WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2019
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Good morning all! Happy Sunday! I had a challenging day, yesterday. I got up early to do my shopping, got home, put groceries away, began making yogurt, and decided to run a load of dishes in the dishwasher. Well, as my dishwasher ran, I heard a weird gurgling noise and the water from the dishwasher was backing up into my sink. My sink has been draining slow all week; even after putting a quart of drain opener into it! Now the water in the sink was just standing water. So I bailed my sink out. Hubby was sleeping and I decided I wasn't going to call a plumber on the weekend and pay the OT prices, SO...I went out to mow the lawn. I mowed the lawn last week, but we got so much rain and sun both this week my grass/weeds needed to be cut again. As I mowed, I was mentally complaining about having to do it, the other things I could be doing with the two and a half hours it takes me to mow...etc., etc.,...then I started to flip that and thought, "what other exercise gives me over 1000 calorie burn (1400 according to mfp)?! So then I mentally figured out that I have only about five more chances to burn that many calories left this year! How can I pass that up?! After mowing, I started my grill and put my marinated chicken on it. Five minutes later I went out to turn the chicken and the flame was out (propane tank empty) So...back out I went to exchange the tank. Came home and had to talk Tim down from severe anxiety over the clogged sink. Told him we will be just fine "roughing it" for the weekend without the use of the kitchen sink. Then last night my phone pooped out on me! Ugh! Never ending. It is an "old" phone (A galaxy s4 note). It has been showing signs of it's demise; so I knew this was coming. That means today, I will have to go visit the verizon store and pick out a "newer" phone. I am going to stick with the Android phones but see if I can get either a Galaxy 7 or 8. All I can say is, thank God for the bit of money from Tim's mom's estate. These little mishaps would have sent us into a financial tizzy, so it is nice to have the $$ to get it taken care of without so much stress (even though Tim still stresses; it's his "thing").
Karen VA- Olivia is adorable! IMO any new place a child can explore and learn in, is a good thing! As long as they are in a healthy and loving environment, she and Phoenix will do wonderfully! Oh, the things they will see and experience! Are you planning a visit, yet? Or waiting to see how long they plan to stay?
Pip and Rebecca - Love the Yogi and the Athena pics!
Carol- I love the pic of your mom! I have a couple of older pics of a great aunt and great, great aunts! It is amazing how the posing for portraits have changed. The unsmiling faces in the old photos vs the clowning and selfies (very often doctored with filters) of today.
Rho-Wow! Can I just say, the fact that you and your ex/ex's wife were able to pull together and do what is best for your son speaks volumes about your family! You are a strong and inspirational person; and it sounds like your son has not fallen far from that tree!
Dandl and Connie- Onederland! How awesome! I am working on joining you there soon!
Ooops! Viber chat with Lauren and Joaquin interrupted my chat with you ladies! Now I need to get busy with my day! Sending love and hugs to those who need or want them! ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)8 -
Lynette - thanks so much for the information. If I could get Silver Sneakers, that would save us about $700/year. Do gyms that accept Silver Sneakers also accept Silver & Fit? I'd like to be able to attend any class. Vince's company offers this service where they help you determine the best for you. And if they have to arrange a conference call with a provider, they will. They've been very helpful to Vince.
Michele in NC
Michele - I am guessing yes, a gym that takes one will take the other. But please call around and check with gyms to really make sure; I don't think it's a given. The service Vince's company provides sounds great, I'd take advantage of it too.
Lanette2 -
bananasandoranges wrote: »expectations. I remember my dad saying this to us at some point when we were teens, joking around but also seriously. He must have been close to 50. He (who was rather ambitious and did rather well professionally by many standards, but was always disheartened that it wasn't better) said a colleague had recently said to him: "When you are young you want to conquer the world and when you are older you are glad just to have a good poop" (though he used the word *kitten*.) He laughed in a way I knew he must have partially felt that way, that it somewhat rang true to him then. My younger sister (now 50ish) pointed out to me what was interesting was that I remembered that, and it struck me enough to remember it. Of all the myriad conversations had only a few bits stick with us I guess 40 years later (for most of us). It was possibly the vulgarness of the joke (slightly uncomfortable to hear father speaking like that to us, though he didn't hesitate to swear plenty back then, and it was not out of character really.maybe it was to hear that his colleagues, all dressed up in suits and always polite and proper to us, also spoke like that). But the wiser moral stuck too. I think they were management at a conference, in the 70s, so kind of ambitious guys, but also probably around 50 and realising that they weren't going to all reach all ambitions, and had to bring some realism into their perspective.
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bananasandoranges wrote: »@Machka9 I love the non-traditional rings. I gotcha on the different levels of expectations. I think doing a masters is not nothing. I guess maybe when very or rather young it's not unreasonable to set goals/expectations high if that there is or are some things in one's heart that seem to call for it. Cause when quite young, who knows where we will end up? no-one. As we get older part of the path seems really sketched out and the possibilities are narrowed. (not that I ever wanted to but I'm unlikely to become a doctor, lawyer, olympic swimmer, acrobat, etc., whereas at 15 or 25 or 35 the options were still, for some, (dr or lawyer) conceivable. (my lawyer who must be around 60 was a postman before become a lawyer: 12 years ago he said, meaning he presumably started law school in his 40s.
One of the reasons I decided to go for the Master's degree when I did was because I figured I'll likely be working to 70. I'm 52 now. If all goes well, I'll graduate at 53, and that leaves me 17 years of work left. I might as well give myself options for those 17 years.
M in Oz
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I struggle with writing a novel. Not sure if that's a goal or expectation or what. Sometimes I give it up entirely, but then it haunts me.
Sugar also haunts me. I was thinking I could manage to sneak in some chocolate under 1200 calories, but mostly it leads to more bad snacking. I don't seem to lose at 1200, I need to be closer to 1100 because I am very idle, especially with my hip issue. Oh well, another day is another chance.
I'm feeling disappointed because I joined a challenge to hit 156 by Oct1 and 150 by Nov 1. But I am stuck at 161, so five pounds in two weeks seems like a dream. I've never been good at setting goals which is why I hurt my hip.
Annie in Delaware4 -
Rebecca: Athena is adorable!
Karen in VA: Josephine the ballerina is lovely. I hope her biopsy results come out well and she is able to go home sooner rather than later.
Michele: Chocolate is loaded with fat. Luckily, it is the good kind of fat. Regarding chicken pox, DH and I both had it as children. We both have a chicken pox scar in one of our eyebrows as well. Having chicken pox puts people at risk for shingles. I’ve had my shingles vaccinations; it is a series of two. DH is being an idiot about it. :ohwell:
Dr. Katie: I love the photo of you and your granddaughter.
Dandi1986: You are doing a great job and deserve to be proud of your accomplishments. WTG!!! :flowerforyou:
Kim: “But as long as my loved one is safe and happy I never comment to them or to anyone else.” Perfect!
Machka: I drink peppermint tea when I have a cold. It soothes and reduces my congestion. Chamomile tea works, too, but I like peppermint better. I hope you have something available that works for you. :flowerforyou:
We are having a rainy morning. I think this will be a day of rest indoors.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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Michele ~ Why are you afraid of the Medicare Advantage plan? We are on it along with United Health Care and have been for several years.
Lisa ~ I like that paneling you have chosen.
Don't read if you are tired of talking about wedding rings!Wedding Rings: I have my MnL's really nice wedding ring that she got later in life and the other SnL got another really nice ring filled with diamonds. I cherish mine and never take it off and she never wears hers probably because it's too fancy. My mother gave my sister our Aunt's and Grandmother's rings when they passed and when mom passed my sister got her very expensive wedding ring. Kind of Shows a bit of, "I like one daughter better than the other"...Huh? I got a smaller diamond that my Father bought her before they divorced and I am happy with that. When my son first got engaged (not to his wife now) he gave her my original wedding set. After they broke up, we got it back. Now his wife has a nice wedding ring they had made from the diamonds from one of my husband's aunt's rings.
Yesterday, I had a very bad reaction to getting the flu shot on Friday. I threw up Friday night and the next day my arm was very sore where I had gotten the shot and I was achy all over. Today, I am fine.
Sorry not to comment to other posts very much but I am far behind. Wishing all a good Sunday and week to come.
Carol from Ga2 -
Katiebug - You look absolutely terrific girl. Good job.
Janetr OKC1 -
Had to skim the last few pages as didn't check in yesterday. Welcome to all our newbies.
REBECCA Athena is gorgeous
HEATHER we have been so lucky here although we had thunder, lightning and torrential rain we didn't have it nearly as bad as inland areas. Benidorm is protected by a mountain range today we have been sheltering from the scorching sun instead of rain. Looks as though our last couple of days are going to be fine.
Interesting topic re wills etc. DH and I have mirror wills but our kids know if we have our way we'll have spent most of our money and our house isn't worth a lot. We struggled when the kids were young as we sent them both to private school until they were 11 then they both got into good Grammar schools. My inlaws criticised us but DH said we would never be able to leave them a fortune so we gave them the means to make their own way. It worked
Kate in sunny Spain4 -
Just skimming today. In a mood..... finished reading up to pg. 52
RvRita3 -
Sharon LglSec Welcome
Snowflake1968 HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
Pip Was that a black lab in the photo yours?
Beth near Buffalo Re: it sounds like you've got a good handle on the subject of your parents
KK - KetoneKaren I sure hope what's happening is figured out and they're able to administer the help Josephine needs very soon. What a sweetheart of a girl
Heather UKI have a friend whose daughter had encephalitis at around 20. She had to relearn everything. She is now a doctor.
Reinventing Rhonda - Day 14
Scale was up a bit today. Oh, well, it will go down again.
I walked this morning, a bunch looking at "new" used cars with my BF this afternoon, and took an evening walk together after dinner. Pretty tired from yesterday's excitement and from today.
Heading to bed early
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Rho (south of PDX)
yup, that's my youngest, yogi1 -
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Michele, We went to a local insurance agent who knew about Medicare, Supplements, Advantage Plans, and prescription plans. We told him what we were looking for and he pointed us to a plan that would work for each of us. If someone at Vince's work can do that for you, I highly recommend getting help from a professional or someone with experience.
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Kate UK - So glad the rain hasn't spoilt your holiday. The pictures on the news were horrible!
I've just ordered some wireless earpods. I've tried so many different kinds of earphones, but these have very good reviews and are cheap. I've got wired ones and noise reduction ones and wireless, but, up to now, not wireless ear pods. I often use ear pods in the living room for Duolingo, or Utube, and last night for a film so as not to disturb DH. I hope these will be easier for mobility in the house and for running. My son has expensive iPhone ones, but these are a quarter of the price.
DH off back to cricket for four days next week.
I have a tree surgeon coming tomorrow afternoon to give an estimate for trimming our shrubs and trees. Most of them would be better trimmed in the spring, but the birds are nesting then, so it will have to be done in the autumn. Our sparrows have had a late brood, so that makes three this year. It's a mass invasion! There seems to be a late song thrush hopping around as well.
We love sitting over breakfast watching all their antics. The robin has taken up a perch under the peanut holder, where he waits for the debris from the tits and sparrows. Sometimes he looks up as if to say, "Get on with it!" The pigeons also look longingly at the seed holder. The sparrows spray the seeds everywhere. The squirrel keeps on trying to get into the peanuts, but is defeated so far. We also love to watch the crows having a 'parliament ' on the roof of the house opposite. Lots of bowing going on.
My Portsmouth friend is down from York, so she is coming over on Wednesday.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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All caught up.
RV Rita4 -
Kim - when my Dad was sick he asked our opinion on services. He said he didn’t need one and that we shouldn’t spend money on it. I told him that services aren’t for the dead they are for the ones left behind. One thing we did do that he would probably laugh at was, he was a general contractor and licensed electrician and carpenter. He didn’t see the sense in putting a casket in the ground for wood to rot. When we had to Choi’s wan urn for his ashes we chose a wood one that reminded my Sister in Law and I of the jewelry boxes he made for us.
Gotta run4 -
Michelle you are going to love the instant pot-yogurt and applesauce are 2 routine things I make and bone broth, soup and chili, and hard boiled eggs. I haven’t used fairlife milk, but I strain my yogurt to make it thicker. You can leave it in longer to make it even tangier, yum!
Kelly you are quite the “flipper” this weekend turns out my DH ran the mower today, I did spend time picking up debris so I was burning some calories. Hope the sink/dish washer troubles are quickly fixed.
My schoolwork is computer related so I have to take a lot of breaks—so tedious! It will be worth it when it is done.
NYKAREN2 -
Dr Katie - Looking goooood!
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx1 -
KJ – as silly as this sounds, I enjoy mowing the lawn/weeds. I like using the walk behind. Vince likes using the tractor so I let him. I have pork tenderloin that Vince needs to grill. Sometimes pork tenderloin can be a bit dry, so I marinated it in soy sauce and honey. We shall see how it comes out. Do you have a disposal? We had a disposal at the condo and when we ran the d/w the water would back up into the sink. We just removed the disposal since we never really used it. Good luck getting a new phone. Vince hates an apple, feels it’s too limiting. But I wouldn’t mind it since the kids have one.
Got dinner ready so all I have to do is microwave it. It looks nice so I’ll probably go in the pool then maybe string some more popcorn.
Went in the pool then strung popcorn. I have found that I do a little stringing, get hot, go in the pool and cool off, then do a little more stringing and repeat. Vince is grilling a pork tenderloin for us to have during the week and for me to put some in the freezer
Katla – it was the powdered chocolate. Admitted there were chocolate chips in it, but not that many. IDK
Carol – the reason I do not want Advantage is because you have to go to only doctors who are in network. Our insurance had that once before, and it was a real pain. I don’t want to go thru that again. Fortunately, our insurance changed to a PPO. So glad to hear that you are fine now
Barbie – I’ve already made an appointment with ViaBenefits (from Mars) for Oct. 18 where we will discuss the different parts of medicare.
Michele in NC
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Feeling sad today. Sister issues. My heart just hurts.
Why do I feel the need to be a pot stirrer with my middle sister. Its because even harsh communication is better than no communication. I rile her up, because at least she's communicating with me. I'm a beaten dog that has no clue about how to act better.
💖Rebecca11
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