WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2020
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Lisa - Adorable pics! I can only stand my much beloved grandchildren for very short periods, especially if there is more than one at a time. Excited to see them come. Delighted to see them go.
Here is Saga's offer. I need to know if the "voucher" is covered by ABTA if Saga goes bust. The 2021 brochure is coming out on March 24th so would be able to book v soon.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx6 -
cityjaneLondon wrote: »Lisa - Adorable pics! I can only stand my much beloved grandchildren for very short periods, especially if there is more than one at a time. Excited to see them come. Delighted to see them go.
Here is Saga's offer. I need to know if the "voucher" is covered by ABTA if Saga goes bust. The 2021 brochure is coming out on March 24th so would be able to book v soon.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
Heather - I would take the money back now. While 25% extra is great, 100% now is better in my book than 125% you may or may not be able to use. If you take the voucher and then decide to not use it (for whatever reason), you can't get a cash refund until the voucher runs out in two years. They will probably have a large number of vouchers expire at the same time, so who knows how long the refund process will take at that time. I will be the first to say I don't know how bankruptcy laws work in the UK, if this were the US and the company went bankrupt, the voucher amounts, although large to each person, will be such a small amount of what the company owed overall when it went kaput that the individual people would never see a dime.
Okie in the TX Hill Country5 -
Morning! My kitchen will get a deep clean today!
I can relate to both opinions expressed about our corona virus posts, I skim when I need to.
Barbara lucky neighbor to make a new friend in you and your DH.
Beth rachel is staying in geneseo with online courses -she has a great apt and 2 awesome friends she’s living with. She will graduate that is the main thing (ceremony is not a certainty).
Love all you ladies.
NYKAREN
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Okie - I'm thinking the same thing. In the UK a booked holiday is covered by ABTA, but I don't know if that applies to a voucher. Probably not.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx4 -
3) I need to run some experiments to see if I can access a few things from work at home. Not expecting much but it will give me an idea what might need to be done.
Machka in Oz
So ... a few of my work things work at home! I can book leave and take the short online courses they keep encouraging us to take. Not overly helpful. I'll have to ask for home access for a couple other things.
BTW - because we don't know if we're going to be sent home or moved or whatever, I've taken the opportunity to clean my office area ... specifically to clean out my office area.
I've been in that particular office for about 4 years now and have amassed personal stuff there like shoes, greeting cards just in case I need them for something all of a sudden, a brand new spare pair of socks, boxes of tea I've never even opened, food, etc.
So I've been bringing a few things home each day.
It's probably not a bad idea ... there are a few things which are past their use-by dates!! Plus it's a chance to organise things. Kind of a fresh start. I do feel better when I've got an organised work space.
Machka in Oz6 -
HEATHER glad you have decision on cruise
We're a bit stressed at the moment as DH has a heavy cold and bad chest he's had it for just over a week sure it's not Corona but we are due to fly to Spain on Tuesday I may be going alone
Kate UK5 -
Morning Ladies~I am up and having my tea..
I could not sleep for the life of me and then remembered I had adivan.. I took 1/2 and then had to take the other 1/2 and finally got to sleep.. so much running through my mind,,
my granddaughters school will be closed for 2 weeks so I will have her for that time...
right now I am taking things a day at a time.. without trying to freak out...6 -
grandmallie wrote: »right now I am taking things a day at a time.. without trying to freak out...
That's all any of us can do.
That's all I've been doing for 2 years now ... with the occasional "freak out" moments.
I keep telling myself "one day at a time" and "we won't know till we get there". That second one was a 'mantra' for my husband and me from the time we started our relationship. Any time either of us would start to worry, we'd tell each other "we won't know till we get there". So we plan and prepare and try to get all our ducks in a row (or at least in the same pond) ... and see what happens.
All the best!
M in Oz
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LISA ~ Thanks for your comments. I totally agree!
Carol in GA3 -
Allie I'm learning deep breathing techniques for my singing so I have enough air to properly sustain notes. The up side of deep breathing is it calms you down.
When you deep breath you keep your shoulders down and breath deep enough that your stomach comes out as your diagram goes down.
I also go to meditation music and listen to the ones that have piano and scenes from nature. I mentioned this before in how helpful I found listening to this in times of intense stress.
I say enjoy your granddaughter and give yourself some slack. You are not alone.
Margaret 4 -
Kate UK - Sorry to hear about your holiday worries. Spain is having a lot of problems. Is it worth going? They are taking stricter measures than us.
Allie - I hope looking after your granddaughter won't stop you being active in looking for a job. Perhaps she could help you! 
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx3 -
Bummer: We have been encouraged to increase our tele-work day schedules, but not directed to work from home totally yet.
Corona Impact: We cancelled out our trip to Virginia Beach for next week. We decided to have some friends join us at a local restaurant for dinner Wednesday to celebrate DH’s 71st birthday. Now I’m not sure we should even do that.
I managed to order my groceries for delivery Saturday morning. Whew! I was getting worried that there wouldn't be much left on the store shelves. Up to this point DH has been pretty resistant about the grocery pickup and delivery services. This morning after hearing about the stores’ long lines and lack of stock for some things he caved in. I was relieved and pleased.
OMG! For the first time in my life I owe taxes.
I’ll make sure this doesn’t happen again by changing my deductions.
Katla: Happy 50th Anniversary in advance.
Mary: I often self sabotage too.
I just try to keep my mind on my goal. The most important thing after you fall off the wagon is getting back up there.
Debby: I hadn’t heard about the cases in Williamsburg and Yorktown. I’ve been thinking that most of the cases have occurred near military bases in Virginia.
Barbara: Thanks for the Epsom salt bath suggestion. Yes indeed! It does ease the itching but it also dries my skin out which aggravates the eczema even more. The web says lukewarm showers using a gentle cleanser, pat dry and liberally apply the cortisteriod. The doctor is going to give me a shot to relieve the itching on Tuesday along with my biopsy results.
Heather: I feel the same way about my grandchildren. “Excited to see them come. Delighted to see them go.”
Take care!
Tere in RVA
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Heather So glad Saga finally cancelled their cruises. I felt certain they would, but just in the nick of time! I would take the refund now.
Machka
Lisa LOL!!! If our kids only knew…
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Learning Coach for grandson today. Mostly Algebra, which he detests. His younger sister is home because our county schools are closed for a Preparedness Day for teachers in anticipation of area-wide school closings. Grandson is going to find this unfair and be in a foul mood most likely. This should be fun.
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Karen in Virginia7 -
It was yesterday ... but I'm celebrating today.
M in Oz6 -
cityjaneLondon wrote: »Kate UK - Sorry to hear about your holiday worries. Spain is having a lot of problems. Is it worth going? They are taking stricter measures than us.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
Waiting to see if flights are cancelled still a couple of days.2 -
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JR undies have rubber inside so holds the wetness in more.Still doesn’t phase him tho . He must have a high thresh hold for wet discomfort I’d be wanting dryness. Going to keep trying maybe he’ll catch on soon to what Y why I want him to stay dry for.
Concentration on JRs birthday with Pawpaw tomorrow. Happy thoughts 💭.
We’re all informed got the links to check to make daily decisions.Seeing bad sources popping up from them tabloids (Elvis had an aliens 👽 baby ones) on the news even now. Just keep living make any changes we need to as we go to our daily routines to meals. If we figure out low cal recipes for a stockpile of ramen noodles post it.
Big hugs guys. We got to look forward like Women who have survived in the past from wars to outbreaks. They were the back bones 🦴 in such times of trials y tribulations so are we (same DNA 🧬! Same instincts!) we can do this.Hard but will get through.
Amber Tx4 -
Good morning ladies!
And we have a chilly morning with snow in the forecast.
Barbara AHMOD - it sure warmed my heart to read about you taking your elderly neighbor in for a warm-up. Brave of her to leave her house and actually come to a neighbor's. We could all be there some day. Dog-washing... crossing fingers there's another groomer close to you. Can be quite a task even when they are small like ours.
Margaret and those of you with family members who are medically fragile-sending good thoughts your way. You are doing the right stuff, using common sense. I turned into a compulsive hand-washer several years ago and nary a sniffle (other than allergies) has reared its ugly head in our house despite us never getting flu shots.
Lisa - bet it IS good to have your house back to normal. Where did you say the family was headed?
Katla and Tere - what is it about those darn huge pickups? Ever since I read about your mishaps, it seems those flippin monsters end up parking next to me... so hard to back out of a parking place as I can't see around them. Wish they'd be directed to park down by where the RV's park, or at least out by themselves. Anyhow, glad insurances will be making things right. Such a hassle and worry though.
Rebecca - love those Athena pix. Holy smokes she's growing fast! I know grandparents aren't supposed to ask - have the kids said if they have plans to eventually add a brother or sister for her?
Heather - I agree, take the money and run, lol. By the way - glad your DH's blood test scare turned out to be nothing, and glad no long term damage from the fainting.
Here's my latest Master Gardener volunteer saga and has to do with criminal history background checks! How's that for a lead-in? It's an epistle so free to skip.
Because we often interact with children, volunteers are required to go through criminal history background checks every 2 years per the state policy. In the past, we've submitted name, social security number, and date of birth (no fingerprints) to the county coordinator which was then forwarded directly to the State Patrol for checking through the state and national database for any hits.
Now, we are due again. This time, they have contracted with a third party vendor and we've been instructed to go online and submit our information. So I got onto this vendor's website and actually read the "read this then sign" information. It was about our rights for doing them a credit check. That sent off my alarms. I emailed our county coordinator and asked him what this was all about.
He answered back not to worry, they weren't going to do a credit check, just the criminal history part, and he gave me every assurance it would be fine. Something still didn't seem right.
I went back online to the vendor's website and searched out their legal part - terms of service. Disclaimers all over the place.
I then emailed their legal department and specifically asked, if they were hacked, would they assume any responsibility for financial problems we volunteers might have as a result? Like when Equifax got hacked?
I never had any concerns about that when information was forwarded directly to State Patrol.
Haven't heard back. I'm guessing their answer is a big no, and how could they? I went thru the complete background with fingerprints several months ago for a concealed carry permit, and if the MG folks won't accept that, I am done.
Covid-19.I agree we are approaching over-saturation level here. Additional suggestion - especially for the "news reports" that have videos - how about putting them in a spoiler? Or just providing a link so those of us with interest can explore further?
Weight-wise.... I've reached maintenance and now the challenge really begins.... can I allow treats in at night and still skip breakfast doing a 16 or 17 hour fast without gaining? Going on my 3rd month. Got a jar of Kim Chee at the store and it's really good and gingery and garlicky, all things good for the immune system. Keeps the vampires away too.
Mary - you look great. But a question - have you changed anything in your 19:5 plan that is causing you worry? Maybe you said and I missed it.
Heading to town shortly to get my early morning shopping done before the zombies rise, lol.
Make it a good Friday the 13th, ladies. We still have many, many blessings and things to be grateful for despite the gloom and doom news reports.
Lanette
SW WA State5 -
Now found out we can change our flight with Ryan air without paying a fee just trying to check what happens with the accommodation
Kate UK5
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