WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2023

I mentioned "Variety" in my Highlights List ...


Stores: There may be roughly the same number of stores, but there was different stuff!! That was fun.

But mainly, in Superstore and Walmart, there was so much food variety!!! Especially in Superstore. I went shopping with my mother a couple times and on my own a couple times, and I was stopped in my tracks by decision fatigue several times each time.

My mother selected pizza from the frozen section, while I stood there with my jaw on the floor! The frozen pizza section was massive and I could see numerous pizzas that would have worked for me. I'm used to going to the grocery store, or ordering groceries online, and when it comes to pizza there are a few choices, and usually only one I like. The decision is easy.

Same with ice cream choices! And cheese and cereal and baked goods and a whole lot of stuff!!!

(BTW - the orange cheddar kind of threw me off. I grew up with orange cheddar, but it's been about 15 years since I've really seen it. I ended up buying marble cheese because it looked halfway normal.)


TV: I couldn't tell if there was freeview because the place we stayed had cable (or whatever it is). Nevertheless, it was nice to watch some different shows.
- Great Canadian Bake Show ... we used to get the British one years ago, but haven't in a long time.
- Two channels like HGTV ... we had no channels like that, so I watched all sorts of different shows.
- A channel devoted to music videos of the 80s and 90s which was fascinating.

(I say, we had no channels like that, because while we were away, they've changed everything with our freeview again and now we have one that has some HGTV-like shows!)


Music: If I'm not watching TV in the evening, I've got music on, and I've got a ton of music. However, that music video channel brought back a lot of memories. Music I hadn't heard in years. Same with the radio station in the car. We don't have a lot of radio stations here, and most are modern pop. In Canada, I found a station with older music ... again memories!

Plus, I had left a lot of cassettes with my parents and I was converting them to digital. That was like meeting old friends!


And of course, there was variety for cycling and walking and scenery.


One area there was less variety was in the world of department stores. There was Walmart. And when I had a browse through the clothing section, there wasn't much selection. I can do much better here. But that puzzled me because I recall more variety in previous years. Does everyone shop online now?

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But a couple questions:
- what is with all the medication ads on TV???? They're hilarious! "If you're suffering from headaches, see if HeadacheEX is right for you". And then the low fast-talking voice comes on, "HeadacheEX isn't right for everyone and may cause blinding migraines, tension headaches, cluster headaches, sore neck and jaw. Talk to your doctor."

- what is with all the scent ads? Apparently clothes, furniture, carpets, houses, and everything smell bad and need products sprayed everywhere to make them smell better. I almost started feeling self-conscious!


Just a couple things that stood out to me.


Machka in Oz

Good morning from the quite cloudy, soon-to-be-rainy Arkansas River Valley,

Kylia - That blood pressure is some scary stuff, woman. Did your doctor put you on any kind of medication for it?

Barbie -So that picture of Annie.

Machka - I agree with the hilarity of the medical ads and the "scent boosters" for laundry, etc. I especially like the ending line on the medication ads "Do not take if you are allergic to this medication." I think the laundry scent boosters are the biggest boondoggle ever... they don't actually clean your clothes, they serve no purpose whatsoever except to make your clothes smell "better." They've even put ones out that are "light," here in the U.S., as apparently the original ones smelled too strong for some people. It's kind of like paying more money for scented garbage bags... in my opinion, anyway.

Debbie - We teach people how to treat us:
Went to bed with a stinker of a barometric headache, and woke up with it too. Hoping it will break when the rain hits. Today is the last scheduled day of this six-week pottery class, but one class was canceled, so I have a feeling the instructor will add one more next week. Seems like it went by in moments, but simultaneously feels like it started months ago instead of just a few weeks ago. Time is all stretchy these days.

I've canceled all the different channels that I added to my Prime subscription, as I got what I wanted out of most of them... but I did keep one - The Great Courses. It's like being able to indulge in college course lectures while I'm working on clay or painting. So I'm deep into North American ancient history right now, dabbling in a drawing course, and learning the history of Gnosticism, among others.

During actual college lectures, all you can do is sit and take notes, so being able to do things like work with clay, etc., is fun... plus I can stop it whenever I choose, rerun something the lecturer said if I didn't catch it, and so on. Enjoying these enormously. Will be picking up Netflix in mid-month just to watch the Great British Baking Show, and will cancel it after the finale in the first week of December.

Egg spied a bird outside... she was making that chittering noise... Hope it's a good day for all!
Love,
Lisa in AR

This is the view of the small lake in front of my mother's house. My sister's daughter now lives in the house.

In the lobby as we were leaving.
Heather UK xxxxxx

barbiecat wrote: »

Michele It has been a long time (years) since I walked two dogs for two hours in the morning but I know for sure that step count for walking one or two dogs only always half or maybe two-thirds that of walking without dogs. If the dogs are frisky there may be additional calorie burn. I'm learning that step count is not the only measure of my exercise

I love cooking ,serving, and eating Thanksgiving foods. Gratitude is central to my life but the first time I ever fully enjoyed Thanksgiving was the time when I was in my late 30's and my parents went on a cruise and I was freed of their expectations and could go to a restaurant with friends

Allie congrats on your car. It always takes hours at the dealership but is so satisfying when you get home. In years past we named cars after our mothers and grandmothers. Our current sar is named Papillon.

Rita Your struggles with sugar have probably made you more understanding and sympathetic to people who struggle with alcohol or
tobacco

Annie and I walked for 40 minutes outside in the field and around the block. Jake and Bessie napped and are still asleep. Annie has finally settled into her bed behind my exercise bike so I can watch her and ride at the same time

🐾👣😀💤🌻Barbie in NW WA

Thank you Barbie, and it does, especially when I equate sugar addiction to alcohol. I gave up alcohol easily but sugar is in everything we eat and I read that it is more addictive than cocaine! Working on the sugar restriction helps me understand my DH’s alcohol addiction. Not easy to win over.

RVRita