PA came from the open house, too.
Got the results of my mammogram and all is well. Now aren't Vince and I just the couple? His polyps from his colonoscopy were fine and my mammo is fine. What more can you ask for? lol How wonderful that the dietician was so helpful! Bet lots of good things happen because of it
drkatiebug - DO THOSE EXERCISES!!!!!!
jane - happy birthday to your son.
Our weather was just gorgeous today. Went to Newcomer board meeting, then to Aldi, then Vince needed something so stopped at Office Depot, home, then the bowling alley to set up for Newcomer bowling to start on Thursdays and for me to get this whole wheat panko that this one lady got for me, then to the Crowne Plaza to see about getting the room for our magic show. Honestly, we put a hold on the room for that date (the 13th of March), Vince made up a spreadsheet showing how much it'll cost, etc. Want to get all my ducks in a row before presenting this to the Board. After the Board meeting since we were at the library, I got a library card (I'm thinking that when we go to FL in Feb. I usually like to get audiobooks to have in the car, so I'll get some from there too) and reserved the conference room for our next Board meeting. I didn't realize that all along I could have been reserving that room! I was told that you had to be a resident of Hickory (I'm outside the city limits of Newton) but in reality you only need to be a resident of Catawba County.
Joyce - happy early anniversary. How many years will it be? I love Robin Cooke's books, too
Meg - *passing you an oar* Big time hugs from NC
Alison - so sorry to hear about your friend. So...I bet you're going to be doing something for her. That's the kind of person you are. lol I wrote that before I read about the chop suey
yanniejannie - feel better fast
Tomorrow some of the ladies in my neighborhood are coming over to go swimming (or maybe just sit around the pool). That reminds me that I need to put water in the fridge
Cindy in OK - post some pics so we can oooo and ahhhhh. It's normal to feel grief for a lost pet. After having lost our share of cats, I still feel grief every once in a while for them. That's normal.
Leslie - that's the DVD that I'm planning to do tomorrow! (The Bob Harper one)
Sylvia - how scary!!!! Absolutely, tell her probation officer.
Michele in NC0 -
Michele - When you sign in to FitStudio, there is a total of your rewards points posted. You can click on it and find out when points expire, etc. When you go to the store, they will ask for your phone number (essentially your id number for the rewards program) and it will come up on the register. You can choose to use the points or not. When you sign up for the rewards program you will set up s four digit PIN that you need to redeem points. Any purchases you make in the store earn points for you, too. It's all pretty simple.
BIG NEWS: Someone is actually coming to look at my house tomorrow evening!!! Everyone cross your fingers and toes!
Good night!
Carol in NC0 -
Hello Friends ~
Sorry so many feeling down with the blahs today. I have been working hard to clear my desk of work tasks so I can take off on vacation and completely unplug from electronic leashes. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Yesterday I worked out to JessicaSmithTV.com “Strength in Stillness”. This has been my favorite workout to supplement the weekly strength training I do with my trainer, Rose. I’ve been strength training for almost a year and can feel such a difference in my body, my posture, the way I move and how my clothes fit. Best investment of time and energy I’ve made all year.
I am absolutely sick about the news of the 9 year old girl with an uzi. No words…. :explode: :grumble:
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Barbie: Hearing about the micro-chipped cat being reunited with its family is the best news of the week for me. Mars lets me clip one or two nails at a time during rest periods on our daily walks. It took a long time and many attempts while wearing ski gloves to get him to this point. Holding good thoughts for the results of Jake’s tests.
Anne: I’m learning a lot from you about sport of biking. Have added your chile relleno recipe to my pile of recipes to try. Looks delish.
CynthiaT60: I send you prayers for serenity and restoration of health for your fur baby.
Scparke2: Sorry you are in pain. Be gentle with yourself until you know more clearly what’s going on with your body.
Beth: How frustrating about your son and his demanding boss. I hope the headaches subside and eventually go away for good.
SueColumbia: Welcome home and welcome back to this thread. I think you have done remarkably well sticking to a healthy eating regime while be away for so long.
Carol: Three cheers for the UNC dietician and her respectful and helpful attitude. Now be sure to take care of you!
DrKatiebug: I tore my rotator cuff in a fall 7 years ago. Shaking my head that your physical therapist never treated it. My PT was amazing, and quite honestly today I have absolutely no residual effects of that injury. May your healing be swift and complete.
Meg: Chin up. Tomorrow is another day. Praying you wake up to rainbows and happier times.
Cindy in OK: When it comes to fur babies, menopause or no menopause, I’m easily touched to my core. There is no shame in grieving for your lost loved one. I’m tearing up typing this.
Stay well, stay strong, ladies.
Rori in the Colorado Foothills
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Hello again - and again no time to post. Hmm. Not really no time. Just no will. I guess I have the blahs too. I just got back home from Walnut Creek and it often takes a couple of days to adjust. I can tell I'm grouchy so I'll make this quick. Thinking of all of you and grateful you are there.
Mimi 0 -
Hello blahblah and not so blahblah ladies ,
After a terrific bike ride this morning, I was really fast for a change:happy: , I decided against cleaning my house:drinker: and finally made it into the movies.
Saw that Woody Allen movie" Magic in the Moonlight' and loved it as much as last year's "Blue Jasmine".
And obviously everybody else in the theater did too as there was lots of applause at the end. Collin Firth was great and Emma Stone too.. And the rest of the cast as always in Woody's movies was outstanding.
What an intelligent and thought provoking movie. I am a big fan of the 1920s and as the movie plays in this time period, it was an added bonus for me. Also the soundtrack was like in all of his movies superb. And the scenery and the costumes too. I think I have to see it again to get all nuances. It will certainly go on my must-own list.
Probably because we are nearly the same age I can so relate to his movies. We sort of think alike, and I admire him for putting out a great movie every year. I always look forward to August.
Carol
I crossed myself like a Bretzel, hoping that your house sells.
Michele
Great news with your mammogram. I had for years so lumpy breasts that I really hated the checkups. Miraculously the lumps disappeared after menopause.
We have an excellent public library here. For example they have a huge choice of exercise DVDs, so before I buy one, I always check them out at the library.
Rose
Sorry to hear about your sister. Yeah, I feel the same way about the 110 Fahrenheit days, I am so tired of the summer.
Barbie
I had to laugh when you wrote about counting backwards by three to fall asleep. When I was a child and I did not want to sleep, my father always gave me counting backwards tasks. I always did them and showed up again in the living room to get my next task. He had to become quite inventive to make it so long and difficult so that I would finally fall asleep. Obviously I was always a night owl, but at least then I slept all morning or day if I could.
Anne the little old lady on the road bike0 -
Hello from Tx!
I took my Mom and Sis shopping yesterday. Sis hates clothes shopping, because nothing fits. But she needed to go. I talked her into it. We all found some good buys. We hit the clearance racks and had fun trying things. We went to Kohl's so we all got Kohl's cash back for next week. Wooo-hooo!
Welcome to Stephanie, Ruth, Rose and Suecoloumbia.
Anne - You amaze me with your cycling. 50 miles every day. I'm just tired thinking about it. I know that cycling is an expensive sport. My other sister and her husband are into cycling. They used to make trips here to hit the bike shops.
I don't have a fitbit either, but I know some others that use them. That's nice that they have bonus bucks.
Carol - have you tried a neti pot? they're a little weird to use, but I found it helpful with my sinuses. You can find them at drugstores. I'm glad you can get free stuff for working out. I have a Walgreens card, I should check it out.
Meg - I used to see adult trikes in FL all the time. They always moved reaaally slow. but it was faster then walking. Did you know there are now three wheeled motorcycles?
Yanniejannie - Dizzy, short of breath and lightheaded? You need to rest. That's a sign of something in your lungs. Please don't push yourself to exhaustion. Take a break, have a cup of tea, watch a movie. Hope you feel better soon.
Cindy781 - It's hard to lose a pet. You have so many associations with them. Oh, we used to do this and remember when...
It's okay to grieve. Everyone grieves on their own timeline. Do you get over the loss? No. But you can make peace with it and move on from there. ((HUGS))
I need to look up some of these exercise videos that y'all talk about. Heck, I need to pull out what I have and start with them.
To the tune of Eastbound and Down from Smokey and the Bandit:
Twelve pounds down
keep that weight loss going
we're gonna be back where we were before....
gotta keep that heart rate going
get those feet a moving
that's it baby, right on out the door....
Diane in TX0 -
Joyce, early congrats on your anniversary!!! Does your library have e-reader check out? We do, you log your device and then check out (download) the book and when your check out time is over the book “disappears” off the e-reader.. so no late charges!
Meg – what is COPS? How sad!!!
Enjoy your wine
YannieJannie – hope you feel better, and the dizzy could be sinus moved to your ears….
Cindy – you are not crazy sometimes the darnest things open up grief/sadness flood gates…:ohwell: .
Sylvia - a restraining order is just a piece of paper BUT it will alert her probation officer! This has to be done…
Anne – I heard the same news report and had the same reaction, but was not typing my reaction and used some colorful language to describe the parents. :explode:
Rose – welcome, we are a supportive community and you can do this, and maybe be a good influence on the kids too.
Carol – everything is crossed!!!:bigsmile:
So first full day of fitbit, and 12,186 steps.. I have a long way to go to catch Barbie:laugh: :laugh:
My mom is 85 and is the youngest of her friends, one of her friends Pat has been a friend since before I was born and has been a horrible driver the entire time. Pat is 90 and is an awful driver.. wrong side of the road, weaves, gets lost... about 50% is because she is almost blind (macular degeneration and glaucoma - not sure about spelling) and 50% because of senior dementia. After a lot of talking I got my mom to talk to Pat's daughter, who laughed it off. So Pat's b-day was last week and she had to go to renew her drivers license, and the eye doctor wrote her a letter saying it was ok that she did not pass the eye test at the DMV. (DMV = Department of Motor Vehicles). The DMV honored the letter and re-issued the license. I am appalled. So I wrote a letter to the eye doctor, anonymously, telling him that this was a very bad decision. I want to alert everyone I can think of that this woman should not have a license but don't know where to call/write. She lives near a school and over the summer got the car stuck on the front lawn of the school - her hubby came and got her out of that jam, and she is just lucky that the police have not yet caught her. I just don't want anyone injured .....:grumble: :noway: :noway: :explode: :grumble: :noway:
August goals :
Stretch 5 minutes a day xxxx
Walk 45 minutes a day 25 times
Do Heather’s abc balance 1 time a week 3 weeks done
Kim from N. California0 -
Well no note pad and pen in front of me so I depending on memory!!!!! I remember what was talked about just no names
I think the young girls incident with the gun is on all the news. I agree that young children should be taught gun safety but a machine gun????? That's just wrong. A child of that age should be kept innocent and not even know anything about machine guns.
Meg, so sorry about all your rain. I know you are so tired of it. I have a good friend, one of the members of our 'Old nurses club' that is on vacation. We all take vacations but the take VACATIONS! It is thier intent to travel all 50 states to all the National Parks. And they usually spend about 3 weeks on vacation. I don't know how they are going to the south or east because the west is their favorite. Anyway they drove to Seattle, took a cruise up to Alaska, after the week long cruise they rented an RV to travel Alaska. They have rain most of the time. Hubby got sick and had to go to an ER. Theya re ot having the best of an expensive vacation. But he is retired from Whirpool and she is retired for the hospital and both on Social Security so they have pensions, SS and investment and savings.
Barbie, how in the world do you get your dog to line dance like that??? Ha ha ha
Isn't it terrible that our age we are excited about normal mammograms and colonoscopies???
Had choir practice tonight. Our choir director does not like us to take out music home. I was surprised when she gave us our Christmas music to take home. When I got in the car to go to church I just had this feeling that I was missing something. After I drove about 5 minutes it hit me, my Christmas cantata! Oh no, it's sitting back on my office where my CD player is. So turn around I go and am 7 minutes late. I am glad it is a typical Baptist church and there is a lot of socializing! But I was the last one to arrive. We got to new members tonight. I was glad to see another alto and much needed bass. But we now have more altos than sopranos. Before I joined the director sang with the altos. She then changed over to the soprano. This summer we allowed the teenagers to join since there is no designated music activity for the kids in the summer. We have two of them and they are both altos, and very good ones! We had out final practice for our trio, sounds good. I feel I need to get a black 3 ring folder that I can take home and keep my trio music in though. We hold our music in black folders to sing on Sundays to all look uniform. But it gets heavy for the books our music is in and trio music. This way I can bring it home and practice.
OK, enough rambling. I know I missed a lot of conversations.
Joyce, Indiana0 -
morning ladies~
been up since midnight:grumble: to much going through my head....
today is my unpaid day off of work,but busy just the same...
I did join achivemint~ thanks Kim.... hey I will take anything at this point...
Joyce~ I love the amish novels also,though I havent read much lately..
I did receive the 300.00 card from insurance company, and as I was tossing and turning this morning, I figure I will use some of it for Goodwill monday,I had cash set aside,but might use that for a few groceries for me.. I have found that I like the ezeikel 4.9 products, and will pick some of those up for myself, and some asparagus to grill and some rye tortilla's
even with all this walking I am not really losing any weight.. maybe I have to drowned myself in water to get the weight moving, or maybe the prednisone is working its way out of my system..
I have a 1:15 appt this afternoon to give blood, and before that will go get my ticket for the pumpkintown prom..
my dear friends lost there mom about 8 yrs ago to breast cancer so they take over a restaurant in there town and do raffles and raise money for there moms foundation.. they have raised over 250.000 that they have shared with 2 area local hospitals for cancer research..
DH will be in florida ,so I am going solo.. should be a good time.. then to see my DFIL and make the chop suey and take it to my friend.. going to put it in microwavable pans, so that they can have one now and freeze one when they need something quick.
sitting here listening to the summer crickets, just love the sound..:happy:0 -
Good morning, a new day!
-Stephanie in NC0 -
Good morning everyone!:flowerforyou:
Scparke - I hope you find out what is ailing you. Could you ask for a general check up at the doctor. You might need a blood test for thyroid levels etc. Meanwhile log every single bite.:flowerforyou:
Michele - I really admire all the work you do for your community.:flowerforyou:
Beth - I really hope the Botox has the desired effect.:flowerforyou: You do have your hands full with your boys.:brokenheart:
Anne - thanks for the recipe. I have clipboarded it. I will have to find some mild chillies for my DH,! ! ! ! :laugh:
Carol- Hope your sinus clears up. So debilitating! My son suffers from sinus. So do I occasionally. Crossing fingers for the house viewing.
Katie -Ouch for the shoulder! You must be a real trooper to put up with it for so long.:flowerforyou:
Joyce- Happy 42nd Anniversary! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: I have bought myself a 65 today badge that I will wear proudly in New York on the day.:laugh:
Meg- oooooohhhhhhh Big hugs! ((((((((((( )))))))))))
Yanniejannie- I wish you health!:flowerforyou:
Sylvia- I have been worrying about your post. It sounds a serious worry. Yes to police and the probation officer. Do the kids' school know about her? My novelist's mind is going haywire.
Anne- the shooting was on our main news.:brokenheart:
Rose- I send my best wishes to your sister. I had breast cancer 7 years ago and I am so far free of the disease. Good luck with the weight. Log, log, log. :flowerforyou:
Kim - I would report the doctor to the medical council. It is a criminal offence I'm sure. Also tell the police about the driver. Think how you would feel if she ran a child over! At least you will know you have done your best. Anonymous is good. We have an anonymous phone line for reporting crimes and such like. Or a letter to the local police. We need people like you in the community.:flowerforyou:
Well, I typed another 2, 000 words yesterday. Got a couple of phone calls to make today. The people who are supposed to be threading my necklace haven't made any progress so I am going to take it back. Also have to reschedule a mammogram. I will try to get a bit of gardening and harvesting in. DH has been picking tons of plums and freezing them.
Love from Heather in sunny Hampshire UK0 -
Hello Friends,
Sorry it has been a while since I've posted or been on. I have been crazy busy and really look forward to my vacation starting Saturday. I applied for a new position here at my full-time job and am waiting to hear back on it. I loved my job until a year and a half ago when they revamped my duties and gave me back a desk which is what I did the first 8-9 years I've been here. I don't like it now.
I also interviewed last night at LA Fitness for a water aerobic instructor. We are trying to work out the details but I believe I will instruct on Monday nights and Saturday mornings. I am also starting to work Tuesday and Thursday evenings at the Y in the fitness room. The director at this branch of the Y wants to have a personal trainer available in the evenings so this is a way for me to get exposure and hopefully start building a client list.
I read that in order to change things you want to change in your life that starting out making small promises to your self is a good first step. I believe this was from Chris Powell. He said that most people will keep promises that they make to everyone else so why not keep the ones you make to yourself. He suggests that you start small and that the promise is doable, also write the promise down and as the last sentence write that you are keeping this promise because you are worth it. I've tried this out and have been having success with it. Last week I made promises daily. One day was that I'd write down every thing I ate, another day was that I'd get 12,000 steps, etc. This week I made a promise to myself that I would get up early and make it to work 1/2 hr earlier so that I could walk our mile path. Today is Thursday and I've done it every morning. I tried to talk myself out of it this morning because I woke up with a head ache, but I did it and feel better for it. I can't walk my neighborhood in the mornings because of the guy I told you all about a while back that drops his pants and plays with himself. He only comes out in the early morning hours.
On Coursera I am in the last week of the class Learning to Learn. It was a 4 week class that helps you learn how to study and retain information. It was a good class with ideas I am certainly using here at work and plan to use with my next class coming up on Sept 15th.
We leave Saturday early in the morning and should be on the Cayman Islands by early evening. I am so looking forward to this down time and regrouping. I am not taking a phone or computer and I don't believe they offer it free so I'll be off the electronic grid for a week. I do hope to get back on at least once before I leave.
If I don't get back on, please all take care of yourselves and remember, you are worth it.
Love you all,
Patty, Cincinnati OH0
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