WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2017

Pip- you two should get the Cutest Couple Award

Someone asked me what Reiki is (TNToni?). It's healing with energy. I took a course last year and want to continue to practice. I've used it on myself for sore joints, headaches and stress relief. I've sent it over long distances to friends in need. PM me if you ever want me to send Reiki to you. I'd be honored. For more information: reiki.org/faq/whatisreiki.html

Rita and Katie: Wowzers!!! Keep it up ladies. You look fantastic.

Rori
Colorado Foothills

Pip – You are definitely a ‘machine’ … you run, ride, and swim circles around any of us (probably together); I just get ‘winded’ reading your daily posts about what you’ve already done that day. Does your mind ever take a rest from what kind of exercise you are going to do the next day? I wish I had ½ that much exercising ambition. I used to ride a bike; but, that was when I was in my ‘late 30's/early 40's' and I had company doing it’. Riding 10 miles after work and at least 50 over the weekend. My boss out outshone me ‘on the bike’; but, I got even with him on the racquetball courts.

Penny – We called our sons to wish them a “Happy New Year” and Will sounded like death warmed over. Didn’t keep him on the phone, sounded like I had awoken him from a much needed period of sleep and I don’t think he appreciated it … had been sick all weekend long.

Either repost your picture of you veggies, or post a list of what you ate. I’m pretty sure that if I did that I would ‘jump off the plateau’ that I seem to be stuck on. Thanks!

Katie – Looking great! Your avatar shows the additional weight you've lost. I have not posted my ‘before’ picture; but, did post a current picture. Where in North Georgia do you live? You might have already told me; but, apparently I have forgotten. My DOGD goes to UWG in Carrollton and now she and her boyfriend are looking for another place to live. Their roommates told them, today, that they had invited someone else to come live in the house with them. She and her boyfriend are most upset because apparently this person or persons are either not going to pay rent or are going to be helping them pay theirs. She doesn’t think this is fair as she thinks that all should pay 1/3rd or it be divided among however many that are living there … 5 or 6 in a 3-bedroom house.

She's very neat and we laugh that it borders on being a bit towards the OCD side. She’d going for the angle that their lease is being broken by the party or parties moving in and she emailed the owner that and wants out of the lease. I hope he lets them ‘out of it’. Now to start looking for another place that is ‘pet friendly’. She really did not need this ‘stressor’ on her at the beginning of the school year.

Yvonne – Growing up our Daddy forbade up from riding “killer-machines’ as he called them; that summer my middle sister burnt her leg very badly on her boyfriend’s Vesper and wore long pants all summer long to keep it hidden. I’ve only been on one, and that was a ‘big’ one that my DBnL had and he scared the living *kitten* out of me. All I wanted to do was ‘get off and get back to my babies’. He kept screaming at me to ‘lean with him’. That just did not make any sense to me; to lean over at a 45° angel; and it was in Florida that does not require the wearing of a helmet.

I used to wear my hair short and spikey and got so tired of it; then let it grow out below my shoulders; but, it was so find and thin that it looked horrible on me and my ponytails looked pitiful; so last August my DDnL#2 and one of her co-workers cut it in a bob. I have really liked it much better; but, it will take at least one more ‘cut’ to get it all one length. My skin is pretty olive (especially in the summer). I don’t wear foundation; but, I do have to put my ‘eyes’, eyebrows’, ‘lips’, and ‘cheeks’ on. My gray is pretty white so I don’t mind it.

Becca – When you get finished there – take a long trip to Georgia and help me. I’ve got a ‘lot’ of projects.

Sue – I agree – every day that I wake up, I feel blessed that I am not on the other side, taking a ‘dirt nap’. While I am not afraid of dying; there are too many things I still want to do here. I’m ‘prepared’; I’m just not ‘ready’. But, I don’t think it is anything that you really can plan for.

Mary from Minnesota – I’ve gone to that website; but, I am not sure I’ll be able to follow it, I like things that are ‘simple’ and I am not so sure that I see, so far, that it is simple enough for me. I will still try.

Lenora

Janet and NYKaren, you are too sweet, but let's don't scare the newbs with my leggings just yet. LOL.

I'm easing into the anti-inflammatory thing with cutting out obvious sweets, added sugar, and stuff like that. As I buy new food I will choose items with no added sugar when possible and work toward a cleaner diet. For example, I will buy natural nut butter from here on out, but I'm not throwing out my Peter Pan. I'll eat it until it's gone. I will begin to make my own salad dressings, but will use up what I have first. I don't think I'm ready to give up rice and pasta altogether, but I will eat it less often and choose brown over white,

I have started drinking a lemon drink before breakfast that is quite yummy. You throw a quartered lemon in 4 cups of water and two tablespoons of olive oil and two tablespoons of stevia in a blender with a few ice cubes, blend and strain. It makes enough for three days. I'm not sure how it helps, but I like it.

Janet okc and Lenora: My son is 40 and my daughter is 36. My oldest grandchild is 5. I wish that they lived close enough for frequent short visits. :flowerforyou:

Meg: I'm sorry you have the flu. We had it last year and it had us miserable for weeks. We are lucky so far this year.

Toni & Lenora: I injured my left shoulder a year ago in November while saddling a horse. I was diagnosed with frozen shoulder & told it would take a year to heal, and it did. It is fine now. I feel lucky to have the pain gone and my full range of motion back. I kept doing yoga and that helped keep me strong.

Toni & Heather & Janetr: Add me to the 67 group. I tell people I'm a 49er. It was a very good year. I have a 40 year-old son and a 36 year-old daughter. I also feel younger, more confident and happier than when I was younger. Getting older has some very nice perks. :bigsmile:

Pip: The matrix machine looks like a huge challenge. I applaud your determination & grit. I love the photo of you and Kirby.

Lenora & Toni: Back in the beginning of our marriage, DH borrowed a motorcycle from a friend to take me for a ride. When he kick started that machine his rational mind shut off. We had a ride that we'll never forget and I've never been on a motorcycle again. :noway: People think horses are dangerous, but they're not in the same league as a man on a motorcycle. :noway:


We got some shopping done and the house cleaned up today. Yay us! One of our cars has a dead battery and we'll see to it tomorrow. Our local Les Schwab Tire Center was closed for the holiday today.


Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

"Normally I'm quite normal . . ." The Gods Must be Crazy

We had a big thunder storm last nite so I didn't get a lot of sleep. Spent the day taking down and storing the decorations. House looks so bare. One of our friends from our Sunday School class has been put on hospice. We didn't even know he was ill. We went over to see him this morning so we've been sad all day.
Michele-you eat more fruits and veggies than anyone I know. Whatever you're doing, keep it up.
Heather- Bea is so beautiful. Love to see pics of her.
So tired I can't think straight. Going to bed early.

SueBDew in TX