WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2014

Well at least the house is clean for when CPS shows up:ohwell: .....that's me trying to have a sense of humor this morning.

Had a chat with my boy on the way to school. I let him know that while I was a little hurt by what he told his teacher that it was more important to talk to someone about how he's feeling and it was "ok". I also let him know that I understand how easily people, especially children, can be told 99 good things but only "hear" the one negative thing. Either way, time to move forward.

Make an awesome dinner of sauteed shrimp, quinoa, kale, tomato and mushrooms with a lemon/white wine sauce for dinner last night.

Off to T25 and make my best attempt at a great, productive day.

xo- Gloria from sunny and cool Metro Detroit

Hi I am new and over 50. Can I please join??

Today is my 2nd day on the plan, and I am babysitting for my granddaughter at my daughters house. Trouble is, it is such a lovely day in London, and I am stuck in waiting for 2 items to be delivered. Pleasures of internet shopping.

My daughter works part time and is off tomorrow, so why does she have to wait while I am babysitting to get the things delivered. I usually like going for long walks, but today, I have been on the laptop all day, and the items still havent come.

I look forward to getting to know you all, and if any of you want to add me as a friend please do so. I need all the help and motivation I can get at the moment.

Happy Tuesday!:happy: ! Sounds like going to be another beautiful day in the 70's. Well I was up 1.5 pounds this morning and I should not be surprised. Going to try and not beat myself up and remember today is a new day. :blushing: Well I made it thru 7 hours of trainning the new lady yesterday.. Will have several hours on Friday morning. She is picking up things fast and glad about that. I am just not the most patient person to teach.
Meeting on Friday evening went very well. We ended up with several visitors and a good group. Lots of planned rides for the summer months. Hope we can enjoy most of them. As enjoy riding with the group.
What a beautiful weekend. We rode our fund raiser ride on Saturday, Ended up just over 200 miles. But I did fall getting on the bike and hit my backside. I know I messed something up. Can hardly sit or stand. Can't believe how I just fell back. Thank goodness I had my helmet on as hit my head pretty hard. Then Sunday we went to Omaha to see our DGD get comfirmed. So was a busy and enjoiable weekend. Saturday evening I even helped DH mow the yard. It was pretty tall with all the rain and now looks so nice and green. Went over last evening to Phillips after work and watched the two DGC over there play t-ball. It is their first year and only second game so they are excited.
Heather--I think I have dicided being grown up is to much work. LOL
Kim--Congrates on the loss of pounds and inches.
Cynthia--sure hope Charlie is doing better. Sorry to hear things are not going well. Hugs!!
Liz--sounds to me like you are doing all the right things. Inches lost are great!!
DeeDee--great news about the AC. I know what you mean about the sun screen and I do try to remember. Saturday morning when we left for our ride it was not even 50 yet and as the day warmed up I didn't even think about it. My nose is alittle red and my neck is really red. I have to do better at using the sun screen I even got a new bottle this year. Sounds like you had a very speical NSV's.
Welcome back Linda- welcome to all the newbies. All we can do is take it one day at a time and each day is a new adventure. Important thing is not to give up and take care of you. Remember we are not in this alone.
Allison--your DFIL is lucky to have you looking out for him. You are so caring in the things to do for him.
Renny--WOW! Thanks for sharing.
Sue--hope your horse is ok!
Meg--Great walk, horse sounds like he has good horse sense. Hugs! We all have felt that way about being parents. I do think we all do the best we can with what we know. In the end they have to make their own choices and live with them. I know more then once I wanted to lock my son up until he gets his head on straight and even tho he will be 40 in November there are times I still want to take him over my knee.
Heather--Breath and remember how much happier you are now with present DH. Smile and let the ex know it is his loss. Glad all went well and you had a nice visit.
Milagros--Don't be to hard on yourself. I know when we lost our son (he was 24) it took time to feel anything besides numb. Take care of you!
Barbie--Thanks for sharing the pictures. You look fantastic!
Cindy--Great NSV at the reunion.
Joyce--I know my first husband and I were so much better off after our divorce. I would not have anything if we had stayed together. We just did not bring out the best in each other and it was not the fault of one of us, I also know when I son was divorced I grieved the loss also.
Sylvia--out of the mouths of babes!
Patty--How scary,
Well once again I am caught up and hoping everyone has a chance to enjoy this beautiful day.
Blessings, Vicki GI NE

Pat I would make sure that at least I took a picture of that guy with my phone or camera. I think it would be difficult emotionally to allow myself to take a picture of what he is exposing but he needs to be stopped, not only for your comfort but others that he may be doing the same thing.

More later, Joyce, Indiana

Heather – you’ll do fine in France, walking and small bites! You know the drill :drinker:

Alison – good job ! back to the gym!

Anamika – welcome home – each scale has it’s own story – darn!

Caba01 & Lilymypetal – welcome!

DeeDee – great nsv-s the cute guy and a new jacket!!! :flowerforyou:

Patty – creepy!!! I’d be peering out the windows to call the cops before I got outside…. And he is a neighbor? Yuck!!! Good job on a self defense class. Great suggestion from Joyce to get his photo! :frown:

Cindy – congrats on your new floors - The video has to include Levi who knew something was up and wanted to be involved! Somewhere between Laurel and hardy and Lucy and Ethel at the chocolate factory….

Namacheri – What a drag – what type of fish do you have? And do you over winter 60+ fish in the house?? Can you tell I am from California – we “overwinter” our citrus trees by putting a sheet over them a couple of nights a year…..

So a good night's sleep and my back is in the 90+% range of healed - we walked this morning and I went to my Tuesday gardening job - I was careful to not be too strenuous, but glad to be back to myself!!!

better get sewing!
Kim in N. California

hI to all my wonderful friends here. Thank you so much for your support and wisdom....you brought me to tears with your kindness. Long story short, the girl and her mother never showed up last night but the young man who brough DD home did and he's quite a nice guy. Turns out hubby met his father about 1 week ago at a repair shop talking about painting his jeep! The girl did admit to DD that she told her mom she had lied about the whole story but she's still mad because dd got so wasted she got sick and now she (the friend ) lost her driver's license. Not much of a friend.

I think dd learned quite the lesson after all. I showed her the blood alcohol calculator and showed her how her blood alcohol level (between 2.0 and 2.5....legally drunk is 0.08) put her right beneath alcohol poisoning. She was pretty shocked.

But I think she learned her best lesson when she asked what I wanted for mothers day. I said nothing....I didn't want to celebrate because I am not a proud mother right now. The look on her face was astonishing. She knew right then--if not before--how big of a deal this was.

So over all I do feel better, but have decided "again" I have to put myself first. Between this and DD#1 who is now a raging b****, my blood sugars have been in the mid-200s! Not good; no wonder I feel awful.

But anyway I do thank you all from the bottom of my heart and want you to know how special you all are to me. I'll be here more; I need to start getting grounded again and back to healthier ways. My stress eating today was 2 string cheese sticks....far better than chips or candy!

Take care all, Meg from Omaha where it will be mid-90s tomorrow! xoxoxo

Hello Friends,

Jane: Red Lobster and no baby = it’s a good day!

Michelle: I bet you and your partner are going to rock the senior Olympics. I haven’t tried soft tofu as a beverage, but thanks to you, I always have some on hand. Keep those recipe ideas coming.:drinker:

Barbie: My DH and I have to have the same discussion you and Jake did. Who gets our stuff? :grumble: Thanks for the prompt.

Kim: Heating pad is my best friend. I have one on my office chair, which I keep on my back and hips for about 2 hours every morning after my post-workout shower. Glad you're 90% better.

Heather: How romantic that you celebrate anniversary of the day you met. May you enjoy many more years together.

Grandmallie: As another early morning gym rat, I have to say the hardest part of the morning regime is getting dressed and showing up. Once I get there, the rest is easy. You got this, girlfriend. Just do it. Then, repeat.

Anamika: Good to see you. How is your mother?

Sylvia: Hope DH is getting adjusted to CPAP. :yawn: Sleep is so important, especially before a road trip.

DeeDee: Your posts always put a smile on my face :happy: . I’m not one bit surprised your landscaper is flirting with you. You deserve that cute jacket, too. Congrats on the NSV.

Pattie: Glad to hear you are getting trained in self-defense and have pepper spray in the car. Be careful out there.

Cindy: Happy for your new floors. DH and I can hardly wait for week after Memorial Day when we get our floor installed. We also get to look forward to cleaning up the dust from tile tearout. :grumble: Ugh.

Lillymypetal: Welcome. You joined by posting. Keep coming back.

Vicki: Sorry to hear about your fall. :noway: I know you’re busy, but will you please get it checked out?

Namacheri: So sorry your pump crashed and you lost so many fish, especially ones you’ve had so long. :sad:

Meg: You handled the situation with DD#2 beautifully. Deep breaths and don’t forget to take care of yourself. :glasses:

Bonnie: You have quite a handful with your MIL. :ohwell: Hope she heard you about staying quiet.

Today, I found myself going online to explore and fantasize about other job options. Is the grass greener? -- If I think about the positives vs. negatives of my current situation, I know I am truly blessed and overreacting to a being rubbed the wrong way by executives who have strong personalities that clash with mine. However, by coincidence, I was approached by a headhunter from a major national non-profit, and I have to say I’m intrigued. Can’t hurt to talk.

Have continued to cook more from scratch. Yesterday I made soy flour wraps (not impressed), and today I made mini grilled vegetable soufflés (not as good as the frozen ones, but will try again). I also have been infusing my water with lemons, grapefruits, cucumber and mint. Does anyone have suggestions for winning combinations for flavoring water? I'm actually enjoying experiments and new discoveries in the kitchen...who knew? :drinker: :drinker:

Stay well,

Rori in the Colorado Foothills

May Goals:
Strength training 90 minutes per week.
Try out an aquatics class and check out Masters swim.
Three times a week, consume fewer than 50 carbs.
Pick up the phone and call a friend or relative 1x per week just to check in.
On a daily basis, list 5 things I’m grateful for.
My word for 2014 = Release

Super busy day and another one coming up.

Rori...........All fresh herbs should be usable: basil, parsley, dill, rosemary, bits of ginger

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I think dill and cucumber would be great!

Michele..........Senior Olympics? GOOD for YOU!!! Bring home the gold!!

Barbie............Finally, tomorrow I get to try line dancing!!!!!

Heather............Happy anniversary!!

Dee Dee............Congrats on the NSV from the former schoolmate. Enjoy your new jacket.

Meg............One step at a time..........you sound better, thank goodness.

Bonnie........Sundowners is awful to live with; wish you luck.

Hello to everyone else!
yanniejannie

I can't recall the conversation that was discussing dealing with our things or 'stuff' but I may have a few suggestions. when my Grandma died, the family held a family only yard sale and everyone took what they needed or wanted. There were several kids getting ready tog o off to college or new apartments and they got the things like mismatched dish sets but still sentimental, and things like that. Her kids got her old precious antiques, some of them they kept and some gave to their children. It has since then gone to their grandchildren. No one was selfish, just took what they needed. Fast forward to my Mom. After Dad died she my sister and I sat down and looked all over her small house and wrote down names for her big items, even her car. She had a large collection of crystal and china. My sister really lucked out in that I didn't want that at all. I think I was still being sentimental after Dad died and just really wanted Mom and din't care about their things. But my name got put on a lot of things. She wrote all these things down and it was included in the envelope that had her will in it. But when she died things in life were different. People had changed paths and didn't have room or needed the things we had written down. It was predetermined that anyone who had given something to Mom that they would get that item back. So those were the first things that were dibbied up. We went around her apartment and put names on things we wanted. All four kids were there and all of the grandchildren also. My brother didn't want something and he traded for something that someone else's name was written down from Mom. We just worked it out. The retirement home had an annual yard sale and proceeds went to the recreation fund so we just left everything else in a pile in a corner and told the administrator that they were to have whatever was left. It was pathetic the way some of the residents arrived. Some would come straight from a hospital and have next to nothing and it always broke Mom's heart. The staff knew that Mom had always wished that some of her things would go to whoever needed them in the home.

Unfortunately since our home is the largest and had storage room that we stored my brothers and my daughters things for awhile until they could get transport. Some day I may wish I had some of her fine things but that just isn't my house and it doesn't matter to me. I can always visit them anytime I want and she never uses them, they stay displayed in a cabinet in her bedroom and will give them to her daughter some day. I still want my Mom and Dad though. my brother and his wife have had to move in with her Mom and they are left trying to find homes within the family for the things they got. They have an old brass bed and huge dresser that was my Grandma's. They have no where for it. It is breaking their heart.

Tuesday evenings are strange in our house. It is the only night of the week that my husband likes the shows I like and he actually sits without the remote control for 3 hours. But we love the two NCIS's and Person of interest. Season finale is next week. So there goes our evening together.

Joyce, Indiana

Today did an hour of a Total Body Blast Bosu DVD. Tomorrow the plan is to go to yoga and then take the deep water class.

Believe it or not, I got an email from Bryan. Seems they moved and he can't call because they're waiting for the phone/internet to be hooked up. Diana's mother was there for two weeks. I know, I know, "a son is a son until he takes a wife", but I just can't help feeling sad. The good news is that I don't want to rush and stress eat. I'm going to wait a while before I answer him, I need to compose myself.

katla - what is the name of that app?

Barbie - love that yellow submarine

Kim - hope you feel better fast.

Heather - happy anniversary! Now that you're on maintenance, were you able to do any exercise to get rid of the extra skin?

caba - welcome!

DeeDee - we plan to vacuum out the pool and then I fully intend to go into it. As a matter of fact, I may have to go into the spa (life's tough) to get it vacuumed. I know, cry for me . Congrats on that jacket fitting! Oh, I gotta tell you, the other day I was putting on my sunscreen. I was white from it but knew that it would soak into my skin. Anyway, Vince looked at me and went "eewwwww.....do you know what all that does to our filters?" I just answered "I rather buy new filters and more sunscreen than have to go thru chemo from skin cancer". He didn't say anything more

Patty - I'm sure you'll learn a lot at the self defense class. Please pass on any tips you can. How scary about that guy! I agree, too, take a pic of him

Just came in from outside. Went to the senior olympics and bowled the three games. when I got home, had something to eat and then vacuumed the pool and spa. I know it's a tough job and someone has to do it...i had to get into the spa to vacuum it. Isnt' that rough? Anyway, then we blew up this float thing that I got and I went in the pool for an hour. The thing I didn't like about the float thing that I had before was that the sides would collapse. This one has wider sides. I honestly don't think I'll get another one, but it's good to have a change.

Cindy in OK - of course I remember Laurel and Hardy! Boy, does that make me old

lilymypetal - welcome. Tell us more about yourself.

Tammy in VA Beach - stop in more often

NSV for me today. I took one of Vince's chocolate cookies, it just tasted "yukky" to me so I wound up spitting most of it out of my mouth. That's a good thing. But it was just a different feeling for me.

Vicki - hope you're OK from the fall . Glad you had your helmet on

Bonnie - have a good ride. The weather is supposed to be real nice tomorrow.

Rori - thanks for the lovely compliment on the senior olympics. To be honest, just about everyone else on our team did better than we did. But who cares, really? It's not like we're going for any big gold or anything. Actually, they put you in age brackets and they go by the age of the yougest on your team. My partner was 81 (you'd never know it to see her, she's such a lovely lady), but the fact that she was in the 55-60 age bracket didn't bother her. She felt she was just going for the fun of it and nothing else. I was very surprised, tho, to find that they didn't provide bottled water this year. They said the reason was because they don't have the sponsors they had last year. I told them they can just skip the snacks, but have water! Let us know how things go with the headhunter. You're right, can't hurt to talk!

Carol in NC - sure hope you like this MD. What kind of snack do you take with you (always looking for ideas)

Michele in NC