WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2014

Bump!

Good morning everyone!


Gloria: congrats on the job! PT – you’re a physical therapist?


Hope everyone has a good day!
Cynthia :flowerforyou:

Oh no. I'm a lot of things but "physical therapist" is not one of them. PT = part time

Aha.

Kittytoo: Thanks for the details on your yoga app. I’m going to try it and see how I like it.:flowerforyou:

Rita: I’m happy to see your post. My neighbor has a Chihuahua mix that she rescued from the Humane Society and he’s a charmer. I’ve known a couple of male chihuahuas who were great, and some females who were b*tchy. I always think ‘Chee who ah who ah’ in my head and have no problem spelling Chihuahua.:laugh:

Sue in SD: I love the Eleanor Roosevelt quotation.:flowerforyou:

Renny: I’m sorry your DGS has a bit of a grumpy attitude toward you. He’ll likely forget all about it as time goes by. Walking 13 miles is an undertaking! I hope you’ll train carefully if you decide to take it on. I’m happy you’ll have the opportunity to take yoga again. It has done so much for me that I’ve become a real enthusiast.:flowerforyou:

Dr. Katie: Your stirfry sounds yummy! :drinker: I am sure it took me at least two years to adjust to retirement. The lack of exhaustion was a VERY BIG perk. I retired early due to DH’s health, and that is still a big issue. The first year we planned a fall trip to coincide with the start of the school year. It helped. I still miss many of my work friends, but “see them” on facebook.:flowerforyou:

Mimi: We live in a townhouse and share a wall with one neighbor. I think that “Cottages” can be attached, and yours sounds like a welcoming and cozy home.:flowerforyou:

Michele: You must be onto something about animal logic. I’m sure DD’s dog thinks we can’t see him.:laugh:

Barbie: I found the MFP app on my phone and started using it before I even looked at the website. I love both, but if I had to give one up--I just don’t want to go there. :noway: I may be an exclusively app user while in CO. DD says her DH disconnected the modem while working on a house project.:ohwell: :flowerforyou:



Yesterday I went shopping for a bra without underwires to wear on the plane. This is to pass through airport security more easily. I found one that works okay on a closeout rack, and paid only $12.50 for it. Yay! I doubt I’ll wear it more than twice unless we decide to fly somewhere again. I tried on sports bras at DH’s suggestion. He thought they might be useful for yoga after the trip. Yuck! They were like girdles for my chest. Even if they weren’t painful, which they were, I don’t really want to expose my belly until I’ve managed to tone it up quite a bit more.

Have a great day!



Katla in beautiful NW Oregon

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison



August Goals:
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week.
3. Have fun every day.
4. Drink at least three glasses of water daily, preferably more!

Sylvia: I've called him "The SO" so long that I am not sure that I'll every call him anything else - maybe DOB every once in a while. :laugh:

Here is today's joke:

:happy:

A little boy knocks at the door and tells the owner that something of his had found its way into her garage, and he wanted it back. The homeowner opened the garage and noticed two additions; a baseball and broken window sporting a baseball-sized hole.

“How do you suppose this ball got in here?” she asked the child. Taking one look at the ball, one look at the window, and one look at the homeowner, the little boy exclaimed, “Wow lady! I must have thrown it right through that hole!”

:laugh:

Hubby called and asked if he could park his car at my studio and I could drive him to campus. Parking is such a bear early in the semester. So, while I was out I stopped at the grocery store and bought two baked chicken breasts and a box of 100 calorie ice cream bars. I'll pick hubby up about 12:30 and we will have lunch together. That will be nice. Now I'm so hungry I could eat both pieces of chicken! Maybe a banana will get me through.

Bye for now.

Sylvia

Good afternoon beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:

I've had a few busy weeks lately and have not been as chatty as I like to be:frown: . I have been keeping up with everyone though, and I am wishing everyone well!!!!

Sylvia Woo hoo!!!! Congrats on breaking that barrier finally, I know it feels so good:bigsmile: !!!

Michele There are times when I'm holding Noel and she tries to hide under my arm, I think it's so funny:laugh: . She does it at the Vet's office too, they usually send me out of the room, she behaves better when I'm not there:embarassed: . How is the new bowling team going?

Tere Oh dear, chickens next door to you:noway: , I bet Storm would like to have chicken for breakfast:laugh: ! When my oldest granddaughter was around 2 yrs. old she was staying with her other grandparents and their neighbor had chickens, she told them the chicken nugget woke her up:laugh: . Hope the situation will work for you! Have fun on your trip!

Cindy You are so talented! Do you get lost in your drawings and time just flies by? I used to paint on occasions (my favorite being floor cloths) the time would just fly by. I might need to think about picking up some canvas and getting the paint brush out again:happy: .

Renny Hope sweet little toddler doesn't stay miffed too long!!! I love to read your long rambling posts, you have a wonderful way with words!

Mimi Hope you're enjoying your stay in the Creek!!!! I think cottage sounds perfect!

Alison Sure hope you're taking care of your foot, you are so good at taking care of others, don't forget about yourself:flowerforyou: !!!

Jane Martin Keeping everything crossed that your new place will show up soon!!!

Cynthia I'm wishing you an easy renovation!!! Mine is almost over:bigsmile: , a few things to tie up and the end of August I should be done:bigsmile:!!! The painters are finished and out of my house:happy: and yesterday my granddaughter asked me if I missed them, I thought for a few minutes and said they are good guys, but no, I don't miss them:noway: :laugh: !!!

Katla A girdle for the chest:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: , now every time I put my sports bra on I'll think about that:laugh: ! I think you should rock the sports bra and a pair of leggings!!!!

Yesterday the window washers and chandelier cleaners were supposed to be here, it rained, so now they are planning on Thursday, it will be good to get that over with! My new outdoor furniture is finally in, it will be delivered tomorrow..I'm really excited about it!!! I got a nice fire pit to go on the patio, I fully expect to be enjoying my patio even in January:laugh: !

I tried out a new exercise, riding bikes, I was riding my oldest granddaughters bike and it's a little too tall for me, when I was trying to get off I fell face first in the yard:embarassed: :laugh: , I skinned my nose, of all places:laugh: . Had a clover leaf stuff on my eyelid and a big clump of grass on my head, the worst part the painters and my brother saw me do it:embarassed: :embarassed: :embarassed: ! We all had a good laugh about it. This morning the last little scab fell off:bigsmile: .

The phone keeps ringing :grumble: .....will try to catch up a little later!!!

Drink your water:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: !!!!

Hugs,
DeeDee in gorgeous NC:glasses:

Hello everyone: Hope all of you are doing well on this Tuesday. I have not done much exercise this morning except walking. I am working on organizing my bedroom closet as a way to procrastinate on cleaning the refrigerator which really, really needs to be done. I will go out to see my horse after dinner this evening.

Saw the doctor today for a recheck of atrophic vaginitis. I was originally diagnosed in early July. Have tried all suggestions including prednisone but still having issues. I did not try vaginal estrogen as I have had breast cysts in the past that were exacerbated with oral estrogen. Has anyone out there used vaginal estrogen and what was your experience? I am told that it is a very small dose that stays localized and only a very tiny amount gets into the blood stream. My doc ran one more test and then I may trial it for a while. As you can tell I am feeling a bit iffy about this.

Jane - Still sending best wishes that you will find a new home.

Allison - I second several others. Don't forget to take care of you.

Healing angels to all who need them and congratulations to those with victories. Sue in SD

Don't ever quit believing in yourself. As long as you believe you can, you will have a reason for trying.

Hi to all my dear friends. Today was a good day starting off with weigh in. I’m still 2.4# above my lowest, but lost 2 pounds this week! YAY That gives me some motivation. I got a lot of work done; most people were either not there or busy with new student orientation. I went and helped with the diversity exercise. I do it each year and it’s really fun and enlightening.

OK so this is really strange. I have had a splinter in my foot for 2 weeks now and haven’t been able to get it out. I went to my friend who does electrolysis and has a magnifying glass and tiny tweezers and guess what she pulled out of my foot????? A 1-inch black cat hair. WTH>>>>> I can’t even explain it but we were amused for about 30 minutes!

Wow you miss 1 day posting and there are five pages to catch up on. I’ll do my best…

Alison: I too am having computer problems. Our main pc won’t connect to the internet. Somehow it got tied in with this laptop and they are “fighting” for dominance I guess! Can’t get on the internet with that one but this one is networked to it, so I shouldn’t be able to get on the internet here either!

Geri: hope your dh starts to listen to instructions! I’m an old nurse too so you can shake your finger at him for me if you like!

Yanniejannie: sorry to hear DD wasn’t accepted at school, but at least someone paid a little attention and gave you information! Many of DH’s relatives didn’t have plumbing until he was in high school. I shall sharpen my pencils!

Joyce: hope you are not getting sick! Bless your heart for fostering/adopting animals

Michele: you have been adopted! It is great luck and a blessing to be adopted by a cat!

Kim; not don’t you start up with the river rock!

Hairy Anne :laugh: : I haven’t seen shaved boys for ages! When I was in high school and college I was on the swim team and those boys shaved everything…and I mean everything. Now that’s not so uncommon these days but in the 70s it was practically scandalous! They swore it made them swim faster

Cynthia: here is a link to the CD holder http://www.hammacher.com/Product/82997?promo=search

Heather; enjoy your company

Pat: life does happen sometimes and our priorities change; you’ll figure out a new system and get back to it soon. I have faith in
you. “Nikita” is growing on me.

Alison: I hope you find something for dad soon

Sylvia: yes we do have a lot in common! It’s nice you can find so many good things about hubby. I have so many friends who wouldn’t be able to come up with a thing if I asked. I wonder why they stay married!

Katla: I do remember the old buzzard! Hope DH feels better. I can’t tell you how much I laughed about the blind dog thinking no one could see him either!

Sue: congrats on getting rid of those 2 pesky pounds! Maybe TMI but you asked; I use vagifem. They are tiny little vaginal suppositories. You use them every night for 2 weeks and then 2 times a week after that. Not messy at all; you’d never know you had used one. They are hardly absorbed in your system at all. I was really iffy about it too especially after I read all the product information that came with it! I held on to it for probably 2 months before trying it but now I am so glad I have it!

Renny: OK it’s official now; I love the name Nikita. Now I have a wonderful thought about it. Thank you!

Shani: welcome!

Kitty: did I say welcome to you earlier?

OK I’m off to lift weights before DD#2 gets home from her day care job where they found lice! GAAAA Take care, Meg from Omaha where summer has returned!

I was just wondering why I was still wearing a bra being home alone and all????:drinker:

Made it though my first day at the new j-o-b. Everyone was very nice and I think it's going to be just the fit I need for my life right now. The only "minus" is that the woman who was doing the job 5 days didn't really have a choice in the matter of splitting it up. She missed a good part of the summer due to health issues so I see why they need another body. I just feel bad because she's 63, on her own as her husband passed 3 years ago, probably counts on the $$ and is only going to get 2 days to my 3. She was very gracious in spite of the situation so I just hope things stay pleasant.

Big storms passing through with LOTS of rain. Everyone's holding their breath as we can't take much water after the floods last week. The trash trucks finally came this morning to haul away the contents of nearly every basement on our street. The entire street on the block behind us got water in the basement. I was terrified we were going to be infested with rats of they didn't get here soon.

The other good news at the new j-o-b is that my coworkers all seem to be attempting healthier lifestyles, as in no junk food around the office. Seems like in most offices, every day is an excuse to bring in junk food and eat. Not going to happen with us:happy:

In desperate need of a good night's sleep and tempted to go off plan for a glass of wine before bed. I don't care what Dr. Oz says, I get my best sleep after a nice, BIG glass of red:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Enjoy your evening!

xo- Gloria in rainy, rainy, rainy Metro Detroit

Tere, I diidn't know there was anyone else who ate sugar on tomatoes. Most of our family does, we got it from Mom, Dad never could pick up the habit, still used salt.

Katla, our old group from work get together once a month for lunch. Tomorrow we got o Cheddars. I guess I'll get the childrens chicken strips like I did last time we went there. You can't were an underwire in an airport???? Can you at least have them in your suitcase or is that xrayed also? I can't remember the last time I wore anything except an underwire. Well I do have my sprts bra and it is the most comfortable thing on earth

Heather I think that is the shortest post you have ever written. And there was nothing about food except you going out to eat.

Meg, I have decided husbands just don't listen to SO about their health. After Charlies heart attack he was put on one of the statins and he thinks that takes care of his dietary problems. He can eat whatever he wants. We were at cracker barrel tonight, we both get the grilled pork chop. I make sure I cut off all the fat before I cut into the actual pork chop. We he sits there and eats that fat! I keep on reminding him that next February he can go off his Effiant that doctor said he ahd to be on for 12 months after a stent is placed. He was 11 months into that 12 months when he had 2 more stents. He has had to be off of his Aleve for his arthritis all this time. I just keep on reminding him of how his knees felt while on that Aleve. And now he has arthritis in his left shoulder. But so far ti hasn't worked. Thanks for your concern about my health. I think it was sonething jsut that day since I have felt fine ever since then.

Joyce, Indiana