WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2023

Hi Gals,
So the freezer dilemma stories got me thinking about what I have done for while my Mom is staying here and for what a number of friends do – especially for garage freezers A list on the front of the freezer (for the very organized by shelf) for the rest of us just a list. So I have a list with what and how many… and because I live alone every thing is done is servings of one or two. If I have company I can always pull out extra.. So right now the shelf for mom has
pizza crust – 1
pizza sauce ½ jar
enchiladas 2 (each has 2 servings)
salmon 3 packages of 2 filets
bacon bits 3 snack bags
1 bag breakfast sausage links
Brownies – ½ batch
Sloppy Sams filling 3 packages of 2 servings each (vegan sloppy joe)

I just cross off stuff and add stuff as I grow veggies or there is a sale, and every so often I just take it off and redo it so it is not so crazy to read.

It had a lot more but this is after 21 days…. Then there’s a list for the rest of the freezer… it really helps with menu planning, and the days that I have zero ideas.

My best girl friend came over today – it was so nice to spend time together, she lives 2 hours each way away so it is hard to get together, We worked on a project I have wanted to get done pre-summer which was to rescreen 2 window screens, both had developed tears in the screens I am so pleased to have time with her and to have this project complete.

Kim in N. California

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Welcome newbies and returnees! (((hugs))) to those who need them.

Happy Birthday aundy28570! You can ALWAYS start again.

Miles appears to be learning well, Allie!

Glad you're on the road to recovery, Terri.

HIPAA was a royal pita when our daughters were still living at home and passed the age of 16, but we were still covering their insurance (and all of their living expenses, of course) (16!!!) Lacy was deathly sick with flu one year, in bed, could barely move. I called the doctor to see if we could get a prescription for Tamiflu. The nurse said she wouldn't talk to me unless Lacy approved it. I put the phone up to her face and she coughed out, "YES D**NIT!!!" Nurse was NOT happy, but gave me the prescription. I get it, but seriously. They're my kids, I paid the insurance AND all the co-pays and bills over the co-pays. Give me a break! We finally got wise had them both assign us as part of their medical charts so the doctors and nurses had to speak to us whenever we called after that. smh. As you say, Margaret, it makes it very hard to work as a team in the best interest of the patient. Thankfully, my brother has power of attorney for Mom.

22. Enjoy moving to your favorite music. Really go for it. ALWAYS!
Love and Blessings, Carla, in MN

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Carla, it sounds as if that nurse was confused.


From the HHS.gov site: “…the provider or plan can share your information with family or friends if:

They are involved in your health care or payment for your health care,

You tell the provider or plan that it can do so,

You do not object to sharing of the information, or

If, using its professional judgment, a provider or plan believes that you do not object.”


Any one of these conditions are sufficient for a provider to share information and allow a parent to act on the behalf of a minor child.

From the Jackson LLP site jacksonllp.com:

"Generally, anyone under eighteen is considered a minor and cannot legally exercise their rights under HIPAA. Instead, HIPAA considers the minor’s parent or guardian to be their “personal representative.” The Privacy Rule authorizes a personal representative to exercise the minor’s HIPAA rights on their behalf. Thus, for the most part, parents have access to their minor children’s medical records, and turning over a minor’s confidential health information to a parent is generally not a violation of HIPAA laws."

If the health problem has to do with reproductive rights that a minor wishes to keep secret, there are different rules which vary from state to state, but for influenza, the nurse in your doctor’s office could certainly have interacted with you without bothering your daughter and without violating HIPAA.

It’s unfortunate that fear of HIPAA fines has caused many providers to overreact - it causes a lot of unnecessary grief where minors are involved.

Morning all! Surprise second post of the week/weekend!
Yesterday morning, as I was on my way to do the grocery shop, I hit a turkey! I was traveling at about 45 mph (the speed limit on that particular road) and this turkey just "flew" in front of me. Stupid bird! Anyway, he made quite the impact in my front bumper of my car. We have a $500 deductible then the insurance will pay for it. Thank God, bc it will cost well over $1000 to repair. Who knew a bird could cause that much damage!? Thank God there are no ostriches around here! The turkey didn't make it, by the way. My DH (who I expected to be in a bad mood) got in a good joke out of it. He sent me a text that said, "Here is your proof that you aren't a red-neck. A red-neck would have brought the dead turkey home and fixed it for dinner!"
Tracey- It never even occurred to me that ADHD symptoms would be different for females/males! I have long wondered if I had undiagnosed ADHD as a child. I had issues with forming connections/relationships, I was horribly disorganized/messy but it didn't feel disorganized to me, I was not a good student, I had problems with authority, as a teen, I was social for a while then would just shut down, and I read. I read a lot and all of the time. As an adult, I make a concerted effort to NOT get books that I want to read. I could read (and will do so if I have the books) to the detriment of everything else. I get to a place where I CAN NOT begin any other activity until I finish this book. I am this way with series on streaming services. (So I try really hard not to start any new series when I have things that need to get done) If I am watching a series, I HAVE to finish it before I can begin any other chore. While I was out shopping yesterday, I stopped in the book section of the store just to "look-see" at what was out and looked good. So many books I would have loved to have been reading. Good thing books are quite pricey; I didn't get any of them, though they all looked interesting to me.
Lisa- Your description of the prism as it pertains to people/people on the spectrum brought me up short! I love prisms and use them with the kids quite a bit; but never made that type of connection. I think you could compare it to people in general. The prism being life. We all enter as the light. What we become coming out the other side of life/the prism, can be very different than the person next to us. And the multitude of differences are there, though some differences might be unseen (for now); but we all begin as light. Perfect.
Freezers, food/supply hoarding I have long wanted a chest freezer, or extra fridge and freezer for my childcare business. I am sure I will get one either this year or next. Just the one in the kitchen will hold only one weeks worth of food for my childcare kiddos and my family. If I have extra family around or there is a family function we are attending, there is no room to hold "extra" food that needs to be made or kept. Regarding the hoarding...or as I like to call it; stockpiling. My hubby began doing this during covid. I have to admit, stockpiling some items really came in handy then, as I was still working and feeding/caring for other people. The extra tp, kleenex, cleaning products got used up quickly. HOWEVER, I still have cans of soup, fruit, veg in my basement that DH bought in his moments of panic. I do keep an eye on the expiration dates, though and will rotate things out of the basement and into the pantry to be used. Recently, DH is beginning to panic at the thought of the economy tanking and has begun to prepare for the end of the world again. Good thing I know how to kill turkeys. We will never starve!
Heather I saw the IG post! The pic is lovely and you are an inspiration to many with how you care for yourself through your hobbies and daily activities!
Well, I better get busy! I have a bit of paperwork to do and the sun is shining, so I really want to get some yard work done. I don't want to do too much, bc I don't want to be too sore to lift babies tomorrow. Tomorrow is a four baby day. I find it odd that I have to pace myself, now. Just five years ago, I could spend the weekend doing and going full tilt and be just a little achy on Monday. Just recently, this year, my joints seem to be rebelling against this type of energy/movement. Sucks. ttfn xoxoxoxo KJ (Kelly)

KJ - Good grief, woman, I'm glad the turkey wasn't "flying" at windshield height! Glad you've got insurance, too, I'm sure the damage was relatively extensive. On the subject of prisms and the spectrum, colors tend to trigger my own sense of order, which I don't think rises to the heighth of ADHD, but is very specific--colors have to be in order in my quilts, ROYGBIV. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. Also in my pillboxes - I painted the little plastic boxes of days of the week with markers to match the spectrum, as well. Things like that make me happy, and are discomforting if out of order. This is an image of my "crystal ball." It's just faceted glass, but when I keep it in my kitchen window, the morning sun casts rainbows all over the kitchen. I dragged this thing all over the world, I've had it for more than 40 years! I have a very few things that made all the different places I've lived feel like home to me, and my crystal ball is one of them. Light is so important to me in so many ways. Thinking about it in terms of people and the light we bring also makes me happy.