WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2021

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  • KJLaMore
    KJLaMore Posts: 2,847 Member
    Hey all! Happy Saturday! Whew! What a week! Because my work week began on Tuesday, my "brain calendar" has been a day off all week. I have been sleeping great this week, though; so tired and trying to catch up on sleep lost during my time in Texas. I always have a hard time sleeping in "strange" places. The bed at my daughter's was comfortable enough, but I always wake up a few times just because I am not in my own bed/house. Anyway, I woke up this morning with a sinus headache. I was also out of coffee. SO...I showered and headed out to do my shopping. I made it through two of my stops, but ended up coming home before I could do my last two shops; because I felt sick. Once I got the groceries put away, I went back to sleep and slept for three more hours. I feel a bit better, but have taken some meds and had my coffee and a bit of soup. I had planned to do nothing this weekend, fully aware that I needed time to just do nothing. Funny how our bodies tend to force us into doing nothing if we don't take action quickly enough. :/
    My daughter just vibered me. As soon as I answered she held up the phone to Miguel. <3 Biggest smile and wave; his whole body excited to see "Gaga". He was my constant companion in Texas. Up early with me, walking with me, on my hip or lap during outings. Joaquin was never like this with me. He is now and probably always will be firmly attached to mama. But it was equally nice to hear that Joaquin was upset to see that "Grandma and Uncle Colin" went back to Michigan. After arriving home from daycare on Monday, walking through the house and finding we were gone; he then woke up Tuesday and went around the house looking for us again and was extremely upset that we weren't there. I got to chat a bit with Joaquin during our viber call. He got bit a few times by some fire ants while playing in the front yard. Poor guy! He said, "the ants are angry!" lol Someone is coming on Monday to treat their yard. They had an appointment scheduled for a few weeks ago, but then the snowstorm hit.
    Lisa-I totally understand where you are coming from in regards to missing the "chaos" that little ones bring; but really cherishing the quiet. It is a mixed bag, for sure! I don't remember how old Levi is...is he about Miguel's age? Maybe a little older? (1 1/2 year old) Because yes, Miguel is like a one man demolition crew. That age is exhausting!
    Katla- glad you are feeling better! Schooner is adorable!
    Machka- Your shoreline pics are fantastic! I hope you are able to visit NZ and still remain in a bubble. Also, thanks for the article on busy people needing quiet. That is definitely me.
    Carol- I bet you will enjoy the Spanish on Duolingo! There are so many words in English that the Spanish and French equivalents are very similar.
    Tracey- Your daughter is lovely; devil's horn and all! lol I have a bump in the middle of my forehead. It doesn't hurt, but it has been there for many years. Doctor's always ask about it. I don't remember ever banging my head hard enough to produce a bump, but I wonder if it could have been a result of my son's kickboard coming up from under my jaw (causing some major jaw pain and a cracked molar). Anyway, I tell my kids that it is my unicorn horn growing in. lol
    Heather- Brava! On the finishing up of this installment of your memoirs and your web page! Loved the birthday pics of Bea and love the relationship you have with your DDIL! <3
    Terri- Love the garden pics! LOoks like growing things activates your poetry, as well! Sweet little verse!
    Debby VA- Good to see you posting again!
    Allie- So good to see you up and around; remember to put yourself FIRST!!
    Tina- (((hugs))) Forgive me if I giggle a bit about your statement regarding your body being against you. lol Come Wednesday this past week, I was whining and thinking the same. I over did it, physically, on this trip and my body is definitely calling me out on it. I am now, making a plan of baby steps to get me where I want to be physically. I absolutely HATE the fact that I can't walk more than five miles in a day without my ankles and knees objecting LOUDLY!
    Annie ((((hugs)))) to you! Sorry about the end of the relationship. I have always compared "trying on men" to trying on jeans; you can wear any pair you want, but sooner or later, it will rub, chafe, pinch and be altogether uncomfortable. Best to find the best fit possible than waste your time in something that you really just want to be rid of.
    Fae - Love your bra work around! Great show of ingenuity.
    Barbie- Glad you got to use that snooze button! Enjoy your time with your friends!

    I think that's all I have in my fuzzy brain for now. ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)
  • KJLaMore
    KJLaMore Posts: 2,847 Member
    Kylia- Are you near Hocking Hills Park?
  • yensidtoon
    yensidtoon Posts: 82 Member
    Just starting my journey. Since coming back I have gone from 224 to 118 but making my goal to be at 216 by March 30 may not happen.

    I am not on the forums very much. Please, everyone friend me and we can all cheer each other on! I have 100 pounds to lose so will be here for a good long time! I accept all friend requests.
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Rori: Congratulations on your first vaccination!!!! Our son and DDIL also had Moderna. :bigsmile: Happy Spring!!!

    Katla
  • Faetta
    Faetta Posts: 1,059 Member
    Has anyone used the Cubii JR1 Elliptical Machine? My bestie is interested in getting one since she has a replaced knee and walking is slow and boring for her. With this machine, she envisions getting her exercise while watching TV or reading. It has good reviews so she asked my opinion and I know nothing about exercise machines so thought I would get a shout-out to you ladies that might know.
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,885 Member
    edited March 2021
    We'll see Barbara, when that company that's coming Sunday, will quote. I know we don't want to pay an arm and a leg! I think I was a wee bit dehydrated the first jab. I drank water all night when I had to get up to pee. "my life is water in, water out" is what my brains thinking during the night....🙃😜😋😂
    Rebecca
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,251 Member
    edited March 2021
    exermom wrote: »
    Did a Lunar Flow Yoga DVD today. The plan for tomorrow is to do a Firm Cardio Overdrive DVD

    Anne DE – I’m so very sorry

    Tina – I think giving the vaccination sites those dot bandaids is a great idea – especially if they have a pattern on them and not just those boring old beige ones they have.

    Debbie – that is so very sad about your friend. That’s why every time I’d leave my father’s (when he was older) I always said “I love you”. Then one time I couldn’t but I was so glad that the time before I had.

    Went to church twice while we were in FL. Today I think I’ll go to church here. First time in a year. But now that I’ve had the vaccine, I feel a LITTLE bit better. I guess we shall see…..

    Now I’m thinking about Easter, not sure what we’re going to do. Just got an email saying that they’re having a bilingual mass (I don’t like them) at 10 unless there’s inclement weather, then it’ll be at 9. What do they call inclement weather? Probably any precipitation. Now to me, inclement weather would include cold temps or high winds because I have no desire to sit in either. And what happens if they meet the max. number of people allowed in the church? I have a feeling that our pastor wouldn’t bother, but I don’t know about the pastor at the only other Catholic church around here. So what to do? Well….I guess time will just have to tell.

    Michele NC

    The last thing my dad said to me- on Christmas day, when I was leaving. We were hugging, I told him I loved him-He said" I love you bunches"- That was the last time I saw him.

    I am planning on going to church for the first time in months on Easter Sunday. I am getting my second shot on Thursday. I will still wear my mask and I will be skipping the fried chicken potluck. I used to love them but not this time.

    Debbie
  • teklawa1
    teklawa1 Posts: 678 Member
    :)
    Betsy in NW WA
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,145 Member
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  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,143 Member
    :)
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,685 Member
    auntiebk wrote: »
    Welcome @cclark351! Would you let us know what you’d like to be called and your general locale? What is a “push bike”? Brava for 5 miles!
    Barbara

    A "push bike" is what Australians call a bicycle. Why ... I have no idea because we ride the bicycle, we don't push it!


    Machka in Oz

  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,249 Member
    :) Our friends didn't come for a visit today. They had some sort of emergency at their house so that allowed me time in the afternoon to pull some more weeds.

    :) It was cold and very windy when I took my evening walk so I was surprised that I saw quite a few other people walking.

    <3 Barbie in NW WA
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,354 Member
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,685 Member
    KJLaMore wrote: »
    Machka- Your shoreline pics are fantastic! I hope you are able to visit NZ and still remain in a bubble. Also, thanks for the article on busy people needing quiet. That is definitely me.

    I've been to NZ a few times, but only to the airport in Auckland. I would like to see more! It won't happen for a while yet ... at least a year ... and if/when it does, I will have to do some careful planning. Gone are the days of just flying into a place and winging it! Anyway, that's something for 2022, perhaps. I hope.

    KJLaMore wrote: »
    Tracey- Your daughter is lovely; devil's horn and all! lol I have a bump in the middle of my forehead. It doesn't hurt, but it has been there for many years. Doctor's always ask about it. I don't remember ever banging my head hard enough to produce a bump, but I wonder if it could have been a result of my son's kickboard coming up from under my jaw (causing some major jaw pain and a cracked molar). Anyway, I tell my kids that it is my unicorn horn growing in. lol
    KJ (Kelly)

    My husband had a bump on his head too when I met him - had the bump for years and always wore a cap to cover it. I don't know if he remembers where it came from but it might have been something as simple as a bang on a corner of a cupboard. Then one day a few years ago, he went to the Dr for something else and casually mentioned the bump on his head. The Dr referred him to a specialist, the specialist told him it was quite a simple job to remove it ... and a few weeks later it was gone. You wouldn't even know he had a bump now.

    Of course, now, on the other side of his head, he's got the burr hole scar from where they drilled in and placed the brain monitor. :neutral:


    M in Oz

  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    <3
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,685 Member
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,685 Member
    This is really good! I use some of those tips and over the next year, plan to incorporate more. But this list isn't just good for people with brain injuries, it could also be useful for people with other issues like the early stages of dementia, strokes, or even just aging.

    31 Strategies for Living with Brain Injury
    https://www.brainline.org/article/31-strategies-living-brain-injury
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,685 Member
    Sunday --

    Groceries ordered
    Sheets washed and hanging on the line
    3 CDs ripped & 1 to go

    Having half a cup of coffee before heading out for a bicycle ride on a lovely, sunny, warm afternoon.

    There's a bit of a breeze about which isn't great for cycling, but is wonderful for drying the sheets!

    Machka in Oz
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    This was a good day & I am ready to rest. ❤️
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,071 Member
    :)
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,251 Member
    GodMomKim wrote: »
    I love an herbal tea called "good earth" the tags on the tea bags have "sayings or words of wisdom" my one for tonight is " your value doesn't decrease based on someone's inability to see your worth" - unknown

    I felt like it was a message that many of us could use occasionally
    Smiles Kim in N. California

    I drink the cinnamon tea from Good Earth- Sweet and Spicy-but never noticed the tags- I will have to check that tomorrow night. The cinnamon is so good- a friend who was hooked on Fire Ball whiskey and now just drinks this tea.

    Debbie
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,785 Member
    edited March 2021
    I'm awake early because I'm excited about seeing the grandchildren this morning. I did get 6 hours, which isn't bad for me, especially if I've set the alarm. I've got an hour left before I wake DH.
    We are going to walk to 'Three Cornered Wood' to meet them. About 45 minutes each way. ETA is 8.30.
    It's just a little patch of woodland at the top of Hove Park and I've not been there before. An adventure! :D

    Last night DH had the rugby on his laptop and there was nothing much on TV, though I recorded something to watch another day because it finished late. So I played our recording of Mamma Mia, and we had a good singalong. :laugh: And there was a bit of 'sofa dancing'. :p

    Yesterday afternoon I rang my friend in York, who sounds resigned to having to sell her apartment because she can't bear to carry on working as a lawyer. She is 72. She is going to work out her four weeks notice. I was able to be a bit of a sounding board for her and then I talked about Shirley and my technology anxieties. The whole conversation did me good.
    When she moves she will be back in Portsmouth, nearer to me for our lunch meet ups, living in her old tiny apartment that she sold to her son. She intends to travel, do culture, lunch out often, and visit her son, who lives in Singapore. Seize the day! :D<3
    I love those kind of conversations. DH is very good, but he has a few blanks where he struggles to empathise with my worries. Women friends fill those gaps. It's a bit like me not sharing his passion for cricket, though I do try! I always ask, and I always listen, though he knows my heart isn't in it! ;)

    Love to all. Heather UK xxxxxxxx

  • auntiebk
    auntiebk Posts: 2,619 Member
    "Get to do"s and "chose well"s
    Chose well: BP, an hour plus grooming Tumble.
    Bonus: Tumble to Chetco point.
    Get to do: take BP, dogs to powerline, livestream church, call D re: sticky keyboard, Norton and windows updates, call S, fire district: input 2019 call sheets into NFIRS, work with chief on equipment letter, substance abuse policy, NFIRS mutual aid and other missing details, call Credit union re: credit card, ask for boots donator contact info, appreciation letter or certificate to boots donator, index mutual aid files; FM Cu, watch STAS Day 20, make experimental almond paste, declutter sideboard, practice new dances (Do Your Thing, Pure Movies to Wine, Beer, Whiskey, 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, 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 the last of the 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???, Reward: inventory seeds, plan this spring’s garden, wishlist replenishments, First week in April: call Wild Rivers (541 247 3514) for dog wash/nail trim appointments.
    Mindful March:
    21: Listen to a piece of music without doing anything else:

    Mentioned to Joe might take Tumble to dog group. Later tried to wimp out, but he encouraged me. Glad he did. Dog group wasn’t there but we hiked out to the point anyway. Gorgeous brilliant sunshine, refreshing breeze, restorative, but was sad not to see the dog group folk. Will try to reconnect with them via email.

    Tina agree about the bandages. Haven’t been able to find the Curad brand for a long time. They were the best.
    Debbie in Napa “Do not wait” Truth this.
    Katla Schooner looks quite regal on his throne ;)
    Kylia those are some very long days. Good for you for delegating at least some tasks.
    Michele when our church meets the maximum allowed capacity (at this point 25% or 50), the church secretary puts a sign on the door saying something like “sorry, limit met, come earlier next time ;)”
    KJ fire ants and snow storms, yikes, poor Joaquin!
    Rori hooray for your first jab. I took an aspiring before my Pfizer jab, and also smeared some lidocaine on both arms, adapted from the recommendation from the Idaho mammogram folks. Now I read I shouldn’t have taken NSAID before, might reduce effectiveness. Hmm. Will use the lidocaine again and have the aspirin handy for immediately after… ;)
    Welcome @yensidtoon ! Would you let us know what you’d like to be called and your general locale?
    Rebecca “water in, water out” hahahahaha!
    Machka thanks! I’d have to push any bike up the least little slope, never found gears low enough…
    Welcome @justace0305 Stacey in Des Moines WA! Getting your mind right is the foundation, imho.
    Kim :love: that message.
    Heather What you said about Johnny struggling to empathize with your worries describes Joe to a T. Thankful for all the women on this thread and my 3 friends here who fill in that blank.

    How have I changed during the pandemic? My lazy side has gotten stronger. Without the external structure of classes (line dance, T’ai Chi, dog group etc) I’ve retreated to my recliner in front of the tube. Hope I can overcome when classes can open up again.

    Lighter, lovelies!
    f8qt1s098sxm.gifBarbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
    March: leaner/stronger/kinder than January and February.
    daily: sit with Joe: 19, weigh: 20; steps>5627=6299 at last! vits=20, log=20, CI<CO=17, CI<250<CO=11, Tumble=19 Shadow=15 mfp=20 outside=12 up hill=12
    wkly: BB&B, T’ai Chi=4 or SWSY or wii=6 x5= rx=3 dance= clean 60 mins=3.25 packwalk=2, wt=2/28:142.4, 3/7:144.4 waah! :sad:, 3/14:140.7 :bigsmile:, 3/21 , 3/28 , 3/31 .
    mnthly: board mtg=1, grant=1 , 21 plan= bonus: AF=11 play=7 sew= waist=42.5
    2021: choose to be leaner/stronger/kinder NOW
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,685 Member
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    A bit hillier than expected!

    Machka in Oz
  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,727 Member
    Good Sunday,
    Kelly I am 2 hours due West from Hocking Hills. I am about 30 mins due north of Caesar's Creek. We have lots of parks fairly close by. I use to love hiking by myself, but don't feel safe with that anymore. Maybe my next dog will be a good walker. 😎Husband uncomfortable walking on uneven surfaces due to his very limited sight.
    ❤
    Kylia

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