WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH
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Happy St. Patrick's Day Ladies:
BirdieM: I know what you are going through with your mom. I lost my Dad in October last year and he
was 93 from Dementia. He was in a nursing home for 5 years in Florida and we live in
Ontario, Canada. So after many trips to Florida and lots of money later he finally passed.
It was a long hard road for me and my husband. So I know of what you speak. Good Luck
with your mom and make sure to be kind to yourself too.
Have Great Day and Go Green !!0 -
St. Patricks Day! Cheers everyone.
Lynn, yes your jokes are very funny, I'm happy to read them.
Been very busy cleaning up the house, thought I would test my legs today and work as I would at my job. Three and a half hours and my legs are sore, I really don't know what or how I'm going to get through the week after next. I think I will try my leg exercises and knee exercises again to get some strength back, they helped a load before. I am just making progress with my pelvic muscles, yet the ones in Pilates will have me moving other limbs, and when I do that now I loose form. Thinking hard on it I traveled back in time (I have my own machine!), and I was dancing to music at school and at my friends place, it seems that we took dancing so seriously that we danced our lunches away. That was the time my body was slim and firm. Well that kind of dancing would fall into dancercise now, so why not start somewhere and move tighten and keep it at a managable pace.
I guess I will wait until I see the physio doc., again to see what he thinks.
Maxymom, hi, yes, the cold weather is not a good thing, but it is much better temps than -15 degrees celcius or better. I fear though once the warmer weather comes the battle of heat, fumes, and ronch that will fill the air. I was thinking... New York, Haiti, Japan, all had devistation on the 11th, has anyone got the dates? We have had some tornado warnings and some small, but damaging ones touch down, mostly in Quebec. But I have noticed that wind patterns have changed here, they are getting stronger and lower. I am terrified of wind, lightening together in a storm I'm up until it goes away. I do try to keep things in the yard secured and think about possible problems, before I leave home or go to bed, if I know a storm is lurking about.
Does anyone know much about wild turkeys? We have one around our neighborhood. One was walking very calmly down our street the other day. I feed birds, I'm wondering if they will frequent my yard? Being a good neighbour, I don't put out my paper recycling until morning to avoid winds blowing it all over the street, and I am not really comfortable about meeting one of those things at 4am in my PJ's. My bladder will not survive!
Anyhoo, anyone that knows some up beat music that is good for dancing to, please let me know. I have music but it is so old I'm not sure I would get new albums at the music stores unless they contacted an archive source. I'm not a rap person but the beat of some songs are worth a try, I like just about anything else, easy on the country though. Def Leppard, Aerosmilth, AC/DC, INXS, are some of the albums I have, oh and Tina Turner and some of Cher's songs are good as well. I'm hearing there are CD's with mixes that are just for exerciseing, has anyone heard of this, it might be the better avenue.
Well I'm off and going to try and dance a bit tonight before bed, just to work up a bit of heat would be good. Good evening ladies.
Marilyn0 -
Anyhoo, anyone that knows some up beat music that is good for dancing to, please let me know. I have music but it is so old I'm not sure I would get new albums at the music stores unless they contacted an archive source. I'm not a rap person but the beat of some songs are worth a try, I like just about anything else, easy on the country though. Def Leppard, Aerosmilth, AC/DC, INXS, are some of the albums I have, oh and Tina Turner and some of Cher's songs are good as well. I'm hearing there are CD's with mixes that are just for exercising, has anyone heard of this, it might be the better avenue.
Well I'm off and going to try and dance a bit tonight before bed, just to work up a bit of heat would be good. Good evening ladies.
Marilyn
If your computer has decent speakers and is near where you exercise my aI suggest Pandora Radio. It is a free online radio where you can create a station that plays most any kind of music you like.
Here is the link: http://www.pandora.com/#/genres/top0 -
Lynn thanks for the info. that sure makes a lot of sense. I feel much better not eating certain things. just have to pinpoint what triggers are. never knew about dairy and sinus issues. I will be looking forward to juice info and I will send you eggplant recipe. Birdie so good to hear from you, Knew you were busy with taxes but still missed hearing from you. looking forward to end of tax season. prayers for your hubby and MIL. went on field trip with regan today and ate yogurt for lunch so having hubby take me out to dinner. I will try to be good LOL. got some walking in on trip though. Talk to you ladies later.
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I started the day with a great line dance class filled with dances to Irish songs. later we went to a corned beef and cabbage lunch event at the new neighborhood where we hope to move.....the lunch was exactly as I had visualized a St. Patrick's Day meal....I ate smart except for too much Irish soda bread.....at least I avoided the butter and ate only one potato :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
:flowerforyou: a long walk at the dog park and 30 minutes on the exercise bike helped to balance calories in and calories out:bigsmile:
:flowerforyou: Birdie, I'm so glad to hear from you again.....you are certainly challenged right now with your mom and your huge work load.....I'm so glad to hear that you are staying focused with your food and exercise.....I knew you would be :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:0 -
I didn't realize that I hadn't visited you all since Sunday! This week has flown by. I quickly read back through the posts and I am going to reply to just a few:
:flowerforyou: Amanda......praying for your surgery.....when is it?
:flowerforyou: Mary, you mentioned your mom is feeling some better, prays answered. Enjoy spring break! You deserve it.
:flowerforyou: Lynn for making all that juice. Holy cow! So, how long will it last you? Do you freeze any for future use?
:flowerforyou: Maxymom because I'll be forever grateful if you share with me how to do those animated figures etc when you learn!
:flowerforyou: Michelle because you answered my questions promptly about your kitty and I'm just now reading it.
I had a wonderful day today. When my son married my DIL, little did we know that her parents Joy and Dave would become our closest friends. So, not only do we share our grandchildren, we vacation together etc. Last April we almost lost Joy to a stroke and it was touch and go for a while. Miraculously enough, she not only survived, but she's survived with minimal damage. So, today was the first time that we've gone out and about where she ran me ragged!!!!!! I am thrilled beyond words. Before we went out and about, I showed her MFP and she signed up. She is just interested in tracking food and exercise, but I'm hoping she'll eventually participate in forums. She's not real computer savvy, so I think she's leary of knowing how to use a forum etc. Whatever, she was very excited about the tracking.
We also ate lunch out and even tho I didn't eat much at lunch, calorie-wise it blew the calorie budget, that's for sure. We had a most awesome dessert....a chocolate cake roll filled with mint cream. Oh my. What a treat!
Well, that's it for tonight. Hope everyone has a great evening.
Dee
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Went to Ruby Tuesday last night. I had the creole fish with the broccoli and instead of the potatoes had grilled zucchini, which I didn't eat all of it. I had 3 large glasses of water (no ice, I've found that the ice sometimes makes the water much too cold to even be refreshing), I'm estimating about 10oz each, maybe it was 16 but I'm going to estimate 10. I did have one of their rolls, but I also put in my diary that I had the mushrooms which were higher in calories than the zucchini and an apple which I didn't have so in the end, the calories probably came out about even. Then, while bowling I had 3 more glasses of water. I know each glass was 16oz since I brought in my own cup. Out of the three games, one I just barely broke 100 with. Another one I got close (I think it was a 98), but I really stunk in the other game. Oh well....can't win them all. It was fun, tho
At the end of the bowling season, we're going to have a pot-luck dinner at one of the bowlers house. She feels badly because she has a small townhouse and can't have a social (too many people) but this group is so small that she feels she can easily handle it.
Got a question for any cat owner: our daughter brought her cat here back in December. She never got it neutered and it sprayed. Of course, our cats have tried putting their scent there. So, what has happened in essence, is that the comforter, sheets, and mattress cover in that bedroom get peed upon. Honestly, the smell of cat urine makes my stomach turn. I've tried washing and washing, we got this stuff from Petsmart that's orange-smelling and is supposed to take out the smell. Only the cats went back and used it again. We got other stuff, so now I'm using this and I'm putting the sheets, mattress pad, comforter, even bedspread out in the sunshine. We had one cat who peed in the corner. I think this was because he was sick at the time and probably couldn't make it to the litter box. So my question is: does anyone know of a product that they've used and know that this product gets rid of cat urine smell and the desire to go back to that spot? Oh, I have a plastic covering on the mattress so I know that the urine never got into the mattress. I've washed that plastic covering.
Did an hour of body toning today. Really, I'm not that impressed with the class. I am looking for something more weight training, this seems to be more yoga and pilates. Honestly, I probably won't go back. I'll do some HIIT tomorrow. Then, at 10 we play mahjongg. I know some of the ladies go out to lunch and then play cards, since I'll be in that area I will probably go to one food store, get what's on sale, and have lunch at home.
Birdie - you have my sincered sympathies. I'll be thinking of you all the time. What a horrible thing to be going thru!
Here's hoping everyone has a great evening!
Michele
who can't help but wonder why when she "completes this entry" and it tells her what she will weigh in xxx days, she never seems to!0 -
I was reading a story this afternoon about an inspirational author that had researched and written several books on successful people.....he was asked which of the MANY successful strategies did he find the most valuable...
"The most important success principle of all was stated by Thomas Huxley many years ago. He said, "Do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not."
He went on to say, "There are 999 other success principles that I have found in my reading and experience, but without self-discipline, none of them work."
This made me think about dieting...there are literally hundreds of plans and programs you could participate in...and they will all work....as long as the self discipline is there.....I'm going to try and remember that the next time I am tempted.0 -
Mrs. Anderson,
A good quote you gave about self discipline. Mine seems to be in short supply these days, so the doggies and I are all suffering the effects of too much snoozing, eating and not enough walking. If the weatherman will cooperate, I hope to change that situation soon.
Marilyn, and anyone else interested in the dates previously mentioned....
I googled the date of the Haitian quake and Wikipedia and other sources state it happened on Jan 12th, rather than the 11th, but the date is based upon the local time at that location. Although the Japanese earthquake occurred in the afternoon on March 11, their time, it was actually still evening on the 10th in the Pacific, Mountain, and Central time zones of the US, and within an hour after the start of the new day for those on East coast time.
Regardless of the date, I certainly feel for those people dealing with the aftermath. If anyone says 'third times a charm," it sure doesn't seem that way for Japan--earthquake, tsunami, and then the nuclear threat. I will breath a lot easier for that region if they are able to get the cooling issues under control.
Birdie, Glad to hear from you, but sorry you are dealing with illness in your family.
Regarding, the question about my sleep issues. Yes, I do have them. Last night I managed to crash by midnight, which is a considerable improvement over what has been happening. I did wake up at 3a, thanks to Mai Li having a spirited "discussion" about the location of another canine family member. I managed to get back to sleep after refereeing the disturbance.
I recalled the news story about the Tibetian Mastiff that some guy in China purchased for $1.5 million, and wondered if I let Mai Li grow her hair out a bit...maybe I could convince someone that is what she is and arrange a sale!! :noway: :noway: :noway: LOL. Not likely, she is such a willful little girl that I would probably have to pay someone to take her!!!!:laugh: :laugh: I could never give up my "pesky girl." She is one of a kind. (At 3 a.m., THAT is probably a GOOD thing!!)
Joy, belatedly, Happy Birthday!!
Amanda, good luck with your paper shuffling.
I had chicken breast along with asparagus and some cooked celery for dinner, and discovered cold milled flax seed is an excellent condiment over veggies. My dessert was a banana with a little almond butter on it, and another sprinkle of flax seed. I hope this will hold me until breakfast.
I am going to call it a night soon, so BFN
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Got a question for any cat owner: our daughter brought her cat here back in December. She never got it neutered and it sprayed. Of course, our cats have tried putting their scent there. So, what has happened in essence, is that the comforter, sheets, and mattress cover in that bedroom get peed upon. Honestly, the smell of cat urine makes my stomach turn. I've tried washing and washing, we got this stuff from Petsmart that's orange-smelling and is supposed to take out the smell. Only the cats went back and used it again. We got other stuff, so now I'm using this and I'm putting the sheets, mattress pad, comforter, even bedspread out in the sunshine. We had one cat who peed in the corner. I think this was because he was sick at the time and probably couldn't make it to the litter box. So my question is: does anyone know of a product that they've used and know that this product gets rid of cat urine smell and the desire to go back to that spot? Oh, I have a plastic covering on the mattress so I know that the urine never got into the mattress. I've washed that plastic covering.
Michele
I've had cats (and dogs) ALL my life, but only recently discovered a product that actually does the job. OdoBan. I used it on my Mom's clothes while she was in the nursing home. It was the only thing that would completely remove the smell when she had accidents. As for the carpet, the problems is most likely the pad below the carpet. I'd say pull back the carpet and look at the back to see just how large the spot is. REPLACE the pad underneath and use a carpet extractor and OdoBan to spot clean the stain. Here's a link to the product: http://www.odobanpet.com/testimonials.php
Hubby and I started taking RAW whole food vitamins today. I'm expecting noticeable results over the otc multi-vitamin we were taking.
I'm pleased to say Sophie is barely coughing at all now. Looks like THIS vet knew what she was talking about :happy: Going to be a busy day at our house. Getting the car ready for a weekend road trip, giving the cat her yearly bath before we board her and packing. I hope to squeeze in some time working in the flowerbeds.
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Good Morning Everyone! I am looking forward to my day because it will actually be a warm day today. Going to head out for a morning walk here in a little bit.
Michelle, I'm afraid you have a problem! :grumble: I can't suggest any products, but I do know that once you get everything cleaned or replaced, you will have to keep the door to that room closed for a long time. I had this issue years ago, two houses ago, in the corner of the dining room and we ended up replacing our carpet. So sorry, and best of luck.
Mrs. Anderson, I love that quote.....I need that quote. Since I've been out of my structured classroom life and into the more free, altho busy, retired life, I've had a bit of a problem with procratination! :ohwell:
Everyone have a great day!
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Great SuzyQ! :flowerforyou: I'm writing that down too. I don't need it at this time, but having an elder cat, I just might need it eventually.0
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I'm reviving some WW recipes from the past. I'd forgotten about this one and it's so easy and yummy that I want to share it with you. It's called Vanilla Ricotta Creme - 1 cup lowfat ricotta, 1 tsp vanilla, 1 pak sweetner (I use 1 Tb honey instead). Mix together well. I use 2 Tb of it on a rice cake for a delicious snack.
This can be the base for whatever you want to do with it. I also make Peanut Butter Ricotta Creme by adding 4 Tb peanut butter to the base and mixing it well. For a fruity approach, just spread a Tb of your favorite preserves (mine's strawberry) on the rice cake and put the Vanilla Ricotta creme on top. YUM! Enjoy! 0 -
Hello all,
Even with being off this week, I have not been able to catch up on the posts. I did see the disco cats from Barbie and loved it. Hopefully, everyone is doing well.
The kids and I went to Taos Ski Valley yesterday for our last day of skiing this year. (Wearing green for St. Patty's Day of course) While the day was long (3 hours in the car each way), we had a great time. Today we all need to rehydrate ourselves.
Taos Mountains are spectacular. All these years living here this was the first time I ever went to see the mountain. Definitely worth the trip if any of you ever make it to New Mexico.
Happy Friday,
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Good morning ladies,
foggy here in the south, have an extra grandchild today. will take them to chick fil a to play later. cant help you with cat problems. dont have any and wont have any because of allergies. my grandfather was a cat fanatic. I remember he had cats everywhere.
self discipline yes that is something I do not have. I have to force myself to do things I dont want to do. I figured out in my old age that when I procrastinate it is because of fear of failure or not doing perfectly. If I dont do it I cant fail. even though I know that it doesnt always help me to do things. My dad is nearly 79 years old and he is a self motivator. I take after him for everything except this it seems. If I have a partner and once I get started I do fine but getting started is the hard part. Maybe I need a new starter LOL
glad I am not alone in this.
misery loves company LOL
have a good day ladies.
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Jeannie - I love camping near Taos and try to make it there every few years. I was most recently there for a week last July. It is truly a lovely area.
You probably won't hear from me until about next Thursday. I am leaving today on a spring break trip. Tonight I am stopping to see my Mom in the hospital, and then on to Oklahoma to camp with family until Tuesday. Mom is having surgery on Monday, so plan to stop off on Tuesday to see her and come back home on Wednesday. I hope all of you have a great week! Happy Spring!!0 -
:flowerforyou: Hello, Y'all, Wow, such a lot new posts today. So nice to hear from everybody!
:bigsmile: Barbie, I
Love that dancing cat.:bigsmile: :bigsmile: What fun.
:happy: Marilyn, We seem to have the same tastes in music. ZZ Top is great to work out to, too. Go to you local large store that sells cd's, and you will find a fine selection of oldies, often newly compiled "best of" discs or disc set. Frequently, they have been digitally remastered, as well. And frequently offered at a very nice price.:happy:
You mentioned not wanting to meet up with a fierce feral turkey at 4 AM. Let me tell you about my predawn experience with a BULL! :noway: I was staying at my sister-in-law's house to take care of her when she got home from having surgery. She lives on a small ranch. Let me explain that I am NOT a country girl. One morning , about 4 am, her cat yowled to go out, and would not be ignored. I let her out, and decided that while I was up, I'd move her car so the kid who fed her horses could get in the hay barn. I heard a noise as I got to the car, looked up, and in the entrance of the hay barn, a few feet away, was a HUGE bull, snorting, pawing the dirt, and staring right at me, a poor defenseless city girl in her nightie! I backed slowly away, edged around the back of the car, and made a mad dash for the front porch. At dawn, I called a neighbor who had said "call anytime if you need help". Turned out it was an ex-rodeo bull with a bad temper, but she came over with a little bucket of oats, and lured the beast away like it was a lamb or something. :laugh:
Mrs. Anderson is right! You have to do the things you don"t want to do! I put off trying a program like MPF for years because I knew it would require me to do things I didn't want to to, and stop eating things I wanted to eat. So I kept getting fatter and fatter, and in worse and worse shape. :ohwell:
:happy: But now I have discovered it's not that bad, and you can take pride in your accomplishments, no matter how small. And find lots of encouraging friends!:flowerforyou:0 -
Hello all. I have been dragging myself from one day to the next this past week. Did one road trip and another tomorrow. Allergies are the worst they have ever been. Even Mucinex D barely makes a dent. I'm beginning to hope this is a bad cold except no meanie greenies, so I guess not. My usual Zyrtec is worthless on this go round. Perhaps a trip to the doc is in my future. I tend to avoid them due to really bad advise in the past from a few but I'm about ready to go.
I have still been going to the gym but can't say I have been enjoying it like I usually do. This too shall pass - just wanted to let you all know I'm still here and slogging away.
And in the glass half full dept.... I think I have lost few pounds. Even my erratic scale seems to agree. The gym is dragging their feet on getting a new scale, so I will probably break down and buy a good one once I get done running around this month.
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Happy Spring everyone! Flowers are blooming and I am singing...:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
.. sunshine, on my shoulders - makes me happy sunshine, in my eyes - can make me cry sunshine, on the water - looks so lovely sunshine, almost always - makes me high if i had a day that i could give you i'd give to you a day just like today if i had a song that i could sing for you i'd sing a song to make you feel this way sunshine, on my shoulders - makes me happy sunshine, in my eyes - can make me cry sunshine, on the water - looks so lovely sunshine, almost always - makes me high if i had a tale that i could tell you i'd tell a tale sure to make you smile if i had a wish that i could wish for you i'd make a wish for sunshine all the while sunshine, on my shoulders - makes me happy sunshine, in my eyes - can make me cry sunshine, on the water - looks so lovely sunshine, almost always - makes me high sunshine almost al the times makes me high
What do you like to smell? My favorite things are:
My DH, My grandkids, the air after a thunderstorm, fresh mown grass, watermelon, babies and baby lotion, fresh shampooed hair, new Crayolas, leather....spring flowers such as: lilacs......a clean house, clean sheets when I climb into bed and something baking in the oven.
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I've been struggling the last few days - my get up and go has got up and left the country! I've definitely lost my mo jo and feel all out of sorts with myself. Maxymom your story about the bull made me smile, I don't know what I'd have done, I think you were brave to go out in the dark. Lynn I love the smell of fresh mown grass, babies, horses, freshly washed sheets and towels and my favourite perfume .
We took the cat to the vet yesterday for a check up, he has a thyroid problem and the vet wanted to check on his weight as he went very thin. He's put on a few lbs which is good. Our poor dog Tara is getting on in years now and we've noticed her limping a little this last week. Not sure if it's her age or if she's pulled/strained herself somehow. We'll have to keep an eye on her. I think her back legs are getting a bit weaker now and she's losing muscle I'm not sure what we can do about that, she's already taking glucosamine and chondroitin tablets.
:flowerforyou: Hope everyone is doing okay.
Must get back to running I've been busy most lunchtimes this weeks so haven't had time.
Chat again soon, take care
Viv x0 -
SuzeQ.....I'm interested in your thoughts about the raw vitamins......I have used liquid in the past and liked them but at a tad over $100 month, it is a little steep for me....let me know what you think and where you can find reliable sources.0
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WOW! What a day! :happy: Had a really good taste of spring and I took advantage of it. Walked this morning with Marie A, altho almost at the end of the walk she had a seizure. Poor thing....she gets so darn frustrated. We got through it okay. Spent the afternoon doing some straightening in the garage. Our garage always collects stuff during the winter and when spring comes I always have to clean it up. You'd think I'd learn!!! :ohwell: When hubby got home I walked our regular walk with him, so I got a lot of walking in today. Felt great!
Not much else to talk about except that today is the first wheat-free day I've had in a while. For me, that's big, because I'm basically a cheat. :grumble:
I have yet to bring a joke.....I need to work on that. I'm feeling pretty boring. Got to work on that too. My life's pretty hum-drum! Gotta spice it up. Help Maddie!!!!
Have a great evening.
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Susan - thank you very much for the info about the OdoBan. Most of the things I can replace, the sheets, mattress pad, one of the comforters; but one bed had a hand-quilted blanket on it. I can't replace that. My aunt who made it died a few years ago. So thank you from the bottom of my heart. How I love the smell of sheets and blankets hung out in the sunshine! Wish we could have a clothesline. As it is, I have to drape them over the balcony of the deck and hope and pray that they don't blow down onto the ground
Mary - have a great trip!
maxymom - I can just imagine you and that bull....lol
Viv - two of our cats had hypothroidism and had to have the radiocative isotope treatment. No problems afterwards. Hope things work out for you.
Went to WalMart and bought a new watch. You know, I think the lady who was at the service desk really wasn't sure of herself, I had the exact same watch that I was going to buy, but I needed to have the band from my old watch put on the new one since they always come much too big for me. She kept telling me that she couldn't do it, that the one that was on the new watch was different. Yea, of course, it had a design. So in the end, I wound up purchasing a $10 watch instead of the $30 one. So tomorrow after yoga, I'll go to this one jewler and have some links taken out.
Jessica is coming down here tonight with her cats. She's going to have some work done on her car, then we might very well go and cuddle kitties at the Humane Society so she can meet Bonnie. Clyde is still skittish when you come near him. I guess the woman who had him before would corner him to show him to people, so whenever he feels in the least bit threatened, he runs. There have been times when he's come up to me and Vince, tho. Oh, did I tell you that for her btdy Jessica is going to adopt the cats? They're going to waive the adoption fees because one of the cats is diabetic and they realize that that involves added expenses. Truthfully, I bet they are just glad to get them adopted, they probably didn't think that anyone would want a diabetic cat.
Played MahJongg today. I actually won one hand! Beginners luck and a lot of jokers...lol
Hope everyone has a great evening!
Michele0 -
Faye,
Mucinex products make a sizable number of people feel really sluggish, congestion still there, and/or just generally feeling bad. And many allergy medicines cause achy joints. One that works well and does not cause side effects in most people is good old Benedryl. Then for congestion I take Sudafed ( well the generic store brand to save money). It's the old, original formula stuff that you have to get from behind the counter at the drugstore. i only take 1 tablet, not 2 like they say for adults. You could try it and see if it works for you.0 -
Hello everyone. I've been scarce in these parts lately. So many new faces! I've scanned the posts but feel way out of touch. I'm reminded of the Girl Scout song, "Make new friends but keep the old; one is silver and the other gold." I am so fond of all the "old" MFPers and look forward to getting to know everyone new.
Amanda, I'm sending prayers, warm thoughts, and hugs your way. I hope you can feel them. (I empathize about the weather. It's snowing here. Here! This is California and it's already mid-March. Sheesh.)
Birdie, you are doing great to be logging your food and maintaining your weight. You have a heavy burden with your mom-in-law dying and, on top of that, an unemployed husband and tax season. My warmest hugs to you and Amanda both.
I was going to go down to the bay area for the weekend but am staying curled up here at home instead, out of the rain and snow. Time to go snuggle up with the pup. She is delightful. So full of energy. She's having a hard time with the rain and snow. So boring. Actually, she does like the snow but her "mom" doesn't want to spend enough time in it. Can't wait for some sunshine! 0 -
I've read all the posts but my wrists hurt so I can't type a whole lot. I've been scrubbing walls ALL day as part of the prep for painting our rental. I can't work on it with my DH tomorrow as I work tomorrow afternoon. But I wanted to cut down on his workload by washing down the walls so all he has to do is paint. The good new is that I think I burned a bunch of calories climbing up and down the ladder hauling the bucket, and scrubbing! Good thing too because tonight I ate a greek salad and although it was quite good, I only realized after the fact that I ate 4 servings!!:grumble: :grumble: Hard to believe that little bit was 4. But I think my 6 hours of scrubbing cancelled out the 840 calories. I won't be making that mistake again:ohwell:
Thanks for the ongoing birthday wishes. I will continue to celebrate this weekend as my son and dil and grandkids are taking me out tomorrow and friends taking me to brunch on Sunday.
A word for those being bothered by allergies and sinus problems: acupuncture. Its been amazing for me.
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Good Evening Ladies,
I know most of you are probably asleep but if you're not and you're out getting your groove on.....Good for you! I've been away from the board for a week and wow things are really hoppin. It's going to take me a while to catch up.
My youngest daughter got laid off, she has 5 children so it was a major crisis...for her, so I played the dutiful gramma and went to help out while she went job hunting. Then my oldest daughter had a consultation with a Dr. to have a cist checked out on her back, good thing I went with her, they did surgery immediately while I played with my 3 year old grandaughter in the waiting room. The next day I had to take that same little 3 year old to a dentist appointment, try explaning xrays and why this lady is trying to push plastic into her mouth to a 3 year old. Not an easy task. On the ride to the dentist my daughter got sick (we brought a bucket) from the medicine she was taking for her back...........can you all see where I'm going with this? This has not been an easy week. I played nanny, chauffeur and nurse. Did I mention that I had to teach myself the Excel program in microsoft so I could put together a spread sheet. Spread sheet???? That's what I do when I make the bed, who knew it was something you did on a computer?
Obviously, I have survived. It's amazing all the little things we do for our children everyday and don't think much about it. I look back only because I have no clue where all that time went. I can tell you this, I called my mother and thanked her for everything. This week has just made me realize that my mother and grandmother both deserved medals for the stuff I put them through. I am so glad my daughters are much nicer than I was. I guess I did OK by them.
Suezzzque....I tried Pandora, it's great.
Birdie....Sorry for your struggles, trust me when I say, WE ALL hope tax season is over soon.
Barbie....Loved the disco cat.
Amanda....Hope all goes well for you.
Lynn....I think I saw you float by, all that juice, it was bound to happen. My favorite smells are: freshly dug dirt, lavender, babies, vanilla and a fire made with Oak wood.
Mary....Enjoy your Spring Break.
Maxymom....The bull story made me laugh.
I hope everyone has a great weekend and manages to stay on course. If not, go for the chocolate!
Lynda0 -
Back again after a couple of months off, just not able to focus on anything but back into it. We have a coffee cart which I help within the weekends and my downfall is marshmalows (and I look like one!!) and the muffins that we also sell. Plus of course the smoothies that we make etc etc. I really notice when I am eating all the rubbish that my motivation to exerc ise goes way down, and int he last week I have been good with my eating and starting to get my enthusiasm back. I did the whole afternoon today without eating one marshmallow or muffin. I was GOOD!!!
I have been reading some of the posts and would love to comment on everyone but cann't remember who said what (now if I was organised I would write it down etc)
I laughed about the cat that didn't like to be around any others. I had a big tabby called Tractor (yes I know thats what happens when a 2 year old names a cat) and he was the best cat. cuddly purry (is there such a word as purry!!) and then we go another little kitten. Well my fantastic cat went from cuddly and nice (except to the dog) to this horrible old man when Crystal was around. One day he was sitting on my knee having a scratch when she walked in and he sunk his teeth into my head!!! I think he knew he had overstepped his mark becvause his attitude was "oh no what have i done" The little cat disappeared and we couldnt' find her after 4 years and my big tractor went back to being this fantastic old man again. Footnote he slowly went blind but lived a great life and died at the age of 19. He was a real outdoor man until his last couple of years.
Now we have 2 cats (who get on) and an old sheltie and a young labrador to keep us all on our toes.
Better get to bed.
Will try and catch up again tomorrow.0 -
Gonna be out of town through Tuesday. Happy weekend y'all!0
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Good morning everyone! It's cooler and windy here today but still nice enough to walk. Looking forward to getting out. I always get cabin fever at this time of the year.
Maxy, I loved your bull story. I really giggled as I saw where it was going. :laugh:
Vik - your kitty is so pretty! I read your profile and saw that you have a shelty....we've had two in our marriage....wonderful little dogs. My best dog ever, tho, was our golder retriever, Samantha. I miss her terribly. Now we have three labs in the family that I go visit....one of each color! I don't own a dog now because we're only allowed two pets in our condo and we have two wonderful cats, one of which thinks he's a dog. I'm an animal lover, can you tell?
Michelle - I wanted to tell you that my daughter and granddaughter volunteer at their local SPCA. Daughter walks dogs while granddaugher loves on the kitties. They have a 6-year old lab, but also adopted an elderly cat and an elderly lab so they could live out their lives. If I ever win the lottery my plan is to buy a small farm or homestead and open a home for elderly dogs and cats. My daughter would manage it. Big dreams.
I just had a rice cake with blueberry All Fruit and the vanilla ricotta creme.....WOW! that was really tasty and the best part I ate it guilt free.
Hope you all have a wonderful day!0
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