WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2022

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  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,729 Member
    TRACEY & JONAH ~ Happy Birthday to you both!

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  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 3,045 Member
    Tracey - how did I miss your birthday? Sounds like a fun time was had by all... What did he think of the dragon gift? Happy birthday (or belated as the case may be).
  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,729 Member
    edited September 2022

    I am trying to resize my photo. Evidently it did not work. Will continue to try to figure it out!
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    edited September 2022
    Tracey - cute kids and ceramics. Such careful work you do.

    Lisa - (((hugs)))

    Heather - I love hearing about your dates. It warms my heart.

    Barbara - good idea, I could just leave some small task and maybe that would be enough to get me back to bed. Hmmmmm....

    Carol - I am full of admiration for you for doing some sorting and organizing despite your husband. It would be so much easier not to, knowing he may go behind you and undo what you have done.

    I have procrastinated for years, and so I have this enormous task. In retrospect, I realize that if I had spent 20 minutes cleaning out even one drawer or box or shelf a week for the last 20 years since I've been in this house, I would have cleaned/decluttered the equivalent of 1000 drawers, boxes, or shelves. Barbie's philosophy of doing a little at a time and seeing it add up is coming home to me now as I slog through those 1000 drawers/boxes/shelves. I am determined to wean down to the essentials and the items that truly spark joy. The happiness I get from gifting is a large part of my motivation.

    I found a writing desk that will work as a drawing desk for my brother when he gets into a new apartment later this year. It was not expensive, I found it on auction. Not free, but reasonable.

    I received the first SS check for my brother yesterday. I am so relieved that the woman who owns the group home is no longer in charge of Gary's money. I know she is going to try to get away without turning over what is still on account for him but she will have a surprise coming if she tries that.

    Karen in Virginia
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,883 Member
    edited September 2022
    Yeah Carol! Congratulations! I like that little painting above the lamp. Tell me about it.

    Today I did all the insides of the windows! :D Looking goooooood!

    I had an appointment to ring my friend L today at 1.30. When I rang she was in the supermarket! I was not amused. Of course she wanted to ring me half an hour later, but I said no. I made another appointment with her for tomorrow. If I say a time, I mean a time. I organise myself around that time. I put a reminder on my phone. I have other things to do, like cleaning! >:) She texted me a grovelling apology, saying she thought it was 2 pm. No, it wasn't.
    One thing she did say was that she had bought a copy of my latest book, WHERE AM I?, for her therapist. She wanted to tell me her therapist was happily raving about it. :p That cheered me up!

    DH set off on a quest to get his hair cut, having fallen out with the local barber. He passed three barbers that were all shut, but finally found one, right in Hove, that did him an OAP reduction. He looks great.

    Love to all. Last ever 'Shetland' tonight. :'( At least with the current hero/lead.

    Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,347 Member
    edited September 2022
    Snowflake1968 wrote: »




    Debbie - I went to order something from Amazon today, when I looked at my cart it was $500. I looked and it seems my DH has added a 3D printer. I don’t see the necessity, but I’m curious if it is costly to operate.

    First- happy belated birthday.


    The filament to use in the 3D printer is not too expensive. There are many kinds- my dh uses one that is made out of corn so no toxic fumes beings he uses it in the garage and now has one at his mom's beings he is over there all the time.
    I actually ordered two rolls of a metalic rainbow filament for him for an anniversary gift(it is on Monday)
    I am glad that dh is selling some of the stuff he is making finally. He kept upgrading printers. I think this is 4, maybe 5 that he has bought. It started out with a deal, buy a certain amount of filament and get the printer free. Of course after a short while, he upgraded, and continues to do it.
    His project now , doing he thinks the last of the run, until someone orders another one- the phaser rifle from an episode of Star Trek- he puts electronics in them, skins in metal, etc.
    He has other things he wants to make but kept getting orders for these.
    The coolest thing he has made but sadly didn't sell, were lithophanes - look straight on and looks like nothing but hold it up to the light and you see the picture- he did personal ones, like a photo of him with his dad and our son.
    You can make amazing things with it. He got his first when he semi retired to give him something to do. He has always painted models but now makes the things then paints them.

    Debbie
    Napa Valley,CA
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,347 Member
    going to be a long day- You would think after walking over 9 miles yesterday that I would have slept great but sadly not the case.
    Dh was home for a few hours before going to work at midnight. I tried to get to sleep at 10 but didn't finally get really asleep until 2AM (warm shower, my sleep aid, a snack and finally a cup of hot chocolate during those four hours), then woke up a little after 7 and couldn't get back to sleep. It did feel good to just lay there under my comfy blanket with one of the cats but really wanted to sleep a few more hours.
    Not sure if it was insomnia again, the cup of coffee I had at 2 PM or a combination- Don't like it!!!
    I will walk while waiting for my daycare girl but don't think I will walk as long. Have Zumba at the park tonight. Need to take some Aleve and get the Voltarin cream out for my back. It is screaming this morning. Thankfully, hip and knee are both doing good.
    Dh asked me if I was going to class Monday- is it really bad that I would rather go to class, on our anniversary ?! I will talk to him between now and then and maybe go out on Sunday or Tuesday instead. 30yrs but doesn't seem like a special day. What ever we do, it will be a quick meal so he can go back to his mom's. He will buy stuff for me when all I want is just some real quality time. Talking TO me, not AT me. Lots need to change but can't push it now when he is dealing with his mother. Has been this way 26yrs, what is a few more months.

    New kitten is doing great-if there are typos, blame it on Kitaro- he has to be in my lap all the time. I did take his pen out so got the space back in the living room and no more litter box in the living room which is wonderful(I spend most of my time in here)

    Time to get dressed and get something done around here- dishes are waiting for me as are all the litter boxes Think I will be making some coffee- tea is not doing anything for me this morning.

    Have a wonderful day ladies

    Debbie
    Napa Valley,CA
  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,729 Member
    Lanette ~ I am sure dealing with your husband's belongings has brought back both sad and happy memories. You are to be commended with handling all of these with grace and fortitude.

    Tracey ~ Your ceramics are lovely. You must have a very steady hand to be able to paint all of those tiny parts without smearing all over (that would be me).

    Debbie ~ Maybe your long walks made you so tired you couldn't sleep. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

    Heather ~ The painting above the lamp was of my husband's parents antique shop. A customer did that for them. It was located on the square in historical Roswell, GA.

    Carol in GA
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,756 Member
    Ladies, there's a 49 day "Shake the Sugar" Challenge starting in 4 days, a local Naturopath is hosting this. If anyone is interested, here's the link (hope MFP allows it.)

    https://go.drwholeness.com/shakethesugar?fbclid=IwAR3iOuqW9laYOBHSXGJHxOjaQtsKJfMpC-RstsMycz0yGllwpUdokZZexHU

    I signed up for it. :)

    Lanette <3
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,756 Member
    Sherryann_406 wrote: »
    Have I found my people? I am a 52 year old from Montana. I just quit weight watchers as I am trying to really park down our budget. I was very successful with WW before the pandemic. But I haven’t been able to get back on track very well since gaining back 40lbs that I lost…plus another 10. I know I need he social support. But I can’t justify 50$/month for zoom meetings. So I am hoping that I can find a place here that will be that support I need. I am reading through your comments and I am finding them so encouraging. See ya tomorrow!!!!

    Sherryann - I left WW 4 or 5 years ago when they changed their website, I didn't have good access to their community anymore and logging was a pain. I liked being able to log food - the MFP food diary here is similar, and it's free. ;)

    Some of us log, some of us don't. I log sporadically to double check how much fiber and protein I take in and I'm not that concerned with calories.

    Welcome and good luck!

    Lanette
    SW WA State
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,303 Member
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  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,719 Member
    Katla (((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))))
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,226 Member
    Katla- im so very sorry is there a van at your assisted living place that might be able to take you to see him..
    Im so sorry all this is happening.. thinking of you xoxo
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,493 Member
    Katla49 wrote: »
    Just heard from DD. My husband is being sent to a facility similar to the last one where he stayed last summer. It is an unknown location to me, but DD seems to know where it is. I have no way to get there unless she is able to take me. She has many other responsibilities to her workplace, and not a lot of time to take me to see him. I am sad because I am unlikely to see him for who knows how long.

    I’m sure my daughter will try to take me to see him when she can but she is very busy with a challenging career and her own family.

    This is so hard to be separated, again.
    🥲

    I’m so sorry, thinking of you
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,344 Member
    edited September 2022
    <3Katla what a hard time for you but glad your husband will get good care. <3
  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 3,045 Member
    Katla - Just thinking of you and your husband. My heart goes out to you. I hope all this gets better soon for you.
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,593 Member
    edited September 2022
    Worked, went to Sam’s, bought gas, then Aldi then in the pool. Then assembled the apple pie for Friday. I probably should have used more apples. As it is, I think I used something like 3 lbs. It’s nice out so hopefully I’ll go for my walk.

    The guy was here to put in the plant that we were missing. He didn’t replace the border that his guys took out. I know no matter how he put it in, Vince wouldn’t be happy. Now he’s not happy because it wasn’t put in. I’m getting good at turning a deaf ear since I know that he will only be happy if he does it himself.

    Tracey – what a beautiful sign. Happy birthday to you and Jonah. Have a question for you. If you get some paint on a part of bisque that you don’t want it on, how do YOU get it off?

    Rosemarie – you wouldn’t happen to have lived in the Bay area, would you? I went to college in Boston, Vince went to MIT there and lived in the Bay area along the Charles River. An IP is an InstantPot. Love mine so much that I have two at home and one down at the condo. Vince wants to know why I don’t just leave it out all the time since I use it so much. Oh, I do hope that nurse works out. Sometimes you just have to give it time.

    Sherry – welcome. You’ll not only find support for weight loss, but you’ll find support for all other aspects of your life.

    Rita – get well fast

    Jerry didn’t come to work today. They said that he didn’t come to the door when they went to get him. Well, he could have been in the bathroom….or he could have been sleeping it off. Anyway, at least the garbage cans were emptied last night so I could use one this morning.

    Debbie – happy anniversary (early)

    katla – (((HUG)))

    Got my walk in, worked on the jigsaw puzzle, now to get ready for bed. I’m thinking that I’d like to have something but I put an apple aside and I keep thinking of what barbie says “only eat what you log”. I logged the apple so I had it.

    Green Room tomorrow and Steve will be here.

    Michele NC
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,817 Member
    Katla49 wrote: »
    Just heard from DD. My husband is being sent to a facility similar to the last one where he stayed last summer. It is an unknown location to me, but DD seems to know where it is. I have no way to get there unless she is able to take me. She has many other responsibilities to her workplace, and not a lot of time to take me to see him. I am sad because I am unlikely to see him for who knows how long.

    I’m sure my daughter will try to take me to see him when she can but she is very busy with a challenging career and her own family.

    This is so hard to be separated, again.
    🥲

    So sorry, Katla. But he is likely getting good care there and after 2 heart attacks so close together he will need lots of care.

    Did he have a stroke this time too?

    Maybe there is a bus or some sort of transport from the assisted living place where you are. Look into it or ask your daughter to look into it.


    Machka in Oz

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