WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2024

Sitting at dr while Doris is in with the dr, hit up Dollar tree before,got some small storage bins to try and clean up some of the odds and ends laying around.

Allie I tried to text you an app I found to help with tracking the kidney restrictions, but it wouldn’t go from my iPad. It doesn’t have an extensive database like MFP, I think it is fairly new. I did send a message to MFP to add phosphorus to their list of nutrients. They answered that they are considering adding new things to their nutrient section. I have MFP premium so not sure if you can see all the nutrients of what you log. My diary is open and I have set all my nutrients according to what my kidney doc told me. I’ve been within range all week. Logging here really helps me control my eating and what I eat.

RVRita

Oh my... I roasted a two-pound butternut squash this morning, and blended it up with a lot of Tony Chachere's Cajun spice blend, and oh my stars and whiskers, that's one of the best cream soups I've ever tasted.

As noted the other day, I will occasionally eat cream-type soups, but this needed very little to turn it into an absolutely tasty, silky indulgent-feeling dish. I don't eat most vegetables (squash is technically a fruit) but this is something I will do again. Amazing. No more than 200 calories for three cups of heaven!

Got a little way on the quilt I'm working on, also got all our bedding washed and dried and back on the bed or put away... and one sheet repaired where Egg put a claw through it. Hopefully the repair will hold. Had to make up the bed around her again... Once she's got an idea, it would take a crowbar to get it out.

Yesterday morning I made phone calls to all three community doctors' offices to make sure they got referral continuations put through to the VA, and got positive responses back from all. It's been a couple of reasonably productive days!

Got all my per-hour steps in, only needed to respond to the Fitbit nudge twice yesterday and once today so far. Was on that nudge walk this morning when I heard something crash on the roof. Went outside, and that whipping wind had flipped the chimney cap completely off and it's now halfway down the roof at the back of the house. Not much I'm going to do about it right now. I do need to walk down to the mailbox, but it's no fun at 32 degrees and windy, and I've been procrastinating. Time to move!

Love from blustery Arkansas,
Lisa

I had been studying for the DMV California test for the last few days and getting all my information ready. I suck at tests, always have. I know what I should do, go slow, repeat the question, say it out loud, visualize, take your time, etc.. I still suck. Well, after prayer, I PASSED!!!!!! I had all the information that they needed, I am soooooooo relieved!!!!!!!! More than half of the questions weren’t on the practice tests that I was taking online or in the section of the book that I was reading!!!! I am soooo glad that is over with. Now I just wait for it to come in the mail.

Practicing love. Have any of you heard of the Gottmans? I have found them helpful. Like Barbara, I work at cherishing our relationship. Of course, the relationship has to be worth cherishing. Flogging a dead horse is a waste of energy and of our one precious life.

Edie was delighted with the Command hooks I bought for her. She and John went up to her room straightaway to put one on her bedroom door. She wants to put the Keep Out sign up that she painted at our house, and her father has not ordered the stick-on hooks. I have a very grateful granddaughter.
She has shot up over the Christmas break. She was always short for her age, but now she has long legs! Looks much older all of a sudden!

While we were at their house, I decided it would be the perfect opportunity for a date night at the brewery pub and at the Persian restaurant. John agreed, so we had a very nice evening with lots of chat over a delicious meal. I told him about the theme of my book and we had a good discussion about personal development.
Bus home for the second half of Vera.
The only difficult bit was that I tripped over a tree root and fell over on the way to the restaurant. Landed on my knee, elbow, and the wrist I broke last year. Fortunately, no real damage done, but I have some sore patches here and there. Lucky I didn't land in dog poo! It didn't stop me enjoying the meal.

My son is having to have all his skylights replaced, because they don't fit properly and leak. The company have admitted liability, but it is a major job with the big crane over the house again! What a pain.
Bea was practicing her roller blading, out in the freezing cold, on their new patio. She is getting to be quite good. Practice and determination get you a long way. Edie was going off to football practice.

The whole family, and John, played a hilarious card game. I highly recommend it for family entertainment! Even Max joined in.
The photo of it in the next posting, because the photo is on my phone.

So, a good day. Hope my bruises aren't too bad tomorrow!

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

So my A1C is 5.3 which is down from 2015 when it was last checked. I would say that means I did pretty darn well over the holidays! Vitamin D was actually a little high......probably not a bad thing with depression and winter grey, but Dr will probably want to keep an eye on it. If she doesn't let me know I will continue status quo as she knows what supplements I am on.

Heather That is scary! I am glad you are overall okay. I hope the bruises aren't too bad. Your grands seem to all be appreciative! What a wonderful thing.

Pip Congratulations!

So on Saturday I was pacing the floor at work as everything was caught up for me. Yesterday, I cleaned equipment, did some training online, and paced. Today all you know what seemed to break loose at work. Why my SIL couldn't call the pick up and deliveries to reschedule for next week is beyond me. I took care of it. Glad I didn't call done ones yesterday to set up delivery since our truck won't be fixed until possibly late Thursday. Got new pricing for Echo lineup today, so started getting that corrected in computer. Have our spring equipment order coming in for Echo in next couple of days. I have all the serial numbers, just have to get them entered in computer. I did put in the pressure washers that came in today. Am pricing items out for public again. Hopefully they will stay steady for a while. Also started on putting equipment and accessory pricing sheets back in book for customers. These don't have our costs on them. And the guys got quite a few units done or ready for estimates that I have to figure. It is definitely all or nothing-hehe! The upside to the weather is it is keeping foot traffic slow. I did sell a snowblower today. DH got snitty about me going to class on Thursday. SMH. I don't know why he feels the way he does about classes, other than I have to drive to them. He could go with me if the shop wanted to pay for him, but he would be bored and irritated the whole time.

We have broken the rain record set in 1930 by 1/2 inch and it is still raining. Better than the snow I saw in Washington! I hope you ladies getting snow are staying safe! Thursday is the drive to Columbus early, and they are calling for snow. Ginny might you be around for a quick coffee? Saturday they are calling for rain/snow and I am driving to Cincinnati to see YGD dance. On Sunday our temperatures are suppose to bottom out! teens for daytime highs, single digit or zero for evening (Fahrenheit). So I will be driving to Cincinnati Tuesday evening for play at 15 degrees. NOOOO! Back to Cincinnati on Thursday for Stihl school. Then I have a second chance to meet up with Ginny possibly as I will be back up to Columbus next Friday as well for Echo school. FYI, I live an hour north of Cincinnati and an hour southwest of Columbus. I am thankful for all wheel drive as well as 4 wheel drive vehicles.


Any tips to get DH to understand that he needs more protein? I made him a small salad (romaine and cheese) for his lunch today (that is what he wants- boring) and told him to eat some of the lasagna for the protein. Nope, he said it was late and he would just wait until dinner. I don't call 130 late....so from what I know he had a bowl (one packet) of quaker oats for breakfast and that boring salad today. I am unsure as to what else he munched on. His A1C was 6.0 last visit. He needs to lose 30 pounds and watch the darned simple carbs. I try to feed him healthy. Tonight's dinner was homemade bison burger (his was half pound on bun, mine 1/3 no bun), microwaved baby potatoes with olive oil, and beets. He was full! I know....all I can do is continue to give him the information. It is his decision. I can only provide him with good choices, but they are still his choices to make. Maybe I should set him up a profile on MFP to track foods.......

I need to go walk fast for another 20 minutes. After which (since I didn't bring work home) I reckon I will either address cards or work on emergency book or just read my book.....decisions.....

Stay safe where you are!
Make the best choices you can at the moment!
Try to remember that not all monkeys are yours and they don't have to be in your circus!


Kylia