WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2016

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barbiecat wrote: »

Welcome to a wonderful supportive community of women. The name of the thread is Women Ages 50+ but all women are welcome.

Some of us have been posting on this thread for awhile and others are new.

Please join us on the journey to health, weight loss, and fitness.

If you made any goals or resolutions for May, how did you do?

If you have made any goals or resolutions for June, please share them with us.

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Barbie from beautiful sunny NW Washington

Resolutions for May (with end of the month comments)
*weight training twice a week (great at the beginning of the month, not so good at the end)
*30+ minutes of garden puttering three days a week (great)
*daily meditation--gradually increasing time (great---up to nine minutes)
*continue sorting and discarding photos (almost daily with great progress up to 1964)

June Resolutions will be the same as May

My word for 2016 is "alacrity"....I will greet all experiences in my life with cheerful readiness

Sorting photos? A woman after my own heart! I have case boxes full and it would make me feel so good to whittle them down! What are you doing with the ones you're saving?

stat for the day:
spin- 3hrs, 101ar, 46aw, 5-6g, 150mhr, 34.1mi = 1158cal

5.1mi to go. goal is 400

currently 8th overall (as far as miles ridden) in WA state, 2nd female,

Janetr – my heart goes out to your family

Becca and Joyce– you girls are amazing! Dealing with the DH’s medical issues is huge! I’m squeamish about even the tiniest medical things..

Alison – Love the background on your work, and since you do not have the “paper work” the education to support what you do, I get why you don’t just change dentists offices many place seem to value the “paper work” over the skills… He sounds weird! And if he is that way in front of clients, then I do think the owner needs to know as maybe not immediately but in time that will affect the patients and then the business overall.. And the owner sounds like he wants a thriving business.

Lisa – well it is 1pm in CA so your sale is over and I am sure it went well. Has DH given notice? Just thinking it might seem weird to be taking furniture out if they don’t know he’s on the way out…

Heather – I’m sad for you, this has been a great holiday a bit eager though that when you have good internet we’ll see some more pic…

Karen - Here in CA the home schooling network is well developed also and much of it has a religious bend - but I was doing some research for a friend thinking about moving here and home schooling and what I was impressed with was how those not of the religious mind set, banded together a bit. So it seems you have to be in the community to find your niche.

Taking a break from the shopping and packing for camp – it is just 2 miles from home but I have to provide everything (they provide the gas, electric, water and the fixtures (stove..fridge….) So I have to be well organized – all the food, pots, pans, dishsoap… all of it.. For the shopping, I make the recipe booklet up then make a list of EVERYTHING all the recipes need, then go though my supplies and pull out and pack what I have – then make the list to shop from, I thought you might get a kick out of a little window into my shopping list: 113 cups all purpose flour, 1 orange, 16 cups powdered sugar, 1 can canned pumpkin, 51 eggs, 23 cups butter, 3 cups grated cheddar cheese, 5 cups rice chex, 5 teaspoons baking soda…. There is a whole page of little print, 2 columns of items… then on the flip side is the things I need for lunches and dinners… My crazy world.

Just an FYI I buy flour and sugar in 25lb bags....

So it turns out that the interview on Thursday has been moved to Monday – some how they thought when I said after camp they were thinking 3pm; so I said I could not be there until 6pm and suddenly the next week opened up and my interview is Monday 27th at 2pm… that will be better, I would have been exhausted after a day of camp.



June Goals
1 fun thing a week, graduation, visiting with Vickie, working in Eden garden,
Log everyday to the best I can, over if need be.
11,000 + steps everyday


Smiles.

Kim from N. California

Dear Ladies, I'm still trying to find my feet here, getting all the names and situations mixed up! I had a nice day, went to a knitting event and won a prize. Dinner out which makes me a bit nervous but I had no fries, bowl of steamed vegetables instead with salmon. At the knitting there was so much cake. I just had a little carrot and hummus from my lunchbox. It's like my security blanket, I can't leave home without my healthy snacks.

Joyce I am thinking Michelle could be enlisted to return the big recliner to the mancave to release you from your trap. It reminds me for some reason of when I had 4 large cats who would arrange themselves on and around me no matter where I was, on my recliner, in the bed, wherever, and I would be like Gulliver tethered down and unable to move. 70lbs of cat. They have all gone on to kitty heaven.
I love the advice to Allie. Very creative thinking!

Kim Your camping list is intriguing. Such odd amounts. 1 orange for example. I was fascinated!

Concerning the home schooling info, that is an encouraging bit of information. I already do know one like-minded brilliant progressive mom who is successfully home schooling her son. I passed the info on to my daughter-in-law who was appreciative. It turns out that the home schooler referenced is married to a musician who likes and plays the same kind of music my son does, so it would be a good match, with common ground already established, if my son comes around to the idea of looking at home schooling. My son is a good person but is somewhat rigid in his thinking. It's lucky he loves his wife & children beyond measure which makes up for the angst he causes them by being a horse's patootie.

Pip! You're there! 5 miles to go. I think I shall make another contribution to your campaign in honor of little Superman.

Becca We took advantage of free lunches from school for a few years. I should have applied for food stamps, too. Those days are past, and I was fortunate enough to be able to give my mom a chunk of money when she needed it in her later years. It feels really good to give money to your parents, so your boys are lucky to have this opportunity to do it.

I love the photo of your dad and sisters. Are you on the right in the pink & white striped skirt? Lovely.

Allie Pandora and breeze sound so lovely! I reread my post from this morning and it sounds a little overboard to me so I am apologizing to you for trying to tell you what to do. I hope you have a nice weekend!

NYKaren What a relief for you, your husband, and your daughter! I am sure she is relieved and a little bit unsettled by the decision you & your husband have made about not bailing her out. She is in a safe place to practice being an adult. That's a big gift you gave her.

MightyLoLo

We trimmed the Zoysia back from the curb and used the chunks to fill in some bare spots. Then planted Lantana which I do so love. Wrists & hands are talking to me. Then, since I worked until very late last night and was too wired to sleep well, I took a long nap. And now I feel great! Grandkids are at their Nana & Poppy's house celebrating Poppy's birthday and Father's Day.

Just hanging out now in my post-nap state of bliss. It's a good day.

Missing Vicki from Grand Island.

Karen from Virginia

ketonekaren- thank u so much for your support., my heart, sore legs, and sore *kitten* also thank you

In the future what I would love to do is scan all the photos I have onto a USB,and give the paper ones to my brother.that way I will have all that I want to take with me to Florida,and not all the boxes to take with..I have also picked the few antiques that I will take ,my brother has first dibs and then the rest estate sale..now mind you this isn't for a few years.

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