WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2023
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Barbie— Thank you for August, 2023. I appreciate your leadership and wisdom. ❤️
Katla in Illinois
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Barbie, many many thanks as always for the new month’s link. the meme.
Belated welcome @Marcia_Cassiano from FL!
Rita that WAS a funny skunk story. the pic of tricky Wicket!
Tina good to see you popping in. Safe travels!
Wow Kim, What’s left for your other pot luck guests to bring ;}
Sue thanks for taking part in that study. Hope it finds blood markers more effective than colonoscopies and mammograms…
Rebecca, Lisa, Tracey, what you all said about smokers not quitting until they want to is so very very very true. It was for me. (That and pneumonia, 8 days in hospital and 5 weeks out of work. Smoke Free since May 1999. Yay me!)
Machka would you remind me if your sense of smell returned after the surgery?
Lisa the pic of your gs on the beach. “One more key tap…” made me snort my water. :laugh:
Rebecca OH that Athena! What a comic!
Ginny thanks for sharing your toe-to-toe. Wish Joe understood that we have to be responsible and advocate for our own health care, the providers simply don’t have the time. They make rX based on study statistics and not the individual situation. At my last, the PA simply cut and pasted conflicting recommendations for my various dX. Like “More dairy for the osteoporosis.” And “avoid cheese for the hyperlipidemia.” Sheesh.
Tracey prayers said. ((hugs))
KJ your neighbor’s inventiveness. Would he let you post pics for us?
Kayne, add me to the “not bored” contingent. I don’t walk around the house but march in place while watching Jeopardy episodes recorded on my DVR. That way I can fast forward through those dreary commercials.
Betsy good to see you popping in, Prayers continue for your sister.
Debbie do you use an old fashioned pressure cooker, or an IP?
Lanette I sit on something like this and roll along the flowerbed to weed it… but obviously neither recently nor often enough :laugh: https://www.amazon.com/Garden-Cart-Utility-Wagon-Gardening/dp/B016BOX62M
Thanks for asking Terri for the dance workouts and Terri thanks for providing them! We mostly use our woodstove for drying out when we come in soaked from the rains. Find it most warming. When I get really really cold, I throw a beach towel in the dryer for a few minutes and wrap myself in that. You are made of stern stuff, we keep it much warmer. And during a recent, extended power outage, we hosted an older neighbor for tea, cookies and warming as she had no heat.
Barbie the newer woodstoves are more efficient and less bad for the environment. That having been said, by gardening and composting you are likely sequestering more carbon than you are releasing back into the air.
Beth “no thank you” indeed. Your DH and mine must be brothers from another mother with their pocket knife = surgical instrument philosophy. :noway: Sorry to hear about your painful gas, atypical nevis and DH’s heat related incident. Really wish he’d hire the rest of the job out.
Yay pip! Great smiles. Fingers X’d Addison succeeds.
Vicki Sorry you had to wait so long to get your swollen foot checked out. Hope its and easy and quick fix.
Carol, as a child I stepped on our floor furnace’s grid… but only once
Debbie do you have some WD 40 you could spray on the hinges of the trap? Might help it to “spring.”
Finally caught up. Updates and monthly summary some time tomorrow. For now it’s time to snoozzzzzzz…
Later, lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
2023: Be of good cheer. July: Move more, fuel better (less sugar), live NOW.
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Barrie: Thanks for the new thread, and the sage words about the things we do to please others.
Oddly enough, I wrote this poem earlier this morning.
1 August 2023
Living NOW
I have earned the right to do just what I choose.
Ought to, must, and should are words I can, and do, refuse.
Mindfully, I consider what serendipity brings my way,
with body, mind, and spirit coming into play.
Even mundane tasks can produce an awesome lead,
if the spirit is willing, and the mind is freed.
One never knows the minute when creativity will engage,
and opportunity will stalk across the stage.
I live with eyes wide open, alert for every main chance,
to stimulate my mind, and change my circumstance.
Happy and content to greet each new beginning,
in the certain knowledge that waking up is winning.
© 2023 - Terri Richardson
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Good Tuesday!
Rori You are inspiring, brave, graceful, and adventurous! I want to be like you when I grow up ;)I thought of you when I watched a Seth Currie interview on Sunday. He has beautiful eyes! Such a wonderful example of being in charge of his own destiny.
Vickie I hope you got some answers on foot. Sometimes I get tendinitis in mine. At that point I know to buy new shoes. I do rotate heel heights lots when I have to wear shoes.
Ginny I agree about having to advocate for self and loved ones especially in medical situations. Long gone are the days of a family doctor that treats the whole person and not the pharmaceutical companies.
Lannette You also make me smile with your adventures. I love the chicken stories.
Tracey I am excited for this next chapter in your life!
Katla You sound much happier these days!
I stopped at store last night and bought two skorts and two body suits. They all looked nice. I struggle with finding shorts and prefer skirts so shorts are a perfect blend. I can't believe body suits are coming back but love the smooth look that is hard for me to get with shirts tucked in.
Minimalism I agree that it is as individual as we are. However, with the continued building of the storage unit business at least around here, we Americans really hold onto too much. Is it the same in other countries? I try to clear out things and intentionally make purchases regularly. There are very few things that I am sentimental about. I have a friend that is sentimental about lots and I struggle to understand. I believe my feelings on that stem from having things stolen when I was 18 from an apartment storage bin plus military moving. Weight limits rein in stuffs.My DH is the opposite-smh. Then again, maybe it my mom being a hoarder that makes me nervous about stuffs.
I was thinking about goals, challenges, life, etc last night. These are generally not high on my priority list, but you inspire me. I would work 4 days a week from 6-2. I would continue education (just not sure in what). I would travel more. I think when I retire I would like to volunteer like Rori at theaters for shows and dance productions. I want to be more organized yet fluid as I grow up. I would love to get in my car and visit all of you stateside and meet you! Then travel to see those overseas. My extended travel dreams include England, Ireland, Wales, Australia, Italy, and the Philippines. I will keep dreaming.
You are all inspirational to me!
Gotta get ready for work-ugh. My only upside for that are my customers. Yes, they ate my customers! I had 8 tell me yesterday that they appreciate all I do for them! That made me feel better. And in spite of what my husband thinks it isn't always free
Make the best decisions you can for the moment.
Remember you are strong, resilient, and beautiful women!
Be proud of your accomplishments both big and small!
Realize you ate important to lots of people and have an impact on lots of lives every day!
Much love,
Kylia in Ohio
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Terri I love your poem!1
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July Highlights
July disappeared in the blink of an eye.
* I did not exercise as much as I wanted because of my knee, but I did something most days ... especially more upper body weightlifting than usual.
* We did manage to cycle a 50 km ride before I realised that my knee injury wasn't just a bruise.
* Left arm/elbow just about healed.
* I lost another kg which isn't bad given how insanely busy the month was So I'm 5 kg down from my high point in mid-April.
* Added another southern continent bush in the garden bed I'm currently working on. It's one I've wanted for a while ... a Little Bibi!! https://www.pma.com.au/little-bibi
* Dug up the rest of the bulbs and I'm ready to plant them ... hopefully this weekend.
* Attended a Pop-Up Cafe featuring beekeeping.
* Attended a beekeeping webinar.
* Attended a calendar planning meeting for our long distance cycling club.
* Attended hockey matches that our son and daughter-in-law played in.
* Travelled to one of our favourite spots in northern Tasmania for a few days ... nice, quiet, relaxing.
* Some colouring and reading for pleasure.
* Read the Bible every day.
* Did not work on the online course I'm taking from a university in Melbourne. Kept meaning to, but so busy.
* Meeting, meeting, bow-beeting, banana-fana, fo-feeting, fee-fi mo-meeting. Meeeeeting!
* Lots of medical appointments.
* Dyed my hair dark brown.
It was another month of running from one thing to the next. I thought June and July would be slower more relaxed, winter months, but nope! It's full speed ahead!
Really low exercise month!!
2023 Monthly July
Walking/Running Distance (km): 38.9
Walking/Running Time (min): 485.6
Cycling Distance (km): 93.9
Cycling Time (min): 312.9
Flights Stairs Climbed Number: 131.0
Flights Stairs Climbed Time (min): 94.3
Other Time: 20.0
Totals
Total Distance (km): 132.7
Total Distance (miles): 82.5
Total Time (min): 912.8
Total Time (hr): 15:12:49
A couple months ago, I decided to start going to a chiropractor regularly. It was a good decision because my headaches have eased off quite a bit, despite all the meetings and stress of the past couple months. I've also found some different ways to stretch.
However, I've been going a couple times a week, and it's too much. They'd like me to keep going regularly, but I am having a tough time fitting it in. It's supposed to help relax me ... but it's causing me stress. Thursday is my last appointment with them, and that IS relaxing me!
If my headaches return, I'll deal with it then.
Machka in Oz4 -
Machka would you remind me if your sense of smell returned after the surgery?
Later, lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
2023: Be of good cheer. July: Move more, fuel better (less sugar), live NOW.
Not entirely.
I have moments where I have a sudden blast of scent that leaves me thinking things like 'when did leaves start smelling like that??'
And then it subsides and I return to my usual dull murmur of smell.
Machka in Oz2 -
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My biggest take away from all that I've heard and read about minimalism is about intentional living. I shopped and acquired stuff for years with no real plan. That led to the need to sort, organize, and discard. I acquired hobbies and activities because other people said they were good things to do until I my days were overrun with stuff to do. Today it is important to me to know what I have and where it is, to use my time with people and activities that are important to me and say no to the ones that aren't. I have things that are important to me and do things that are important.
"The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials."---Lin Yutang
Barbie in NW WA
Spot on. I do realize I did not plan enough or set limits on acquiring things.
I do love it when I find someone who can use some of my stash. I do try to remember to give them only what they need. Example neighbors have a sister with three kids staying with them for a few weeks. I gave them some books at the right age level for each child. I could have given them a whole box but I gave them just a few. If it is too much it becomes a burden to them instead of a blessing.
I loved the lunch with my cousin when I was able to give the sketch book her mom had drawn in and it reminded her how much her mom noticed her when she was growing up.
I am learning to be gracious when others want to give me something. A simple thank you does it. It does not mean I have to keep it. Examples are a book a friend gives that I pass on after I read it if it is one I will not read again.
Some of my favorite gifts I received really do not have much monetary value they just remind me of the person and how much they mean to me and I can tell they really thought about me and what I need. An example is the pistachio bowl my son gave me because he noticed I ate a lot of pistachios and thought I would enjoy it. I didn't even realize he noticed I enjoyed pistachios. Another is when on Mother's Day my sons gave me a pair of pink flamingos because it was something I did not need to water or take care of.
Some things are worth keeping others not.
Just like in becoming healthy what works for one person may not work for another.
What I love about this group is we share ideas in what worked for us.
Another suggestion from Organized Enough is to go between taking time to organize the small stuff like a draw and then stepping back and looking at the big picture like a whole room. I have heard this suggestion in various forms before. I do find it a good reminder to find balance in what I do. Rather than focus on what is not done I try to focus on how far I have come.
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Good Morning...Some fresh flowers from the garden to start the day🌹
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On Minimalism ...
My husband and I have both downsized dramatically twice in the early 2000s.I got rid of about half my stuff in 2004, put the rest into storage, and then spent the next 3 months living out of panniers while cycling around Australia. Then I returned to Canada, lived in 2 rooms in my parent's basement and got my Bachelor of Education.
In 2009, I got rid of about half my stuff. I got it all down to what would fit in a mid-sized bathroom and had that shipped to Australia.
Meanwhile, my husband got rid of more than half his stuff in 2005 and travelled to Victoria to follow the Harvest Trail by bicycle.
Then in 2009, he set up a very small house in preparation for my arrival ... and lost almost all of it in the 2009 Victorian bushfires.
When I arrived in Australia, we lived in a small shack at the back of the property where he worked for a year, with practically nothing. Electricity came from a generator and later solar panels. Heat came from a fireplace. We cooked food in the fireplace or on a Coleman stove. Water came from the rain. We were 2 kilometres from "the grid". It was a very interesting first year together!
After all that, we decided we wanted stuff. So we've filled a small 1140 sq ft house.
I don't have any desire at all to get rid of stuff.
However, I do want to organise the office ... eventually. That is a BIG job.
(I've been hoping for a miserable weekend this winter where we have to stay inside and do inside stuff, but that hasn't happened yet. When it's nice out, I want to work in the garden, not inside.)
A couple years ago, I managed to find time to organise the dressing room, bathroom and bedroom. I'm reasonably happy with them, although I could tweak a few things. It would probably take me a day or so.
The lounge room isn't bad. Once the office is done, it will be better because some of the things out here actually belong in there, but there's no point putting them into the office now.
And my husband surprised me yesterday by doing some fairly significant tidying in the kitchen, although it still needs ... something. I'm just not sure what it needs. I don't go in there much.
And then there's downstairs, which is basically a garage we use as a basement ... as a workout room. It's less than half the size of the main floor. One day I'll have a look at what all is down there.
As for Time Minimalism ...
Sometimes I wish I didn't have deadlines and things I need to do, attend, follow-up with, etc..
Sometimes I feel it's all too much.
Sometimes I wish I could come home in an evening and do nothing. I enjoyed taking a few days and retreating to a cabin in the middle of nowhere last month where I slept, read, and coloured. I needed a break like that.
But right now, Opportunity has dropped into my lap and since I've got at least 11 years of work left till my "official" retirement date ... and maybe longer, I want to make the most of Opportunity. Something has happened I began to believe would never happen ... and I'm enjoying it. I don't know how long it will last, but I'm planning to make the most of it while it's here.
Meanwhile, I am making choices of what can stay and what can go. The chiropractic thing I mentioned a few posts up, for example, can go.
Machka in Oz6 -
Terri, Awesome poem0
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Just couldn't quite reach 50 km walking this past month. Oh well, we're into a new month now.
Really tapering off in recent days.
M in Oz2 -
Hi @Joy1580vb ... how's the garden coming along?
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Morning ladies0
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July highlights:
Goals -
✅Weight - Stay in maintenance range (145-150 lbs., 66-68kg). Was at 146.7 on July 1, 147.7 on Aug. 1. Very happy with always bouncing back to maintenance range this month. Dropped below it a couple times and hit the top number once, but kept centering into 146 to 147.
✅Finances - Send final house payment. Done!
✅Health - Be healthier. Survived a colonoscopy and two-day prep with much wailing and gnashing of teeth, but the fasting started a domino effect that left me feeling enormously better. All testing showed all clear other than already known issues.
To take a leaf out of Annie's book:7 -
LisaInArkansas wrote: »July highlights:
Goals -
✅Weight - Stay in maintenance range (145-150 lbs., 66-68kg). Was at 146.7 on July 1, 147.7 on Aug. 1. Very happy with always bouncing back to maintenance range this month. Dropped below it a couple times and hit the top number once, but kept centering into 146 to 147.
✅Finances - Send final house payment. Done!
✅Health - Be healthier.
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Good morning ladies!
Margaret thanks for the beautiful flowers!
Barbie thanks for the new thread! Always a pleasure.
Allie glad you are feeling better.
Thank you all for having faith in me getting to the airport. It was easier than expected to navigate, and there were no scary moments, just lots of backed up traffic.
Yesterday my dad went to the DMV to renew his driver's license. They renewed it for eight years. He is 89 now. I was quite surprised and expecting family drama about him quitting driving. I guess that's a battle for another day.
I have a busy week going. Dentist today, dad has a Dr appt tomorrow, Thursday I ride, and Friday some cousins are coming to visit. So one day at a time, no need to panic. It's good for me to be active.
Annie in Delaware6 -
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Jake is gone to take the new Tesla to Seattle to have a minor repair done to the suspension system. The biggest downside to our new car is that no one in our remote rural area is able to do repairs and thus the need to drive to Seattle. The appointment is at 9:15. The trip is about two and half hours including a ferry ride. Since it is summer and he went at commuter time, he left extra early to allow for contingencies like the bridge closed for marine traffic or long lines at the ferry. He could get to appointment easily from the 7:55 ferry, but he aimed for the 7:00 ferry and got there in time to get on the 6:25 ferry. He will be early to the appointment. Fortunately he has his phone and a book with him so he'll pass the time comfortably. I am looking forward to a rare day at home alone. I have several projects planned that I can do accompanied by the loud music of my choice.
Barbie in NW WA
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