WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2023
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Betsy-- Sending prayers for you and your sister. Scary being away from home when things like that happen. Sorry you are not feeling well. Please take care of yourself.
Pip--Glad it is going well with Addison.
Barbie--Thanks for getting us going on the new month. School here are starting the 15 and 16. Seems earlier everyyear. Fall is just around the corner. One of my favorite times of year.
Kylia--Glad to see you post. Sending prayers as family drama is draining. Sounds like your siblings are lucky to have you.
Terri--very insightful. Thanks for sharing.
Machka--I love my chiropractor. He has done so much for my back. At first I went several times a week and when I have a flair up. But most the time I go once every 4 weeks and it keeps things working and painfree.
Rebecca --your picture files have given me an idea. I have also taken a lot of pictures and have over 50 albums. I am going to check out Hobby Lobby for some of those boxes and could down size big time. I have been trying to decide what to do as running out of room. Thank you.
Well went to the doctor and he has put me on steriods for 5 days and lasix daily for 5 days. If this doesn't help wants to see about a specialist. Then the office called me this morning to remind me they are going to be making the appointment for my 6 month CT scan to check the nodles in my lung. Kind of forgot about that as last couple times been no change. Getting old is hard work.
Since I got up this morning I have planned a birthday party for our grand daughter that turns 15 today. With DS and his wife fighting so much I feel she needs to know this day is important and make it about her. I ordered a big cookie decorated and invited several other family members and everyone has been told this is about Addison and anyone trying to make it about something else will be taken out. Got a party room at Pizza Ranch.
Blessings, Vicki GRAND ISLAND, NE9 -
The bad thing here is both dh and I keep way too much stuff. For me, it is craft supplies for both me and for the daycare kids and other stuff for the kids. I will be so glad when I am totally done with the daycare and can clear it all out. Beings I don't know what age kids I will get next(will continue to do this part time for a while I think) can't get rid of stuff, not knowing what they will use.
Dh loves to shop and buys so much. It is the only thing that brings any happiness to him at all. He has stuff for his hobbies and tools and..... The garage is totally full- some my stuff, most his. Can't find stuff so buy a replacement.
The biggest project for me to start on when I cut back to two days a week is to clear out my sewing room and really organize it. A lot of the craft supplies that are collecting in the living room in one corner, can go into the sewing/craft room. There is a playpen in there that hasn't been used in years- full of, yep, craft stuff, Can't hardly even get in the room. I want to do more crafting because I enjoy it but can't get to most of it or lost interest in some of it. Maybe I will again.
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Betsy - Sorry about catching covid, hope it's not a bad bout... Everyone I know who's had it recently seems to have either been traveling or been at hospitals or clinics for appointments. Take care of yourself.
Terri - Love the poem, so apropos right now.
Barbie and Heather - Glad to see you're both enjoying your "just me" days.
Kylia - Thanks for popping in, hope the health issues continue to resolve... I swear I think of you every time I step on the riding mower.
Debbie - You look SO much like your mother. What a lovely lady.
Lanette - So glad you have your brother in your pocket for the mechanical woes.
Margaret - Love the flowers, so beautiful.
Joy - Well done on saying "no" to one too many added responsibilities, as well as to your own need for spotlessness with company coming. I'm struggling with keeping myself contained here, too, for the same reasons. In fact, may get help with the windows from the kids while they're here - My son said they want to help us out with any projects they can while they're here, and I'd rather eat dirt than wash windows!
Thank you to all for the congrats, the last half of July has me in a better state all the way around than I've been in... well, too long. That whole "darkest before the dawn" thing has a lot to answer for! My best friend told me this morning on the phone that she felt like she was getting her friend back after a long time away.
Later,
Love y'all,
Lisa in AR
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Stats for the day-
Walk w/ family- turned back at 2 mi w/Addison and Lucy- 1hr 34min 43sec, 29elev, 2.53ap, 80ahr, 105mhr, 4.08mi= 414c
Strava app= 500c
Zwift home bike trainer- strava stats- 6.47min, 20elev, 89aw, 17.6amph, 108amph, 142mhr, 1.98mi= 54c
Zwift stats- 6.49min, 22elev, 88aw, 56arpm, 17.52amph, 1.99mi= 34c
Traditional strength training- 14.21min, 3sets of 15ea w/1 3#weight extend arm in front, weight at chest and extend out, arm extended swing side to side, 85ahr, 95mhr = 66c
Zwift home spin bike- strava stats- 25.21min, 548elev, 145aw, 19.2amph, 114ahr, 149mhr, 8.11mi= 175c
Zwift stats- 25.22min, 551elev, 145aw, 60arpm, 19.21amph, 8.12mi= 210c
Zwift home bike trainer- strava stats- 20.32min, 52elev, 85aw, 17.9amph, 6.13mi= 185c
Zwift stats- 20.34min, 53elev, 85aw, 58arpm, 17.88amph, 6.13mi= 100c
Total cal 8941 -
https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/YN4ApbMXSA6C1qbfya8roA.aWltntIpkcfCNm8p7w65cQ
Son, daughter in law, and Athena did a photo session.💖
Rebecca
Whidbey
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Beautiful pictures, Rebecca. What a lovely family.
Tracey, tried out my window cleaning gadget and it worked like a charm! Very pleased with it. Now no more hauling a ladder around the outside of the house to do window cleaning. Will be giving it a workout in the fall. I like to wait until after harvest to give them a good cleaning again.
Trying to figure out something to clean roof gutters (eavestroughs) from the ground. Anyone have any ideas?
Speaking of harvest, our barley crop looks very good. Heads are quite large and DH is pleased. He thinks it will be a bit of a nightmare to swath though as some had laid down due to strong winds we experienced a bit earlier. Now as long as we can avoid hail, we should have a good harvest. Still a good two weeks away from swathing.
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Rebecca, those pictures are just lovely... Just looking at Athena's smile and carefree demeanor, too, in her last few days as an only child. They'll all do very well.3
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Lisa- thank you!!
I hear that often. In some ways I look like my dad but almost completely like mom.2 -
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Betsy-sorry Covid caught you. Are you a paxlovid candidate? Hope your case is mild.
Terri-love the poem. Copied it (with your copyright-I have a couple of friends who will also appreciate it.
Margaret-the flowers are lovely. Thank you also for sharing on minimalism-this has turned into an interesting dialogue!
Lisa-love the addition of Kermit with the yay! Annie gives us all a valuable lesson-we need to celebrate our victories!
Annie-I'm surprised they renewed your father's license for so long. They have the 8 year rule in Ohio but once you hit 65 you can only get 4 years at a time (by the time they started it I was already 65
Barbie-hope Jake makes it home safely and you enjoy your day!
Heather-good job getting back into running. Your day sounds perfect.
Lanette-who knows what they do in garages?! Hope car comes back in good shape!
Joy-the baking tradition with GD sounds like a good time. Taking Lucy in stages is very sensible.
Vicki-hope meds work. Good for you with GD party-and laying down the law!
Debbie-maybe as you move out some of your stuff, DH may follow suit. As stressed as he sounds right now, probably wouldn't put that pressure on him.
Rebecca-beautiful pictures!
Absolutely nothing to report here. Worked from home except for time at Department Heads meeting. Catching up on stuff so I can finish other stuff. Workwise pretty loaded right now but I know it will slow down. Good tackling issues feeling better. No ct result yet. Not going to obsess about it-it is what it is and I will know when I know!
Take care all,
Ginny in Ohio
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Whidislander wrote: »I'm always confused with where to post comments on last of month after new link is posted (that truly is a first world problem!)
Terri-thanks for sharing the song-I have always liked "Raindrops keep falling on my head." There was the great scene in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" when it was sung. And Burt Bacharach was so talented (better at composing and playing than singing).
Machka-hope you stay safe during your wicked weather. And thanks for clarifying map-like Lisa I was very confused!
Kylia-good to see you and Karen popping in.
Margaret-I find myself in agreement we gather too many things. I used to think my mother did because she was a depression baby-I don't really have an excuse. I do find the 10 minute patrol at bed time to be helpful.
Heather-glad you were able to dodge the heaviest of the rain.
Carol-hope your ankles and knees continue with improvement-it seems like they have been bothersome forever.
Rebecca-your comment about the boxes being organizational hoarding made me smile-and I may be guilty of some of that-but I use cheap boxes.
Felt pretty good again today. The medication change does not seem to be hurting me and I definitely have more energy and fewer aches. Hope it continues.
Need to put a few things away. Work from home day for most of tomorrow.
Take care all,
Ginny in Ohio
I bought that photo organizer, (my second attempt as my first ones were photo boxes for eldest and youngest sons). The thought of going thru 7 albums is a bit daunting! I am glad I went thru the albums for middle son first and made a photo box back in 2016. They say the middle child always gets the short end of the deal. I had made a box for him, removing baby thru high school from the albums. I then put index cards to the back of photos that were a bit sticky on the back. I separated each different place we lived by a taller index card, that had our address, dates we lived there, and school he attended. Might be nice when he gets older.
When I was down at my sisters I bought a plastic photo organizer
I had sent one to our middle sister because my eldest sister didn't want to go drop off 5 photo albums we borrowed from middle sister last year. Sending them back by mail would have cost a pretty penny! So I removed ones I thought she would want to keep, albums that were my grandparents, my fathers, took copies of ones I wanted, and gave her back the originals. She had mentioned she wished another one, so I am sending her thus one. I figure when we pass, the boys will get together and go thru photos anyway.💖👍
Before I learned about what minimalism was, I bought some of those collapsible canvas cubes. In various colors. They were at the dollar store, so not a big investment. I have my art supplies in some, and batteries & bulbs in others. I do like that when I think of anything I have, I know just right where it is. Why that makes me happy, is a puzzlement!😂
Rebecca
Whidbey
Wa
My father has been scanning family photos and I have scanned a lot of my earlier ones too, years ago. So I don't have albums anymore. But I may have hard copies of some photos in one of the boxes in the office ... or maybe my parents have them.
I'm so glad my father is scanning the older photos so I don't have to sort through them!
One of the goals with my office clean up is to digitise as much as I can.
That's my type of minimalism ... put everything on computer! 😀
M in Oz3 -
Jake's trip to Seattle was successful for him. He arrived early, they fixed the problem with the suspension as soon as he got there and he was finished and ready to come home an hour earlier than his scheduled appointment. He arrived at the ferry dock just in time to be the last car on the ferry and he was home before 10:30. I was delighted that he was home safely and early but disappointed that I didn't have my long day to putter with my projects while listening to my music.
A few years ago I scanned, labeled and organized all our photos. About ten years ago I was able to turn many of my slides and father's slides into jpeg files. Unfortunately we got a new computer with a newer operating system and the slide scanner didn't work on the new system. I recently did some research on scanning slides to save on my current computer and learned a lot. I decided not to buy anything right away but I'm looking forward to that new project. Part of intentional living for me is postponing big purchases for awhile so I can think about them and decide if I really need them.
Barbie in NW WA
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Evening ladies
Went to the outdoor concert tonight,was fun,just not my type of music..but good to catch up with friends...
And it was outside,so felt safe.
Betsy- sorry about the Covid I just got over it myself.. its not fun . rest and lots of fluids
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Went in the pool, then went for a walk around the block. For one thing, I wanted the steps (calories) but I also wanted to see how far it was. It’s 2 miles around the block. After dinner we put in three pieces of the border. Will probably put in 3 more tomorrow or the next day. I know Vince talked about cutting the grass.
Tomorrow I’ll go to the gym to do a body pump DVD, then Aldi, come home to put away the groceries, then I have an appt with the sleep MD, then to the Salvation Army to make a donation. Probably in the pool afterwards because Vince talked about cutting the grass around 3.
Betsy – so sorry to hear about the Covid. Hope it isn’t real bad and you get well fast
Lanette – you will be welcome any time at all. If the pool isn’t your “thing”, maybe the spa is. Oh my, about your Subaru. Vince always says that I’m too trusting. I need to be more like you.
Joy – please refresh my memory about that window cleaning device
Vicki – that is so very nice of you to be making that party. I know it’s something Addison will never forget
Rebecca – lovely pictures. Thanks for sharing
Look at the time! Better get to bed.
Michele NC4 -
Our side wall and door are done! Loved the way it came out. Now just have to wait for the electrician to come and install a plug by the fountain so we don’t have to run an extension cord underneath the mat
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LisaInArkansas wrote: »Rebecca, those pictures are just lovely... Just looking at Athena's smile and carefree demeanor, too, in her last few days as an only child. They'll all do very well.
I think so too. If anything, one takes one kid, one takes another if its a stressful day.💖. I think they've been talking alot to Athena about when her brother comes. Its something she can't ignore, because Momma looks about ready to pop. She seems very happy during thus pregnancy, radiant. She did not take preggo pics when she was pregnant with Athena.
Rebecca
Whidbey
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