WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2020
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I read the white diary, the first one. I was 14.
Tomorrow I will read the red one.
I feel a strange mixture of compassion and astonishment. Still processing.
Singing today was magnificent. I can't believe we stumbled on this miracle.
Tomorrow we are picking Max and Edie up from school. The au pair is collecting Bea. My DDIL is delayed up in London doing something exciting. (Jealous, moi?) We will stay until we have to set off for French Circle. The lecture is about Cezanne. Don't know what we are doing for food.
Finding myself a little discombobulated.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx6 -
Today I met a friend I connected with thru a Whidbey free site. I was cleaning out pantry of items got from other people donated boxes last week and she answered the posting. Again food travels well around here! She lives in Freeland, a city located on the southern tip of Whidbey. She dropped off teenagers at a Coupville school, then she came up to pick up the bags I had for her. It was nice meeting her, she is lacking in adult female companionship like me. When she came up to the door we had a nice chat. Next time I will actually let her in for a cuppa! First meetings, I got the feeling she was comfortable just standing outside, but we both conversed like we were old friends. I have a new friend. Yay!
Gym today was fierce! I attacked each machine doing 20 lbs each for 10 reps. I have been doing this weight for months now, its not getting easier, and it still challenges me, so I figure it must be doing some good. I do notice my shirts fit better, and I can wear my tighter bra, and though tight, it does support me better. More than my normal droopy @$$ bra. Haahaa!
After gym, we went to Haggens, a trendy supermarket. They have a great bakery, and its stew with bread for husband and son tonight. I will have something else. We went to the candy section of the store and husband wanted milk chocolate malt balls. I looked and while it all screamed "buy me", I didn't pick out any! I chose two tomatoes, for a great tomato, avocado, lettuce, pepper jack cheese, lettuce, and pickle sandwich sandwich! My husband is now whining about the fact that each darn tomato was $2. Ok, ok, I could've waited patiently and bought the tomatoes for $2 a lb at Safeway..
Last night I gave in to both husband and son's pleas for fluffy tapioca. It was dinner, all warm, in bowls like creamy sweet soup!
Then we watched the Grand Sumo Wrestling. Aren't we an odd bunch? The fact that I totally understand what's going on, have favorites, is probably odd too. Hakuho bowed out like the second day of the 15 day tournament. Now Enho, this small little Sumo wrestler is entertaining, as well as Tochinochin, a wrestler from Georgia, a country in Caucasus. Anywhoo, its a rousing time, and we nightly yell, and carry on.💖I
💖Rebecca
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Okie hill country- I was on the chat with Homedepot when I purchased the Kohler toilet seat he said none with metal screws for the lids that he’s seen anymore. If it breaks again guess I’ll try someone else.
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Tracey: When I was a kid my parents took me to a dentist who was neither gentle nor kind. When I went off to college I found my own dentist. It was a whole new world. My current dentist is nice, but expensive. :ohwell:
Allie: Your dad was one of the good guys. So was mine. :flowerforyou:
Heather: Reading those old diaries is probably a reasonable cause for discombobulation. Sending (((hugs))) your way.
I’ve spent my day donating food to the food bank and updating my sourdough recipes to include a brown rice flour recipe in addition to the original unbleached flour recipe. DH can't eat or digest gluten so we moved to rice flour. I threw out the white rice based starter because it was too gritty and acidic for my tummy. I've switched to brown rice flour for the sourdough we use in cooking because it is less acidic and tastes more like the original sourdough. We're both happier. I will always keep the original unbleached all-purpose flour starter in the big crock. The brown rice starter is now in its own crock. We both win.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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Katla - Your sourdough starters sound amazing and great for both of you. I haven't kept my sourdough up since we moved. The artisan bread shops are everywhere in Hove, though expensive. But I only have to walk 100 yards for amazing bread. I can also get gluten free bread easily for friends who need it.
I used to make a very good 24 hr slow rise bread which was excellent and had that sourdough taste. I haven't made that recently either as I'm surrounded by sourdough. I might give it a go again as it was beloved by visitors.
When people visit they can't believe the number of bakeries. My favourite is Gail's which has every kind of expensive temptation. Their cheese straws are devil's work. :laugh: You would definitely sell your soul.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx5 -
I'm doing the military diet. I know. But, I'm doing it anyway. I'm not weighing myself. I'm walking at least forty minutes a day and I'm using resistance bands. My fitness pal tells me what I'll weigh in four or five weeks if I keep it up. I'm doing simple 300 calories meals. Not doing military diet perfectly but not all days are actually 800 calories. my clothes are loser. I'm going to keep it up and I'm going to grow vegetables in my aerogarden so I always have fresh. All I'm trying to do is get healthy and that means I'll lose weight but the scale drives me crazy and ours is broken anyway. So eating right and exercising daily is my new life style.8
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Oh and my rings are looser.5
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mystoflaura wrote: »I'm doing the military diet. I know. But, I'm doing it anyway. I'm not weighing myself. I'm walking at least forty minutes a day and I'm using resistance bands. My fitness pal tells me what I'll weigh in four or five weeks if I keep it up. I'm doing simple 300 calories meals. Not doing military diet perfectly but not all days are actually 800 calories. my clothes are loser. I'm going to keep it up and I'm going to grow vegetables in my aerogarden so I always have fresh. All I'm trying to do is get healthy and that means I'll lose weight but the scale drives me crazy and ours is broken anyway. So eating right and exercising daily is my new life style.
I learned a long time ago that the best food plan is the one you can stick to. If this is working for you and you feel well and energetic for exercise, then it's a great choice. One of the great features of this thread is that no one criticizes anyone else's food plan.
Barbie in NW WA5 -
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Sounds good!
Except for that bit about finally completing my To Do list!! That would take a solid 9 months working 10-12 hours a day.
I'll try to focus on some of the other things instead.
Machka in Oz
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Heather: I have had great success making sourdough pancakes and waffles, but the bread I tried to make was heavy as a big rock and much too chewy. Bread in general is a challenge in our house. I can eat commercial bread and be happy. DH has to eat gluten free bread. Some gluten free bread is okay and some is not as good –sort of like the sourdough bread I tried to make back when. :ohwell:
Machka: You’ve been a world traveler and loved it from what you’ve said. It seems like you’re currently trapped in a beautiful place. I wonder why you are restricted from travelling. If it is connected with your DH’s health situation, will travel opportunities improve as his health improves? I hope you will eventually be able to enjoy adventures of your choice again. :flowerforyou:
A longtime friend of ours will be here tomorrow with his wife. I’m looking forward to seeing them. They’re coming to get sourdough starter from us. I have a nice batch waiting for them in the refrigerator.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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Machka: You’ve been a world traveler and loved it from what you’ve said. It seems like you’re currently trapped in a beautiful place. I wonder why you are restricted from travelling. If it is connected with your DH’s health situation, will travel opportunities improve as his health improves? I hope you will eventually be able to enjoy adventures of your choice again. :flowerforyou:
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
My husband's health is part of it, but a greater part of it is Workers Compensation law which insists that he is available for work in our state 24/7/365 even though he is unable to work. It's complicated and may not resolve for a long time.
Machka in Oz3 -
Katla - my fear stems from a childhood dentist. I needed a tooth pulled and the dentist literally climbed on my lap to do it. I was young. He was the only dentist in the area. I was forced to go to him until I moved out. I didn’t see from age 17 to 23 when I had impacted wisdom teeth removed. They gave me a drug that knocked me out for that. I haven’t been back since until this past November. Fear and cost has been a great holdback.
Machka - WCB is great but such a long process for any serious injuries.
I survived the dentist, have two more appointments scheduled and then I think there will be two more after that to be scheduled. I am so grateful for the benefit plan I have now.
I thought I was getting the post in today, but that was not the case. They did the filling and took the impression for the crown. I’m not sure exactly what else they did. Tuesday I go for 2 more fillings.
I came home and had a long nap and now am feeling a bit hungry. I think I’ll have a bath and then decide what I can eat.
Tracey in Edmonton4 -
Yummy tried my new 60cal shake protein powder in my 30cal Unsweetened Almond milk 🥛 says you can put in water also.
It’s delicious in my opinion for first try. JR drank half through a straw!!! It’s his first straw attempt he actually drank from a straw!! He lived it. Clumsy but clumps are chocolaty . Said a blender solves that or strainer I used a straw same thing.
I’m so full from the macaroni was hoping to have the shake with some unsweetened apple pie 🥧 filling,but no room. Maybe after the macaroni gets used up.
Amber Tx
Had soup at lunch .2 -
stats for the day:
bike ride hm 2 gym, rain- 8.36min, 136mhr, 10.9amph, 1.56mi= 61c
apple watch- 62c
ROPE PULL- 15min, midset, lvl4 out of 7, 98ahr, 112mhr, 1731ft= 45c
apple watch- 99c
ARM SPIN MACHINE- 15min, 26.3aw, 35arpm, 122mhr, 2.66mi= 65c
apple watch- 107c
bike ride gym 2 dome, rain- 5.51min, 143mhr, 15.4amph, 1.50mi= 50c
apple watch- 55c
bike ride puy 2 sumn station, windy- 16.39min, 148mhr, 10.9amph, 3.03mi= 157c
apple watch- 113c
walk sta 2 wrk- 9.36min, 117mhr, 3.9ap, .62mi= 23c
apple watch- 53c
walk wrk 2 sta, windy- 8.14min, 3.6ap, 107mhr, .50mi= 24c
apple watch- 53c
bike ride dome 2 hm, windy- 23.22min, 6.6amph, 147mhr, 2.56mi= 205c
apple watch- 152c2 -
I guess having 3 cups a tea a day might not be such a great idea.. I'm up real late for me lol3
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Machka: You’ve been a world traveler and loved it from what you’ve said. It seems like you’re currently trapped in a beautiful place. I wonder why you are restricted from travelling. If it is connected with your DH’s health situation, will travel opportunities improve as his health improves? I hope you will eventually be able to enjoy adventures of your choice again. :flowerforyou:
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
My husband's health is part of it, but a greater part of it is Workers Compensation law which insists that he is available for work in our state 24/7/365 even though he is unable to work. It's complicated and may not resolve for a long time.
Machka in Oz
I'll also add that his health is likely as good as it is going to get. The assumption is that at about the 2-year point after a severe traumatic brain injury, the person is not likely to make any further significant improvements. The assumption is also that people who have sustained a severe traumatic brain injury are likely to deteriorate sooner and faster as they age.
Severe traumatic brain injury is permanent ... and WC isn't set up for permanent injuries, unfortunately.
M in Oz3
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