WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2019

Sharon near Seattle: I’m glad to hear that you’re doing so well after surgery. WTG!!! :bigsmile: Re: Gal Pals—I have a couple of good friends right here in the neighborhood, plus a number of friends that I’ve made through horseback riding. I have yoga classes and we’re all friendly, but I wouldn’t call any of my class members a personal friend since I only see them at yoga. :flowerforyou:

Rori: Great photos of your progress. You look wonderful!

Barbara: I’m happy that you’ve found a class that is comfortable and productive. Nice!

Heather: I’m sorry to hear about your window failure. We replaced a couple of our windows last fall/winter. We had previously replaced the picture windows in our living room and bedroom. It was money well spent and protected much of the structure of the house.

Viv: Both of my parents were chain smokers, and it did serious damage to their health. My mom had lung cancer at the time of her death, but it was not the cause of death. Cigarette smoke constricting all the little blood vessels that feed the lungs & clogged airways caused her death. :sad:


Time to go to yoga. I’ll check back in later.


Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

Girl friends-never had any growing up.I lived on a farm and had to work all the time.Ive tried to make friends as a grown lady but that ends badly.They befriend me because I’m the “girl next door “,goody two shoes.And they cheat on their husbands saying they’re with me.I now have a couple good girl friends that are a little younger than me but they’re not catty or back stabbing or judgemental.We love each other,flaws and all.Im truly blessed to have them.Prayers,hugs,love ❤️❤️,and much gratitude for y’all.
Debby In Va

Thanks for the welcome back.

On gal pals, I'm pretty much of a loner but I'm lucky to have two women friends who have been in my life for over forty years. We live across the country but plan a reunion once a year in a place someplace central. And here on the Olympic Peninsula I have met women to share hiking. One of the gals and I have lots in common and I'm grateful for the time we make to walk our dogs together and bounce thoughts. My best friend would be my sister. It's always been the two of making our lives work...sharing troubles and joys.

Lanette, tell your husband, my dredging isn't nearly as entertaining as Bering Sea Gold. I don't have the traumas that seem a big part of each segment on that show. :-) My days are pretty routine and I'm in the fresh water instead of the salt water.

The trauma in my life is the ongoing legal battle with my brother and cousin. Last march there was a ruling in our case and the judge named my sister and me the prevailing party and ruled that we were entitled to atty fees and costs. Well the other side filed with the Ak Supreme Ct on all the rulings where we prevailed and the SC ordered mediation. So that is scheduled for October 11.... I'll be back in AK for a week to take part in that and hopefully we can reach a settlement. I'm tired of this conflict, it's been ongoing since late December 2011.

Betsy in gorgeous NW Washington

Hi Gals,
Machka – “But we upgraded our TV. …. But it's bigger than the little 32" that we've had for 6 years now. And it's a smart TV ... we haven't even begun to tap into those features.
The “little” part of this cracked me up, my TV (only 1 in my house) is 19” and I feel like it is big! As until about 2002 my TV was a 12” black and white…. And my computer is a laptop with a 15 inch screen.

Gal Pals - My closest friends are all at distance, not because I chose it that way, just life happens. My long term friend from college days, lives about 2 hours away, we try to get together once a month, for lunch at a place ½ way between us. I have a friend from a job long ago who now lives on the central coast of CA about 3-4 hours away, I see her twice a year, but we talk for hours on the phone every couple of months. I do have one who lives just 30 miles away, it is an awful traffic mess between us so it is most of the time a 1.5-2 hour drive to go 30 miles, she works about 3 miles away so we try to meet up after work. But like you Sharon I wish for someone “in the neighborhood” There are a ton of other folks from Garden club and Book club but very few have I fully clicked with, I need to work harder at that. As I get lonely often, I have always wanted that person that was a friend to live with, a spouse or friend, it’s sharing dinner, sharing time, more than the intimate relationship that I miss at this point in my life. The dog helps tremendously but it’s not quite the same.

I’ve lived in my current home for 26 years, for the 10 years before I bought here I moved a ton! I spent 10 years saving for the down payment, as I knew I would need at least $50,000 down to afford my mortgage, so I moved every time the rent went up, I shared apartments, homes, for 2 years I house sat – I would go from job to job and couch surf or live in my car for the days in between. But I started that 2 year stint with over 1 year of continuous housesitting all set up. It was wild but taught me to travel light. I had a post office box number and an old brick cell phone!!!

Kim from N. California

Too much politics on tv. :sad: All my favourite programmes are being booted off and rescheduled today in order to report our messes. Not happy. I need my comfort watching.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

Karen in VA: sending healing and strength vibes to Josephine and her near and dear. Praying the precious ballerina can dance around this horrific diagnosis and on toward health and joy in life.
Welcome Lyttlefish on the Albertan Prairies, Sara/smhuges6578, taburris2015, Laurie in VA.
Lanette, your “drop a seed” then back off and let it sprout or not reaped a bountiful harvest this morning. After nearly a week of letting it germinate in peace and silence, Joe announced today that “We could go” to the Doctor on Thursday morning. While he was getting big thank you hugs and kisses, he said something about wanting “you to be happy.” Glad I kept Tracey's cast iron skillet in reserve
Barbie “Part of the problem is that I like walking, dancing, and riding my exercise bike a whole lot more than I like strength training. “ Truer words never spoken. ;}
Rho, I loved and hated the J.Jill shelf bra tanks. Most comfortable “bra” I've ever put on my body, but had to return 'em, just not enough support for the wayward girls. Trying this next: https://www.jcpenney.com/p/leading-lady-breathable-cotton-racerback-sports-bra/pp5005900709?pTmplType=regular wish me luck!
Pip it's 9:23 and my mouth is watering for that Chocolate-tini!
Rita ((hugs)). Hate that feel-crappy-for-no-reason feeling.
SuziQ good luck with the natural sugar alternatives and congrats for dumping the artificals. Have a bottle of monkfruit drops I could send you. Tried 'em once, not to my taste Mayo clinic debunks the “People with cancer shouldn't eat sugar, since it can cause cancer to grow faster” myth here:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cancer/in-depth/cancer-causes/art-20044714
Of course we shouldn't eat "large amounts of sugar", Mama was right "Moderation in everything."

Only thru pg 72 but time to get up and at 'em. Let's see, do I vacuum before or after I comb Tumble? Hahahahahahahaha!

Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
Word for 2019: "GOOD" good attitude, good food, good times, good choices, good enough, feel good, GOOD! Word for September: grit
Steps-2850 Thurs, 3181 Fri vits-16 log-20 CICO-16 Tumble-9 mfp-17 AF-11 << need to update, later

Betsy in NW WA: I hope that your legal snarl is settled to your satisfaction and you can go about enjoying life without family conflict. :flowerforyou:

Rho: My DDIL sold many items of clothing that she no longer wanted on ebay, and other items as well. She was very happy with the process. I hope you have a positive experience, too.


Just got back from yoga. I was in the door before class began, barely. My next class will be on Friday.


Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

Just walked today at the gym. Didn't want to lift weights because I donated blood yesterday.

LaurieLynn62 wrote: »

Some of you are real pros at moving around. I haven't moved much but I have lived in some beautiful places. In order:

Elmhurst, IL
Northfield, MN (Carleton College)
Back to Elmhurst and surrounding towns for six years.
Idaho Falls, ID
Las Vegas, NV
Forest, VA (14 years as of July)

Honestly thought I'd live in Mountain Home, ID, someday, and very nearly landed in Mountain Home, AR, but there wasn't a ton of work opportunities for my husband there... the ex- was stationed at Nellis AFB, so did the Las Vegas thing for four years, which was plenty. Loved going up to Red Rock Canyon and Mt. Charleston, though. Unfortunately, at the time, I weighed in the mid-250s, and was not moving around a whole lot.

As far as the "real pros at moving around," I've given up my professional status! This is meant to be our forever home, and we're learning how to be like other people, you know, the ones who don't plan on moving a few years from now, as we've both been that for more than a decade (and for me, for more than three decades!). It's an interesting transition in my life.

Later, y'all,
Lisa in AR

Started reading “Woman Rowing North”. It’s really really good

Rori – hubba bubba! What a transformation

SuziQ – we have handrail covers. But I noticed at the condo that the handrail into the pool never gets hot (it isn’t one that’s coated, either) so that’s why I was wondering if there was a special kind of railing. Big congrats on eliminating the artificial sugars. Some of them are really nasty

Had dexa, mammo, then volunteered at the Green Room, now here and in a few going to see Downton Abbey. Found out while at the Green Room that Menopause the Musical will be playing when we’re down in FL in Feb, bought my ticket because I’m so so sorry I missed it the last time it was playing there. I’m going myself, but that’s OK. I was surprised at how much the tickets were for a community theater. $29 for balcony seats. We’re talking Titusville, not Orlando. Sunny here and I’m going to miss going in the pool. Oh well….

Regarding girlfriends…I honestly don’t have any friends that I would say I am especially close to. Lots of friends, but none that I feel I’d confide my deepest feelings to. I’d confide them to Vince, but I wouldn’t say that I have a girlfriend that I’d confide in. It does feel so good to know that I can come here, unload my deepest feelings, and no one will judge me

Did the Michelle Dozois Peak Fit DVD since it’s a shorter DVD than I usually do. I really like her DVD’s. Even tho it’s shorter, I figure that something is better than nothing. The plan for tomorrow is to take the water class.

Terri – what a wonderful drop!

Michele in NC
Who is off to see Downton Abbey

Today is Kiss Day!

"Today we celebrate and enjoy kisses. 'Kiss' comes from the Old English word 'cyssan,' which itself came from the proto-Germanic word 'kussijanan' or 'kuss.' This word probably comes from the sound that kissing can make. The first written mention of kissing is in the four Vedic Sanskrit texts, which may date to as early as 1500 BCE."

Ginny - Luna is the smallest dog we've had in many years. It's taken some getting used to (and many people still consider her a "large" dog at 30 pounds!) but I will admit it's kind of fun to be able to take her places without all the kerfluffle surrounding travelling with big dogs. She got snowboots because we're planning to take her out on the crosscountry trails with us, and she has super-furry paws that would likely build up uncomfortable snow crystals.

Sharon - I don't have any "gal pals" out here either, and I miss that a lot. My dear friend Rose was the main go-to person for me - we'd been friends since third grade. But Rose died in 2013 and now I really don't have anybody to do girl stuff with or call up and vent to about man peeves, etc. I wish I were better at making new friends. I guess I could at least be more proactive about maintaining phone relationships with my out-of-town friends.

Machka - When you move, you take your kitty with you! My brother spent two years in Norway and had his two Brittany spaniels shipped over. It was a major pain in the behind, too, but they are family members so when the family moved so did the dogs. You're wise to hesitate if you're not sure relocating with a pet would be feasible for you.

Cheri - Wow, that sounds like a lot of places although I know some people have even longer lists. I moved from my childhood home in Bellaire (Houston) to Bryan/College Station, then Austin, Albuquerque, Claremore, and back to Austin. Now we're in Taylor which is still in the Austin metro area. I think we'll need to make at least one more move and I'm hoping it'll be back to Bryan, but I hate moving. I tend to put down deep roots, which is undoubtedly part of why I'm so lonely out now. I haven't managed to put down any roots here yet.

Betsy - All that legal wrangling sounds expensive and exhausting. It's hard to imagine mediation helping when no agreement has been reached after so many years, but here's hoping you'll all be able to come to some accord and put the whole thing behind you.


Just gave Philip a shopping list for the week. He says he doesn't mind picking the meals but figuring out what we have and what to buy is too hard. {eyeroll} I took his menu and made the shopping list today but I'm still going to think about doing the shopping online and putting in a curbside pickup order for him for next week. Overall the whole thing has just annoyed me and has not saved me any time, so I need to find some other chore he can help with instead.

-Yvonne in TX

Gorgeous day, though dry, leaves are starting to turn red/orange/yellow. I went for a walk by myself at lunch, it was a great choice and will have to remember to do it again!

NYKAREN

I have stayed pretty much in one geographical area:

Louisville,KY
Murray, KY - my dad was a student at Murray State
Louisville,KY
Cincinnati, OH - ok, it was only my freshman year at UC
Louisville, KY
Columbus, OH
Louisville, KY

Of those, I really miss Columbus!

Gal pals - I drifted away from my high school friends. We just seemed to go in different directions. Now they have grandkids, and my daughter is still in high school. The moms at Hannah’s ballet school just aren’t that friendly...and they are at least 10 years younger than me. I’m active at church, but again, the youth group parents are younger than me. My fellow choristers are all older. My good “mom friends” are all in Columbus. I miss them, but we have a private Facebook group that keeps us in contact.

Hannah’s dancing, and I’m proctoring an exam for a former student. Took my mom, sister, nephew and nephew’s dad some spaghetti. My nephew has his first job interview Thursday. I’m so excited for him.

Connie in KY