WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2022
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My approach to gratitude has always been that the action of feeling grateful is far more important than the actual stuff on the list. When I am feeling grateful, there's no room for complaining. When I read all your lists of things you're grateful for, there are many that fit into my category of "I'm so grateful I don't have _______" When I was sweeping the branches off the sidewalk in the back yard today, I was so grateful for my broom and mobility that I had no energy to fuss about why we even had to have that mess in the first place.
Michele, It cost $22.00 to mail the knitted blanket to our great granddaughter in Ohio. I told the clerk "Oh, well, it's only money".
Barbie in NW WA3 -
Roseabc123 wrote: »Katla: Hope your headache is better and that you enjoy the horse calendar!
Machka9: Love the pictures of your tree!
Pipcd: At least Lucy has hit her goal weight...wish I could hit mine!
KJLamore: Love the tree and the grandchildren!
Karen: Happy Anniversary!
Ginny: I have to go for a follow up on my thyroid. There is a nodule there. One biopsy a few years ago was inconclusive. I have another follow scheduled.
Michele: Would Jess take you to midnight Mass?
Barbara: Hope the power wasn't out too long!
Annie: Sorry you and your Dad needed to deal with all the meat.
Anamika: Welcome back, I am fairly new but love the group!
Betsy: Hope you feel better
Beth: Great the biopsy was negative and that your husband put out some decorations! Have fun with that Elmo
costume!
Margaret Turk: Love the T shirt
Quiet day here. Did book club. Did caretaking for my husband. Tomorrow I will be out of the house. I hope it isn't too cold. I am looking forward to a break from the house. I really need to get to the gym!
Best,
Rosemarie from Georgia
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fanncy0626 wrote: »Rebecca what is the power of your microwave? I have a 700w so I think I would have to increase the time??
💕Mary from Arizona/Minnesota
Mine is a 1000 watt microwave
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Rebecca, thanks, I didn't think that would be big enough! I still need to buy one, I had one twice that size, but sadly I broke it about a year ago. I loved that bowl! The stories it could have told, the cookies it mixed.....
That's it for me for today, congrats to those celebrating, hugs for those needing them and welcome to the newbies! Also sending good wishes to those of yours who are under the weather and hoping everyone is feeling better quickly.
Evelyn, Vancouver Island1 -
Rebecca— Thanks for the Peanut Brittle recipe. ⭐️
My headache has disappeared, thank goodness. 😊
Pip—Good news that you are feeling better. 😘
Barbara— I also depend on electricity and it is easy to take for granted. We have been lucky for several years. 🤞🏻
Terri— I am so sorry that CoVid has made you sick. I hope you get well soon. ❤️
Roseabc123– My headache has disappeared, thank goodness. 😊
Barbie—I have knitted a baby blanket for every grandchild. I love knitting them. Shipping costs averaged about $22. I anticipate making more blankets in the future, likely for people in nursing homes.
Katla in Illinois
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If you're interested in the Action for Happiness Calendar ...
Do Good December
This month, we're encouraging you to carry out small acts of kindness.
Or we could post something we're thankful for, or happy about, related to the holiday season.
December 1 - I love the Christmas music. Come December 1, that's almost all I play. Christmas music or classical music (when I have to think at work or when we're in the car).
December 2 - Christmas decorations! We're lagging behind a bit because I usually like to decorate on December 1. But we got the decorations upstairs on Dec 2. Today I'll rearrange furniture and make a start.
December 3 - Summer. My favourite season. And we are finally having a few days of decent weather after a very wild and woolly spring. That's not saying the good weather will last (thanks La Nina) but there should be more of it.
December 4 - Memories. So many of the Christmas songs and traditions remind me of my parents and grandparents and happy Christmases with them.
December 5 - Christmas Displays. I like how many of the shops have Christmas Displays, and some are quite detailed and intricate.
December 6 - Greetings. People smiling and wishing each other Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.
December 7 - Shortbread. So much delicious shortbread!
December 8 - Family. Christmas seems to bring us together a bit more.
December 8 - Trees. All over the world, millions of people are putting up trees in their houses and work places and decorating them.
December 9 - Sparkly Things. I love how everything becomes sparkly at this time of year.
December 10 - Yummy Things. Mince tarts and cookies. Fudge. Special Chocolates. All sorts of nibbles that only come out at this time of year.
December 11 - Colours. Reds and greens and a few other combinations out everywhere.
December 12 - Christmas Stories. Twas the Night Before Christmas. A Christmas Carol. Jesus Birth.
Just saw your post, Barbara ...Aha, finally found a December daily gratitude calendar.
https://www.spacewiseorganizing.com/december-gratitude-challenge/
“This time of year, there’s a lot of pressure to think about what we want instead of what we have. Every day for the month of December, celebrate what you’re grateful for corresponding to the theme of the day. Snap a photo or update your status on IG or FB with #spaceforgratitude”
1 What is something that makes you laugh? Rhody! We're so very glad we got our little COVID Cat!
2 Something about the current season you’re grateful for. Rest. There will be a lot of rest over Christmas.
3 What about your body do you love/are you grateful for? I like my nose and want to keep it. But my official answer will be legs - for transport (walking) and recreation (cycling).
4 Who is someone in your life that you’re grateful for? I've said husband and parents last month, and that's true, but this month I'll say ... my manager. She has been supportive and encouraging regarding my input into my job.
5 What is a book that changed your life? The Bible. With the Christmas season in mind, I'm reading the gospel of Luke now.
6 Think about something you’re good at. I think I'm good at planning and organisation.
7 What is a lesson you’re grateful you learned? To speak up. To say my piece.
When I was young, up till about 17-ish, I was quiet and shy. Then I went through a bolder phase from about 17 into my early 20s. Then the quiet shyness resumed for the most part until my husband's accident. And then the bold me reappeared!
Where I once guessed what people might be thinking and thought my answers, now I'm vocal and even told I'm quite blunt.
8 A basic need that has been met. Shelter. I'm very thankful for our particular shelter.
9 What are you most grateful for in the city/town where you live? The proximity to both mountains and beaches.
10 What rejection in your life are you most grateful for? Oh that's an interesting question. Either there haven't been many or I don't remember them but I'm drawing a blank. Although ... about 18 months or so ago, I didn't get a job I was going for and thought I wanted. I think I prefer the one I have now. I think it is providing me with more opportunities for experience and learning.
11 Something you use every day. A coffee cup to hold my morning coffee.
12 Something you don’t need anymore. What don't I need anymore? Perhaps some of the time consuming traditions like writing the Christmas letter, doing Christmas cards, heaps of baking ...
And outside of Christmas, I'm making choices that work for me. Picking and choosing what I want to do ... and don't want to do. I'm grateful I can make a few more of those choices.
13 Refuge – space you love in your home
14 Item of clothing
15 Taste
16 Touch
17 Smell
18 Sound
19 Sight
20 Texture
21 Color
22 A song that makes you happy.
23 Type of weather you love.
24 Professional who helps you.
25 Something you take for granted.
26 A TV show that you look forward to watching.
27 A movie you watch over and over.
28 An opportunity you’re grateful you had.
29 A place you love to visit.
30 A tool you find incredibly useful.
31 A daily habit you’re happy you’ve cultivated.
Machka in Oz
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It started snowing here at 5am and 7 hours later it's still snowing🥳
I did get snowman making snow
Here's my new best friend
Carol in GA Thanks for welcoming me and your comments on my posts
Hi to ALL
💞 Karen from Oregon
You must have had help getting the middle section up there!!
I remember wanting to build a huge snowman once as a child. I lived near the school and we finally had snowman making snow so several of us went to the school ground and rolled and rolled and rolled until we couldn't move the bottom "ball" anymore. Then we rolled and rolled and rolled the middle ball and finally decided it was time to put it onto the bottom ball.
But we couldn't lift it onto the bottom ball!!
So we just left it sitting next to the bottom ball.
I can't remember if we made a head and made a lying down snowman or not.
Machka in Oz1 -
Gratitude
1 What is something that makes you laugh? Robin Williams movies.
2 Something about the current season you’re grateful for. Very grateful for the cool fall weather and the lovely rains.
3 What about your body do you love/are you grateful for? I am grateful for my hair. It's a pretty color and has body/wave. I never have to fuss with it.
4 Who is someone in your life that you’re grateful for? I am incredibly grateful for the assistant marketing manager Stephanie at our retirement community, who is skillfully navigating us through the portal into our retirement community. Among other things, she tactfully negotiated to return the larger storage space that originally came with our apartment (it had been commandeered, lol), assigned us a prime parking space near the elevator in the parking garage, gave us a grace period before we have to start daily "check ins", took charge of a delivery of large awkward boxes in our absence, delivering them into our apartment with care, spontaneously recruited us to join into a trivia game that was already underway, and numerous other little thoughtful gestures. Plus she is super responsive to emails.
5 What is a book that changed your life? To Kill a Mockingbird
6 Think about something you’re good at. I'm good at packing a box with random items (like a puzzle).
7 What is a lesson you’re grateful you learned? I am still learning this lesson. Do not talk at/overwhelm my younger brother with too much information or too many questions. He is vulnerable and becomes anxious and ultimately angry - because he feels inadequate, which makes him resentful.
8 A basic need that has been met. Basic needs: food, water, clothing, sleep, and shelter. All have been met with the possible exception of adequate sleep.
9 What are you most grateful for in the city/town where you live? Oh my gosh, there are so many great things about this neck of the woods. However, picking just one: I have a terrific network of friends and access to limitless resources in and around Richmond, VA where I live. So I would have to say "the people who live here".
10 What rejection in your life are you most grateful for? I am grateful for being rejected by my friend Liz in graduate school. We started out by ride-sharing to school and quickly became fast friends. Liz rejected my friendship when I betrayed a confidence involving another classmate Susan. I said something to Susan that tipped her off that Liz had revealed to me something personal about Susan that she had told Liz in confidence. Susan felt betrayed by Liz, and Liz felt betrayed by me. It was a life's lesson that I should have learned at a much younger age, but I learned it well and painfully this time, and paid dearly for it by losing Liz as a friend. It was excruciating. I apologized, but the damage had been done.
11 Something you use every day. I use my hot water kettle every day and I am consciously grateful for it every time I use it. I think, what a great little hot water kettle this is! every day, lol
12 Something you don’t need anymore. I no longer need my beloved John Deere lawn tractor. Time to dispose of it.13 Refuge – space you love in your home
14 Item of clothing
15 Taste
16 Touch
17 Smell
18 Sound
19 Sight
20 Texture
21 Color
22 A song that makes you happy.
23 Type of weather you love.
24 Professional who helps you.
25 Something you take for granted.
26 A TV show that you look forward to watching.
27 A movie you watch over and over.
28 An opportunity you’re grateful you had.
29 A place you love to visit.
30 A tool you find incredibly useful.
31 A daily habit you’re happy you’ve cultivated.
Karen in Virginia2 -
Terri, Shoot. I'm so sorry you got Covid.
Rebecca, Thank you, that recipe looks simple and delicious.
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Some of you may remember how long we waited for my brother's certified birth certificates from Nebraska, and that we had to order and pay for 2 more because the owner of the residential assisted living facility kept them from him? I made a complaint to the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service - who knows if it made any difference, but a couple of weeks ago the package was returned to the State of Nebraska, and they forwarded it to my brother at my address with a nice note. The birth certificates had been in the possession of the owner of the assisted living facility for nearly 8 weeks when she returned them to Nebraska. She withheld them from my brother. I told my brother the original 2 certificates had come in the mail, and he said, "Good grief!" I'm just so glad they aren't in someone else's hands.
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Moving day is the 15th!
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Karen in Virginia10 -
Insightful article ...
How to slow down time because you’re not getting any younger
BY SOFIA QUAGLIA | PUBLISHED DEC 8, 2021 6:25 PM
https://www.popsci.com/diy/how-to-slow-down-time/
"The older we get, the shorter everything feels, and that can really be quite distressing. Last year’s holiday season feels like yesterday, as does the futuristic-sounding year 2000, and that was almost 22 years ago. Even summer isn’t as long and relaxing as it was when we were young.
As much as we may want to escape time, we can’t, and more and more research suggests that time is somehow intrinsic to our bodies. There is, of course, our circadian rhythm—a natural internal clock that can maintain a 24-hour cycle even while stuck in a dark, empty room for months at a time. And every one of our cells can also tell its own time, so much so that some scientists even assembled a biological clock in a test tube to study how it works.
But even if you’re not on an intellectual quest to determine the nature of time itself, your perception of time dictates a lot of how you experience your past, present, and future. And understanding how you perceive time can help you make the most of it."
Machka in Oz1 -
12 Something you don’t need anymore. To be right absolutely every time.
Clear and dry so made it up to Gold Beach for church. T let me wimp out on holiday lights walk at the park. Watched evening prayer on FB.
Had a clumsy day, knocked over a glass bowl holding a candle while trying to check the cables connecting turntable to ancient Bose. Bowl shattered. Cut finger picking up pieces. Knocked head trying to hold trunk lid open while getting out tree skirt. Maybe not the best day to trim the tree, BUT…Joe asked several times when I was going to “put your tree up”. Since he claims to hate the holidays I have to seize his willingness when it happens, so held it while he installed it into the stand, and opened doors for him to carry it in. It’s a little 3 foot noble fir, really smells like Christmas. Got the lights on (always the hardest part) and perhaps a fourth of the ornaments without breaking any. Took the opportunity to put a few decorations into the “donate in October” box. Steps still short of goal but did get another 2K in before midnight walking/watching Celebrity Jeopardy.
Terri, oh no! Hope your healthy lifestyle makes for an “easy” Covid case.
There were others I wanted to comment to but they’ve gone out from my head. Guess it’s time to sleep.
Done:12/11 Move 2.5 sets pt, active mins:215 steps:6208
Fuel: plants running count for week so far=16: apple, chickpeas-hummus, cucumber, kashi-(oats/soy/wheat), garlic, mushrooms, peanut butter, peppers-orange, peppers-red, radishes, romaine, tangerines, tea, tomato sauce/soup, wheat-bread. CI<CO=530
Live: Joe, readings, BP, church, Holden Evening Prayer, emailed fire district meeting reminder and corrected minutes. Wt:136.7
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
2022: Be still and listen.
December: Move more, fuel better, live NOW.
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This is interesting too ...
https://www.mindspot.org.au/resource-library/
Communication Skills, Sleep Habits, Structured Problem Solving, 10 Tips for Staying Resilient, etc. etc.
I'm especially looking at the Assertive Communication article to use with one of my work colleagues who does not respect my boundaries: e.g. "I am happy to talk to you, but you will have to schedule a time because I am busy today."
https://resources.mindspot.org.au/MindSpot_Assertive-Communication.pdf
Tomorrow is my last day at work for 3 weeks, so she'll have to schedule a time in the new year.
Machka in Oz
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Terri-so sorry you couldn't skip Covid. Hope it is mild.
Karen in Va-Families can be so complicated-so many land mines. My brother who has had the recent surgery keeps apologizing to me for how he treated me when we were young-I have no idea what he is talking about! Glad you have a plan worked out for your younger brother and could connect with older to give him what is his part-that's the right thing to do. I guess your wedding day was memorable!
Karen from Oregon-nice snow man. We have not had nearly enough snow for such a thing-and I doubt I would build one (unless the grandkids were here). But I have fond memories of them and love seeing them.
Heather-hope chicken pox is a mild case. It may sound strange-but a bit refreshing to hear about some of the old, normal stuff!
Pip-glad you are on on the mend.
I was fairly lazy yesterday. I believe I have a cold (I have a couple of negative covid tests). I have had some decent body aches so maybe a flu variant? Who knows. No fever to date. Annoying cough. Really need to get one thing done in office today (interview for investigation in another department). If I continue fever free next two hours may run in and of that then come and work from home rest of day. Would only have to cancel one meeting this pm. We shall see.
Other than that-moving forward to Christmas.
Take care all,
Ginny in Ohio9 -
Morning ladies
I got an early morning message from my dear friend who lost her husband,she had a rough night.I had a blanket made with her favorite picture of him on it, she had to take an adivan and 1/2 a gummy and go to bed early as she was having a rough day.. she took his ashes to bed with her poor girl.
She said to me she wished I lived closer as she says I have such a nurturing nature and im like a second mom to her..her mom was Tom's first wife lol..
Go figure..
We had snow last night.. just a couple inches.. it looks pretty.. and luckily I have a garage to park the car in so I dont have to swipe it off.8 -
For all those who are ill, injured or recovering from surgery ...
Machka in Oz6 -
Ginny - Yes, it is a hark back to the old days! I think she is OK, but it throws the whole family out of sinc with changed plans etc. She is too young to amuse herself for long. Edie says she is so excited to be picked up on her own by us. She is jealous of Bea's Tuesday sessions!
Did a good morning's writing, talking about my routines with DH, which have so enhanced my life. Our exercise and writing rituals have become almost a daily spiritual practice, which gives both of us so much deep pleasure and calm.
Now for the lunch ritual!
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx2 -
Christmas Decorations are up.
Christmas Cards are sent - 2 of them.
Christmas Gifts have been purchased.
Laundry is done and put away.
Grocery order has been placed.
Machka in Oz3 -
12 Something you don’t need anymore. people who don't bring me joy
Love and Blessings, Carla, in MN5
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