WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2023
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Stats for the day-
Housecleaning etc- 33.05min, make hummingbird food, fill feeder, laundry fold/put away= 151c
Walk home to gym- 12.09min, .51mi= 52c
Strava app= 63c
Treadmill jog- 1hr 38min 54sec, 9.53min mi, 140ahr, 191mhr, 1st 2mi @6.2sp, next 2mi @6.1sp, next 2mi @6.0sp, next 2mi @5.9sp, next mi @ 5.8sp, next 1/2mi @ 6.5sp, last 1/2mi @ 7.0 & 7.5sp, 10mi= 982c
Walk gym to stores then home- 27.31min, 1.31mi= 149c
Strava app= 161c
Total cal 1334
Happy that I was able to run 10 miles under a 10 minute mile8 -
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Allie – we have the kind of Roomba that goes back to the base when it is full and empties itself. I like using it, especially when we were at 4 cats. There was always litter around the house. Even tho we have a mat outside the litterbox, some still clings to the fur.
For some reason the cleaning solution isn’t coming out of our Swiffer. The batteries are good and we have a new bottle of fluid. Also tried putting a pin into the sprayer nozzle on the front in case it was clogged, still doesn’t work. Vince is working on something inside the Swiffer hoping to get it to work. I can’t believe it’s defective since it worked fine when we first got it. He says it’s leaking on the inside.
Vince made the “perch” for the toucan. I’m wondering if we should spray paint it brown? I don’t know if the white will stand out when we put it out. Guess we’ll find out next year. We have this “holder” for the wasp traps out by the pool. Vince made them out of PVC pipe (I swear we should own stock in the company that makes PVC pipe!) and we spray painted them brown to blend in with the fence.
Michele NC4 -
Went to church this morning and sang in choir. This afternoon DD and I put Stop Leak in the truck and then it had to be driven for an hour. We went to Arlington to the TSC and we were able to get wormer for the horses for$10 off, 2 bags of senior feed for the old horse for $10 off and gas for the truck much cheaper than around here. Made the trip worth while.
Barbie - love your new puppy's eyes.
Kim - will be interested to see how the meadow flowers turn out.
Annie - your situation is so frustrating. Please take care.
Everyone take care, Sue in WA6 -
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Went to church- ran 45 min late- guest pastor(thought we would get out on time beings it was a guest. Regular pastor tends to run 20-30 min over). Came home and got dh and headed up to do a merchandising job then some shopping.
Job was simple, they didn't have any back stock for me to inventory and he had just set up the display today so nothing messed up.
Went across the street to Lucky's- found the best deal in a long time on chicken- $5 each when you buy 5(most regularly cost $8-$9 each) THEN, each of them had $4OFF(close to pull date and they had a ton). We bought 10 packs( about a pound each give or take). boneless skinless breasts, wings, tenders and boneless skinless thighs. so, 10 packs for $10. Got steak for dh which were on sale but still ended up being half our total bill but that is ok. Got some veggies on sale for .97 lb(baby carrots, red bell peppers, broccoli crowns, etc) . Shrimp was $3.98 a pound for the two pound bag. 99cents for 1 pound chubs of ground turkey-(for the cats)A few other things.
Came home and started cooking. Turkey cooked, divided up and in the freezer. Chicken all repackaged into Ziplock bags so they don't take up so much room. Shrimp cooked for dinner along with the steak.
Heading up to do two other jobs tomorrow near mom so we will stop in and see her for a quick visit. Have to be back in time for dh to go to his mom's, me to go to class, but also to beat the traffic.
A quick visit is better than no visit.
She was going to a memorial service for a friend of her's today. The lady was just 59- Got covid twice over the summer, in the hospital a total of 7 weeks but didn't make it- it effected her lungs and she couldn't beat it.
Now to go catch up here while I have some of my Sweet and Spicy herbal tea.
Didn't realize how late it was.
Haven't even turned the tv on this afternoon.4 -
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Been for my flu jab. DH came with me and also had his first shingles jab. I had mine a few years ago.
Got some paracetamol for the aches I'm anticipating.
My UTI is under control, so I didn't ask about it. I will continue to take the D-Mannose, drink a lot, and stay off alcohol.
I'm giving myself a day off gymming, but John is hard at it.
Descaled the kettle this morning and used the hot vinegar solution to water a few weeds on the front path. I'm also getting somewhere with the grooves in our black marble, that some idiot decided was a good idea as a dish drainer. Limescale is horrible here. We are still using the old dish drainer that was there when we moved in, and it has no drip catcher. I am trying to persuade John to buy a smart new one next month, but he is reluctant. I will prevail. But first I want to get the grooves clean.
Love to all, Heather UK xxxxxxxx5 -
Good morning!
Took the Miata out with the top down, music blasting , and heat on high. Had a wonderful visit with youngest daughter and son in law. Grandson even popped out of his room to say hi. They are going to look into an actual mortgage to get the house out of our names as well as us paid back. I feel it is past time. I am not saying I won't help as needed, but at 40s they really need to be totally responsible.
Came home, picked up odds and ends, cleaned out fridge, blew of deck, put dryer sheets in vehicles, wound up grandfather clock. DH asked what I had done all day.....I knew he would. We then went to Cabelas to look for a blind for him. We left with 6 shirts, a sweater, and a plaid jacket/shirt for me. Lol! One shirt has to go back as it looked like I had on a pj top, but will exchange for different neckline. I now have fall/ winter outfits. No, he didn't find a blind. Went to dinner. Came home, sat with DH watching TV and cross stitching. Did do stretches and tennis ball before bed. No cramps woke me up.
Water, water, water! Need to get off here, out of hottub, and get my morning stretching done.
Stay active!
Pick one thing to focus on today!
Know that you are worth it!
Kylia in cold but warming up this week Ohio
PS. My Christmas cards should be here today.5 -
Debbie - I am surprised at the great deals you are getting on chicken and other food items in your area. I never ever see sales around here even close to those you are able to nab. Way to go!! We don't have a "Lucky's" store, just a Walmart, Safeway, and one locally owned chain. With your kitties, you do have a lot of mouths to feed. I don't eat a lot of meat but like to have a dish with a some beef, chicken or pork for supper every day. I generally have bean/lentil soup or salad for lunch.
Heather - glad your UTI cleared up. I haven't had a UTI in a while but have put D-Mannose on my grocery list to have onhand just in case. Hope your flu shot and DH's shingles shot aren't bothersome.
Tracey - how is your cousin's son doing after the surgery? Crossing fingers he's mending well.
Lisa - that addition sounds wonderful.
Rosemarie - sounds like you had a nice day yesterday. What are you knitting?
Sue - sounds like it was well worth the trip to TSC in Arlington for your horse feed and wormer and gas! Hope the StopLeak does the trick, my mechanic mentioned something like this when I bring the Sube in for an oil change. When we had the farm, we sold a lot of grass hay. I remember one summer, DH had to ted several times - rains kept creeping in - and it was such an effort to get it dry enough to bale. Back then gas was cheap, and of course hay quality wasn't that good but there was a market for it at $1 a bale. I can't imagine what we'd have to charge today just to recoup fuel costs for the tractor.
I finally had sunshine yesterday by mid-afternoon. I stapled down Dollar Tree mats onto the deck to have a non-slippery path to walk when freezing nights hit in a few days - hope they give some traction. When I take them up next spring, it will be an easy job. I found an angled screwdriver in DH's "collection" that just pops them out. I stapled runners onto the steps too.
I also moved a lot more maple leaves into the back yard, just raked them out, too wet to mow over them. Got about an hour of resistance training right there - I would pile them onto a tarp then fold in the tarp corners and carry them quite a ways. As we've mentioned, heavy outside activity is so satisfying. It's supposed to be dry and in the 50's next weekend so I'll probably get another mow in.
Up early again but in bed by 7:30 last night so still got nearly 7 hours of sleep. And again logged over 11,000 steps yesterday. Surprising how many steps I'm getting in with a ten minute walk after each meal. My legs feel a lot stronger too and it seems my balance is better.
Lanette
SW WA State
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Fall colors are at there peak. Maple in front of our home...
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DrewB now wearing her angel wings... they flap when she runs...
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I enjoyed so many visits here with my mom Picture from Facebook of the the Japanese Garden at the Missouri Botanical Garden.
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Morning ladies
Im awake
Have to take Homer down at noon to have some fluids under the skin.. and here is hoping they have the part for Toms car and can get on the road home soon.
Miles has slept through the night the last 3 nights .. here is hoping this is a trend.
High of 60 today so will get my warm clothes on.
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Good morning ladies!
Thank you my friends for all your support. It really means the world to me!
My mom will stay in rehab until she can do the stairs again. She can do them now with rest and assistance, so it should only be a couple weeks.
Allie you are right. My dad is developing dementia and I have to deal with that.
He is awake now so I have to sign off.
Michele love the toucan!
Annie in Delaware6 -
One of the hardest lessons I've had to learn in life is about acceptance. I have to accept things the way they are and stop praying/wishing/demanding that they be different. Many of us have situations like that right now. Mine is the puppy who needs to be taken out at two very inconvenient times in the middle of the night and has to be watched all the time for her safety and for the safety of the house. Once I was able to say, "this is my life even though it is inconvenient" things got better. As long as I try to hold on to my old ideas of how things should be, I'll have no peace.
MIchele, the toucan is beautiful.
Lanette, great plan with the rugs on your porch. Yesterday our neighbor brought us two big bags of maple leaves that she raked from under her tree. Jake uses them to discourage weeds in the raised beds.
We filled out our ballots yesterday and will drop them off today.
Barbie in NW WA4 -
Michele ... the toucan looks great!
Lanette ... do you get a lot of snow on your deck in the winter? I would end up "shoveling" your mats up and then they would become a tripping hazard!
Margaret ... beautiful fall foliage photos!
Lisa ... I keep forgetting to thank you. In a past post you mentioned that while you are very cautious on what you spend money on, you always buy Cascade for the dishwasher. This got me to thinking. My dishwasher has been leaving the dishes dirty. I tore the washer arms/filters apart to no avail. I was using a different name-brand detergent, but always used Cascade in the past. My former "Maytag Man" (aka my husband) always recommended Cascade to his customers. So I went and purchased premium Cascade. Yep. Both my dishes and machine are clean again!
Today I'm going to be my husband's siding helper! He is making a lot of progress and the weather is going to be good for the next few days! I'll be so glad when this project is done.
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Lisa ... I keep forgetting to thank you. In a past post you mentioned that while you are very cautious on what you spend money on, you always buy Cascade for the dishwasher. This got me to thinking. My dishwasher has been leaving the dishes dirty. I tore the washer arms/filters apart to no avail. I was using a different name-brand detergent, but always used Cascade in the past. My former "Maytag Man" (aka my husband) always recommended Cascade to his customers. So I went and purchased premium Cascade. Yep. Both my dishes and machine are clean again!
Today I'm going to be my husband's siding helper! He is making a lot of progress and the weather is going to be good for the next few days! I'll be so glad when this project is done.
Beth near Buffalo
Beth - You're welcome! The funny part of that is I bought the store-brand Sam's Club dishwasher detergent this weekend. When it's $13 for 105 loads and Cascade is $23 for 86, it makes sense money-wise, at less than half as much per load. However, my plan is to use Sam's half the time and Cascade half the time... Hopefully best of both worlds. Good luck on finishing the job!
Here's the first view of the job that we'll be working on. I took the before pics yesterday for the area where the new room is being built. Corey was digging holes for the concrete piers to support the floor joists yesterday. The sunroom will begin at the line of cedars at left, and end just before the triple window, so we won't lose the light into the kitchen area in the morning. 10 feet out from the house, and 24 feet long, all told.
More in a bit,
Lisa in AR
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