WOMEN AGES 50 + FOR SEPTEMBER 2015

Thanks for not being offended by my two cents worth, Beth. And, thanks for the support on the job situation. The two churches I work for are like night and day.

Janet - Thanks for your comment about my son's lack of gratitude. It did hurt because I was doing everything I could to help him and worrying myself sick over it.

Polly - Thanks for your support. I'm already working on my resume and doing job searches.

After my stressful day, I did a training session at my own church and walked in the door at 9:15 pm. Thirteen-plus hour days are not my idea of fun and I am dead tired.

Joyce- I hope you can get the help you need with Charlie. I would certainly investigate all of the options available to protect the health of both of you.

Michele - I'm glad Vince is doing better. I'm surprised they started him with straight heparin and Coumadin. Most doctors nowadays start folks with Lovenox injections to ease the body into the thinning of the blood.

I'm thinking of each of you as I read but falling asleep before I can respond to more.

Carol in NC

does anyone have experience wearing a sling? i am lucky that it will be my left shoulder. i have figured the following:
1- i need to buy a few button up shirts (bigger)
2- need to buy a sports bra that zips in front
3- need to buy a couple of cheap boulder holders (aka bra) that snaps in front
4- ask for 2 slings, one to workout/sweat in and the other to go to work in
anything else?

Pip, when dressing, put the injured arm in first. I found zippers on pants were hard with just one hand but putting a string through the hole in the tab gave me something to grab for without having to turn back the edge. Belts are hard too- maybe just skip them for a while.

DJ, most likely the doc has to have hands on rather than just looking at the films so he can get paid.

Having problems with my asthma the last few days. when I use my inhaler, I cannot get to sleep. And I have court tomorrow for the termination of parental rights. Argh.

Good news for my son. Just by keeping up with my activity level this last 6 weeks, he has lost over 20 pounds. He was somewhere above 320 when he left Boulder and is now sitting at 300. He is a BIG tall guy with broad shoulders, big bones and muscles, so his goal is 250. The high school football coach approached him when he was in junior high, "You are going to play on my team, right?!" He was very disappointed that my son had zero interest in playing football. Anyway, that loss is totally from increased activity. He has not changed his diet at all- but is eating a good dinner with the girls every night.

Hi I am Liz Miller, I have been a regular on here but went off course. Now working my way back.

1. To log every bite or drink
2. Walk or clean house get out on tapes to do.some extra moving
3. Drink my water
4. Because of budget half to.eat what is on the pantry shelf first but to measure, everything to get right normal serving on my plate. Not double.
5. To keep going and not quit. That are my goals

morning my friends~
well the old goat isn't speaking to me,which is fine, I told him he was rude and I had literally just sat down.. so let him stew a bit.. he will get over it..
my profile picture is me and our local weatherman, and he will be in our town so, going to visit him before I go to work...7:30-5 today for work.. and it will be a doozy

My son was molested by our next door neighbor when he was 12. I will write about it tomorrow. Good night everyone.

well went down to see the weatherman, and he roped me into going on camera,so i was on t.v. thank goodness I didnt see it.. anyway today a busy day...

Pip - when my nephew broke my collar bone during a game of frisbee football, I was in a sling for a while... For me, the hard part was sleeping. As soon as I would fall asleep and the arm would get loose, I'd move it wrong and wake in pain. Finally figured out that, with an extra long Ace bandage, I could strap my arm to the front of my body, elbow tight to my side, with my hand laid up on my chest, and run the bandage around the chest and waist to stabilize the whole arm. Would wake up stiff, but at least it allowed me to sleep. Once I could wear a bra again, I could just put my hand up inside it from the bottom, between the girls, with the hand laid flat on my upper chest. Best of luck on the surgery! As fit and healthy as you are, recovery will be a snap.

Gloria in WA - Actually, this is my first time turning around operations in a restaurant. I've worked in the oil field, where I built an Excel field ticket tracking system for an oilfield services company. Also worked in the high technology sector, for Cisco Systems' proposals department, to move them onto fully virtual operations, real-time whiteboard meetings with people around the world chiming in, and file sharing. In the defense arena, I took over and streamlined Lockheed Martin's employee communications. Was also part of establishing the website for Michaels, the arts and crafts retailer, at the beginning of this century. There were a few other biggies here and there. Also been a newspaper editor, assistant librarian, military cook, and for one short period, worked in a carnival. Don't ask.

I am here to tell you this morning that nitroglycerin is a miracle cure for a fissure. The co-pay was $45 for a tube of ointment, but my insurance company was charged $500 for it, so I got off pretty light. Second dose this morning, but there has been no blood, no discharge and no pain since last night about four hours after the first dose. I also slept straight through from 10 p.m. until 4 a.m., something I haven't done since August 28, when this began. After applying the ointment, there's about an hour of feeling dizzy, sweaty and generally kind of awful, but so far, no headache, which is the most common side effect.

I also found out there are Internet forums for EVERYthing, where you can find questions like those I've had, as well as answers. Freaky-deaky. And, as of this morning, I am actually back down to what my ticker says I am, so have lost all seven pounds I gained on my vacation to Montana. Woo-hoo!

I'm hoping it taught me something. Taking my eyes off the prize is just no longer an option. Dealing with the aftermath of one week of indulgence has taken THREE WEEKS.

And, ta-da! Had a guy walk in the restaurant day before yesterday to talk to me, and he owned a restaurant here in town. Lost it because he and his wife made the mistake of leasing the building, rather than owning it--and the landlord jacked up the price so high they couldn't make ends meet. I kinda loved him on sight--he understands the business, he knows the language, he's willing to come in at a lower wage to ensure a future working with the Mitchells, the folks who own the restaurant I'm working in and the ranch my husband works for and where we live. He's the one we've been looking for all along. So, my boss the GM was supposed to talk to the owners last night, and hopefully the news is good this morning, that we're able to hire him as assistant manager. Then he and the crew chief we hired three weeks ago now can slug it out for the manager position.

And, bluntly, I've had two "come-to-Jesus" meetings with her already--to get her to stop standing around with her arms folded watching things happen, and because of a stunt she pulled on taking an unexpected day off. So--she's going to have to step up her game, or get left behind. Should be interesting.

Off to the races - ran the preliminary figures, and it's going to take the equivalent of selling about 450 covers a day (the restaurant seats 100-ish) in order to get us to the black over the next year. One cover (appetizer, meal, drink and dessert) is equivalent right now to a revenue of about $12. At this point, we're selling just under 200.

But, with our margins in the bar, plus some serious advertising and improvements, I think it can be done. Getting this dude in there to get me out of day-to-day management completely will free me for the in-depth analysis that's necessary. I've been able to do SOME preliminary figures, but not enough yet.

Six hours of deep sleep has done amazing things for my energy AND my attitude. Feel like Wonder Woman again.

Well I don't know if it really froze here last night. I covered plants again, then it rained, so I am thinking some things came uncovered. Oh well.... time will tell...

Today - off to sign papers at the accountant and then shop for lights for the basement and need a couple more doorknobs. Should be an interesting day!!!

Later everyone
Lillian in West Central Saskatchewan