WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2022
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2023 GOALSWord of the year: Appreciate :Definition—Recognize the full worth of.Grateful:
cut back drinking and limit to 2 days a week.
Average 7,000 steps a week.
Update budget every 2 weeks
Contact close family every week (4x)
Contact Donat and sibs once a month (8x)
Weigh less last day of month compared to first until I reach 140.
Develop a journaling practice by aiming to journal at least 5 days a week.
Read 12 books at least this year.
Pay off credit card debt by January 2024
Continue building emergency fund at SLFCU (min$25 a month)1 What is something that makes you laugh? My two dogs, Wicket and Brownie every day the do something to make me laugh.December 26 A TV show that you look forward to watching. The Simpson
2 Something about the current season you’re grateful for. The Christmas spirit making people nicer at this time of year.
3 What about your body do you love/are you grateful for? My hair. It is white, pretty full with lots of body. Hairdressers always comment on how they like to work with my hair. Growing it out this winter. We will see how long I leave once the heat comes back!
4 Who is someone in your life that you’re grateful for? My children and grandchildren.
5 What is a book that changed your life? The Blooming of a Lotus by Thich Nhat Hann
6 Think about something you’re good at. Customer service.
7 What is a lesson you’re grateful you learned? To forgive myself.
8 A basic need that has been met. My housing at the campground. Free for hosting
9 What are you most grateful for in the city/town where you live? The blue skies and 300 days of sun!
10 What rejection in your life are you most grateful for? Losing my job at the print shop. It allowed me to take early retirement, buy this camper after selling my house and travel!
11 Something you use every day. My phone. I know I know, but like others, everything is on it!
12 Something you don’t need anymore. A big house
13 Refuge – space you love in your home: My bedroom
14 Item of clothing—The coat I bought last January in TN
December 15 Taste—sweets!
December 16 Touch—The loving touches from my fur babies!
December 17 Smell ——Baking bread
December 18 Sound—birds singing
December 19Sight —-Snow on the mountains (but not where I am! Lol)
December 20 Texture—-The soft skin of a baby
December 21 Color—Sky blue
December 22 A song that makes you happy.—-Rock Around the Christmas Tree
December 23 Type of weather you love. Sunshine and about 75 degrees
December 24 —Professional who helps you. My therapist
December 25 . Something you take for granted. The love of my family
December 27 A movie you watch over and over.—Harry Potter
December 28 An opportunity you’re grateful you had. To travel in June 2021 to visit families in TN and in New England.29 A place you love to visit.Kindness Calendar:
30 A tool you find incredibly useful.
31 A daily habit you’re happy you’ve cultivated.December 1. “Spread kindness and share the December calendar with others”: Sharing on here and hope it helps someone.December 26. Get outside. Pick up litter or do something kind for nature. We give breadcrumbs to the Southern
December 2.:Contact someone you can’t be with to see how they are: to be determined. I ended up talking to my uncle and a friend, both who live 2,000 miles away!
Decembrist 3. Offer to help someone who is having
difficulty at the moment. - I helped a mom fix her son’s bicycle.
December 4. Support a charity, cause, or campaign you really care about. - I use Amazon Smile to
5contribute to St. Jude’s Children Hospital
every time I buy something, including gifts
December 5. Leave a positive message for someone
else to find. Left a note for DH with a
chocolate kiss!
December 6.Give a gift to someone who is homeless or feeling lonely. I made a person smile who was having a very bad day trying to get a campsite. I gave them one.
December 7. Give kind comments to as many people as possible today. Done! Campers and DH
December 8. Do something helpful for a friend or family
member- I made an appointment for DH to get new glasses.
December 9. Notice when you’re hard on yourself or others and be kind instead.
December 10. Listen wholeheartedly to others without judging them.
December 11. Buy an extra item and donate it to a local food bank.
December 12. Be generous. Feed someone with food, love, or kindness today!
December 13. See how many different people you can smile at today.
December 14. Share a happy memory or inspiring thought with a loved one
December 15. Contact an elderly neighbor and brighten up their day.
December 16. Look for something positive to say to everyone you speak to.
December 17. Give thanks. List the kind things others have done for you!
December 18. Ask for help and let someone else discover the joy of giving.
December 19. Contact someone who may be alone or feeling isolated. - Going to cal my Uncle
December 20. Help others by giving away something that you don’t need
December 21. Appreciate kindness and thank people who do things for you!
December 22. Congratulate someone for an achievement that may go unnoticed.
December 23. Choose to give or receive the gift of forgiveness.
December 24.Bring joy to others. Share something which made you laugh.
December 25. Treat everyone with kindness today, including yourself!
Meadowlarks that come around our RV every winter. And we pick up litter every day!
December 27. Call a relative who is far away to say hello and have a chat. (Did this yesterday. Called my uncle and talked to him for over 1.5 hrs)
December 28. Be kind to the planet. Eat less meat and use less energy.
RVRita in NM
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Flea: I know this has been like a blur to you. I hope time slows down and you can relax and absorb all that is happening.
Michele: Hope PJ is enjoying drums!
Heather: Nice of the nanny to stay in touch. Love Bea's dress and glasses!
RvRita: Hope you enjoyed the lamb on Christmas day.
Beth near Buffalo: I think many of us have had enough of winter, especially those near Buffalo!
Carol: My sympathy to you on the passing of your brother's mother in law. I started cutting my hair during the pandemic and thought I did a pretty good job!
Machka: Glad the stitches are out. Hope the hip incision heals soon!
Annie: What happened when you put the red top in the wash? Did the cotton shrink?
Lisa: Great about your weight even if not an ideal way to get there! Hope Corey had a good work break!
Lanette: I looked up Metrical. It certainly was very popular. There were 50 to 60 deaths from it for some reason.
Grandmallie: I like the picture of Miles in the ball pit!
KJ(Kelly) Those are some pictures...absolutely frigid!
DLFK: No easy answers for dealing with DH. I hope things do improve.
Rebecca: Glad you had a nice Christmas. Hope all went well with the kidney doctor.
Evelyn: I hope the antibiotics work on the UTI and you feel better soon.
We tried a new combination of drugs with my DH and this caused some confusion. So we stopped that rather quickly. He seems okay this afternoon. I am having more trouble understanding him, but am grateful that I have been able to understand him up until now. He never just sits, always at the computer or listening to an audio book. Not much of a tv watcher. Neither am I.
Someone here recommended the Nora Roberts Trilogy: The Gallaghers of Armore. I have started Book 1: Jewels of the Sun and am enjoying this. The setting is Ireland which is always a good setting. I did go to Ireland for a week in the 80's. This is the closest I have gotten to Europe.
Best,
Rosemarie from Georgia
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Worked but the plan for tomorrow is to do Denise austin’s Quick Burn Cardio DVD
DrKatie – remember when we were younger and no matter how comfortable something was, if it wasn’t fashionable, we didn’t wear it? Now we wear clothes a lot for comfort
Tatoos: When I turned 40 I thought it would be way cool to get a second piercing in my ear. Today I regret that decision. So I’m afraid to get a tatoo. I may think it’s cool today but in 10 years? That’s just me. Ginny – I’m looking forward to seeing a pic of your tatoo
Karen – great suggestion to Kim to buy her own gift! But I would suspect that her mother wouldn’t like it, no matter what it was and wouldn’t want to give it to her
Heather – I am very impressed with all the new things you are doing
Rebecca – I’m so sorry about your kidney. Will you have to monitor your protein intake?
The weather here is really weird. At Christmas time it was down in the 20’s. Now for Nyear’s it’s supposed to be up in the 50’s. Go figure!
One thing I realized while we were at Jess’ was that the pants I was wearing, I must have bought about 15-17 years ago and they still fit! To me, that was something.
Think I’ll go for my walk.
Michele NC3 -
Elliptical 16/Aerobic Step 6
The FedEx delivery truck came (of course) while I was in the back on the elliptical with the music blaring, I just saw him pull out as I came to the kitchen.
Debbie - I'm so glad you take the words from all of us and understand that we just want you to be OK. I hope there is some way that you can find the joy in your life, dear heart. You deserve to be joyful.
Putting together leftovers with a twist - turning Monday's Salisbury steak into beef stroganoff. One of my favorite flavors, Worcestershire sauce. Makes me very happy without adding tons of calories. I was going to say "I'm pretty easy, foodwise," but I'm actually not at all. My husband is a saint on that side - he will pick onions out of my serving because he knows I like the flavor, but actually biting into one makes me gag.
So I'm debating getting it done before he gets home, or letting him do it (he actually likes to cook, which I do not). He's much better at making a balanced dish, whereas I will overload the Worcestershire because I like it, and that's all he'll be able to taste. Think I'll let him do it. Lazy people are endlessly creative with ways to get out of a task...
Time to go do a little scribbling.
Later, y'all,
Love,
Lisa5 -
Stats for the day-
Walk w/ kids- 1hr 54min 41sec, 51elev, 104ahr, 135mhr, 3.06ap, 6.08mi= 616c
Strava app = 745c
Zwift home bike trainer- strava stats- 47.29min, 113aw, 423elev, 19amph, 105ahr, 124mhr, 15.07mi= 281c
Strava app = 307c
Zwift stats- 47.34min, 426elev, 112aw, 46arpm, 19.05amph, 15.1mi= 307c
Other- pressure wash front patio- 35.40min, 97ahr, 112mhr= 163c
Total cal 1060
Lucy did her 2 nd day of 3,5miles, she did good6 -
Enjoying your blog posts, Lisa. I'm gaining a much better idea of what you are up against.
Karen - Your wonderful swimmer warms my heart. Oh that photo of her doing the Butterfly, the stroke of the devil!
I think my son etc are hoping that Edie won't get too good at sports. It requires just as much dedication from the parents as the child. Unfortunately, Edie is determined and passionate.
Time for a read and sleep.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx4 -
Did my annual Como Christmas display...
If you click on the last picture you will see what looks like a tree. It is actually a rosemary plant trimmed to look like a tree. I gave a small one like it as a housewarming present to my neighbor who had a neighborhood Christmas party.
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Hi Gals,
Ok just had to give you the most fun update yet! I told you I had ordered myself boots… well Mom called again more upset than before as she just could not fine anything appropriate for me.
So I told her no gift or cash or a gift card was ok. But NO! more tears…. So I said well there is one more possibility, I know you don’t approve of boots, but my feet have been cold, the only shoes I have except for my work boots are mesh so I have a pair of short fur lined boots on order, that under my pants will just look like closed shoes, and they will be here today. I told her I would not open them and she could reimburse me and wrap them and give them to me. Honestly at this point I don’t care if she pays… just stop blaming me for liking different things than she does. She hemmed and hawed and was not happy but said yes! Does this make her my pimp?
Laughing and dancing a jig!
Smiles Kim in N. California
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Margaret - that is an impressive display of poinsettias! I rarely see the white ones, the red seem to be more common here. They are beautiful
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Rosemarie, I haven't washed my red top yet. I was waiting for grocery day to get some Woolite gentle soap. Thank you for the reminder!
I'm having a hard time getting back on the wagon. My body is always convinced that my problem is lack of sweets. Wrong! More water and less sugar would give me more energy. Well all I can do is try again tomorrow. Eventually this will catch on in my silly brain.
Annie in Delaware4 -
Kim, YAY! for the boots!
Debbie, I'm sorry that your hubby had such a rough upbringing that he's incapable of showing love. Also sorry that your mil is such a pill
Lisa congrats on your exercise! I keep forgetting to say how lovely the photo of you, Corey and the grands is, much love there.
Speaking of grands, I have both of mine today. This morning we went to my former place of employ and checked out the decorations, thought I would catch up with the manager, but she has covid so is at home, of course. When we got to my place we decorated sugar cookies that I had baked last week in preparation for them coming over. They spend a week in the freezer as Mother Nature threw our plans into much disarray. Then lunch, the off to the playground. I'll be taking them home soon, chilling with a snack and hot chocolate. Yum! It's been a pretty good day, even if my grandson didn't want to leave the playground. I even gave him a time limit but he decided to be difficult, so my granddaughter and I started leaving. There's a fairly long, windy path up to the road, he caught up to us pretty quick. I'm really glad he didn't call my bluff! lol
Well that's it for me for now.
Congrats to those celebrating, hugs for those who need them and welcome to any newbies out there!
Evelyn, Vancouver Island5 -
28 An opportunity you’re grateful you had. To switch from Assistant Pricing Mgr to Network and PC Support Supv. – It let me keep my job for another 28 years, although we had to move to Boise for 27 of those
Ginny your penguin tattoo reminds me how much I miss Penny @lagopus.
Kylia so many are now enslaved to their jobs due medical insurance needs. Don’t envy your coming hard conversations with DH, his Sister and any other owners. Tough times.
Lanette, Could you take Sophie and Kitty with you to your SIL’s? Guessing Sophie is too big to fit in a Sherpa under an airline seat, perhaps on the train?
Barbie glad the park management is taking care of the trees. We’ve had some not-so-tall trees removed and yes it is a fascinating and scary process. Good question about the checks.
Michele, do you know how headphones could connect to the drum set? Is there a headphone jack or would it have to be Bluetooth or???
Kay I like your simple main categories and love your new comfy pjs.
for continuing to keep connected despite the pain.
Machka like your categories too. Must have been channeling you. Found MSAccess on my laptop and the Personal Account Ledger template complete with categories for income and expenses. Started entering 2023 income/expenses for tracking or figured out how to set budgeted amounts and reduce as expenses entered, but it feels good to play in a database again after all these years. Will use my “actual” spreadsheet to come up with budget estimates for 2023 and plop them into the db. Whee! That Stevens Pass video makes me think the SnowCat was a Zamboni.
Katla yours to Kim. Perfect.
Karen in VA those yorkies!
Margaret love the gratitude/great year jar idea. Stunning display!
Heather I’m in awe of your and Johnny’s watercolors.
Rebecca what a shocker. When is surgery scheduled? Or did they take the kidney when they took the gall bladder?
Debbie your red fringed boots and jacket sound so cute!
Lisa “I have loved . . . I feel as if I've lived with y'all, been part of your lives, and even seen into your hearts in some cases. This group is unique in my life, it always has been, and I am so grateful for y'all. ” Well, said, and amen, sister, amen.
Rosemarie sorry the new combo of meds had such a bad result. Glad you took quick action.
Michele still able to wear pants from 15-17 years ago? Bravissima!
Kim ((hugs)) Really admire your courage and ability to go from tears to laughing and dancing a jig. VERY well done.
Lanette, Michele, Karen and all, thank you for being so kind about my encylopedias
Tumble is squeaking that its way past Tummy Time. It’s not, but I’ll give in.
Personal Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
2022: Be still and listen.
December: Move more, fuel better, live NOW.
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Virtual (((hugs))) and 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 for those who need them.
🙋♀️ Miele failte to the newbies.
☘️ Terri2 -
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Evening ladies
Well will take a dose of nyquil and hit the hay.. honestly i think its probably dust and allergies moreso than a cold.although My daughters cat was up in my face today..
Who knows..
Alfie chomping away on one of his toys...4 -
Heather, the paintings are beautiful!We send checks to our grandchildren for their birthdays. How would we send them money if we didn't use checks?
Direct deposit into their accounts.
That's how it's done here. That way they've got it right away without the hassle of having to find a bank that will cash the cheque for them.
That's what we do if we don't have cash on hand and there's a collection at work for someone's retirement or whatever too.LisaInArkansas wrote: »Regarding cash gifts, I purchase Visa or MasterCard cards for the older grands so they can get what they want wherever they want, rather than having to spend them in a specific store. I'm sure within reason they've never seen a check. The "credit cards" make more sense for a lot of different reasons. I wouldn't have had the foggiest clue what to do with it at their age, but they certainly know! I've also sent my son cash through Google Pay, but am a little uncomfortable with that. Not even sure why.
Recently (in the last few months) I overheard a conversation where an older person was trying to describe the concept of a cheque to a younger person. That you write the amount on a piece of paper and sign it and they can take it to the bank and the bank will give them money. The young person thought the older person was joking and couldn't believe it.Whidislander wrote: »Got your pictures Heather! Thank you ever so much! I will be making copies soon buying cardstock and envelopes. 👍🏻💖🤗
Well yesterday's kidney appointment was an eyes opening experience! The doctor announced that my right kidney is non functioning and has atrophied. Thank goodness that is the one with two large stones. My other kidney has taken up duty, functioning fine. He said many people lose one kidney and do just fine for the rest of their lives with the other kidney. My hemoglobin numbers are good in my left kidney, but I have to watch my creatinine numbers. Creatinine is a waste product from your muscles working properly. Unfortunately if my kidney isn't working well it can't filter creatinine out of my blood properly. So every 6 months I will get bloodwork to check that. Right now its at 1.8 which is good. So I was bummed I lost a kidney, but just like my gallbladder, I had lost the function of it a long time ago. I was really relieved that I don't have to get the stones blasted, that they are so big there is no chance of me ever having to deal with the pain of passing them! That really concerned me.
Rebecca
I'm glad you got it checked!
I'm still waiting to get in to see my kidney specialist.
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Good evening all:
Long day with kids-they each got tattoos also. I paid for them as part of their Christmas. Process was not bad-there is discomfort from the needle going in but it happened in short bursts so not long and sustained. I had figured it would have some pain so it didn't really bother me. The pic is right after it was finished. Will post another in a couple of days after irritation tones down. There is a possibility I may regret getting it someday, but I already have much larger regrets in my past-I think I can risk it!
Son and DIL got me a cool picture frame that I can give people code to and they can just send pictures to it. Looking forward to figuring it out. Will give three kids code so they can send pics to it.
Kim-glad the gift thing got worked out. It does sound like your mom can be a bit of a pain-but it sounds like she is trying to be the best mom she can be. After I realized my mom was doing the best she knew how to I adjusted my expectations (actually a friend asked if it was my problem or my mom's if she didn't meet my expectations)-we were able to have a much better relationship. I'd give anything to have her here to pi** me off!
I do still write a few checks. Slowly getting to point of using Venmo. I can transfer money from my account to my kids but only in increments of $500. Most bills are paid on line. I prefer to pay each month as opposed to automatic payments.
Off to get some sleep. Silly time change is bothering me. Should be fine tomorrow.
Take care all,
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Kim – yeaaa for your mom saying “yes”. Wooppee
Barbara – I believe there’s some sort of jack on the drum set for the headphones. I’m not going to order them until Denise says that we can come up. This time it’ll only be for one day, tho. As far as the pants go, the flab has shifted in the last 15-17 years, tho.
Well, think I'll get ready to go to bed. I want to time myself tomorrow. Get up, exercise, go to BK just to peel and slice the onions, and see if I have time to get to the first shift at the Green Room. After BK I do want to go to WalMart, but that's particular only to today. See, I like to do things early in the day so I'd like to volunteer at the Green Room for the first shift. When I was working at BK on Thursdays I would volunteer for the second shift (12:30-3)
Lynette said that she and Ken will come over for dinner Sat. I figured they would. Now I just want to see what I can do ahead of time.
Michele NC4
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