WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY2015

Joyce, IN - I've never heard of keeping pictures on file and renewing driver license by mail, but that would be very convenient.

Ina, welcome. We are a great support and encouragement group of ladies. You may want to consider getting up earlier and working out before going to work. It wakes me up and gets me going for the day. Hard to do once we are dragging after a long day at work. Again welcome, you've taken a good positive step in getting healthy.

Heather - you are so right, just realizing that I could hardly walk around for more than 15 minutes without needing to sit down for a while. A few months ago my 15 yr old granddaughter and I had gone shopping spending the majority of the day, she said grandma you couldn't have done this before (before weight loss). It has not affected only MY life, but those involved in my life. Not that I don't ever have cravings or eat mindlessly sometimes before I realize it. But I regain control much more quickly now. It's a powerful feeling. I will check out the book you refer to. I always have questions for you, what in the heck are "Hairy Bikers"? Lol

Alison Good luck on the Zumba, let us know how it goes.

grandmallie wrote: »

morning ladies~
Zumba instructor on vacation so no Zumba, did machines and about 15 minutes on treadmill.
Ohhh my they have a hydro massage table, with a small tv screen, you can read, listen to music , video's , I chose a nice ocean video so relaxing and the massage 10 minutes of bliss
waiting on the contractors to show up, countertops going in and toe kicks getting installed, have a load of laundry in the wash and one in dryer..

What is a hydro massage table, sounds wonderful. Sorry no Zumba today.

csofled, beautiful afghan, looks so comfy. Please remind me again what your name is!!!!
Joyce, Indiana

Thank you Joyce.
My name is Cheri aka csofled and I currently reside in NE Ohio.
C-Cheri
sof-Soforenko (maiden name)
led-Lederman (married name)

Used to live in Indiana for 8 years in Carmel. Where are you located?

Have a great Thursday everyone!

Cheri

Cheri love your color choices and it turned out beautiful.

Joyce we did not have as much as you are planning to have painted plus we bought the paint. Good outdoor paint is 50 -60 dollars a gallon. As you are finding out it is the labor that is so expensive, so we do not skimp on material. Also find out how they do their prep work. If they do that sanding method like they did on ours it did provide a smooth base to paint. They have to open the windows to do this, and it did create fine dust inside our home. Again I would have put sheets down had I known.

As Michele said so well MEN! Sometimes they are too stubborn for their own good. The problem of waiting to do this maintenance is that you are more apt to get wood rot and that cost even more to fix. I am the one who fixes the wood rot and paints the lower story on our home. We had a window with wood rot and had a quote of $500 to fix that. It was on our built in AC, so it wasn't even a window. At $500 you are getting into the cost of a window replacement. It was on the lower story so I fixed it for about $30 in materials.

Lisa pictures say it all. Great job!

MNMargaret

Call me crazy but I love to see other people happy and succeeding .

Good Morning Ladies,

Michele, you are so true on ordering out in a restaurant. “ sometimes they think "light" means 1/4 pound versus the 1/2 pound they usually use”. LOL

Rori, I resisted getting a smart phone for years. I finally broke down and got one a couple of years ago and I’m still learning things I can do with it. My favorite is still that I can talk and let it type on emails and IMs. You enjoy yours.

Lillian, you and that pea shellin’ 2 yr old have fun together.

G, I would not only be tired if I did 69 minutes of workout videos but I’d probably be passed out. Good for you! And keep up the good work.

Joyce, you may need to remind Charlie that each generation is living longer than the one’s before, so he might be around past 70. These men that don’t want to pay for maintenance. I always laughed when I was a Realtor, at the people that wouldn’t fix things to enjoy while they lived in their house, but would fork out big bucks to get it ready to sell. Go figure. I hope the treatments go well and Charlie gets faster than normal results. It is ashamed that men can’t just have a good cry to get things off their chest rather than having to get it out in anger.

Iemchico14, are you new here? Welcome to a great place for support and information. We have lovely ladies from all experience levels and all over the world. Please tell us a bit about yourself to help us get to know you. We also ask that you sign each post with a name you want to be called and a location, general or specific. Come often and join right in. (Later) Oh, hi Ina.

Allison, I hope you have fun at Zumba. It is such fun but too much hip action for this back of mine. How exciting to get the countertops in. That will really bring things together. (later) Sorry about your Zumba class but there is always next time.

Heather, I go in spurts doing my face exercises and it always reminds me of my mother. She used to make the funniest faces and sometimes noises to go with them. We’d always laugh and it’s such a happy memory. Who are these Hairy Bikers that you are cooking?? Is that legal in the UK? I have to say, that doesn’t sound so appetizing with all that hair. I want you to know that I am so proud of you, too. Especially for your writing. You and others have been such an inspiration. I do find, every day that there are things about being smaller that I never expected. This journey has been so wonderful and I owe much of my success to you lovely ladies.

Toni, congrats on the lost inches!!! I like your sign. Thanks for sharing.

Lisa, good for you taking off a couple of days to spend with your family. The before and after pics say it all. What a great job!!!

MNMargaret, what did you do to repair the wood rot? Did you replace boards? I’m impressed.

to any Newbies that I missed. Come often and join in the chat. This thing works!! Please sign your post with what you want to be called. It makes it easier for us to respond to you. Also a location is great, be it specific or general. We are happy to have you join us.

I slept a bit better last night. Did finally give up and take a sleeping pill. Then got up early this morning so getting a bit of a jump on my day. It’s a few degrees cooler than it’s been but no less humid. I hope each of you has a happy and healthy day.

Words I live by:
Savor. I have to slow down and savor every bite.
and
Opportunity. Each day offers new opportunities for good health and happiness if we just look for them and choose them.
I Love you,
DJ
Myrtle Beach, SC

well countertops look outstanding, except one piece is not quite right, so took a picture, of it and the template and will go over to Lowes.. and have a chat.. did send the picture to contractor,

Lilymay2 wrote: »

Finally a good day today!! A lot of running around but that's okay, didn't overeat. And got a good walk in. DGD here for a bit and she will be back tomorrow while her dad cuts hay.

Night everyone..... tomorrow we will see how many peas an almost 2 year old can shell. She loves peas!!

Lillian in West Central Saskatchewan

When my DD was about 3, we were helping my mother shell peas, when DD said, "you know, I don't think I was put on this earth to peel peas." I will never forget that as long as I live. We still make jokes about "peeling" peas. And yes, she still buys her peas at the grocery store already shelled!

Hope you have another good day today. One day at a time!

Good morning, ladies!

iemchico14 Welcome! Glad you joined the group.

tonithewriter Congrats on inches lost! wtg!!!

lhannon062709 Keep up the great work, and hang in there!

csofled Congratulations on finishing the afghan. It’s lovely. What an accomplishment!

DamitJanit Glad you got some sleep, finally.

JanetMMcC It was one event. You enjoyed yourself, I’m sure, and today’s another day. Don’t stress!!

tuliplor Big congrats on your big loss!!!

I thought I had posted an update and some congrats yesterday but, for the life of me, I can’t find it. Probably got flung off into the ether somewhere. Oh, well.

Thinking about goals for August, my first full month back. Just curious--how will I find the new thread for August?
Have a healthy and terrific Thursday!

Colleen in Virginia

I need to read my posts. So many typos.