WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH

Happy St. Patrick's Day Ladies:

BirdieM: I know what you are going through with your mom. I lost my Dad in October last year and he
was 93 from Dementia. He was in a nursing home for 5 years in Florida and we live in
Ontario, Canada. So after many trips to Florida and lots of money later he finally passed.
It was a long hard road for me and my husband. So I know of what you speak. Good Luck
with your mom and make sure to be kind to yourself too.

Have Great Day and Go Green !!

Anyhoo, anyone that knows some up beat music that is good for dancing to, please let me know. I have music but it is so old I'm not sure I would get new albums at the music stores unless they contacted an archive source. I'm not a rap person but the beat of some songs are worth a try, I like just about anything else, easy on the country though. Def Leppard, Aerosmilth, AC/DC, INXS, are some of the albums I have, oh and Tina Turner and some of Cher's songs are good as well. I'm hearing there are CD's with mixes that are just for exercising, has anyone heard of this, it might be the better avenue.

Well I'm off and going to try and dance a bit tonight before bed, just to work up a bit of heat would be good. Good evening ladies.

Marilyn

If your computer has decent speakers and is near where you exercise my aI suggest Pandora Radio. It is a free online radio where you can create a station that plays most any kind of music you like.

Here is the link: http://www.pandora.com/#/genres/top

Went to Ruby Tuesday last night. I had the creole fish with the broccoli and instead of the potatoes had grilled zucchini, which I didn't eat all of it. I had 3 large glasses of water (no ice, I've found that the ice sometimes makes the water much too cold to even be refreshing), I'm estimating about 10oz each, maybe it was 16 but I'm going to estimate 10. I did have one of their rolls, but I also put in my diary that I had the mushrooms which were higher in calories than the zucchini and an apple which I didn't have so in the end, the calories probably came out about even. Then, while bowling I had 3 more glasses of water. I know each glass was 16oz since I brought in my own cup. Out of the three games, one I just barely broke 100 with. Another one I got close (I think it was a 98), but I really stunk in the other game. Oh well....can't win them all. It was fun, tho

At the end of the bowling season, we're going to have a pot-luck dinner at one of the bowlers house. She feels badly because she has a small townhouse and can't have a social (too many people) but this group is so small that she feels she can easily handle it.

Got a question for any cat owner: our daughter brought her cat here back in December. She never got it neutered and it sprayed. Of course, our cats have tried putting their scent there. So, what has happened in essence, is that the comforter, sheets, and mattress cover in that bedroom get peed upon. Honestly, the smell of cat urine makes my stomach turn. I've tried washing and washing, we got this stuff from Petsmart that's orange-smelling and is supposed to take out the smell. Only the cats went back and used it again. We got other stuff, so now I'm using this and I'm putting the sheets, mattress pad, comforter, even bedspread out in the sunshine. We had one cat who peed in the corner. I think this was because he was sick at the time and probably couldn't make it to the litter box. So my question is: does anyone know of a product that they've used and know that this product gets rid of cat urine smell and the desire to go back to that spot? Oh, I have a plastic covering on the mattress so I know that the urine never got into the mattress. I've washed that plastic covering.

Did an hour of body toning today. Really, I'm not that impressed with the class. I am looking for something more weight training, this seems to be more yoga and pilates. Honestly, I probably won't go back. I'll do some HIIT tomorrow. Then, at 10 we play mahjongg. I know some of the ladies go out to lunch and then play cards, since I'll be in that area I will probably go to one food store, get what's on sale, and have lunch at home.

Birdie - you have my sincered sympathies. I'll be thinking of you all the time. What a horrible thing to be going thru!

Here's hoping everyone has a great evening!

Michele
who can't help but wonder why when she "completes this entry" and it tells her what she will weigh in xxx days, she never seems to!

Mrs. Anderson,

A good quote you gave about self discipline. Mine seems to be in short supply these days, so the doggies and I are all suffering the effects of too much snoozing, eating and not enough walking. If the weatherman will cooperate, I hope to change that situation soon.

Marilyn, and anyone else interested in the dates previously mentioned....

I googled the date of the Haitian quake and Wikipedia and other sources state it happened on Jan 12th, rather than the 11th, but the date is based upon the local time at that location. Although the Japanese earthquake occurred in the afternoon on March 11, their time, it was actually still evening on the 10th in the Pacific, Mountain, and Central time zones of the US, and within an hour after the start of the new day for those on East coast time.

Regardless of the date, I certainly feel for those people dealing with the aftermath. If anyone says 'third times a charm," it sure doesn't seem that way for Japan--earthquake, tsunami, and then the nuclear threat. I will breath a lot easier for that region if they are able to get the cooling issues under control.

Birdie, Glad to hear from you, but sorry you are dealing with illness in your family.

Regarding, the question about my sleep issues. Yes, I do have them. Last night I managed to crash by midnight, which is a considerable improvement over what has been happening. I did wake up at 3a, thanks to Mai Li having a spirited "discussion" about the location of another canine family member. I managed to get back to sleep after refereeing the disturbance.

I recalled the news story about the Tibetian Mastiff that some guy in China purchased for $1.5 million, and wondered if I let Mai Li grow her hair out a bit...maybe I could convince someone that is what she is and arrange a sale!! :noway: :noway: :noway: LOL. Not likely, she is such a willful little girl that I would probably have to pay someone to take her!!!!:laugh: :laugh: I could never give up my "pesky girl." She is one of a kind. (At 3 a.m., THAT is probably a GOOD thing!!)

Joy, belatedly, Happy Birthday!!

Amanda, good luck with your paper shuffling.

I had chicken breast along with asparagus and some cooked celery for dinner, and discovered cold milled flax seed is an excellent condiment over veggies. My dessert was a banana with a little almond butter on it, and another sprinkle of flax seed. I hope this will hold me until breakfast.

I am going to call it a night soon, so BFN

Barb

Good Morning Everyone! I am looking forward to my day because it will actually be a warm day today. Going to head out for a morning walk here in a little bit.

Michelle, I'm afraid you have a problem! :grumble: I can't suggest any products, but I do know that once you get everything cleaned or replaced, you will have to keep the door to that room closed for a long time. I had this issue years ago, two houses ago, in the corner of the dining room and we ended up replacing our carpet. So sorry, and best of luck.

Mrs. Anderson, I love that quote.....I need that quote. Since I've been out of my structured classroom life and into the more free, altho busy, retired life, I've had a bit of a problem with procratination! :ohwell:

Everyone have a great day!

Dee

I'm reviving some WW recipes from the past. I'd forgotten about this one and it's so easy and yummy that I want to share it with you. It's called Vanilla Ricotta Creme - 1 cup lowfat ricotta, 1 tsp vanilla, 1 pak sweetner (I use 1 Tb honey instead). Mix together well. I use 2 Tb of it on a rice cake for a delicious snack.

This can be the base for whatever you want to do with it. I also make Peanut Butter Ricotta Creme by adding 4 Tb peanut butter to the base and mixing it well. For a fruity approach, just spread a Tb of your favorite preserves (mine's strawberry) on the rice cake and put the Vanilla Ricotta creme on top. YUM! Enjoy!

Good morning ladies,
foggy here in the south, have an extra grandchild today. will take them to chick fil a to play later. cant help you with cat problems. dont have any and wont have any because of allergies. my grandfather was a cat fanatic. I remember he had cats everywhere.
self discipline yes that is something I do not have. I have to force myself to do things I dont want to do. I figured out in my old age that when I procrastinate it is because of fear of failure or not doing perfectly. If I dont do it I cant fail. even though I know that it doesnt always help me to do things. My dad is nearly 79 years old and he is a self motivator. I take after him for everything except this it seems. If I have a partner and once I get started I do fine but getting started is the hard part. Maybe I need a new starter LOL

glad I am not alone in this.
misery loves company LOL
have a good day ladies.
vicki M

:flowerforyou: Hello, Y'all, Wow, such a lot new posts today. So nice to hear from everybody!

:bigsmile: Barbie, I Love that dancing cat.:bigsmile: :bigsmile: What fun.

:happy: Marilyn, We seem to have the same tastes in music. ZZ Top is great to work out to, too. Go to you local large store that sells cd's, and you will find a fine selection of oldies, often newly compiled "best of" discs or disc set. Frequently, they have been digitally remastered, as well. And frequently offered at a very nice price.:happy:

You mentioned not wanting to meet up with a fierce feral turkey at 4 AM. Let me tell you about my predawn experience with a BULL! :noway: I was staying at my sister-in-law's house to take care of her when she got home from having surgery. She lives on a small ranch. Let me explain that I am NOT a country girl. One morning , about 4 am, her cat yowled to go out, and would not be ignored. I let her out, and decided that while I was up, I'd move her car so the kid who fed her horses could get in the hay barn. I heard a noise as I got to the car, looked up, and in the entrance of the hay barn, a few feet away, was a HUGE bull, snorting, pawing the dirt, and staring right at me, a poor defenseless city girl in her nightie! I backed slowly away, edged around the back of the car, and made a mad dash for the front porch. At dawn, I called a neighbor who had said "call anytime if you need help". Turned out it was an ex-rodeo bull with a bad temper, but she came over with a little bucket of oats, and lured the beast away like it was a lamb or something. :laugh:

Mrs. Anderson is right! You have to do the things you don"t want to do! I put off trying a program like MPF for years because I knew it would require me to do things I didn't want to to, and stop eating things I wanted to eat. So I kept getting fatter and fatter, and in worse and worse shape. :ohwell:

:happy: But now I have discovered it's not that bad, and you can take pride in your accomplishments, no matter how small. And find lots of encouraging friends!:flowerforyou:

Happy Spring everyone! Flowers are blooming and I am singing...:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

.. sunshine, on my shoulders - makes me happy sunshine, in my eyes - can make me cry sunshine, on the water - looks so lovely sunshine, almost always - makes me high if i had a day that i could give you i'd give to you a day just like today if i had a song that i could sing for you i'd sing a song to make you feel this way sunshine, on my shoulders - makes me happy sunshine, in my eyes - can make me cry sunshine, on the water - looks so lovely sunshine, almost always - makes me high if i had a tale that i could tell you i'd tell a tale sure to make you smile if i had a wish that i could wish for you i'd make a wish for sunshine all the while sunshine, on my shoulders - makes me happy sunshine, in my eyes - can make me cry sunshine, on the water - looks so lovely sunshine, almost always - makes me high sunshine almost al the times makes me high


What do you like to smell? My favorite things are:

My DH, My grandkids, the air after a thunderstorm, fresh mown grass, watermelon, babies and baby lotion, fresh shampooed hair, new Crayolas, leather....spring flowers such as: lilacs......a clean house, clean sheets when I climb into bed and something baking in the oven.

Have a wonderful day today!

SuzeQ.....I'm interested in your thoughts about the raw vitamins......I have used liquid in the past and liked them but at a tad over $100 month, it is a little steep for me....let me know what you think and where you can find reliable sources.

Susan - thank you very much for the info about the OdoBan. Most of the things I can replace, the sheets, mattress pad, one of the comforters; but one bed had a hand-quilted blanket on it. I can't replace that. My aunt who made it died a few years ago. So thank you from the bottom of my heart. How I love the smell of sheets and blankets hung out in the sunshine! Wish we could have a clothesline. As it is, I have to drape them over the balcony of the deck and hope and pray that they don't blow down onto the ground

Mary - have a great trip!

maxymom - I can just imagine you and that bull....lol

Viv - two of our cats had hypothroidism and had to have the radiocative isotope treatment. No problems afterwards. Hope things work out for you.

Went to WalMart and bought a new watch. You know, I think the lady who was at the service desk really wasn't sure of herself, I had the exact same watch that I was going to buy, but I needed to have the band from my old watch put on the new one since they always come much too big for me. She kept telling me that she couldn't do it, that the one that was on the new watch was different. Yea, of course, it had a design. So in the end, I wound up purchasing a $10 watch instead of the $30 one. So tomorrow after yoga, I'll go to this one jewler and have some links taken out.

Jessica is coming down here tonight with her cats. She's going to have some work done on her car, then we might very well go and cuddle kitties at the Humane Society so she can meet Bonnie. Clyde is still skittish when you come near him. I guess the woman who had him before would corner him to show him to people, so whenever he feels in the least bit threatened, he runs. There have been times when he's come up to me and Vince, tho. Oh, did I tell you that for her btdy Jessica is going to adopt the cats? They're going to waive the adoption fees because one of the cats is diabetic and they realize that that involves added expenses. Truthfully, I bet they are just glad to get them adopted, they probably didn't think that anyone would want a diabetic cat.

Played MahJongg today. I actually won one hand! Beginners luck and a lot of jokers...lol

Hope everyone has a great evening!

Michele

Hello everyone. I've been scarce in these parts lately. So many new faces! I've scanned the posts but feel way out of touch. I'm reminded of the Girl Scout song, "Make new friends but keep the old; one is silver and the other gold." I am so fond of all the "old" MFPers and look forward to getting to know everyone new.

Amanda, I'm sending prayers, warm thoughts, and hugs your way. I hope you can feel them. (I empathize about the weather. It's snowing here. Here! This is California and it's already mid-March. Sheesh.)

Birdie, you are doing great to be logging your food and maintaining your weight. You have a heavy burden with your mom-in-law dying and, on top of that, an unemployed husband and tax season. My warmest hugs to you and Amanda both.

I was going to go down to the bay area for the weekend but am staying curled up here at home instead, out of the rain and snow. Time to go snuggle up with the pup. She is delightful. So full of energy. She's having a hard time with the rain and snow. So boring. Actually, she does like the snow but her "mom" doesn't want to spend enough time in it. Can't wait for some sunshine!

Good Evening Ladies,

I know most of you are probably asleep but if you're not and you're out getting your groove on.....Good for you! I've been away from the board for a week and wow things are really hoppin. It's going to take me a while to catch up.

My youngest daughter got laid off, she has 5 children so it was a major crisis...for her, so I played the dutiful gramma and went to help out while she went job hunting. Then my oldest daughter had a consultation with a Dr. to have a cist checked out on her back, good thing I went with her, they did surgery immediately while I played with my 3 year old grandaughter in the waiting room. The next day I had to take that same little 3 year old to a dentist appointment, try explaning xrays and why this lady is trying to push plastic into her mouth to a 3 year old. Not an easy task. On the ride to the dentist my daughter got sick (we brought a bucket) from the medicine she was taking for her back...........can you all see where I'm going with this? This has not been an easy week. I played nanny, chauffeur and nurse. Did I mention that I had to teach myself the Excel program in microsoft so I could put together a spread sheet. Spread sheet???? That's what I do when I make the bed, who knew it was something you did on a computer?

Obviously, I have survived. It's amazing all the little things we do for our children everyday and don't think much about it. I look back only because I have no clue where all that time went. I can tell you this, I called my mother and thanked her for everything. This week has just made me realize that my mother and grandmother both deserved medals for the stuff I put them through. I am so glad my daughters are much nicer than I was. I guess I did OK by them.

Suezzzque....I tried Pandora, it's great.

Birdie....Sorry for your struggles, trust me when I say, WE ALL hope tax season is over soon.

Barbie....Loved the disco cat.

Amanda....Hope all goes well for you.

Lynn....I think I saw you float by, all that juice, it was bound to happen. My favorite smells are: freshly dug dirt, lavender, babies, vanilla and a fire made with Oak wood.

Mary....Enjoy your Spring Break.

Maxymom....The bull story made me laugh.

I hope everyone has a great weekend and manages to stay on course. If not, go for the chocolate!

Lynda

Gonna be out of town through Tuesday. Happy weekend y'all!