WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2022

Thank you all for the comments today. It has helped change my mood and thinking.

Spoke to my BF for 3 hours tonight, first time in years. I miss her so much.

Late already, will chat more tomorrow.

Tracey in Edmonton

Knee was really achy after casserole-a-thon, Pastor’s wife saw me have to lift my leg into the car and commented. Managed to drag my achin’ knees down the drive to the powerline with the pooches, but then crapped out and had a nap after. Thinkin’ maybe either I overdid after PT or PT was more intense than it felt. Will ask therapist at tomorrow’s appt.

Annie Heather and Machka give good advice. Glad to hear you have seen a PT. Seven years was awhile ago, might be time for a re-check?
Heather my PT has me doing (hip hingeing) “sit to stands” instead of squats; step downs (similar to your standing on one leg and raising up, but instead standing on one leg on a stair and bending knee to lower other foot toward the next lower tread) ; and strap assisted supine quad stretches (instead of bridges). Thanks for the clamshell and side raise reminder, need to pre-emptively add those. Yours is an inspiring story. Enjoy your picnic/music event. Wow, what a wisteria!
Debbie sorry to hear your mother’s home is the scene of so much drama.
Tina could you describe the quad and twisted quad raises?
Michele you found exercise DVDs you didn’t already have? Amazing! the “5 foot rule” :laugh:
Ginny, never thought of lunging on a Bosu ball, thanks!
Tracey sad and frustrating about your coworker and boss. While your coworker may not have said exactly that, she did complain to your boss. :smh: As for Rodger’s erratic behavior, ((hugs)) Personally I’d have trust issues if Joe locked his phone from me. My phone and laptop are not locked and passwords are in the “Just in case” binder. “April is procrastination awareness month” made me laugh out loud!
Julie good luck for the appointment. That is strange about eating chocolate to artificially boost wbc before sampling.
Brava for 21 g protein at breakfast!
Viv I’m with your mum, my eyes are always closed, and my head is turned away just in case… 20K steps, well done!
Vicki hooray for the good news from the Dr!
Allie you must have nerves of steel in addition to your incredibly great heart.
Barbie Great example of understanding and equanimity in the face of hurtful comments.
Rita quick wit!
Weclome @chuckees130! Would you tell us what you’d like to be called and your general locale?
Katla I wouldn’t want to drive a strange, loaner car when I was tired either. Hope you were able to postpone.
Kylia so glad to see your smiling face. (((hugs held extra long))) for the rough couple of months.

There. Caught up for the moment. Time to try to get some steps in.

Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
2022: Be still and listen.

Katla - When we need a service the garage comes to get our car. Much better! We are too old to be going through all the bother. Could you arrange that with them? Anything that makes life (much) easier. They also washed it.
It's the same with having the bulk of our shopping delivered and having a cleaner and window cleaner. As we get older we just do the things we like doing and get someone else to do the rest. Life is too short.

There is a campaign on the TV at the moment. 'No-mow May'. Great excuse not to cut the grass. We have a great collection of daisies and our 'wildflower meadow' at the end is rich with pink campions.

I read a great quote the other day.

'Many people are addicted to lives they don't even like'

So true. If you don't like it - don't do it. Life is not a dress-rehearsal.

I realised why DH is being a bit insecure and grumpy at times. His back pain has returned. We (the family) have all given him excellent suggestions on who to consult, and links to practitioners, but he won't do any of it. His last, years ago, consultations were not helpful at all. Plus he is stubborn. Last night he rediagnosed the problem on the Internet, sacro-iliac strain, (I am sure he is right) and found a few exercises to help it.
Oh well. ....
We are what we are.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

Shopping done. Going out with Garden Group to visit a walled garden. Hoping the weather holds good.

Kymarai: So good to see you posting. Focusing on your accomplishments is very positive.
Barbie: We just have Freeview channels on our TV. I can barely find time to watch what I want as it is, s,o Sat or cable would be wasted.

Pg 25

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5 more days and off fly Ella and I. "to do" list is getting shorter". Betsy in NW WA. (and soon to be in NW AK)

To Betsy and to Pip - traveling grace.

Lisa what kind of heat shielding fabric do you use in your hot pads? Barbara AHMOD

The product is Bosal Polytherm Heat-Reflective Fleece. I found it at Joann's by the package, and you can find it by the yard in some places. I like it because the polytherm is built into fleece, so if I want to, I can quilt the hot pads of oven mitts I make.

Kylia - Your granddaughter's dress is absolutely stunning, and she's such a pretty girl... So pleased to see you posting, and also glad that the "Done" list is helping. I'm up to two weeks of it now, and it is genuinely helping me remember how much I do instead of dismissing all my tasks with blanket terms like "housework" and "yard work." Another plus for the "Done" list for my increasingly leaky brain is it serves as a reminder for my battered memory. One more thing, with a to-do list, I am never, ever finished; there are always a few tasks that I haven't done moved over to the next list. To-do lists cause stress. "Done" lists relieve stress. So good to see you!

'Many people are addicted to lives they don't even like'

Heather - I LOVE that. I've been those people, and have known them, too... Hope your DH is feeling better soon. I can't get Corey to go to the doctor either, to the point where I just throw my hands up in the air and walk away. Luckily, in the last couple years, he's had to get a couple physicals done for insurance and for work. His blood pressure is now perfect, which it wasn't in the early years of our marriage when he was smoking. One less worry.

Later, y'all,
Love,
Lisa in AR

Hello again!

The other thing that is just so incredibly annoying about my husband is that he's lost eight pounds in the last two weeks, just by switching to light beer with fewer calories. Makes me want to cry to the heavens, "It's not fair!" But then again, what is?

I'm coming on the thread so late because I didn't get to bed until midnight. Dinner got stuck, but I didn't know until three hours later when I took my first night-time medication with water. Three hours, a cup of tea and innumerable trips to the bathroom later, the blockage was finally resolved. I haven't had an issue with food getting stuck in more than a year! Still not sure why this one did.

Not-That-Quick Bio:
Typed more than I meant to! Hope your Wednesdays are or were wonderful!

Love y'all,
Lisa in AR