WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2024

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  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,184 Member
    no real plans this weekend except for church and potluck after.
    Celebrating our church's 65th anniversary.
    They have asked a few people to make recipes in memory of members who have passed on. I do not know the lady who used to make the recipe I got.
    It is a banana split cake.
    No room in my freezer so having the assist. pastor and his wife pick it up and putting it in the freezer at church. They live down the street from me and are going over for a luncheon at the church tomorrow(I am not going)
  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,702 Member
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  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,040 Member
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  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,696 Member
    Love the painting and the new blue, Tracey. Good job. You've been waiting so long for this. Isn't it great to have a painting partner! :D

    Resting my legs today. I'll see if it makes any difference. Slept OK, with minimal painkillers.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,593 Member
    We managed to get two coats on in 8 hours, that included all the taping as well.
    Kaitlyn did the hallway with white and the dark blue on the back of the cabinets. I did all of the light blue.

    Tomorrow we have one more wall and the beam over the sink to do.

    I even painted my little ceiling above the sink blue.

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    Love the blue!!

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,593 Member
    drkatiebug wrote: »
    Machka and Rita, I was 54 when I finished my doctorate, 50 when I got a wild notion to get one. Just sayin’. I did it for two reasons. The major reason was to pad my retirement, but the other was just to say I could do it. It was a good time. Kids were grown and out on their own. No grandkids yet. My health was still good as was Dave’s. Getting National Board Certified and then getting my doctorate were the two hardest and smartest things I ever did.

    Well done!!

    Despite the fact that I likely have 10 years of work left, I don't think getting a doctorate will make any difference in my pay and definitely not in my retirement.

    The only reason I think about it is because I'd kind of like a doctorate. :) But I don't know what I would focus on for my thesis. What did you do yours on?

    Meanwhile, I'm taking shorter courses.

    My current courses are on Clinical Costing.


    Machka in Oz

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,593 Member
    edited February 10
    Good morning, my dears, from the gray Arkansas River Valley... won't see the sunshine until Tuesday, unfortunately,

    Lanette - The bright, sunny days wake me up and get me moving, too, until mid-June, and then they become sleepiness and somnolence, to avoid the heat of the day. Then my body clock switches over to cool, cloudy mornings as the time of energy and drive.

    Machka - Still on that subject, if I slept 10 to 12 hours a day, I would be so headachy and sick I would be ill. I don't know how you do that. I took a two-hour nap yesterday and slept only four hours last night. The amount of hours you sleep would be, for me, disabling. I find the range of human behavior just fascinating.

    @maitlandshopgirl
    - Welcome, drop into any conversation, and please sign your posts with what name you'd like to be called and a general area, so we can get to know you! Glad you're here, along with our other new chums.

    Went to get my hair cut yesterday, and she cut it FAR too short. That's OK, it will grow out. Just frustrating. I show every beautician the same picture that's in my profile here, and this is the second one in a row that's cut it way shorter than I wanted. Every time I find one who's good, she moves on to another salon or just quits the biz. Ah well, with it this short, I won't have to go looking for another cut for at least three months, if not four! Silver lining in everything...

    Corey's off to rewire a work friend's trailer in a bit, so I won't see him for most of the day, but I've already got the third load of laundry going anyway. The silver lining of insomnia, at least for me. I also want to pull the bathroom apart and deep clean it, but won't do that until he pulls out, much easier to do when it's just me here.

    Our son and his fiancée will be here Wednesday, so I also need to get the home workout room turned into a bedroom, as well, even though they'll be here just one night. So, lots to keep me busy this weekend. Never did get out and do anything outside yesterday, too hurty and tired, thus the nap that wrecked my sleep last night! It's all cyclical...

    Hope it is/was a peaceful Saturday for all,
    Love y'all!
    Lisa in AR



    Regarding sleeping ... if I get less than about 8.5 hours of sleep, I wake up feeling headachy and sick! Unfortunately, every night before a work day, I get less than 7.5 hours of sleep, so every work day, I wake up feeling headache and sick, and don't start feeling OK for a couple hours.

    On weekends, I regularly sleep 10-11 hours. I do get up and use the toilet of course, but about a minute later I am fast asleep again. I usually wake up naturally somewhere between 10 and 11 hours ... or occasionally more. And I feel good! No headaches. No nausea. And usually enough energy to tackle the garden and go for a bicycle ride!

    I wish I could sleep more during the week but there is too much to do.

    When I was younger, I would sleep 10-12 hours a night during vacation for about a week, then it was like I caught up and for the rest of my vacation I'd only sleep about 9 hours a night, but not any more. I didn't "catch up" during the month in Canada at all.

    M in Oz
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,303 Member
    Rita - just wanted to let you know that my husband was thrilled to hear about National Read in the Bathtub Day. :joy: He's taking advantage...

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  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,303 Member
    edited February 10
    Today is: Movie Day, which I plan on taking full advantage of today. Lots more below:

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  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,249 Member
    Annie - I know it’s been hard for you to have outside activities with caring for your Mom & Dad but is there anything you can do that piques your interest in the house? Waiting for the time to go doesn’t seem like it would be very fun or healthy.

    Lisa - sounds like a productive couple of days for you coming up.

    Beth - I would think the cochlear implant would be exciting if nerve-wracking.

    Dia_r - I don’t let the scale dictate what I’m doing, I’m saying that I do weigh daily, but keep an average over a week and a month. When I was actively losing it seemed that the scale never budged for long periods, but my pants felt better and that was an encouragement.

    Rita - this nine year old can solve a cube in 25 seconds! I never could either. I didn’t have the patience to figure it out I guess.
    They were saying it’s Pizza Day on the radio this morning. I think that will be supper.

    Joy - that is scary about the bees. Thanks for confirming.

    Kaitlyn came to help me paint today she showed me a video of a lady that put a cross stitch pattern blown up to paint it on her nursery walls. What a beautiful thing it turned out to be. I’ll have to ask her to send me a link. It was beautiful.

    Heather - I will be needing to rest by back and feet by Monday for sure. Tomorrow shouldn’t be too bad.

    We managed to get two coats on in 8 hours, that included all the taping as well.
    Kaitlyn did the hallway with white and the dark blue on the back of the cabinets. I did all of the light blue.

    Tomorrow we have one more wall and the beam over the sink to do.

    I even painted my little ceiling above the sink blue.

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    Love the color!

  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 2,879 Member
    Tracey - Wanted to say that I love the blue in your kitchen, it's a lovely, cool color, very inviting to me.

    Heather - I like your pastel flowers... thanks for the reminder that I'm not alone in my self-critical assessments. *sigh* If they would just turn out like they do in my head, they'd all be wonderful! :smiley: Have they been able to get you in to see a physical therapist? You're hurting an awful lot these days, it seems.

    Later,
    Love,
    Lisa in AR
  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,286 Member
    Tracey that blue is beautiful! Great job! And yes we like the extra pictures too!

    Annie in Delaware
  • auntiebk
    auntiebk Posts: 2,610 Member
    edited February 10
    Today’s gratitude: Break in the rain means can take Shadow to dog group for the first time in weeks? Months? Happy dance!
    Friday’s gratitude: Rumiano’s butter. :naughty:
    Thursday’s gratitude: Joe was able to wait for Jeep to be repaired so morning routine not disrupted. Took advantage and did both wii balance games and PT.
    Machka Thanks! “Ours is very simple. My stuff goes to him. His stuff comes to me.” Then what? What if you’re both killed in a car accident at the same time? A concern here as HWY199 can be treacherous.
    Heather Hooray for Johnny and others who persuaded the council. “Less expectation, less uncertainty, less guesswork. Peace.” Ah that’s the best!
    Welcome @ gettingfitinmenopause Rach in B’ham! Great February plans!
    Michelle in NV Con VERY gratulations on kicking Dr. Pepper. As you gradually decrease the amount of juice in your soda you can kick that too. Is there Trader Joe’s near you? They have a variety of flavored, unsweetened, zerocalorie bubble waters. My favorite is Mandarin Cranberry. Your soups look beautiful but now I’m craving beer cheese soup ;{
    Lisa I could have used that sign. Often thought I should fashion some kind of hat to put on when I was deep into involved problemsolving to warn people off from interrupting. Alas, they usually got my RBF :naughty: Thanks for that “add art to your life” link. You described me to a T.
    Annie would you consider asking the MD’s office to sent lab results?
    Lanette you called it. Shop wanted to change powersteering system? For $$$, Joe stopped at BiMart, got some fresh fluid, siphoned old out and put new in, bingo bango no squeak <$10. He plans to “flush” it again so any residual is purged. He’s happy with the Jeep… again ;) Smart hens! That’s Joe’s plan too :laugh:
    Rita what you said about healthcare.
    IMHO Back in the day when hospitals were either county or faith based they weren’t so much under the thumb of the pharmaceutical/medical equipment industry/Federal Medicare regulations. For-profit healthcare results in best care for the 1% and less care for the rest of us.
    :love: the saucer cloud pic.
    Tina “move more better” yup, that’s the plan. Thanks!
    Joy I thought we were rural, but we’re positively urban compared to your area. Two grocery stores seems to be a thing, Brookings (pop 6500, 5 miles south), Gold Beach (pop 1500, 20 mi north) are in the two grocery stores club. Crescent City (30 mi south) has 3, Safeway, WalMart and the Co-op. Is it any wonder I go on a shopping marathon to Winco, Trader Joe’s and Natural Grocers whenever I have to be in Medford? Prices on the coast are ridiculous.
    Welcome @SaraP73 Sara from AB! Lots of support here and for motivation there’s always pip’s boot! :laugh:
    Michele 3 or 4 months seems like a long time to wait for your foot to stop hurting. . .
    You too Lanette :cry:
    Allie :love: the new ‘do!
    Kay “unannounced”? “drama” indeed. Sounds like your sister is trying to give your Mama and the aunt this gift, but wow, what a baad idea. :noway: Ah, read the update. Pray it all works out.
    Tracey “dire” indeed! Whooshed a little hopeful energy your way for the local clinic to get and MD. Are there any MD’s in the next nearest town? No warranty on the Jeep, it’s a 2001 and sold “as is” He’s taking it on a test run to Gold Beach this morning. Hope he’s still happy with it when he gets home. ;} :love: the cubing shirt! Well done!
    Kylia we’re a “puppy bowl” family ;)
    Annie “trimming Teddy is like a hobby.” Now I can think of grooming Tumble as a hobby, not a task. Thanks! I always wanted to spin and weave, but never wanted it enough to actually do it ;}
    Beth fingers X’d for a helpful appointment. (hugs)
    Dia_R feeling deprived is a real killer. Are you able to up your protein? When I eat less protein and more carbs I want to eat everything that isn’t nailed down. ((hugs)) What Lisa, pip, Barbie, Lanette said.
    Only through pg 21 but the get up and move timer has bonged… twice!
    2/9: Move mins- wii:11 PT:0 d:0 x&a:0 dogs:0 line dance:45 Steps:7138
    Fuel: sugar in vs mfp=31 CI<CO net=244 vits=1
    Live: Joe, readings, BP, AF, ptT, ptS, M, H, WalMart, Post Office, Freddie’s, Wt:131.8
    2/8: Move mins- wii:11 PT:17 d:0 x&a:0 dogs:39 garden:25 Steps:4811
    Fuel: sugar in vs mfp=14 CI<CO net=201 vits=1
    Live: Joe, readings, BP, AF, ptT, ptS, H, pruned and manured dwarf apple and peach trees, called Je, updated dance and address spreadsheets, sent special line dance event email. Wt:132.1 again ;}[/spoiler]
    Later, lighter, lovelies!
    Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD x8zcp1ya37k1.gif
    February: Move more than yesterday, fuel better than yesterday, live NOW.
    Open heart and mind before mouth.
    2024: Strengthen: body, mind, heart-connections.
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,086 Member
    Hey ya'll just hanging out with Alfie and Siri having a Walmart delivery.. hopefully they find it this time.
    Poor Miles still not feeling well..