WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2019

Anne PNW ~ WA
I’ve been away for a long time. I cared for my dad who has passed. I’ve been helping mom. I cared for my brother who has passed. I help my daughter and grandchildren. Umm when did I stop taking care of me? I’m home now and had surgery in April which has been a fail. I can’t find any part of my body that isn’t sick/injured. I gained back to my original weight. So good news...when at rock bottom it’s all uphill from here. So I announced its me time! Oh boy.
July goals are to stand firm on taking care of me. Oh part of this is my service dog was just diagnosed with an inoperable tumor. 😢 I am eating healthy. But due to physical limitations I can walk and exercise very little. I am on 5 medications all that have a side effect of weight gain. Grrr I told the doctors no to weight loss surgery. I can and will get healthy. I am happy to find a place to just be. Another goal is to sleep at least 6 hours each night. Phew that’s a lot!

Dear 50 and fabulous women, I am looking for a few 50 ish my fitness pal friends for shared motivation. Last summer I had surgery on both my feet (bunions ) and am now working to get back in the swing of fitness and healthy eating. My most challenging issues are: desk job, motivation, wine and time. What are yours?

Lisa "...this thread is what the internet was supposed to be..." right to the heart.

Been skimmin' like Rita and Kim, 40+ pages after a couple weeks' absence. That'll teach me!

Julie oh yeah, a wee dram is a little drink of scotch whisky. For me it's barely more than a sip, but most would consider an ounce to be a minimum.
Rori loved hearing about the bright spots in your happy pool place.
SueBDew belated best birthday wishes and WOW you sure don't look 80. Especially liked the pic of you with your daughter.
Beth belated birthday wishes. Sending and hopeful energy that this month will be better.
Tracey likewise congratulations on getting through your daughter's wedding and lovely pics. Mother's first kiss. (sniffle). Where are the bouncy house pics?
Rebecca ditto the comments, you just don't have any idea how truly lovely you are. Just look at Athena, her apple didn't fall far from your tree.
pip belated happy birthday to Kirby!
KJ belated happy anniversary wishes. Been there too, believe solo celebrations are still celebrations. Please let me know when you have an opening for a 69 yr old kid.
Julie would trying to change your thesis director make you feel better? If things fall apart with your current one, at least you'd be on record for trying to find alternatives. You are so observant, concerned and compassionate toward your colleague who's in such a hard place. It's painful but there is so little you can do to change his mindset.
Allie, Did you know that Henry Ford couldn't spell worth a tinker's dam? But then he didn't have to fill out job applications either.
Lanette, the bears and the garbage, ah, well... last time Joe only sprayed one of the bags with bear spray, tried hornet spray on the other. Bear tore into garbage can AGAIN, dragged both bags out, left the bear sprayed bag intact and spread the hornet sprayed one all around. Joe is tired of the claw and tooth damage to the can so has stopped strapping it closed. Let the bear get in and be durned. Then Joe got some bear spray on his face and in his eye. Plan C is that I now put any kitchen waste into non-recycleable plastic dog food and cottage cheese containers, put yesterday's filled container into a discreet brown paper lunch bag and donated it to various trash cans around town. This is a misdemeanor (theft of services) but short of freezing all our garbage for a semimonthly trip to the dump in California we don't know what else to do. Why go to California? The Curry County transfer station rates nearly doubled this year from last to $54 for a small trailer load of mixed stuff and greenstuff. Staffer knocked it down to $45 when Joe sorted out the greenstuff for their compost. Roughly the same amount of stuff (no greenstuff) to the California transfer station cost less than a third as much. Well worth the gas and time. So now very little goes in the can. Coffee grounds, paper towels, non-recyclable plastics that are not sealable containers. Pfaugh. I'm hopeful that after a few weeks of no goodies/reward, all the bears will move on down the hill where the pickings are easier. They seem to be headed that way if the trail of overturned trash cans is any indicator. But I really can't be too mad, the Chetco Bar Fire of 2018 cauterized a quarter of a million acres and two years later NOTHING is growing back.
Michele ((hugs)) for that Bryan-sized hole in your heart.
Heather love the image of the Messianic mat.
Katla healing hopes sent for Arrow.
Connie no apologies needed. Even those of us who spell well, or are particular about our grammar, make mistakes. This is a friendly forum. I reserve my nitpicking for formal communications and public broadcasts Con VERY grats on 59.8 lbs. VERY well done!
Lisa can you add "Cristy" to your spellcheck's "dictionary"?

Love all the spellcheck, grammar, autocorrect and sign stories, thank you all!

Welcome to all the newbies who've joined in the past 40 pages!

Only through page 44 of 72, but I've been sitting way too long. Will catch up more tomorrow.

Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
will update these later too, haven't been keeping up on my metrics. Meditate 0/31, knee exercises 0/31, CO>CI 5/31, vits+rx 3/31, play with Tumble 2/31, AF 2/31, steps: Tues:5770, Wed:3425 :{ Thur: 5949 so far
Word for 2019: "GOOD" good attitude, good food, good times, good choices, good enough, feel good, GOOD! Word for July: consistency.