WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2021

bananasandoranges wrote: »

Barbie thanks for starting us off! I thought I had already posted on this thread but maybe not.

Barbara happy anniversary!

Terri I like the tips/intros, thanks! agreed about F! I did say to O I should start recording.

Heather Belated happy birthday! yum for the meal out. I love a good seafood meal out.

Barbara is there anything you can do to make the walks alone more interesting? I used to walk tons and find it so interesting, but now I get bored. I used to be not at all in favour of having ears occupied - I preferred ambient sound - I am not one to listen to music all day at ll!!
So now if I walk a lot I sometimes listen to a podcast or other audio and it can really make the time go by. or phone calls. I've done a fair bit of my activist work on the phone.

Debbie, it's very automnal here too: rainy and cool for many days.

Michèle what a great idea to give away most of the cookies right away.

WELCOME all new people

HELLO TO EVERYONE ELSE

COMMUNICATION STYLES
I'm very comfortable speaking on the phone, for the most part.

email can be great for facts.


I find email not good when there are sensitive subjects, is often source of misunderstanding.



Julie, France

auntiebk wrote: »

"Get to do"s and "chose well"s

Chose well: BP, dogs to powerline, practiced WBW, DM, GDLL, SWTD.
Bonus: 10 mins vacuuming, 20 mins misc cleaning, ‘nother load laundry.
Get to do: take BP, dogs to powerline, livestream church, practice WBW, DM, GDLL, SWTD, SWSY, call Spectrum Mobile to learn how to print statements, call pc guy to schedule tuneup, Silver Linings, T’ai Chi from Friday, text C, fire district: research NFPA, grant NIMS requirements, input 2019 call sheets into NFIRS, work with chief on equipment letter, substance abuse policy, NFIRS mutual aid and other missing details, likewise Lee skills/tasks, 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 (Tequila Little Time, Homesick, Nothing but You, A Little Less Broken, Blame it on my beating heart, Do Your Thing, practice dances: All Night, TGIF, I ain’t never gonna love nobody but Cornell Crawford (Alley cat), One Margarita, I’m so used to being broke); 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 Te about GB’s FD firetruck tax levy – contacts, media, advocate???, Sunday: call S, USE those torture bands/do that SWSY video, Reward: inventory seeds, plan this fall’s garden, wishlist replenishments (Milena F1 orange peppers and beit alpha cukes next year).
Reminder: Weekly: Mon=15 mins SWSY. Tues=30 mins line dance at home. Wed=30 mins T’ai Chi & 1 hr pack walk. Thurs=15 mins BB&B. Fri=30 mins T’ai Chi. Sat=1 hr pack walk. Sun=15 mins pilates, yoga or wii balance games.
October
3: Take a small step towards a goal that really matters to you. Hmm. Guess that’s the motivation problem, not sure I care that much about any of those goals? Watched a short video by the atomic habits author, seems to have inspired…
4:Start your day with the most important thing on your to-do list: better stick with morning readings, …begin thy task…

Terri, took a real close look at your habits. Thank you for the inspiration! Worked out I have 12 almost solid daily or weekly habits and 3 I want to work on, 15 grids, just like you. Adding colored pens to today’s shopping list. My graph paper has room for 4 grids across, plenty of space to grow
Machka thanks for the clarification, didn’t realize the Warfarin was a pill and separate from the injections. Not sure I could let Joe inject me either. [shudder] Did / do you have to have frequent blood tests? “…walk into the dead zone to get off the phone” :laugh: I’ve done that!
Pip our dogs shed a lot too, but fortunately it blends in with the spruce needles in the carpet. :laugh:
Janetr glad 3rd time was the charm. Joe and I have been together 37 years, married for 34, my first, his second. Think being friends first, and fairly self sufficient/independent helped. We both knew what we did NOT want in a relationship
Brava for your daughter reaching out to her son in law through her own grief.
Kelly happy to see you posting, sorry your trip was canceled, was looking forward to more pics
Katla ((hugs)) a whole year is a very very long time. ((hugs))
Tina I’m afraid I’m guilty of what your husband does to you. Joe likes to leave 5-10 mins before our agreed target leaving time. I frequently run a little late. We both get stressed, I feel pushed and he feels frustrated and anxious, but we’re both trying to do better.
Heather why does watching the London Marathon make you cry?
Lisa sending good vibes for the new Dr. and Wednesday’s appointments.
Tracey looking forward to pics of your new chair, rug, lights and hooks. So jealous of your Ikea, have never lived near one.
Kay and Barbie, “doughty” and “Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon” what a wide ranging education we get on this thread!
Michele sorry to confuse. Guess when I was having my meltdown I didn’t hear which rx I’d have to self-inject. Did Vince have to have periodic blood tests? I’ve cried out “Help” mid-nightmare many times, so loudly that I woke Joe, no easy task. Then he has to awaken me, also not easy. I shake for a long time afterwards. Remind me what you’re dying the sheet for?
Rebecca Athena Rose is growing up so fast, then looks like such a baby when she’s sleeping.

Phone conversations and hearing. I have to walk away from my laptop and turn off the tv or I will be distracted and drift off instead of really listening. I’m more comfortable with email and texting, can be more precise, but miss the feeling of connectedness that comes from hearing a beloved voice. Heather, I ache for your loss of Ros, I miss my friend Candy’s voice so much.

Joe surprised me with wine, a flowering succulent and a Pioneer Woman magazine but best was the meal we shared. KFC and champagne. We were both happy. Alas, we also ate too much and finished off the bottle

Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD

October: leaner/stronger/kinder than September.
daily: sit with Joe:3, weigh/wii: 3/1/15; steps>7228=7479 vits=2.25, log=3, CI<CO=3, CI<250<CO=2, Tumble=3, Shadow=4, mfp=3, outside=4, up hill=4, clean 10=4.
wkly: Sun:P, Y or W=1 , Mon:SWSY= , Tue:LD= , Wed:TC= , PW=, Thurs: BB&B=, Fri:TC=, 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 7/31:140.2 8/31:140.0 9/30:141.2 10/3: 10/10: 10/17: 10/24: 10/31:
mnthly: board mtg= , grant=, plan=, waist=42.
bonus: AF=2, play= sew=

2021: choose to be leaner/stronger/kinder NOW