WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2024
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Snowflake1968 wrote: »Machka - I don’t know how I would handle it if I couldn’t be creative. It sure keeps me occupied and engaged. I have never not done something and if I am between projects I tend to get a. It “lost” maybe that’s why I’m a little cranky right now.
My cousin is decluttering her kitchen this week. It’s funny how everyone seems to be on the same tasks.
I’ve never been able to handle stuff all over my fridge. My grandmother put cork on the inside of a couple of cabinet doors for her stuff like that. The side of my fridge here, I have hooks for my potholders and a couple magnets on the kitchen side, on the hallway side I have hooks for keys and hoodies. The front is still clear though. Lol
Our fridge is inset between the pantry and another awkward corner of the kitchen. So we can barely see the sides of the fridge. We do have slower cabinet doors, but no uppers.
The kitchen is not particularly well designed - too many awkward corners and wasted space. Actually, if this were our place, I'd change several things around the whole house. However, since it isn't mine, I work with what I've got.
But I would like to remove about half of what's on the fridge. As mentioned, much of what's on the fridge is emergency information because of my husband's brain injury ... numbers to call, medication lists, allergy lists, seizure tips, reminders, etc.
I'm not sure the fridge is the best place for all that sort of thing, but if I remove it, I'm not sure where else I would put it.Snowflake1968 wrote: »Lisa - I think Rodger would die of shock if I actually tried to send him with a list to any store. This sounds like a complaint and it’s not really, but I do everything here when it comes to managing the house. When we were first married we did things together. When he drove truck I had to do it alone. Then we moved out here and started doing things together again, then he took a couple of out of town jobs and I started doing it alone again. It just never went back until this past summer we did go to Costco together a few times, he would buy things only he would eat and I would throw a bunch of stuff out.
Tracey in Edmonton
My ex husband used to do the grocery shopping, but he had an odd sense of what I might want. We had quite a tight budget when we were together, so I'd send him off with a list, and then sometimes, if I figured there would be an extra few dollars, I would suggest an optional item or two. I remember one time, I suggested a jar of marmalade (one of my favourite jams which I rarely got in those days) ... and he came home with liver instead of the marmalade!!!!
My husband and I used to go grocery shopping together all the time ... until his accident. Now we order groceries and have them delivered.
However, my husband goes out to the local shop (about 400 metres away) to get an item or two now and then. That was actually something his Occupational Therapist and first carer did with him quite a bit in the beginning as a part of learning to be more independent. If something happened to me, it's good for him to know how to handle a shopping experience.drkatiebug wrote: »Refrigerators - I can’t do clutter on my refrigerator or things under the beds. Both of these cause me great anxiety. At some point in my life I may have to live in a space so small that I will have to utilize under the bed storage, but I will not like it. Consider it my weird quirk. I do, on the other hand, have a command center with a bulletin board, and it can get cluttered similarly to some folks’ refrigerator with things like appointment cards and post it notes.
We use the limited space under our beds for bedding.
Machka in Oz3 -
Rosemarie2972 wrote: »3:49 and I can no longer sleep. I am pre-occupied with the decluttering and need to relax. I need to build in time for knitting and audio books. I can't just motor through this. It will take a year anyway. As they say, it is like an onion that needs to be peeled away.
The handy man called and wants to come this afternoon. I want him to put together a tv stand and mount the tv on the stand. And he said he would bring wood to measure my bed to make better fitting bed boards. I also have a rug I would like to lay out. And the hooks to the Christmas wreaths are still on the windows. I got the wreaths down. I am not sure we can complete all this. He might have to come back.
I am pretty excited but tense about all this activity. It would be so easy just to knit and binge watch Murder in the Building and listen to an audio book.
Best,
Rosemarie from Georgia
Pace yourself.
Some days you'll want to get into changing things ... other days you'll want to knit.Rosemarie2972 wrote: »I just had 2 handy men leave. This was my first time working with them and they were excellent. I had purchased 2 inexpensive rugs off of Wayfair and a new tv stand off of Amazon. They helped put new bed supports on my bed frame and lay the rugs and finished putting together the tv stand. So 3 rooms have a different look and feel to them now. Having this done, decluttering and getting a new vehicle have me feeling a little anxious. I think I was set in my ways and not use to so much change. I think I will pause a little now and rest. My budget says it is time to rest!
Best,
Rosemarie from Georgia
Well done!! It's good to find people to help with all those things.We had a great anniversary. We ventured out carefully to pick up our groceries and then stayed home by the fire. Instead of going out to pick up a festive meal from a restaurant, I fixed one of our favorite lunches (chicken Alfredo with cascatelli pasta) and Ben and Jerry ice cream for dessert. I had a beautiful walk before sunrise this morning. No cars, no people, and favorite music to listen to.
Barbie in NW WA
Happy Anniversary!
Machka in Oz
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Returned to work today.
1st day of work in 24 days.
Brain shut down at 4 pm. All of a sudden my 3 computer screens contained meaningless scribbles.
I packed up and headed home.
Napping on sofa at home at 5:30 pm.
I was only going to nap for about 20-25 minutes but ended up asleep for an hour.
Going to bed early to give tomorrow another go.
I might work from home starting partway through the day tomorrow and for the rest of the week.
Machka in Oz
2nd day of work.
Brain shut down shortly after 3 pm and I felt so tired!
I packed everything up and headed home.
Shortly after 4 pm, I was napping on the sofa.
I was only going to nap for about 30 minutes but ended up asleep for 1.5 hours.
I'm working from home the next couple days.
Meanwhile, I figured out (using Plant Snap) what one of the most popular (with the bees) groups of plants in my garden are! It's the oregano I planted!! I've never seen oregano grow before.
Interesting article:
https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Plant-Oregano-For-Bees.html
Bees love oregano and marjoram (Oreganums), this group of fragrant herbs are irresistible for bees.
Machka in Oz3 -
ladycopnh1 wrote: »Believe it or not it showered pinecones all over my property yesterday afternoon. I've heard of raining cats and dogs but not pinecones. We had about 15min snow squall with a heavy wind gust. It is freezing out today and I had to go out and rake these pinecones out of the driveway and walking paths around my house before they freeze to the ground. When you have to shovel snow and you get going at a good rhythm and hit one of those frozen pinecones it's like hitting a rock and it will stop you dead to rights. I think I could have filled a couple 5gal buckets by just what I raked out of my driveway. Oh the joy of living in the country.
Ladycop NH
Put a little bit of sparkly paint or ribbon on them and sell them as Christmas decorations!!
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Snowflake1968 wrote: »Machka - my neighbour had to run three electric heaters because her furnace couldn’t keep up with the cold for a day and a half waiting for a furnace tech to come. According to rant and rave there are a lot being used to help keep pipes from freezing. I have two here ready to go if necessary, I may need to to keep pipes from freezing.
I’m off to bed. It’s been a long one.
Tracey in Edmonton where it is a balmy -25C this evening a full 24 degrees warmer than last night.
I’m hoping the house warms up tomorrow now.
Having had an electric heater burst into flame before my eyes once, I find them scary things.
But I do understand. Desperate times ... desperate measures.
For a couple years, long, long ago, my ex husband and I lived in a mobile home in the Grande Prairie area of northern Alberta.
We used to have bitterly cold winters up there, and our heat tape was rarely up to the task. We'd leave water running all the time to try to help keep the flow going.
Our trailer was oil heated ... a truck would come and fill a tank a couple times in the winter. The tank was OK, but the little pipe between the tank and house wasn't insulated and would freeze, so we would have to leave the heat on high and burn through the oil during the really cold days.
I remember one winter week where it was about -40C/F outside ... and about 30C/86F inside our mobile home!! We'd remove all our outer gear in the porch before entering the house to lessen the shock.
Those mobile homes were not (are not?) well built.
M in Oz
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We have several inches of snow, but it is already thawing. It passed over in the night. It’s actually sleeting at the minute. I’m planning a day indoors. Having a lie in. DH is talking about going to badminton. I may do some gentle decluttering. I cleared out my dining room on Sunday morning. And decluttered my desk. Also I’ve got to collect tax stuff together to pass to my daughter for checking (she’s a chartered accountant) I don’t have to file a return as everything is deducted at source.
Annie: Glad things went well and sister is helping with paperwork.
Maergaret: Thinking of you and you negotiate the formalities. It’s good that you have son to support you.
Barbie: Happy Anniversary
Vicki: Hope you get useful readings.
Machka: I know how you feel. It took ages for my energy levels to recover after I had Covid.
🤗🤗🤗 and 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 for those who need them.
🙋♀️ Miele failte to the newbies.
☘️ Terri
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One of the areas we've changed in the garden in the last month ...
And this might have been what exhausted me for the rest of the day today ...
M in Oz
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Margaret - You are approaching all these difficult tasks with thought and dignity. You are honouring your husband. Much love to you.
We had a plastic bag through the door (we get them often) for us to fill with charity donations for Great Ormond Street, such as good clothes, shoes, unwanted gifts etc. It's going to be collected tomorrow from the doorstep. So I have put most of the stuff I decluttered the other week into it. Saves me having to take it all down the road to the charity shop. I kept back a posh pair of occasion shoes, and an unworn pair of trainers for the shop.
I hope they come! I will put it out first thing in the morning.
I am feeling so much better today. I'm hoping the flare up is over for this time. Phew! It was the worst for a couple of years.
John will go to pick up Bea today. The plumber is coming to mend 'the receiver' (?) for my son's underfloor heating this afternoon, but it is around freezing locally, and the floor takes some hours to warm up.
My son doesn't think we want to sit in the cold. He is right. They have been using electric heaters, but it is a huge space to warm up.
My friend G seems to be improving on her heavy drug regime. No new blisters. Still a dull itch, but nothing tormenting. She is going out to play table tennis today.
Love to all, Heather UK xxxxxxxx5 -
Came downstairs to make lunch to find the heating hadn't come on. It usually clicks on at 11.50. The thermostat was blank, so I hoped it was just exhausted batteries. John is useless at anything like this, so I set to, changed the batteries, and managed, somehow, to press the right buttons to get the boiler going again.
It's still only 18°C , but it's gradually edging up.
I really feel for those of you in the deep freeze.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx5 -
Good morning ladies!
Margaret (((hugs!)))
We had snow last night. About three inches. And sleet now. So no driving today. It's beautiful though.
We had a breakthrough last night. We had a call in to a locksmith to open the second firebox, looking for the original will. My brother in law read the opening instructions and used a lot of force and was able to open it! Apparently it wasn't locked, just a very sticky latch. So we found the original will, Yay! We knew what it said, but now we can proceed with the paperwork. Unless the offices are closed for snow.
Have a marvelous day my friends!
Annie in Delaware10 -
Little boy in surgery now..
Light snow and possible freezing rain today.5 -
Allie: What kind of surgery is Miles having? My granddaughter had to have tubes in her ears as an infant and had more put in last Fall.
Margaret: Prayers and good thoughts as you go through this difficult time. I am glad your son is there for you and hope that the funeral arrangements will go well.
Pip: Happy 10th BD to Yogi.
Cannot even imagine the cold that some of you are having.
Carol in GA
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Betsy in NW WA0 -
Hi my name is Mary and I am a maritimer living in Alberta. I am 629
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Heather - Well done on getting the thermostat battery changed! We just keep learning how to do things, that's how we roll...
Annie - So glad you got to your mother's original will at last, it will help so much to get things sorted out. Hope the snow doesn't bring things to a halt there like it has here.
Debbie - So nice to hear you say that your husband and his mother have been less... combative in the New Year. I hope for your sake (and his) that it continues.
Tracey - I tried to make myself believe that going outside to bring wood in for the fire constantly throughout the day was a good thing, got me exercise, blah, blah, blah, but I love being able to push a button on the gas fire, and not have to feed it throughout the day. I also don't miss the ash and the smell of smoke on my hands and the schmutz from the wood tracking through the house at all... Hope your pain is lessening.
Rebecca - Duolingo looks like fun, and so does the time with your sis and your youngest! I cannot cope with the noise and the chaos and the movement of the young grands on Facetime or the like for more than a few minutes. I really did enjoy seeing them on camera for a little when my daughter was here, but just can't deal with it for too long a time. I would imagine it's much less chaotic with those who are more than four, eight and 13 years old...
Allie - Hope the surgery goes well and that his recovery is painfree and quick! Hard to explain to the little guys why things are hurting.
Slept for nearly nine hours last night with only one trip to the bathroom, and that was even after a two-hour nap yesterday. Corey says I'm hibernating, and it feels like that a bit. I'm supposed to drive into town tomorrow, if the acupuncturist and the VA are open. The VA is running on a 2-hour delay today.
Hope it's a good day (or was) for all.
Love y'all,
Lisa in AR6 -
Machka.. I've been reading along with your covid ordeal. The covid fatigue/fog is very real! It is why my 92 year old mother fell (unaware of how weakened she had become) and then ended up in rehab to regain her strength. She's 5 weeks past her original diagnosis and is finally more like herself.
Margaret ... I'm glad your son will be with you as you make funeral decisions. Hugs.
Annie ... finding the will is an important piece of moving forward. Glad your family is there to help you with all of these details.
We got through this last storm with about 18 inches of snow. My mom, whose facility is just 15 miles from me had more like 3 feet of snow and some areas saw closer to 4 feet. Another storm is in the making for today through Thursday with another 1-3 feet of snow predicted. Winter.
Beth near Buffalo8 -
We had to Zoom the kids one at a time in strict rota during covid. Even then it was pretty chaotic, but MUCH better. Of course, one or other of them was always interrupting!
Waiting for Bea to arrive. I've cooked her farfalle, as it takes ages. I just heat it up with the pesto. I descaled the kettle and boiled the gas rings in soda while I was waiting. They look much better, but not pristine. The hob is probably 2004.
The next door neighbour just called and apologised for the deluge from her broken downpipe yesterday. She has tied some sticky tape around it and is waiting for a call back from a company. The guy who did it before hasn't come back. He did our roof gutter and I had him marked down as a shyster. John is too trusting. Hopefully, a proper repair will be done soon. She is a sweet woman, but a bit fey.
Love to all. Love from Heather UK xxxxxxxx waiting for the tornado to arrive.4 -
Poor little guy is out of surgery..all went well..
Got him a magnadoodle as a get well gift ..will go see him tomorrow.
On his way home with a new stuffy but first falafels...4 -
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grandmallie wrote: »
Poor little guy is out of surgery..all went well..
Got him a magnadoodle as a get well gift ..will go see him tomorrow.
On his way home with a new stuffy but first falafels...
What was the surgery for? Poor little guy.
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