WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2015

Betty - I hope the chao slows down and goes away for you!

Grits - it sounds like you have a lot of work to do. Getting ready for winter can be a chore. I hope things go well with your daughter.

Today I am going to do my StrongLifts 5X5 then continue painting. We really love the wood now that it is painted it looks so much nicer. Before it felt like we were living in a wooden box! A lot of people in northern Minnesota love knotty pine. I used to as well. It is a cabin feeling that people are looking for. I think it is the next best thing to the log cabin. We might leave the upper level Knottypine because it is a different type of wood in actually looks really nice. We will just need to seal it with polyurethane.

Have a great day everyone!



Mary from Minnesota

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

Good Morning Ladies,

Pip, from here it doesn’t look like the bike had any damage? Sure wish Kirby looked as good.

Katla, I took Nexium for years and have been able to drop it since I lost weight and no problems in 4 months.

Penny, I’ve had many outfits over the years that shrunk in the closet when I wasn’t looking. My plan is that it will never happen again.

Barbie, I love the quote on forgiveness. I just hate that you are still having so much trouble with your legs. Sending healing thoughts and prayers your way.

Mary, I don’t envy you all the painting. When I was younger I rather enjoyed it but I’m just over it at this point in my life. We hired someone to paint our interior a couple of years ago and they did a terrible job. I’m somewhat of a perfectionist so I didn’t get paint on the trim and ceiling but this person did. Grrrrrrr

Sharon, that is the way I have felt with all our rain; just want to bury myself under the blankets. How wonderful that you and DGD had a good time together.

Joyce, it’s not me that is traveling to Kentucky but would love to meet up with you if I were. I hope you are able to help your DS. It is strange how different the same app can look on different devices.

Allison, I don’t blame you for trying to stay out of the tiff at work. Good move! I hope you can enjoy your time alone while Tom is gone. (((Hugs)))

Beth, good for you on staying on track. Sometimes it’s nice to have something to concentrate on when all around us is a little crazy.

Kim, beautiful horse!

It really rained all night. The good news is that it should move out around noon today and be dry for the next 4 or 5 days. It’s back to line dancing this afternoon. After missing last week, it seems like I haven’t been in a very long time. I’m really looking forward to it.

I hope all of you have a healthy and happy 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

Kim, I can see that horse being used several different ways. You could do it on the back of a jacket, or smaller on the chest of the jacket, like where a monogram would go. Of on a sweat shirt. You could take the Christmas element off on some so it could be a year-round thing. Or, you could offer personalization, with a name either of the owner or the horse. It's a beautiful image. I think embroidered clothing items sell for a premium, too. Don't sell it short. Research online what things are going for.

I'm sitting in the waiting room...waiting. No trouble getting up here. It was actually a nice drive. Listened to Stephanie Plum book 3 all the way.

More later,

Sylvia

New Shoulder X-ray. Looks like the bone is fusing together. I will c what he says when he comes in.

Mary ... I think you were referring to my chaos! Thanks!

I'm Beth in WNY
We have a Betty in WNY too!

I'm near Buffalo and Betty I believe is near Rochester.

Easy to confuse.

Happy Tuesday ! ! !

Grits – I don’t fully understand, but I have been a part of some similar situations. All my Mom’s siblings and their kids have “disowned” me, because I refused to tolerate toxic behavior from one of them. I don’t miss them even a tiny bit, and I finally understand how my Mom used to go weeks not speaking to them because of a fight. They just no longer matter to me, and I have become fully aware that I “Can’t Fix Stupid”. (When my sister died in my home, my cousin called and said “What the he11 happened” and I asked her to apologize). // Regarding being old enough to “know better” for your grandkids, there is no definite age that it will or did happen. My DD is 24 already, and she still thinks I abused her and her Dad is a saint (until her bipolar swings a different direction when he says the wrong thing, then he is the devil and she comes running to me to be saved. Just keep loving everyone you can, and ignoring that hook ! ! !

My supervisor decided that I need to clean and organize my desk today, and we spent several hours already this morning. Then I worked out for a while, ate lunch, and now I’m supposed to be making labels for everything so she can come back up here and help me more. This is WAY too much stress for 1 day. At least she finally realized I can’t do it without help. So please accept my apology for being unable to read and respond today. Hugs for everyone, because I need the hugs back.

Terri in Milwaukee

Sharon in Lethbridge: We seldom get snow and when we do it is like a giant holiday. Going out on the roads is brutal because people don't know how to drive in snow. Being snug inside and watching the flakes fall is a rare treat around here. :flowerforyou:

Beth: You're wise to work on staying on track one day at a time. I'm sorry about the chaotic household events. :flowerforyou:

Heather: My arrangements for the holidays make be feel tired, too. I hope to create a good attitude and stick to it. :ohwell:

Sylvia: I loved listening to the early Stephanie Plum audio books. Then I had a few years of not liking the audios, and the last book I checked out from the library was a hoot. It was not an audio, though. :flowerforyou:

Pip: The xray looks great to my untrained eye. Good luck.


I had my blood work done this morning and then went to spin class. I hope the numbers turn out to show improvement. To improve, the calcium will need to have gone down to a level that is healthy and does not risk cardiac problems. I am hoping the Vitamin D3 is at a good level. Those are the two items that I've been trying to improve.

Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison

November Goals :
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week. Work on flexibility and back strength.
3. Have fun every day.
4. Drink at least three glasses of water daily, preferably more!
5. Eliminate alcohol.
6. Monitor sleep. Try to average 7 or more hours of sleep nightly.

I, too, am a perfectionist about painting, and have been sorely disappointed with the "professional" paint job I got done on my upper story. I did the lower one myself, outside, and do all the interior painting too. It takes me a long time, but it is done right. Washed, patched, primed, painted. Not just slapping paint on a dirty surface, so it won't stay. I have been known to wash, patch, prime, repatch, reprime and paint. Once you get a coat of primer on old plaster walls, more dents and holes show up. I do NOT try to make my plaster walls look perfectly smooth. To me the beauty in them is the hand crafted aspect of real plaster walls.

Mary, a sprayer is great for getting the paint on to the walls, but it is really important to then brush or roll the paint. It adheres better than when just sprayed on. Many spray only jobs only last a few years. Your biggest investment in painting is the labor- either paid or your own- so it is worth it to do the job right so it doesn't have to be redone as soon.

I have been running since 6 this morning, getting kids ready to go to a neighbor's house to wait for time to go to school, then taking my brain injured friend in to the Dental college for a cleaning, then taking my son to town o shop at Walmart's, then picking up my daughter's meds at the local pharmacy. Each trip was half an hour each way, so I have spent over two hours just driving. I had to do all this today since my car goes in for an oil change, etc. tomorrow.

Heather - your omelette sounds yummy! And I am so happy to hear that your DH is getting his treats! It reminded me that I need to make my DH his favorite treat, lemon bars. Just because I am on this journey does not mean I have to force him to comply with all of my healthiness. He does so much for me that a little goodie now and then is something that he really deserves.



Mary from Minnesota

We had problems with fleas and used the flea medicine that you put on their skin. Also we bombed the apartment. We were fine upstairs but when we moved downstairs they had flea problems and I even got bit by them. We did that for quite a while but it finally worked and no more problems, thank goodness. Of course I see the date of your note and you probably have it taken care of already.

Betty great doormat!

Pat my Christmas cactus blooms at odd times too because I take it outside in the summer.

With DH they have to figure in his clotting problem into his treatment, so DH is waiting on some tests.

Margaret

terri_momm - My DH also says, "You can't fix stupid." and he tells me 'not to worry about it. RITFLMAO!

patceho - beautiful Cactus; enjoy it no matter when it blooms. I've been told you can force them to bloom by letting them dry out completely and ignoring them. I've heard people putting them in the dark, heard them letting them get cold. I don't know. I've only had one of mine bloom which for a while I kept inside. They all got a little scorched sitting on the covered deck; so I moved them so they would not get any sun and they have 'greened up' and putting out new leaves (not buds).

Miriamwithcats - my husband is a professional painter and he would not paint a house that he had not pressure-washed down first. He scraps the old peeling paint and using bonding material to feather out the edges and usually uses a primer - especially if he is changing paint. Latex cannot be painted over oil unless a primer has been used; you can paint oil over latex, just not the other way around. He usually takes a rag and uses something that tests for whether it is oil or latex based. He has clients who call him every year or every 3 or 4 with ... 'please come pressure wash the house and drive and tell us if you think it needs a new coat of paint'. He's been doing this for nearly 35 years (first part-time on his own for the first few years, and now with a crew of 3). Maybe DOS will take the reins and take over the business; but, when DH stops painting his brother will go, too (both in their 70's (74 and 72 respectively). Then DOS won't keep the black guy either because he is older, too. Hard worker when the boss is there; but, can't read so he has to have supervision.

fancy - it is my DDnL#1 not my DD (don't have a girl, although I do consider my DDsnL as my DD (until this one next door) goes 'crazy-@$$ mean to me'. One day, she is going to find herself picking up her teeth off the floor by surprise. Most people don't deal with her very well. She tried to pick a fight with my DYS because DDnL#2 did not timely respond to a text (several in a roll) and then when she did she was obviously 'miffed' and make the HUGE mistake of sending her 'feelings' to DYS who call DOS to find out what 'the hell was going on with her' and also to forward him the texts. Says they don't get good reception out where they live during hunting season; and then when DDnL#2 finally saw them, she wrote a response but did not send it until DYS got home and read it. He told her to go ahead and send it. She had said she had only be 'in the family for 6 months and that was WAY too soon to be caught up in family feuds' and to 'never send her that type of text to her or to Will'. DDnL#1 apparently told her she was 'having a bad day' or something ... I doubt that she actually apologized to her. She does not apologize even when she knows she is in the wrong.

It's 'cold' down here in SW GA (USA) and dreary and misty, too. Supposedly, it was to clear up today; but, that never happened. Need to get my plants inside because they are expecting a 'freeze' before the weekend ends. UGH. This time I put them up, they won't come out again until Spring (after the Pecan trees start to put out green shoots). Pecan Trees are what we judge when they will no longer be a 'freeze' here. Zone 8.

GRITS a/k/a Lenora

Betty - I understand. I tried to raise a strong, resiliant daughter, but she continues to allow her life to revolve around love, not reality. She used to call and beg me to move her and BF to my area, but when I said I would get her settled in first, then go back to get him, she said "never mind, if he can't come right away I'm not coming either". Like it's no big deal to suppport 2 unemployed adults for however long it takes for one or both of them to get jobs. And whether it is me or her Grandpa that sends her anything, I have to specifically remind her to say (or e-mail or text) thank you, like she never had to do it her entire life, or like it was our responsibility to supply her with whatever was sent. I KNOW I didn't raise her that way, so I just keep trying, and secretly remind her to thank her Grandpa, so he thinks she is not ungrateful. Just because she gets away with all the bad stuff from her dad. Yuck ! ! ! All we can do is our best, and be confident in our attempts and abilities.

My work day is almost finished, and my supervisor is not hovering anymore trying to prompt me to clean or organize things (it's just better if she says what she means instead of hinting around the subject. I don't have the clean gene).

I hope everyone is able to find some joy today, and accepts a few more Hugs ! ! !

Terri in Milwaukee