WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2022

Did Kathy Smith’s Step Workout. Jess said that she has to leave today since she’s oncall tomorrow so I will probably be a nice guy and ask the manager of BK if she’d like me to come in tomorrow and give her additional prep for Sat. and Sun. I will not go in Sun, that’s the day I usually have off, anyway, and there’s no way I want to give that up.

Allie – Did Miles have mashed potatoes? Mashed potatoes in your hand are really good, so is cranberry sauce after you’ve squeezed it (so I understand). Adorable picture. I love those pictures, I get to live vicariously thru you all the firsts that I missed.

The turkey was REALLY juicy. Not sure if it’s because I got a young turkey or because I had it in the brine. I do wish, tho, that it had browned up more. But the meat was very juicy, even the white meat which can sometimes be a bit dry.

Like Annie, back to healthy eating today. After Jess leaves, I plan to throw some things out. Like some of the garlic potatoes. I know that there’s all sorts of butter and heavy cream in them. I’m the only one who’ll eat garlic potatoes, anyway. And I sure don’t need them. I don’t want to hurt Colby’s feelings by throwing them out while he’s here. I also dumped out the rest of the wine. It was nice of him to think, but I love the Golden Scuppernog in sweet, he got a semi dry and I won’t drink it. That was probably for the best, anyway. So after they left, it went in the drain.

Rebecca – so very glad you had a good time. Were you playing Ticket to Ride? I wish Vince would play more board games. I really don’t want to go to the airport to play with the Newcomers.

Debbie – One of the nice things I find with Rummikub is that you don’t need to concentrate really hard like you have to in bridge or even mahjongg. The last people I played with not only had to put all the groups together and runs together, but in the groups every one had to have the same color scheme. To me, this was a bit too much OCD, but I lived.

Jess did most of the cooking. Really, not like there was that much. She wanted to put the pumpkin pie in the oven to warm. Of course, with the cream on top, the cream became like water. But it still had good taste. I will keep two slices for me and give Colby the rest. I’m the only one who’ll eat it, anyway.

Went to Lowe’s Hardware this morning and found these Nutcracker blowmolds that Vince mentioned once before but they didn’t have. Guess they didn’t have them online, but they had them in the store. Then went to WalMart just to get a few things.

Barbara – I love my Roomba so much that I bought one for the downstairs! We named the one upstairs Buzz like Buzz Lightyear, and the one downstairs we named Hubble as in the Hubble in space. The robotic cleaner for the pool is named Rover. You know where that name came from!

Karen – I remember getting a bit annoyed at MIL but then I started thinking “if that were me, how would I feel with someone I love is getting “short” with me or feeling annoyed when I can’t help it?” That helped me to feel more tolerant and get good at my “oh, really?”’s (((HUG))) I can’t help wondering why your spouse pushed before for the CCRC. Did she know something?

Jess did a good job of cooking, even tho I had to do the dishes. She couldn’t understand why I wanted to make the biscuits ahead of time and just leave them in the warming tray. I tried to explain that we didn’t have room in the oven for everything. She insisted that rolls can be made in the convection oven. That’s one thing you should not put in a convection oven. I really haven’t used mine much so I’m not comfortable with the timing, etc.

I used to set the kitchen clock 5 minutes fast so that we’d be leaving on time and not have to rush

It was drizzling this morning so I didn’t get to go for my walk. Maybe after Jess and Colby leave I will be able to

katla – how horrible for your daughter! I love my freezer. The only thing I wish is that it was larger. One thing is that I definitely wanted a self defrost one. The one I had before wasn’t self defrost and it really got to be a pain to defrost.

Rita – hope you feel better fast

Mary – no refrigerator! How terrible. Hope there isn’t any delay getting the new one.

Jess gave me these bananas that she had frozen. She froze them in the peel, why I really don’t know. It just makes it that much longer for it to defrost. Anyway, they were so soft that I couldn’t put them in the freezer so I made banana chocolate chip muffins. I’ll give them some when they come in 2 weeks for the TSO concert.

Allie – you know who Miles reminds me of? That boy in the Christmas Story who is so bundled up that he can’t move.

Jess left and the nice guy in me texted the store manager and asked her if she wanted me tomorrow. So far, no answer. If I don’t hear from her, I’m not just going to show up. I’ll do Lift Weights to Lose Weight DVD and then probably go for a walk. Was able to get for a walk after Jess left.

Michele in NC

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Shattzie wrote: »

Thank you all for the welcome.
Today I logged my food for the first time. It was nice to eat without feeling bad. I had peace since I knew I was not overeating.

Cecilie, Norway

I like that about logging my food too.

For the minimalists among us ...

I thought of you, Heather, and your new Christmas flower decoration.

10 Christmas decorating ideas for minimalists
https://www.houseandgarden.co.uk/gallery/christmas-ideas-simple-christmas-decorations


I like a couple of these, but especially this one:




Machka in Oz

KetoneKaren wrote: »

a diagnosis would be helpful, but so far none is forthcoming from her neurologist.
Karen in Virginia

Has she had a neuropsychological assessment?

You should have answers with one of those.


M in Oz

Saturday -- a very quiet day.

Tomorrow is the cycling event we're holding/organising.
The advertising is all done. The registrations have closed. We've checked the route. The volunteers have all been briefed and one has picked up supplies. The rest will get their supplies tomorrow morning just after the event starts. The riders have had their email briefing ... so have the volunteers. All the paperwork has been printed and organised.
Wednesday and Thursday were my busy evenings getting all the supplies and groceries organised and sorted, but they're sitting in labelled bags around our lounge room now.

And it's quiet.

My husband has been having a long nap today because there won't be an opportunity for a nap tomorrow. And Rhody is napping too.

I'm in my chair browsing the internet, doing some colouring, listening to quiet music.

This is how we handle events in our lives now.

In the past, we would have likely been out for a long bicycle ride ourselves today, or would have been otherwise busy and active. Now we have a deliberately quiet day before the event day. Downtime. Time to rest the brain. It will improve our odds of having a good day tomorrow. I've also planned some downtime tomorrow as well where we come home for a bit and just take it easy.

And I seem to need these quiet days as much as my husband does. For his sake, it's probably a good thing I'm introverted!


Machka in Oz

Machka9 wrote: »

My Need for Alone Time Is Not a Reflection on You
https://introvertdear.com/news/introvert-need-for-alone-time-not-a-reflection-on-you/

As an introvert, my need for alone time doesn’t mean I don’t value your company or I’m rejecting you.

Machka - yes, this really sums it up. On the Myers Briggs scale, I was the only "NT" in my family - someone who was perfectly satisfied being alone, like you, and would sometimes take heat for it.

It's kind of funny, looking back at my childhood, my dad used to berate me for "not having a lot of friends" and "just reading and tuning everyone out" lol.

65 years ago, there was no Myers-Briggs to explain an introvert's behavior and our need to concentrate and analyze and think about things. Explore the world on our own terms, often alone.

Lanette
SW WA State

Good morning ladies!

Another great day to treat myself right with diet and exercise! And pay some bills and sort through stuff. Not much on my calendar today.

Annie in Delaware