WOMEN AGES 50 + FOR DECEMBER 2019

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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,641 Member
    Christmas --

    I've decorated.
    I've made most of the plans for the Christmas week.
    I'm not sending cards and I'm barely giving gifts.


    Then someone at work said that Christmas is 2 weeks today! Wow ... that sneaks up on a person! I think I've got a free lunch hour tomorrow, so I'll see about picking up the Secret Santa gift, some chocolates for my work colleagues, and a few last minute bits and pieces.

    But I've got so much work, homework, paperwork etc. leading up to Christmas I can't really think about it until my break starts.

    Plus, on Friday morning, I'm having a shingles vax, my second measles vax, and a punch biopsy of a mole.


    So I'm not really in the Christmas mood yet.

    Maybe I'll put on some Christmas music.

    Machka in Oz
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,730 Member
    My loving thoughts are with those of you who are finding this time of year difficult. I think it brings up so many subconscious/unconscious issues for all of us. Long buried family histories and wounds are brought to the surface.
    <3<3<3
    One thing is certain - everything changes, all the time. What worked for us once upon a time does not work for our present circumstances.
    Sending love and hugs to everyone. :love:

    My brother has at last said he can come over before Christmas. He wants to come next Sunday, which is the day we are having a pub lunch away with DH's elder daughter. I have said, come at 5pm and they will stay the night. Housework and linen washing for me, but I love my brother and his wife. :D I think it might be a takeaway dinner!

    I am expecting a mega delivery from Amazon today. I've scheduled all my recent orders for today. :o I buy nearly everything from Amazon, even small things. :embarassed:

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • KJLaMore
    KJLaMore Posts: 2,847 Member
    <3
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,669 Member
    B)
  • klanders30
    klanders30 Posts: 2,569 Member
    Morning ladies, a light and beautiful dusting of snow is making everything twinkle this morning.

    Heather I think what you said about this holiday is very insightful.
    cityjaneLondon wrote: »
    My loving thoughts are with those of you who are finding this time of year difficult. I think it brings up so many subconscious/unconscious issues for all of us. Long buried family histories and wounds are brought to the surface.
    <3<3<3
    One thing is certain - everything changes, all the time. What worked for us once upon a time does not work for our present circumstances.
    Sending love and hugs to everyone. :love:


    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

    Peace and resilience. NYKAREN
  • JRsLateInLifeMom
    JRsLateInLifeMom Posts: 2,275 Member
    edited December 2019
    Machka & SusieQ - I cook but not on holidays anymore! Thanksgiving at my Aunts we get McDonald’s on the way home or eat something easy . Christmas is restaurant foods. (LitterBox cake does sound fun! Some schools tho are so picky tho had a teacher happy I was nice enough to make-healthy cupcakes 🧁 but when asking school heads they said NO due to possible food allergies then were picky about the fact the cupcake paper said Christmas not holidays the teacher had to buy sugary unhealthy cupcakes 🧁 with label intact with ingredients showing).
    I can picture my Daughter becoming Denise I taught her to cook but she feels being a working gal who hates cooking that she rather eat out or get tvdinners to canned soups! Can’t picture my Daughter cooking a Dinner 🥘 for herself or others. She finally getting into cleaning at least. Got an Uncle who’s to proud to accept others food even potluck for family events (definitely explains why Pride is looked down upon even by God). We stopped using his home as much but if we do expect bowls of cereal 🥣, hot dogs 🌭,y soda💥.

    SW 195
    CW 150.2 lowest yet 45lb loss

    Today eating 🍽 unknown feeling like chili but also like tilapia. Will see the cold making my motivation poof doesn’t help my Way weight kickin my butt! Need to drink some orange juice keep saying that all week got a jug going to waste of healthy vitamins!

    Amber Tx

    JRs getting off/on constipated thinking a growth spurts coming again (hormones seem to do it to him). Luckily got sz 7 clothes ready in case! . Waiting until after Christmas to organize the house can’t finish it all until then.

    Thinking Luby’s for Christmas Day with the family. 2 yr old aiming for tree y present is hard enough.
  • csofled
    csofled Posts: 3,022 Member
    😊
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,295 Member
    Uuuu
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,216 Member
    <3
  • sh0tzz99
    sh0tzz99 Posts: 971 Member
    Pineapple - I had issues with fresh pineapple in the past. Someone in Hawaii said to rinse it after you peel it and it won't bother me...it worked. I can eat it without the tingling now. Thankfully. I love it.

    We are off to Mexico for a diving vacation this month. Travel is our Christmas gift to each other. It is much better than more stuff. We try to go somewhere every year for the holidays. We rarely buy each other gifts, but we take each other on trips. The gift is the other person does the planning!

    Hugs to all who need them. December is tough for many. Thinking of you.

    Tina in CA
  • klanders30
    klanders30 Posts: 2,569 Member
    bwcetc wrote: »
    Hello Ladies!

    So ... I had 6 month blood labs and a physical this week. I follow Dr. Bert Herring's Fast-5/AC: The Power of Appetite Correction ... which is a fasting program (not severe calorie restriction) that encourages a "fasting" period of 19 hours and a window of eating that is 5 hours. Lots of science behind this but that's not the point today. After living this way for almost a full year, I have released 25 pounds and my labs across the board have improved with my glucose levels showing the most improvement. My doctor was thrilled today. I am thrilled as the last couple of months have been slow going with the weight loss. Improved health is just as important as weight loss so I plan to continue this lifestyle. It suits me.

    Beth near Buffalo where it has been snowing ...

    Beth this is so wonderful and I will repeat my favorite sentence from above Improved health is just as important as weight loss!!!

    Love it!

    NYKAREN
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Rori: It seems that you have a good plan for DH's care at home for the present time and strategies for the future. Yay! :heart:

    Luci in WNC: I agree with you about the value of the internet for staying in touch with loved ones who are far away. My kids are literally thousands of miles from here. :ohwell:

    Rebecca: Laughing with you—"When what to my wondering eyes should appear, but 10 extra pounds on hips thighs & rear.“ I am right with you—but this will not happen because we can make healthy choices and be diligent with portion control. :bigsmile: (PS: Leave the batteries in your scale, but remember that you don’t have to step on it unless you want to.) :laugh:

    Lisa: “Asset Reliability Manager”—Perfect! Corey seems to have found a good work situation. :star:

    Heather UK: Amazon is amazing. We shop for groceries and hardware locally, but the Amazon delivery truck is a frequent visitor in our neighborhood for other items. :flowerforyou:

    Margaret: Like you, neither of our adult children & their families will be with us for the holidays this year. I also enjoy decorating, and we are getting ready to bring in our tree. It is in the garage acclimatizing to inside temps. Our tree is named for her species. Alberta (Spruce) is 4’1.5” tall from bottom of pot to tip of tree. We’ve had this tree in our house each Christmas for ten or eleven years. It will sit on a glass topped carved wooden chest in our living room during the holidays. Many garden centers carry potted trees. There are some small Alberta Spruce trees for sale outside at Walmart this very week. One live tree is enough for us. I have many small artificial trees that are still in the attic waiting for me to get busy with decorating. :smiley:


    I had a city meeting last night, and tonight I have a meeting with my equestrian friends. I’d like to invite one or two of the equestrian friends to see the Christmas Ships parade with us this coming weekend, but DH is not feeling social. He is willing to invite our niece. It is getting a bit late, but I’ll encourage him to go ahead with the invitation. Our son hoped we’d also invite a few of his friends, but DH is not feeling that well.

    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
  • coastalgosgal
    coastalgosgal Posts: 2,900 Member
    Katla49 wrote: »
    Rori: It seems that you have a good plan for DH's care at home for the present time and strategies for the future. Yay! :heart:

    Luci in WNC: I agree with you about the value of the internet for staying in touch with loved ones who are far away. My kids are literally thousands of miles from here. :ohwell:

    Rebecca: Laughing with you—"When what to my wondering eyes should appear, but 10 extra pounds on hips thighs & rear.“ I am right with you—but this will not happen because we can make healthy choices and be diligent with portion control. :bigsmile: (PS: Leave the batteries in your scale, but remember that you don’t have to step on it unless you want to.) :laugh:

    Lisa: “Asset Reliability Manager”—Perfect! Corey seems to have found a good work situation. :star:

    Heather UK: Amazon is amazing. We shop for groceries and hardware locally, but the Amazon delivery truck is a frequent visitor in our neighborhood for other items. :flowerforyou:

    Margaret: Like you, neither of our adult children & their families will be with us for the holidays this year. I also enjoy decorating, and we are getting ready to bring in our tree. It is in the garage acclimatizing to inside temps. Our tree is named for her species. Alberta (Spruce) is 4’1.5” tall from bottom of pot to tip of tree. We’ve had this tree in our house each Christmas for ten or eleven years. It will sit on a glass topped carved wooden chest in our living room during the holidays. Many garden centers carry potted trees. There are some small Alberta Spruce trees for sale outside at Walmart this very week. One live tree is enough for us. I have many small artificial trees that are still in the attic waiting for me to get busy with decorating. :smiley:


    I had a city meeting last night, and tonight I have a meeting with my equestrian friends. I’d like to invite one or two of the equestrian friends to see the Christmas Ships parade with us this coming weekend, but DH is not feeling social. He is willing to invite our niece. It is getting a bit late, but I’ll encourage him to go ahead with the invitation. Our son hoped we’d also invite a few of his friends, but DH is not feeling that well.

    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

    Oooh ok, I will leave the batteries in.👍. What if I lie on the bathroom floor, and BALANCE the scale on my feet?? That might be fun!💖
    Rebecca just bein silly.😜😁
  • csofled
    csofled Posts: 3,022 Member
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  • 1948Peachy
    1948Peachy Posts: 1,511 Member
    :)
  • walkswithart
    walkswithart Posts: 131 Member
    Good afternoon to all. I've got the decorations all up. I still need to finish cleaning out the craft room, but I'm down to all of the "tricky" items. You know, the ones that you don't know if you should keep or discard and if you keep it you don't know where to put it. Oh, my.... life can be so complicated!
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,641 Member
    edited December 2019
    sh0tzz99 wrote: »
    Pineapple - I had issues with fresh pineapple in the past. Someone in Hawaii said to rinse it after you peel it and it won't bother me...it worked. I can eat it without the tingling now. Thankfully. I love it.

    We are off to Mexico for a diving vacation this month. Travel is our Christmas gift to each other. It is much better than more stuff. We try to go somewhere every year for the holidays. We rarely buy each other gifts, but we take each other on trips. The gift is the other person does the planning!

    Hugs to all who need them. December is tough for many. Thinking of you.

    Tina in CA

    Fresh pineapple does feel a bit soapy so maybe I should try rinsing it.

    I'm with you ... travel is our Christmas gift to each other. :) My husband and I are adults over 50 now and have lots of stuff ... instead, we enjoy spending time together without pressures of work, uni, etc., doing something fun! :) For me, that's much better than getting another ornament or piece of clothing or whatever.



    margaretturk wrote: »
    There is an adage for fashion. You are all dressed and ready to go with all your accessories. Now take one accessory off so you will look more put together. Perhaps preparing for the Holidays could use this advice. Take one thing off your plate and use that time to pamper yourself because you are worth it.

    :heart: Margaret

    This is worth repeating!!

    The main reason I like Christmas and look forward to it is because it is time off for me ... it's time for me to relax and let go of the stress of the rest of the year.



    M in Oz
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,536 Member
    edited December 2019
    Went to the water class today. The plan for tomorrow is to do an Advanced Strength DVD

    Karen – I haven’t posted photos of our decorations yet mainly since they aren’t done yet. We have the “fence” around the house with the lights on it and so far have lights on the arches for about ¾ of it. We’ll probably finish that part today. After they are on, it’ll go pretty fast. Rolling out the extension cords (I think Vince put out some of them just to be sure that the channels work), putting out the blowmolds and inflatables along with other decorations. Most of the video stuff is done since we had videos in the windows from Halloween so that screens are up and the projector is up. We usually don’t put the speakers outside for Christmas but broadcast it on the FM radio (there are speakers for Halloween).

    SuziQ – don’t worry, you are in no way being critical. Denise IS very selfish. The bad thing (that I feel) is that Maria basically will give her and Pete what they want and tell them that they’re OK (being selfish). Yes, I would love to have PJ here, to be able to sit in my father’s rocking chair and feed him a bottle. To be able to see him wrapped in the quilt that I made (it took years for me to do it). I don’t think we’re going to tell her that not coming here is OK. At least not right now. Mainly because if we say it’s OK now, I fear it’ll be taken that every year it’s OK. I believe and I have no proof of this, that it is Maria who is telling them “they can come here, it’s easier for them since they’re retired”. I honestly don’t think Pete would think of something like that on his own. This year for Christmas Eve I’m planning that Jess, Colby, Vince, myself, will be here and I’ve invited friends of mine here since they aren’t going to Miami to see her grandson and another friend who has family problems. Then, when Denise is here I’ve invited Jess’ friend, her hubby, their son, her MIL, Jess, possibly Colby, Vince, myself, a friend of mine who just moved to NC, Denise, Pete, PJ, Maria said she was coming but I’m willing to bet she doesn’t, the lady across the street, her daughter and her mother. Her husband is deployed to Afghanistan and won’t be home until March. Jess has said that she wants to invite our family vet and his wife. A few years ago Denise asked us that we don’t invite Jess’ bf. To me, the holiday is about sharing, not just “only blood family”. They saw the decorations last year, but I bet Pete has no idea how much goes into making them. Like he probably doesn’t realize that to make the lights on the “fence” look like they’re chasing, you need a separate channel on the controller (so that means different extension cords). Same with the lights on the arches. I am willing to have our Christmas another day when it works into their schedule

    After exercise went to pick up a lap quilt that I made, I was having someone else quilt it for me because that is one thing I absolutely HATE to do. Then went to the Salvation Army then WalMart then home and put out more decorations. Got the arches finished and most of the “fence”. Tomorrow Vince said he’s thinking of putting out the blowmolds and inflatables after he finishes the fence. Got the blocks down for all the connections (and there are LOTS of them)

    Margaret – 10 different kinds of cookies???? I’m planning to make only two. The M&M ones that Vince’ll eat the leftovers and the ginger ones that I can give the leftovers away. For Christmas eve I’ll probably make an apple pie but for our Christmas (Jan 5) I’ll ask Amanda to bring one if she asks if she can bring anything. I’ll also make this chocolate thing that Vince’ll eat. Got my desserts planned out

    Found out the Y is closed (at least the pool is) for maintenance next week. Personally, this time of year – the holidays – is when people NEED to exercise, why don’t they shut down in July when lots of people are away???? Wisdom!

    Mary – the controllers are already out, lots of lights are out, the fence is up and lit. Most of the infrastructure is already done. To take all this in would take WEEKS. It’s taken weeks to put it up

    Michele in NC

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