WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2020

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  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,290 Member
    Seems like I woke up every hour last night. Too much daytime sleeping, and no gym! The days do blur into one another.

    I took a typing class but it didn't help me much. I type about ten words a minute with one finger, less when my nails get long.

    Annie in Delaware
  • LisaInAR
    LisaInAR Posts: 2,020 Member
    I seriously feel like a pinball when shopping these days, trying to stay 6 feet away from people who are deTERmined to walk near me. Annoying - so I generally tend to order and do a no-touch pickup, where they put it directly in my trunk.
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,710 Member
    edited April 2020
    We don't have any trouble here getting fresh fruit and lovely vegetables. We are eating just the same, if not better than ever. :D
    The local butcher delivers, so we are eating the same amount of meat as usual, but I have always eaten a lot of fish, crustaceans, and try to be veggie at least one day a week. Yesterday was frittata. I would do more vegan meals, but DH isn't too keen.
    Our stores are all very good with the social distancing. Lots of space, one in one out.
    We can't get a delivery slot at all from the supermarket, and I have tried every day, unless you are on the government's list of extremely vulnerable. Luckily our shopping is not a problem, but there are just a few things you can only get at the mega supermarket. I'm just using something else.
    I do have a system when I get home of taking gloves and sunglasses off, washing hands, unpacking to put away, washing hands, wiping handles of trolley, bag etc with alcohol. I don't strip off and shower. I would if there was someone extremely vulnerable in the house.
    Most people I know personally are eating very well as they have time to cook. :D
    Most people I know are not finding it hard because they are lucky to have nice places to live and a garden.
    I feel for the people with money worries, abusive partners, vulnerable friends and family, loads of kids, no space. Dangerous jobs. Front line workers. Isolation.
    I am so grateful for my situation, but I am pining for my grandchildren.
    The robot dog for Max's birthday arrived at 8 am this morning. <3

    KJ - Unfortunately the purple washed out. Fun idea though.

    My next clue. Exercise machine.

    Just been out for my 5k run. Beautiful day, blue sea. A couple of people swimming and canoeing. People on the beach, but very spread out. Lovely. Not too hot.
    I really didn't feel like going out, but remembered that you never regret a run. Also that the hardest bit is getting your trainers on and getting out of the door.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • 1948Peachy
    1948Peachy Posts: 1,511 Member
    edited April 2020
    LUCY ~ Hugs for you and Rocky. Several of us have lost our beloved pets since Christmas. It takes a hunk out of your life!

    BARBIE ~ Your shopping strategies seem reasonable and well planned. I am doing the same thing.

    Loving all the grandchildren pictures! Keep them coming ladies!

    Carol in GA

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,611 Member
    cityjaneLondon wrote: »
    Most people I know personally are eating very well as they have time to cook. :D

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

    We're eating well!

    First, we've been harvesting veggies and apples from our garden.
    Second, I started buying some extra food about a month before the panic set in so we could probably eat well for a month without shopping anywhere.

    This means we've got quite a lot of variety. Different things for dinner each evening. And I've been enjoying fresh cucumber and cheese sandwiches at lunch which I love. Plus I've got probably 2 weeks worth of my usual work lunch if I wanted to return to that again.

    I do need to eat more yogurt this coming week or it will go off.

    M in Oz
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,710 Member
    Next clue, think digital.

    Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,611 Member
    edited April 2020
    cityjaneLondon wrote: »
    Next clue, think digital.

    Heather UK xxxxxxxx

    What was the question again?


    Here ...

    How can 12 become 28, 11 become 30 and 10 become 52 ?


    I had an idea, but it didn't work ... didn't create a pattern.
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Nancy from TX: Welcome to a great group! :star:

    Terri: I love Always Look on the Bright Side of Life. Monte Python at its best! :bigsmile:

    Lisa: Enjoy your painting. :bigsmile:


    Regarding shopping: I take advantage of Senior Hours in local stores whenever possible. I always wear a mask and gloves, and always bag my own groceries. It seems to be working well enough. :smiley: Our local stores will shop for you and deliver to curbside if you call in advance & ask. We tried it once, but I really like to go in and choose my own selections if possible.

    I tried a new vegetable oil for making salad dressing yesterday. We’ve been using canola oil for ages but decided to try avocado oil. It was lovely in flavor and has a better nutrition balance as well. WIN!!!!

    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,710 Member
    Next clue. This is my alarm clock.
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    Love Heather UK XXXXXX
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,658 Member
    Good morning! B)

    Back from my morning shopping - the stores were pretty empty. Of course, I was at Walmart at 7:10 (they opened at 7) then Safeway at around 7:40. Love my early morning shopping when it's not crowded. I'm getting some indication of some normalcy returning. Still not a lot of TP, but there was a bit of paper towels and bleach.

    Only concern was I didn't see the usual checkers at Walmart. Of course, it was pretty early and I know some don't come on shift until 8 or 10. I asked a fellow minding the self-checkouts (hadn't seen him before) if any of them had gotten sick. He said not, but they weren't coming in - they were self isolating. Maybe it's just cautionary since many of them had worked for weeks without masks, gloves, any sanitizing sprays or wipes in their areas.

    Anyhow, stocked up and shouldn't need to hit Walmart for 2 weeks.

    Have a good day, ladies! <3

    Lanette
    SW WA State
  • JRsLateInLifeMom
    JRsLateInLifeMom Posts: 2,275 Member
    edited April 2020
    Terri y Karen laughing so hard from guine pigs own museum to Monty Python lol. I miss Monty Python some just can’t be topped!

    Luci- My trick is lots in the garage little in the house! I can’t have nicknacks down low or barely at all with JR lol 😂. So less dusting. Tile floors lots! Only 4 small carpet areas. We still have our tiny amount of furniture from when we lived in a tiny very tiny rental trailer (was so tiny they pieces to RVs together to make it) y tiny rental houses where they provided most of the furniture.New furniture in the far future very far .

    Lol Heather I remember explaining military time to Daughter before she shipped off to the Navy she wouldn’t listen. 20minutes after departing she texts what does this mean?? Spent a week explaining it by text y calls lol 😂. She finally caught on when she was hospitalized straight from boot camp fainted (period had just finished had t slept in days bad combination 2 girls same time died from the exact same complications heavy periods not enough fluids was the cause). They now ask girls that personnel questions hydrate them before the testing. A boy died same test but different reasons they missed a heart condition he was unaware of their more careful about that too. Another boy hospitalized with Daughter they both had stayed up working 72hrs straight before the test with not enough water they changed it to those with the special duties get a few hours to rest before the test. Good news is they tested her for everything she’s 100% healthy her friend (still buddies with due to their hospital y work bonding) is now on meds for an undiagnosed blood pressure issue... funny what children’s doctors miss for some they always said he was stressed from school he told me now he knows it was his diet!! No issues off the meds now that his diet has no salt y is tailored to him. Daughters is tailored for Pescatarians but she loves MRI meals they call her nuts lol 😂 so she been known to indulge with an MRI coffee ☕️ y MRI meal. She hates sweets tho unless it’s ice cream or Starbucks Frappuccino. Been missing her.

    Amber Tx

    Boiled egg 🥚 with broccoli Normandy for brunch. Thinking salad 🥗 later on yummy . 2eggs with cheesy cheese sticks (offered the pizza Gal a mask 😷 from my late moms cancer days she said she had one was embarrassed to wear it made that college age girl promise to put it on. The other girl training here said told you you needed it! Lol 😂. I also let her know it’s mandatory in the city now. Heard hubby bark stop trying to give away our masks!!) I wasn’t giving our worker ones out! He thinks the young need to get sewing he said we may need moms of the workers families need one or them. He probably right but Mom instincts kick in! Drinking Diet Coke I know it’s bad for the teeth enamel so I need to not indulge in it when we order pizza for JR...yes he still picky.

    My Uncle in his 80’s was happy meals on wheels has provided him with masks to gloves for delivery now...he delivers he refuses to rest ever since Vietnam raising us kids (he helped Dad raise me take care of my mom he also raised 2 kids he found in the side of the road..took in 2 Swedish exchange students who still come down stay with him lol). He a Church Deacon to cares with Dad y Aunt a 90 ur old man. They just don’t rest!

    Indoor exercising again with JR. Glad I started him exercising young he finally doesn’t stop me or cry he participates.Patience is a Virtue like I tell him daily lol.

    Dios es importante, la familia lo es todo
    Nos verán a través de
  • sh0tzz99
    sh0tzz99 Posts: 971 Member
    Hello All. A lot has been going on lately. Well, a lot compared to my normal life.

    First, virtual hugs to those in need.

    The mister is still struggling with debilitating pain. He is at his wits' end as to what to do. He can't get an appt. at the specialist till June and honestly, I think he will have done irreparable damage trying to alleviate pain by then, if it hasn't already happened. I think his doctors are violating their hippocratic oath by refusing to see him or trying to help. He's starting to go into depression over this.

    As for the FIL, he is not well either. He is on the mend after surgery, but his emotional well-being is on the decline. He's many thousands of miles away. With the COVID-19 restrictions, it would be impossible to visit anyway. Fortunately, he's stayed virus free for the time-being.

    As for the shelter in place, I don't find it much different from my normal life. I am very much an introvert and usually avoid large groups anyway.

    I hate group projects and even chose my master's degree program because the university promised no group projects. Like Machka, I usually ended up doing most of the work and got frustrated by my groupmates' lack of effort. I was beyond furious when one of my instructors in that program made us do a group project. The good news is that my 2 partners actually stepped up and one of them is now a very dear friend. I even still keep in touch with that instructor.

    However, I still hate group things and I hate talking on the phone, but much prefer that over a Zoom call. The appeal of Zoom happy hours escapes me.

    I don't find my behavior changing much due to the virus. I work from home and don't have a car, so even before this, going out had to be intentional. My hands have always been dry and cracked from "over-washing," so that's not new to me. The biggest difference for me is having the mister home all the time and unable to do much. I also find it much more crowded in our neighborhood when I try to run.

    What I hope will result from this is more cleanliness in general in public places. Using a public toilet is quite a disgusting task and hopefully, that will change. I carry antibacterial wipes with me and use them often. I have always wiped down my phone somewhat regularly, but especially after being around children.

    Tina in CA
  • sh0tzz99
    sh0tzz99 Posts: 971 Member
    Michele - I too was shocked to find out how old Jess is. I also thought she was in her early 20s. When my mother visits me, I take care of her. I cook for her. I don't even let her help unless I'm teaching her how to make something and she wants to. The same goes for when I visit her. I cook, I clean up, I run errands for her. One of the first things I do is go to the store and buy my own food.

    I do let both my parents do what they want to do for me, not what I think they should do. Perhaps you want to do all of that for her?

    Typing -- I used to 10 finger type up to 90 WPM accurately. I can still type pretty fast, but I don't have the flexibility in my fingers or the muscle shape in my arms like I used to. I was coloring with my niece on a video chat and my arm hurt like crazy the next day.

    I can still type and carry on a conversation while looking at the other person. It boggles the mister's mind that I can do that.

    Tina in CA
  • SuziQ113
    SuziQ113 Posts: 1,520 Member
    Katla49 wrote: »
    Nancy from TX: Welcome to a great group! :star:

    Terri: I love Always Look on the Bright Side of Life. Monte Python at its best! :bigsmile:

    Lisa: Enjoy your painting. :bigsmile:


    Regarding shopping: I take advantage of Senior Hours in local stores whenever possible. I always wear a mask and gloves, and always bag my own groceries. It seems to be working well enough. :smiley: Our local stores will shop for you and deliver to curbside if you call in advance & ask. We tried it once, but I really like to go in and choose my own selections if possible.

    I tried a new vegetable oil for making salad dressing yesterday. We’ve been using canola oil for ages but decided to try avocado oil. It was lovely in flavor and has a better nutrition balance as well. WIN!!!!

    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

    Avocado oil is wonderful! It is also more stable than olive oil when sauteing/cooking with high heat.
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,710 Member
    edited April 2020
    Edie said that the quiz that DH set her was great and the "perfect level" . :laugh: It was on gymnastics, which she loves.

    No one has worked out my puzzle yet. DH got it straight away the minute I told him. ;) It is a category question.

    DH said tonight that he thought nobody could be eating better than us. :D We had veal escalopes, cavalo nero, and tinned (dried) haricots with garlic and olive oil. The veal had a sprinkling of lemon juice, lemon zest, garlic and sage from the garden.
    Next is DH'S stewed pears with salted caramel sauce and homemade yogurt.
    Then chocolate. Luckily I have burnt 950 calories today. :p

    Then I had a row with DH about where Amazon had left a delivery package. He had put it in the wheely bin because it had been left beside it. Fortunately I looked it up on line saw they had delivered it and got it out of the bin. It is a big pack of oregano.
    I wasn't cross, I just wanted to know where it was. He is super sensitive. Grrrrrr!

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,046 Member
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  • trucker743
    trucker743 Posts: 394 Member
    Lisa In AR, I too am not fond of surprises, which explains my dislike of the jump cut in suspenseful films. One of the most palpitation-inducing moments of my life was that final scene in “Carrie”, the movie based on the Stephen King book. It also explains why I enjoy suspense and even some horror in books. It doesn’t present the unanticipated image as film does.

    Barbara AHMOD! Those were indeed wonderful days. Back then I still believed in the perfectability of mankind, lol. Of course that’s also the era when my coworker and I during slow times would push off in our swivel office chairs from the file cabinets and compete to see who would roll the farthest. I recall the Hof Brau Haus, and I met my second husband at Der Wienerschnitzel. I wore paisley a lot at home, but not bell bottoms. I went for the more discreet minidresses, being of some size even then (170s), but still having great legs.

    I don’t recall who mentioned that idealism is for the young and cynicism a province of the old. I still can’t quite think of myself as a cynic. I’m too delusional for that.

    Machka, that’s the way my Safeway deliveries work, when I can get a slot. It’s very convenient.

    DrKatieBug, including weight loss strategies in the great controversies is so very apt! However, somehow it doesn’t fragment this group as it does my hospital’s Bariatric weight loss group. We’ve all agreed to agree that whatever gets you to your goal and keeps you there is your business and not a topic for discussion unless one hits a dreaded “plateau”! I had one four weeks out from my surgery that lasted three weeks. Just keeping on with what my dietician told me worked best in the long run.

    Oh, Rita! Spot on! Dead spot on! Love the pictures of the buildings, by the way!

    Heather, if Barbie is our anchor and our rock, which she totally is, then you are our “gossamer wings”!

    Barbie! Oh gosh! I winced when I saw the slide, lol! But ain’t it the truth?

    Ketone Karen! Somehow the “Promenade” section of “Moussorgski’s (sp?) Pictures At An Exhibition” played inexorably in my mind with the Guinea Pig Gallery. I like Cavies! They always sound cheerful with their whistles the instant they’re aware of your (the food’s!) presence.

    Welcome, Nancy! I love this app for the tracking and this group for the insight AND the companionship I feel here. Not to mention the sometimes “awful” (read awe-inspiring!) humor that shows up from time to time.

    KJ(Kelly), ”small children and a hungry Miss Kelly”! Oh! The images!

    Julie Bananas, I’m glad to hear of your very productive shopping. I had a day like that last Wednesday. I’m still enjoying the bounty.

    Hello, LonParTex!

    Oh Allie! Owee! I too am of the “grit my teeth! I CAN do this!” school of household activities. Take care, m’dear!

    SuziQ, Albertson’s used to have the best pineapple bran muffins. Your ability to swap ingredients at the drop of a hat eludes me. I’ll have to lookup a recipe and hope.

    Work is now down to 4 hrs M & F, 5 hrs S. More my speed at 77. I need some walking time badly. And why, oh why are all the Senior times early in the mornings? Some of us ARE night owls, you know!

    Sharon Near Seattle

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