WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2016

I pressed the Awesome button, Penny. Showed the pics to DH.

Felt like an absolute twit this morning. I tried to access a savings account on line, completely failed, and had to ring their help desk. The guy was very patient with me. I felt like some 80 year old with Alzheimers. Had to reset everything.

That enabled me to avoid tackling the printer problem. Will do it tomorrow, which is another day, don't you know. Can't fail worse than DH. I hate with a big H anything technical, but I am still better at it than him. Luckily, we managed not to fall out over it. It kept me awake until 2.15 am though, just fretting.

Going to see my yoga friend today. Her husband might be able to run me through what to do with the printer and I might get him to print out a couple of bookings for me. My poor friend isn't allowed to walk very much for a couple of weeks since her carcinoma op on her leg.

Belated congrats to all those hitting Onederland and those who have lost inches. I am struggling to lose my pesky pound before the cruise, but I've only myself to blame. I'm also biting my nails again which is not what I ordered.

Love Heather UK

I need encouragement but have never used a community forum. Hoping I can learn how this works.

kskelio wrote: »

I need encouragement but have never used a community forum. Hoping I can learn how this works.

Hi and Welcome. You've already joined by posting. I never joined a forum before and am pretty non-techie but this group is forgiving and welcoming and supportive, so come again. Watch for the new month that is posted on May 1, and somebody else can tell you how to bookmark the forum so you can find us easily each time. Sometimes I just read and not write in the forum....It helps to know that other women are going through so many similar challenges. We are in this together. Log every bite, keep moving and keep checking in, this works!

Karen from NY

Kimses: Many restaurants post menus online with calorie and nutritional information. If you can find one of them during your travels, count yourself lucky. We usually stay in hotels that provide a morning breakfast & I've learned to make very good choices there that set me up for a good day. Good luck!

Janetr: Enjoy your travels. I hope the tornadoes avoid people and property. :flowerforyou:

Sue in WA: I've seen YouTube videos of horses who were able to undo latches to release themselves from their stalls, and to get into closed feed storage areas. It was very funny to watch. & I wonder how the owners dealt with the situation beyond posting the funny video. :laugh: I didn't get the blue coat after all. DH really likes this one, and I think he's tired of the blue.

DJ: One of the irritating neighbors has moved. Yay! I hope we like the people who have bought the place. The other irritating neighbor is in the process of moving but not getting things done very fast. I know I'll be happy when she is gone along with her pack of feral cats and wild raccoons. And her habit of putting garter snakes in my lawn just because she knows I don't like it. :grumble:

Glo Northshore MA: Please let us know if your husband successfully keeps the deer out of the yard. I've always wanted to know whether Nora was right.

Marcelyn: I've seen reports from Southern California and also seen things locally that point to the fact that wild animals are moving into human neighborhoods. I don't mind the deer moving in, but I'm not at all pleased when coyotes start taking pets out of fenced yards and off of leashes while owners are walking them. The coyote pack that was bothering pets a few years ago seems to have moved on, or met with led poisoning. :noway:

Joyce: I didn't know there was such a thing as World Naked Gardening Day. I wonder if I should go outside and put clothes on my hanging baskets in protest. I'll likely let it go by without comment. :devil:

Penny: Your photos are gorgeous! Thanks for sharing them. :bigsmile:

Sylvia: Your artist's coop is running well, thanks to your wit and wisdom.

Margaret: I agree wholeheartedly with every word of advice you gave to Alison. You are a wise advisor.

kskello: Welcome. :flowerforyou:


As I mentioned, I decided to keep the new color jacket after all. DH chose it and loves it on me. He gets to have his own way once in a while, and this is his turn for the forseeable future. :devil: I also asked a neighbor and she liked it very much. I have a great deal of confidence about many things, and then not enough about others. Go figure. :ohwell:

I'm looking forward to yoga today with one of my favorite teachers. :bigsmile:

Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

Tibetan proverb: "The secret to living well and long is: Eat half, walk double, laugh triple and love without measure..."

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

Yet another baby pic! Don't know where she got that nose from!

Can't wait to see them next week.

Heather UK

Hi all,
I'm so happy to have found this group. I'm 56 and it's great to see the encouragement and support on here. I am trying to log my meals everyday, walk everyday and write off something on my to-do list everyday. Happy Wednesday

Howdy. Another gloomy, cold day, plus wind. BUT went to core class this morning & did the treadmill, so off to a good start.

On the way home from the gym, I came across a garage sale. You KNOW I had to stop! Bought two beautiful striped Pennsylvania house armchairs for the family room ($40 each--what a bargain!). They are in nearly perfect condition, just need to be vacuumed & a few minor spots to be cleaned. Found Cheerios between the cushions. I think they're from the seller's darling little granddaughter who was helping out at the sale. LOL. Had I not gone to work out, I would never have seen the chairs. Best reward ever!

Also found a large, beautiful verdigris vase (about 32" tall) at the thrift store where I volunteer on Mondays. Have been on the lookout for one for our garden for a few years. It's the little things that make me happy. When the sun comes back out, I'll be ready to enjoy the back yard.

Have a swell day, all.

Just had a terrific thunderstorm which took out the electrics. Was overhead. The horses in the field were terrified. It's all back now, but my Facebook account went down and I had to relog in. Couldn't get out of the car for the hail and snow. DH came out with an umbrella.
Nothing on TV for days and now 3 programmes at 9 pm. Luckily my recorder can do 2 programmes at once.

Love Heather UK

Does anyone use Spotify or Pandora for streaming music? I'm trying to decide which would be better. It's time for me to buy a new iPhone & this time I'll up the gigs (64 probably) because I've run out of space...much of it because of music.

Pennyspectacular pics which prompted me to Google Longyearbyen...how lucky you are to live amongst such beautiful scenery!

Heather darling pic...they grow up so fast my youngest is now 11 a competitive downhill skier & horse women...I fondly remember when she was that small! Hope you get to spend lots of time enjoying those fleeting growing up years.

Katla DH is outside spray painting new posts & getting the deer netting ready so I'm not sure He's taking me up on the urine experiment will let you know if he does.

Grandmallie glad things have calmed down for you...an apology always helps.

miriamwithcats apropos poster...it's too bad tornados can wreak such havoc!

I'm off to work on my father's bills etc...copies of everything scanned & emailed to the lawyer for his Medicaid file...ugh

Well ladies - we have just had an email to say that the package of compensation from BT (for the phone and Internet fiasco) amounts to a grand total of £326. That's near enough $500 .
Wow! :drinker: Very happy dancing going on here. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love Heather UK

pipcd34 wrote: »

I'm thinking about a new tattoo. I know what I want I just don't know where to put it. Kirby would like it visible I don't know about me. Everyone that knows us knows we run in Vibram five finger shoes. We call them monkey feet. It's going to be the drawing of the bottom footprint and 26.2 underneath it. Where do you think we should put it on our bodies. I am not sure how big it will need to b so out can see the detail of the bottom of the shoe yet.

Found out top of my foot is out, too painful a d the lettering has to b 1/2 inch high to b able to read it

Yeah on top of the foot, the tattoo can fade rather quickly from shoe friction and need to be redone. Not awesome.

How tall are you? Are you leggy, or more long torso? Broad shoulders? These play into placement; you want it to be about your body, as much as about the design.

I originally wanted a tattoo on the back of my shoulder; it was the artist who convinced me to place it on my hip (since I'm "two feet torso and four feet leg", ) and she was definitely correct.

pipcd34 wrote: »

I'm thinking about a new tattoo. I know what I want I just don't know where to put it. Kirby would like it visible I don't know about me. Everyone that knows us knows we run in Vibram five finger shoes. We call them monkey feet. It's going to be the drawing of the bottom footprint and 26.2 underneath it. Where do you think we should put it on our bodies. I am not sure how big it will need to b so out can see the detail of the bottom of the shoe yet.

Found out top of my foot is out, too painful a d the lettering has to b 1/2 inch high to b able to read it

I don't have personal experience with a tattoo, but it seems like your lower calf with an arrow pointing to your heel would be a possibility.

Katla

pipcd34 wrote: »

I have worked long and hard to build my leg muscles so I am thinking I don't want to put them on my legs.

I'm 5'5" I've been told I have long legs... but I'm thinking maybe on the inside (palm side) of my arm... I dunno..

Oh that could work! I don't think body proportions really matter, for a forearm tattoo and you would get to see it.

My collarbone tattoo is largely where it is so I can see it--even if it is backwards, in the mirror.