WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2020

stats for the day:

FRICKEN WIND!!!!
apple watch only

bike ride hm 2 gym, rain n windy- 8.21min, 11.3amph, 1.57mi= 60c
ELIPTICAL- 30min, 8incl, 1-8resist increase one every song, 3892strides, 2.31mi= 202c
bike ride gym 2 dome, rain n windy- 5.49min, 15.5amph, 1.50mi= 51c
bike ride puy 2 sumn station, rain n windy- 17.39min, 10.3amph, 3.03mi= 110c
walk sta 2 wrk, rain n windy- 9.36min, 15.30min mi, .62mi= 50c
jog sta 2 wrk 2 sta, windy, misty- 8.14min, 3.7ap, .5mi= 54c
bike ride dome 2 hm, windy, misty- 24.15min, 6.4amph, 2.57mi= 162c

total cal 686

My son texted me last night, (noon tomorrow for him).

"I'm so sorry for not keeping in contact with you guys. I don't know how much this will mean but I'm just so sorry. Time just runs on by, days turn to months in a blink, and the next thing I know it's been way too long. Honestly I've been scared of just what to say, what you'd say, and...I don't know. I need to accept though that ignoring people isn't the answer to a problem, especially family. I'm also incredibly sorry because for some reason my phone isn't letting me call. I love you, mom, and I really do hope you haven't thought otherwise."

He's such a sweet, young adult.
This was my response to him:
"Awe son, its never too long. We understand, really, we know life can just happen. We love you. If there is anything that is a 100% guarantee, its that we love you and always will. Sometimes I think its just been a bit of honest growth that needs to happen.. I mean you have always had us, to get and do, for you. So now that you are a man, that you can get and do perfectly fine on your own, that can be a liberating thing. Time needs to happen in order to miss us maybe. But know this son, we shall love you always."

So correspondence has started!💖. Sometimes a kid just waits too long, and doesn't know how to start back up. I compare it to forgetting to send a thank you card. Then pretty soon you avoid the friend you forgot to say thank you to. Poor kid, I don't know if his division Chief made him see the light, or maybe one of my letters got thru. Its not important.💖. He still needs to organize his phone situation. Until then he agreed to a once a month text to us.

We texted his whole lunch hour, it was free and easy conversation. Like we hadn't been gone. I sent him Lego pics from his older brother, and Athena videos. He sounded relieved like I would've gotten mad at the situation! I was too happy to be mad, just relieved it wasn't anything serious. My mind and dreams went to some dark places!

Watched that Mr. Rogers movie with the eldest son yesterday afternoon at the on base theater. $5 tickets. Standing for the National Anthem before the movie. Nice mental reset. A lot of sailors standing ramrod straight. Makes me proud.
Tom Hanks as Mr. Rogers was interesting. His moments while he was filming was creepy. There was a certain quietness Mr. Rogers had and Tom Hanks didn't have it! The best part was the real Fred Rogers to sing and talk in the credits. Afterwards we tried a new Mexican Restaurant. YUmm!

Today I received my first Dear John letter. A pen pal wrote me staying because of differences in our political views, she would have to end our correspondence. She stated my political views and hers were polar opposite and since that shaped our values she couldn't be friends. We had never even discussed our political or religious views, ( both subjects I avoid). So because I some times do post very tame political views on my own Facebook page, she has decided it taints my whole view about life. I think friendships are multifaceted. I can respect a person's different views and just agree to disagree. She couldn't I guess. Her loss. We had corresponded since August.

💖Rebecca

Hi Gals,

Lisa --Levi is adorable – in a very different way than my furry friend Levi is…

Today was exhausting in a very non-physical state. I was driving to my Camp Gardening Job, when my phone rang it was my Mom – she NEVER calls in the morning. She has had a cold and bad cough, and I have been encouraging that she go to the doctor, but she is not a believer in the medical world. In her world if you go to the doctor for anything other than a broken bone or other very visible thing then you are in her mind a hypochondriac. She told me that she had called her doctor and they were off today, so she would wait for her grandson to wake up to take her to the local urgent care – the urgent care is 3-4 blocks away. My mom is still driving so the fact she would not drive 3-4 blocks was a huge red flag. I told her I was on my way. Calls to my boss at the garden and told them I was not coming in. About an hour and a half and I had her at urgent care. Potential Pneumonia, or pre-pneumonia was the diagnosis a breathing treatment, an antibiotic shot, and a round of antibiotics. I then had lunch with my nephew.

My nephew is home for the holidays from college, and his dad (my brother) has terminal cancer [for the newbies this brother is my abuser; I am a domestic violence survivor]. My brother was expected to die by the beginning of summer 2019 and he is just now taken a big turn for the worse. Very weak, loosing his memory and his eyesight is failing. So it was really good to be with my nephew and being able to chat about how he feels, and to be sure he knows he has my support.

Kim from N. California

@Snowflake1968 … Tracey, welcome back! Nice to see my Edmonton connection back here again. 😊

@christinarayburn3 … another Canadian! Yay! I was born in Canada and lived there for the first 40-ish years of my life. I am still diligently dyeing my hair … not ready to “salt & pepper” yet.

@spygirl2017 … Caroline, are you thinking of getting into trail running too? I did a bit of it in late 2018 and enjoyed it.

@MsGetnSexyBack … is there a particular exercise you like doing? And then, is there a type of goal within that exercise? Like for example, in the cycling world, there are “Centuries – 100 miles in one day”, and in the running world there are half marathons and marathons, etc. I find that type of thing motivating.

@buzzcogs … what are one or two good habits you’d like to start?

@2020goLizgo … with your treadmill workouts, are you training for something or just keeping fit?

@knitski2002 … do you ski as well as your husband? Cross country or downhill?

@ple79 … Pam, keep posting. You’ve successfully done it a few times now.

@jsophiethomas … competitive sailing or touring sailing? If you try cycling, be sure to get the bicycle set up properly for you otherwise it could be painful.

@carolpa1 … what are some of your favourite activities? What keeps you busy and away from food? 😊

@FunUsername … what a fun username! Yes, take care of yourself. That’s a good idea.

@Lilylady3k … what kind of cycling do you like? Learning Spanish is a great goal. If you’ve ever learned Latin or French, Spanish comes relatively naturally. I have taken one Spanish course and didn’t have any trouble with it because it reminded me of French, but easier than French. I see you’re teaching English … I was actually pursuing options to teach English overseas when all of a sudden I was taking my Bachelor of Education. Part of me would still like to teach English somewhere.


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@kymaria … Kylia, here’s hoping for a better, calmer 2020.

@Anniesquats100 … Annie, I really think you should go to the doctor and get a complete physical done.



Machka ... the Canadian/Australia in Oz

Lisa, congrats on Levi's arrival! He looks like a healthy young fella!
Rebecca, I'm so happy for you that your son was just busy with life! I agree, our minds can definitely think the worst when we aren't hearing from our loved ones! And I have to agree, your former penpal has definitely lost out.
Kim, And for most of us there are tons of things we agree on and just a few that we don't. If we had to agree on everything this forum would not exist. Heck I love black licorice and if we had to have that in common I would have few friends indeed. thank heavens we can disagree on the black licorice thing! Can't stand the stuff! lol Happy to hear that your mom got looked after and that you were able to have a nice visit with your nephew. Sorry about your brother, but......
Kylia and Tracey, so nice to hear from you both! Hope things settle down for both of you,sounds like you've been busy, busy, busy!
Pip, was that really you writing that chatty post?? lol Happy for you that you were able to find a good home for Lenny's trunk.
Barbara, funny how exercise can help the stuff that hurts! I find my back hurts a LOT if I take too many days off, stretching doesn't cut it and I keep forgetting that a good workout will take care of a lot of the kinks. Not too mention the feel good endorphins that are released!
Sharon and Janet, your before and after photos are amazing!! Thanks for sharing (and inspiring!)
Well, Christmas is down and put away. Floors got washed today, bathrooms and vacuuming got done yesterday. Sigh. House is almost back to normal, just a few more things to put back, stuff that I had put away in order to put up Christmas stuff. Even hubby commented on how bare the place looks! Oh well, it's all good.
Went for a walk with my friend yesterday, we both got soaked! Hung my jacket in the garage overnight, it made some pretty good puddles! Today I took it apart (it's one of those with a zip out fleece lining) and brought it in the house, hung it up in the spare bathroom and it's almost dry now. Got up this morning with the intention of going for a walk again, looked out the window and said NOPE! Pouring with rain again, but that meant I had the time to get stuff done. Also cleaned out the closet in my office, took everything out, didn't put everything back. Some stuff is bagged up and will be going to the thrift store. Some stuff already went into the garbage, felt really good!
I haven't had a word for my year before, but I think I'm going to do that this year and I think that word will be transform. I've made up my mind that any clothes that are in my closet next January that don't fit are going to have to be gotten rid of. There's some clothes in there that I really like, so I must transform my body. My mind must also undergo some transformation in order for everything to fall into place. We will see how that goes!
Hugs to those needing them, congrats to those celebrating and welcome to the newbies!
Evelyn, Vancouver Island where building an ark is starting to sound like a good idea.....