WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2016

morning peeps -
supposed to be nice again, another ride home, HOPEFULLY, the wind won't be there :0/

going to ride home from work today. supposed to be nice again. looks like it might be a 1000 calorie burn day!

lilymay2 - have a great time on your vaca!

Michele: I've done a little dietary sinning lately, too. Cookies. :embarassed: They're out of the house, now. :ohwell:

calefor: Barbie is an expert in counting steps with a pedometer. MFP has a lot of exercises already calculated for you under the section "add exercise." Walking is there & I simply enter the rate, such as 3 mph, or whatever, and number of minutes. It works well enough. :flowerforyou:

Joyce: Good luck with the ambien. I hope you get some rest.

janetr: We recently renewed out passports & had our photos taken at Walmart. They aren't flattering or works of art, but they do the job. :ohwell:

Betty: It seems Heather has inspired a few of us. I've been learning Spanish on Duolingo. I'm having fun, but I doubt l would learn much by eavesdropping on people conversing in Spanish. Spanish is fast & my brain is not. :laugh:

Leonora: My house is also full of things that belonged to my mom that I'm holding onto for my kids. There is an oriental carved trunk they both want, a piano my daughter wanted at one time, but I don't know about now, and a grandmother clock that neither wants. The grandmother clock was dedicated to my son, and it is his, like it or not. :devil:


Yoga today! Yay!!!!! This is one of my favorite instructors and I always feel like the class is worthwhile. I've noticed that my shoulders are both aching lately, and I suspect they're grumpy about the fall last January when I broke my wrist. DH says it is because I have lousy posture. He wants me to work with an exercise ball. I'm willing.


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

Cheri, I love that. I may print it out and hang on fridge and pantry!

Janetr okc

Vicki GRAND ISLAND, NE – Good luck on the decision to take the supervisor job. On one hand, it can be hard to clean up a mess someone else has made. On the other hand, you know enough about the job that you can recognize this person made errors in judgement which indicates you have a good idea of what the job entails. Makes me think you could be good at it if you want the responsibility and have the backing from upper management to do what is needed.

DJ – A stone is 14 lbs. I reading about your new faucet. I like the look of those faucets where you pull down the sprayer. Great idea to put a soap dispenser where the old sprayer was. Makes me want to talk to DH about the possibility of doing that for our house.

Cheri Fairlawn, oHIo – Your crochet work is beautiful. I am trying to teach myself how to crochet from a book. Not an easy task. So I really appreciate seeing the work of someone who knows what they are doing.

Lenora – Merriweather has an appointment for a bath and clipping tomorrow. I am so looking forward to a clean, sweet smelling, fluffy dog. I’m feeling a bit envious of you having Cracker already groomed. Merri is so funny when she get clipped. She prances around the house with her head held high as if to say “Aren’t I gorgeous?” Your experience with your other dog and the snake sounds scary. I’m so glad I don’t live in a region with poisonous snakes. I didn’t know there was such a thing as inoculation against rattlesnakes. Anti-venom for after you get bit, sure. Something to make a potential bite less dangerous? No. I love learning something new.

Janetr okc – Passport! Thanks for the reminder. I’m headed for Canada next week and need to dig mine out. Hope I remember where I put it.

Mia in MI

Larisa ~ A very good video. I had no idea how work with kettle bells. I think using the correct posture would be the biggest problem for me.

Carol

I am so proud of myself. I am really bad about buying fresh vegetables and then not using them and having to throw them away. REALLY bad. So often I just don't want to bother with preparing food and want something quick and easy. Today after grocery shopping, I came home and prepared ALL the fresh vegetables I bought so all I have to do is eat them! Tonight for supper, lean hamburger and fresh asparagus! (I also hate buying asparagus since I used to pick it for free by the bushel in Idaho!)

Hi gals,

Janetr – I have a door to be hung, new lights for either side of the garage door (there have never been any there- so wiring and a switch), a fence needs attention, a deck to pull up, and pipes under the house that need to be strapped up and maybe wrapped, and I would love to roll some insulation in the roof crawl space. So is he up for it? Oh yeah and thinking about something in the garage to help it look more tidy, maybe some doors on my shelves….

Thanks for the kettle ball video – I did not even know what one looked like – kept meaning to google but had not done it yet… Once my arm is 100% I might try that.

Miriam – Good job – one of my new year’s goals was to lower (maybe to zero) the veggie and fruit waste. I have composted some, but am doing much better! Yeah to us!!!!!

So a bit of catch up from me, I hosted Easter again (if you were here last year you may remember I vowed never again) just 6 this year, but from Friday at noon until Sunday at 10 – the gathering was at 2pm I was still getting rsvp’s I really think it is rude to not rsvp for dinner until the day before or the day of… maybe I am an old fuddy duddy but grrr! However I still want a gathering in the spring at my house, it is the best time in my yard and the slowest time in the business… Easter seems to be a family time (never was for me growing up so I thought it would not be- but live and learn) and here in California no one seems to celebrate May day so in 2017 May 1 is on a Monday so I think I’ll do a pre may day celebration on the Saturday before..ok gals so I’ll google it but what are some hallmarks of a May day celebration?

In Feb. I made dinner for my bookclub and they have asked if I would do it regularly so I am doing it in May and then in August we do a December Christmas potluck, and then I’ll decide about 2017 – they will bring wine and everyone with contribute $5 to dinner…. There is only 6 of us usually so it should be simple enough.. I have leftover turkey from easter (I smoked it) so I am shredding some of that with green chili and will freeze that for enchilada filling for our may dinner, I’ll do a Mexican theme, and in August we’ll eat outside with a BBQ – maybe ribs or fancy burgers. I love to plan in advance and then I can watch sales for the non-perishables and things I can tuck in the freezer. Makes the day easier and spreads the cost out.

Well gotta go it’s a day at the embroidery machines!

Kim from N. California

Chris - we'd love to have you! plenty of other oregonions... and at all points in the lifestyle change to better health.

Hi all! Had no internet service for the better part of the day, so I had some reading to catch up on. We are having a Party Like a Rockstar Day at daycare. Kids came with their best "rocker" clothes and hair (mohawks and chalk painted). I am dressed in my new black and white aztec patterned leggings, with a ripped t-shirt, bandana, etc. Fun day! Busy day!

Miriam- You got it girl! Buy your veggies then prep them when you get home. I usually leave mine out on the counter while I unpack and put away groceries so I don't forget to prep. Not only am I much more inclined to eat them, but I have noticed my dh and dys are more inclined to grab a salad, or veggies to snack on if it is all ready for them.

Here is a good bit of news: As my son was getting ready for work this morning, he asked me if I would help him figure out a healthier meal plan and show him some good lunches he can pack so that he is not eating so much fast food. He also offered to walk with me in the evenings. I am typically NOT an afterwork exerciser, unless it is swimming; but for this kid...I will do it. He is 6'5 and weighs just over 300 pounds, so if he could lose at least 50, he should be quite comfortable.

Whoops! Kiddos waking up. gotta go. Love and hugs!

Well yesterday, I SEEMED better, was out in the car and everything. Then had a bad night up at 12, 3, 4 am and generally coughing until my head spun. So when my dear husband woke me up at 7 am I was less than enthusiastic about getting up for TOPS meeting. I had found a spot that didn't make my throat tickle and I wasn't moving! On the good side all the times I did get up I blew my nose until the cows came home! My dear husband has told me to ration the toilet paper now, until the 1st of next month. WHAT? lol He even passed by my TOPS meeting place and told them I wasn't going to make it today. I didn't even tell him to do that.

Being the "Sunshine Lady" of the TOPS group, (sending out b'day cards, get well cards etc.), I had 3 cards for members to sign so I had to get those in the mail today, with apologizes for why no one else had signed it. Hey reality happens when you are busy making plans right?

I have an appointment to see a dermatologist tomorrow, which should be interesting with my cold still in full bloom. It's just a new patient appointment so nothing should really be happening just a intro into option treatments. Hopefully it's near where my primary doctor is, so then I can get a coffee and play the piano. That will make me feel better.

Had to call a TOPS friend yesterday and opt out my son for some handy work she needed done. I need to stop volunteering my son out to people thinking he will be OK with whatever. My friend needed to have someone carry bags of pellets (for her pellet stove) from the bed of her truck into her garage. Each bag is only 40 lbs, but I think she is getting 1 ton (which is 50 bags). I didn't realize HOW much it would actually be, and my son said, "I can't do that!" I agree sadly, and felt bad about volunteering him for the job, (she was going to pay him $25). My son has his own life and I need to respect that. At 17 yrs old, he can be so touchy about things!

He has been helping me with dinner prep, which is cool. We made breaded cube steak and Rice-A-Roni fried rice last night. We organized the different dipping containers, flour mixture, egg mixture, bread crumbs mixture. He had fun dipping each piece in it, me laughing at him trying to snag the cube steak with his fork. Kept telling him to use one or two tines and prick the corner of it to lift them off. He was getting really into it, and even checking on them periodically in the oven, after we fried them in the pan. My little chef.

Well sun is calling my name today, so I will warm up my sinuses and kill my cold that way!
(no worries I shall use some quilts so I don't offend the neighbors)

Becca
the sick nudist in
Oregon