WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2021
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Rebecca - Is your son happier in this position or does he want to go further?
Vicki - does the HR department know how desperate your department is.
Allie - I know how difficult that is as for you giving your son a deadline. I once had to be tough with our eldest, she was shocked, angry and hurt, but eventually came around and I think it made her grow up a lot.
My Sis in law has been bailed out her whole life until her mid 40’s and now she doesn’t know how to do anything on her own. It’s terrible, she is 52 and still tries to depend on others but because she has been dependent for so long no one is willing to help her now.
Does he live with anyone or alone?
My Grands came today for 3 nights, they will leave Monday afternoon. Tomorrow night we will be going to stay at our other daughter’s and going to the lake in Sunday. It will help me occupy the kids and not have to be the entertainment all day for Michaela. Jonah is self entertaining these days.
Today she played in the pool we bought for them. Then I took them both to the splash park. Michaela, fully in her own painted her little chair. Tomorrow morning she will do her design on it. I wish I could share a video, she was painting and thanking me for teaching her. She is the sweetest. We mixed paint I had leftover her and her chair only cost 3.00, it’s bringing her a lot of joy.
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LisaInArkansas wrote: »Last year, the hydrangea never really bloomed - just a couple of pitiful, spindly things. This year, they're beautiful. Must be summer, the hydrangeas are in bloom...
We have one hydrangea but I'd really like to try to get more going this summer.
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cityjaneLondon wrote: »Don't know how many of you follow the Tour de France, but we like to spot our favourite bits of France! I also have a soft spot for Mark Cavendish, from the Isle of Man. Today he won his 34th stage, equalling the record. He is 36 and most people thought his career was finished. He only got in the race on a cancellation.
I cannot watch it live because it would kill me, so I wait for the result, watch the photos and then watch the highlights programme. Even though I knew the result, my heart was nearly jumping out of my chest! WOW! WOW! WOW! My elder son said he was screaming!
Afterwards Mark said, "Don't let anyone tell you you can't do something!"
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/09/mark-cavendish-equals-record-with-34th-stage-win-in-tour-de-france
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
My husband and I have been watching the Tour this year as we always do. And yes, we watched this morning's highlights of the race.
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Snowflake1968 wrote: »Rebecca - Is your son happier in this position or does he want to go further?
Vicki - does the HR department know how desperate your department is.
Allie - I know how difficult that is as for you giving your son a deadline. I once had to be tough with our eldest, she was shocked, angry and hurt, but eventually came around and I think it made her grow up a lot.
My Sis in law has been bailed out her whole life until her mid 40’s and now she doesn’t know how to do anything on her own. It’s terrible, she is 52 and still tries to depend on others but because she has been dependent for so long no one is willing to help her now.
Does he live with anyone or alone?
My Grands came today for 3 nights, they will leave Monday afternoon. Tomorrow night we will be going to stay at our other daughter’s and going to the lake in Sunday. It will help me occupy the kids and not have to be the entertainment all day for Michaela. Jonah is self entertaining these days.
Today she played in the pool we bought for them. Then I took them both to the splash park. Michaela, fully in her own painted her little chair. Tomorrow morning she will do her design on it. I wish I could share a video, she was painting and thanking me for teaching her. She is the sweetest. We mixed paint I had leftover her and her chair only cost 3.00, it’s bringing her a lot of joy.
Well he is happy as a follower, and not a leader. But the Navy likes you to always be moving forward. I don't think they would dismiss him this late in the game, but you never know. There are younger sailors that are 1st classes, so he has to prove to the Navy that he wants to stay in. He's been in for 14, almost 15 years. He needs to always pass his PTs, and not eat so much junk food! Lol! Husband and I are secretly here, making sure he makes his 20 years and retires! So we just keep an eye on him, and I make sure he eats a salad once a week. Husband has knocked on his door every now and then at 6:00Aam when he is late getting into the shower...🙃😋. Also he has the positivity of having a Chief as a father, keeping his eye on the prize. Retirement!
Rebecca
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Rebecca - only 6 to go! I hope he keeps listening to you and your Chief.1
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Snowflake1968 wrote: »Rebecca - only 6 to go! I hope he keeps listening to you and your Chief.
Well the nice thing is husband was a career counselor, so he got son to stay in when he was going to get out at 10 year mark. Financially, it makes sense to retire and draw that Navy pay, while going to college for small engine repair. Also having a job too. It will be less a financial stress having that money coming in for certain. Retiring at 38 yrs old while still so young is great too!
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"Get to do"s and "chose well"sChose well: BP, dogs to powerline, T’ai Chi, Post Office, Library, recycling.
Bonus: typed hymns, chopped another tarpload of salal, 48 mins grooming Tumble.
Get to do: take BP, dogs to powerline, dog group, filing, review June council minutes, county ARP project proposals 111.co.curry.or.us/ 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: drop off cookies, clarification of chief’s report, finish and email draft minutes/meeting announcement, 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:
9- Put a problem in perspective by seeing the bigger picture: much as my neck and knees ache, I’m still able to move and enjoy life.
10-Reach out to someone you trust and share your feelings with them:
Heather “if you do what you’ve always done…” well said, and applicable to so many situations. Thank you. the view of your garden.
Pip 8 mile walk? Sounds more like a hike to me … :laugh:
Tracey would these do? http://www.childcostumes.com/boys-60s-accessory-kit.html
Vicki what Debbie said. It’s scary to think how thin-stretched your department is. What will happen if you collapse? Will they close the department down and send patients to a different facility?
Lisa lovely hydrangea!
Julie wish I had a graceful exit line to share with you. Listening like that is a gift you gave him but you were too generous
Annie glad Kylia and the vet suggested warm compresses. Can your Dad hold Teddy for you while you apply? It may sting at first but will bring relief. Until you can get the antibiotic cream a little Vaseline after the compress will help keep the wound from further infection.
Allie you didn’t put him in a bind, you set a boundary. Time for him to develop options.
Rebecca glad your chief has the counseling experience your son needs
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMODJuly: leaner/stronger/kinder than June.2021: choose to be leaner/stronger/kinder NOW
daily: sit with Joe: 8, weigh/wii: 9/0/0; steps>6701=4725 , vits=6.75, log=9, CI<CO=9, CI<250<CO=9, Tumble=6, Shadow=7, mfp=10, outside=11, up hill=9, clean 10=5.
wkly: Sun: Mon: Tue:LD=. Wed:TC=1 PW=1. Thurs: Fri:TC=2. Sat:PW=1. rX x4=1.
wt=1/31:141.3 2/28:142.4 3/31:145.3 4/30:141.5 5/31:142.4 6/30:141.5 7/4: 140.7 7/11:
mnthly: board mtg=, grant=, 21 plan=, waist=42.0
bonus: AF=6 play= sew=
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"Get to do"s and "chose well"sChose well: BP, dogs to powerline, T’ai Chi, Post Office, Library, recycling.
Bonus: typed hymns, chopped another tarpload of salal, 48 mins grooming Tumble.
Get to do: take BP, dogs to powerline, dog group, filing, review June council minutes, county ARP project proposals 111.co.curry.or.us/ 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: drop off cookies, clarification of chief’s report, finish and email draft minutes/meeting announcement, 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:
9- Put a problem in perspective by seeing the bigger picture: much as my neck and knees ache, I’m still able to move and enjoy life.
10-Reach out to someone you trust and share your feelings with them:
Heather “if you do what you’ve always done…” well said, and applicable to so many situations. Thank you. the view of your garden.
Pip 8 mile walk? Sounds more like a hike to me … :laugh:
Tracey would these do? http://www.childcostumes.com/boys-60s-accessory-kit.html
Vicki what Debbie said. It’s scary to think how thin-stretched your department is. What will happen if you collapse? Will they close the department down and send patients to a different facility?
Lisa lovely hydrangea!
Julie wish I had a graceful exit line to share with you. Listening like that is a gift you gave him but you were too generous
Annie glad Kylia and the vet suggested warm compresses. Can your Dad hold Teddy for you while you apply? It may sting at first but will bring relief. Until you can get the antibiotic cream a little Vaseline after the compress will help keep the wound from further infection.
Allie you didn’t put him in a bind, you set a boundary. Time for him to develop options.
Rebecca glad your chief has the counseling experience your son needs
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMODJuly: leaner/stronger/kinder than June.2021: choose to be leaner/stronger/kinder NOW
daily: sit with Joe: 8, weigh/wii: 9/0/0; steps>6701=4725 , vits=6.75, log=9, CI<CO=9, CI<250<CO=9, Tumble=6, Shadow=7, mfp=10, outside=11, up hill=9, clean 10=5.
wkly: Sun: Mon: Tue:LD=. Wed:TC=1 PW=1. Thurs: Fri:TC=2. Sat:PW=1. rX x4=1.
wt=1/31:141.3 2/28:142.4 3/31:145.3 4/30:141.5 5/31:142.4 6/30:141.5 7/4: 140.7 7/11:
mnthly: board mtg=, grant=, 21 plan=, waist=42.0
bonus: AF=6 play= sew=
Barbara, I don't consider it generous to listen if the other person is droning on and on and on and my heart's not in it. it's not really a gift to "do time" and not really appreciate the other person: If he had had a notion of what I was thinking, feeling he wouldn't have wanted to be talking. I just thought he would eventually wind down. I would not have expected a call of more than an hour. I got the feeling he was bored and, at the moment, lonely. We were nice friends previously, long after going out, always happy to hear from one another, but we haven't spoken for 5 years or so and it really wasn't reciprocal at all.3 -
Plan Today: >>>
15-25 min cardio at +115 HR (walk, swim or exercise bike)
review and take notes on adviser's notes, (audio and written) prep for appointment
listen to her message
write to her (?)
clean 15-60 minutes
produce good/ok pages of writing to send
read some key material
go through at least 1 of late library books, and take notes
fun: read paper and do sketch and take notes at café ; little moment in tiny public park, maybe lie down in grass: both of these are much nicer in early morning when there are not too many people.
end of day: walk, meditate ? plan next day's work?
maybe: get/order new glasses; for reading or progressives
Have seen and spoken with friends a bit this week, so I feel ok about a more working weekend.
need discipline!
and energy!
and inner motivation, to activate action for outer motivation.2 -
grateful: nice weather, cafés, friends : L, B, Y, O and others. park, home feels more cozy
good things done yesterday: talk with old friend P yesterday, after so long not talking ; catching up with Y1 (though way too long!) ; wrote to advisor ; planned meet up for next week ; nice talk with B ; sent an app for something (unfortunately too late) ; able to get some info from Mac Time Machine ; tried to update it ; a little bit of walking ; a little bit of tidying ; good talk with O, kept succinct with L ; did best to be firm but friendly with Y2 when there was a collaborative working issue/confusion ; got old phone screen fixed so I can get some needed material recorded from it ; called about administrative help
leisure yesterday: spoke (too long) with Y. it wasn't really leisure for me, but leisure time ; café ; watched an episode or 2 of transparent ; spoke a bit with B, more fun and 2-way (while waiting for phone to get fixed and just after!)
when stressed: played online spades - not useful but mindless and less bad than overeating, taking hard drugs, etc.
maybe I can find a more interestin/useful way to deal with when drawn to online spades; making little changes.
to improve: some of the following: produce pages, more cardio, track, more home made veggies?
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One of my favourite life coaches says that she can't believe people are still paying her to say the same thing to them.....
"Do more of what makes you happy and less of what doesn't give you pleasure. Thank you. Just leave the check for $150 on the table as you leave."
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx6 -
Just popping in to say Hi
I've not been exercising due to my knee pain, but I've bought myself some Turmeric Ginger and Black Pepper tablets hoping that these will help. It has good reviews, but what works for some doesn't always work for others. Also tried some Ibuprofen painkillers and they did help for a few hours. It felt so good to be able to walk without pain. (even if it didn't last long)
I haven't had it diagnosed by the doctor yet Barbara, but think it's arthritis as my mum has this in both her knees. I will have to make an appointment to find out for certain.
Talking of my mum, she won £140 on the lottery on Wednesday, (she uses birthday numbers every week). Pity these numbers didn't come out last week when I used them, but I was pleased my mum won, she doesn't win often. I only play every now and then, I'd rather buy a scratch card - mind you I don't win on those either Don't think I'm cut out to be a gambler - I don't like to waste my money!
Welcome to the new girls.
Take care and love to all
Viv UK6 -
bananasandoranges wrote: »"Get to do"s and "chose well"sChose well: BP, dogs to powerline, T’ai Chi, Post Office, Library, recycling.
Bonus: typed hymns, chopped another tarpload of salal, 48 mins grooming Tumble.
Get to do: take BP, dogs to powerline, dog group, filing, review June council minutes, county ARP project proposals 111.co.curry.or.us/ 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: drop off cookies, clarification of chief’s report, finish and email draft minutes/meeting announcement, 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:
9- Put a problem in perspective by seeing the bigger picture: much as my neck and knees ache, I’m still able to move and enjoy life.
10-Reach out to someone you trust and share your feelings with them:
Heather “if you do what you’ve always done…” well said, and applicable to so many situations. Thank you. the view of your garden.
Pip 8 mile walk? Sounds more like a hike to me … :laugh:
Tracey would these do? http://www.childcostumes.com/boys-60s-accessory-kit.html
Vicki what Debbie said. It’s scary to think how thin-stretched your department is. What will happen if you collapse? Will they close the department down and send patients to a different facility?
Lisa lovely hydrangea!
Julie wish I had a graceful exit line to share with you. Listening like that is a gift you gave him but you were too generous
Annie glad Kylia and the vet suggested warm compresses. Can your Dad hold Teddy for you while you apply? It may sting at first but will bring relief. Until you can get the antibiotic cream a little Vaseline after the compress will help keep the wound from further infection.
Allie you didn’t put him in a bind, you set a boundary. Time for him to develop options.
Rebecca glad your chief has the counseling experience your son needs
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMODJuly: leaner/stronger/kinder than June.2021: choose to be leaner/stronger/kinder NOW
daily: sit with Joe: 8, weigh/wii: 9/0/0; steps>6701=4725 , vits=6.75, log=9, CI<CO=9, CI<250<CO=9, Tumble=6, Shadow=7, mfp=10, outside=11, up hill=9, clean 10=5.
wkly: Sun: Mon: Tue:LD=. Wed:TC=1 PW=1. Thurs: Fri:TC=2. Sat:PW=1. rX x4=1.
wt=1/31:141.3 2/28:142.4 3/31:145.3 4/30:141.5 5/31:142.4 6/30:141.5 7/4: 140.7 7/11:
mnthly: board mtg=, grant=, 21 plan=, waist=42.0
bonus: AF=6 play= sew=
Barbara, I don't consider it generous to listen if the other person is droning on and on and on and my heart's not in it. it's not really a gift to "do time" and not really appreciate the other person: If he had had a notion of what I was thinking, feeling he wouldn't have wanted to be talking. I just thought he would eventually wind down. I would not have expected a call of more than an hour. I got the feeling he was bored and, at the moment, lonely. We were nice friends previously, long after going out, always happy to hear from one another, but we haven't spoken for 5 years or so and it really wasn't reciprocal at all.
Whether you got anything out of it or not, it might have been a "gift" for the other person ... just what that person needed.
There's a woman at work who gets into long conversations with people ... sometimes too long. But I remember that she lives alone so much of the time, her encounters with people are at work and she might need that bit of social contact.
Similar with my husband. A feature of his brain injury is to talk much more than he used to and often more than necessary. Sometimes I just want to get on with something but he's often alone and seems to need to talk.
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Jump Back Up July
This month's theme is all about resilience and understanding how we can build skills that will help us to bounce back. We can't always predict or control what life throws at us, but we can build a range of skills and nurture our resources to help us respond flexibly, effectively deal with challenges, recover more quickly and even learn and grow as a result.
https://www.actionforhappiness.org/jump-back-up-july
Calendar:
Saturday 10 July:
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Morning all. Still on page 10 😂 I have been doing an oneline course on tinyhabits.com this week, which took up quite a lot of time for research, so I'm so far behind this week that I will just have to start where I am, and over the next day or week I will endeavour to get caught up with everyone, and skim over what I've missed, and hope I haven't missed anything earth-shattering.
DGD is is home from Oxford for a week so it's been quite busy. My grandson had his 18th birthday on Wednesday and the family are celebrating this Sunday (that's tomorrow) so we have been deep in preparations.
DH and I have also enjoyed several outings. One of them was a family visit to Glenarm Castle on the north coast of Antrim, which has a stunning walled garden. We all took lateral flow tests before hand which were negative 😊 The other was with our gardening group to Mount Stewart, a stately home in Strangford Peninsula, which has formal gardens, a lake and extensive parkland.
The weather was perfect for both of these outing and looks set to be very nice today as well, which is good, as we off shortly to support our DYD in her second Parkrun, then going down to our we boat for a couple of hours.
Our garden is taking a lot of work as the ground is unusually dry and we have been trying to make sure everything survives by frequent watering.4 -
Hi all!
Sorry I'm not commenting on your lives and struggles. Please know that I'm thinking of you, keeping my fingers crossed for the best possible outcome with health/family/work issues.
Here are some pictures for distraction.
After a couple days of rain, it's sunny again. I've got laundry going and will hang it to dry on our quaint forest clothesline.
Before the rainy days, we hiked up the valley behind our house. The island is big, about 12 miles long and 6 miles wide, but nobody lives far from the shore. The inland parts are pure wilderness. But sheep and goats and reindeer and people make paths that are easy to follow. We know "our" valley like the insides of our own pockets and have no fear of getting lost, especially not at this time of year when it's light 24 hours a day.
It was warm and in the end we were drenched with sweat. When we reached our favorite picnic/camping spot, where a little tributary tumbles as a waterfall into the main stream, we were ready to brave the cold water. It's not deep - about to mid-thigh on me - so getting into the water takes resolve. But we did it. Funny how once you're in, it feels fine.
I couldn't countenance the thought of putting on my sweaty clothing again after a dip, so I kept my undies and tight tank top on, but my husband went in naked. [No pic!]
Yesterday was my father's 93d birthday. Our family Zoom call would have been science fiction just a few years ago. We hooked up from four different locations: Washington state, New Hampshire, northern Norway, and Sweden. In itself, that's no big deal nowadays. The sci-fi aspect was that my sister in Seattle spent part of the session driving home from the Pike Place Market, and our son and his family were on their sailboat way out in the Stockholm archipelago. Yet we could all connect and chat. What a world we live in!
/Penny from the
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"Everyone should aim for at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity activity on most, preferably all, days of the week. Moderate-intensity physical activity is an activity that is energetic and raises your heart rate, but doesn't make you too breathless, such as fast walking.
Some physical activity is better than none, and more is better than a little. But you don’t have to exercise to the point of being in pain to get a health benefit.
If you don’t do any physical activity at all, start by just doing some. You can build up gradually."
How to start exercising
https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/tips-for-getting-active
M in Oz4
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