WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2017

Good morning ladies. I am keeping my goal of coming here daily even though I don't have time to stay and chat; it's a busy crazy clinical day. We had a big rain storm last night and it's still raining away here. I see lots of great pictures and new people to welcome! I enjoyed reading all even though I don't have time for individual responses. Take care and have a blessed day. Meg from Omaha

Happy Bicycle Day!

Becca - Isn't it amazing what a difference a hug and a good sleep can make? Loved your wedding photo.

Meg - I know what you mean - the last days with a beloved pet can be really special. Knowing the time is short makes every minute a treasure.

Michele - Your butterfly is so pretty and colorful! Makes me happy just seeing it.

tlp9259 & Sheila - Welcome to the group!


Last night we tried something new - "Detox & Retox" at a local bar. On Tuesday nights when the bar is closed there's a yoga class there. (The "Retox" part is mimosas afterward, but we skipped that.) Philip has another standing appointment Tuesday nights so it was cutting it close for him, but I think I may make it a weekly thing. It felt good to get down and stretch, and the bad knee wasn't as much of a problem as I expected.

Wishing you all a beautiful day.

-Yvonne in TX

KetoneKaren wrote: »

Ginger I was intrigued by your comment about quitting the worry about detoxing and focusing on where you want to spend your time instead. So wise. And good advice from Heather. This may seem like a tangent, but your comment reminded me so much of a lesson I learned 15 years ago from my best friend. My mom had died several months earlier, and we were going through her lovely things. She had tons of doilies and console linens, etc. I loved all of them and had no use for any of them, but had trouble letting them go. So I asked my friend if she would help me sort through and get them ready for sale, and told her if she liked them she could have whatever she wanted. My method of choosing things is to eliminate the ones I don't care for first, leaving me with a huge pile of things I like. She had the exact opposite method. She spread them out on the floor and scanned them, and plucked out 3 that she really loved, and left the rest. So quick and so easy. She liked the rest, she just didn't love them. She picked the 'best of the best' and left the rest. Good lesson.

Katla Your post to Becca about opera made me tear up.

Pip I have an opportunity to get an Apple Watch. What do you like about yours? Dislike?

M in Oz Can't imagine why you are tired.

NYKaren I am so empathizing with the mentally & emotionally exhausting day you had. Saturday at work just about plucked my last nerve. I have yet to master the art of letting it go as it is happening. I do like your idea of working out after a long day to de-stress.


Yesterday was a lovely day - off from work, went to Jazzercise in the morning then we picked up my granddaughter Jilli (age 8) and goofed off all day. We played with the dogs, took 2 of them for a walk, looked at the turtles in the pond, stood on the grate over a dam and watched & listened to the water falling to the cement below, commented on all the various colors and appearances of goose poop, ate beans for lunch, made a delicious chocolate cake from scratch (which went home with her), watched Dancing With the Stars Disney while eating spanikopita, listened to her play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star on her tiny guitar, taught her her Row, Row, Row Your Boat & marveled at how quickly she picked it up, then left my partner at home while we went to Jilli's brother's baseball game. She went home with her mom & dad & brother from there. She tickled me when we got to the ball field, she said, "Leave the guitar and the cake in the car" and then got to giggling about the little rhyme she made...she's a silly goose...

Karen in Virginia

The thing I don't like is u can't crate a workout name. U may not have that issue but I do some unusual Machine workouts and stuff. I also don't like that it doesn't give the max heart rate.

My other one (I run 2 at a time) is consistently recording more calories burned than the Watch. Watch records from the wrist, my other has a chest strap. Other than that, ok

HEATHER - know what you mean about enjoying grands trouble is they grow up too quickly mine are 16 and 14 now. I think when our kids are young we have so many responsibilities, their education etc juggling working etc. My own Mum always put us before cooking cleaning etc and she loved babysitting my two keeping them overnight and having fun with them. It rubbed off on my DD, who was very close to her Nana, she always has fun with her kids not being overly worried about housework

Kate UK

KimK: I bought my food scale from Amazon at a moderate price. It is called Eat Smart Precision Pro Digital Scale. It measures in grams, kilograms, ounces, or pounds. I've had it for four years and it is easy on batteries. It is also small enough to take along if I travel, however I can't imagine using it in a restaurant so it usually stays home. :flowerforyou:

Lisa: Congratulations on getting your last paper to press. Let the adventures begin! :bigsmile:

Anita: I am not the only person still here because I need the support to stay at goal. The support of this group of women is such a blessing. Welcome!


We're having yet another rainy day. I am grateful that I went to the gym and had a good yoga class, but I'd like to go for a walk in the sunshine, too. I know that the sun will come out again when it is good and ready. We actually had a sunny day yesterday and I'm greedy. I want another sunny day ASAP.

Katla in beautiful NW Oregon

Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!" -Audrey Hepburn

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DJ FOR MONDAY! :drinker:

And have a wonderful time on your cruise.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxx

Lisa. This is what you tell your daughter about her leave getting cut short. It can be eliminated which has happened to my husband... Not fun! Once his ship was pulling in, and I was on my way on base. As I was riding the train, I saw his ship getting to pier side. This was about 4 hrs before they were suppose to pull in. I raced to the pier and met my husband, took a taxi to the exchange where he bought some books and treats, then back into taxi to the ship! From the time the ship pulled in, to the time everyone was to report back was about 2 hrs. So then I watched it leave, and so sad some of the off base wives were getting to the pier only to see it go. But that's the military....
Becca
Oregon

Becca - she's not on leave, she's on temporary duty, assigned to Fort Polk as the NCOIC of the hospital records section there for 90 days. Whatever it was, it was a tempest in an Army teapot, as she's staying for the two months of TDY that she has left. So, the plan's back on.

Hidee Ho just marking my spot...

stats for the day:

wahoo hrm working-
bike ride hm 2 gym- 13.01min. 13.5amph, 131mhr, 2.9mi = 111c
apple watch- 98c
SPIN CLASS- 48min, 83ar, 98aw, 11-15g, 144mhr, 19.7mi = 318c
apple watch- 328c
bike ride gym 2 dome- 6.22min, 148mhr, 13.6amph, 1.4mi = 72c
apple watch- 46c
bike ride from puyallup 2 sumn station- 15.09min, 12.1amph, 155mhr 3mi = 156c
apple iwatch- 116c
jog station 2 wk- 4.52min, 9.29min mi, 154mhr, .5mi = 71c
apple watch- 61c
jog wk 2 sta then ride to other side of tracks - 8.02min, 7.03ap, 150mhr, 1.1mi = 89c
Apple Watch- 65c
bike ride dome 2 hm up Mst - 16.35min, 8.9amph, 160mhr, 2.4mi = 211c
Apple Watch - didn't record

total cal 1028

Janetr OKC – IF I could strip down to my birthday suit; I’d do it. But, I am not too sure that Estee would appreciate it. She did say that she really wished that all her patients did what I do, which is bring her copies of what I eat during the day. Need more protein and need to cut back on my sugar some, like back to 1 tsp. for each cup of coffee.

KimK – I live in SW GA in Dawson, about 15 miles N/NW of Albany, GA.

Yvonne in TX – Since I have started answering all calls that come from ‘outside’ our state with “Fire Department, where is your emergency?” Quite a few have stopped calling. I did block one through DNC; and, it will ring once then hang up. But, one thing I wish I knew how to do is turn off the ‘notifications’ from FB postings (especially since I do not have FB on my phone). I am wondering ‘if’ using my cellphone number as my User Name is causing this. Can’t put in a different email (they already have both of them; and, they would kick me off if I tried). So, I can either deal with the FB notifications and go crazy; or I can maybe go in and disable my phone on my profile page. I might try that; but, then they might want a ‘home’ number.

Becca – When I start feeling overwhelmed or blue, Louis catches on pretty quickly; especially if I am in a crying jag. I wish my DOS and DDnL#1 would carry their arguments way back in the woods so as to not let their children hear or see them arguing or fighting.

Yeah, GA has a lot of those restrictions. No other passengers in the car for the 1st year except immediate family, mandatory driving classes which they do online before they take the written test for their Learner’s License. It’s just that we lived out in the country and it would be ‘more’ convenient ‘if’ she would drive. One of the reasons she doesn’t want to drive is because so many of the kids at school get ‘cars’ for their 16th birthday. A LOT of them have never been behind the wheel before either. Now that is scary, so I avoid the school when it is its busiest (early morning and around 3:00pm). But, I certainly think that DDnL#1 giving up a chance to have an ‘interview for a job’ doing what she is now with being back in town and a fairly significant raise was not thought through. Surely, if DMGD did not want to learn to drive, they could find a senior who would have been glad to make some money for gas to bring them home. Just doesn’t make good sense. So now, unless they don’t fill the job; she is probably stuck working where she is, with who she does.

Love that saying you posted and the picture of your wedding day!

Music affects me very differently; when I drive I listen to symphony music if I am driving in heavy traffic. Violin and/or piano music makes me do housework uncessantly. I literally did my Spring Cleaning in 2 days with NO help from Louis. Country music in the car; unless my DOS gets in to drive … then it goes to some ‘gosh awful’ music! DYS’s music has lightened up a lot, now that he had a ‘new’ daughter in his life.

Michele – He does have a pretty powerful one; you might want to try to rent one for a day; I’m sure they have places where people can rent large equipment of equipment they only use a couple of times. Ours is called “Bob White’s Rent”. His is strong enough to reach a 2nd story without having to get up too high on a ladder. He says it is a good one, powerful. Since he always washing down the houses he is going to paint, he has to have a good one. Strong enough to wash mildew off and clean sidewalks and driveways. There is also a company in Albany that does nothing but pressure-washing (houses, driveways, and sidewalks). I think he starts at about $125; that is about what Louis charges. Sometimes he will just go ahead and do it (driveways and sidewalks and patios) just to do it. He is going to be soaking wet afterwards, so why not go ahead and do it. Doing things like that has made him have a big following. He has never advertised; it’s all be by ‘word of mouth’.
Love the butterfly! I had a few ceramic pieces; but, Tux knocked all of them down and broke them. The only one he has not touched is one that is on hanging on a post.

I think I will also come out of my grave to ‘worry’ about my boys; they’ll always been my ‘babies’, even now that they are grown.

Hello to all the newbies! Come often, post often.

Lenora