WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY2015

Penny - today's small pickings - just for you!



Heather UK

Pip - fab suit! My days of wearing those are long gone. Once upon a time I always went topless with the tiniest bottoms. One bottom I called Spiderwoman and another Bumbum :laugh:

Cheri, I am so glad that you feel supported here. A book that might help you a great deal is "Shadow Syndromes". It talks about the continuum of symptoms of various types- psychosis, depression, autism, mania, OCD, etc. and how to identify where you are on each continuum. Then you can make better choices in life. And part is on recognizing where others are on the continuum and figuring out how to handle that relationship with their symptoms/ lack of symptoms in mind. I have learned with my brother to talk about concrete things. What I am doing, what things I need, and keep all emotions out of it. He just doesn't "get" emotions. It is important to find emotional support elsewhere. I will message you.

Pip- adorable!

Lenora- I have always been on the low end- mild highs for about two weeks every spring but depression the rest of the time. Type 2 tends to be mild highs and severe depression. for about two weeks I would feel more energetic, start a lot of projects, sleep and eat less. Now that I am older I don't even get those! Just the depression.

Thank you everyone for the well wishes on our move! We have been able to put our stuff into the cabin. We just got the keys to the house. We are going back for one more load at our other house. Grab a bite to eat. Then rip out all the carpet at our new house.

Pip - love the swim suit!

Have a great day everyone!

Mary from Minnesota

Thanks Heather! I wish I could smell them... Lovely color coordination - both the flowers with the vase and the flowers themselves. My mother-in-law had a wedding bouquet consisting entirely of sweet peas.

Yesterday at work
http://www.kentucky.com/2015/07/02/3928411_federal-judge-to-louisiana-make.html?rh=1

Last week we ordered two air conditioners - one for our big bedroom, one for Larry's brother Justin's smaller bedroom. They both showed up yesterday, one blocking the front door, and one for pickup at Best Buy. Both proved that we should have paid attention to little details like the size and weight of the boxes. Justin's, an 8000-btu portable (we decided it was more feasible than one made to fit a window that slides horizontally), just barely fit into the back seat of our Dodge Intrepid (which, having lost its R some while back, became an Intepid).
The bigger one is in the front hall, with just room to squeeze by if one inhales. I used my morning walk to stop at Harry's Ace Hardware and buy a hand truck. Now to pick up Stuff that's in its way.
Only got in about 6400 steps so far, and sat down to rest a couple times on the way home. Did run for 8 minutes.
It was about 75 when I left, 88 by the time I thought to check after getting home.
I felt a tad poorly at one point, ate a Belvita oatmeal breakfast soft cookie, and felt better. Had eaten a banana at the start. Which reminds me that I need to get the plastic bag w/ the banana peel out of the pants pocket and into the trash!

Miriam with cats - <<sending waves of sympathy>> Wish I could do something useful. (Hey, cats -- Miriam needs headbutts.) If you have to go back to two antidepressants, it's not defeat, just biochemistry.
<later> Glad to hear the stress has lifted. I'm sorry for the folks the girls' father bounced checks off of, but delighted for you that he never made restitution.
Hey - your X key worked at least once, in "soapbox><"!
Interesting about PTSD. Larry's on disability for that and a big chunk of intestine lost to a land mine. He held several jobs down here, but ... He didn't want to take disabilty, but his shrink at the VA convinced him to. I'm grateful. It turns our budget from really tight to one with some give in it.

peep - as long as we're talking typing , when I'm taking notes I type fast and messy. In notes, tt sntnce wd look like 'as lng as were tlking typng, when im takng notes i typefast & messy.'. I never quite get to zero errors, but get fairly few at slower speeds.
Yaaay for the need for a smaller 2piece! Size small!! AND CUTE!!
And very lucky timing!
Went to your FB page, didn't find a friend request button so left a note that'll show up in your "other" mailbox.
YAAY on the 2 lbs!

Lisa - all manual typewriters only the first year you were learning to type? You young thing, you! I took typing in summer school the year before 9th grade, because my mother decreed that I'd need it. She was right, of course, but I still resented summer school (which I ended up with the next 3 summers because I took so many electives). My first job with the AP, starting in late summer '74 (I spent the start of that summer writing up a psych experiment, the last thing I needed to do to graduate), was also on manual typewriters. Secretaries had the big balls, but the balls needed for primer-sized type would have been huge, so I doubt they ever could have been made.
I'd been there a couple years before editors and reporters started using computers. They had two "screens" and you had to type in codes to begin, end, and direct your copy. Those computers were the reason Linda Ellerbe had a very short AP career but went on to fame and fortune as a TV reporter. A personal letter she wrote went out on the broadcast wire in Texas.
Good luck on the 5K!
We have lotsa beads down here, but they're mostly strands fused to the string rather than beads with a hole down the middle.
Fun garage-saling!
And wonderful changes in your life - not to mention a great reason to stay healthy.

Miakoda - yup, re water resistant. It still seems a dumb design, not to have some sorta plug over the electrodes.
Great goal re communication improvement over decades.
One suggestion that Justin's shrink had re panic attacks - put a small open paper bag in front of nose and mouth, and breathe in and out into it. I'm not sure what a slightly higher CO2 count is supposed to do, but apparently it helps.
Your friend might also want to talk to her doc about Ativan or something similar -- NOT for longterm use, becuase it's addictive.
And about counseling.
Before & after photos - WOW! You've done yourself proud.
AND shrunk out of the second top! Way to go!
And yeah, as you get closer to goal, the losing gets harder. It takes fewer and fewer calories just to maintain, and each pound you lose is a greater percentage of your total weight.

DrKatie - Would the squeak be asthma on top of the infection? My kid brother the pede diagnosed my asthma when I was visiting him and came down with a horrendous cough.
<later> Ah, I see the squeaking's in the lungs. So not asthma?
I had a growth on the side of my nose that got cut off and biopsied. The doc clearly had pediatric patients (tiny chairs in the waiting room & all), and when she cut the thing off said, "You can tell Mr. Lump bye-bye!" I asked whether there was a way to keep it from growing back. "Yes, but it'll leave a dent." I chose small dent over big bump.

Cheri - how wonderful that you were able to learn from your mother's behavior and turn your own motherhood into the opposite. That gets not just a hats off, but a low bow with hand flourishes.
<<HUGS>> about your husband.
Could y'all agree to put the mail somewhere in the back of the house, so he doesn't see it immediately when he gets home?
What are the things you love about him that make life better with him than without him?

Terri in MLW (the AP's in-house abbreviation for Milwaukee) - <<plankslap!>> I just tried one for the first time. Barely made it to a minute, and was panting for the last 5 or 10 seconds. Do you do them in sets? How many and how long?
My sympathy for the RA. You clearly know how to deal w/ it as best as possible.
The parade sounds fun. Why not ask if you can carry the banner?
30 minutes is my normal lunch hour. I've been trying to use it to walk, and then eat at my desk.
Hugs & thoughts for your co-worker and her sister.
Yay for dancing!
So what *did* your husband get at the store?

Yay, SharonK! Attack those hills!

JanetR - Yay for the stationary bike!
Vicki reminds me that long drives in cars also confuse the Fitbit. I've read that what one does then is go to the webpage and enter "Driving" as an "exercise" starting at X time for Y minutes, and its online software will delete those delusional calorie burns.

Christina - I tried a step machine at a nearby gym and there was so little resistance I couldn't handle it. I guess that's adjustable?

Sara from AZ - Congrats on powering through the craving, AND on feeling better when you woke. Those measurements can be a big help when the scale's standing steady but you just pulled in the belt another notch.

Vicki - those jump ropes will be fun!
This book, Martin Pippin in the Daisy Field,
http://www.amazon.com/Martin-Pippin-Daisy-Field-Eleanor-Farjeon-ebook/dp/B00EKOC01O
includes a story about a girl who can outskip the fairies, and, as an old woman saves her village by skipping rope.
"Elsie Piddock Skips in her Sleep" is also available as a stand-alone book, but that costs a lot more. I just bought myself a Kindle copy of Daisy Field, even though I have all the Eleanor Farjeon books my father owned, except for one which I lent and never got back.

yanniejannie - Yay for good sleep!
And thanks! One of the things I love about my job is the wide variety of subjects I get to write about. Coming out tomorrow is one about a new exhibit at the National World War II Museum.
As to AP bylines, length, the amount of work and originality all are at play.
Since the AP's a co-op, you'll see a lot of member pick-ups with the AP bug. In those, we include the name of the newspaper or broadcast station, and online you'll see a link to the original. And, of course, we don't sign 'em, even if they run several hundred words.
But we don't sign everything original, either. For instance, the story I linked to at the top started with this: http://www.knoe.com/home/headlines/Gay-marriage-name-changes-on-drivers-license-start-Monday-311467201.html
I wrote that, but it was only 130 words and wasn't going to get longer, so I didn't sign it.
Then, a couple hours later, the federal court ruling came in. I signed the short version of that story, because I was also going to sign the longer one - what we call a "writethru."
And even with those, newspapers don't have to use the bylines. Often they do, but sometimes they don't.

NCCarol - way to go on the painkiller weaning. And huzza for the shower!

Bev in NC - good step, weighing and measuring.

Lesley - I'm curious - why not just eat the fruit? Doesn't the juicer filter out a lot of the fiber?

Lori in WV - congrats on a great Day One!

Michele - That pineapple cake just goes to show that you cook better than Betty Crocker, even when she's doctored up.
I've made candy w/o a thermometer. Better for me that I don't make it either way.
I just bought some pop molds. I'll have to try your recipe - though the molds are small, so I'll probably use 8 oz yog and 3 of OJ concentrate.
Yesterday was a bad sugar day. When I really wanted a snack but knew I shouldn't add fruit, I took a cup of Light and whatever (the Dannon yog in purple-and-white tubs), and added 2 Tbs of sugar-free Nesquick. and stirred well.
Bra tank? http://www.roadrunnersports.com/rrs/products/00871/womens-rgear-picture-perfect-bra-tank/
I'm linking to this article even though it doesn't have what you're looking for, because it's got a great lead.
http://www.prevention.com/fitness/fitness-tips/7-best-sports-bras

becca - gorgeous berries!

Mary MN - happy cabin day!
I'm 63.

Linda in CA - YAAY for the loose clothes! Have fun at camp.
Good for your husband, working at becoming a non-smoker. I hope the new job goes well; that could help with the anti-tobacco campaign.
Good thoughts for your daughter. Sounds like it's time for the kids to start saving for new living space.

Katla - huzza for your daughter and her birthday splurge!
And for the changed mindset and its contribution to your unexpexted blessing of happiness.

Kim - too bad *all* the pix wind up unused. Taking 100 to get a few good ones isn't at all unusual, especially now that the duds dont cost anything but time.
Sounds like you'll have a great weekend, especially with a good bit of the embroidery done.

Joyce - could your husband have been thinking of herring? <later> I see Penny, JanetR and Katla already have suggested it.
That reminds me of this "flornithology" book, explaining how to tell the carrot from the parrot and the crow from the crocus.
"How to tell the Birds from the Flowers and
other Wood-cuts" by Robert Williams Wood
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/33346/33346-h/33346-h.htm
Glad the appointment went so well. And that you were able to get the full Rx, eventually.

KateKyi - Basa is a species of catfish (there's a bunch of kinds of catfish). They're imported from Asia. If I remember aright, the catfish farmers got a labeling bill through Congress to require "basa" rather than "catfish" on the label.
VERY clever cheese strategy!
I'll have to try Quorn, hiding the packaging from the guys.

Sharon -
Not having any kids of my own, I love hearing about others' grandkids. Such fun!
A couple limericks sorta about rose of Sharon
http://www.oedilf.com/db/Lim.php?Word=rose+of+sharon&WordSearchButton=Used
Though not entirely about it, because we're going through the alphabet bit by bit and aren't anywhere near R.
Note that the narrator of my limerick is not me. I'm right fond of hibiscus.

Penny - huzza for excellent sleep!

Allison - so sorry to hear your sis-in-law is so ill. Hope it's one of those nasty-but-quick bugs.

Heather - Gorgeous flowers.
You're getting a lot done! Amazing about the mint breaking its pot, but I've heard it's a very aggressive grower, and will just take over yards if it's planted in-ground.
Are you sure you don't want to try for a paying publisher?
If you like lobster as well as clams, here's a tip: Get 'em drunk before you put 'em in hot water. Seriously. I read this in one of Harold McGee's books. Upend the critters into a big cup or bowl of beer. Leave 'em about 30 seconds. They get all relaxed and don't toughen up in the boiler.

Jane - wow. That's a big gathering! Have fun!

Linda/Iofwa - Welcome from another newcomer. I only keep up some of the time.
Excellent loss.

Yvonne - ooh, river time! Tell us about it!

Carey - have fun at the reunion! Tell us how it went.

Cory - Yay for size 12!!!

Wendy in Toronto - welcome! This is a great crowd.




Janet in NO,

May I tell all of you that you are looking and doing MAUVALOUS!!!!! Really proud to be considered part of this gang!!
So tonight we were going to go out to the Maritime Museum in Astoria. They are going to have some food venders (kind of a scary concept for me), games, and do an outdoor movie night. Unfortunately this location is NOT FAR from where all the CALIFORNIA SEA LIONS hang out and bellow. We have walked the riverwalk path, and in 30 minutes my mind was crazy! I just don't see how the locals there can stand the noise. Plus I am getting to be quite the homebuddy. I like to be home when its dusk, and not be out at a crowded place or driving. This past week has been nice ending the days walking to our community garden to water my spinach (that has decided to BOLT). We end the day quietly, watch maybe a show, then go to bed by 10pm at the latest. Ok I know what it is.....I AM TURNING into an old person right? Ok I will submit to it willingly hahahaha.
Tomorrow we are going to a breakfast feed at the community center, then later on attending the free BBQ that our handsome Firemen put on for our little city. Then later will be the Main Street Parade. It goes down the street for about 7 blocks then its done. Very small town and quaint. Everyone is there! Being that its nice weather, we will probably have alot of tourists in town as well.
Everyone have a great weekend, appreciating family, drinking alot of water, and living a blessed life :-)

Becca By the Beach feeling patriotic

pipcd34 wrote: »

forgot to mention that i weighed myself this morning and i am 2 lbs under my goal weight, SOOOO if i am going to allow myself to gain 5 lbs and not worry, that means i'll only have 3 lbs to loose hahaha!!!

You go with yo bad self!! Wow.

Annr wrote: »

janetr7476 wrote: »

Annr wrote: »

Blasting you all with Oregon Strawberries!!!!!.....

Can you just go ahead and blast a basketful of those beauties here to Oklahoma City? And thank you

Nope....MINE...*insert evil laugh*....come here and visit...pull up a squat :-)

Bribery? lol I'd love to. I used to live east of Spokane in a little place called Liberty Lake. I love WA and OR they are so beautiful.

fanncy0626 wrote: »

Thank you everyone for the well wishes on our move! We have been able to put our stuff into the cabin. We just got the keys to the house. We are going back for one more load at our other house. Grab a bite to eat. Then rip out all the carpet at our new house.

Pip - love the swim suit!

Have a great day everyone!

Mary from Minnesota

so excited for you ms fanncy!!!!

JanetMMcC wrote: »

One suggestion that Justin's shrink had re panic attacks - put a small open paper bag in front of nose and mouth, and breathe in and out into it. I'm not sure what a slightly higher CO2 count is supposed to do, but apparently it helps.

Janet, lots of people start hyperventilating during panic attacks. They exhale so much CO2 that the pH in their blood starts to rise. By breathing into a bag, they can recirculate some of the CO2 and keep their blood acidity closer to normal.

Quick check in,DB and I just had a shouting match,not good was going to go home but decided against it,will check in when I get home Sunday

i don't have very many shorts and the one pair that fits, i JUST so happened to notice a big stain on my *kitten*!! i already did all the laundry. ughhhh. gotta scrounge up something to do another wash :0( . had to go try on stuff, i never wear any "normal" clothes anymore, i'm always at the gym or in bike gear. like going shopping w/o shopping. repeat wear for vegas EXCEPT for the expensive *kitten* bathing suit but i didn't want to wear the other in fear of it sagging

pipcd34 wrote: »

Annr wrote: »

@pipcd34 Um.....I would post a picture of my swimming suit, but I would get kicked off the site...

got an itty bitty thong action goin on??? lolol

Pooosh...I have a one piece suit when I am swimming laps...I SWEAR it looks like a suit from the 1920's with a skirt on it. Mostly when I lay out I have my OWN BIRTHDAY SUIT...hense the reason I can't show ya!!! I call thongs "butt floss" eewwww not cool looking ... hahahaha,

Pip - it's going to be hot in Vegas. Any summer dresses with sandals or flip flops will do. Bring a sweater for the air condition at restaurants etc. I use a slip with legs for underneath to avoid rubbing thigh problems. Have fun

Rosie