WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2024
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Annie- to late now ,but the flowers sent for your mom,When my FIL passed away I took the flowers from his service and dropped them at the nursing home he had stayed at,they loved it and used them on the dining tables for the residents.
Siri had me up at 4:30 wanting wet food,finally went back to sleep for a bit.2 -
Anniesquats100 wrote: »---Well it's time to get rid of the flowers from Mom's service. It seems so final. You never know what will spark grieving. Annie in Delaware
Debbie - This morning, I was watching Egg play on the rug while my coffee was making, and thought, "Mama would have enjoyed you so much," and that familiar grief pierced me. She's been gone 25 years now, and it still hits. She always had a Siamese cat, and she always named them "Simon." Said it was simpler. Anyway, then my niece told me on Facebook that I looked just like her. It was the same niece that told her grandma 30 years ago that the new draperies looked just like those in a trailer house. She thought they were wonderful, but Mama was quite incensed about it later when she told me. There are days when those who are gone just seem to swirl around us, and I don't see them as emotional clutter, but more like the little floaters in your eyes. Always there, usually not even noticed as time goes on, but sometimes, you close your eyes and a memory lights up.cityjaneLondon wrote: »I got the text of the book uploaded, wrote out the blurb, chose my categories and key words ..... and then I was shaky and worn out. Saved it without doing the cover, but I did check on my photo and author photo. Phew! Happy so far. Rang G for a chat to debrief.
She is feeling so much better. Off to the opera in London today. She was wondering with me why it takes us until our old age to find the equanimity, joy, and peace that eluded us when we were younger!
Love you all, Heather UK xxxxxxxx
Heather - Well done, well done, well done! That's the hard part done, now it's just bits and bobs before you pull back the curtain. Glad your friend is better, and completely agree on what we find as we age. Perhaps it's to balance the other emotions that we deal with? I just know I'd rather be here than younger.
Rosemarie - The grant sounds absolutely wonderful, I hope you enjoy the time enormously!
Rita Hope the recovery is rapid and pain-free!
Barbara - Hope your tooth woes will soon be over, as well, and that none of it is as traumatic as you feared.
Ginnie and Tracey - Hope you can get your foot pains resolved, as well. Our mobility is so important.
KJ - I watched "You Are What You Eat," through part of it, but it started pouring on the horror about our food supply, and I had to turn it off. I really wanted to know the end result, whether the twins showed significant differences, and in what health outcomes. Maybe I'll go back and just watch the reveal.
The pieces of my furniture that I've been fighting to get since December AND my new glasses are supposed to be in today... It's like Christmas around these parts, seriously...
More later,
Love y'all,
Lisa in swampy AR, where there has been so much precipitation that the water table has basically risen to the surface, and you can sink up to your ankles (no exaggeration) in my front lawn
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grandmallie wrote: »Annie- to late now ,but the flowers sent for your mom,When my FIL passed away I took the flowers from his service and dropped them at the nursing home he had stayed at,they loved it and used them on the dining tables for the residents.
Siri had me up at 4:30 wanting wet food,finally went back to sleep for a bit.
Allie each time you say Siri, my first thought is the Siri in my iPhone! Lol I know it is the cute kitty but my brain goes to the technical side first.
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RVRita3 -
Today is Peanut Brittle… I haven’t had any in ages! (Not really my thing). Green juice???? Not for me!!!
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Betsy in Wasilla. -12* brrr5 -
Another ten minutes on the bike! That makes four.
And Rosemarie I meant to say great job on your grant! Yoga is wonderful.
Annie in Delaware6 -
Good Friday!
I am thankful there is NO FOG this morning! I hope we get to see sunshine.....hoping....
I am enjoying Barrett-Jackson with DH. I have gotten my steps in . There is a mental block! It has been a struggle this week, but you all inspire me to be the best me. I did switch books (took Koontz) out of lineup. Rachel Caine took his place
. I have already read 25% of this one-Stillhouse Lake. Reading it made walking in place go faster. Only took 1 hr to get in my 6k that I was short last night. I am hoping for better concentration at work today. I struggled to stay on task yesterday.
Machka Congratulations on figuring out work and getting in walk!
Lannette Sorry to hear of the loss of a hen. Your disposal of her body reminded me of the time my oldest's hamster died in the middle of winter. Couldn't bury it, so we had a trash can service. It was in a pretty gold chocolate candy box with flowers. Oldest was good with that. She was maybe 7 y/o at the time.
Rita Healing thoughts. I too struggled with glasses immediately after cataract surgery. It took about two weeks for eyes to settle in together. It was nice to only need glasses to read. I do wear them again mainly at work partly for reading but also for the transitions when going in and out.
Pip I like the changes in bathroom. One of these days we will get our master bath done.....it keeps getting pushed out duecto other projects.
Each decision we make has an impact on our lives. Reading the things y'all share and grow in help keep me inspired toward healthier choices.
Have a blessed day!
Kylia in Ohio 49°F and no rain or fog
This is the way the bathroom looks now. When it gets done, I’ll post after pics, the mirrors are going down tomorrow. Going to look at new lighting fixtures and mirrors today3 -
SophieRosieMom wrote: »Rosemarie - that is so awesome you got the grant, what a neat idea. I know you'll enjoy it. My ankle weights are too heavy to wear around for just casual walking - I use them for exercising - 2 sets of 8 reps doing leg lifts, for example - but are a great substitute for free weights when doing a few bicep curls.
Rita - what a freaky thing with that doc not giving you a breathing hole in that face cover. Glad it turned out for the best and enjoy your new view of the world.
Michele - so sorry about your friend in Switzerland. Regarding your tooth - is a bridge in order?
Pip - Love that bathroom. What's it gonna take to lure him up here to redo mine???
Debbie - what a great walk in the wetlands. Have a good time visiting your mom.
Kylia - you are doing a fabulous job getting your steps in. Many years ago I was a Dean Koontz fan then he seemed to lose his spark for me. Same with Stephen King - he wrote some of my all time favorites but his latest just don't appeal to me.
Ginny - so sorry your foot is giving you grief. Glad you have PT today, hope they'll have some insight. Being able to walk pain-free is so integral to our lives.
Tracey - hope you can find permanent relief for your foot problems. It took me many pairs of shoes and different inserts to finally be able to walk pain-free. I never liked wearing my walking shoes in the house but now I do. No more house slippers. My neighbor is keen to walk this morning if the weather permits and I'd love to catch up but walking for on hard pavement triggers foot and shin problems. I'll try to get in a mile.
I still remember when I had covid in Sept 2022, and I heard my husband warn me about walking on pavement and that I had to take better care of myself. Perhaps this house walking was a result of his advice from the other side???
Heather - congrats on finishing your book. Do you have another one planned? Fun photo of Burns night. You did a fine job stabbing that haggis.
Beth - so proud of you for showing up and getting on that treadmill.
Barbie - thanks for sharing those stories from "Atomic Habits" about just showing up at the gym and with the yoga mat. Very true. Just keep stacking, a little at a time.
All of you ladies on the Squat Squad: Keep it up.
Visit with Dr. Lisa, my GP:She froze a spot on my nose, a mole on my arm, and that skin tag on my eyelid. She previously froze that nose spot almost exactly 5 years ago to the day. She said I had the option of her freezing it again or using a chemo type cream and seeing if it stays OK for another 5 years, so I opted for the dry ice. If it comes back in a few months, then I'm off to the dermatologist.
That skin tag on the eyelid - she froze it then snipped it off. My optometrist had said it was a job for a dermatologist. Well, not when Dr. Lisa is around with that dry ice tank!
Mole on my arm - we'd been watching it for years, no changes, but she said as long as she had the dry ice there, she'd might as well just remove it so we don't have to worry about it.
We also talked about walking with weights, and she thought it was good idea. She'll schedule me for another DEXA scan in October (Medicare pays for them every 2 years) and we'll see if there has been positive benefit in my hip and lumbar spine values.
Thanks to those of you who commented on Almy, my feather baby. I don't have the fondness for my hens that I do for Rosie but still, I hate to see animals suffering when they need to be put down.
I have now incorporated a 10 minute before-breakfast house walk carrying 3# weights. I started it last week, 5 minutes, no weights. This morning I thought - why not go for it?
And I wore the weighted vest yesterday for 10 minutes. It's heavy on my shoulders and will take some getting used to, but for 10 minutes a day I can wear it - it forces correct posture, that's for sure.
Make it a great Friday!
Lanette
SW WA State
He’s been wanting to do this for awhile, I’ve been the one that has been putting a hold on it. He keeps telling me how much we have ($$$) and I finally caved in. I don’t have to tell him twice, he’s on it like a manager on an email
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27 squats done!6
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Lanette, interestingly, I do better walking on pavement than in the fields and walking in the house has too many hazards (like dogs and dog toys). The important thing is to figure out what you can do and do it. Barbie in NW WA
Barbie - You are so right. Figure out what we can do and do it!
If someone would have told me five years ago that I'd give up pavement walking and get lots of steps walking inside the house, I never would have believed them. I've worn out many pairs of shoes walking on pavement throughout the years, and enjoyed the walks.
Foot problems changed that, especially after I broke my baby toe the week after DH died. When it healed, the tendon shortened and the toes on that foot got out of alignment and it's been a painful and expensive road getting shoes that fit.
This "house walking" probably wouldn't work for many folks. I always have to take a sweep through the house beforehand and remove obstacles like dog toys. Rosie finally knows to go to her bed and not sit in my path. The cat, who sometimes comes in to visit, gets scooted under the coffee table.
If DH were still alive, it also wouldn't work because it would annoy him. Part of my path is in front of the TV, plus I like to listen to the radio. That would have interfered with his TV watching. I had given up trying to win similar battles.
Anyhow, I still enjoy short walks on the pavement, especially at early summer sunrise when I walk by myself. I can walk fast or slow and stop to investigate a plant or flower I see along the way. I can get in 1/2 mile or more without a lot of stress or talking. At my own speed. My way of meditating.
I'm so grateful I stumbled onto the "house walking." Just when I thought I'd never again get many steps in, a comment by Dr. Matt about how he once got in a mile in his house while strolling and holding his colicky baby for an hour flickered the light on for me.
Lanette
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I'm getting stuff done! Yay! I tossed the flowers and the very old leftovers. And my dad took a load to Goodwill. So the next thing is those thank you cards.
Annie in Delaware4 -
Hmm... dilemmas - I need to run to the store, but I have deliveries coming in, and I'd really rather be here when they get here. But they're slated between now and 2:30, and I really want to go before the store gets busy. Murphy's Law says the minute I leave, the deliveries will show up. I don't HAVE to be here to sign for them, but if I am, I can have them put them under the carport where they won't interfere with Corey parking. Now, I can have Corey stop at the store on the way home, but I generally go out of my way to not do that if I can help it. Well... I'll give them until 11:30, and then dash out and hope for the best.
Sometimes I marvel at how truly trivial my decisions are these days.
But, as usual, y'all inspired me, and I made my third session on the elliptical this week, one of my goals. I am always grateful.
Baby steps are still steps...
Later,
Love,
Lisa7 -
Heather - thanks for sharing the pictures.
Pip - I’m excited to see the changes, you and Kirby have good eyes. “Manager on an email”. Love that one. 😂
Terri - feel better soon.
Ginny - is that the area you were thinking of moving to?
Rosemarie - that’s a nice little surprise. Maybe you can practice some yoga in the meantime.
Yes I am using a night splint for the Plantar fasciitis. I am also really working on my calf because the tightness there really contributes to it.
Machka - I so want to make a dollhouse for Michaela. I love those ideas.
Heather - good luck with getting the book sorted out, I’m sure you’ll be fine.
Lanette - I have a pair of knock off Birkenstocks I’ve been wearing in the house. I also have slippers but have insoles in them.
The other day, the massage lady told my I also have fallen arches and that can cause the Plantar Fasciitis, one of best treatment for fallen arches I guess is walking barefoot. Which I love, but it’s been aggravating the PF. I really think I need to see a podiatrist but I just don’t have the money for it currently.
I have heard great things about the weighted vests. I imagine they would take getting used to though.
Kelly - nice to see you pop in. I talk a lot, so I don’t know what I may have said. 😂
You’ve connected with me quite a few times too.
Lisa - it’s taken a long time to get your furniture parts! I hope you are able to enjoy your sunroom this weekend.
That’s a lot of rain
I hope you can get to the store and the delivery waits for you.
Finished another session this morning. I should have the final mark this afternoon. It should be over 90%. I’m hoping anyway. There is one assignment he is still marking. Everything else has been 100% except one was 23/25.
I have to go to Costco today and I also have to prepare the house for the drywall guy tomorrow. I’m trying to decide which activity to do first. I know both will aggravate my foot.
Costco sucks
The fund is $10,001 this morning!!!!!
Tracey in Edmonton
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Snowflake1968 wrote: »
Lisa - it’s taken a long time to get your furniture parts! I hope you are able to enjoy your sunroom this weekend.
That’s a lot of rain
I hope you can get to the store and the delivery waits for you.
I have to go to Costco today and I also have to prepare the house for the drywall guy tomorrow. I’m trying to decide which activity to do first. I know both will aggravate my foot.
Costco sucks
The fund is $10,001 this morning!!!!!
Tracey in Edmonton
Woo-hoo on the fund! What a great barrier to get over!
My boxes got here (😀), but the glasses weren't delivered (🤨). A talk with my daughter delayed me from leaving just long enough for the big boxes to get here. All things balance out in the end 🙃. Do the Costco thing first and get it over with - you can always sit down in between parts of prepping for the drywall guy. No such thing at Costco, unless you can get someone to push you in the cart. 😀😈
Time to head for the store...
Love y'all!
Lisa in AR
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Lisa Yay for another elliptical session!
I'm going to do my thank you cards just as soon as I finish reading Facebook. Really.
Annie in Delaware4 -
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I like walking, hiking, running on hardpacked trails, beaches, sidewalks, and roads.
I've done both road running and trail running, and I prefer trail running provided the trail is in good condition.
I also like walking and running using my treadmill when the weather is bad or it is dark outside.
I'm not overly keen on walking on grass, although if it is well-mowed and short, it's OK. Chances are, I won't turn an ankle or encounter a snake if the grass is really short.
Machka in Oz
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Well I worked on thank you cards and I'm down to two missing addresses that I requested. And I am making good progress on my special wash laundry pile. And I had my first spinach shake in many moons. Let's hope that's a sign that my diet is improving.
And I got a card from an old boyfriend that made me happy. 😊
Annie in soggy Delaware6
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