WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2018
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Here. Getting ready to go on a mini vacation to visit my husband's family. I am looking forward to being away from work for a few days.
I signed up for another training event at the gym I belong to. I know. I know. I said I wouldn't, but I am hoping this one will be a little different -- more freedom for when I work out and train than the other one was.
I'm trying to log my food again. I've gotten out of the habit. Fortunately, I haven't gained a lot of weight from when I was logging, but I'm not losing either, so there's that.
Does anyone else fill like your life is really messy? I think that must be my word for the year. Sometimes the mess of it all makes me so stressed, and then I just try to breathe, and release it all. I can't control anyone but myself. Like Becca has been saying, it doesn't do any good to have any expectations for people. I just feel like when I live with those people, I am entitled to a few expectations regarding behavior.
Felicia
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Karen thank you. Like you I prefer mine minus the snow.LOL
Painting class today. I made a nest painting to go with my cardinal painting. There are at least hints of spring. I remember the *kitten* willow in our yard growing up.
They changed the word to kitten. The need to be politically correct.
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Heather: You are in a challenging moment with your sons and your memoir. I think they might react with sadness, surprise or some other strong emotion, but chances are good that they will understand you and some of their childhood years better after reading it. The book may be a possible vehicle for healing for them and for you, and may help everyone understand one another better. I know that your DDIL has some concerns for her husband because he's having problems of his own just now. What does your DH think? I think he is a smart and sensitive man who might have valuable ideas to help you clarify what to do. Timing of a discussion may be an important consideration.
I have a question for those of you with dogs. What flea control products do you use? Our dog is currently flea free, but the season is warming and I think there will be a need to do something in the near future.
Katla in beautiful NW Oregon
"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another." - William James
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Rye - so glad Kidd Kirby is doing better. What a good buddy for you! Can't wait to hear more details on the BB42. You have come a long way and your success story regarding weight loss and fitness is stellar!!
Wendy - good for you kicking the sugar cravings. I think you've got the right idea - focusing on the good stuff you can eat that you enjoy instead of being depressed because sugar is off the table.
Becca - great idea getting your sis off Messenger and Facebook. You are right - she can phone you if she feels so moved.
Karen in VA - great tarp idea! I don't think there's a dirt pile or twig pile around here (and there are plenty) where DH didn't use a tarp as the base. Easy for him to drag it around even if he needs to use the tractor.
Lenora - that is icky about food poisoning. Hope you and Louis feel better soon! We need you healthy and healed up for the summer!
Terry - that haircut is perfect for you, your hair looks great - are you still wearing that helmet? Also, do not despair temporary weight gain - your face looks very thin - keep in mind the camera puts on weight. You are approaching Supermodel status in my book! Hope that orthotic does the trick for you!!
For sure when the teleporter gets out of the shop I want to visit Wendy and Machka and walk your respective beaches with you. LOVELY!
Before I forget - UK and BBC ladies - I am getting hooked on VERA! The first season/couple episodes I wasn't so sure but each season gets better. Joe is a doll. Being based on Ann Cleeves books, no wonder they are fabulous. She's one of my favorite British authors.
I picked up Running Like a Girl from the library today, looks very good.
Stopped by the doc's office for Allergy shot and had the doc freeze one of the moles on my back that is constantly being rubbed by my bra strap. She said it might take a couple tries. It's a little "touchy" this afternoon but I can ignore it easily enough.
That's the latest. Love all of the snow photo's.... those of you "enjoying" (not) it today, think of how refreshing it will be to look at those photos this August when it's 95 out. Bad thing is...you won't be able to take any snow days then!
Lanette
Cloudy SW WA State - rain on the way.7 -
Home , jammies meletonin bed lol7
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Oh Margaret, I'm delighted about the *kitten*willow, not so much because of the MFP censorship that changes all of the dirty words like "pu[zz]y" to *kitten*, but rather because of an experience the first winter after I moved to the far north. It was, like, late April, when those of us who grew up in temperate climate expect spring to be well on the way. My husband and I went out skiing and met local women on skis with "bouquets" in their hands. They hadn't picked flowers as such, but rather signs of spring, pussywillows, that they would take home and display PROUDLY on their dining room tables.
Margaret, I know that you and I share some basic facts of life, like the smells at the Como Park Zoo. (There's a lot of scientific evidence for why smells are important to us!) I don't think I'll ever get back to Minneapolis. Maybe that's part of the reason I always feel so strongly the tug of old times when you post pics from the Como Park Conservatory. Half a century, and I can still smell the cool, moist air in the seasonal wing.
/Penny, reminiscing about her childhood WAY SOUTH, despite living at the
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margaretturk wrote: »They changed the word to kitten. The need to be politically correct.
I was like, what? Oh . . . . Right.
Felicia, a little slow, but I get there eventually
Willamette Valley, Oregon
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Heather, I'm late to the party and (what's worse) I guess I'm a party pooper
but I'm not particularly enamored of the new title for your book. To me, it feels o-o-overly lo-o-o-ong. (That said, you should probably take that with a grain of salt. In my scientific writing courses, I'm infamous for my preference for short, snappy titles.) But maybe you could use it without the last sentence fragment "Innocence abused"? If you let readers discover the abuse for themselves it might have greater impact.
I really liked your first working title "A very nice man". When you started writing, were you more focused on the dichotomy between what people thought of your father and what you yourself perceived? I think that's an important topic to drag out into the open, and your working title did that! Still, I respect your (wise, thoughtful) DH's assessment of the book you've actually written. He has seen it, and I haven't.
It also seems you're struggling with how and when to inform your sons about your past. Both of them appear to be at critical crossroads in their lives, which can't make it any easier for you! At the same time, your DDIL is offering advice — and she seems to know more about your past than they do. (Or am I misunderstanding?)
I have no advice myself, but I'm rooting for you every step of the way.
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STATS for the day:
bike ride hm 2 gym- 8.03min, 141mhr, 11.1amph. 1.5mi= 76c
apple watch- 58c
ROWING MACHINE- 15min, 60aw, 127mhr, 102ahr, 2514meters= 90c
apple watch- 115c
ROPE PULL- 15min, midset, lvl5, 122mhr, 1609ft = 97c
apple watch- 114c
Fl exercises- 10min, 1sets of 10ea, low single squats, single bal leg cross sit, 97mhr= 41c
apple watch- 57c
bike ride gym 2 dome- 4.54min, CHASING ANOTHER BICYCLIST MAKES U FASTER, 18amph (max sp 36amph), 149mhr, 1.4mi= 60c
apple watch- 42c
Bike ride puy 2 sumn sta- 14.09min, 12.9amph. 133ahr, 154mhr, 3mi= 167c
apple watch- 123c
jog sta 2 wk- 4.45min, 9.14min mi, 142ahr, 155mhr .5mi= 77c
apple watch- 60c
jog wk 2 sta- 4.57min, 9.36min mi, 154mhr, .5mi= 66c
apple watch- 56c
bike ride dome 2 hm- 17.37min, 8.9amph, 163mhr, 2.6mi= 200c
apple watch- 152c
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Lanette, thanks for the kind words. I’m still wearing the helmet every other day for 25 min each day. Not supposed to see any improvement for 6 months (that’s if it works).
Allie, hope you get some sleep tonight.
Margaret, I think I like the nest even better than the bird and I really liked the bird. So talented.
Stopped on the way home at Barnes and Nobles to pick up a book for DH’s birthday today. It was called Word by Word and was about how words get into the dictionary. I heard about it on NPR. It would bore me to tears but DH was thrilled with it. We have such different tastes in food and books. Well opposites attract right. He also loved the green bean pie. I really went low on my calories today so that I could have some. I bought one piece of carrot cake and we split it. Not sure how many calories I had today but feel if I did go over it couldn’t have been by a lot.
Well signing off for today ladies.
Terry in VT9 -
This morning I walked the dogs for 45 minutes, ate breakfast, walked the dogs again for 90 minutes, then went to line dance class. When I got home from class, I walked the dogs again for a few minutes, fixed lunch, changed the sheets on both beds, washed the lunch dishes and had a huge "sinking spell" feeling like I could do nothing more. Then I remembered our after lunch nap. Two hours later I was a new woman ready to walk the dogs again, clean the bathrooms, and ride the exercise bike while watching a movie with Jake. Naps are a great solution to a great deal of what ails me.Katla, We use Revolution for flea control. Barbie 11
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Margaret Wonderful paintings.2
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Heather for myself learning about the family members struggles has helped me understand where some of my own issues originate. If you approach your sons that this is your story that you were ready and needed to tell. It has the possibility to open up communication with your sons if they are open to it. If it is going to be published I would tell them about it before hand so they feel they are part of the loop. I liked the title A Nice Man too. Your story does remind me of the masks used to represent drama. The happy and the sad. Your dad had a mask he presented to the world that covered up how badly he hurt you. Your story rips off the mask and becomes a tale of recovery and hope. I am a firm believer the first step towards healing is to acknowledge the truth.7
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Thank you for the positive feedback. Painting is becoming a fun new hobby for me that keeps my hands busy and out of the cookie jar.6
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I don't know how many pages I have read. I didn't come here yesterday somi had 2 says of reading and you guys chat a lot.
Charlie, I admire you so much. I was an RN, I tried too be a hospice volunteer, the training was wonderful but I never had a satisfactory client and I stopped. During training, we heard these tear jerking stories of volunteer + client that was so close and womderful. My Mom died in an inpatient hospice and the nurses helped so much. In fact they made this RN of 30'years change her philosophy of nursing. But I didn't have many years left to work and my new found philosophy in nursing just didn't work in cardiac nursing. So I had a crisis in what a nurse was. But when I retired, I was very proud of my years as an RN. My brother was a chaplain in an inpatient Hospice.
The reason I wasn't here yesterday was increased pain in my finger and thumb but also my lip and cheek. So last night I took an extra Lyrica. It really really helped. When my alarm rang at 6 AM, I felt really good and also when I got up. But as the day has be on and me touching things, it hurts about as much as it did last night. But I also have felt like I was half here, really sleepy, if I turn my head to quickly when I a, walking I almost run into something. I know if I am going to increase the dose, my body has to get used to it and all of this weird feeling will go away. But, with my prescription for 4 a day, insurance won't pay for more than 3 a day, so the pharmacist is going to contact my Dr to change the dosage from 75mg to 100mg. So I don't know how 100mg is goin to make me feel. I just know I have had a brief time of fAirly pain free and now it is gone.
Sure wish CrimnL Minds wasn't on right now and I could think better.
Joyce, indinan8 -
Sure wish CrimnL Minds wasn't on right now and I could think better.
Joyce, indinan
I watched about 15 minutes of that show when it first started ... and vowed: "Never Again"!!!!".
I don't mind murder mystery types of shows, but that one took it to a horrific level I couldn't deal with ... and really, I simply did not need those kinds of thoughts in my head.
Over the years I stopped watching most American crime drama TV shows for the same reason ... they seemed to me to keep pushing the limits on horrible things one human could do to another, and showing it much too graphically.
M in Oz
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By the time I finish reading, I am out of time.
Katla- my DSIL rented a small plane to disperse his dad’s ashes and when they opened the side window to let the ashes out, the wind blew them back into the plane. Not exactly what they had planned.
Tomowwow I will take a picture of the entrance to our neighborhood. It is beautiful.
Got to go. Welcome to all the newbies.
Suebdew in TX7 -
wildhorsewendy wrote: »Hi Sisters, I worked in the office most the day, made vegan pizza for dinner, then took Jock and Major down to the beach for a sunset walk. We had the beach to ourselves. Heaven!
Wendy
I like your beach!! It looks more remote than mine,
M in Oz
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I just sent an idea for part of our winter holiday to my husband ... a few days in/near Hong Kong! There's a fruit expo on which might interest him, plus I'd like to see Hong Kong again.
I don't know if that will work out ... a number of random ducks wandering about the place would have to get in a row ... but it's an idea.
Machka in Oz9 -
Did deep water class. The plan for tomorrow is to do Joyce Vidral’s Upper and Lower Body DVD
Cynthia – welcome
Made a lemon cake with lemonade in it for Vince. Tried adding more sugar to the icing I make, it was better. Also tried some of the decorating. He’s getting “trials”, but I don’t think he minds.
After exercise stopped at the Salvation Army. Found a nice exercise top. Some of mine are getting to – how do I say it – seen better days? Then went to Aldi since this week they have butter on sale for $1.99 with no limit. I thought for sure there’d be a limit. So I got 15. Hey, they can be frozen! Then went to Food Lion to get the lemonade for this cake. I’m not crazy about it, don’t think I’ll make it again.
Just got a email that the last mahjongg is not going to be at this one gal’s house (I might have considered it there) but since she has to go to a funeral it’ll be at another gal’s house which I have no interest whatsoever in going to
Sharon – happy anniversary. What a lovely dress
Terry – I’m sorry, I should have been more specific. Pickle juice not for menstrual cramps but for muscle cramps
Marcelyn – that’s the pickle juice I get. I got it off Amazon
Kobi – welcome! Congrats on your upcoming wedding
Ketone Karen – how do you like Spring?
Rye – I’m in awe of you
Terry – love the haircut.
Felicia – guess I’m slow too, so you’re in good company. But, like you, I’ll get there
Went to ceramics tonight, then Lowes Foods to get a few things. Goin to bed soon.
Michele in NC
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Lanette: I've wanted a teleporter ever since I was a kid. My favorite cousin and I didn't know what it was called in the pre Star Trek years, , but we were eager to be able to visit one another whenever we wanted. We imagined a self-driving car. A few years later, Star Trek was on TV and we knew the teleporter was perfect for us.
Barbie: Thanks for telling me about Revolution. Do you get it from the vet? :huh:
Sue in TX: My cousins had a friend with a plane who dropped their parents' ashes in a river on the Oregon Coast. DH & I want ours scattered from a look-out shelter further down the coast. We were married in that look-out shelter during spring break from college. It is an ancient stone structure in a public park overlooking the ocean. DH has talked about being shot off in a rocket, but I think having an urn of ashes upended from the tower on our anniversary would be lovely.
Katla in beautiful NW Oregon
"So many of us believe in perfection, which ruins everything else, because the perfect is not only the enemy of the good; it's also the enemy of the realistic, the possible and the fun."
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Heather Add me to those that thought A Very Nice Man was a captivating title for your book, although I understand your logic in choosing the new title.3
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Love to you all,
Janetr OKC9 -
This morning did my kettlebell workout, walked on treadmill, had over 12,221 steps for the day. And put together this little piece for the craft store. Karen in VA, notice no snow of these flowers
Janetr OKC
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Kate UK 1
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Hello ladies:-
I haven't posted for ages but have been keeping up to date with everyone's news.
I had a fabulous holiday in Cornwall, we had lots of snow,(very unusual for that part of the country). We travelled by train and, because of the very high spring tides, part of the shoreline track was flooded. We had an extended stay of two days until the line was re-opened!
I have been logging my food on MFP for 1330 days! 16lbs is not a great weight loss to show for all that time, but, I've gained back half of my original weight lost in the early days!
I will just keep on keeping on!
I'm glad that poorly husbands are on the mend and enjoy reading everyone's posts.
All the best
Karen UK x6 -
janetr7476 wrote: »This morning did my kettlebell workout, walked on treadmill, had over 12,221 steps for the day. And put together this little piece for the craft store. Karen in VA, notice no snow of these flowers
Janetr OKC
Janetr That snow-free flower art is truly lovely! Do you think those are pink daffodils?
Remember my cut peonies?
This is what's left:
Karen in Virginia
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Good morning! I want to say I have been busy; but I guess I haven't really been much busier than before. Yoga is taking up about 30-45 minutes of my time each morning. Then I am doing a little bit extra in the evenings so that I have time to relax on the weekend. Takes me a while to read posts and catch up and I don't always have time to respond.
Karen, Janet, and all green thumb people- Love, love LOVE all of the flower pictures! I have roses and hydrangea growing in my yard. This year I want to get some lily of the valley planted on the north side of the house and thinking of a bougainvillea vine near my mailbox. If my knee is up to it, I would also like to get some container gardens going, again. Thinking also of growing lettuces in my planters box this year. ONLY, if I can't find my variegated leaf sunpatience. Couldn't find them locally last year. I don't like to order plants through the mail, because I am always worried I am going to get the dead plant.
A note about daffodils- I don't grow them, but they always bring a smile to my face. Daffodils will always remind me of the scene in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Gene Wilder version). I understand that is a movie you either love or hate. I was still in elementary school when that movie came out and I was fascinated that he could drink out of a daffodil and THEN eat the cup! I think that has always been a "bucket list" experience for me. I want to have an edible daffodil cup and saucer. I imagine it would taste like butterscotch. lol childhood dreams
...I'm out of time! Kids pulling in the drive way! ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)
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