WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2019
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Cooling down from the gym before I hop in the shower... pleased with myself that I'm entering seven straight weeks of minimum five days, and often six, with at least two days of resistance (weight) work each week, and often three. I feel awfully cranky if I DON'T go these days. Also regularly sleeping around the seven hour mark, which is also a goal.
My weight is, however, a trainwreck. My appetite is so out of control that I feel almost panicky, and even my husband noticed I'm beating up on myself a lot these days. I need the exercise too much to stop, but the scale showed 200 this weekend, and that feels simply unbearable to me when I feel so healthy other than that stupid, STUPID number on the scale. Some cog has slipped, or gear has lost its timing, in my head, and it's making me nuts.
So, back to what I can control and what I can't... while I can't seem to control the appetite right now, I can control the timing, and started yesterday with the intermittent fasting (IF) schedule of 17-7. We usually eat by 6 p.m., so it's not an issue to stop at 7, and while I've eaten oatmeal for a lot of years to lower my cholesterol, I can always eat oatmeal at noon instead of at 7 a.m.
I know that you can wreck the IF with overeating during your eating times... and hope to be able to control that better than I have of late. Any tips for sticking to the schedule, and for what/when you eat that helps you stay in IF successfully?
Love y'all - pressure-filled week on its way. Bleah.
Lisa in AR6 -
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Happy Monday Ladies!
I took kind of break from the internet yesterday and decided it was time to start reading again. Pulled "The Shipping News" by Annie Proulx off my bookshelf, one of my favorites. Next up will be Jan Karon's books and Alexander McCall Smith's. I see he has several more "Ladies Detective Agency" books out that I haven't read. Talk about prolific! Have ordered them from the library.
Lisa - just saw your comments about IF. I really like Michael Mosley's "5:2" Intermittent Fasting. It's not about daily fasting per se, but he gives great tips about how to get through the fasting days. Five days normal eating (no binges) and 2 days around 500 calories per week. I really liked his BBC production on fasting - it's on YouTube and around an hour long. Always gives me inspiration and the "boot", lol.
Sharon - looking good! Did you get your hair cut? So glad you have a lovely family nearby.
Machka - neat weekend thanks to SIL! Interesting story about Trim and glad you got a cat fix, lol. What a great getaway.
Pip and Kirby - great ride! Glad you had decent weather! Looks like you might have a wet ride to work this morning. 1" in our rain gauge in the past 24 hours.
Rho - our house cleaner does use as many non-toxic products as possible. Loves the way the house smells after she's done. She's on vacation next week so she will be terribly missed. I'll see if I can get DH behind the vacuum cleaner and I can sweep and do the bathrooms. I'm anxious for bad weather to start so I can start bagging/boxing up stuff for the thrift store when I get bored on the dark days. Made a good dent in it last winter.
Connie - Beth - so sorry to hear about the migraines. Beth I didn't realize your son had them so bad at a young age that it affected his school work. Connie, glad your mom is OK. My migraines thankfully stopped when I reached menopause. I still get sinus headaches but nothing like they used to be.
My BFF, who is 48 and in peri-meno, had been going through 3 days of pain and heavy bleeding. Finally went to the ER yesterday - ovarian cyst had burst and 3 fibroids. And she has the migraines on top of it. She'd been on progesterone which had helped, went to a new doc who decided to wean her off - looks like she'll be back on it and perhaps a D & C in her future.
Karen in VA - I agree, your grandson is a cutie. So glad you were able to get the home schooling lined up and you're there with him, it will make all the difference in his life, I'm sure.
Kelly - I'm sure your household misses the income Tristan's care provided but so glad to hear you have weekends off now. Do you ever hear anything about him-how he's doing?I
Rebecca - Athena is adorable!! Thank you for the recent pix! Did I read you and Lee will be heading down to see them one of these days?
Heather - I sometimes feel like I live in that upside down house, lol. Had things lined up yesterday for DH to help with and he didn't feel good after a night of not sleeping well. Discovered late yesterday he'd forgotten to take his nightly handful of pills. Things around the house will keep. I'd rather have him here right now.
We were going to take my car into the shop this morning but with the heavy rain, will put it off until a drier day in case it conks out on the way (alternator probably). I'll take DH's old Toyota Camry which rarely gets driven so it can get a little workout, lol. Have a Master Gardener plant clinic from 9 til 12.
Better close and get the little dog up.
Have a great day everyone!
Lanette
Rainy SW WA State
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connie I have been taking percogesic and it eliminates my migraines almost immediately. I get the percogesic from amazon.
I've also recently been put on amitriptyline 50 mg for my anxiety. Prior to using it, I was getting headaches or migraines daily. Now, I rarely have any kind of headache.
Maybe something to look into? ❤2 -
Pg. 23:
Bananas the allergy shots worked for a little while each time I had them. The last run lasted a year.
Eucalyptus oil is great to help you with breathing and allergies too. I keep some by my bed to use on my pillow when allergies are bad.
Writing I am encouraged by everyone’s comments and will fix the broken links! Thank for letting me know they didn’t work.
RV Rita1 -
Terri, your cardigan is beautiful. What impresses me most is that you were able to make something that fit you correctly.Rita, reading and writing are two good ways to become a better writer. Reading improves your vocabulary and provides models of good writing and writing makes you more fluent. Many writers set aside a time each day to write and allow nothing to distract them during that time. Having a fair and loving editor/proofreader/critic is another useful tool. And "do not be discouraged".
Barbie from NW WA
Thanks Barbie! I now know where to find “Having a fair and loving editor/proofreader/critic” !
Setting aside time is what I need to do!
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1st time ever that we didn't ride on day two. kirby didn't want to ride in the rain cuz it was projected and with the serious thunder and rain of yesterday, he wasn't in the mood to get caught in it. i ask him if i could ride and he could just wait for me... he didn't sound too happy about that so we didn't ride. it felt weird not riding on the second day. boo, a little bumbed. on a good note. i raised 1530 and he raised 1320 so we almost hit 3k together.8
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Finished Up to page 25. Gonna catch up more later.
RVRita0 -
now gotta get ready for the 1/2 marathon2
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Did one segment of 10MS Butt Lift DVD then took the extremepump class. The plan for tomorrow is to do Kathy Smith’s Great Buns and Thighs DVD.
Karen VA – handsome grandson. You must be so very proud
Beth – a root canal without novacane???? Now I never take novacane when I get a crown, but the one time that I had a root canal (which to this day I don’t think I needed) I did take novacane.
Lisa AR – woohoo getting to the gym on a steady basis. I know what you mean about feeling cranky. I get very emotional if I can’t get exercise in. When do you exercise? I know that I couldn’t do IF without breakfast before I exercise. Hmmmm…wonder if I could do that days and not the hours?
Pip – with all your cycling, you make me out of breath
Michele NC
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Barbara the S Oregon Coastie: Seasons are changing, indeed. It is raining here this morning. There may be sun peeks. Tomorrow looks the same plus possible lightning. The rest of the week looks like it may be dry. Keeping my fingers crossed for some time with Arrow this week. The arena is lovely in rainy weather, but I wouldn’t want to ride there or outdoors in a thunder storm. :noway:
Pip: 60 miles is amazing. You are amazing.
Rvfamilyfour/Lisa: We already have a Lisa. Would it be okay to call you RV Lisa? :flowerforyou:
Rebecca: Happy Anniversary! The envelopes are fabulous!
Heather: Your son is certainly outspoken about your memoir. Someday it will be his turn to have outspoken adult children. :devil:
Karen in VA: I agree with Carol. Your grandson is a good looking young man. I love the photos.
Lisa: I’ve never tried intermittent fasting. I avoid snacking between meals, if that counts. It has always been CICO—calories in, calories out. I just count calories and exercise. That has worked well for me. In the beginning I let MFP determine how many calories I could eat. I decided what to include in those calories. MFP started me off at a higher calorie number and reduced that as I lost weight. When I met my weight goal, I gradually increased calories to find a balance point. I hope you’re able to sort out what works best for you. :flowerforyou:
Lanette: We had a long dry spring and the rain has returned in all its soggy glory. I envy your Master Gardener Plant Clinic. I have considered going through the course again but have not followed through. DH’s health issues seem to keep me pretty busy. :ohwell: When I have free time & DH doesn't need me, I like to play with my friend’s horse, Arrow.
Blank calendar today, DH doctor appointments tomorrow. Unfortunately, that means I’ll be missing my yoga class tomorrow.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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LANETTE Thanks for reminding me about Ladies Detective Agency books, I thought I'd read them all but will check and hopefully there will be some I haven't. Have you read any of his other series
Still in Spain and it's very hot. My DBIL is now in the hospital with chest infection, he is on antibiotic drip and oxygen. We visited him today. Hes due to fly home on Wed so hopefully they'll say he's ok to travel. Nothing but praise for the hospital he was in bed on ward within half hour, had xrays, ECG and put on oxygen and drip.
Kate UK 2 -
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So glad to see this group. Trying to lose about 20 pounds that I have recently gained based on medication change. I had previously lost 115 and so this gain is a little hurtful
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Cooling down from the gym before I hop in the shower... pleased with myself that I'm entering seven straight weeks of minimum five days, and often six, with at least two days of resistance (weight) work each week, and often three. I feel awfully cranky if I DON'T go these days. Also regularly sleeping around the seven hour mark, which is also a goal.
My weight is, however, a trainwreck. My appetite is so out of control that I feel almost panicky, and even my husband noticed I'm beating up on myself a lot these days. I need the exercise too much to stop, but the scale showed 200 this weekend, and that feels simply unbearable to me when I feel so healthy other than that stupid, STUPID number on the scale. Some cog has slipped, or gear has lost its timing, in my head, and it's making me nuts.
So, back to what I can control and what I can't... while I can't seem to control the appetite right now, I can control the timing, and started yesterday with the intermittent fasting (IF) schedule of 17-7. We usually eat by 6 p.m., so it's not an issue to stop at 7, and while I've eaten oatmeal for a lot of years to lower my cholesterol, I can always eat oatmeal at noon instead of at 7 a.m.
I know that you can wreck the IF with overeating during your eating times... and hope to be able to control that better than I have of late. Any tips for sticking to the schedule, and for what/when you eat that helps you stay in IF successfully?
Love y'all - pressure-filled week on its way. Bleah.
Lisa in AR
Be kind to yourself and think of it as one choice at a time. I choose to take the stairs, I choose to have veggies with no butter for dinner, I choose not to take a cupcake someone brought to the office, I choose to go to bed 15 minutes earlier... Be framing it as I choose you are are giving yourself the power and concentrating on the healthy habits that will get you where you want to be...
I choose to prioritize work and tell myself I am doing the best I can in establishing a schedule. If it helps say it in the third person so it gives your some breathing space. This will hopefully take some pressure off and make getting work done in a more effective and flexible manner. I will use mistakes as a way to learn and not to beat myself up.
Don't get me wrong I love routines and schedules. It just sometimes helps to get some perspective.4 -
margaretturk wrote: »Cooling down from the gym before I hop in the shower... pleased with myself that I'm entering seven straight weeks of minimum five days, and often six, with at least two days of resistance (weight) work each week, and often three. I feel awfully cranky if I DON'T go these days. Also regularly sleeping around the seven hour mark, which is also a goal.
My weight is, however, a trainwreck. My appetite is so out of control that I feel almost panicky, and even my husband noticed I'm beating up on myself a lot these days. I need the exercise too much to stop, but the scale showed 200 this weekend, and that feels simply unbearable to me when I feel so healthy other than that stupid, STUPID number on the scale. Some cog has slipped, or gear has lost its timing, in my head, and it's making me nuts.
So, back to what I can control and what I can't... while I can't seem to control the appetite right now, I can control the timing, and started yesterday with the intermittent fasting (IF) schedule of 17-7. We usually eat by 6 p.m., so it's not an issue to stop at 7, and while I've eaten oatmeal for a lot of years to lower my cholesterol, I can always eat oatmeal at noon instead of at 7 a.m.
I know that you can wreck the IF with overeating during your eating times... and hope to be able to control that better than I have of late. Any tips for sticking to the schedule, and for what/when you eat that helps you stay in IF successfully?
Love y'all - pressure-filled week on its way. Bleah.
Lisa in AR
Be kind to yourself and think of it as one choice at a time. I choose to take the stairs, I choose to have veggies with no butter for dinner, I choose not to take a cupcake someone brought to the office, I choose to go to bed 15 minutes earlier... Be framing it as I choose you are are giving yourself the power and concentrating on the healthy habits that will get you where you want to be...
I choose to prioritize work and tell myself I am doing the best I can in establishing a schedule. If it helps say it in the third person so it gives your some breathing space. This will hopefully take some pressure off and make getting work done in a more effective and flexible manner. I will use mistakes as a way to learn and not to beat myself up.
Don't get me wrong I love routines and schedules. It just sometimes helps to get some perspective.
Thank you, Margaret. That's very helpful today. My choices. Always. Makes sense.
@thenewmsdiggs Let us know what you'd like to be called, and your general vicinity. Welcome to those who are over 50, over 60, and over 70, as well. We're glad you, as well as everyone else who is new, is here. It's a chatty group... Fair warning!
Lisa in Arkansas3 -
Teri--Your cardigan is beautiful. You have a good talent.
Heather--How fun, the upside down house.
It was a good weekend. Spent a lot time outside and moving around. Lots of steps.
I will share about me again for the new ladies. I am 62 been married to DH 34 years Nov 3. Between us we have 7 children, but the baby we had together passed away. Our oldest son also passed away when he was 24 years old. We have 23 grandchildren and 5 great grandsons. We try and spend time with them when we can, but since the children are older we can not make them get a long.
I have been over weight long as I can remember. I had the lap band done in Nov 2012. I have lost right at 100 pounds and seem stuck. I would like to lose 100 more so one day at a time.
Blessings, Vicki GI NE 3 -
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LisaMargaret makes great points. Since you asked for advice, I'll throw my 2 cents' worth in, too, & remind you of some of the little tricks that help delay putting food in one's mouth - planning & preparing your meals, pre-logging, chewing sugarless gum, brush your teeth, keep a zero-calorie drink nearby to sip, busy your hands & mind, take a bath, go for a walk, play with Egg, set a timer to help you wait 20 minutes until the urge passes, etc. It sounds as if you might be experiencing 2 different problems - increased actual hunger and increased "food thinking". Nonsurgical bariatric specialists are very familiar with the latter problem because "food thinking" is often so powerful it wears the overweight person down until he/she eats something that isn't the best choice because of the "Siren in the Brain". If that is the problem, and you are at your wits' end, there are medications that can help. In particular, naltrexone is extremely useful in helping with food thinking because it turns out that the center in the brain that causes opioid craving/thinking also causes food craving/thinking and by blocking those receptors, food thinking can be decreased or eliminated. A very low dose is required for most people, it is safe, it has few side effects, it is not a controlled substance, it comes as a generic, and it is cheap. I took this medicine a few years ago & would not hesitate to take it again. It comes in 50mg pills, and 1/4 of a pill once or twice a day is effective for many people. It is not an appetite suppressant. Specific to IF, once you set your "rules" about when you can eat & when you can't, it may get easier. It's like Rebecca labeling the goodie jars. It's off bounds if it's in the labeled jar.
Lanette Count me in with Katla as envious of your Master Gardener status. I let my MG status lapse because I didn't make the continuing education & volunteering a priority. I did it for about 4 years and then just didn't anymore. Maybe I'll have another go at it once my grandson is in brick & mortar school & I'm retired (in a year). I hope your BFF has a good outcome. Bleeding heavily & maybe even becoming anemic is really hard on a woman, & so messy & discouraging. If it were me, I'd opt to have a total hysterectomy and be done with it. Eliminate the chance of ovarian & uterine cancer, stop the bleeding, and just put it behind me.
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Long post ahead on grandson:Thanks for all the kind comments about my sweet grandson. We had a good day today. I gave him 2 choices & then set a timer ("OK, now you can work on either Math or English. I'll set the timer, & when you're done, we'll build another car online. What do you want to work on first?") It worked! He is almost at the end of this week's work already! He has Algebra I, ELA Reading, ELA Writing, Physical Science, World History, Health, & PE. Tomorrow we have our first live classroom sessions; hopefully it won't be too bad. I am committed to speaking up again about getting an IEP in place to excuse him from live classrooms if necessary. It will be an issue, because live classrooms are how SOL material is taught, & the only way online public schools can stay accredited is if every online student is taught & tested the SOLs. No opting out. Last year my grandson suffered a lot of anxiety, agitation, frustration, and anger over being required to sit through the live classrooms. It would be good if he can learn to tolerate them to enhance his chances of successfully returning to brick & mortar high school next year. However, if I determine that the live classrooms are doing more harm than good, I will put my foot down. I don't think his mom realized how terrible the experience was for him last year until she actually saw how tortured he was by it one day when she was home from school and we were "in class". She was taken aback. Even though she is a really good teacher herself, I sometimes think she is in denial about the severity of my grandson's issues. He is so normal in so many ways that it makes you forget he is autistic. There are ways we can prove he is keeping current with SOLs (USA Test Prep, for example, Kahn Academy, & others). He can do the SOL work & hand it in to prove he is up to snuff if that is acceptable. He doesn't mind the actual tests in the spring, surprisingly, which is a huge relief. His scores are affected by his issues, but not enough to make him fail. He got high pass scores last year, but lower than he tested on USA Test Prep & I-Ready.
Love all you ladies. Thanks for your support.
Karen in Virginia4 -
Working on guest cabin today, washing bedding etc. We got bed up and stuff taken out, furniture moved in yesterday with DS's help. It is nothing fancy but certainly usable. Went with a nautical theme since walls are blue and white. BF arriving on Wednesday and she will have a place to stay that is cat hair free and won't set off her allergies. Looking forward to seeing her.
Everyone take care. Sue in WA5 -
Happy Monday Ladies!
I took kind of break from the internet yesterday and decided it was time to start reading again. Pulled "The Shipping News" by Annie Proulx off my bookshelf, one of my favorites. Next up will be Jan Karon's books and Alexander McCall Smith's. I see he has several more "Ladies Detective Agency" books out that I haven't read. Talk about prolific! Have ordered them from the library.
Lisa - just saw your comments about IF. I really like Michael Mosley's "5:2" Intermittent Fasting. It's not about daily fasting per se, but he gives great tips about how to get through the fasting days. Five days normal eating (no binges) and 2 days around 500 calories per week. I really liked his BBC production on fasting - it's on YouTube and around an hour long. Always gives me inspiration and the "boot", lol.
Sharon - looking good! Did you get your hair cut? So glad you have a lovely family nearby.
Machka - neat weekend thanks to SIL! Interesting story about Trim and glad you got a cat fix, lol. What a great getaway.
Pip and Kirby - great ride! Glad you had decent weather! Looks like you might have a wet ride to work this morning. 1" in our rain gauge in the past 24 hours.
Rho - our house cleaner does use as many non-toxic products as possible. Loves the way the house smells after she's done. She's on vacation next week so she will be terribly missed. I'll see if I can get DH behind the vacuum cleaner and I can sweep and do the bathrooms. I'm anxious for bad weather to start so I can start bagging/boxing up stuff for the thrift store when I get bored on the dark days. Made a good dent in it last winter.
Connie - Beth - so sorry to hear about the migraines. Beth I didn't realize your son had them so bad at a young age that it affected his school work. Connie, glad your mom is OK. My migraines thankfully stopped when I reached menopause. I still get sinus headaches but nothing like they used to be.
My BFF, who is 48 and in peri-meno, had been going through 3 days of pain and heavy bleeding. Finally went to the ER yesterday - ovarian cyst had burst and 3 fibroids. And she has the migraines on top of it. She'd been on progesterone which had helped, went to a new doc who decided to wean her off - looks like she'll be back on it and perhaps a D & C in her future.
Karen in VA - I agree, your grandson is a cutie. So glad you were able to get the home schooling lined up and you're there with him, it will make all the difference in his life, I'm sure.
Kelly - I'm sure your household misses the income Tristan's care provided but so glad to hear you have weekends off now. Do you ever hear anything about him-how he's doing?I
Rebecca - Athena is adorable!! Thank you for the recent pix! Did I read you and Lee will be heading down to see them one of these days?
Heather - I sometimes feel like I live in that upside down house, lol. Had things lined up yesterday for DH to help with and he didn't feel good after a night of not sleeping well. Discovered late yesterday he'd forgotten to take his nightly handful of pills. Things around the house will keep. I'd rather have him here right now.
We were going to take my car into the shop this morning but with the heavy rain, will put it off until a drier day in case it conks out on the way (alternator probably). I'll take DH's old Toyota Camry which rarely gets driven so it can get a little workout, lol. Have a Master Gardener plant clinic from 9 til 12.
Better close and get the little dog up.
Have a great day everyone!
Lanette
Rainy SW WA State
Lanette, yep! My eldest son leave time from Oct 6th-20th, so then middle son got Oct 17-20th off with Home Depot. Its a juggling act! But we'll come down 16th rest up then go over. Staying at a hotel. Then drive back Sunday. I don't know, I might stay and then take a train over to my sister's in Great Falls, Montana. The train ride is about 17 hours long though. Most of it I will be sleeping though.
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Karen.. Thank you. Makes more sense than most things I've heard. I'll definitely do more research on it. Then comes the hard part: convincing a VA doc.
Your love for your grandson shines in every word. He and you are pretty awesome.
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Lisa: I’ve never tried intermittent fasting. I’m a big fan of CICO—Calories In, Calories Out. Logging every bite and swallow, and letting MFP set my calorie goals worked for me. I bought a food scale from AMAZON at a modest price, and three restaurant style dishers at a Portland restaurant supply store. (Think graduated sized ice cream scoops.) The dishers were more expensive but very effective. I still use the scale and dishers although not every meal. I also still move more at the gym with machines and yoga, and at the stable with Arrow. Doing exercise that is fun is a very good idea. It never feels like an obligation to avoid. It feels like a treat just for me. I like Margaret’s advice to think of it as one choice at a time. Good luck to you.
Karen in VA: You are the best possible sort of grandmother to be helping your grandson like this. My yoga teacher is in a similar situation with her grandson. Both of you are all stars.
Sue in WA: Congrats on finishing your guest cabin. :flowerforyou:
I usually get books on line from Library to Go but they didn't have an available title that appealed to me today so I went to the store and bought two paperbacks. One of them has an old work by a favorite author followed by a book by a new author. I haven’t started the second book yet. It is by Joann Ross, another author I haven't read before.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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Pip, It has been a difficult adjustment for me to revise my active life to accommodate my husband and his health challenges so I know how difficult it was for you to give up riding the second day of the MS challenge for Kirby. Heather, I am not a writer like you, but many years ago I wrote an article that was published in a small magazine. When I showed it to my mother, she said, "Well, you did always have talents you never used."Sue in WA, doing all that work on your guest cabin is an amazing accomplishment. After a lot of experimentation, I have found that it is best for me to eat smaller meals at regular intervals. Intermittent fasting hasn't worked for me. When I tried it before, I found that I couldn't fast and be active so it wasn't a plan for me. The best eating plan is the one that you can stick to. I finally finished this year's revision of our "Death Book". We will be signing our updated will on Wednesday so we'll have lots of important tasks finished. These have been daunting tasks but worth the effort. We have had rain yesterday and today and the plants are happy. It also made it easier for me to stay indoors and finish paperwork projects. I am easily distracted by sunny weather and the chance to go outdoors and putter in the yard. It is true that "work is the most dangerous form of procrastination". Barbie in NW WA 5
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Heather I've been meaning to ask you why there isn't a way a writer can avoid the reformatting problem? I don't know anything about these things, but it seems as if there should be a computer application that would take your submission and reformat it. I'm sure you already know there are programs that will automatically format footnotes, even in special cases like when you want to reference a law or statute instead of an internet article, magazine or journal. Why isn't there an easy way for one's writing to be formatted into paperback form? This seems an unnecessary obstacle for a writer who wants to self-publish.2
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Kate - I hadn't read any of Alexander McCall Smith's other books - but did order one of his Isabel Dalhousie books. Hope it's as good as the Lady's Detective Agency. Sorry to hear about your DBIL but glad he's being well taken care of. How much longer will you be in Spain? Is this hot weather typical there this time of year?
Master Gardeners - today I took on some berries on a shrub that the birds planted. I thought it might be native huckleberries, but they weren't really very sweet. The County MG Coordinator tasted one and said "I think it's Aronia" (also known as Chokeberry). One of the local nurseries sells these little bushes, looks like they are one of the up and coming "superfoods". Slightly sweet, astringent, not very juicy. The deer discovered them last night but left me a few. I ate a handful a while ago and my tongue and teeth are blue/black, lol. (Seems like everyone in the Extension office had a cold - so I got my dose of anti-oxidants from the Aronia berries. I was getting sniffles - allergy I think - but they are gone now.)
The Coordinator said one of our neighbors must have planted a bush, the birds decided to share, lol. Actually a lot of our landscape is bird planted, but most things are Pacific NW Natives.
Katla & Karen - it has been hard for me to get enthused about Master Gardeners, as you know, due somewhat to my DH's unpredictable health. Any my own challenges this past year. It was easy for me to make excuses about missing getting in my volunteer hours because DH didn't feel well or I was bummed because of the board turnover and some nasty accusations made by some of the members which caused rifts and we lost some good members. I know I have to self-apply Pip's boot, to get myself out among the world sometimes, lol.
Grateful for my lunch and Tai Chi girlfriends.
Speaking of Tai Chi - we did get rained out last Friday. Never heard from the teacher so drove over to the park, he was there and just reading his email and saw we gals decided to cancel. He said if it happens in the future, we can do Qigong breathing and stationary stuff under the shelter's roof/between the picnic tables. I am looking forward to that, so hoping for rain next time, lol.
RVRita - thank you so much for sharing your adventures in Allergy land. After Machka's info on Eucalyptus oil, I ordered a bottle and will keep some by the bed if I get stuffed up. Great idea.
Sue in WA - that guest cabin sounds wonderful. Neat that it came with the property and it just needed a little spiffing up. Enjoy your BF's visit!
Have a wonderful evening ladies!
Lanette
Wet SW WA State
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Happy Wonderful Weirdos Day!
"Wonderful Weirdos Day is dedicated to all the wonderful geeks, freaks, misfits, and weirdos, who think outside the box and refuse to play by the rules. ... Whether you self-identify as a weirdo, or have family or friends that proclaim themselves to be weirdos, there is plenty of weirdness to celebrate!"
Beth - My version of heaven will have a whole lot of beloved furry faces watching for me!
Rebecca - I love the handmade envelopes. Very crafty of you!
Heather - The upside-down house photo is certainly eye-catching!
Lisa - It sounds like you are working really hard on the exercise side of things. I wonder if that is contributing to the desire to eat all the things.
Philip and I camped out overnight at a local Celtic festival and spend Saturday listening to wonderful music from Scotland and Ireland. We walked and walked and walked, and sweated buckets in the heat, but we also knocked back a few beers so I'm a couple of pounds up today.
I didn't learn to socialize with other weirdos and misfits until I went to college, and it took me many many years to embrace being an oddball but now I'm happy among my wonderful weird friends.
Welcome to the new arrivals!
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Evening Ladies
I'm home and in jammies
Chester still hanging in there barely ,Tom isn't ready to give up on him...
Will check in in the am3 -
(((((Chester)))))1
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