WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2020

Vicki-wondering if hives started after they put you on something for iron deficiency? Some of that stuff can cause that reaction . . . .hope the rest of your life settles down.

Allie-happy to hear they are calling someone in for Faith. Good of you to be her advocate.

Spent almost 5 hours in office today. Bit strange being out that long, but needed to have in person meeting, check on some things, sign some things. One more step in figuring out how to manage this stuff!

Tracey-governor is asking for those of living in various zip codes in this part of state to get tested due to spike. I will go to one of the sites they open.

Off to warm up dinner--pork chops tonight!

Take care all,

Ginny in Ohio

stats for the day:

Bike ride home 2 sumner station- 53.53min, 14.7amph, 149mhr, 13.23mi= 499c
apple watch- 508c
jog sta 2 wrk- 5.03min, 143mhr, 10.11min mi, .49mi= 63c
apple watch- 61c
jog wrk 2 sta- 4.32min, 10min mi, 144mhr, .45mi= 59c
apple watch- 58c
Bike ride dome 2 hm, windy- 17.08mi, 9amph, 148mhr, 2.55mi= 172c
apple watch- 146c

total cal 793

GodMomKim wrote: »

Hi Gals,

I think as we each live our way through the pandemic, we have opportunities to learn about ourselves and each other. And I find myself being a bit introspective lately. If the introvert/extrovert curve is a bell curve I am near the top just a bit on the introvert side. And yet I have found this shelter in place at times very hard… which I did not fully understand. As I work alone (mostly) and I am not a shopper or a traveler… And finally I realized that there are two things one I have shared and one that is a new realization. So I can’t entertain, no one over for a meal or coffee, the other is that I can’t go any where, not that I would if I could but that I can’t.

Different from some of you we are just beginning to relax our lock down.

So I thought about the “I can’t” and really although it is just a request and suggestion of our local government I know of no one who has been cited or fined…I realized for me the “I can’t” needed a filp.

More thinking…

And then I realized that as many of us do I have charities that I give money or time too and those charities serve the less fortunate (animals, people, environments). I give with a glad heart of my time and my money. And by wearing my mask and staying home I was giving to others also the gift of good health, the gift of a shorter safer commute for the essential worker, a gift that I could give and will continue to give with a glad heart.


Kim from N. California

I've been struggling a bit with the "we can't" thing since my husband's accident. 2 years ago we were suddenly confined to the island of Tasmania for an unknown length of time because of a law which has changed in several Australian states but not yet in Tasmania.

So when the borders closed for everyone, it was almost a relief. "We can't" but neither can anyone else! Whenever the borders do open (August maybe), we still won't be able to leave the island.

The one thing which has helped me is exploring Tasmania. We might not be able to leave the island, but we can travel within the island. Even when we were down to a 30 km radius, there was still quite a lot to see.

Often people travel to other places to see the sights ... and don't really explore their local areas. So I started doing things like walking along roads right in my local area which I hadn't walked before ... and discovered a lovely alternate route to the beach!! It's also flat enough that it's good for running.


And yes, you're absolutely right ... simply by complying with the recommendations, we're making life a lot easier and safer for others.


Machka in Oz

Amber TX: Your advice about the landscaping is a grand idea. I was thinking along the same lines. I plan to do what I wanna, wanna do--- :devil:

Machka: That diet fork will put us all on the chain gang. I like chopsticks because I know how to use them. Knives, forks & spoons, too. :bigsmile:

Heather: Thanks for the hugs. They are helping. :flowerforyou:

Tracy: Congrats on your Covid test results! I hope I do as well as you.

Michele: The UPS store was happy to take the bubble wrap & air cushions as well as the peanuts. We haven’t had many packages delivered here that didn’t have the bubble cushions lately.

(((Allie))): Stick to your guns. Some of your relatives seem to be hoping to take advantage of your innate kindness and generosity.

Kim: We’ve been warned to stay safe. The implication is to stay home, but I’ve had to do all of the grocery shopping and run all of the errands. I’m not taking yoga classes until after my procedure. I did have a lovely ride on Arrow in a large arena with plenty of room for my teacher on her horse and me on Arrow. That was the most fun I’ve had since February. Here in our townhouse community people are friendly at a safe distance. Everyone is careful. :flowerforyou:

I live in Columbia County. So far we’ve had 26 confirmed cases & 19 have recovered. There have been no deaths. It is a much safer place than Portland, where I have to go for my medical procedure. :grumble:

Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

auntiebk wrote: »

Pretty sleepy so just skimmin’. Big day tomorrow, travel 2+ hrs north to take car in for penultimate service under extended warranty. Will take advantage to stop in at Natural Grocers and the much bigger WalMart. Hope I can find a coffee shop or somewhere I can sit near the Farmers’ market, dealer has no waiting room and the service will take 3 hours.

Machka sending waves of good thoughts for your DH’s surgery day after tomorrow. How long will he be in hospital? Really enjoyed the Evolution of the Piano


Barbara

Thank you! It should be a day surgery, but because of his brain injury and epilepsy, they may decide to keep him in overnight depending on how he reacts to the anaesthetic and surgery. He can't take his medication before the surgery, so that adds an element of the unknown to the mix.


I hope you have a good trip tomorrow.


M in Oz

Phew, it's not even 9am and it's already hotter than H*ll

Machka sending good wishes to you and hubby, hope everything goes well (diet fork )

Barbara that's a long way to get the your serviced, hope you find a coffee shop and a Farmers market to while away the time.

I'm meeting up with friends tomorrow for a socially distancing picnic, but we are not sure where to go, we were going to go to the Knavesmire (where they hold the horseracing in York) but it has no shade and it's going to be too hot to sit out in the open. Then we thought of Rowntrees Park, but someone mentioned the toilets are not open, so it is back to the drawing board. Not sure we ladies (being of a certain age) can do without a toilet break for the afternoon

Wonder if it is too early to mow the lawn? At least there's a little breeze now.

Love to all
Viv UK

Machka LOL The bear in Rhody’s food! So cute! “Let it Go day”…lol…now I can’t get the Frozen song out of my head! I would also love to go back to the piano. We grew up with one of my Aunt and Uncle’s grand pianos (with weighted keys for finger strengthening) in the living room. I would play all the time. Now, I never do since there isn’t an instrument handy. I miss it!

Katla Glad you will soon be done with your colonoscopy. I have had to have them rather often…prep is not my favorite experience, but I do like going to my happy place during the procedure.

Lisa Levi is so cute in the jumper!! Iris doesn’t use hers much anymore. She seems to prefer jumping in our laps. Love your glider! It looks so nice and great to make a brand-new piece of furniture for only $30!!

Heather Enjoyed your son and his partner’s daughter on YouTube. I subscribed to his channel and will watch more. DH’s daughters look delightful! It’s nice they are spending quarantine together. I love (zombie) England in the distance. I always wanted to go there. My Aunt and Uncle lived in Canfield Gardens in London (which means nothing to me since I never was able to travel there). I wish I had been to their flat. It looked nice in pictures.

Karen Great pictures by your friends!

Amber Not sure if I missed it…did you find out if your daughter tested positive??

Rita Beautiful photos. It always amazes me the variety of areas in the country. We are hoping for a trip out west when the virus and all has passed.

Allie So glad your SIL called Palliative care! Her idea of what your responsibilities were in caretaking was so unfair. I hated seeing her taking advantage of your kindness that way! Ugh!! Just read that Palliative care won’t take her yet. So sorry!

Vicki Great to see you again! So sorry you are having a rough time! Hope things improve very soon!

and hugs to All! We head to PA tomorrow to see my brother (from MI) and my sister and spouses. Nervous about using restrooms along the way, but we have all been social distancing, so hopefully all will be safe. Will be good to see each other. It’s an 8-hour drive for us. I will probably take pain med and sleep…

Luci in WNC

grandmallie wrote: »

And ,my SIL ughhhhh
So she said the dr wont have Palliative care as she isnt that far yet...and no xray for her ankle because there is no bruising and she can walk on it,and she is playing games and trying to get me to work the weekend ,its not happening.

👍🏻 Stick by your decision, Allie. Don’t give in to her games!

@GodMomKim Introspection is something that many people are finding in our present situation. I love the way you have reframed the whole pandemic scenario. I think it would benefit many people to adopt your ideas.

Machka: Love your positive attitude in the face of your changed circumstances. You are a remarkable woman. I hope your hubby’s surgery goes well. (((Hugs)))

We have also taken the opportunity to rediscover our locale, which is literally right on the edge of town with country lanes 5 minutes walk away.

Just back from my weekly shopping for essentials, and still have to put half of the groceries away.

(((Hugs))) to those in extremis. 💕💖💕
Welcome to our new people. Don’t be shy! Jump in when the spirit moves ya!!!

Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
👍🏻 Make it a good one! 👌🏻

☘️ Terri

Last night at dinner hubby discovered that part of the white of my eye was bright red. (No! I wasn’t bitten by a vampire!!! 😂)

Turns out I have a Sub-conjunctival haemorrhage, no pain, discomfort or loss of sight, but it does look weird. Apparently, relatively harmless, and it will get better on its own in a week or two. I will be keeping an eye on it!

Has anyone else had one of these?

☘️ Terri

Lisa lucky find with magnolias sound wonderful.

Did Dressed Up Drills Interval. Boy, this DVD has so many premixes that it’s going to take me a while to go thru them all. The plan for tomorrow is to do a Cathe Legs with weights DVD. I’m going to try to do more of the DVD’s that I downloaded so that I can see which ones work in the laptop and which don’t so I’ll know which to take to the condo.

Kim – I was always the person who was the extrovert – wanting/needing to be in a group. Now I find myself shunning group gatherings. I am not ready to take a group exercise class. This is new for me. The bad thing is that I find that I want to cook/bake more and eat more. Still maintaing, tho. But it’s hard – very hard

M – love that fork. All the best for your hubby. I’ll be thinking of him

Katla – wish I knew how to use chopsticks. Hey, during this pandemic, Jess likes sushi. Maybe I should buy some and ask her to teach me. I didn’t realize the UPS store would also take the air cushions! I always put them in recycling. Safe travels

I honestly can’t figure out if social distancing is the best thing to do or to try to get out of the stores (out of groups) asap. I don’t like waiting while someone says “do we need blueberries, is that a good price”. I know what I want and I just want to get out of the store.

Barbara – safe travels tomorrow

Sending prayers to Rori

Luci – whenever I use a public restroom, I always squat. In this way, I don’t touch the toilet. OK, you can’t get out of touching the sink when you wash your hands, but it least you’re not sitting on the toilet. Safe travels

Weather looking nice so I’ll probably be in the pool. Great place to social distance….lol

Lisa – great find on the magnolias. I really don’t like plants that grow real tall

Barbie – what are the changes you are planning?

Michele NC