WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2021
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Stat for the day-
Walk w/family- 1hr 43min, 81ahr, 109mhr, 3.15ap, 5.97mi= 573c
Strava app = 670c1 -
Another score! We have two patios, one in front and back. The one in front is smaller. I found a bistro table and chairs on OfferUp selling for $80, got it for $75. I e been seeing them sell for $150 or mor, so this was a great find. I pressure washed it and it looks like new. Thinking about spray painting it a lighter color and getting some chair pads
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Pip: I love your patio furniture. It looks inviting and attractive.
I have a city meeting this evening. It is a continuation of the previous meeting and I expect it to last for a long time. It involves a neighborhood conflict between two households. The last time we met on this issue, we didn’t finish until after midnight. I anticipate that both sides will bring a lawyer. That may make it easier. I hope this will go well. We’ll see.
Katla in NW Oregon
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pip - love the furniture.
Michele NC1 -
I got an email from an old boyfriend - the One that Got Away....Sigh. Doesn't look like I will meet anyone new anytime soon. But maybe I can lose some weight meanwhile. And improve my cardio endurance. I've been better at avoiding the cookies lately.
Annie in Delaware4 -
Homemade teriyaki chicken, made from scratch!! That’s my Kirby, mmmmmm sauce made from scratch
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To all the newcomers here ... jump in when you feel like it. Tell us a bit about yourself. Chat about exercise, food and whatever else.
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Sleepy in Ohio1
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Just catching up from several days away
So many welcomes today. Barbie keeps us organized and makes it possible for the conversation to continue month after month. Heart.
NicolePulverStritesky Congratulations on quitting smoking- the most addictive substance.
Meg welcome back. Lots of arms to hug you. I know, I just returned. And the relationships sort of started where they left off.
KathLeen Love the screen name.
Kim in Central Indiana You found the right place.
Gwen-Join and stay a while.
For those upset about the news over the last few weeks, I recommend that you follow Patrick Skinner @SkinnerPM on Twitter and read the New Yorker and Washington Post articles about him. The Spy Who Came Home | The New Yorker and "I’m a cop. I won’t fight a ‘war’ on crime the way I fought the war on terror." He is a police officer in his hometown of Savannah, Ga. He is a former CIA operations officer and served in the United States Coast Guard as well as the U.S. Capitol Police.
"I approach every person I meet on the streets as my neighbor. Often this is literally true because I live where I work. That was a deliberate choice for me, but I respect whatever others choose; I was just trying to figure out how to be a good cop, and, for me, that meant being a good neighbor. I needed to trust my neighbors if I ever wanted them to trust me."
Most of his tweets are about his now 4 ginger tabbies (all "failed" fosters- I think he is about to get a 5th- just doesn't realize it yet) and his 3 rescued dogs. But he also posts uplifing messages about how we can lower the termperature to avoid conflict.
Betsy- So glad you got the detached retina problem early and are able to get surgery. Best of luck.
Allie-surgery is always stressful. I hope that we can relieve some of yours. You do so much do everyone else.
Debbie in Nappa sounds like you have been very productive to me.
Rebecca Audrey Hepburn quote- tonight and just started a book about Audrey Hepburn written by younger son Luca Dottie called Audrey at Home. He never knew his mother as a movie star. She had retired. This also includes her recipes and notes from wherever she lived. She liked to cook. Athena is adorable and the family resemblance of all the girls is quite strong. All beautiful and they all look like you.
Kylie Kentuckyis that how you made your screen name? I used to have family in KY. Early settlers, but no one is left. Our generation scattered to the winds and older passed on. Where is your old KY home?
Annie- glad the roast is gone. You really have your hands full. Hugs.
Barbara-Love the Sisyphus analogy. Only in my case it is the world’s messiest eating cat. Food scattered everywhere!
Snowflake your quote the other day- how true.
Sue and Katla – I am envious that you can now ride.
Flea and Allie Just a little bit of buckwheat, when used as a flour, goes a long way. Gives a really great flavor to baked goods. Personally, I prefer it as groats for kasha.
Carolcleaning out? Will you do my house next? I was never a pack rat but my DH of blessed memory never threw anything out. Although the clothes and many tools were donated or given to friends, I have not been able to go through the papers. Help.
Tracey You DGD sounds so charming and grownup. What a fashion plate. I agree about not for profits. NGOs always have more to do and less funding.
Beth]-I hope that you have no long-term effects from the fall. Your description gave a wonderful picture of life with small animals. Their favorite place is underfoot.
Michele What do you mean no exercise today? 13,000 steps sounds like exercise to me.
Bananas Do post pictures of floors when you are finished. One of the joys of going back to Eastern Europe is seeing the beautiful ,polished parquet floors. I missed going back in 2020 and it looks like 2021 will be a bust as well. 2 years in a row. WhatsApp and Zoom don’t quite make up for long chats lasting until the wee hours.
Matchka I love the pictures of Tasmania and your biking maps. Years ago, I worked in Australia. I never made it there. Going back is on the list. DM me about early age neurodegeneration. It is a subject I know all too well.
Lisa- “homicidal hairy cows” I almost fell over laughing! You do have a way with words. Girl camping with real food, wine and chocolate sounds perfect. Your wardrobe rant -100% agree. Mine is the distressed jeans style. Some are so holey that they leave nothing to the imagination. And even if only “slightly distressed”, they still have huge environmental costs in water wasted, chemicals released. It burns me up when a celebrity who espouses “natural” everything is photographed wearing these jeans. I hope I have not offended anyone who likes the style. I am a cranky old woman, also.
Kate UKthere is no way to fight it. When DH completely forgets, just take a deep breath, and walk away. Otherwise, you are pounding a wall made of custard. Save yourself for the times it will be absolutely necessary.
Heather so much news and so many great pictures. The time with DH sounds perfect. The relationship is as real as real can be. I loved the tent for Max. For something extra- maybe a small sum for a Lego figure he can pick? Sundowning is so difficult. I remember taking DH for rides in the middle of the night to calm down. Made it hard to get up for work, but worth it. Very soothing. Suggestion for your duvet- what about a duvet cover? They have made my life so much easier over the years. Slip them off and into the weekly wash they go.
Bananas and Terri Got my second COVID vaccine today. Did not feel anything. Our NGO is considered “essential” so we got a notice from the state. Although today’s news about a number of cases in previously fully vaccinated brought home importance of not letting guard down and continuing all precautions until this thing is over. I will miss the constant cleaning by businesses, especially grocery stores. There still will be a few stores I will never go into.
Everyone-
Book title A Peripatetic Life
Favorite exerciseRiding horses , but not for 2 years since accident. Will try therapeutic riding when I feel COVID safe. Now, walking.
Help needed DGD has had 2 heart operations in last few weeks, and they are about to schedule 3rd. This on top of the transplant for cancer. No end in sight to hospitalization and resulting financial hardship.
Does anyone have experience with GoFundMe? I am not sure why we are not getting donations. Please DM me for details. Thank you.
May you and your loved ones stay safe and healthy. CJ
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cityjaneLondon wrote: »So sorry for those of you with spouses with cognitive issues. Kate UK, it must be a real worry for you and it may be time to start looking for support and help. Doctor, charities and the like. The more information you can get the better prepared you will be. Have you done your LPAs for example. I have started mine and hope to persuade a reluctant DH to do his.
It is very frightening and frustrating to be facing this, but you are not alone and you can reach out for help.
My DH is having very bad nights and getting anxious about it, but he is fine in the daytime and not showing mental deterioration. I try to reassure him about the night problem. Doctors here are overwhelmed with post covid log jams, but if you don't apply for attention you can't move up the queue.
Love to all , Heather UK xxxxxxMachka the instant gratification you mention of clean floor after vacuuming lasts only moments until the dogs come back inside. Cleaning is effort that just must be made over and over and over again. Think Sisyphus. The satisfaction is so brief, the dissatisfaction so immediate, I’m happier ignoring the spruce needles and dog hair until they stand up and demand eviction :laugh: You look so happy cycling! You’re right about the right mattress and pillow making me reluctant to get up in the mornings.
Barbara
My goal(s) for 2021 is/are to get these things organise and to simplify as much as I can. So on my list are things like putting together medical binders of information on both of us, finding appropriate medical care should neurodegeration become an issue, etc.
Also on my list is simplifying our house. If I could (but I can't because I rent), I would pull out all the carpeting and put down laminate flooring (or hardwood if I suddenly came into a lot of money!). I would also insulate under the floor. That would almost eliminate the vacuuming (I'd still do edges because clean edges are a particular point with me) and I would just have to sweep now and then, and go over the floors with a damp mop from time to time.
Meanwhile, I have put most ornaments and things into closed cabinets so I don't have to dust them (much). Later on my list, I'll go through and try to get most of the rest into a cabinet ... means I have to get another closed cabinet, but that's OK. There's not much point in having a whole bunch of ornaments and things out if they are just going to collect dust!
@bananasandoranges ... I want to go over the kitchen floor on my hands and knees with a scrub brush, but I will have to do it when my husband has gone to bed. He gets upset when he sees me cleaning. It's complicated ... he thinks it is something he should do, but he doesn't do it, then if he sees me do it he thinks I'm upset so he gets upset ..... it's just easier to wait until he's asleep and try to scrub quietly!
Machka in Oz
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Make things easier on yourselves by ...
-- making sure all affairs are in order. 2 names on all accounts, enduring power of attorney, bills, wills, taxes, paperwork, whatever it takes. Make sure you both know everything about your accounts, bills, etc. etc. etc. of all sorts. Make sure everything is up to date and crystal clear. It's easy to say, "I'll remember my password" or "We'll sort that out later" ...
http://ssandifer.com/MyLoveList2015.pdf... all about organising estates, etc. ... very good information although you will have to check what's what in your particular area.
Also, from a USA perspective:https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/getting-your-affairs-order
And from an Australian perspective:https://www.agedcare101.com.au/aged-care/get-set/“putting-your-affairs-order” and https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/life-events-and-you/life-events/money-musts-before-you-die and https://yourlifeassist.com.au/information-assistance/put-your-affairs-in-order/
-- making sure you're fit and healthy. Being fit and healthy improves the odds. Also could you actually support and lower your partner to the ground, should he/she collapse? Do you know first aid?
-- making sure your house well set up. Are there stairs? Tight corners? Difficult showers?
-- having a look at options around you. What would you do for groceries? What if you couldn't drive? If you have never used public transportation, try it now while you're still able. What about things like doctor's offices? Hospitals? All the stuff you use? Is it scattered around and difficult to get to or quite convenient?
--making sure you've got resources. Do you have people who can offer assistance? Knowledge of who to call if you've got problems with the house? Do you know about services in your area which can help?
-- creating an Emergency Management Plan for fires, floods, and health issues.
https://www.redcross.org.au/prepare
-- starting to downsize. Distribute the family treasures (unless you're using them, of course). Scan then shred paperwork. Reduce things you don't really need. If you were to make the move into a smaller apartment in a senior's complex, would it be a huge undertaking or would it be a fairly smooth transition.
https://dallas.momcollective.com/most-of-your-stuff-is-worthless-3-things-you-should-be-doing-now-to-reduce-what-you-own
Machka in Oz5 -
Machka, along those lines, I just developed this for myself and my family. When I was quite ill last summer, I had to help my daughter help me keep my medications straight. Luckily, I was OK mentally, and was able to do that. However, I'm now dealing with heart, thyroid and gut issues, as well as just the stuff that keeps me from falling over, so I figured it was time to do something about it. This can be made up on Word or Excel, whatever makes it easy.
My point for anyone who's thinking about this is that you're not just doing it for yourself, you're doing it for those who might end up taking care of you. So I set this up for me in the sense that I can literally place each pill or set of pills on top of the number noted for it when I organize my morning, and see visually that I have all of them before I swallow them. Then I can check them off--when you do this stuff automatically, you start not remembering whether you've taken it. So it helps me, but it also helps those who love me know what I need, how much I need, when I need it and if I've taken it. It also helps me hand it (or email it) to a medical professional to make sure I'm not dealing with dangerous interactions.
I remember I burst out crying when I got the diagnosis that I needed thyroid medication five or six years ago, because I knew I'd be taking pills for it for the rest of my life. For whatever reason, that just got to me. Now it's more like a big shrug and hey, one more pill.
Lisa in AR4 -
"Get to do"s and "chose well"sChose well: BP, bank to turn in pennies, made appointment for refi/escrow statement and refi.
Bonus: reconciled IRA statements, found and report unauthorized charge to Amazon, walk Shadow with T, veg prep.
Get to do: take BP, dogs to powerline, find those torture bands, call Wild Rivers (541 247 3514) for dog wash/nail trim appointments, follow up with Chetco Medical re: labs not approved, meeting prep, budget committee and board meetings, call D re: sticky keyboard, Norton and windows updates, call S, fire district: Fri: locksmith to copy mailbox key; ongoing: 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; watch STAS Day 20, 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 (Milena F1 orange peppers), Wednesday: district board meeting, Thursday: Chiro, Friday: county planning office neighbor’s plans.
Active April:
13: Move as much as possible, even if you’re stuck inside:
Last week I’d prepared but not submitted a charge card payment. Yikes. Submitted 4 days later than usual. Today checked the account to make sure no late fees and found an unexpected charge on my account for an Amazon video purchase (Xmen). Yeah no. Took awhile but finally found where to report it and was immediately forced to logout and change my password. Probably a good idea.
Julie scrubbing is a great way to burn off the on hold for tech support anger. Well done!
Barbie if Jake starts scrubbing, you’ll know the computer troubles are getting to him…
Welcome @letsgetfit4real Gwen from MO! Jump on in, the water’s fine
Heather the pics and your advice to Kate. Hate how prices are jumping overnight, feel its gouging but maybe not, there have been virus caused disruptions in manufacturing and distribution. Hundreds of container ships are jammed up in LA waiting to discharge cargo. Your falafel and hummus meal sounds yummy. Alphabetizing my spice jars is the ONLY organizing/decluttering job I really enjoy. :laugh:
Machka Thanks for the affairs in order reminders. Time for me to follow Barbie’s “suffer for 15 minutes” sttrategy for difficult tasks.
Carol this bathtub scrubber saves my knees, not that I use it as often as I should https://www.homedepot.com/p/3M-Scotch-Brite-Non-Scratch-Tub-and-Shower-Scrubber-549x/203088662
Welcome @KathLeenMVP Where to start? Where you are right now. Log every bite and sip whether it’s a good, bad or indifferent choice. Establish that habit first, then you can start weighing your food, changing food choices, adding fun activity etc. The important thing is start where you are now and then never give up.
Welcome back @KimShea01 Kim in Central IN. Fingers Xd your DH follows your good example in time.
Rebecca “…aliens out in Puget Sound…” :laugh: Is your gym “pants optional”? :laugh:
Speaking of aliens, hoping Rita @kevrit is just too busy with her new substitute teaching job to pop in here.
Katla fingers Xd for your family flying in to visit.
Betsy in NW WA Wow! What a blessing the detachment happened so close to your scheduled eye appointment. Hope you can channel Barbie’s patience while you lie on your side for the next week. Praying for successful surgery.
Beth sorry to hear of your fall. My fear of falling is one of the things I really hate about ageing.
Terri the new profile pic. Should we be callin’ you Stormy?
Debbie how hard is it to get an appointment with a Kaiser specialist? Hope you get on the list quickly!
Michele “5000 sq ft” O M G. I thought our first Boise house at 3600 sq ft was huge, but we needed the 5 toilets as we were fostering 3 nephews, a rent-a-son, and our brother in law lived with us the first summer. Too big for me to keep clean, was very happy when they all left and we moved into a 1500 sq ft home. Our current cottage-in-the-woods-above-the-sea is just right at 1296 sq ft.
Tina hope you can insist your MD orders an MRI.
Ginny((hugs))
Pip that bistro set is just the right size for your patio. Does Kirby share his sauce-from-scratch recipes?
Katla I’d dread your city meeting. Admire your optimism, imho lawyers don’t make things easier, they go for the billable minutes. Conflict makes me queasy. Our fire district’s budget committee meeting is tonight, followed by the board meeting. Fingers X’d there will be little or no drama.
Annie congrats on cookie avoidance! Remind me of your hobbies, group activities? Sometimes Mr. Right shows up just after you stop looking…
CJ ((hugs)) and prayers continue for your DGD. “…Pounding a wall of custard…” such an apt image.
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMODApril: leaner/stronger/kinder than March.
daily: sit with Joe: 13, weigh/wii: 13/0/0; steps>5627=9043 :bigsmile: vits=13, log=13, CI<CO=12, CI<250<CO=11, Tumble=17, Shadow=16, mfp=13, outside=17 up hill=17
wkly: BB&B,T’ai Chi or SWSY x3= rx=2 dance=1, clean 30 mins=5.33, packwalk=5, wt=1/31:141.3 2/28:142.4 3/31:145.3 4/4:140.3 4/11: 140.9 4/18: 4/25:
mnthly: board mtg=, grant=1, 21 plan= bonus: AF=8 play= sew= waist=
2021: choose to be leaner/stronger/kinder NOW3 -
HEATHER feelings of anxiety are awful, I had them for the first time last year when I had the cast on my wrist. I tried Rescue Remedy from Holland + Barrett, they really worked for me.
Kate UK ❤️1 -
I'm dipping my toes in these waters again. We'll take it as it comes and see how it goes.
They're still trying to find a good medication for my grandson's epilepsy. Only moderate success so far. He has fewer loss of consciousness seizures, but still has several absence seizures every morning. He's not really aware that anything is amiss, so he's frustrated and angry that he is no longer allowed to go out on his own or play at a friend's house. He has never had any problems from mid-morning on, so he's started going to school again, just missing the first hour or so. The staff at school have stepped up like champions, making sure a knowledgeable adult is always on the lookout.
My son has always amazed me with his patience and sunny disposition. With this extra challenge of a ten-year-old with epilepsy, he has needed every ounce of both. He and his wife have been working from home for over a year now, only going out to grocery shop once a week. They get out more nowadays, but that's because of their frequent trips to the neurology clinic. A sign of how tough it's been for them is that they long to go back to "ordinary lockdown".
I gained a lot of weight two summers ago, when a bad cough and a long stretch of crappy weather broke my jogging habit. Since January, I've been aiming to take at least 10,000 steps a day and I'm now averaging over 12,000 a day. Since I added walking or jogging to my everyday routine, my weight has slowly but steadily decreased. Of course in my town we have plenty of room to keep our distance and few restrictions on outdoor activities.
I know y'all love seeing pics from life in the Arctic. Here's the slope below the road up to my house. Somebody had driven poles into the snow and strung them together to make an enclosure. Living here, I assumed it was kids playing campsite, setting up a tripwire to warn against approaching polar bears. (As one does.)
The next day, the enclosure had something in it. Looking closer, I discovered that the kids had made a paddock for their horses!
/Penny at the
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LisaInArkansas wrote: »Machka, along those lines, I just developed this for myself and my family. When I was quite ill last summer, I had to help my daughter help me keep my medications straight. Luckily, I was OK mentally, and was able to do that. However, I'm now dealing with heart, thyroid and gut issues, as well as just the stuff that keeps me from falling over, so I figured it was time to do something about it. This can be made up on Word or Excel, whatever makes it easy.
My point for anyone who's thinking about this is that you're not just doing it for yourself, you're doing it for those who might end up taking care of you. So I set this up for me in the sense that I can literally place each pill or set of pills on top of the number noted for it when I organize my morning, and see visually that I have all of them before I swallow them. Then I can check them off--when you do this stuff automatically, you start not remembering whether you've taken it. So it helps me, but it also helps those who love me know what I need, how much I need, when I need it and if I've taken it. It also helps me hand it (or email it) to a medical professional to make sure I'm not dealing with dangerous interactions.
I remember I burst out crying when I got the diagnosis that I needed thyroid medication five or six years ago, because I knew I'd be taking pills for it for the rest of my life. For whatever reason, that just got to me. Now it's more like a big shrug and hey, one more pill.
Lisa in AR
Good idea!
I've done something similar for my husband's pills plus he uses a Webster pack.0 -
LisaInArkansas wrote: »Machka, along those lines, I just developed this for myself and my family. When I was quite ill last summer, I had to help my daughter help me keep my medications straight. Luckily, I was OK mentally, and was able to do that. However, I'm now dealing with heart, thyroid and gut issues, as well as just the stuff that keeps me from falling over, so I figured it was time to do something about it. This can be made up on Word or Excel, whatever makes it easy.
My point for anyone who's thinking about this is that you're not just doing it for yourself, you're doing it for those who might end up taking care of you. So I set this up for me in the sense that I can literally place each pill or set of pills on top of the number noted for it when I organize my morning, and see visually that I have all of them before I swallow them. Then I can check them off--when you do this stuff automatically, you start not remembering whether you've taken it. So it helps me, but it also helps those who love me know what I need, how much I need, when I need it and if I've taken it. It also helps me hand it (or email it) to a medical professional to make sure I'm not dealing with dangerous interactions.
I remember I burst out crying when I got the diagnosis that I needed thyroid medication five or six years ago, because I knew I'd be taking pills for it for the rest of my life. For whatever reason, that just got to me. Now it's more like a big shrug and hey, one more pill.
Lisa in AR
Good idea!
I've done something similar for my husband's pills plus he uses a Webster pack.
Machka - Webster paks and ones like them are good, as long as there's no physical interaction between the pills. One thing I noticed years ago is that when I put a day's worth of pills together, anything like a capsule or gelcap started having an effect on any tablets in the same space. Tablets generally don't interact with each other, but I've had tablets soften and crumble when placed in a small container with a gelcap for more than 24 hours. I find that unnerving, so rather than keeping a day's worth of medication in one container or section, I simply scrub off the S/M/T... labels and write in the name and dose of the medication. The list above is honestly because the number of pills taken has outstripped even a two-week container. *sigh*5 -
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Penny -
It's always good to see you, and I would imagine that a 10-year-old's epilepsy diagnosis is rough for everyone to live with. I love the "corral" for the horses!
CJ -
Many good thoughts for your DGD, as well.
Was ripped out of bed at 1 a.m. by the sound of a giant zipper opening, which was the prelude to one massive KABOOM crack of thunder. The lightning must have hit very near, but still stone dark outside, so no telling. The electricity stayed on all night, so there's that. The thunder-boomers were why I was up at 2 a.m. my time posting medication checklist examples.
Got my centerpiece on the Texas star quilt pieced and quilted, now it's just a matter of adding layers of straight one-foot-strips all the way around. Each will be pre-quilted ahead of time, so final assembly should be reasonably easy. And quilting one-foot wide strips is a LOT easier than quilting a 44 x 60 -inch centerpiece. Appliqued the stars... this is an image of front of the center at left, then the flip side. For scale, that's the back of a chair at bottom right.
I've been procrastinating on this quilt for my favorite niece for three years. But not unusual for me and a quilt. I did tell her it would take a while.
Still peeing down rain for the next three hours, so no outside work today. Lots to do inside, though. Last day of antibiotics. Keep a good thought for them working...
Later, y'all,
Love,
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LisaInArkansas wrote: »LisaInArkansas wrote: »Machka, along those lines, I just developed this for myself and my family. When I was quite ill last summer, I had to help my daughter help me keep my medications straight. Luckily, I was OK mentally, and was able to do that. However, I'm now dealing with heart, thyroid and gut issues, as well as just the stuff that keeps me from falling over, so I figured it was time to do something about it. This can be made up on Word or Excel, whatever makes it easy.
My point for anyone who's thinking about this is that you're not just doing it for yourself, you're doing it for those who might end up taking care of you. So I set this up for me in the sense that I can literally place each pill or set of pills on top of the number noted for it when I organize my morning, and see visually that I have all of them before I swallow them. Then I can check them off--when you do this stuff automatically, you start not remembering whether you've taken it. So it helps me, but it also helps those who love me know what I need, how much I need, when I need it and if I've taken it. It also helps me hand it (or email it) to a medical professional to make sure I'm not dealing with dangerous interactions.
I remember I burst out crying when I got the diagnosis that I needed thyroid medication five or six years ago, because I knew I'd be taking pills for it for the rest of my life. For whatever reason, that just got to me. Now it's more like a big shrug and hey, one more pill.
Lisa in AR
Good idea!
I've done something similar for my husband's pills plus he uses a Webster pack.
Machka - Webster paks and ones like them are good, as long as there's no physical interaction between the pills. One thing I noticed years ago is that when I put a day's worth of pills together, anything like a capsule or gelcap started having an effect on any tablets in the same space. Tablets generally don't interact with each other, but I've had tablets soften and crumble when placed in a small container with a gelcap for more than 24 hours. I find that unnerving, so rather than keeping a day's worth of medication in one container or section, I simply scrub off the S/M/T... labels and write in the name and dose of the medication. The list above is honestly because the number of pills taken has outstripped even a two-week container. *sigh*
I've never noticed that happen!
His is a 1-week pack and he doesn't have a lot of medication so perhaps they aren't touching each other much.
I use a storage box I've converted into a sort of Webster pack for my vitamins, minerals, and menopause-relief stuff. There is a combination of capsules and tablets in each square. But you know those "freshener" things they put in bottles of vitamins/minerals to help absorb excess moisture? I have one of those in each square ... maybe they actually help!
Sorry you have to take so many things.
M in Oz0
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