WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2014
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Sunny Monday here and feeling MUCH better. Did JJ's cardio dance before breakfast, JJ's kick-boxing after breakfast and 2 mile dog walk after lunch.
Have washed all Stan's clothes and on line, washed our bed sheets and dog's doona covers and on line with her doonas, towels after my shower.
Cleaning bedrooms and lounge and putting on fresh bed-linen.
Enjoyed the REST week but gald to be back training again.
Weeding and ironing after doggy walk.
Food total is 2006, all good.
Lesley in sunny Tasmania0 -
Hi friends. It has been a hot and steamy Sunday here. We spent nearly the entire day at church where it was our senior pastor’s last day after 18 years. She and her hubby were co-pastors and he retired 3 years ago. And now she’s gone. They are moving to Scottsdale, AZ. It was a very long and emotional day.
Yesterday’s parent daughter day went ok after a rough start. DD#1 was nearly 30 minutes late because she had tangles in her hair! She also looked horrid, so we went to ARbys instead of the place I was going to take her. We ended up looking at baby stuff but she didn’t remember anything she needed, so it was mostly just walking around looking. She also didn’t decide when to pick up the baby furniture so I decided for her next Saturday and had her text her bf. I told her if they didn’t come get it, the neighbors were going to give it to a charity (which they said they would). DD#2 and hubby bought a homecoming dress and a strapless bra to go with it. DH said the saleslady though it was weird to have a dad along!
Yesterday was also date night. We went to our favorite bar and grill for fried mushrooms…unhealthy but delicious. Then we saw “Jersey Boys”. What a great movie. Then we went for a late dinner at a Mexican place we like. The food wasn’t as good as usual I think because it was so late and the food had been prepped for so long.
Yanniejannie: hope you had fun at the party!
Cindy: looking forward to hearing about your dog search. I think pugs are just hilarious
Jane; stay cool!
Sue: happy anniversary and I hope you had a wonderful time on your dinner date
Renny: I sure hope DH’s sister recovers well. My DH’s cousin is at home now after his fall and serious trauma. He needs 24=hour care. DH and DD#2 are going over labor day weekend for a visit to see him.
Michele: now that you repeated what happened to Vince, I do think I remember it. I’m glad he is feeling better now. How scary for both of you. I’m so sorry I missed it the first time.
Joyce: I think it is absolutely crazy how expensive some medications are! I am so lucky that all my diabetic meds, supplies, lab tests, and nurse practitioner visits are free thanks to work.
Kim: I heard about your earthquake on the news. Glad no one was injured!
Sylvia: holy cow girl! That was scary just to read. I’m so glad you are feeling better
Heather: prawns and pasta…and a nice Sauvignon Blanc?
Beth: glad your sons’ migraine went away pretty quickly.
Vicki: I love your attitude!
Barbie: keeping my fingers crossed for Jake’s tests!
Alright ladies, it’s baseball time! I am just exhausted; probably the stress from all that bawling at church! That does tend to tire me out! Take care Meg from steamy Omaha0 -
Just wanted to say hi! Yesterday was very busy on top of very little sleep so today has been mostly a rest day. I started back with Jillian Michaels 30-day Shred yesterday and am feeling it!! It makes me happy to realize that the last time I did it, I could barely function because I was so sore and, this time, I am just moderately sore. I'm trying to figure out a mix of my exercise videos to use to set up a schedule so my body doesn't get used to doing the same thing over and over. I think I'm going to do 30-day shred every other day with a mix of yoga and pilates on the off days in addition to my walking. I think I really do need to take a rest day every week and have not been doing so.
Today has consisted of church, lunch, reading, nap, work meeting, and back to reading when I'm done here. I'm not even attempting to reach my 11,000 step goal and we all know that I am obsessive about that! :laugh:
I just got off the phone with my son and it looks like I am going to have to call the school. They are not providing the gluten free foods that he needs. They require all freshmen to buy a full meal plan so they are jolly well going to feed him. And, feed him something besides pizza every day!!! He even said he was sick of pizza!
There have still been no showings of my house. I'm feeling discouraged. I reduced the price yet again. :ohwell:
I am off to go read some before before an early bedtime. Have a great evening!
Carol in NC0 -
Hello Friends ~
Just got home from a 4 day + 3 night business trip in New Orleans. Met some wonderfully sweet people, and my colleague and I found a new favorite restaurant: Redfish on Bourbon Street. We went there two nights in a row for the lovely, fresh seafood. It was my first time trying redfish which was so delicious; it didn’t need any added sauces, although the menu on offers some interesting toppings for the broiled fish. Was doing well with the food until colleague suggested we walk over to Café Du Monde. Two beignets were savored and consumed with great gusto. Our hotel did not have a gym, and the fitness center which they have a partnership with was across the street. I didn’t want to walk alone in the early morning darkness, so I worked out in my room each morning. On our last day, I finished work in time to catch a workout in the gym before it closed for the day. It was an impressive facility sponsored by the Oschner health systems. It makes my community center look like a hole in the wall. I’ll remember this for next time I visit the area.
September and October trips will be to Anchorage, Louisville, KY; Seattle, WA; Grand Platte, NE; Salt Lake City, UT; and New York City. If any MFPers want to meet up, please message me.
Kim and Mimi: I used to live in SoCal, and experienced some big earthquakes. Hope your aftershocks are few and feeble.
Ladies, I’m thinking of you and your loved ones and thank you for the continued news, advice and virtual hugs. For now, I’ve got to unpack and get some rest. Catch you later this week.
Stay well.
Rori
Happy to be home in the Colorado Foothills
August Goals and Report Card to date:
1. Minimize consumption of wheat and sugar. C
2. Finish reading “Strong Women Stay Young”. A
3. Get to at least one Zumba class. D-
4. Call someone every week just to check in and provide positive energy. B-
Word for 2014 = Release0 -
Good evening, checking in after a very busy weekend. As usual, I'll drag myself to work to rest up from the weekend, haha
Was able to put in a nice walk with dobe, but it is still too hot really. We both were exhausted.
Today I had Frank over and his kids came. His son cooked a casserole for us - I didn't even have to cook! So proud of him!
Anne, thanks for the tip, I will check that out. Is made with Black Cohosh, I think.
Really impressed with your biking, WTG!! You look awesome in your new profile pic!
Barbie, prayers for Jake's test!
To everyone in the earthquake area, prayers!
Rori, sounds like a delightful trip!
Carol, don't leave the rest days out. They are as important as workout days. You need to give your body some time to repair the damage done in the workouts - that is how you get stronger. (Telling you that cause I am very prone to overdoing and paying the price for it. So it's a bit a note to self as well.)
Leslie - already on Monday in Tasmania....no hurry in sending Monday this way, haha
Gardengail - newbie question: what does bump mean?
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Hello from Tx!
I've been cleaning carpets today. Whew! That was hard work, but it is so much easier when everyone is gone. Also went grocery shopping. Yesterday, I found a pedometer. Two days ago, I found an Iphone in the road. I'm going to try charging it, to see if it works. I might be able to find the owner, I don't know. The screen is cracked, but mostly whole. I'm checking the paper and craigslist for lost notices. I did chat with someone about it at the grocery store. She told me it was a Iphone 3 GS. I don't use Iphones or Ipads so I wouldn't have a clue.
I was supposed to walk on Sat. a.m. but had insomnia on Friday night, so I didn't make the walk. I'm having mild bouts of insomnia from time to time. I'm trying to track it on the calendar to see a pattern.
Sylvia - You have to stay out of the heat. Or make sure you have your inhaler and nitro with you. Don't risk that again, please.
So glad you had a warranty on your door, and you got a free replacement!
If you need a cake mix upsizer, you can find that recipe on Just-a-Pinch.com.
Joyce - Most stoves have self-leveling legs. They are just screwed into the corners. If you don't have a level, use a glass measuring cup with water. You might need help with lifting the stove to adjust the feet. Usually one person can rock the stove and the other adjusts the feet. Then the hard part is getting up off the floor.
JenninTx - Welcome to the group. I'm in Denton, TX.
CynthisT60 - May I help you with your grave site search? Friend me or send me a msg with the details. i have a knack for finding people. I'll give it a shot.
Remember, school starts soon. Mind those school zones.
Diane in TX0 -
Good evening! The birthday went well, but I ate too much. I made corn dogs and french fries (birthday girl request) for the kids and a chicken corn salsa casserole for the rest of us. The casserole had my no-sodium salsa, but regular cheese and cornbread on top. Then there was the BIG birthday cake. It was a thing to behold! Like one of the cakes at a fancy restaurant. My DGD's eyes teared up when she saw it. She said "Grandma, it's so beautiful!" So, I think she liked it. I had a very small slice. Hubby has had two so far. The kids all went home, so we have half a cake left, and I know hubby will finish it off. I had ice cream in the freezer, but we never even touched it.
So, after they all left, hubby went into his office to work on his lecture for tomorrow. I'm sitting out in the living room, and I hear him having a lengthy conversation with two dogs. Reasoning and rationalizing. He explained to them very patiently that it is much too hot to walk. You have to wait a while. Then I hear yowling from the princess (Molly) and further explaining and reasoning from hubby. Then I hear a demanding barking (Bruno), and hubby said "et tu, Bruno?". Soon after that, he put his shoes on and went out to walk. He's such a softy. He didn't even ask me to go tonight. Now, still 96 degrees, he's out in the back yard throwing frisbees. Luckily the dogs don't last too long in this heat either. They'll be inside soon.
Those of you in California, I'm glad the earthquake wasn't worse! The first thing I thought of when I heard of it was my MFP friends. I hope nobody had damage of injuries.
Joyce, most stoves have leveling feet on the bottom to adjust for eleven floors. Yours might need a little adjustment. I have not set foot outside today. Im staying in where its cool.
I'm just sure that when I picked up that box of cake mix it felt very light. I used to bake a lot of cakes, and worked as a cake decorator for several years. One box used to make two full layers in an 8" or 9" pan. This one barely filled one pan. I have a pet peeve about consumer things getting smaller and costing more. Especially toilet paper! You cannot tell me that the rolls they pass off as "regular" were ever the normal size. They look like toy rolls. The double rolls they sell now are more like what we used to buy. If they need to raise the price because of inflation, I understand that, but don't try to convince me I'm getting twice as much when I'm not. Do they think we're stupid? Don't answer that!
Well, I'd better get ready for bed. Good night all!
Sylvia0 -
Meg, be glad you don't have MS. Before Obama care, the price of my disease modifying drug was well over $1000. But thanks to the plan it is less and from what I hear it will continue to go down. But I pay enough that I am in the catastrophic period in March!!!!
My Dad was a minister. WE never stayed in one church for 18 years but our longer stays were quite emotional for all of us. We are leaving dear friends, people that Dad married, families that he had had funerals for loved ones. You build quite a relationship with your parishioners. Plus you now you are pulling your kids out of their schools, leaving your neighbors, leaving the memories you made in your home. I can still visualize some of my favorite places. Mom always knew what churches Dad was going to be bale to stay a long time and the ones he would be staying at just a few years. At those times she wouldn't unpack everything. But I wouldn't trade our time as a preachers family for anything. You make precious memories and you knew that your father was very revered by many. I'm glad your pastor meant so much to you that it took all day to say goodby and you shed many tears.
Joyce, Indiana0 -
Rode on our recumbant bike for an hour today. Now that our cable company has gone all digital I have to watch movies on the TV (I used to be able to watch the TV). Realized that the next time we're in FL, I need to bring home some of the movies that I have down there. Tomorrow I'm planning to do some yoga, hold my plank, then take the extremepump class.
Tomorrow starts the first day of our senior bowling at the new lane. Today Vince commented to me that I'm not taking my 54oz water mug with me but I'm planning to take my 40oz water bottle. It's shaped like a bowling pin. I figure that if we're not there as long, then I probably won't go thru as much water. But the good news is that the weather looks good so when I get home I can go in the pool!!! Yea!!!! Update: Vince has decided that he'll grill the pork chops when we get home so don't know if I'll go in the pool first and then we'll have dinner or if he'll grill first, then either have dinner or go in the pool.
Joyce - today WPW isn't as common because so many people who have it have an ablation. However, the ablation didn't work for Vince (boo). You know, all's I can constantly remember is Vince telling me "if I'm unconscious, be sure they don't give me digoxin or calcium channel blockers. That'll kill me." Just the thought of him dying....I don't even want to think about it. What a jump in the price of that drug! It more than doubled!
Kitty - happy belated birthday!
Jenn - welcome back!
Alison - I'm sure you can join the water aerobics class. I just don't know if they'll prorate the class for you, but it's still worth it. Is this in the deep end? If it is, that would be FASNTASTIC for your heel since there is absolutely no impact. If it's in the shallow end, at least there'll be minimal impact on your heel
Tonight I'm going to try something that I read in a magazine. Actually, I have two more portobello mushrooms that I froze, I suspect that they're going to be watery too, but I do need to finish them up. Anyway, the recipe I saw showed tomato sauce in the mushroom with some cheese on top. Like a pizza. So I'm going to try that. Like I said, it'll probably be very watery. Update: it WAS watery, but it still had good flavor
Kim - so glad you're safe and hope mimi's family is, too.
Sylvia - you know that you can freeze bananas when they are overripe, don't you? Glad you're feeling better. I'm running my dishwasher right now, too
katla - I seem to remember you saying that you had to watch dh's sodium intake. It seems that the WalMart by me has discontinued the low sodium cottage cheese. What brand of cottage cheese do you use?
Beth - that's ok that you missed when I first mentioned about Vince's situation. I know that even for myself, there are times when I need to skim the posts. It happens to all of us, so please don't feel badly. Whenever I go to an estate sale, I'm always on the lookout for card tables. Many of the things that you can get at an estate sale are better made than the ones you buy today. Congrats on those lamps! Our friend, Ken, gets migraines. They believe it has to do with the weather change. That may be part of it, I think anyway. Lynette doesn't like to cook so they go out very often which translates into lots of high fat foods. Now he also has a problem where he gets real bad headaches if something touches the side of his head (like his glasses). We have a meat slicer, don't use it all that much, tho. Not really sure why, just don't
Cindy - we want details, details, details....as soon as you get them
Margaret - what are some of the fermented foods that you are adding?
Vicki - safe travels
Anne - wow! What biking you have done
Joyce - one of the few (very few) times that I found something to wear at WalMart I found this real nice coverup by Catalina. Unfortunately, they don't have it any more. If they did, I'd buy another few. I know what you mean, so many of them are that clingy material. It's bad enough that my bathingsuit shows all the bulges, I don't need my coverup to also. Glad you found something. I saw one online but I don't like buying online unless I try it on in the store and the only way I can get the color I want is to buy it online. Then I'll go for it. Otherwise, no go. I love Jason's Deli! You are so lucky.
barbie - good luck to Jake tomorrow
Lesley - do you EVER slow down?????
meg - somehow I think it wouldn't bother dd if the neighbor's gave away the furniture. How sad!
Confession time here. I was good all day, then after dinner I started getting melancholy about Bryan and a whole bag of Chips Ahoy later, I'm feeling so "yukky". boy, it's been a long time since I've been this way.
Carol in NC - can your son have pizza? Isn't there gluten in the crust? Or are you saying that they're only providing one gluten-free item -- pizza.
Rori - I love fresh seafood. You were so lucky to find that restaurant. When we go to visit Jessica, we always stay at this one hotel. They have a partnership with the local YMCA, but (and this surprises me) you still have to pay the $5 guest fee. I would have thought that the hotel would cover that. So I use the hotel's fitness center (sparse as it is). UNLESS Jessica can get me visitor passes. You're so right that you need to give your muscles time to rebuild themselves. That's why I only do weights Mon, Thurs, and Sat. and cardio on the alternate days.
Diane in TX - hope you do find the owner of that phone. Wish I'd known you a while ago. I was searching for my mother's father. Didn't have any luck. It seems that one day her father just didn't come home from work. Everyone said that he was the type who always brought candy and stuff for the kids. Our suspicion (since it was payday) was that his check was stolen and he was thrown in an open mine. Now this was more than 70 years ago. But try as I might, I couldn't find anything about him. Now the last sister has passed, I don't think there is much reason now to go on. She was very excited when I gave her a copy of the 1920 census. There were all her neighbors listed. I had copies of the manifest from when he came to the US.
Sylvia - glad the party went so well.
Michele in NC0 -
Good evening, goddesses of the fitbit (I have no idea what a fitbit is)
I have to admit that I do not care about acronyms. At the beginning when I joined the group I did not know what you were talking about, DH? dumb husband? Later I figured that d probably means dear , you could not all have dumb husbands. Sometimes I was also confused if you were talking about humans or animals, so I was reluctant to comment, because I was afraid to misstep. I am not on facebook or any other of these social media sites, so I have to get used to this.
Michele
I am sorry I somehow did not get the news about your husband. This must be very scary. Is there anything he can do to improve the situation, that it does not happen again? It must be scary for both of you.
I wear a heart monitor while biking and sometimes it goes very high, not so much from biking more from the heat. When it goes too high I stop and rest for a while in the shade.
Joyce
I collect all bottles, all sizes, all colors, all shapes. Of course mostly I find beer bottles . They come in white, brown, green and blue. The blue ones are the most difficult to find. I pay some homeless guys to collect blue ones for me. But I really like best big two liter wine bottles, because the bigger the bottle the more light comes through. I published one pic of one wall on my profile. Thousands of bottles went into it, because I cut the bottles in half and use two of the same kind to make a brick out of it. This was my first attempt and a lot of things went wrong. But I keep learning.
I hope one day I will be able to make a really beautiful sculpture. I am collecting for it. It takes a long time.
Somebody in NC built a gorgeous chapel to honor an artist all out of glass bottles. Maybe I can do something along these lines.
Kitty
Thanks so much. I would have to take a refresher course. It has been some time. I used to drive down to L.A. in the hope that I would sail to Catalina with my friend and always I ended up helping to do repairs or painting the boat, we never set sails. My father had a small sail boat at our house in Italy, and in Europe I had several friends who sailed and when I was married we took lessons to sail bigger boats which culminated in going to Hawaii and sail from one island to the next on a 40 foot boat, which was absolutely awesome. Unfortunately my E.H. (now I am using acronyms too) was not so enthusiastic about it as I was . This is why I was saying if the Hindus are right and I come back in another life I would like to make sailing a big part of it,
Monika
I tried a lot of the cohosh drops or pills and nothing worked . But his one did
Rori
You remind me of my traveling days. I could never resist the Cafe du Monde and its beignets. Never had the energy to exercise in New Orleans, too busy to party....
Carol
When I studied at the local university, I put on weight because of the food they offer their students. I hear it as bad in the schools. Obviously all the big corporations get contracts with the schools to sell their junk food there. No wonder when the kids get overweight.
Margret
Never heard of Kombucha. Because of - I think it was Dr. Oz - I once bought Chia seeds and tried to eat it. Did not care for it at all. I ended up throwing the seeds in my yard and got some nice green cover for some time.
Anne in NV
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morning ladies~
well I slept in a little bit, and I am ticked, my darn fit bit is not charging....I have had it plugged in since yesterday morning:grumble:
I cleaned the contacts and have it plugged into the USB of my computer to see if that will juice it up...
I want to go for a walk in a bit ,maybe I will go make dinner and let it charge while I am doing that..
and stupid me, I deleted a voicemail by accident from my dads PCP and cant figure out how to retrieve it.:huh:0 -
Good morning everyone!:flowerforyou:
Raining today. Of course it would do as it's a public holiday this Monday! (August Bank Holiday):laugh: Over here we always joke about our bank holiday weather.
Yesterday I didn't get out of my pyjamas all day.:embarassed: I did exercise and started typing my book, but somehow getting dressed never happened.
Today with the rain I have exercised indoors and will make DH some lemon and blueberry muffins (I love baking when it rains). I hope to do a bit mord typing.
We are still eating the cauliflower cake! I will wrap small chunks of it in parma ham and have it with salad for lunch. Haven't decided what to have for dinner. I made a big pot of yoghourt yesterday so it could be tandoori monkfish.
Kim - have you made yoghourt again? All my guests said they don't normally like store bought yoghurt, but loved mine, especially the mint raita. Glad you didn't have any damage in the earthquake. :flowerforyou: I was in an earthquake in Peru, which is to be expected, but the strangest one was when I was in bed in London and I felt the bed move just a little. I was sure it was an earthquake because of my Peru experience and the next morning switched on the TV to check. Sure enough there had been one in the Midlands which had toppled a few chimneys. (Well over 100 miles away)
Rori - your travelling has me boggled in admiration! :flowerforyou: I just know I couldn't manage such a schedule! Well done for getting ANY exercise in! I will be in NYC beginning of October. I will message you.
Carol - wishing the perfect person would turn up for you house.:flowerforyou: It only takes one! Good luck with the college food discussion. Sooooooo annoying when you are paying out a lot of money.
Barbie - I'm a cold weather person too. I don't know what to do with myself in the height of summer. I tend to lie down in a darkened room!:laugh: I never sunbathe and wouldn't know what to do with myself on a hot beach. (I do like walking along blowy ones) Good wishes for Jake's tests.:flowerforyou:
Anne - you are so incredibly creative! And I looooove the new pic. Hope the weather soon cools off a bit for your biking challenge. :flowerforyou:
Off to London tomorrow so I'm going to get all my hair etc done today. We will just have time to get our exercising done before we go. We are going to park at the airport station as then we have more choice of trains for coming home. DS is going to cook, but he says "nothing complicated" Note to self : do not drink too much of DS' s wine. :laugh: I want DGD to get used to me as we are having them on their own next week while DS and DDIL fly off to Italy for a friend's wedding.
Love to all from Hampshire in the drizzle!
Heather UK0 -
Good Morning Friends,
Anne I had never heard of Kombucha either. I looked online for naturally fermented foods and how to make them. Kombucha was one of the first one they mentioned. Before I went to the trouble of trying to make it I thought I'd try it. The chia seeds did not have much taste they only gave the drink a thicker texture. I don't eat chia seeds by themselves. I add them to things to thicken them. if they are something cold like refrigerator oatmeal. I guess if you add it milk it gives it a pudding like texture. They are similar to flax seeds in that they are high in protein and omega-3's. I have a friend who is allergic to fish. She eats a lot of flaz and chia seeds and has good omega 3 levels in her blood. I agree it is best to try a small portion of a new food because if you don' like it you won't eat or drink it. The same thing happened to me when Dr. Oz mentioned elderberry juice. I bought a bottle and couldn't stand the stuff. Out it went.
MNMargaret0 -
Deli meats without msg or nitrates are outlandish in price ... anywhere from 8-12 dollars per pound depending on whether they're organic as well. So this weekend I decided to try and roast my own deli style roast beef. Purchased eye round and cooked on low heat. Borrowed a friend's very old meat slicer. Outstanding! Why haven't I done this before? Much better tasting and considerable price difference! Now I have to consider a meat slicer of my own. I see turkey, maybe homemade salami and ham as possibilities as well.I bake a lot of artisan style breads that would benefit from a slicer too! My mother just rolls her eyes at my homemaking efforts and reminds me why there are grocery stores!
Beth in Western New York
I've found a few that are quite reasonably priced but have always heard to keep an eye out for a good used (cheap) slicer at estate sales, garage sales, etc.0 -
Good Morning and Happy Monday to all,
Skimmed a little after dropping off the radar over the weekend. Saw mention of lost and found phones and Fitbits. A lot of people have a listing in their contact with a number to call if found. Either way, it shouldn't be too hard to find the owner of a phone by calling someone in the contact list...or recent calls. I would think that charging the FitBit, there might be some light shed on that owner. Worth a try anyhow:ohwell:
So much to do, so little time...and initiative. I'm just plain tired. I need to get my fall and winter products listed in my stop. Get a production list ready for my craft show season, TONS of sales and marketing work to do, orders to make and ship, etc. before I get back to the "outside the house" job tomorrow.
Last week before Aaron goes back to school so I'd like to spend some fun, quality time with him. Need to get my workouts into my new routine and have a little shopping to do. Unlike Heather, I really don't like to shop for clothes. Most of Aaron's school shopping is done but I need a couple things for him but, mostly, I'm looking for a few office appropriate items.
Guess I'd better get busy instead of sitting here and typing about it. Wishing everyone a great day!
xo- Gloria in hot and steamy Metro Detroit0 -
Happy Monday!
Got up at 4:30 and hit the gym. Yay for me. Climbed on the elliptical totally on auto pilot, but after 5 minutes I started to wake up. So I did a good upper body workout and finished off on the treadmill. Had some issues with BodySpace, but finally managed to log my entire workout.
Grandmallie - for problems with the Fitbit, get in touch with Customer Service. In my experience they are great, and if needed, will replace a defective Fitbit at no cost.
Anne - how do you cut bottles? Do you need special equipment for that? I have long wanted to just drill a hole in the bottom of some nice bottle, to convert it in a little lamp.
Sylvia - to funny the conversations of your DH and your dogs! I talk to my dogs all day long, and they sometimes talk back.
Hi Diane in Denton, TX - more TX here (Houston area), and I steam cleaned carpets too this weekend. Sure is hard work!
Gloria - Far as I know Fitbits have an ID number, Customer Service will know how to find it and may be able to notify the owner.
Heather - I suddenly feel the need to make some yogurt again, haha. Has been a long time!
And all this talk about Kombucha - I read up on it, but I have a big question remaining: what does it TASTE like? I am not sure I want to try it, but I am curious!0 -
Good morning!
Another hot and humid day-temps in the 90`s heat index 100.
Got my 1 walk in taking Violet to school.sweat just pouring off me.
hugs
jane0 -
Yesterday was my birthday. I wasn't going to log anything, but I did. Fortunately, I did not gain, but maintained. I'm okay with that.
Akinom - kombucha is fermented tea, and it tastes like sweet tea, only fizzy. I make mine with 3 bags of herbal tea and one of black. (It needs the black tea for nutrients) How it tastes depends on how long you ferment it. Eventually, it will turn to vinegar, but it will be sweet at first - getting less sweet and more fizzy until then.
Kitty0 -
Anne, this is the first time I've looked at your pictures on your profile page. WOW! I'm truly impressed! When I bought my studio it had an empty lot attached where a meth lab burned down. I had always planned to make that a sculpture garden, but it never got done. Besides, anything I put out there got stolen, so I sort of lost my mojo about it. I was also going to paint a mural on the side of the building, but that didn't get done either. I'm all planning and no follow through.
This morning it was already over 80 degrees at 7:15 when I walked the kids to school. It's going to be miserable today, I think. The rest of the week looks about the same. It was 93 inside my studio when I got here, so I turned the a/c's on and left for a few minutes. I'm still waiting for the studio to be bearable, but the gallery end is cooling off nicely.
I'm so sleepy! Didn't sleep worth beans last night. I'd run out of Benedryl so I was all stuffy when I laid down. Hubby didn't do well either. He is getting about 5 hours a night now, with his CPAP, which is more than before, but I wish he could get more sleep.
Bruno brought a dead bug inside yesterday that was pretty amazing. It was a wasp about the size of a hummingbird. I've never seen anything like it. We looked it up online and think it was probably a Cicada Killer Wasp. Luckily it wasn't a Bruno Killer Wasp. Those dogs have been digging huge holes in the ground near the bird feeder, so I think they may have uncovered a burrow for these things or something. Everybody needs a hobby, I guess theirs is digging holes.
Gloria, have fun with Aaron! And with the craft shows. People don't realize how much work craft shows are.
Heather, good luck with your hair appointment. I hope it turns out the way you hope. I always have trouble with haircuts, and have never had the nerve to try coloring or things like that.
Alison, I feel for you with the voice mail thing. I still don't know how to use mine and delete stuff I don't mean to.
Well, I should get busy.
Have a great day everyone!
Sylvia0 -
Yesterday was my birthday. I wasn't going to log anything, but I did. Fortunately, I did not gain, but maintained. I'm okay with that.
Akinom - kombucha is fermented tea, and it tastes like sweet tea, only fizzy. I make mine with 3 bags of herbal tea and one of black. (It needs the black tea for nutrients) How it tastes depends on how long you ferment it. Eventually, it will turn to vinegar, but it will be sweet at first - getting less sweet and more fizzy until then.
Kitty
Thank you, and HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!0 -
Just checking in. Haven't been in much of a chatty mood lately. Welcome to the newbs and healing wishes going out for those who need them for themselves or loved ones.
Congrats to all who are having MFP victories losing or maintaining. Motivating wishes to those who are feeling not so successful (like me at the moment).0 -
My mom is coming to the end of her life, and I have been feeling too sad to show up here and interact. I am still popping in now and then to stay in touch a bit.
I have, however been able to maintain my goal weight. It feels pretty great. Yesterday, though, my family did a little intervention, telling me they were concerned I was getting too skinny, and that I was looking emaciated! I checked, and I am right in the middle of what is normal for my height. It pains to hear that about something I have worked so hard to achieve.
I guess that's all for now.
Kayzoola (PNW USA)0 -
A very happy Monday to everyone. Computer having behavior problems this am so I'll try to keep this short. Wheezing and coughing getting s-l-o-w-l-y better.
janemartin..............beautiful new pic of your grandchildren!!!
Yesterday was our annual end of summer folkdance party. Did not count food but did try to make good choices. I took a five bean salad. About 30 people, lots of great conversations, getting caught up, and lawn games..........beat DD who thought she was going to absolutely annihilate me by a huge margin! LOL!!! (and yay me)
Michele........so sorry you are feeling down about Bryan again..........hope you are doing better today.
Heather...........found the recipe for the famous cauliflower cake from The Guardian; looks like something I'm going to make; thanks! I make a zuchinni quiche that is not too far off.
I know I read everything but didn't take notes and now my mind if blank.
Glad Christobal is supposed to stay away from the coast!
Trying to sell DD on lunch and a movie..........would love to see Jersey Boys before it leaves here.
Carol.........I do hope someone just falls in love with your home.........you put a lot of hard work into it getting it ready.
Kim............So glad you were safe...............hope we hear from Mimi soon.
For some reason my willpower has been very good lately..............right now we have 2 kinds of cookies, plain and peanut M&M's and homemade brownies in the house and I'm not tempted..............granted, some is just general lack of appetite due to having been sick but usually I would be into all of these.
Only 3 pounds to go on the tenacious 10.............almost there!!!
As always, have enjoyed redaing everyone's posts and wish you all the best. Welcome to any newbies!
yanniejannie
mid-Atlantic
PS...........Kayzoola: Many, many ((HUGS)))) to you at this difficult time...........0 -
Here is the joke of the day, which, being an art major I really liked:
:happy:
The science graduate asks, "Why does it work?"
The engineering graduate asks, "How does it work?"
The accounting graduate asks, "How much does it cost?"
The liberal arts graduate asks, "Would you like fries with that?"
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Sylvia........Good one!! DD double majored; a BS..........English and biology with a minor in chemistry. Soooooooooo, I guess she'd say: "To be or not to be: If I can figure out why it works and don't blow up the fryer, will you have fries with that?" LOL!!!
yanniejannie0 -
My mom is coming to the end of her life, and I have been feeling too sad to show up here and interact. I am still popping in now and then to stay in touch a bit.
I have, however been able to maintain my goal weight. It feels pretty great. Yesterday, though, my family did a little intervention, telling me they were concerned I was getting too skinny, and that I was looking emaciated! I checked, and I am right in the middle of what is normal for my height. It pains to hear that about something I have worked so hard to achieve.
I guess that's all for now.
Kayzoola (PNW USA)
Coming here when my mom was dying is what helped keep my head above water. Whom ever or where ever it is, use your support system. And, as hard as it is, try not to pay any attention to what anyone would say to you during this time. Shame on your family for choosing a stressful time like this to "intervene". You just do what you have to in order to make sure you're taking care of yourself and you can iron out the wrinkles when the dust settles. xoxo0 -
Hello All! So glad to have found this site. I am back to MFP from a 2 year hiatus. Just recently retired, and am excited to be working on me now. I am in the Houston area. Hope it is ok if I join your group
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Hello All! So glad to have found this site. I am back to MFP from a 2 year hiatus. Just recently retired, and am excited to be working on me now. I am in the Houston area. Hope it is ok if I join your group
Hello and welcome! Where in Houston are you?
I live North of town, just South of Spring.
Monika0 -
Welcome ladidah!:flowerforyou:
Kay - so sorry to hear about your mum.:flowerforyou: I have the same thing with a few people, including my yoga group. My BMI is over 23, but people are still asking me if I've lost more weight with an accusing look. Others think I look fit and fab, so it depends what you're used to, I guess.
Gloria - I used to HATE buying clothes with a big H. It has been great recently not slumping into a deep depression every time I need to buy something. I envy you looking for office clothes - I would love to look smart sometimes!:ohwell:
Had a good day getting on with my book. I have typed over 2, 000 words and, guess what, so far it's not too bad! :laugh: Got DH to read it so far and he said he was "intrigued". Well, he wouldn't dare trash it!:laugh:
Made fabulous lemon and blueberry muffins. I had one half.:embarassed: Now the rest are in the freezer.
Off earlyish tomorrow, but will check in sometime.
Love Heather in cooler and rainy Hampshire UK0
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