WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2023
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1. Do something kind for someone you really care about. Veg prep for Joe.
2. Focus on what you can do instead of what you can’t. Update Dear Joe binder, be thankful able to do PT.
Joe’s off to echo cardiogram, required by the colonoscopy MD who actually put a stethoscope on Joe and heard a heart murmur. Neither of us have had an MD use a stethoscope or his hands on us since before we left Boise.
Weird weight stuff. The last four days of my recent discomfort, weight stayed absolutely the same. The day of the first relief, it went UP two tenths of a pound. The next morning it was DOWN 2.4 lbs. Back up 2.4 this morning. A reminder to focus on other healthful indicators and not stress about the scale.
Welcome @sarahbriston Sarah from Scotland! Con VERY gratulations for quitting smoking. It is the number one most important think you can do for your health. Know how hard it is, but it does get easier. I’ve been smoke free since 1999 and after a few months no longer thought or dreamt about it, thank goodness
The gum was my saving grace and I was on it for six months.
Welcome @dianem130 Diane from NYC con VERY gratulations for quitting smoking too! (see above to Sarah from Scotland). Well done!
Welcome @Kimmy6364 ! Always happy to hear about another hummingbird feed-er.
Thanks pip. Does your AppleWatch indicate blood pressure or oxygen?
Heather, Yikes! No wonder you were shaken. Thankful to be reminded that there are good, caring people like Gary and Patricia in the world today.
Love max’s “Get beutter” soon sense of humor. Took me a moment :laugh: “…grateful I am not dead…” amen, sister, amen! Oh dear, broken wrist. Glad you had it seen to, despite the long wait and possible cruise impact.
Lisa “… a reasonably swift resolution would be spiffy if it's available.” Understatement of the year(s)!
Katla ((hugs)) Hope you’ll see some hummers when the Illinois weather warms up. Also hope you and yours were far from that dust storm.
Lanette, dang! I could have added chia seeds to this morning’s oats. Next time Fingers X’d for Miss Kitty.
Terri glad to hear you’re healing so fast!
Beth I wish my eyes were bigger than my stomach. Alas, it's the biggest part of me. :sick:
Rita “don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good” Your stats look pretty danged good to me! Glad you backed off the arm weights after hurting your shoulder. Safety first.
Pip HR 190 didn’t feel like it?!? Can not imagine.
Allie what an angel Miles is when sleeping. Sad to hear about Gordon Lightfoot too. What a gift he was.
Vicki if the gal was willing, could she work enough hours in your facility to pay for her medical insurance and un-subsidized housing? Not here where rents are out of sight :sad: Sorry to hear about the side effects you’re suffering. Are the shots a long term thing?
Ginny (and Annie) “…I hate colds” Ditto.
Rebecca ((hugs)) words fail. (((hugsheldextralong)))
Kay well done for dancing. Would love to her your “Justice vs Just Us” spin.
Debbie Wow. 5.5 miles AND Zumba. You are an energizer bunny!
Michele sounds like the pedometer is toast, sorry.
Tracey “29c” ?!? Send it down here, please! $12K for 132 feet of Leaf Filters? :noway: Are you keeping hardcopies or email copies in a seprate non-work email account? Priceless documentation. Just sayin’.
Kylia fingers Xd for favorable Eye Dr appointment this evening. May s/he have some magic that disappears your migraines.
Machka your “deleting, deleting, deleting” of emails is something I should do. It IS overwhelming.
Mary, wow, you are the poster child for bone broth. Still using the SENS?
Flea yours to Rebecca. Thank you.
Surge and coax protectors arrived yesterday so I’ll hook ‘em up today soon as the thunder stops. Barn doors and horses?05/01: Move: sets 2 PT w/X&a, line dance class steps:7829
Fuel: plants running count for week so far: 8 apple, asparagus, lemon curd, maple syrup, potato-chips, rice-brown, soy-breakfast patties, tangerines, CI=1293
Live: Joe, readings, BP, tku note to T, post office, thrift store donation, bank, gas, sign and minutes to fire hall. Wt: 132.1 !
Later, lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
2023: Be of good cheer. May: Move more, fuel better, live NOW.
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Heather I’m so thankful you decided to get an x-ray. I’m also thankful that your fracture can heal without surgery. My similar fall required a rod and pins which I still have, but I knew as soon as I got up that I would need an x-ray.
Barbara, justice vs Just us summary in a spoiler since it’s religious.it started out with the scripture from Micah about live justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with God. It was only 5 minutes. It essentially said Justice behavior requires one to treat people as Jesus did and mentioned his attention to the marginalized. When we practice Just us thinking we only associate with people who look like us, act like us, think like us, vote like us, etc. Then I quoted the love your neighbor scripture and said Jesus did not define neighbor as someone who looked just like us, but rather someone created in the image of God, that is, everybody. It also referred to the litany we had read earlier where we confessed our discriminatory behavior and asked God to have mercy on us and expressed thanks for serving a forgiving God who gave us the opportunity to repent and do better. I didn’t wrote the litany but was provided a copy of it ahead of time, so it helped to make a framework for the devotion.
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Welcome newbies and returnees! (((hugs))) to those who need them.
Could also be dust and dirt in the the smoke detectors, Annie! Not kidding! Ours went off for NO reason one spring and our builder friend came over, pulled one down, blew it out and there was DUST everywhere! He just shrugged and said, "It happens." And they're wired in.
Oh Allie, I just loved Gordon Lightfoot too. One of my favorite performers. We saw him back in the 70s at our university. So wonderful and so intimate. He's one of the few artists I enjoy playing on my guitar.
OH NO, Heather! I'm glad your friend insisted, but so sad it's really broken. Prayers that you'll be tip-top for the cruise!
2. Focus on what you can do instead of what you can’t... I try, but sometimes it's other people that get into your head and turn your focus on what you're NOT doing. Gotta work on tuning them OUT!
Love and Blessings, Carla, in MN2 -
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Barbara I stopped using the TENS unit in January. It’s like any change in your routine. If it is something that takes too much time to do, or doesn’t fit into your schedule it gets dropped. Also my migraines stopped bothering me after using it for a couple months and I have no need to use it unless I start getting headaches again. The broth on the other hand fits in my eating plan and has a lot of positive side affects! In reality it’s like eating like our ancestors did. I’m making meal size portions of different kinds of soups with 2 cups of the broth. I even noticed that the arthritis in my pointer fingers is shrinking. I’ve had that swelling there for 20 years. Also my finger nails were starting to have those vertical ridges in them. They are now diminishing. I’m my own personal science experiment!
💕Mary from Arizona/Minnesota
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Stats for the day-
Walk w/family- 1hr 52min 59sec, 3.14ap, 79elev, 86ahr, 124mhr, 6.24mi= 588c
Strava app = 765c
(Would have been 3.30ap, but didn’t pause Strava when we stopped when talking to a lady)
Zwift home spin bike- strava stats- 29.32min, 156aw, 213elev, 20.7amph, 25gear, last mile at 40gear, 123ahr, 157mhr, 10.20mi= 258c
Strava app= 264c
Zwift stats- 29.33min, 214elev, 145aw, 68arpm, 20.71amph, 10.2mi= 264c
Total cal 8460 -
Some of the happy tulips in my yard 16 -
Good evening ladies!
Heather glad you have a proper cast so that you can heal.
Yay for happy tulips!
I'm feeling much better today. Yay! But I still skipped my exercise and my PT. Tomorrow I will get back on track.
Tomorrow the solar panels will come off the roof and go in the garage, then Thursday we get a new roof. It will be a huge disruption, but temporary. I hope the weather is fair. Hmm. They might have to turn off our power.
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Barbie- lovely tulips
Came home..my stomach not feeling so hot...took a nap and eanted to keep sleeping but Alfie woke me up hoping I can get back to sleep..2 -
Heather-glad the fracture isn't worse-seems like your bones are in pretty good shape! If you get the plaster cast-will you let the kids decorate it for you?
Another cold, dank day. Work was ok. Brother and his wife in from Florida for quick visit (finishing up with her family clearing house of her sister who passed last year). Met at Fazoli's for dinner with brother and his wife who live here (the brother who had the surgery and has mild cognitive impairment). Was a short visit but nice (some trips are like that). Will try to chat with Fla. brother about his impressions of local. I see further decline in him. There's just a sense of disconnection with him. He is aware of forgetting things mid sentence, so that is a bit sad. We just tell him to let us know when it comes to him.
Heading off to bed to watch some "Curse of Oak Island." Not sure how long I will stay awake! I have been getting in morning walk the lat 5 days (supposed to help with sleep) and it may just all be in my head but it is making a difference. I actually did not get up until alarm went off at 5:30. I can not remember the last time that happened! Don't know how long this will last but plan on enjoying every minute I can!
Take care all,
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Barbie love the tulips. Some of my tulips came back others maybe not. Still hoping to see some doubles I planted that came up last year. We are two to three weeks behind. My hyacinth did come up and are blooming. They are my favorite because of the smell.4
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Barbara—So far I haven’t seen any hummingbirds here in Illinois. I’ll keep watching but haven’t had any success. Perhaps it is too early in the season. If I spot a hummingbird I will tell everyone I know. 😉
Pip— I watched the Weather Channel, and we were lucky, with little dust. There was more trouble near Chicago with its heavy traffic. We’re lucky enough to be far from heavy urban traffic. The air quality here was okay for me, but bothered some of my friends. 😳
Barbie— Your tulips are Gorgeous! 🌷
Annie— Good luck with the new roof. I hope the solar panels will get back to work as soon as possible. 🤞🏻🤞🏻
I fad a wonderful red sunset out my windows this evening. The shades of color ranged from red and gold, to shades of blue. Lovely! 💖
Katla in Illinois7 -
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Barbie Thanks for the new month.
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I had a wonderful red sunset. — It was beautiful. 😊 Darned typo—🙈
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Happy May!
Barbie: Thanks for the inspirational launch.
Heather: What a scare :😨 So glad you got yourself to the clinic and the mending has begun. I know this sounds weird, but cat's purr is supposed to be a frequency that helps with healing bones. I found a free "cat purring" app and it helped with my broken ankles and foot.
My April went out with a bang. Literally. I was climbing over the short wrought iron railing that separates my concrete deck from my river rock backyard. I must have zigged when I should have zagged because in a blink I was dangling off it with one knee barely holding on to the top. I went down on the rocks landing on the back of my head and base of my spine. Total drop was less than 12 inches, and I was able to get myself back up and inside. My tenant Matthew was home and rushed out. He got me a cold pak and watched me like a hawk. I alternated sitting with walking because I just didn't want my back to stiffen up. My head seemed fine. No blood or bruising. None of the signs of concussion. Used ice and heat for a few hours. I slept okay that night, but next morning got myself to clinic where they took xrays. Nothing broken! The doctor did encourage me to get the pneumonia vaccine and part one of the shingles vaccine. I've been ducking these for 2 years, but they got me in a moment of weakness. I rarely have bad reactions to shots, but these two, on top of back stiffness, really hit me hard. Spent last two days feeling lethargic and listless. Hope that tomorrow I can at least get in a shower and short walk. It only hurts when I am getting up from bed or a chair. Ditto what Margaret said about arnica. I've been using the homeopathic pills in combination with the gel. May get in a chiropractic treatment later this week.
Lesson learned. Slow down. Accept help and expertise. Treasure my health and especially my mobility. Feeling lucky, grateful and as Heather said, humbled.
Stay WELL friends. We can do this.
Rori
Sitting on a heating pad
Colorado Foothills
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Got some sleep. Yes, all round I'm counting my blessings.
I know there are some very frustrating times to come. I'll have to work out a different exercise regime and find a way to keep my bicep toned. No rowing! No push ups! Ballroom dancing and jive a bit awkward.
I'm going to have today off, apart from some recumbent bike, as my arm will still be in a sling, but I'll definitely get back to it tomorrow and do what I can.. My ribs on the same side, left, are sore.
Ginny - I'm genetically blessed with good bones. Considering I fell, at running speed, from a height of a foot, I think things could have been worse. It was my Bank Holiday miracle that there was no traffic coming on a busy dual carriageway. Ugh!
I still have flashbacks.
I will have to ring Saga for the insurance cover, (otherwise it invalidates the insurance) and I hope the hospital will let me get into a velcro splint by then. Those of you who have done something similar will know how awkward it is only having one hand! I haven't flossed my teeth, but I think I can now because I have less pain wiggling my fingers,. Pain messes with your head too. Decisions become too much trouble!
Love to all, Heather UK xxxxxxxx5 -
Tulips fabulous, Barbie. The pointy ones are a joy.
H, UK xxxxxxxx1
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