WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2016

Margaret - the pics are beautiful, thanks for sharing

Janetr okc

I also don’t see how so many that are rich and gotten it by ‘ill gotten gains’ can live with themselves; but, they can – no conscious – but bear in mind that one day we are all accountable for our actions. I’d rather not have (if the only way was taking what is not mine) and live with a clear conscious; than to live in a ‘mansion’ on the hill and not have what I do need. “I have everything I need; and, nothing that I don’t” (like the country song says). It was the way I was brought up; and, an easy way to view the world. I think that we are supposed to help when we can and for those who are willing to ‘pull themselves up by the bootstrap’ while getting that help. There really is not ‘easy road’ (or track or high wire); sooner or later everybody falls down and needs help. Whether you ‘volunteer’ for some cause, or help family and/or friends – then you are ‘helping’. Some of the ‘rich cats’ haven’t learned that ‘they can’t take it with them’ and soon most will learn that lesson. If you ‘take’ all the time; then it is rare that someone will ‘give’ you the benefit of a doubt. IF that makes any sense.

Lenora, totally agree with all this! like Mr. Rogers said -- Look for the helpers!

Katla I am taking 300 units of the D3 because I read the same thing. Mostly it is helping.

Someone posted this on FB today and it reminds me of us all! And no clothing needed, Becca.
Betty

I don't know if u remember, but bullwinkle had a bi lump underneath her front armpit and we recently had it removed. Last Saturday she had a checkup and all was well. She had been wearing a tshirt to protect her scar. Yesterday I felt her and she had a lump again, not as big /2 the size which was still really big! It felt hard. My first thought it was liquid and it had gotten full enough but had no where to go, but I thought it was too hard. I was going to make a vet appointment on Tuesday cuz I had an appointment for me too. She always sleeps upstairs with us but this time she stayed on the couch. She does that every once in a while so no big. We were just getting ready to load them up to go to the gym and I saw her tshirt was really wet and so was the couch cover. I immediately felt her bump and she was really flat again. As I thought, it was liquid that had no where to go and one area had opened to allow her to drain. Still gonna take her to the vet. Wasn't bloody liquid at least. I am glad I was raised on a farm and I don't get grossed out easily. Please send positive thoughts her way once again, thanks

pipcd34 wrote: »

I don't know if u remember, but bullwinkle had a bi lump underneath her front armpit and we recently had it removed. Last Saturday she had a checkup and all was well. She had been wearing a tshirt to protect her scar. Yesterday I felt her and she had a lump again, not as big /2 the size which was still really big! It felt hard. My first thought it was liquid and it had gotten full enough but had no where to go, but I thought it was too hard. I was going to make a vet appointment on Tuesday cuz I had an appointment for me too. She always sleeps upstairs with us but this time she stayed on the couch. She does that every once in a while so no big. We were just getting ready to load them up to go to the gym and I saw her tshirt was really wet and so was the couch cover. I immediately felt her bump and she was really flat again. As I thought, it was liquid that had no where to go and one area had opened to allow her to drain. Still gonna take her to the vet. Wasn't bloody liquid at least. I am glad I was raised on a farm and I don't get grossed out easily. Please send positive thoughts her way once again, thanks

Positive thoughts coming your way.

grandmallie wrote: »

well I am home in jammies!
My cousin Stephanie did a spectacular job in her one woman show....had a buffet lunch with stations took a little bit of pasta.. but I am glad to be home and sleeping in my own bed..

So true. We had a comfy K size bed on the cruise,a great time......but the eve we got home,I slept for 10 hrs! No place like home & the older I get,the better home is.

PIP.....good thoughts for Bullwinkle. So sad to have your pet hurting. Pat

Penny: Setting a timer to work seems like a brilliant idea. I hope it continues to be successful for you. :flowerforyou:

Irish Terri: Your Austrian vacation was in a lovely place. I'm glad you had a good time.

Alison: "I have found out that I like being in my own home, with Tom and the boys... I am more comfortable there." Excellent news! :bigsmile:

Sylvia: The lake is beautiful! I love being close to water. :flowerforyou:

Joyce: Thinking of you and sending good thoughts your way.

Oceanmelody: I love the full support bra! Thanks for the laugh.

Pip: Sending good thoughts for Bullwinkle. (((HUGS)))

Miriam: Your comments regarding "antisocial personality disorder" makes me think about Congress and wonder about the percentage in both parties. :noway:


My riding lesson today was a gift from heaven. I went on a trail ride with my teacher and then continued to ride in the arena while she worked with another student. I felt great and had no issues with balance, weakness, or pain. Yay! I feel as though I'm doing a better job communicating with the horse and that is a breaktrhough. It mainly physical balance adjustments that I think were better today than before & the horse did so well at doing what I wanted him to do that it seemed almost like magic & mind-reading on his part.
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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

January 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.



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

@oceanmelody love the support bra sayings!!

Sylvia and Margaret – I could not tell who actually posted these pictures; so ‘thanks’ … for posting and/or reposting and sharing. I’ve always wanted an orchid plant but never had a place that did not require me to move it all the time. Lady at plant store said most people over-water them. It’s really just a very pretty parasite. I think once we get our porched (finally) enclosed; I might try one. I’ve got a former HS classmate who has several in her breakfast room window – she says they are ‘easy’. I’ve got a big ‘lipstick plant’ that doesn’t like to be ‘fussed over’. I think I might be able to ‘not’ kill one. Gotta save my $$$ and then decide if I want to take the chance.

GodMomKim – We like a packaged chili that come in a goldish-yellow bag (maybe 2 cups of mix); you add meat and beans to it. I like the consistency of it; but, don’t know what the caloric amount is for a serving. I know that my son uses venison in his chili. I like the seasoning of McCormick’s and feel a bit safer to get it right. Have you ever had ‘white chili’ … made with chicken and navy beans? A friend of mine made it and it was different but a lot better than I thought it’d be. Hope you had fun at the play.

cityjaneLondon – I never ‘thought’ to put the caloric count on the package when you freeze it. I’m better now to actually put a label on it for what it actually is. Worked all day yesterday and ended up burning my 15-bean soup when I went to re-heat it for supper. I cried several times today. It really wasn’t a lot of $$$ put into it’ but, it would have been several meals over time. But, I will not be ‘defeated’. I’ll try it again. Never used 'dry beans' before - it was a 'learning experience' for sure. Going to replace the pot I cook in; need one with a thicker bottom. I think the bottom is bowed inward because it always seems to ‘stick’ around the side. GGGrrrrrr!

Oceanmelody – Cute post from FB – we all get something out of every post, IMHO Not wearing; don’t over the weekends. BRAs … made by men or designed by them and they might be ‘pretty’ but they are also “pretty miserable” (for show and it doesn’t stay on very long with them anyway). LOL!!! My sons grew up on “Mr. Rogers” and I think they liked him more than my DGDs liked “Sesame Street”. Cookie Monster and the ‘Grouch’ were their favorites.

Pipcd34 – Glad that Bullwinkle is better; but, I’m like you – I’d take her in to the vet, too. I know right after we got “Cracker” my son either hit or or she ran into his tire. DH said, ‘let her sleep and take her in tomorrow. Nope, not gonna happen, vet is open on Sat and Sun for a couple of hours; so I met him there. Was already upset and told DH that I was taking her because I did not want to wake up the next morning only to find her dead. Basically he told me that she might have a small stress fracture; he x-rayed to other paw to compare. We just had to keep her ‘off her feet’ for 3 weeks. That meant she had to be in her crate; but, we were trying to ‘crate train’ her anyway. She wasn’t very happy; but, she stopped walking and favoring it.
Y’all are brave to ride at ‘night’. Mmmm, my bike was up and locked before nightfall.

Miraimwithcats – I agree – so many different diagnoses and prognoses and I really think we all have a ‘little bit’ of all – makes our ‘personalities’. I want ‘good and positive’ feedback; not negative. DDnL#1 ‘changes’ from one minute to the next. Hard to ‘read’ her moods and it is subject to change in a ‘flash’. I find that I have to keep my distance. Not going to let her interfere with my ‘family’ that will ALWAYS include my sons. They’ll be my sons (little boys) until the day I die. I’d like to think we showed more positive to them and that they will remember us as “Dad and Mom” for the rest of their lives … or as they call us: “Mommiedom and FatBoy”. Don’t know where they come up with the ‘dom’ at the end of what they called me as youngsters (was probably 'damn'); but, I do understand their nickname for their Dad. DH has a bit of a gut; and we kid him about when the ‘baby’ is due. Also has a hernia that the MD is not concerned about that almost looks like a baby’s foot or elbow poking out. I can remember that my DYS was very active and moved a lot; oldest son was a ‘roller’. When DYS moved it was like a 4-point landing! Bigger with him and they keep thinking that I might be carrying ‘twins’. They did not have all the 'fancy' equipment back then. Lordy mercy … I’m not sure I could have handled 2 of him (if both had the personality he has). HA! HA! HA! Back then, nearly 40 years ago, they sort of 'guessed' what you were having according to be baby's heartbeat. I had Graves Disease (thyroid problem) that was diagnosed long after I had him; and, that was probably why ... my heartrate was faster than it normally would have been.

Katla and Miriam – I think you can sometimes ‘google’ famous people who are ‘thought’ or ‘are’ afflicted with various ‘issues’. I know when I was first diagnoses with being ‘bipolar’ … I often wondered ‘why me’? Then I read the list and so many ‘artists’ were/are ‘bipolar’, so I started feeling more positive about myself. Of course, there were a few that I was surprised about, too. Speaking of Congress and wondering the %%%% of each party. Some are ‘still in the closet’ about a lot of things. But, my thoughts about ‘mental illness’ is that people ought to be more honest and not like the “Big C” word abour having cancer back in the 50’s. I can remember as a child (first noticing women had boobs; I asked my Mother why the mother of a friend of mine, did not have any. She sat me down and explained ‘preventative surgery’. I wasn’t no more than 8 or so. Back then you did not talk about ‘cancer’ like women do now-a-days. It came ‘out of the closet’ and now there are so many cancers that can be ‘cured’ or ‘go into remission’. I’m fine so long as my medications don’t ‘whack out’. Normally my MD can adjust them over the phone and I try it for a couple of days to see if the ‘tweaking’ is working for me or not.

I think I am coming down with UTI. Why does it always happen on Friday afternoons when you could not BUY a MD after Noon; or on weekends when your only option is the ER? I think I am going to call first thing in the AM and see if ‘somebody’ can work me in their schedule. If I end up going to my GYN instead of my GP; I might ask him "if he’ll write a Rx with one refill; just to have - 'in case' …”. I keep getting them. Bladder is smaller than usual and has spasms all the time. I’ve had those 2 tests. Gee, don’t want to have to repeat of them. For those of you who have ‘giving birth’ … it feels like I ‘want to push; and, being told wait, wait, wait – don’t push’.

Lenora

Well, I've skimmed and skipped again to get to the end of the posts. It's been a very active month here!

Had a productive day getting some things done around the house on Saturday. Today, we drove up to see our oldest daughter Emma at college. Her birthday is tomorrow, so we took her out to lunch then went to the basketball game where she was playing in the pep band. It's a couple hour drive each way, so was a long day.

Anyway, won't post much here as I see Barbie has already posted the new thread. See you there.

Linda/IA