WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2020
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The Government has just announced advice that the over 70s and those in poor health should not go on cruises.
Hoping for a phone call and maybe a good offer.
Allie - Get some advice. Sounds like a lot of money.
Katla - glad you are feeling more like your old self. Bad DH. Naughty boy. I was watching a programme yesterday and the diabetic guy said he has breakfast just before he goes to bed.
My difficult friend is not going to the restaurant we had booked.
The COBRA meeting was very helpful to us. Awaiting results from Saga. I watched the announcement live. With bated breath.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx4 -
JanetO: If world health worries resolve in time, fall in the Pacific NW can be gorgeous and is often a better choice than spring. This year fall and winter have been warmer and dryer than usual here in the Pacific NW. I hope that carries to the time you are able to come to WA State and feel safe about it. I am not planning to fly any where until this world health crisis is over. :noway:
This March will be 50th wedding anniversary. We hope to have our children and grandchildren come and visit the site where we were married. The actual wedding occurred in March, but our current plan is to have the celebration this summer and celebrate family birthdays at the same time. We will have to work around the world health crisis. I don’t want any of my kids exposed to the virus. We can schedule the celebration when air travel is safe, even if our 50th anniversary celebration turns into a 51st celebration.
Katla
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Hi Ladies,
I ran across some Covid 19 info I hadn't seen before. I avoid watching the news about it anymore and reading anything other than official info put out by the CDC and our local health department. Here goes....
According to Shenzhen Hospital (Guangdong Province, China) here is the most recent update on important findings:
THE SYMPTOMS
It will first infect the throat, so you’ll have a sore throat lasting 3 / 4 days
The virus then blends into a nasal fluid that enters the trachea and then the lungs, causing pneumonia. This takes about 5 / 6 days further.
With the pneumonia comes high fever and difficulty in breathing.
The nasal congestion is not like the normal kind. You feel like you’re drowning. It’s imperative you then seek immediate attention.
If you have a runny nose and sputum, you have a common cold
Coronavirus pneumonia is a dry cough with no runny nose.
This new virus is not heat-resistant and will be killed by a temperature of just 80 degrees F (It appears to hate the Sun).
Contagion and Prevention:
If someone sneezes with it, it takes about 10 feet before it drops to the ground and is no longer airborne.
If it drops on a metal surface it will live for at least 12 hours – so if you come into contact with any metal surface – wash your hands as soon as you can with a bacterial soap.
On fabric it can survive for 6-12 hours. normal laundry detergent will kill it.
Drink water. When droplets enter the mouth, they can be flushed in the stomach and destroyed by stomach acid. If they sit in the mouth, it will enter the sinuses and lung.
Drinking warm water is effective for all viruses. Try not to drink liquids with ice.
You should also gargle as a prevention. A simple solution of salt in warm water will suffice.
Wash your hands frequently as the virus can only live on your hands for 5-10 minutes, but – a lot can happen during that time – you can rub your eyes, pick your nose unwittingly and so on.
Link to the article if you want to read more: https://deborahlisemota.com/how-will-covid-19-impact-you-heres-a-genetic-perspective/?fbclid=IwAR1Me2Bb2wHmkRimRND7vT0vWOvpgXQ8f7g6QFoHoa0GTZKNcLiA1tB6j9w
Lanette
SW WA State
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grandmallie wrote: »I'm having a bit a bit of panic..so I spoke to the tax preparer and was in for a bit of a shock.. I pay quarterly to the state and IRS because I get alimony.. I am working part time and somehow when my boss took over they messed up the w4 and didnt withdraw enough. So on top of the quarterly payments I owe 2300.00 that's rediculous...ugh no my stomach is churning
That happened with my subbing too. They changed the withholding amounts this year so your part time work might have been under the theshold for withholding and/ or the government reduced the amount to withhold. I think they did this on purpose hoping we would go out and spend more.
We are more than likely going to owe taxes too this year. I agree contact IRS and set up a payment schedule.
It does sound like there might will be breathing room this year in that they will delay filing. Have your tax preparer go over what you think you will need to pay next year. I know they expect timely payments. One year we had a windfall late in the year. I tried to pay more taxes to cover it. The still charged us a penalty because we paid the extra late in the year. We missed the cyrstal ball that year. We were also late with one of payments this year and will more than likely have a penalty for that.
In future check your pay stubs. It will say on the stubs how much they take out for taxes. If none or not enough is taken out adust your quarterly payments. You could also adjust how much is taken out with a W4 form.
Sorry this happened to you.3 -
Kiwi, KarenVA, Michele, Katla , thanks for the feedback! I know it’s psychological, but whenever I over eat I stop weighing myself and mentally give up! It’s like I sabotage myself! I would get down to my maintenance weight and yo-yo back up 10 pounds sometimes more. Does anyone know how to stop this cycle? I am at my lowest weight now and I’m trying to slowly lose excess fat and add muscle, but I noticed this pattern of self sabotage rearing it’s ugly head!
Thanks for your support!
Mary from Arizona/Minnesota5 -
The upside of covid-19 is that my BFF, her hub (my hubs BFF) and their daughter are headed here instead of going to Paris. They cancelled their trip last night and rerouted here. I'm not sure how long they'll be here, but I'm ready. I did forget limes at the grocery store so we'll have to go back. I know they are going to want mai-tais and I can't make those without LOTS of limes. I'm seeing a patio therapy session for our neighborhood friends in my future this weekend.
We are having our trees trimmed and three dead trees taken down. They have the dead ones down and the back pasture trimmed. They are working on the front yard and side yard simultaneously. I hope they finish today. If not, they can do it tomorrow without us
. Heck, they may have to finish tonight without us, the friends want Lupe Tortilla beef fajitas for dinner and we will probably head out around 6:30. They didn't wrap up last night until almost 8.
Okie in the TX Hill Country8 -
Allie – so sorry you owe that money. I bet you can get a payment schedule
Katla – very congratulations. Not many couples make it to 50 today, so you and your hubby are to be commended
Michele NC4 -
auntiebk, my eldest daughter’s children are 28, 22, 19 & 14. Between jobs, school and children, they’re providing help on the days they can. Her husband is flying in from CA next Wed and will be there until Sunday. He’s on a last-minute push to finish a job down there. That’s why my help mud-week and day of surgery is so important.
Sharon In Seattle5 -
The Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia just declared a State of Emergency. So after tomorrow, we will be teleworking!5
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Karen in Va-just checking in on you.My hubby and son say they’re shutting a lot of places down in Richmond.
My sources have let me know that sams,Costco Walmart food lion and almost all local dollar stores are out of toilet paper,bleach,alcohol,witch hazel,hand sanitizer,and most peroxide.🤦♀️If it comes,it comes.Commomn sense is most key.
Debby in Va3 -
Hubby worried now his job cannot be done from home (Construction). Weight of the world on his shoulders so Didnt say anything when he turned the nice healthy meal down for cake instead.
JR chose to wear underwear 🩲 after 2 accidents wanted the diaper. (2 diapers saved today!) so far saved (7 diapers total). Found cloth diaper inserts for his underwear 🩲 with built in rubber liners inside. Even if the Coronovirus subsides this spring I still need to potty 🚽 train either way. If it doesn’t will be glad to have these. Hoping they arrive ! Not a time for a lost package 📦 or a seller who wants the money but not to send anything. Will be watching the mail for them!
JR uses 7 diapers a day a box lasts 12days sz6. So 7 diapers is a days worth saved!
Amber Tx
Played outside in backyard, bone broth soup 🥣 with steak sandwich 🥪 yummy.2 -
It's cancellation day on the news. Sounds like a Nationwide snow day. Or month. I wonder what the chances are that my flight to Tucson will be cancelled in two weeks. I just looked up the airline and they say I can rebook later this year. But the whole point was to get a dose of early spring sunshine. I better call the ranch and see what's up. So sad to cancel.6
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Mary from AZ/MN - I feel your pain. One day I can be 5 pounds lighter or heavier than the day before. This is due mostly to water retention/loss. I weigh myself every day. As long as I stay within my window of 5 pounds, I am generally OK. However, I track it too and if I see a trend upward for a period of a couple of weeks, I take quick action. And watching calorie intake is key.
I'm at my lowest weight since high school and in the best overall shape and tone and I still look in the mirror and am unhappy. I don't think that will ever change because it just....is. I just appreciate every compliment I get, say thank you, move on, and try not to let it get me down. I like seeing muscle tone. I like being a "small" or "extra small" in vanity sizes. Those little things keep me lifting the weights and running the miles and watching what I put in my mouth. I also avoid buying food that sabotages my food intake.
But I also splurge often and I don't beat myself up over it.
Tina in CA6 -
terewilliams wrote: »
Karen: Fabulous before and after pictures! Congratulations!
Tere in RVA
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Tere in RVA
Those photos were of Mary, not me. I reposted them from her success thread.
Karen in Virginia3 -
Workoutahloic50 wrote: »Karen in Va-just checking in on you.My hubby and son say they’re shutting a lot of places down in Richmond.
My sources have let me know that sams,Costco Walmart food lion and almost all local dollar stores are out of toilet paper,bleach,alcohol,witch hazel,hand sanitizer,and most peroxide.🤦♀️If it comes,it comes.Commomn sense is most key.
Debby in Va
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Debby in VA
We're good! How about you?
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Rebecca Those last photos of Athena. Can she get any cuter? She has stolen my heart.
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Mary The only thing I can think to avoid the fluctuation is to weigh yourself every morning and if your weight is more than 2-3 lbs over your weight goal, activate your plan. You are certainly capable of that kind of discipline and if I understand you correctly, it would make you happier to have tighter control. The other idea is to try on your "skinny jeans" every day. When they're hard to button, time to buckle down for a week or two.
Karen in Virginia5 -
I am mentally exhausted, going to bed..7
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Well JRs realizing I’m not allowing picky eating as much. This isn’t a time to decide mommy new cheese 🧀 (only one we found in the section was picked over) isn’t to his liking. He turned 3yrs old we all k ow how new rules come with that even more at 4yrs old5 -
Karen in Va-we’re good.We have heard there’s confirmed cases in Williamsburg as well as Yorktown. But I think we’ll be fine as I hope y’all will be too.
Debby in Va4 -
Wash your tablets and cell phones often.
All schools closing in Ohio starting Monday until at least April 3. No large gatherings with a few exceptions. Suppose to go to banquets next two weekends. Guess we are wait and see. Craziness.......Feel badly for families with young kids.
Funeral to go to tomorrow night. It is a stop and go as we know the son but didn't know the deceased. Then will stop at store for a few things.
Tired tonight. SIL actually stayed at shop until 3 and helped me out. Husband actually did dishes for me tonight. I am heading to bed. Throat hurts bad today. Btw- it and my mouth have been sore since December.
Hugs!
Love!
Stay safe!
😚
Kylia in crazy Ohio3 -
COVID-19 Mythbusters!
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/myth-busters
Our news services has also done an article on myths related to COVID-19 too.
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/weird-coronavirus-advice-being-spread-thats-wholly-untrue/news-story/0f080466fbec43b474df811d4e69b7f0
However, we can take steps to prepare ...
M in Oz2
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