WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2021

Heather yes please check with your Dr,it is totally treatable

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TerriRichardson112 wrote: »

Machka in Oz

I might also ask this:

How have YOU changed as a result of the pandemic?

Your perspectives?

Your goals?

What is important to you?

My day to day life changed radically. I had a full schedule of group meetings for the life long learning charity for which I volunteer as a group leader. I was leader of 6 groups, and a member of a dozen more. (Mostly monthly meetings)

Our age demographic meant than the majority of our members where recommended to shield, so face2face meetings were cancelled indefinitely. A few continued on line but many members are resistant to technology.

I have to say that it was quite pleasant to
relinquish the responsibilities and work involved in the leadership roles for which I volunteered. I relished the extra time with DH, and the opportunity and freedom to pursue my own interests more fully.

Changes:
~ The lack of response to my efforts to keep my group members in the loop have made me re-evaluate my volunteer duties, and I have determined to step back from some of them when face2face is again possible.
~ My perspectives and goals have changed in that I am more focused on my health and fitness, my family and pursuing my own interests.
~ I have become much more relaxed in general, and like the more simple life that DH and I have adopted. It’s refreshing to realise that after almost 55 years together, we are happy in each other’s company.

Like you, I've backed off of things a bit ... a somewhat more relaxed simple life.

I'm not sure if it was the pandemic or finishing university and the feeling of freedom that went along with that, but as I wrapped up uni I decided to step down from the Brain Injury organisation here and I've been more than happy to hand off some of the workload with the Cycling organisation.

Because of the pandemic, a lot of the events we attended have stopped or slowed down, and I've enjoyed the break. These events are the symphonies and plays we used to attend once a month or every 6 weeks or so. Some of them have started again, in different formats, but I haven't looked into what's on offer. For now, I'm happy to have most of my evenings at home with husband and cat.

My attention is turning back toward fitness again, after putting a lot of that on hold for the past 3 years. Funny thing is, I'm struggling with that a little. After years of having to limit my fitness activities to maybe an hour on weekdays and perhaps slightly longer on weekends because I had too much other stuff to take care of with uni etc., my head is still telling me that I can't spend much time doing fitness activities. Last weekend, for example, I was working away on organising my dining room office when my husband asked when we might go downstairs to exercise. My first thought was, "I've got too much to do!" and then I stopped. I don't have deadlines. If it takes an extra day to organise the dining room, that's OK. So we went downstairs and exercised! Sadly, my fitness level has declined a lot but maybe now I can start to bring it back.

One other thing I have been pondering is my commute and the number of days I work. I've mentioned this before, I think, but my commute wears me down. It's been so slow in mornings for the past 2 weeks for some reason. I'm not sure what changed but I'm on that bus for nearly an hour now on the way to work (and about 35 minutes going home). That's a big chunk of my day!

I am still entertaining the idea of maybe working 4 days a week, but slightly longer hours. Or maybe 5 days one week, 4 days the next. Or something different.

And really, if I'm going to spend an hour on my commute ... that's how long it would take me to cycle it! There are a couple other difficulties with regard to commuting by bicycle which I would have to overcome, but I do keep thinking about it.

BTW - I would like to move closer to where I work. That would solve a number of problems. However, housing prices here are through the roof. They've gone up a lot in the past couple years. We can't afford to rent or buy anything else. We've got a nice place at a decent rate with good owners, so we're not inclined to throw that away. But if housing prices (rents or purchases) drop at some point in the future, we might look around.

I am looking at options to make life easier.

Machka in Oz

Regarding ants, other insects and arachnids.

The only ants I worry about are the jack jumpers. They will chew into you like a dog with a bone. Very painful. And yes, this is the voice of experience talking.

The rest come and go. We just try not to leave food they like out. Otherwise ants are part of living in Australia.

As are other insects and arachnids. They're everywhere!!

I keep an eye on the spiders and if a suspicious-looking one comes in, it gets disposed of. So do the scorpions. I don't like scorpions!

Machka in Oz

Terri – beautiful flowers

Understand the weather isn’t supposed to be nice tomorrow. Threat of tornadoes. Well, I’ll believe it when it happens. Now I know why we were so busy at work today, everyone’s getting prepared for tomorrow…lol I hope we don’t have bad weather. Vince said it’s supposed to rain until 3. At least I’m under cover and if it’s cold, I’ll be in the store. Honestly, I prefer to be outside. I really don’t like having to deal with “who’s watching who, who said what”, etc. Just leave me alone, let me do my job. Actually, on my review it was noted that I had to be reminded to tuck in my shirt (corporate rules). Well, I see lots of managers and other workers not having their shirts tucked in. If anyone should set an example, it should be managers. But, honestly, I was rated “meets requirements” on everything else, I bet they just needed something to put down so that I’m not “meets requirements” in everything.

Went to ceramics tonight. We’ll probably only go once/week right now, either Tues or Wed depending if we have bowling on Wed. Had to get back in the groove. The gal who is running it always has been the type of person who was very relaxed. She still is. She said we really don’t have to wear a mask (the city says you do) but if she says something about flowers, that means that a city employee is there and to pull up your mask.

Michele NC

Recd our stimulus check, so feeling very positive about our little nest egg growing. I have a piece of paper in the checkbook that lists all my "outstanding monies" and so the checkbook shows $300 something, but really its more. I can balance the checkbook easier with smaller numbers, and can judge better what our limits should be when grocery shopping. I an buying a new pan, maybe some new shirts. Husband wanted some games, but none on his list are available. Go figure. We might get someone to get rid of our tree limbs.👍
Hugs all!
Rebecca

Well here it is almost 2 am and ive been awake since midnight..went to pick my son up from work and there were 3 cop cars here,and they were here when i got back.. now only time that happens ia when there is an untimely death.. which is what happened.. a dear friend she was in her 90s but still,just saw her yesterday at the mailboxes..i know she has 2 kids and i am hoping they take her 2 cats...
Thats the only thing about living here,you lose friends one by one..