WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2021

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  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 18,963 Member
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  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,502 Member
    Vince’s bowling ball came in the mail today. For father’s day I got him a bowling ball and had a picture of Kyle Bush’s race car put on it. So he had to go get it drilled and, of course, had to bowl a few games. Then we went to WalMart. They had cherries for 98 cents/pound. You KNOW I bought some

    Thinking of Rori

    Diane TN – welcome. Great goals

    Took my evening walk and then a shower. Got ready for tomorrow (exercise stuff ready, etc). Now to watch a bit of TV

    Michele NC
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,183 Member
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  • JustKeepTryingNeverGiveUp
    JustKeepTryingNeverGiveUp Posts: 86 Member
    Didn't make it to the gym today but I did at least go walk my dogs. I made them take turns, it's not the easiest walking two at the same time, so I walked one before cooking and the other while the Alfredo sauce was simmering on low heat. I really think they like their individual time alone with me, lol.

    Welcome to the other new ladies! This is a great group and you don't have to worry about the immature chit chat that i've seen on some of these threads.

    It seems like it's been unusually hot all over the US, we went to Wisconsin to visit family 3 weeks ago and they said it usually doesn't get that hot until almost August!

    Candy in LA
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    The new microwave + oven hasn’t arrived yet & we haven’t heard from the dealer about shipping. I am eager to have it done. I don’t know when it will arrive and waiting is no fun. :/
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,559 Member
    margaretturk wrote: »
    Finally took a stand with neighbor at son's house. The last straw was them shooting a large bottle rocket into my yard. Fortunately I watered and it is a white clover yard now so I didn't have to worry about a fire. A number of yards are tinder now because of our drought and high temp. High temps will be back the next few days. 90's plus not as bad as Seatle area.

    I plan to call parking police until the quit blocking me out of my garage in the back. These are the ones who had the dog who threatened me so I am choosing not to talk to them directly. She was upset with me because I was not respectful. Respect is earned by actions. I tend to make excuses for others and wait too long to take action.

    I admit I have avoided this conflict because other things were in front on the list. The large bottle rocket is what put it to the top.

    If I have any converstion with them I will say how would you react if my dog threatened your safety, if I shot a bottle rocket at your yard when I know you have small children and a dog in your yard. (they now have a small dog that does not cause problems.), and I made it impossible for you to park on your property. This is why I chose to have the parking police involved.

    Follow the parking rules, refrain from shooting fireworks into my yard, and then I have no problem with you.

    I think I would be inclined to sell that house.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,559 Member
    Anniesquats100 wrote: »
    Strong thunderstorms today so no horseback riding. It makes them skittish, so even indoor ridíng isn't as safe as usual. It makes my mom skittish too, so she wants me home. Yes I am over fifty! But she gets anxious.

    Tomorrow Teddy goes to the vet. I hope I can postpone the canine dental to next year. It's not cheap.

    I finally made dental and gynecology appointments. That leaves the eye doctor, and dermatologist, and I'm sure I need a mammogram. Maybe a colonoscopy too. I'm turning high maintenance! The awful part is that each appointment spawns three more until my head spins.

    Meanwhile, I need to write a story. Something about a building collapsing. Hmmm.

    Annie in Delaware

    Didn't one go down in Florida recently?

  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    edited July 2021
    Rori – Flow seems like a very good word. :heart:

    Margaret - I hope you are able to make progress on courtesy from a neighbor. I think calling the parking police might be helpful. Get advice and learn what you can do to protect your property. Good luck. :star:

    We are waiting for new kitchen appliances and can I hardly wait until the new microwave upper & electric oven combination arrives. So far, we haven’t seen it. :ohwell: We are getting things ready so that the appliances can be installed as soon as they arrive. A local company will do the installation and haul the old stuff away. We are eager to have it done and waiting is not easy. :noway:

    Katla in NW Oregon
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,067 Member
    Well i bought a fitness type watch...and had to get it set up.. did that earlier today fell asleep around 8 and woke to go to the bathroom at 11:30 checked the watch and said i had only slept an hour and a half. Geesh and of course I sm awake now.. will try and get back to sleep ,have to take Dan in for 8 an worktime
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,559 Member
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  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,027 Member
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,559 Member
    If you are experiencing these things in any of your relationships - family, friends, work, etc. - I would strongly encourage you to get help. Here in Tasmania/Australia we have organisations like Workers Assist, Beyond Blue, Stay Chatty, Employee Assistance Programs, and others. Talk to someone. :heart:

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    M in Oz


  • auntiebk
    auntiebk Posts: 2,607 Member
    "Get to do"s and "chose well"s
    Chose well: Sat: BP, typed hymns, washed comforter, touch up vacuum, finish guest bed, finish cleaning bathrooms, dog group. Sun: BP, church, dust living room, touch up vacuum, washed sofa cover. Mon & Tue: time with K. Wed: BP, dogs to powerline, type hymns, launder and pack up guest bedding, email minutes to chief, 2 loads laundry, dog group.
    Bonus: Sat: dog group, Sun: Igor and the Red Elvises at Azalea Park, Mon: Lone Ranch beachwalk, CC for sea lions, Reed-Simpson trail. Tue: Pistol River dune walk, Panther trail, Cranberry Sweets, Dragonfly Farms.
    Get to do: take BP, dogs to powerline, chiro, start goat cheese, figure out how to see what’s using all our mobile data, USE those torture bands/do that BB&B video, call S, fire district: finish and email draft minutes, drop off cookies, ongoing: input 2019 call sheets into NFIRS, work with chief on equipment letter, substance abuse policy, NFIRS mutual aid and other missing details, ask for boots donator contact info, appreciation letter or certificate to boots donator, index mutual aid files; watch STAS Day 20, declutter sideboard, learn new dances (Nothing but You, Do Your Thing, A Little Less Broken, Blame it on my beating heart, Homesick; practice dances: One Margarita, I’m so used to being broke, All Night, Pure Movies to Wine, Beer, Whiskey, I ain’t never gonna love nobody but Cornell Crawford (Alley cat),); 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. ask Terry about GB’s FD firetruck tax levy – contacts, media, advocate???, Reward: inventory seeds, plan this fall’s garden, wishlist replenishments (Milena F1 orange peppers and beit alpha cukes next year).
    Joyful June:
    22-Watch something funny and enjoy how it feels to laugh: watch T’s Winn Dixie movie soon
    23-Create a playlist of uplifting songs: and not line dancing songs nor hymns ;)
    24-Bring to mind a favorite memory for which you feel grateful: C showing me all the good East Bay dog-walking trails
    25-Show your appreciation to people who are helping others: Curry Homeless Coalition donation.
    26-Make time to do something playful, just for the fun of it: Dog group with R.
    27-Be kind to you, do something that brings you joy-music event at the park with T & D.
    28-Notice how positive emotions are contagious to people-and how healing laughter with K is.
    29-Share a friendly smile with people you see today-easy, everywhere we went people were smiling either back or first.
    30-Make a list of the joys in your life (and keep adding to it) -Joe’s positivity and thoughtfulness, good morning puppies, this beautiful place, time with friends.
    Thank you so much, Barbie, for starting us off fresh and for checking in on me.

    Whew! Company is such an upheaval! Cleaning frenzy really made the house look better. Routine disrupted. Missed BP a couple of days, even missed a day weighing in on wii. Logging sporadic, filling in with vaguely remembered guesstimates. But visit with K so very worth it. She came all the way from Idaho to visit and wasn’t even scared off by having to sleep in the van since the guest room is now a man cave. Lots of laughter, lots of steps ;) lots of indulgent food and drink, lots of fun!
    Wish she could have stayed longer. Relieved to return to my restful rut.

    So far behind, will take awhile to catch up with the posts.

    June Summary and July Plan
    Steps WAY better, average up to 6701 from 6362. CI<CO much better too.
    Cleaning frenzy showed me how important it is to recommit to the daily 10 mins.
    Want to focus this month on time with Joe, Tumble and Shadow.

    June results:
    daily: sit with Joe: 93%/94%, steps=average: 6701 vs 6382 step days:57%/39%, vits=80%/92% log=100%/100% CI<CO= 93%/84% CI<250<CO=73%68% Tumble 5/10=47%/55% Shadow 5/10=60%/71% mfp=77%/84% AF=53%/71% outside= 117%/106%, up hill=83%/90% cleaning200%/44%
    wkly: BBBorTC x3=78%/22%, dance=80%/67% walk with T or Joe and the dogs or pack walk x2=78%/80%, rx=100%/120% review progress on 21 goals: bupkes/.
    monthly: board mtg=100%/100% grant=2/0
    June 30: 141.5 May 31:142.4 Apr 30:141.5 Mar 31:145.3 Feb 28:142.4 Jan 31:141.3 Jan 1:145.3 Dec 1:143.3 Jan 1 2020: 142.3
    Back to what I was Apr 30.
    Waist: 42.0/42.0 thank goodness.

    July resolve- .
    Commit to daily: 10 mins really present with Joe, cleaning, get those dogs down to the powerline without fail. Link to other daily habits.
    Weekly: Tuesday 2 hr line dance. Wed 1 hr T’ai Chi & 1 hr pack walk. Fri: 1 hr T’ai Chi. Mon,Thurs, Sun: 15 mins BB&B, pilates, yoga or wii balance games. Sat: 1 hr pack walk.
    Keep walking with T & D. Encourage Joe to walk.


    Lighter, lovelies!

    f8qt1s098sxm.gifBarbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
    July: leaner/stronger/kinder than June.
    daily: sit with Joe: 28, weigh/wii: 29/0/0; steps>6362=Sat:8248 Sun:5926 Mon:12255!!! Tue:9122 , Wed:7207. vits=24, log=30, CI<CO=23, CI<250<CO=17, Tumble=13, Shadow=15 mfp=23, outside=24, up hill=18, clean 10=34.
    wkly: Sun: Mon: Tue:LD=4. Wed:TC=3 PW=4. Thurs:PW=1, watched part of principles of pilates. Fri:TC=4. Sat:PW=3. rX x4=4.
    wt=1/31:141.3 2/28:142.4 3/31:145.3 4/30:141.5 5/31:142.4 6/6:141.8 6/12:142.4 6/20:140.2 6/27:140.2 6/30:141.5
    mnthly: board mtg=1, grant=2, 21 plan=, waist=42.0
    bonus: AF=16 play= sew=
    2021: choose to be leaner/stronger/kinder NOW
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
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  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,678 Member
    Barbara - Hello! Sooooo glad you had a great time with your friend. <3:D I would love to come and sleep in your van. :p
    Positive people are such a joy in our lives.

    Machka - Good post about emotional abuse. So many people don't recognise what is happening to them, or realise that this is NOT how life should be. We don't have to put up with all this rubbish. You are right, reach out, get help, make that phone call, read a good book about emotional abuse and coercive control. Support from relevant organisations can, as Rori said so well, save your life.
    Love to anyone who recognises any of those things. <3

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • auntiebk
    auntiebk Posts: 2,607 Member
    "Get to do"s and "chose well"s
    Chose well: BP, chiro.
    Bonus: Sporthaven with T, Freddie’s.
    Get to do: take BP, dogs to powerline, start goat cheese, figure out how to see what’s using all our mobile data, USE those torture bands/do that BB&B video, call S, fire district: finish and email draft minutes, drop off cookies, ongoing: input 2019 call sheets into NFIRS, work with chief on equipment letter, substance abuse policy, NFIRS mutual aid and other missing details, ask for boots donator contact info, appreciation letter or certificate to boots donator, index mutual aid files; watch STAS Day 20, declutter sideboard, learn new dances (Nothing but You, Do Your Thing, A Little Less Broken, Blame it on my beating heart, Homesick; practice dances: One Margarita, I’m so used to being broke, All Night, Pure Movies to Wine, Beer, Whiskey, I ain’t never gonna love nobody but Cornell Crawford (Alley cat),); 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. ask Terry about GB’s FD firetruck tax levy – contacts, media, advocate???, Reward: inventory seeds, plan this fall’s garden, wishlist replenishments (Milena F1 orange peppers and beit alpha cukes next year).
    Jump back July:
    1-take a small step to help overcome a problem or worry:
    Welcome @genellenp, @dawnsdoordecorfl Dawn in FL, @JustKeepTryingNeverGiveUp Candy in LA
    Tracey amazing numbers of spiders (and caterpillars) this year. What helps keep them outside of our home is puffing diatomaceous earth in all the cracks around the foundation. For outside, all I’ve been able to do is sweep, sweep, sweep…
    Penny your snoring polar bear sounds like the first time I went camping with Joe. Thought sure it was a cougar…

    Only through pg 68 in June, but time to snooze.

    Lighter, lovelies!

    f8qt1s098sxm.gifBarbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
    July: leaner/stronger/kinder than June.
    daily: sit with Joe: 1, weigh/wii: 1/0/0; steps>6701=Sat:8248 Sun:5926 Mon:12255!!! Tue:9122 , Wed:7207. vits=24, log=30, CI<CO=23, CI<250<CO=17, Tumble=13, Shadow=15 mfp=23, outside=24, up hill=18, clean 10=34.
    wkly: Sun: Mon: Tue:LD=4. Wed:TC=3 PW=4. Thurs:PW=1, watched part of principles of pilates. Fri:TC=4. Sat:PW=3. rX x4=4.
    wt=1/31:141.3 2/28:142.4 3/31:145.3 4/30:141.5 5/31:142.4 6/6:141.8 6/12:142.4 6/20:140.2 6/27:140.2 6/30:141.5
    mnthly: board mtg=1, grant=2, 21 plan=, waist=42.0
    bonus: AF=16 play= sew=
    2021: choose to be leaner/stronger/kinder NOW
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,559 Member
    edited July 2021
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    Day off + flu shot yesterday = rest day!

    But I have done a few things ... laundry, scrubbing the front door, bills, etc. That's next to nothing compared with a usual day. :)


    M in Oz
  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,702 Member
    Good morning! It is Friday! I thought yesterday was-oops. 3 hours of online training last night. Yuck! No time at work to train, therefore, I hold all of our certifications as I am the only one willing to do after work. Old mechanic thinks he knows it all (he knows lots but refreshers never hurt!) Other is my son in law who has 2 teenagers and no time for after work training. 3 advanced courses due by end of month. They weren't available until springtime. Really, like who has time to train then. SMH
    Was hoping to catch up on work this weekend, but DH may have other plans.....
    Same old same old here.
    Have a Blessed day!
    ❤
    Kylia in Ohio
  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 2,861 Member
    Morning, afternoon and evening, all...

    Barbara - Good to see you! Was worried about you--it's seldom we don't see you for nearly a week at a time.

    Rori - Glad to see you! So love your hair like that. It sounds like Santa Barbara was a healing journey for you, and I'm so glad. Regarding the hanging of a t-shirt quilt (or any quilt), you want to distribute the weight...
    A simple cloth tube fastened by machine or hand-sewn across the back of the top of the quilt, with a few inches room on each side, then a dowel of sufficient size to hold the quilt threaded through the sleeve that's been created. You can make it completely invisible. In the spoiler, you'll see a tapestry I created for a local coffee shop/ music venue to display all the band t-shirts from their first two years. I created a sleeve on the very top, as it was always meant to hang from a wall. They threaded through a large metal pipe (to suit the decor) and suspended it with chains from the ceiling. Unfortunately, the pandemic shut them down.
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    Glad it's Friday--no farmer's market tomorrow, as it's the holiday weekend here. Not looking forward to the noise on the 4th--one of the few true drawbacks of living right in the middle of a very small town is that city hall and the city park, which is where they set them off, are only a few hundred yards away. Ah well - only happens at New Year and July 4th. Could be worse.

    Talking to my doctor this afternoon - do love the fact that I can get a phone appointment so much easier than an in-person one. Want to go over all the meds--I'm taking a lot of them right now, and I want to make sure there are no interactions. For instance, the last antibiotic they put me on interacts with the anti-diarrhea medication they had me on, and had a high incidence of shingles in women who take both. The docs never said a word, I had to look it up myself, take myself off the Imodium for the two weeks I was on the antibiotics.

    Need to go across the river this morning to Fort Smith and pick up a few bottles of wine. We're a dry county on this side of the river, no alcohol sales except in restaurants.

    Also want to be at the hair salon at noon to get a cut--the hairdresser who does it best will be there at noon, want to be her first one in the chair. Then home for a shower, then the doctor appointment.

    Busiest day I've had in a while!

    Later, y'all,
    Love,
    Lisa
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,067 Member
    Morning Ladies
    When Alfie wants to get up there is no sleeping in..
    Anyway my watch says I got close to 7 hrs sleep ill take it
    Dan works 8-2 today and 1-7 tomorrow so i will be carting him back and forth..
    I am thinking i will block Jean on Facebook, makes my life alot easier
  • KJLaMore
    KJLaMore Posts: 2,847 Member
    Good morning all! Happy Friday! Doing the Friday dance, here! I had a new toddler join my crew this week. He is actually the nephew of one of my former childcare kids. He is settling in okay. Just turned two and never been in a childcare setting. SO...he has had a busy week of learning lots of new things (social skills being the most important, right now). He is a first child/only child and has obviously "ran the roost" at home (as many first/only kids tend to do). But within the first couple of days he learned to drink from a regular cup, learned to sit at the table for meals, learned to lie still during diaper changes, and learned to come when I call his name. All in all...that is a good two days of learning! His mom informed me that their pediatrician referred them to a speech/behavior analyst and they labeled him as "on the spectrum". *groan* I by no means want to disregard the speech/behavior profession or the children that are on the spectrum; but it really grinds my gears when they put that label on a 24 month old. Yes, he is always moving; but he is two. Yes, is loud and emits squeals at times; he is two. Yes, he loves to roll and spin things; he is two. No, he isn't talking yet; but he is two (and babbles constantly). In the week that I have been with him, I have seen him do all of those things listed above. But I have also seen him sit and focus on a toy/book for a while. I have seen him quiet, I have watched him learn, I have watched him play and do other things that don't involve spinning/rolling. I have watched ALL of my kiddos spin and roll toys/themselves because they are toddlers. I wish people could just let their kids do things in their own time. I really think social media is quite damaging for those families with kiddos that are not early talkers/doers. Sorry, rant over. lol It has been an interesting week back to work, after my vacay. I actually got the call on Monday, asking if I had an opening for this child. Mom came and picked up paperwork that night and child was with me beginning Tuesday morning! That fast!
    Another interesting thing happened in my extended family. My older brother's family (parents of Ben and Ethan, high school track stars) has a realtor friend who asked if he could show a couple their home. Apparently this couple is looking for a home and was hesitant to buy a "fixer upper", so realtor friend wanted to show my brother's home so that this couple could see what could be accomplished by ordinary people. ANYWAY...the couple went through the house and then asked my brother and his wife if they would be willing to sell! The couple offered them $280k for the house! This is a house built in the 20s or 30s on a small lot in the city. My brother and his wife bought it two years ago for $96k and put $10k worth of work/improvements. SO... they accepted the offer! They live in the next town over from me. Another little lakeside summer resort/type town. Hmmm...makes me think I should have our home appraised again...
    Happy belated birthday, Allie!
    Rori, Rita, Barbara, Penny- Always great to hear your voices! Sending lots of love to you all!
    Pip- How was the double birthday bash? I saw the pics; did I miss the details?

    Welcome to all of the new ladies!

    Kids arriving! I better fly! ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,209 Member
    edited July 2021
    Yo peeps. Someone asked me why am I running at a slow pace for a short distance. I am pretty confident that I can do 5 or 10 miles in my usual pace but if I did after not consistently running, I would kill myself. My calves would be screaming. Doing it this way, I’m easing into it and I won’t feel any pain. My fastest mile in the last few days since I started was a 9.30 min mi just to see how I would feel. With all the walking and riding the spin bike one would think there shouldn’t be a big problem, but the muscles are used with different intensity so it does make a difference, at least for me it does.

    I usually have been only weighing myself after my workouts. I’ve decided to weigh in the morning and after workouts. Just like I thought, I loose 2-3 lbs after the workout for the day. crazy..

    We r going to b spending more $$$. Along with redoing the front patio, we were going to do cement stamping but I decided to do pavers instead. There are pipes underneath in the ground and if we or the condo association needed to get to them they would have to break up the cement that we paid for and would have to do it again. We are also going to color and paint the back cement patio with epoxy. Kirby does like how dull the kitchen floor is so we are going to epoxy the kitchen floor, gotta think about the colors that I want for all these areas. And finally, gonna epoxy the garage floor, also paint and redo the ceiling. All this will cost about 6-7k. It will be done when we go to Washington for the MS ride so when we live the car and Bette will b out of the garage and when we come back it will b nice and fresh. We won’t have to move anything either, bonus.

    Speaking of the MS ride, I’ve stayed stagnant with my donation raiding, still at $245. Since I am not working, I don’t have access to my work contacts anymore, oh well

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