WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2024
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Good morning all. Happy to say I slept well well last night. Woke up at 4:45-which is not bad considering I was in bed before 8:30!
Vicki-scary drive! I had those in Maine a couple of times. The snow we get here tends not to be that bad, although we have had a few over. the years. The main problem in this part of Ohio is that we get a "big" snow so infrequently that when it does hit people don't know how to drive in it.
Yesterday got to meet up with Kylia-we met for coffee at an exit on her way home passing my town. Nice to meet in person! For the record-she is just as she is on here so I felt very comfortable. Too bad we can't pick a central place an a group of us get together. Of course, I would lean towards Terri in Ireland or Heather in England (no offense to other locations!)
Despite busy schedule yesterday did go to physical therapy. Foot is progressing. Pain is much improved. Since I have not been able to walk much due to weather would like to get out and see how it is then before I end it. Then later I went for a massage-it was wonderful! I have scheduled my appointment for next month. Finished day with meeting Kylia and then dinner zoom with friend. Need the positives because work was not fun.Have a person just not performing at acceptable level. Asked a question yesterday that was ridiculous and reinforced that they are in wrong position. Have been avoiding taking action, trying to train them up-just not working.
Finishing up a couple of projects this weekend that have been delayed by having to do beginning of year stuff and double check staff member's things. I get those done and schedule will be better even though I will be covering some other duties. I'm just going to use the "small steps" approach and I know it will work out-and include self care time each day.
Even though it will still be cold today I may try to venture out if the sun melts the snow on the sidewalks-I need some sunshine even if it is just walking a couple of blocks!
Off to make my list for work and home (needs some revision). After that I do know I am starting with balancing check book and paying bills. Will take turns between some house stuff and work stuff. Will probably save home stuff to do once NFL games come on-I can work and watch.
Take care all,
Ginny in Ohio5 -
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Oh, don't worry about missing me at 3:30AM. I'm sure I'll be up soon and wondering why no one else is up at that ungodly hour to talk to me, lol.
Michelle in NV
I think your 3:30 am is my 10:30 pm or maybe even 9:30 pm. I'm usually up till midnight.
Machka in Oz
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Saturday --
- lots of fatigue = lots of sleep.
- Christmas decorations coming down.
- several chapters read in my current novel.
- quick bee check. Our poor little colony is a very tiny colony and their possibility of survival is not particularly good.
- short walk in the evening with my husband in an attempt to increase our fitness level
Machka in Oz
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Good Saturday!
Ginny It was so wonderful to meet you in person. It was a bright spor in my day! We must do it again.
Welcome to the new ladies! Keep popping in so that we get to know you! These friendships are among my most treasured.
I have read along....kept falling asleep. Not because you're boring, but because I am mentally tired! I have driven an hour away in one direction or another 7 out of past 10 days! I love to travel, but normally only go away from my home /work zone twice a month. Plus all the traveling was to sit down events with little control over food choices. Hard on me. Yesterday was rough! As Ginny said, we get snow so infrequently that people can't drive. I got to end of my road yesterday morning waiting to turn onto main road when I watched a camero top the hill, go sideways, spin a few times, and crash thru the fence across from me. Scary! They missed the trees, thank goodness! I sat while calling 911. They did turn their flashers on after coming to a stop, so no serious injury I am guessing. Part of me wanted to go out and check on them, but the other part said no, stay in the truck. I had to wait about 5 mins for my heart to calm back down and my legs to quit shaking before proceeding on my journey. It took me 2 hours to drive what normally takes me less than 90 mins. Once I got to the main highway it was much better. The drive home was dry roads, just windy with flurries. Last night was trying to sit with DH and watch TV, but there was too much noise. Curled up in bed about 830. Today is work until 2, then headed to Cincinnati for early dinner with friends. DH had wanted to go to farm afterwards, but they got 6" of snow and driveway is slippery according to the caretaker. Not a heartbreak to me to not go this weekend. Next week looks much calmer both weather wise and scheduling.
I must get ready for work. I have read everything, just no notes.
Thank you to those who have shared.
Hugs to those who need them.
Healing thoughts for those dealing with health issues.
You all are important to me, so take care of yourselves.
Kylia in Ohio thankful for reliable vehicles and warm house4 -
Michelle in NV - It took me a long time after I retired before I stopped having work dreams of panicky missed deadlines and other things like that. Even worse, due to my health and some work circumstances, I retired three years before social security cut in and I could feel like I was contributing to the financial side of the partnership with my husband. So, throw guilt in the bargain, etc., and it took a while. I just slept 7 hours straight last night, no wakeups, no trips to the bathroom, and I still marvel at that. After so many years of getting up between 3 and 4 a.m. and then even more years of broken slumber... I'm grateful for every good night's sleep.
Kylia and Vicki- Those kind of traumatic in-car events, even when I'm OK physically, leave my adrenaline pumped for hours afterward too! So glad you're both OK. So cool, too, that Kylia and Ginny were able to sit down together. Meeting Rori in West Texas more than a decade ago now was such a joyful thing. Still warms my heart.
Tracey - Here's what you can do to make yourself feel better about family donating: There are several anonymous donations to the fund. If you choose, you can decide for yourself that differing members of your extended family have given donations, but given them anonymously so they didn't make the rest of the extended family feel bad. The upshot is, the next time you talk to them, you can thank them for their donation! That puts them in the position of saying, "Uh-huh," or having to say, "No, I didn't give anything!" Please note that I may be, deep down, slightly evil. Not lots evil, just a skosh evil. 😈🙈🙉🙊😈 If it helps your heart though, it's well worth it.
More in a minute, time to swap the laundry over and get Corey a second cup of coffee. We're both awake early here on a Saturday morning...
Love,
Lisa in AR
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Good morning ladies!
Tracey yes we have vultures. We have crows too which are a little more common.
The trash truck has irregular hours. Otherwise a phone alarm would be a great idea!
My sister and her husband made it to the airport and flew back to Nashville yesterday despite the weather. I was nervous about them traveling, but they made it.
The house is very quiet now. My dad seems to want me to entertain him. He floats around with nothing to do. Maybe I should buy him a new puzzle.
So we still have huge amounts of leftover food.
And six flower arrangements on the edge of dying after a week. And the sign in book is still missing.
Time to rein in my diet. And get back to exercise.
Have a great day ladies!
Annie in Delaware
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I had another bath this morning. Hooray! It feels a bit like mountain climbing, but now I have my handholds sorted out, I can just about manage. I put the phone on a ledge next to the bath, so if I was really stuck I could phone John.
Then foot pampering and anointing with oils.
Then listened to a podcast/video on YouTube, by Dawn, Minimal Mom, and someone whose name I missed, but goes under the name of Crappy Childhood Fairy. They were talking about the effect of trauma on cluttering behaviour. Very good, I thought. Also ways to regulate your feelings and emotions.
Then lunch. I am experimenting with less gluten, so pinched Edie's rolls for my sandwich, to see what happens with the bloating I have been having recently. I think it's all part of the same syndrome, but we shall see. I'm doing more research.
Potted up my IP yoghurt and ate the last of the old yoghurt.
Then Waitrose came with a small delivery. Just things we had run out of. I'm waiting for John's pension to go in on Thursday before I buy much. The only substitute was Lurpak, for the President butter we normally buy. I said I would accept it, but I explained that they were very different, because President is lightly soured, or fermented, to give it more flavour. We love it. The delivery guy said he would give us the Lupak for nothing! Win!
Now for a light nap.
Sea bass for dinner with peas crushed in olive oil. I have a new bottle I want to try, because the last one was a disappointment. My old favourite has doubled in price, so can't afford that now. I am currently loving Arbequina olive oil, a small fruit, normally from the north of Spain, but my new bottle is the same fruit, but from Italy. We shall see.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx4 -
And... good morning from the once again frozen (5F - minus 15C) climes of an early Arkansas River Valley morning,
I'll have to restart the dryer and get what's in there warm. Sticking my hand in cold laundry holds no charms for me! For the moment, I think I'll stay wrapped up in my little electric lap blanket. I bought it a couple years back when I was so cold all the time due to the Crohn's disease malnutrition and anemia. Now, I just throw it on the back of my recliner and turn it on when I first go get my coffee. By the time I get back and sit down to take my first morning meds and then drink my coffee, it just surrounds me with a cloud of warmth. Such a small thing that makes me so happy...
I'm trying to restrain myself from going to Hobby Lobby at 9am. Their paints and fabric are on sale at the moment. I wanted to go after my eye appointment Wednesday, but between going to acupuncture first and all the poofing and dilating of my eyes at the ophthalmologist, I was wiped out and just wanted to go home. Plus it was nearly 4 p.m., and I do not like traffic anymore, Sam I Am. Then again, I'm pretty sure I never really did,
More and more, I find myself at peace with my life. It's funny, after all these years, not to have something to push against. Nothing I want to change, nothing I feel I have to accomplish. I'm doing all I can about the stupid disease--and in all honesty, it seems like the more serene I am, the better it gets. Fighting it implies upset, battling, determination, clenched fists, grinding teeth... but when I'm calm and quiet, there is much less cramping and pain. I think the acupuncture is definitely helping in the overall sense, as well.
Then comes the joy of simply choosing what comes next at my leisure, even if that's absolutely nothing. Oh, it's never nothing, but the something is now doing things I love, whether it's painting, quilting, sculpting, writing, reading, crochet. Or something I haven't thought of yet! I am so grateful to be able to get to this place, where I look out at the world and am pleased and joyful. It gives me a sense of where our center, Barbie, stays most of the time.
Hope it is or was a peaceful and joyful Saturday for all,
Love y'all,
Lisa in AR9 -
Just a note to say I think NW WA is getting over the snow and cold weather. It has been over a week with this cold spell. Now the main roads are clear and side roads slushy and it is easier to get around.
I'm leaving tomorrow for a couple weeks. My second great grandson was born Dec 30th in Alaska. My granddaughter has her hands full with the new baby and a 2 year old. She came down with shingles and is miserable. She is trying to breastfeed and her eyes are draining and matted shut. Her DH must return to work on Monday. I will fly north tomorrow to help for two weeks. Then DH"s mom will take my place and help for awhile.
Sorry, I haven't shared much lately. Things happening with family health, holidays and such. Mostly I'm keeping on, keeping on.
Betsy in NW WA10 -
It's 5:00AM here, and as Bob Cratchit would say, "I am behind my time." I wish I could say it was due to sleep, but I've been up for hours now. It was worse when I was working, as I would go to work dead tired and find myself sleeping on my lunches. @LlisInArkansas I too had a couple of years there where that second income didn't come in. Some of that time I had disability insurance to cover me, but that doesn't last forever. Hubby was more than a little stressed, and I could do nothing to help. That's when the work nightmares really picked up. I believe you when you say it will get better, and the dreams will die down; I'm just impatient.
You know, I can't seem to let the argument in the house go. I need to vent a bit more about my oldest daughter in the the house. She's 18 and beautiful, but boy is she judgmental. When I was trying to make some decisions about the argument, she became highly upset and started telling us, mostly me, that we weren't right. She even called our decision stupid, and my words got flung back at me: "Do you hear yourself." Of course, I know where she learned that one from. She felt I should take one side over the other and reward the one who was, in her opinion, right. My stance was that both girls hurt the feelings of the other, and both girls were arguing, so both got the consequences.
Of course, she's young and didn't see it my way, but it really bothered me. Does anyone else have a teenager telling you how to parent; I wonder.
I made a big pot of red beans for dinner. So I had beans and rice without the rice. Oh, the kids and hubby got rice, but I'm trying to work on better choices. Wish I had made brown rice, but things got kind of stressed in the evening. Two of my girls were arguing something awful, and feelings got hurt to the point that there was stress in the house. We don't usually have this kind of conflict and it unsettled everyone. In fact, they all went to bed without solving anything. I hope today will be better.
And for my NES snack, I am eating a banana. Bananas always fill me up, and I know it's something good for me.
@Anniesquats100 I love vultures. we have some out here, but not in large groups. I once saw a committee of vultures hanging out in a large bushy tree. I had never seen so many vultures in my life. It was amazing. And don't get me started on crows. The crows out here are the size of dogs. They kill everything, especially our baby tortoises.
Hey, I have had this song raging around my brain for several days now. Shall I tell you what it is? No? Of course I'm going to tell.
"Oh, give me a home
where the buffalo roam,
and the deer and the antelope play.
Where seldom is heard
a discouraging word,
and the skies are not cloudy all day."
Well now you can tell me yours. It's mini revenge for me telling mine.
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Michelle in NV - The earworm evicter I use most is "Dude Looks Like a Lady," from Aerosmith... For whatever reason, think about that, and it will take care of any other song and then it fades away... Sorry about the upset in the house. The very few times I got truly angry with my son, I had to climb up on the couch to see him face-to-face. He's 6'3" tall, and I... am not. It's really hard to be angry when you're trying to stand up on a soft couch cushion.6
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Good morning ladies,
Vicki - I just checked your weather. Looks like extremely cold and windy over the weekend- hope you don't have any long trips planned. So very, very glad to hear you arrived home without incident.
Kylia and Ginny - wonderful that you two could meet up for coffee. Maybe eventually we'll all be able to meet up with someone from this group. Flea and I waved at each other from afar as she'd jet to Olympia when her mom was alive.
Michelle from NV- the "I'm cutting you out of the will" by a parent or MIL seems to be a common theme with some of us in this group! My maternal grandmother used to use it on my Mom - who was an only child - and Mom wondered who in the world Gram leave her estate to? The handyman? Mom was so busy raising 3 kids and helping Dad farm, she didn't have time to drop everything when Gram needed something, but Gram never went without and had visitors all the time. Tough on everyone. Mom did inherit what little Gram had when she passed.
Speaking of wills, I still haven't redone mine since my DH passed nearly 2 years ago. I'm considering including nieces and nephews, although only one niece ever takes the time to make connections with me or at least message a "Thank you" for birthday and Christmas presents. So the jury is still out, lol. They all live very far from me and we never cross paths. DH and I had no children so the bulk of whatever we have left was going to organizations in our community here.
I watched a video by Ed Deboo, PT, about 5 questions he asks all seniors- with illustrations and suggestions on how to improve.
1. Do you track your steps? He recommends at least 7,500 or more per day, but it's OK to start out small and work up.
2. Can you get down on the floor and back up without any problems?
3. How long can you balance on one leg?
4. Do you do strength training exercises?
5. Do you track your protein intake (spoiler - he recommends VERY HIGH protein intake)
The link if anyone is interested:
It made me think - I believe I did fairly well until injuries and surgeries got me off track and it's been a struggle climbing back on, although I'm good at the walking at getting up off the floor. Grateful I was able to "bank" some of these things for "future me".
Better weather today, maybe sunshine this afternoon. Walk planned with my neighbor after lunch so we can catch up.
I have a lunch date next week with an old acquaintance from my 911 days. She and I would see each other at conferences, were cordial but never got to know each other. I ran into her at Walmart last month, found out she retired to my county several years ago and doesn't live far from me. So we'll be able to talk about old times and what she's up to.
Those of you still in the winter weather - stay warm and safe!
Lanette
SW WA State
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Lanette, I listen to the YouTube you posted with James Clear. I was able to listen while riding my bike and then while walking. I've read his book, so nothing was new, but it was good to be reminded of all his wonderful thoughts about habits.
Barbie3 -
Lanette, I listen to the YouTube you posted with James Clear. I was able to listen while riding my bike and then while walking. I've read his book, so nothing was new, but it was good to be reminded of all his wonderful thoughts about habits.
Barbie
Barbie -
Have you listened to any podcasts/interviews with Peter Attia, author of "Outlive - the Science and Art of Longevity"?
I read a tiny bit of the book a few weeks ago, and as I recall he talked about getting healthy and strong while younger for our "future" selves. He mentioned - when we are younger, do we ever think about carrying a 5# bag of groceries in each hand for several blocks when we are older?
That really hit home with me as I carry a 5# weight in each hand while doing my house walking. I have the book on order again from the library, hope to delve into it more next time.
Speaking of books - I'm getting bogged down with the Comoran Strike series. Kind of dark, so many characters it's becoming work to keep track of them. The Strike & Robin attraction is keeping me going, but not sure for how long.
Lanette
SW WA State2 -
Here’s a worthwhile read. Written by my late husband’s brother Jeff. It was on the ny top 10 at one point last year. I bought one then asked him if I sent it to him if he could autograph it for me. He sent me a copy with a written note in it, along with his signature:0)
It’s a great book especially with today’s weather.
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Machka - From the conversation about odd/awkwardly shaped cabinets, here's one idea:
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Michelle in NM Families are a source of stress and anxiety for me too. It’s hard to understand their motives or what they think they know. For example, my middle daughter has not talked to me since before Thanksgiving. No idea why…. The rest of my family, if I don’t text or call them, I don’t hear from them. No arguments or anger known by me, that’s just the way they are. Who knows what motivates people.
Thank you all for the comments on my unicorns. I have a whole book of them and only chose a few of my favorites. I’m a little over 1/2 way through, so many more to do.
I spent over 2 hours yesterday putting my granny squares in some kind of pattern with safety pins. Now all I need to do is sew them together and put edging on it. I think I will double crochet around the edge to finish it off. This has taken me a year. I don’t particularly like big projects like this. So my knitting project will be to make a pair of fingerless gloves. If any of you have a pattern you like for those, I’d be grateful to try it! I still have a bunch of yarn left over! I didn’t realize I had that much stored up! LOL de-cluttering my yarn!
RVRita in Roswell, NM8 -
Today is a great day to eat cheese!.
RVRita in Roswell, NM
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Good morning, ladies.
Busy morning for me catching up on cleaning in the house. Got all my floors vacuumed and washed which was the major chore. Everything was neglected during our deep freeze and we had to be cautious of water usage. Now it's a balmy minus 18 C this morning so can get back to using the dishwasher and pumping out the septic tank on a regular basis.
Tracey so sad when family members disappoint. I have been in that situation on more than one occasion.
Happy to see that the gofundme account is growing.
I am so irritated with our satellite provider. Living in northeast rural Alberta, we do not have many options. We have two tv's with receivers and one receiver quit working at the end of November. I reported the issue and they thought it was the smart card that was defective so waited 2 weeks before receiving a new one. Put it in and activated it and it did not solve the problem. Called again and appt for technician to come out was set for December 19th. Waited....no one showed up. Another appt set for Jan 7th....again no show. Took my complaint further up with their so called executive team last week. Got a flurry of phone calls after that and a couple of days ago, appt set for tomorrow. Will see if he shows up. I can feel my blood pressure going up as I'm thinking about this whole issue. I will be writing a complaint to the CRTC (Canadian Radio Television and Telecommunications) which oversees all these providers. I think we are neglected in rural areas. Will be interesting to see what my provider offers as compensation for the two months of 1/2 service.
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So my knitting project will be to make a pair of fingerless gloves. If any of you have a pattern you like for those, I’d be grateful to try it! I still have a bunch of yarn left over! I didn’t realize I had that much stored up! LOL de-cluttering my yarn!
RVRita in Roswell, NM
Here is my pattern.
Barbie's Fingerless Mittens
Knit these mittens one at a time with a set of four double point needles size 4 (larger if you knit tight). Use worsted weight yarn. I use wool to be warmer.
Cast on 36 stitches and put 12 on each of three needles and use the fourth to knit.
Knit around in ribbing (K2 P2) for 26 rows (about 4 inches--or longer, if you wish)
THUMB HOLE
Knit in the opposite direction by knitting on the inside of the mitten (K2 P2), then turning and knitting on the outside of the mitten (K2, P2). Do this for ten rows.
HAND
Go back to knitting around. Make this section as long as you like (approximately 16 rows)
Bind off stitches in rib pattern (K2 P2)
THUMB COVER
Pick up 16 stitches around the thumb hole and divide onto three needles.
Knit in the round 10 rows.
Bind off.
You can use any rib pattern. Adjust size by using larger or smaller needles or casting on more or fewer stitches at the beginning.
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