WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2021

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  • auntiebk
    auntiebk Posts: 2,483 Member
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    "Get to do"s and "chose well"s
    Chose well: BP, typed hymns, joined Joe at the burn barrel, returned library book, Freddie’s.
    Bonus: 79 mins hiking with C, D & T.
    Get to do: take BP, dogs to powerline, livestream church, fire call data into state system, call S, find HRM, index mutual aid files, watch STAS Day 20, submit grant pics and receipts, make experimental almond paste, declutter sideboard, practice new dances (I ain’t never gonna love nobody but Cornell Crawford (Alley cat), A Little Less Broken, One Margarita, I’m so used to being broke, All Night, Nothing but You, Blame it on my beating heart, Homesick); finish mulching flowerbed; broadcast cover crop seed in veg garden areas, invest another 10 minutes in prepping living trust, Freddie’s for complete series TDAP <$48, get Shingrix vaccine, find and configure a screen time popup, figure out where to plant naked lady bulbs, and soon as it warms up above 50 and dries out below 60% humidity I’ll tape and spray paint those rusted areas of Aunt Elsie’s stove. Reconcile Joe’s EOB’s Thrivent shows only 2263.48 so far, next BGBS ask Terry about GB’s FD firetruck tax levy – contacts, media, advocate???, Sunday movie date with Joe, Garbo’s Anna Karenina. Monday: follow up call roofer,
    Reward: inventory seeds, plan next year’s garden, wishlist replenishments, Happier January:
    9: Get moving, do something physically active (ideally outdoors): burn barrel and Cape Ferrelo/House Rock viewpoint hike

    As I was finishing typing Sunday’s hymns, Joe announced he was going to fire up the burn barrel and asked if I wanted to play. At first I was annoyed at the interruption, and wrench into my plans, but then realized he was offering another chance to be present with him. So brushed teeth, got dressed and joined him. Glad I did but wish my knee jerk reaction wasn’t so selfish.

    Later hiked over an hour with 3 friends. Sure glad I brought my ski pole/walking sticks, it was really slippery, then steep in a couple of places. Couldn’t keep up with the gals but one stuck with me and the others patiently waited at appropriate points. Fiercely windy out at the point but stunning views of the sea and sky. Grateful.
    Kate :love: the pic of the pooches.
    Allie we are proud of you. ((hugs)) and high fives. Loved All Creatures Great and Small. Prayers continue for your quick and complete recovery.
    Heather, trust that was your dark humor.
    Sue in WA keeping your brother and your family in prayers.

    Machka my first job was “helping out” Papa at his Railway Express agency. For sweeping the warehouse, empyting the waste baskets and any other little tasks he could think of, I got a quarter and a Nehi Cream Soda. “Worked” with him from the age of 9 ‘til I was legal to work externally (15.5). Learned to file, type statements, update tariffs (rate books), rate cargo, help balance nightly, and wait on customers. Incredibly valuable experience as most of my 40+ yr career was in transportation and at least half of it dealt with rates and pricing. Thank you Papa!

    Lighter, lovelies!
    f8qt1s098sxm.gifBarbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
    January: leaner/stronger/kinder than December.
    daily: sit with Joe: 9, weigh/wii: 9/10, steps>5592=7398 vits=9 log=9 CI<CO=9 CI<250<CO=8 Tumble 5=7 Shadow 5=8 mfp=9 outside=10 up hill=8
    wkly: BB&B,T’ai Chi or SWSY x3 =2 rx=2 dance=4 clean 60 mins=2 packwalk=2
    mnthly: board mtg= , grant= , 21 plan= bonus: AF=5 play=7 sew=
    2021: choose to be leaner/stronger/kinder NOW
  • csofled
    csofled Posts: 3,022 Member
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  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,197 Member
    edited January 2021
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    My first job was a morning paper round. I was 13 or 14. It wasn't too bad, as it was before the days of huge Sunday Supplements, but Friday was very hard work as the West Sussex County Times (local) was published that day. Oouuff!
    I seem to remember earning 12 shillings and sixpence a week. (65p - around 83 cents) This was in the early 1960s.
    I've looked it up and it's worth £9.21 today. Just over $12. Sounds like exploitation to me! :D

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 18,065 Member
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    Further to Jobs discussion: I had lots of household jobs from I was about 6 as my mother had a difficult pregnancy with my sister. Also, we had moved to a new estate and I helped mother with her part time job of scraping paint off the windows of the new houses and cleaning them out ready for new tenants. We used razor blades to do the scraping. No health and safety in those days!!!
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 18,065 Member
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    PS: Jobs for mother were unpaid. I much preferred working on the allotments.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 24,840 Member
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    Review ... (Distances include cycling + walking + a bit of rowing)
    Mar-15 … 489.8 km (304.3 miles) = 38 hours 4 min
    Apr-15 … 491.94 km (305.6 miles) = 43 hours 6 min
    May-15 … 361.81 km (224.8 miles) = 35 hours 50 min
    Jun-15 … 569.53 km (353.9 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
    Jul-15 … 230.7 km (143.35 miles) = 32 hours 45 min
    Aug-15 … 211.3 km (131.3 miles) = 28 hours 8 min
    Sep-15 … 306.7 km (190.6 miles) = 35 hour 2 min
    Oct-15 … 441.82 km (274.5 miles) = 47 hours 43 min
    Nov-15 … 660.21 km (410.23 miles) = 60 hours 41 min
    Dec-15 … 499.91 km (282.8 miles) = 54 hours 56 min
    Jan-16 … 864.79 km (537.35 miles) = 65 hours 36 min
    Feb-16 … 470.53 km (292.4 miles) = 40 hours 39 min
    Mar-16 … 917.73 km (570.2 miles) = 66 hours 13 min
    Apr-16 … 417.83 km (259.6 miles) = 40 hours 23 min
    May-16 … 267.09 km (165.9 miles) = 36 hours 10 min
    Jun-16 … 552.1 km (343 miles) = 54 hours 48 min
    Jul-16 … 709 km (440.5 miles) = 60 hours 41 minutes
    Aug-16 … 775.9 km (482.1 miles) = 54 hours 52 minutes
    Sep-16 … 371.3 km (230.7 miles) = 32 hours 20 min
    Oct-16 … 649 km (403.3 miles) = 49 hours 46 min
    Nov-16 … 403 km (250.4 miles) = 52 hours 16 min
    Dec-16 … 511.05 km (317.55 miles) = 52 hours 2 min
    Jan-17 … 741.9 km (461.0 miles) = 70 hours 3 min
    Feb-17 … 600.5 km (373.1 miles) = 57 hours 30 min
    Mar-17 … 1113.2 km (691.7 miles) = 78 hours 25 min
    Apr-17 … 1181.9 km (734.4 miles) = 76 hours 45 min
    May-17 … 426.6 km (265.1 miles) = 39 hours 21 min
    Jun-17 … 575.7 km (357.7 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
    Jul-17 … 714 km (443.7 miles) = 52 hours 23 min
    Aug-17 … 475.8 km (295.6 miles) = 38 hours 41 min
    Sep-17 … 455.5 km (283 miles) = 41 hours 25 min
    Oct-17 … 647.1 km (402.1 miles) = 57 hours 19 min
    Nov-17 … 427.0 km (265.3 miles) = 50 hours 4 min
    Dec-17 … 553.5 km (343.9 miles) = 52 hours 12 min
    Jan-18 … 590.2 km (366.7 miles) = 57 hours 49 min
    Feb-18 … 826.9 km (513.8 miles) = 57 hours 35 min
    Mar-18 … 582.01 km (361.6 miles) = 50 hours 11 min
    Apr-18 … 176.23 km (109.5 miles) = 29 hours 47 min
    May -18 … 167.6 km (104.1 miles) = 29 hours 08 min
    June-18 … 349.9 km (217.4 miles) = 36 hours 58 minutes
    July-18 ... 324.2 km (201.5 miles) = 24 hours 26 minutes
    Aug-18 ... 210.1 km (130.6 miles) = 25 hours 59 minutes
    Sep-18 ... 261.7 km (162.6 miles) = 25 hours 11 minutes
    Oct-18 ... 230.8 km (143.4 miles) = 30 hours 15 minutes
    Nov-18 ... 216.8 km (134.7 miles) = 30 hours 3 minutes
    Dec-18 ... 285.2 km (177.2 miles) = 37 hours 49 minutes
    Jan-19 ... 241.6 km (150.1 miles) = 27 hours 2 minutes
    Feb-19 ... 175.5 km (109 miles) = 19 hours 8 minutes
    Mar-19 ... 170.3 km (105.8 miles) = 28 hours 21 minutes
    Apr-19 ... 160.3 km (99.6 miles) = 25 hours 4 minutes
    May-19 ... 164.0 km (101.9 miles) = 29 hours 10 minutes
    Jun-19 ... 246.2 km (153 miles) = 25 hours 40 minutes
    Jul-19 ... 217.3 km (135.0 miles) = 33 hours 45 minutes
    Aug-19 ... 162.5 km (100.9 miles) = 28 hours 4 minutes
    Sep-19 ... 136.0 km (84.5 miles) = 23 hours 10 minutes
    Oct-19 ... 196.5 km (122.1 miles) = 31 hours 27 minutes
    Nov-19 ... 155.5 km (96.6 miles) = 25 hours 01 minutes
    Dec-19 ... 203.7 km (126.6 miles) = 26 hours 54 minutes
    Jan-20 ... 304.4 km (189.2 miles) = 32 hours 49 minutes
    Feb-20 ... 248.6 km (154.5 miles) = 34 hours 50 minutes
    Mar-20 ... 148.3 km (92.2 miles) = 30 hours 12 minutes
    Apr-20 ... 171.9 km (106.8 miles) = 19 hours 28 minutes
    May-20 ... 183.7 km (114.1 miles) = 20 hours 49 minutes
    Jun-20 ... 130.9 km (81.3 miles) = 18 hours 50 minutes
    Jul-20 ... 41.8 km (26 miles) = 9 hours 8 minutes
    Aug-20 ...148.9 km (92.5 miles) = 21 hours 43 minutes
    Sep-20 ... 119.8 km (74.4 miles) = 23 hours 17 minutes
    Oct-20 ... 191.7 km (119.1 miles) = 23 hours 40 minutes
    Nov-20 ... 273.0 km (169.6 miles) = 29 hours 16 minutes
    Dec-20 ... 216.8 km (134.7 miles) = 21 hours 59 minutes

    Goal: More than ... Jan-20 ... 304.4 km (189.2 miles) = 32 hours 49 minutes

    Friday, 1 January 2021 … 0.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Saturday, 2 January 2021 … 5.5 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Sunday, 3 January 2021 … 0.0 km walking + 12.8 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Monday, 4 January 2021 … 0.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Tuesday, 5 January 2021 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
    Wednesday, 6 January 2021 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 5 flights of stairs
    Thursday, 7 January 2021 … 4.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
    Friday, 8 January 2021 … 7.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
    Saturday, 9 January 2021 … 1.8 km walking + 26.3 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Sunday, 10 January 2021 … 5.5 km walking + 17.7 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs


    2021 Monthly January
    Walking Distance (km): 28.1
    Walking Time (min): 357.9
    Cycling Distance (km): 56.8
    Cycling Time (min): 223.0
    Flights Stairs Climbed Number: 17.0
    Flights Stairs Climbed Time (min): 13.6

    Totals
    Total Distance (km): 84.9
    Total Distance (miles): 52.8
    Total Time (min): 594.5
    Total Time (hr): 9:54:29
  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 2,374 Member
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    Watched THE TRUTH ABOUT THE IMMUNE SYSTEM while I was rowing. Basically, eat a lot of fibre - fruits and veg, lentils, whole grains, don't overdo the alcohol, exercise regularly, take vitamin D and basically that's it. If you want a temporary boost you can try a cold shower or a massage. Vitamins and supplements are basically just expensive pee. :D
    Well, we know all that, don't we. Easy. :D

    Love to all, Heather UK xxxxxxxx

    Heather -
    I have to disagree on that one - like so many generalities, while there's an element of truth for that for most people, it's not true for everyone. Without supplemental iron, my anemia runs out of control, and I am exhausted and cold all the time--I've been in that spot too many times to believe they don't help. They do. That's just one of the nutrients I need--and I'm aware that's both because of the rearranging of my gut and because I don't get them from my diet. Giving in to the fact that I'm never going to regularly eat a vegetable also means acknowledging that I have to get those nutrients somewhere. While I don't disagree that the supplement industry has run amok, people like me who talk to their doctors and get tested regularly need some of these for a reasonably healthy life.

    Allie -
    Keep us in your pocket, chicken... thinking about you!

    Barbara -
    Happy to see you being present with your Joe. It's hard in the moment to discard our habitual behaviors and be open to new ones. The fact that he keeps offering what you requested means that he's thinking about it, and it's important to him, and the fact that you respond to his overtures means you want that too... Don't beat yourself up about first thoughts--they mean little, as long as the action that's taken gains the result you're looking for.

    First job
    The first job where I got an actual physical paycheck was cleaning up behind construction crews who were building an apartment complex, along with my mother. Had to go through all the trouble to get a social security card, etc. I was 14, so it must have been 1974. At most, I would have been making $30 to $35 a week, and my father was the contractor on the project.

    Either that summer or the next, I worked with my mother at the local plant farm (dozens of greenhouses over a hundred acres of East Texas), and moved plants around, or repotted them into larger containers, etc. Immigration and Naturalization trucks would come through every so often looking for the Mexican workers who were in the country illegally, and Mama and I would be pretty much the only ones left working... After my father kicked me out at just barely 17 years old, there were a dozen jobs in the next two years (fast food, sewing factory, school lunchroom), and I went into the US Air Force, turning 19 in basic training. That's usually the one I point to as my "first job." It was certainly the longest time I have ever worked for any organization across all the 40 years of my various employments--but the military tends to frown on it if you leave, so it wasn't as if I had a choice.

    Quiet Sunday morning at my house, serene and peaceful--sipping my second cup of coffee, and looking forward to accomplishing... nothing today. Absolutely nothing. Ahhhh.

    Love y'all!
    :smiley:
    Lisa in AR
  • bananasandoranges
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    Julie - I can’t imagine doing this alone. Here in AB, people that live alone are allowed two designated visitors, not at the same time and cannot be changed. I think they did it wrong though, I think the person that lives alone should be able to go visit. I don’t want to leave my husband alone in the evening or on weekends to go visit my friend after he has been alone all week while I’m at work. My friend started driving Uber Eats so she gets some human interaction. Her full time job is a work from home and has been for about 10 years.

    Tracey in Edmonton

    @snowflake1968 we are allowed to visit at present (that varies by few-week period- and may change. A friend came to visit around xmas and I met a colleague before xmas and I went for a walk w a friend-colleague who's alone (and she had only gone for a walk w one other person 1x since late October or so). many people are worried and keeping visits to a minimum.
    ...

  • bananasandoranges
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    @grandmallie It sounds good with your laps!
  • bananasandoranges
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    ginnytez wrote: »
    Julie-I hate making color choices! I understand your feelings of isolation on your own. I just keep telling myself I am doing things for myself. And I refuse to let myself get the Covid 15! (on that front, at least, I can fight the thing!)

    Spent the day putting away Christmas stuff, had a nice long chat with oldest son. Got bills paid. Made a premade meatloaf for dinner (Kroger). It’s ok but I prefer my own or the ones from the butcher shop I go to on occasion. Pleased with house being nice and tidy.

    Take care all,

    Ginny in Ohio

    @ginnytez I can agree, but motivation comes and goes for me, at present---it really hasn't always been that way. I've been naturally mighty disciplined in the past for many things. you seem much more regular than I am these days!


    TODAY:
    today it's ok. went for a walk, 30 min leisurely pace, get espresso at bakery, general light tidy, bathroom 15 min declutter.
    have a WhatsApp call with friend who's in the usa. we said we would both go for a walk and have a video talk, as a change from video talk in person---we can show one another different things we see...it's cold-ish out (but sunny) and we're supposed to always wear a mask here, so I'm not sure how it will be. if too complicated or uncomfortable, I'll go back home to finish.

    Have a worker's rights meeting this evening at 6pm. First in about 8 weeks.
    plenty of other stuff to do of course too.

    @machka9 wow that is super weird that you can have to pay for some sort of complaint (dog or otherwise). that sounds very mercenary. privatising police force, so to speak. so you have to have money available to have legal rights defended. Not everyone has 65 dollars handy. And probably many many are not wiling to front it for the possible investigation of dog barking...wow!





  • wizzywig
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    It was a week ago that I fell and can honestly say that it has been one of the most painful weeks of my life. I've hardly been able to move, and using my arm is still painful (but getting better slowly) can't believe how it has impacted on every part of me. I have been watching a lot of TV/Netflix and have really go into the Masked Singer :) when I first heard about it thought Good grief what next!! But here I am trying to guess who's behind the mask.

    The decluttering has been delayed, I've been watching the videos from the Take Your House Back course and watching their live videos - a few tips I am going to try out, but not sure if the course is going to be a lot of help to be honest.

    Going to catch up on the posts now, hope everyone is doing okay.

    Love Viv UK <3
  • bananasandoranges
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    @Machka9
    What was your first job? I worked for about a month in a department store, something like k-mart. I was almost 16 so had to get a work permit (required for under 16). one had to work at least 23h a week, and it was a bit too much with high school. I got another job, closer to home and the center of town at a small drycleaner's chain. (15-18h per week) I liked it much better. Not good for health (being around dry cleaning products) but we were quite a small team, and I worked there for 2 years, I'd be alone from 6-8pm and close up shop...and I felt much more at ease in the family atmosphere of a small family-owned branch. In summers at age 16 and 17, I'd get a full-time summer clerical job in an insurance company in the city, commute into the city like an adult. That was much less natural for me, but it's probably good to have experienced that once to know A BIT what it's like to be in a corporation. I liked the salad bar and the slightly higher hourly pay, and having a different experience. it was probably good for me to not be too idle all summer too... I had lots of friends back, then but we would be partying a fair bit, which is probably best not done to excess.
  • Machka9
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    @machka9 wow that is super weird that you can have to pay for some sort of complaint (dog or otherwise). that sounds very mercenary. privatising police force, so to speak. so you have to have money available to have legal rights defended. Not everyone has 65 dollars handy. And probably many many are not wiling to front it for the possible investigation of dog barking...wow!

    The documentation says:

    "What do I do about a barking dog nuisance?
    Under Section 47(2) of the Dog Control Act 2000, a formal compliant must be submitted to Council
    to facilitate investigation into the nuisance. This includes filling in the ‘Barking Dog Complaint
    Form’ and filling in the ‘Barking Dog Record / Diary’ over a two week period. Lodgement of this
    form will need to be made at the cashiers including the payment of the appropriate fee which can
    be refunded once the compliant has substance."

    Then I head over to fees:

    308) * Complaint (s 46) as to nuisance created by dog (refundable) - $66.00


    And you're right. While we have $66, I'm not that excited about handing it over on a gamble. I can fill in the complaint form and fill in the barking dog record over a 2 week period (which is a bit of a pain) but what does it mean, "once the compliant has substance"? The council goes and checks, but perhaps the dog takes a break from barking then. Who knows. Even if they decide that the dog is barking a lot, they just suggest to the owner that the dog might need some training which the owner may or may not do. And they warn the person who makes the complaint that sometimes the dog owner does nothing and if you want to persist, it will have to go to court and you'll have to make more records and take time off work to go to court, etc.

    They make it really unappealing to complain.

    But then, this council in particular (and maybe others?) actually had people run for mayor and councillors on a "dog" platform - to give dogs all kinds of rights. Dogs could go anywhere and do whatever they wanted to do, including in shops, cafes, on all the beaches, etc. They didn't win, but they are still quite vocal. As are their dogs.

    Anyway, the dog in question is quiet tonight. Its owners must have come home from their weekend away.


    M in Oz
  • Machka9
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    Give me a few books, my camera, a bicycle or cross-country skis (depending on the weather conditions) and good walking shoes ... and I'm set. Bring it on!


    M in Oz
  • bananasandoranges
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    @Machka9 Wow a dog political platform!( not only, I guess, but to a large degree!) that's the first I've heard of such! but why not? I guess there's space for every sort of political leaning in this vast world! I'm sure some dog rights are valid. I've absolutely never looked into the question other than being aware of questions concerning general animal welfare.
  • cityjaneLondon
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    Lisa - You obviously have good medical reasons for taking prescribed supplements. Your case is exceptional. Most people with perfectly good diets are taking them because of the advertising. I have watched many programmes on health and not one recommends supplements for the average person, apart from Vit D. The body is perfectly capable of getting everything it needs from a balanced diet. That diet does include vegetables and fruits though. Our gut microbiome is dependent on them for the fibre the microbes need. It’s not just about vitamins. As you know only too well, we can't be healthy without a healthy gut. It is essential to our immune system and our mental health. And weight control.
    I am currently eating around 7 portions of fruit and veg a day. Nearly always wholegrain bread. Yoghurt.

    Tonight is sea bass with a big helping of mashed rutabaga with carrot. Broccoli. Mushroom sauce. Dessert is stewed plums with yoghurt. Then I will have a small portion of cheddar cheese. :D One toffee. A F wine.

    Do you take a fibre supplement? How are you managing to restore a healthy microbiome after your awful recent episode?

    Lots of love, Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • bananasandoranges
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    I had a WhatsApp, walking appointment with my friend T from the usa. we specifically made it within a rather short time frame possible this time of year so we could both be out walking. She suggested the time. She's usually impeccably reliable and clear
    When I called, she was in her pyjamas with an overnight guest (maybe an on an off relationship- I think the name sounded familiar) not far from her. She's also on her own, so I'm glad she is having fun. She said she's usually up 3h earlier but was up late. I said I was happy for her but would rather reschedule. (I was in my hat, down jacket, etc, going out the door, -we had agreed to talk and show one another things in our neighbourhoods, for fun-- and she was in PJs- a little out of sync). Disappointing, but I am happy for her that she's having a Nice connection with someone whether it be on and off, or whatever, as long as it suits her. she looked fairly happy at least for the moment, so I can only be happy for her.

    I had put off some time -sensitive things at home (baking and laundry) so I could be 100% available at the planned time. I find it super-irritating when even the most reliable people are not so reliable.

    I had written yesterday to see if we were still on(we had left it to confirm) and she said, yes...she could have just informed she'd be in pjs or cancel....
    oh, well!

    no big deal in normal times. social thing are so few and far between that minor cancellations can be frustrating...

    but no big deal, for sure in the large scheme of things.
    I know she hasn't had much going on in the love scene for quite a while so it's understandable that she want to give time to that if the occasion arises...
  • bananasandoranges
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    Good things so far today:
    1. once over picking up and putting stuff away to make house look normally nice
    2. keep up on dishes (hand wash, no space for washer in tiny Parisian kitchen)
    3. 15 min decluttering 3 bathroom shelves
    4. Load of laundry in (reds and purples, towels and sheets)
    5. Made sugar free (maple sweetened) pea-based (used chickpea base recipe) brownies, and ALSO froze, by 100g bits, remaining cooked split green peas. (I'm aiming to use up a stock of pantry stuff, especially rice, beans, peas; and also to reduce days I consume cane sugar, and still have some treats). I often lower sugar on a dessert recipe, but for 1st batch I tend stick to the recipe, to get the right texture, etc.. This has nut butter, so actually has reasonably decent amount of protein: 4-5g for about 130-140 calories. I'm going to cut them into smaller bits before freezing this time so I can have a lower cal snack. I think half of what I had in last batch 160 cal per serving, would hit the spot much of the time.
    6. 30 min walk

    Grateful
    1. Cleanish apartment
    2. Slight reduction in clutter
    3. Sofabed and cushions
    4. house plants
    5. washer
    6. great sneakers
    7. versatility of beans
    8. home is looking cozier


  • bananasandoranges
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    oops tried to edit and put the above in spoiler but impossible to edit for a few days. anyone else having that issue. I had that before for a few weeks and then it stopped.
  • bananasandoranges
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    Machka9 wrote: »
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    Give me a few books, my camera, a bicycle or cross-country skis (depending on the weather conditions) and good walking shoes ... and I'm set. Bring it on!


    M in Oz
    easy yes. with a few books, a journal, a sketchbook and a few pens or pencils, great. with none of that: yes! meditate, walk, cook, contemplate, daydream, look at the landscape, go for walks. sign me up.