WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2013

sorry I've been MIA for a few days. Been thinking of you all and sending good wishes for a successful May. Can't believe it's almost over. I feel like I've wasted a month as I'm still stuck. Maybe June will be the month for me. I'll be back later. DH worked on some plumbing today so the water was off when I returned from golf. It was 93 today so I need a shower!
Sue in TX

Hi, wishing everyone a safe and fun weekend, weather here in Sudbury has been great this week actually too hot and humid past 2 days.
@ Michele in nc: you are my new found hero DH had me help him spread 6 bags of rocks today in the backyard and all I could think
of was you moving rocks day after day!! it is hard hot work my day has ended there will be no tomorrow for that lol

My goals for june will be to continue to log and keep active hopefully lose a couple more pounds but as long as I'm not gaining anything but some knowledge from you lovely ladies I am more than happy.

Wishing everyone a successful June Hugs and Smiles Juanita in sudbury

kathy- Congrats on the shopping trip! I remember the first time I was able to do that- it felt great!! A sales clerk actually asked if she could help me find something and then told me I was in the wrong department. I had automatically gone to the plus sizes as that is what I had worn for years.

I have Asics and love them. Very comfortable and supportive. I broke my foot and tore a tendon about 2 years ago and still have occasional discomfort from it- probably the tendon- and these shoes seem to be the most comfortable option.

Glad you had such a good day. I too am hoping that June is a better month for me for reaching my goals. I have been stalled for quite a while, but am feeling a renewed sense of motivation and belief in my ability to get "there"- wherever "there" is. Need to set a goal for a new physical challenge for motivation, but am still thinking about that.

Deb A in CNY

Been uber busy, which is why I didn't post last night. Did a bit of food shopping, then volunteered at the Green Room, came home and made fudge, the previous owner of the house stopped by because he got a piece of mail that we thought might have been important (turns out it was, something from the bank saying that he owed something on a loan, he thinks it was his ex-wife's), the guy who's going to build the mini-pergola over the equipment came to take measurements (we're going to have a lattice in front just so you don't see all the pipes etc), Vince and I planted a little grass seed on the side of the house which is in shade a lot, didn't get in until almost 8, then had dinner (I really shouldn't eat that late).

Yesterday I did Jillian Michael's Shred It With Weights DVD. Today I found this workout in *Fitness* magazine which is essentially an incline/speed interval workout. Did that today and boy did it kick my b***. Tomorrow I'll go to yoga.

Worked out, went to Lowe's Hardware (yes, me, who was totally out of her element) I sprayed weed killer (there's so much less area to have to spray now that we have some of the river rock down), then cleaned the pool some, Vince put in a new transformer so he can have rope lights, went in the pool, had dinner, who knows what else'll happen? So this post will be a bit short, of that I apologize and I apologize to all those that I don't comment to individually.

Finished one tube of sunscreen today and started another. I swear, I should be investing in a company that manufactures sunscreen!

Joy - you'll build up to the walking to where you were before. Many times I would do 2 minutes of running and then 2 minutes of fast walking, so today when the workout called for 5 minutes of running, I thought "no problem". Was I ever wrong! But I know that I'll build up to it

katla - so glad to hear MFP is doing better than meds for you and dh. I truly believe a lot of our ailments can be aleviated with good food. Congrats to you and your dh on those great NSV's. Will keep Kim in my prayers.

Say - I'm not ready for planting yet, but maybe you gals who are good gardeners can give me some ideas. We have a retaining wall, then there are about 2 or 3 inches of dirt, and then the fence for the pool. I need some sort of ground cover for those 2 or 3 inches. Now I can't get a lawnmower inside there, and I really can't get in to weed. I'd like something that I can plant once and it comes up year after year (are those perennials?) We live in NC, so lots of red clay. Any ideas anyone?

grandmalle - your dinner sounds great!

NewLuna - our cats like to walk in front of the computer monitor. If I'm on my laptop, they just walk on the keys without any concern for me....lol

Heather - congrats on the NSV

Lucy in DE - I think the weather changes EVERYWHERE have been pretty extreme. We went right from winter into summer. The pool water was 85 today

jmkmomm - that's terrible how MIL's daughter treats her!

tigress - so sorry about your friend

barbie - loved your graphics!

LizPlus - how great about the ticket!

Joy - you take such great care of your dh. Vince would never let me make his lunch when he was working. He knew that I'd try to put in "that healthy junk". And I would. Regarding people at your hubby's work noticing his weight loss, why do people always seem to assume that in order to lose weight you have to be on some sort of "diet", you can't do it just by healthy eating????

Deb - I find it so relaxing to be in my pool listening to the waterfall. But I'm probably not burning the calories you are...lol

meyllisa - fortunately, I didn't have to move the rocks in humid, actually most days the weather was fairly nice. A couple of days it got warm, but at least it wasn't humid. Actually, one of the nice things about this area of NC is that it gets hot, but it doesn't get humid. We're too far inland. I remember one time we were moving a load of things into storage until we moved down here. Anyway, it was 102 degrees, but we could still work because it wasn't humid. Actually, that was the year our house was built and they had a BAD drought, so they couldn't put in a lawn.

kathy - congrats on the wonderful shopping! Sounds like you had a wonderful day in all.

Michele in NC

Michelle- I would love the pool, but DH doesn't want the work involved. I have been trying to convince him for about 15 years and have made no progress. We would have a much shorter time period during which we could use the pool, so in a way he is right. What I would really love is an indoor lap pool or a "pool/spa" that has a current that you swim against. Don't think that will ever happen either!!
Can't help you with flower suggestions. I am hopeless at growing anything. I can sometimes get the flower boxes on my deck to look presentable, but never what I envision. This year I can't even get inspired by the flowers at the nursery. Need to do that this weekend. I also want to put in a small perennial garden, but have some work to do to get the area ready for planting. School is almost out and I hope to get some yard work done soon.

Deb A in CNY

Bumping...

We took our school kids to the zoo today. I didn't have any trouble getting over 15,000 steps there. Came home and got another couple of thousand. Every day this week I had at least 10,000...unusual for me, even though I try.

Time for bed. Have a happy Saturday.

Eileen near San Diego

Bump, hope everyone is well and enjoying the sunshine following those storms!