WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2014

Kim, I have not been able to walk much (or at all) with the rash on the bottoms of my feet. But I walked the kids to school this morning and that went OK, so hopefully I'll get started now. Are you doing the challenge? How's that going?

Here is today's joke of the day. It's a long one:

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Computer Problem Report Form

1. Describe your problem:

__________________________________________

2. Now, describe the problem accurately:

__________________________________________

3. Speculate wildly about the cause of the problem:

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

4. Problem Severity:

A. Minor__

B. Minor__

C. Minor__

D. Trivial__

5. Nature of the problem:

A. Locked Up__

B. Frozen__

C. Hung__

D. Shot__

6. Is your computer plugged in?

Yes__ No__

7. Is it turned on?

Yes__ No__

8. Have you tried to fix it yourself?

Yes__ No__

9. Have you made it worse?

Yes__

10. Have you read the manual?

Yes__ No__

11. Are you sure you've read the manual?

Yes__ No__

12. Are you absolutely certain you've read the manual?

No__

13. Do you think you understood it?

Yes__ No__

14. If `Yes' then why can't you fix the problem yourself? __________________________________________

15. How tall are you? Are you above this line?

__________________________________________

16. What were you doing with your computer at the time the problem occurred?

__________________________________________

17. If "nothing" explain why you were logged in.

__________________________________________

18. Are you sure you aren't imagining the problem?

Yes__ No__

19. How does this problem make you feel?

__________________________________________

20. Tell me about your childhood.

__________________________________________

21. Do you have any independent witnesses of the problem?

Yes__ No__

22. Can't you do something else, instead of bothering me?

Yes__

Thank you for taking the time to fill out our Computer Problems Form. Please allow 1-week response time so that the problem will resolve its self or you will reboot your computer, most likely resolving the issue.

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Sylvia

Sylvia - I absolutely LOOOOOOOVE the joke of the day. Made me laugh out loud and share it with DH. When I get on my laptop I'm going to send it to my depressed son!

Yanniejannie - big hugs for you! ((((((((HUGS)))))))) My mum used that saying. :bigsmile: The past is OVER you know. DONE. FINISHED. :bigsmile: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Now just about to eat delicious dinner and wait for my gorgeous family to arrive. I even did my nails!:bigsmile:

Heather UK

Hello from a very warm evening in Staffordshire in UK. Just got in from walking Charlie and it is so warm - I should have just worn a t shirt and left the gilet at home! I have walked the dogs separately today and clocked up 18500 steps! Feet won't do the 1500 to make it 20,000!

Loved reading your posts - thanks for the recipes - sound yummy! Loved the joke - how real is that! Hugs to those who need them and those with dogs - enjoy walkies!

My SPIES goals for September are:

Social - to log everyday, to see my sister twice this month, to contact friends who I've lost touch with recently with the time spent with my dad;
Physical - to log at least 70,000 steps on my fitbit, to make use of the gym membership I've taken out by swimming 4 times a week, to start to use the gym itself by the end of the month, to weigh less at the end of the month than I did at the start;
Intellectual - to read a classic novel instead of/as well as my favourite murder mysteries;
Emotional - to stay chilled even when life gets crazy, to support dad as he is no longer housebound, to have a drink of water instead of emotional binging;
Spiritual - I'm starting a pathways to ministry course at the end of the month, so to prepare myself for studying for the first time in 7 years.

Down in black and white - let's see how September goes.

MA in UK

Did an hour of yoga and then an hour of the deep water class. Tomorrow I'm planning to do Jari Love's Slim & Lean DVD

Alison - I'm so distressed when I read how your hubby treats you. You're such a good person, you don't desrve that. So sorry about your friend. That's so nice of you to arrange something for your db

Cindy in OK - sounds like Brian is fitting in so well. So happy for you

softblonde - way to go getting bf to go to the gym with you!

Heather - maybe you have some ideas for casseroles that are lactose free? The spinach and feta sounds great, but not the cheese. Oh well..... Update: I'm thinking of making stuffed cabbage and using egg substitute instead.

tere - I just got my notice that my license is up for renewal. To me, one of the things you have to do is identify signs, they don't have any words on them. How often do you see a sign without any words? Some signs can have multiple meanings. Maybe your SO can use that Ivy Block. It really does work.

Kim - I remember when we were training the service dog, I would take it to an area that was fenced in for school children, only I'd go on the weekend and let him off lead. He loved it!

pen2u - so glad you came back. Yes, we CAN do it. It may take us longer, but we can just the same and we will.

I have to tell you about this one woman in my deep water class. I remember when she started. To say she was large was putting it mildly. We usually wear these floation belts in the deep water. She couldn't get hers on herself, she needed someone to put it on for her, she couldn't reach all the way around her. About a year ago I remember saying to her "Maggie, you need to get a new bathing suit, that one's sagging". She always (and still does) wear a coverup over her bathingsuit. But if that makes her feel comfortable, that's fine. Today for the first time (actually, she'd probably been doing it for a while I just never noticed) I noticed that she put her belt on herself! We were talking and I asked her if she was on any special medicine or diet. She told me that she wasn't, it was all portion control and watching what it was that she was eating. She said that she almost never goes to a fast food place any more. She's just such an inspiration!

Michele in NC

Mon – glad you are feeling better

YannieJannie – breathe…. Relax :glasses:

Pen2U – 8 lbs should come back off; you know the drill ! I am accepting that I will be logging from the nursing home!!! LOL:bigsmile:

Sylvia – LOL - love the joke ! yes I did sign up for the challenge and as of last night I’ve done the first 11 miles….

Denise (right?) ECfrom SJ – I have never heard of sweet autumn clematis… sounds great! I walk a lot and try to afford new athletic shoes (of a good brand with support) every 6 months…

MA - loved it had to google “gilet” ahhh a vest in US English… small world with so many
variations! 18,500 steps is awesome! I broke 15,000 for the first time last week and felt it.
I had not heard of spies goals – what a great idea….hmmmm

Michele – Give Maggie a “good job” from us… and you have been asking about a dairy free casserole for a while… I will sit down and look at my recipes… one is not popping out of my head… but I must have one… stay tuned.

So all of you were with me today; as I am working at another embroidery shop helping out – we team do things occasionally and they got stuck so I am working for them 3 days this week and 3 days in 2 weeks…. Anyway the designer there, who is a good guy – but what a perfectionist – and if you don’t do it his way it is wrong and he does nothing wrong… I like him in really TINY time amounts:laugh: … so today he was glued to me for some unknown reason and I just in my head played a song that’s only lyric was don’t let perfection be the enemy of the good – and kept biting my lips together so I did not say something stupid - like I’m out of here A**hole. He’s off tomorrow – breathe!!! :drinker:

I don’t have many calories left – I made some dumb choices… so may go over as a glass of wine may be in my evening plan. :drinker: :drinker:


Carol - we were posting at the same time glad you are feeling better! thinking of you

September goals:
Stretch 5 minutes 8 times
Walk 100 miles -11.43 = 88.57 to go
Do 4 errands walking (from home or a 15 minute walk from the place the car is parked)
Do Heather’s abc balance 2 time a week – 1 done


Kim from N. California

Just checking in. Thank you for the comments, they made me feel not so alone.
Today was a really bad day, emotionally. I ended up walking over 100 minutes.
It would've been more but it got dark. Walking makes me feel better physically
But also gives me too much time to think. Thank God for cell phones, normally
I love walking without any music or phones but tonight I had to talk to someone
to keep my negative thoughts from taking over.

Carol- thank you for sharing about your depression, you gave me the courage to
share about mine. It does help to share but at the same time it's a little scary to
open up.
Brenda from Md

Well I did not loose any weight and I was hard on myself. :frown: I have been struggling with my weight all my life. I would go to WW, Nutria Systems. diet pills, ex lax, shots anything to keep my weight off. It worked for a while but it always came back and then more. I live in fear that four letter word.:laugh: and it turns from fear to procrastination. I have failed so many times. So, this time I am going to work thr my fear and stop living in the past and not base my current efforts on past results. I ask for help now and do not see it as a sign of weakness. it is a sign of strength. I try to look at food addiction as an illness and not a personal attach on my self worth, or self control. Today I am trying to treat my food addiction like I need to take care of it and myself so I do not get complacent and not do what I did to do. I have a addiction to food I am not a bad person because I am over weight. I am worth it. I am worth choosing the right foods, walking even if the house has dust:laugh: I will not put work, or stress or the kids before what I need to do. I am a care taker and It is very hard to put myself fist. I know that to be true becasue I know people all around me who have no problem making sure they take care of themselves. It not selfish as I learned growing up it is actually the most unselfish thing to do because if I do not take care of myself who is going to take care of the kid, grand kids. my work WEll I have opened up enough for tonight I may not be able to reach everyone with my thoughts but I hope all of us find peace with good cause we deserve it 381 annie

Hi all. Nothing much to report today. Quiet day at work. I did call CPS and made a preliminary report. I couldn’t stand the thought that DD thought living with a bunch of drug users was acceptable either while pregnant or after the baby is born. They took the report and said they wouldn’t do anything now, but if another report came in, even from me, they’d investigate because it was a second report. Now she is saying everything is just a misunderstanding and nothing ever happened.

Gail: yummy dinner!

Anne: yes Tanya is DD#1 who is nearly 22 but developmentally/intellectually about 14 on a good day.

Sylvia: pick the favorite child! LOL I think you have poison ivy! So sorry about the reaction!

Carol: glad you are adjusting to your son being gone

Kayakcutie: wow that’s one long commute

Beth: I too am suffering from the fluctuating hormones and the weird weight changes!

Michelle hooray for Lexi! I am trying my best to keep my health and needs first and foremost!

Joyce: my cure for facial hair is electrolysis! Expensive and not comfy but well worth it. With the hormone issues I had, I had quite the beard! Now it’s gone and my face is “baby behind” smooth! Yes I know I overdosed you all on drama!

Kim: looking forward to the eggplant recipe

Amanda: hope you start really feeling better soon!

Alison: you win the drama contest….holy cow! That must have been traumatic all around! Sending you all my extra (((hugs))). Hooray for the smaller scrubs! I’m sorry for the hurt from your husband

Heather: I appreciate the good wishes!

Brenda: so glad to see you are back. I’m sorry about your depression. I think you are right though; keeping in contact is so important

Vicki: glad to see you back safe and sound! Sorry about the trike issue

Sylvia: later…..so is was poison ivy! Now at least you have medications for it

Yanniejannie: so jealous of your hummers! I got some great photos of them all over a feeder in Colorado. I even got a couple of shots of a bee/hummingbird fight!

Cynthia: sending get well wishes to puppy dog!

MA: wow that is really sad about the arson!

Annie: yes you are worth it!

DeeDee: yes it’s a mess alright and I so appreciate your support. I think Benny was missing daddy and alena. I want to see pictures of your house!

Margaret: I do feel better after acting on my feelings and calling in that report. Now I’m done with it until I see something else that needs reporting.

Lesley I hope you get rid of your cough soon

Diane: your animals sound like they need as much medical care as mine do! Blessings to you for taking care of them

Mimi: it’s weird how we start worrying about our parents like they worried about us! I feel like the bacon in a club sandwich; I have way more that the usual sandwich generation stuff…dad in nursing home, daughter still living here, and of course DD#1 and her soon to be baby Nikita.

Lesley chev: yay for swimming ! Great exercise

Kitty: just keep plugging away!

Tere: what a great idea to have a positive reflection each day

Mon: glad your headache is gone now

Sylvia again: I had to laugh out loud because I actually called our help desk once to report an error message on my pc screen and was asked “Is your computer plugged in?” um, yes, I am seeing something on the screen. The next question was “Is your monitor turned on?”. So I hung up

Brenda: good job!

Newbies: welcome to all of you!

OK I have been reading posts for over an hour now, so I need to get a shower taken and some laundry finished. Take care! Meg from Omaha where it was gorgeous today!

Kim - thanks so much for looking for a dairy free casserole. See, I'm going to have Rummikub here next month and one of the ladies is lactose intolerant. She also doesn't eat (or at least tries to limit) gluten, but that's not a health issue for her so I'm not so concerned about that. She is lactose intolerant so I do try to make something that she can have. Last time I made a tofu mousse since that's something she can have. Then she didn't come. If she doesn't come this time, part of me is saying that I won't bother to worry so much about her lactose intolerance. Right now I'm thinking that maybe I'll make stuffed cabbages and use egg substitute instead of the egg. Actually, I may wind up making them healthier and using ground turkey instead of ground beef.

Sylvia - you shouldn't be embarassed about the deep water classes. One thing I've found is that the women in that class don't care at all what you look like. I cared about Maggie because she's so much fitter and I remember when she first started, the struggles she encountered. I'm thinking that Kim is the model, or was one anyway.

This talk about poison ivy reminded me of an episode of "Private Practice" where this lady went in the woods to take a pee and she got poison ivy guess where?

annie - great post, opening up the way you did helps tremendously

Got a call from the vet's office earlier today. Lexi's thyroid numbers are in the normal range. Just what we were expecting.

Kim - I can't believe your mom said something like that to you! How I wish I was a size 6!

Success - I managed to sneak the insulin into Lance. I truly question his diabetes. I know his blood sugar numbers are all over the chart, and he gets a pretty big dose of the insulin, but when he doesn't get it I don't see his water dish going down a lot nor do I see a lot of urine in the litterbox. Oh well...... Jess will be here not this weekend, but next.

Michele in NC

STILL coughing but cough medicine from chemist and Ivy leaf spray are helping and I am sleeping better. NO training just walking the dog.
Went to hairdressers' this afternoon and she did a good colour, lighter than last time, and a great cut. Feel human again now.
I am finding it hard NOT to send a birthday card to granddaughter, but abiding by what husband says is best for US. I have NO idea where she is living and she does not answer emails or phone, sigh!
Budget finally sorted after 2 months, breathes sigh of relief
Hope to get back to training next week again, missing it.
Lesley in Tasmania