WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2021

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  • Peach1948
    Peach1948 Posts: 2,473 Member
    Heather ~ I absolutely loved the old movie and the book, Rebecca! There is a new movie version that I watched on Netflix over the last 6 months and I liked that one a lot also. <3

    Rebecca ~ Your meals are always interesting to see.

    Had a mammo for the first time in over two years today. Told the technician that when someone invents a better way than squeezing they will become very rich! :) When I left, my knee was hurting so bad I had to take an Aleve. Guess that was due to all the walking involved in going into the building and out again to the parking lot.

    Carol in GA

  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,098 Member
    Vicki- I printed out the transcript from the IRS
    And had my 2020 tax return and I went up to Trudys
    What we have figured out is that what I paid into the insurance is different now that President signed the affordable healthcare law..so i should get the rest of it once they have that all ironed out.. think Turbo Tax had the correct software but the IRS is so backlogged it will take quite a few months to get the rest,figure there are what probably 10 million that they have to refund insurance too.
    Went for consult and now we wait for insurance approval and then i go for a sleep study..
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,274 Member
    We have started making plans for the trip to the NS ride in September. On the 4th of September, we will go to Ashland OR and stay 3 nights, then on 7th through the 9th we will be at Long Beach , then on 9th through 12th we will b in anacortes
    , then on 12th through the 14th we will b in bothell and will b there 3 nights
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Heather: My husband is a Kindle fan, too. I’ve been using the same MacBook Pro since 2011. :heart: Apple would love for me to trade up to a newer one, but I am happy with what I have. If it quits working, I’ll buy another. :ohwell: As to books—I am a hoarder. I have MANY. My thought is that a book that is worth keeping is one that I will enjoy over and over again. Arthur Ransome’s children’s book, Swallows and Amazons, is the beginning of a series that I collected over time. I bought some here in the US and others in Canada. I plan to keep all of them. :star:

    Allie: Good luck for a prompt tax rebate. :smiley:

    Meg: Eight week old pups are a joy and also exhausting. Have fun with yours. :bigsmile:


    I am planning to enjoy the fitness center this year. Covid is in my rear window since DH & I have both taken two Phizer vaccinations. Life as I once knew it may become normal again. I will be very pleased with the possibility of normal.

    Katla in NW Oregon
  • csofled
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  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Pip: Thanks to you and Kirby for working hard to support MS research. Since DH is an MS sufferer we think of you and that ride as very important, for raising awareness as well as raising money for research. Let me know where to send our check to support your efforts to raise money for research. :heart:

    Katla

    (PS: Pip and Kirby have been contributing to this cause by riding their bikes in the MS Ride for many years. We consider both of them as heroes. Contributions go toward MS research.)
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,531 Member
    Worked today so no formal exercise. I did get in over 10,000 steps, tho. The plan for tomorrow is to do a body pump DVD

    Had bowling this afternoon. Came home and made oatmeal raisin cookies for Colby. Now making these chocolate truffle cookies for Jess. It looks like the recipe doesn’t make a whole lot so I may wind up having to make another batch

    The weather is supposed to warm up as the week goes on, so it looks like by the end of the week I’ll be in the pool --- yaaaaa!

    One thing I realized is that a truly enjoyed being with the customers at Food Lion, helping them with the cart, etc. Now they just have me cleaning and I find that when I go outside get the carts accessible to the customer, I enjoy it so much more. A “good morning” talking to people (they can be so interesting), I miss that. Well, all good things must come to an end.

    Lisa – have a great time

    Was going to go to ceramics, but they decided to have the mahjongg online so I’ll play.
    We can to to ceramics Wednesday (Steve will be here Monday)

    katla – I’m surprised that proof of vaccination is required. Isn’t that against HIPPA? Discrimination? Around here you don’t have to wear a mask (it’s your decision if you do) unless you have not been vaccinated, but the onness is on you if you wear a mask or not. Legally, you can’t ask a person if they’ve been vaccinated. Yes, if you don’t show a copy of your card, the restaurant can refuse to serve you. But I don’t know if they’re willing to do that.

    There are some stores around here that say that customers and associates who have been vaccinated don’t have to wear a mask. Wish Food Lion was that way. I always used to use my own mask but now I’ll use one of their one-use masks and the second I punch out, off comes the mask and in the garbage.

    Vince said that the flea & tick stuff that he ordered should be here tomorrow so that’s why I’m making things for Colby and Jess. You know mom, I’ll send a “care” package.

    Just finished baking the cookies for Jess. Yea...it doesn’t look like I’ll have to make more.

    Carol GA – you aren’t squeezed as much when you get a 3D mammo, at least I wasn’t

    Michele NC
  • ginnytez
    ginnytez Posts: 1,404 Member
    Good evening all:

    Got caught up over the weekend and lost a post. Now caught up again.

    Ohio restrictions are being lifted June 2-no more health orders. It will be interesting to see how it plays out. Still waiting on final decisions for work place. I am assuming county will go along with the complete lift. We will continue with the work from home option we have. Most of the state offices that supervise us are doing that. Many staff take applications over the telephone (state process) so they can really do that from anywhere.

    I am in the office nearly everyday and it feels good to have that normalcy.

    Heather-I loved Rebecca! It has been many years since I have read it. Every so often the phrase "Last night I dreamed I was at Manderly again" flits through my mind.

    Allie-so sorry to hear about your friend. It is a good reminder that even though things are looking better, Covid an its damage hasn't left us. Hope your sleep study is approve quickly.

    Pip-you are correct, we never know what is going to happen. Live in this day and enjoy it.

    Terri-glad you over that stomach bug. They can be a nuisance in so many ways.

    Off to check on a couple of things before winding down for the night.

    Take care all,

    Ginny in Ohio
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Michelle: We have had a tougher pandemic than some other states and the safety of our communities are a high priority for citizens & businesses. Wearing masks helps people to avoid the virus. The situation is improving. Our recent lunch at a restaurant was the first in a long time. Carrying a photo of our vaccination cards got us a nice seat in a recently opened restaurant. The proof of vaccinations makes us all feel confident that we’re safe from covid and can eat a meal in a restaurant with others.
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,818 Member
    Thanks Carol, its interesting to me, how my food tastes have evolved over this year. Its nice to buy healthy items, and actually use them, and eat them up. I used to buy veggies only to leave them in the produce drawer until they became a science experiment. Now I buy and eat it all up!
    💖 Rebecca
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,045 Member
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  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,702 Member
    Good evening,
    Okay, so I quit whining and think I made an adult observation about myself today. No, I didn't want to go to work, but so many depend on me. When I got there the first thing SIL says is she has a headache and wouldn't be there if she didn't have certain things that had to be done-SURPRISE! NOT! At first I was pissed. As the morning progressed, I realized I am less stressed when she isn't there. If she is there, I expect her to "help" or do her job taking care of business at work. When she isn't really present to assist and help everyone, then it is much more stressful to me. Since I was solo, it was easy to just say, hey, sorry, I am solo today, so bear with me. I was calm and customers were overall patient. Yes, I have lots to do tonight, but the day was much better. Either help with whatever needs done or get the h^&& out of my way. Just an observation on my part. Not looking for perfection, just best effort.

    Lisa- Enjoy! I miss the babies! Mine are too busy these days.

    Meg- You have more patience than I do for puppies. They are cute, but my life doesn't allow me enough time to be a good puppy parent. Good job sticking up for yourself!

    Better get some work done.
    Thank you ladies for being here for me and each other!

    Love,
    Kylia in wet Ohio (but didn't have to water new plantings tonight)
  • barbiecat
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,615 Member
    cityjaneLondon wrote: »
    The clearout went extremely well. I had steeled myself to chuck nearly all of it into the tip. 100s of them. Although they are wonderful paperbacks, the print is tiny and I know we will never read them again. I've kept school prizes, my old religious books, and books I loved as a child. Plus a couple I think the kids might read. It was lovely to rediscover all the foreign language versions of the children's books I wrote. Max might be amused by the Spanish version of Well I Never! CARAMBA! I will try and read the German versions of the two Herbert books. :D
    I also weeded out some good quality crime and historical thrillers that I've just posted on Freecycle.
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    I expect they will go quite quickly. We buy the hardbacks as presents to each other. :D

    Then DH rang a clearance company who are coming on Wednesday morning to give an estimate. If they are not too expensive they can take it away immediately. We have about a quarter of a garage full of junk.
    Feels so good!

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

    If I were getting rid of books, I would take them to a used book store. :)

    That's where I get my books and it is a delight to find whole series and like-new books for a fraction of the price they would have been originally.

    M in Oz
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,047 Member
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  • csofled
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  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
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  • auntiebk
    auntiebk Posts: 2,614 Member
    "Get to do"s and "chose well"s
    Chose well: BP, helped Joe change the UV bulb in our water filtering system
    Bonus: chopped 3 more tarploads of brush, beach stroll with T and Shadow.
    Get to do: take BP, dogs to powerline, USE those torture bands/do that BB&B video, board meeting minutes, return Doug’s call, follow up with Dr re: Joe’s annual charges not covered 100%, watch for refund from Interpath for Joe’s labs paid on Feb statement call S, fire district: 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).
    Meaningful May:
    18: Find a way to make what you do today meaningful: hmm, vacuuming not particularly meaningful, neither is brush chopping, maybe it’s a sign I should buckle down and do the minutes ;)

    Carol, I always blame the mammogram machine design on being male-designed. If it were a testicogram machine you can bet it would not be a squisher :naughty: We gals need to get off our duffs and design a better way.
    pip Ashland, Long Beach, Bothell, have happy memories of all 3 places. Bon voyage.
    Rebecca the Hilda profile pic is cute, but not as cute as your smilin’ face.
    Meg good for you for sticking to your “No.” Puppy pics?
    Lisa :love: that Levi.
    Heather I salute you. Like Katla I have lots of books and little intent to thin the herd.
    @kevrit Rita r u ok?

    Knees really bothering me the past two days, maybe due change in weather. Had to take the sandy (shorter) path to the beach to avoid the rolling rocks. They feel better after walking, worse after sitting. Broke down and took an ibuprofen yesterday, red wine and aspirin today.

    Lighter, lovelies!

    f8qt1s098sxm.gifBarbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
    May: leaner/stronger/kinder than April.
    daily: sit with Joe:17 , weigh/wii: 17/1/14; steps>6362=6934 vits=16, log=17, CI<CO=15, CI<250<CO=14, Tumble=10, Shadow=11, mfp=17, outside=16, up hill=14, clean 10=8.5
    wkly: BB&B,T’ai Chi or SWSY x3= rX x4=3 dance=2, packwalk x2=3,
    wt=1/31:141.3 2/28:142.4 3/31:145.3 4/30:141.5 5/2:139.1!, 5/9:141.8, 5/16:, 5/23:, 5/30:.
    mnthly: board mtg=1, grant=, 21 plan=, waist=42.5
    bonus: AF=13 play=1 sew=
    2021: choose to be leaner/stronger/kinder NOW
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,715 Member
    Machka - Nowhere is taking used books these days. You can’t get rid of them anywhere. Because of the pandemic, charity shops gave only just opened again and they say NO BOOKS. People are putting them on their garden wall for people in the street to take, but it's been raining for weeks. I have given thousands of books to charity book stores in the past. We don't have used book stores over here any more.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • kymarai
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  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,045 Member
    edited May 2021
    Katla49 wrote: »
    Michelle: We have had a tougher pandemic than some other states and the safety of our communities are a high priority for citizens & businesses. Wearing masks helps people to avoid the virus. The situation is improving. Our recent lunch at a restaurant was the first in a long time. Carrying a photo of our vaccination cards got us a nice seat in a recently opened restaurant. The proof of vaccinations makes us all feel confident that we’re safe from covid and can eat a meal in a restaurant with others.

    Northern Ireland hasn't fared too badly, Nonetheless, I thoroughly agree with safety being paramount. I am aghast at how many people are rushing to return to a 'normal' which allowed this virus to sweep the world, and has so far led to over 128,000 deaths in U.K., over 600,000 deaths in USA, and over 3,300,000 deaths worldwide.

    Complacency is our enemy!!! Staying safe and protecting others by wearing a mask, and getting vaccinated is the very least we can do to limit the spread of this plague. It's a minor inconvenience when compared to the anguish of those who have suffered and died, and the grief of their families.

    ☘️ Terri
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,715 Member
    edited May 2021
    Barbara - Before we moved here we sent 22 large boxes of books to the Oxfam bookstore. After moving here we sent 6 large boxes to the Amnesty bookstore. When we were first married,and there were still such things as used book shops, DH sold around 10 boxes. We still have 5 tall bookcases of books. The ones in the garage for dumping were a lot of philosophy text books and old paperback novels. Great books, but unreadable to our old eyes. No one wants them any more. Amazon has done for bookshops, with even big chains just hanging on.
    I was very attached to the idea of the books, because they held memories, but I felt only relief when they were gone. Most I had not even unpacked from the move and they were annoying DH by taking up space in his study. We are now hoping that the clearance people will be reasonably priced for our junk. DH does not feel up to numerous visits to the council dump with heavy stuff any more.

    DH had a bad night. I was woken by his cries at 4.30 am, he was in a sweating, naked heap on the bed, having a panic attack and feeling sick. My usual trick with the wet flannel on his forehead worked and he eventually calmed down. Amazingly, I went back to sleep! My guess is that he is getting worked up about the cricket. He had to fill in a long form last night for covid precautions and it states he will have to wear a mask. Of course,he was worrying about his glasses fogging up etc. Also it is a long journey there every day for 4 days, getting back late in the evening. It will be fine, but I'm sure the worry was building up. I don't think he is the only person having re-entry anxieties after 14 months lockdown. I have not been in a car for 15 months.
    He has not driven that far for a long time. Just trips to charge the battery.

    Oh well. We are meeting the kids after school today, with Maddie, the girl who picks them up 3 days a week and gives them tea. I hope to say a few words of German to her. It will certainly cheer DH up to see them. <3

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,615 Member
    TerriRichardson112 wrote: »
    Katla49 wrote: »
    Michelle: We have had a tougher pandemic than some other states and the safety of our communities are a high priority for citizens & businesses. Wearing masks helps people to avoid the virus. The situation is improving. Our recent lunch at a restaurant was the first in a long time. Carrying a photo of our vaccination cards got us a nice seat in a recently opened restaurant. The proof of vaccinations makes us all feel confident that we’re safe from covid and can eat a meal in a restaurant with others.

    Northern Ireland hasn't fared too badly, Nonetheless, I thoroughly agree with safety being paramount. I am aghast at how many people are rushing to return to a 'normal' which allowed this virus to sweep the world, and has so far led to over 128,000 deaths in U.K., over 600,000 deaths in USA, and over 3,300,000 deaths worldwide.

    Complacency is our enemy!!! Staying safe and protecting others by wearing a mask, and getting vaccinated is the very least we can do to limit the spread of this plague. It's a minor inconvenience when compared to the anguish of those who have suffered and died, and the grief of their families.

    ☘️ Terri


    3,400,000 deaths so far.
    https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

    I find I forget that other parts of the world are still dealing with COVID, but we are hearing quite a bit about India these days.


    Sorry to hear about your tummy troubles.


    M in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,615 Member
    My husband was diagnosed with Non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI)


    https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/heart-attack/diagnosis/
    "An NSTEMI can be less serious than an STEMI because the supply of blood to the heart may be only partially, rather than completely, blocked. As a result, a smaller section of the heart may be damaged. However, an NSTEMI is still regarded as a serious medical emergency. Without treatment, it can progress to serious heart damage or STEMI."

    A couple other articles:
    https://www.healthline.com/health/nstemi
    https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321059

    NSTEMI risk factors
    You’re much more likely to experience acute coronary syndrome such as NSTEMI if you have the following risk factors:

    You smoke.
    You’re physical inactivity.
    You have high blood pressure or high cholesterol.
    You have diabetes.
    You’re overweight or obese.
    Your family has a history of heart disease or stroke.


    My husband hasn't smoked in a couple decades, he is active, he has slightly elevated blood pressure and cholesterol, no diabetes, slightly overweight but not obese. So perhaps there's a family history.

    We had the first of several follow-up appointments today.


    Machka in Oz
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,045 Member
    edited May 2021
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