WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2018

Juliebethgom941- You have joined by chiming in! Welcome! Please let us know a little about yourself, your age, your journey to better health, where you are from (as specific as you want). Remember to bookmark this thread by clicking on the star that is on the same line as the Women Ages 50+ for March 2018. The star will turn yellow. Bookmarking will make it easier for you to find us. At the end of the month look for Barbie's final post with the link that will take us into April. We are a chatty group, feel free to be thorough or just skim and chime in when you see something you can relate to or perhaps have advice to share.
Kylia- I LOVE the flooring! We have vinyl plank flooring in two of our bedrooms. I installed it and it does go in very easily. I wore my gardening knee pads through the whole installation process.
Allie-Sending good thoughts your way, today! Much love, friend!
Lisa- Sorry to hear about your knee. I wonder if flying made it swell a bit? Hope your meeting goes well!
Pip- I love all of your dogs; but Yogi seems to be such a hambone! He is always looking right into the camera, like he is posing!

I was talking to DH last night about the interviews he has this week. He is worried if he gets the third shift job; that when DYS moves out (most likely in the next year) that I will be all alone at night. I told him we could get a dog. And he said, "I would want it to be a big dog, so it can protect you!" (Aaawwww! So sweet!) But Whoot! A dog!!! I have been dying for a malamute for YEARS; but because of my daycare, I would want to build an outdoor enclosure for it, so that I don't have to shut it up in a room in the house for 8-10 hours a day. I couldn't do that to a dog. SO...we spent some time looking at puppies online from breeders across the state, then checking pricing for a dog run/enclosure. I had a malamute mix, growing up; so I was able to warn my DH about the digging and the fence climbing (they tend to be escape artists). I am trying to contain myself. I am sure, if he doesn't get a third shift job, he will say we don't need the dog. IF he doesn't find employment we won't be able to afford a dog. BUT...the fact that he would be willing to get one, will be making me push for one as soon as he is working again. A dog, a dog, a dog! I'm getting a dog! Might be a year...but it's coming!

Well, I am off. As soon as I get some photos of the kids in the sand, I will post some photos. AFter I got the kitchen beach built and filled yesterday, I jumped in the shower. While in there, I crunched down on some gritty sand that had some how made it into my mouth. Yuck. Sand is a pain in the a*s, but when your town is basically built on sand dunes, it tends to become a way of life. It is everywhere, all of the time. Even in the winter, sand is always mixed in with the snow/mud that comes in on the boots. Like Christmas tree pine needles, that appear when you are cleaning in July??!! What?! Where did that come from??!! ttfn xoxoxoxo KJ (Kelly)

Heather: I am delighted with your post today because you seem centered, focused and happy.

Allie: I hope things will be finalized and settled in court today, and that you will be fairly treated. (((HUGS)))

Grace in TX: Welcome back! :flowerforyou:


Yesterday was an adventure. I planned to go out to the stable and work with Arrow. When I got there, NOBODY was there, and even the farm vehicles were not in evidence. I make it a point not to work with Arrow unless there is someone else around so I went home. I intended to get DH and go back out to the stable, but it was one thing after another for the rest of the day. A toilet on the ground floor began leaking and we need to get it repaired or replaced. Then we were cooking and set our smoke detector off. I'm hoping for a less eventful day today.

Katla in beautiful NW Oregon


"There's no place like home. There's no place like home. There's no place like home." Dorothy in the Wizard of OZ

Kylia ~ I think your floors look just like the ones my son is having put in his house. They have redone two bathrooms, put in a new ac/hc unit, and will get marble counter tops once the floors have been put in. Then the DnL is painting everthing from the standard mustard gold that came with the house to light gray.

Barbie ~ It only took 2 days to have our floors replaced and they moved the furniture so we didn't have to hassle with it. The things that were the worst was having to remove the asbestos flooring in the kitchen and getting the other floors dried out from the massive refrigerator leak.

Lanette ~ I would love to have my bathrooms remodeled; but, like Barbie, I wouldn't know where to start. I would also like to get new windows (all mine were painted shut and can't be raised) and I would love to have my kitchen cabinets refinished. All will happen in time. Right now, we need to get a new fence across the back yard due to all the constructions from 60 new houses being built down the road from us.

Machka ~ Still thinking of you and your husband.

Cold damp day here!

Carol in GA

Hey ladies...as we get closer to tax filing, consider this:



Katla - sorry to hear about that toilet leaking! And smoke detectors! AARRGH and not even a full moon. Looks like home improvement and maintenance will be the topic on this thread in the upcoming weeks, lol.

Carol - what did you put down in your kitchen - was it tile? I can't remember, but do recall it was quite a project. Bet it looks great!

Allie - wishing you the best and hope things get wrapped up once and for all!!

Heading out in a few to do Monday shopping.

Lanette
SW WA State

Sunday was a lesson is the exercise of patience in the face of frustration. We worked in the BB42 project and my poor husband. This project will benefit him only indirectly by helping me - but it is quite the chore working towards an uncertain goal, only the potential of a goal. CAN’T has been of the utmost importance. When I say I CAN’T we immediately stop. Then we try to talk out a different approach.

Although he understands and indeed we made more progress than if he had pushed the ‘sure you can, just concentrate and practice’ kitten crap - it is still very difficult for him. His head understands but when I say ‘nope, that is not going work for me’ or ‘I CANT do that’ or ‘no, I don’t understand and keep getting directionally lost in my head when we do it your way’ it gives him major frustration in the moment.

Maybe our biggest progress, though, was just allowing me to ‘NOT’ get it or understand. By the end of the day I was as directionally lost and challenged as I was when we started - BUT we had written out a list of directions and instructions I could follow, and hopefully will memorize to overcome THAT limitation.

The best example I can give is like tying your shoes. Embarrassing, but I will admit it: I can’t actually tie my shoes, at least not like everyone else and how children are taught. I get left and right, over and under, front and back, and side to side all confused in my head and I get lost. We tried the ‘just practice’ route last year When my appalled husband found out I did not know how to tie a bow or shoes. We practiced every day for about a month. Nine times out of 10 I would get lost and be unable to tie my shoe. Really the successes were flukes. So I wear slip ons and ‘fake’ tie my few laced shoes. (And y’all and my husband are the only ones to whom I’ve admitted I can’t tie a shoe knot and never ever could do so without help.)

So mixed weekend. Saturday was great, Sunday quite frustrating.

Hula Hoop is continuing - Not sure what to do after my Month challenge cause just standing in place and hooping isn’t even raising my heart rate anymore, it is just too easy. But we have a total of about 2 square feet in my home where it is safe to hoop, so I can’t learn walking or tricks with the hoop, our home is just too small.

Poor Kidd Kirby has a bad tooth on top of all his other health problems. I’m going to see if we can make arrangements to take care of that next week. I wish it could be sooner, but I have a very busy work week and need to see the ear Dr for an ear infection and don’t see how I could fit it in this week.

Thanks for the transportation suggestions last week, unfortunately Taxis in my town take an hour or two to come after you call (If they actually show), and don’t take appointments in advance. So I have to rely on DH, relatives and friends for the vet visits. I can walk to the ear Dr. it is about a 45 minute walk tho, so I need to block out 4 to 5 hours if I can’t arrange a ride but there is just no way to get to a vet without a car. Uber scares the living daylights out of me (never get into a car with a stranger) so I won’t be doing that.

Well, time to get a move on. Was lazy and making necessary calls this morning without leaving bed, lol.

Thinking about y’all - esp. Machka - and hoping everyone is happy and well.

Rye

Barbara good luck with the taxes!!!

I am starting a project in April called "one folder a week" in which I will pull a file folder out of my filing cabinet and shred any outdated materials and scan any really important ones. I will need a week because some of the folders are huge, though some are skinny, so I will have some difficult weeks and some easy weeks. By the of the year, I should have my filing cabinet in beautiful shape! Also, doing this at night, I won't be tempted to eat! So I will let you know how that works once I get started in April.

NYKAREN

Happy Monday ladies,

Allie, I’m right with you today. I hope all is finalized today and you can have closure. So sorry about the teapot. I’ve broken things that have been around for a while and is makes me sick to my stomach when it happens.

Wendy, I love the pictures from your hike. Your smile says it all. Glad you have found a friend.

Kyla, floor looks nice. Take care of those knees. Our plan is to replace our bathroom floor with tiles this summer. We will have someone do it for us. Not sure what the cost will be yet but it is a small bathroom.

Barbie, glad to hear every day for you is special. It should be that was for all of us.

Heather, you are an inspiration. You have worked hard to get your life to this point. Enjoy!

Okie, well done helping your DH. I hope the scales start going the right way for him.

Lisa, every time I fly I’m exhausted. Glad you were able to rest up. Take care of the knee.

Juliebethgom, welcome!

Kelly, hope the job and dog work out. How exciting.

Pat, glad DD’s husband is on the mend and received good care.

Grace, welcome back!

Lanette, your 83 YO neighbor is an inspiration. Love the taxes joke.

Rye, you do have patience. I could hear your frustration. Good for you hanging in there.

NYKaren, your April project sounds like good plan. Taking small bites add up to big successes.

Terry in VT where the weather is going to be nice this week.