WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2024

kymarai · April 9

Good morning!
With all the Eclipse excitement here I forgot to check in with Lanette. I am status quo from last week. As stressful as last week was I am excited to not have gained!

We had clear skies for viewing. One of the mechanics took pictures . The quiet that occurred along with the bright orange on the horizon were cool. I am glad to have been able to see it, but wouldn't have traveled for it.

Carol Hugs and sorry for your loss

Beth Hugs as you travel this journey with your mom. Dementia is such an awful thing for the family for sure.

Heather I am glad your plans are coming together. Prayers for less pain and quick recovery.

Machka So exciting following your home owner journey.

Lisa Love all of your improvements!

I wanted to share something. My Sister in law actually told me she appreciates all I do at work and knows I am tired! She just doesn't know how to fix that. I was shocked! Things that would need to change to bring in young blood though would include getting rid of the current mechanics (bad attitudes and habits), cleaning and organizing the shop, putting in computers in the shop area, change in attitudes about training(!), documented vacation and sick day policy, lunch times, and less micro managing . List seems massive but is doable, but not sure the owners have the energy or attitude to make those changes. Hopefully can continue for a few more years anyway. Independent dealers are dropping left and right due to lack of mechanics and stricter requirements from manufacturers as well as mass merchants.

Better get my day started!

Thankful for spring rains.
Love the new beginnings that are happening like flowers and budding trees as well as the pretty green grass!
Grateful to have you all in my life sharing and caring!

Have a great day knowing you are loved and thought of often!

Kylia in Ohio trying for progress not perfection

Anniesquats100 · April 9

Good morning ladies!

I have to dig back into my father's finances today because we have an appointment with the estate planning lawyer tomorrow. Plus there are chores that have been waiting for me, regarding consolidating accounts.

Dad made an interesting comment yesterday. He asked if we had an advisor. I said ME! I have the MBA. Then he said it would be great if he could just turn it all over to someone. I said we have to update the powers of attorney, he could just turn it all over now. I don't know how he feels today, but he is getting closer. Now if I could get him to give up driving! And then not walk so far. All in good time.

Beth thinking of you and your mom. It's so hard to deal with our parents. Dad still treats me like a child. When he grew up, women weren't allowed to have their own credit cards.

My book is getting into mind games: how to answer that little voice that says it's okay to eat more. In a nutshell, you write out an answer when you are feeling strong, then refer to it when you feel weak. It helps. I'm getting better at resisting food at home. Last time I was worried about Dad I didn't eat my feelings.

On the other hand, I've been craving strawberry ice cream. I'm going to try this Nick's swedish lite ice cream today. So I have to save some calories for that. 67 calories per half cup.

Have a marvelous day ladies! May you be happy, healthy, safe and free!

Annie in Delaware

LisaInArkansas · April 9

Annie - As always, respect the way you keep hanging in there with your dad. Wish I had advice, but can only offer support.

Rori - The compression socks are making a huge difference for me! Hope they help you, too. Didn't know how much of the pain from walking and working outside was because of the swelling around my ankles. I'm even able to wear my tennis shoes again! It had gotten unbearably painful to wear them because of the impact on the ankle swelling. Hope they're helpful to you as well. The second set I ordered were with llamas, cats and sloths on them, and weirdly, they're distinctly tighter! They help even more though, but are a little harder to get on.

Kylia - I think it's wonderful that your sister-in-law told you how much you're valued. We all need to hear it, and you needed to hear it from her, especially, I think.

Got one bored kitty on my hands for the next couple days, and I've got a few things I plan to do inside, as we're socked in with rain into Thursday. I worked all told about three hours outside yesterday, and broke a real sweat for the first time since last summer! Throwing rocks around will do that to you.

But while I'm inside, since my friend will be bringing her RV the first week of May, and we won't be putting them up in the house, I can go ahead and start work on what is now the spare bedroom area and start pulling down the drywall. I'll be putting it all in garbage bags and it will go out to the roll-off dumpster once it's dry enough to run my little lawn tractor and trailer over the ground outside, but I can finally get started!

First, though, yoga and some work on the quilt I'm building. I want to lay the first sketch down for my next clock, too...

My weight is down a bit from April 1, and I'm working on getting back down to my maintenance range, which is the goal. At least it's going in the right direction.

Later, y'all,
Love,
Lisa

okiewoman510 · April 9

Good morning Ladies -

Our house was in the path of totality so we took advantage of it and had some friends over for an eclipse party. We had fun. As others have noted, it was cool to watch but I don’t think I would travel for it.

Carol - so sorry for your loss. Prayers for peace for you. I lost my older brother (only sibling) in 2017. It is a very strange feeling not having that person who knew all your childhood memories be gone.

Beth - I’m sorry your Mom is declining so
rapidly.

Okie in the TX Hill Country

cityjaneLondon · April 9

Very high winds last night. There is a lot of heavy flooding in the local area from rivers and the very high tide. We are fine here. I'm going to leave going out until tomorrow! Damp and windy. John might pick up milk.

I've just ordered a new valance sheet for our super king bed. I like the ones that have the bottom sheet joined onto the valance. The sheet goes over the mattress. John has worn through his side! We have had it 20 years!

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

1948CWB · April 9

Anniesquats100 · April 9

Hi. I did twenty eight minutes on my bike and fourteen minutes walking. Yay!

Annie in Delaware

LisaInArkansas · April 9

Egg, helping me do my 33 minutes of yoga this morning... although a couple were used as picture time...

Love,
Lisa in AR

kevrit · April 9

Lisa it is so fun when our animals try to do yoga with us! My Brownie, stretches along with me and does the downward dog and cobra stretches along side me making me laugh. I had a pet in the past that used to do the whole routine with me. Such fun!

kevrit · April 9

Today is Unicorn day! I finished and filed my unicorn coloring book. I need to find more unicorns!! What makes you shiver??

LisaInArkansas · April 9

kevrit wrote: »

Lisa it is so fun when our animals try to do yoga with us! My Brownie, stretches along with me and does the downward dog and cobra stretches along side me making me laugh. I had a pet in the past that used to do the whole routine with me. Such fun!

Yes! Made me truly laugh out loud, especially with that first pose of hers... there are days I don't know what I'd do without her.

Whidislander · April 9

cityjaneLondon wrote: »

Rebecca - With all you are going through, and all your recent travelling, you are entitled to say that you haven't the energy to put them up, and they have to stay in a hotel and eat out. You could meet them for a meal somewhere. Sometimes our energy just runs out.
I have told my brother this, and he is finding it difficult to organise a visit! I want to see him but not entertain. He has many, many births due, so I'm not holding it against him. Pater Familias. per excellence. 11 grandchildren. 4 great grandchildren.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

I like that explanation. Its true, I don't really have the energy to entertain. I also have the splattering of appointments, which I need to be on Whidbey for. I need to get up the nerve to "say what I mean, and mean what I say" to my sister.💖👍🏼
Rebecca
Whidbey
Wa

Whidislander · April 9

LisaInArkansas wrote: »

Joy - Hope your daughter's news is good. Hopefully, the lack of urgency means that it isn't urgent, and isn't just incompetence on someone's part. Home improvement is as close as Corey and I ever come to arguing--we're both conflict-avoidant, which has its benefits in terms of doing projects together. 👀🙃😀

Heather - Good news getting some information you needed from Saga, hope you can get what you need sorted all the way around.

So... I was outside at totality, I took pictures with the selfie side of my phone, like Tina I was just trying not to look at the sun, and wanted to! Didn't work. The pics just look like the sun. The birds never stopped singing, Egg was inside getting a snack when I walked back in. I tried wearing Corey's welders helmet to look at the sun, just gave me an instant headache from the weight. 🤷🏻 I dunno.

Anyway - smelling like leather and sweat and dirt at the moment, but after two hours, I decided I like the bricks with the German schmear (thank you Barbara, I'll use that later with Corey... 😀). After I got all the mortar cleaned off around it, I was able to get all that detritus in the dumpster... then I took an hour to pull some siding off under the carport. I told Corey I would pull everything off that I could reach. Not as much as he probably thought, as I think he thinks I'm six feet tall.

I'm not. 🙃 But I might get out and do a little more once I take a break. Or maybe not.

Rebecca - You have my full sympathy. I just don't give in anymore. No matter what your sister promises, you know what she's like better than she does, and it will all happen. My answer these days is "I'm not traveling anymore," and I use the excuse of the old military life when I deign to give any excuse at all. You can use that one too, if you like. I've done that bit, I have no urge to go anywhere else. Possibly ever. I may change my mind someday, but it's not today.

Time for a snack.

Later, y'all,
Love,
Lisa in AR

I'm not traveling anymore (adding "this year"). I like it! We have traveled down to Oregon, to the airports etc a good 20 hours of traveling, and I have done my quota for awhile!🙄😁😂
Rebecca
Whidbey
Wa

Whidislander · April 9

I'm eating my pantry down to a couple of items. I have pasta, crackers, honey, prunes (not opened yet), olives, some packets of hollandaise sauce mix. Everything else I eat is stuff in the fridge or freezer. Have any of you noticed this transition? Less prepackaged foods and more chilled items. I just realized this when I was making up my shopping list this week. Husband has 3 times the items than I do. Lol!
Rebecca
Whidbey
Wa

Whidislander · April 9

Eli looking wise.💖👍🏼
Rebecca
Whidbey
Wa

Snowflake1968 · April 9

I have read up until page 17, but have not made notes. I am really enjoying having my BF here, its been some late nights and early mornings, but well worth it.
Today we are going for a pedicure and to an antique store.

Sue - I am so happy to read that you are rid of her. It's such a shame she left such a mess, but at least she is gone.

Tracey in Edmonton

cityjaneLondon · April 9

Well, after almost all day on the phone, either on long hold, speaking to an idiot, and occasionally to a sensible person, I have cancelled the October cruise.
Phew!
By the last conversation with the insurance guy, I had lost the will to live. The crunch for him was he DXA scan my doctor has ordered. Apparently, that's a no.no. He offered to put me in touch with another third party company, but I had rung at least six different people and been on hold for so long for each, I just gave up. I have now cancelled the October cruise and will get my deposit back sometime.
The refund for the April cruise had to be reprocessed this morning. It hadn't gone through.

So now I'm hoping to get two cheques and two refunds into our joint account. I will believe the cheques when I see them.
Personally I am relieved. For John I feel bad, but he is being very philosophical.
I now have enough money, and enough mental space for my recovery.

I received a booklet online from my hospital about exercises etc to do before and after surgery. I'm already doing more than they ask.

Feeling quite tearful and relieved it's done. My old uni friend rang while I was in the middle of this torture, but I couldn't talk to her.

Love Heather UK xxxxxx

exermom · April 9

The plan for tomorrow is to do some HIIT and then take the water aerobics. Afterwards (well, actually I’ll have to leave the water aerobics early) I have a dentist appt for the routine cleaning. If they have the permanent bridge I’ll have them put it in. But honestly, I don’t think they will

Lisa – thank you for telling me about the wood plank versus vinyl plank. I would never have thought of that. How did your company yesterday like the eclipse? It wasn’t anything around here. The only issue (which isn’t a biggie at all) is that it’s somewhat awkward to bend my knee where I bruised it. Other than that, no problem at all. Thanks for asking

Started the prednisone today for the sciatica.

Sue WA – yippee tenant from h*** is gone. So what if she left a mess? It’s worth it. So So happy

Heather – I, too, am very surprised how quickly you went from such a very active person to one in so much pain. It must frustrate you to no end. When Vince had his tibial plateau fracture, we had a powder room downstairs and the bedrooms and bath was upstairs. The kitchen, living room, etc. were downstairs. We made a make-shift bedroom in the family room. Put a mattress on sheets of wood. It worked. Then he had to scoot up the stairs on his backend, but in the end everything worked out. Can you do something like that?

One time the electric start on the push behind mower went. Vince kept putting off getting it fixed and putting it off. Finally, I told him that we bought that mower specifically for the electric start, and until it gets fixed, I absolutely refuse to use it. He found the part (I think it was the battery) that day!

Beth – big hug

Carol – I am so very sorry for your loss

Linda – safe travels.

Barbara – when I fell, I did scrape the upper part of my one cheek. But it took a long while to appear, it’s really nothing. Thanks for your concern

Allie – YIPPEEEEEEE

Lanette – I’m sure the sciatica is related to the callous on the foot. With the callous, I’m (of course) walking in a way I usually don’t which probably puts more pressure on the hip. I only started the prednisone today, and it’s feeling much better. Maybe it’s because I can’t walk as much as it’s raining outside right now. Or maybe it’s psychosomatic, I don’t know

Well, the old tractor is gone. The guy just came to pick it up. Now Vince’ll order the new one.

Michele NC
who will probably have to do a Leslie Sansone video since it’s still raining

pinh · April 9

Hi All, Hope your April is going along well.

I wasn't expecting much for the eclipse viewing because weather predictions had looked pretty bad until the day of the eclipse. We ended up with great weather. I had a pair of glasses and a neighbor and a couple friends came by over my late lunch break and we watched. Cool little bonus. Lucky stars, so to speak.

My diet and activity plans are going along. I just have to remind myself that the change is worth the effort. My clothes are pretty loose. I am cinching things for now since I have a good chunk more to finish, but it is the kind of minor annoyance that is sign of things going the right way. I still want to bail and have alcohol and a huge restaurant dinner....and pizza, but then I take a deep breath and remind myself I'm doing great. I should keep it up.

Read a great mystery by Irish author Tana French called The Hunter. I guess I just like her books. It isn't earth shattering but it didn't go exactly where I thought it would at the end. She invests her stories with what I take for a lot of locality. Maybe I was just wanting to feel nostalgic about Ireland.

Best wishes to my fellow folks. Stay strong.

-Anna in Michigan

auntiebk · April 9

Today’s gratitude: adolescent and teen years in Ukiah where I could walk to school and ride my bike anywhere all summer.
Took car in this morning to swap studded tires for standards. Instead of sitting bathed in tire scent, took walk. Soon as I got away from the highway the smells, sounds and sights really lifted my spirits. It was a good long walk up hills and through neighborhoods. Brought back memories of early morning summer bike rides to the library, early morning before it got too hot! Such a great way to start the day, I may try mixing up my morning routine a bit . . . and see if I can walk with Joe and the dogs first thing.
Rebecca it sounds like you know your eldest sister well. I wouldn’t want to welcome all that “help”ful meddling, and while I love dogs, in your position I’d have to respect my husband’s objections. If you let her know Tucker could not be in the house (for many reasons, you’re renters, your husband’s health, etc not that you have to excuse yourself) would that dissuade her? If not, then some humorous meme about how you like your yard exactly as it is and can we talk about something else? ((hugs))
Lanette Sure do. One of my favorite backup singers. . . :devil:
Debbie, con very gratulations for taking off those two pounds. Thanks for the sock ease link, been contemplating something like this to help with the compression socks, but would also need something to make it easier to take them off :laugh:
Rori so happy to see your smiling face! Thankful no trees down.
Machka the pink brown would be “warmer” than the blue grey, so . . .
Heather, like Lisa and Machka I wonder at the “no walking” instruction, but perhaps every case is different and for your individual hips walking is contraindicated?
Kylia surprised and delighted about what your SIL said. Would she be willing to tackle one or two of the things on your list? Documented HR policies for vacation, sick and lunch times would be a good place to start… and could be adapted from templates available on the web or from your library. Getting buy-in is another thing :devil:
Annie thanks for the Nick’s recommendation, was amazed to learn our local Freddie’s carries it. Might be a good alternative to my NY Super Fudge Chunk jones, in weighed out portions, of course. ;}
Okie that looks like a very very fun group!
Lisa love how flexible Egg is inspiring you to stretch

Rita ditto for your Brownie doing the dog-a.
Michelle hope just a scratch, no bruising or swelling near your eye. When I fell and broke my glasses, an x-ray showed a tiny crack in the orbit bone around my eye. Fortunately it wasn’t displaced, no surgery needed, and healed on its own. ((hugs))
Anna have you read the Inspector Gamache mysteries by Louise Penny?
Time for brunch, then wii balance games, PT and perhaps to play with plants.
Later, lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD

April: Move more than yesterday, fuel better than yesterday, live NOW.
Open heart and mind before mouth.
2024: Strengthen: body, mind, heart-connections.

grandmallie · April 9

Little boy counting eggs, and out with the day care kidsfor a walk and its 72 today
Finished up until season 12 of Call the Midwife

1948CWB · April 9

Allie ~ Those are a lot of eggs! Are they coming from a chicken farm. Smiles seems to love them and is very careful.

Rebecca ~ Eli looks like sweet little soul. So calm!

Anna ~ Congrats on the loose clothing. I have noticed lately that some of my pants are really tight and I wish I could make myself exercise more.

Heather ~ Glad to hear you finally got the cruise cancelled and will not have to worry so much about the money.

Michele ~ I know this sounds dumb, but, what is a bridge. Is it just to fill the space where you had a tooth pulled?

It's a rainy, rainy Spring day in Georgia!

Carol in Georgia

SophieRosieMom · April 9

Rita and Lisa - Brownie and Egg doing and/or helping with your yoga brought back fond memories of my Sophie - she would also do the downward dog with me. Thanks for mentioning!!

Allie - good news on the baby front. Love seeing what sMiles is up to these days. Can't believe how fast he's growing. So many nice activities at the daycare.

Rebecca - Eli is too adorable! I don't blame you for wanting to stall your sister's visit. It wasn't that long ago that you saw her, plus your house is torn up due to the leak in the kitchen.

Not good for company - or at least wouldn't be for me if I was in your shoes.

Barbara had some great tips too. You and Lee have plenty going on this summer.

Okie - you hang with a fun group, that's for sure. Glad you were able to see it! My brother in Indiana was in the path of totality and sent me a picture of his young staff standing outside the back door - it was very dark for a minute or two and they saw a couple planets. Fun to experience - I guess the next one won't come around for 20 years?

Michele - glad the prednisone seems to be helping already. Once the calluses are cleared up, hope your sciatica goes away for a long time! I noticed mine seems pretty good today - I ran around in sock feet most of yesterday, so who knows.

Heather - glad you finally got through to the insurance people - what an ordeal. I'm sure you are very anxious to have the checks in hand.

Barbara - your walk while waiting for the tire switch sounded very nice. I used to love walking through older neighborhoods too, and was just thinking about when I was in college and would bike so many places. I started out at Ball State University - there were several "Ball Brothers" mansions in Muncie Indiana, and those ritzy neighborhoods were spectacular. Yes, the canning jar people.

The pre-diabetes classes- Zoom info meeting about it this morning.

I'm going to sign up. There was at least one other gal in my shoes who thought she was doing all the right things - walking, strength training, some intermittent fasting and still her A1C was going up and she was surprised like I was. I could tell she was a little heavier than me and said it was probably due to snacking. Yep, I think that's what did me in too. High carb snacks.

If any of you are interested - and you don't have to be on Medicare (if you are, it's free), I think a lot of insurances cover it. Requirements include a recorded A1C of 5.7 to 6.4, BMI over 25. They are using the CDC program. More on eligibility:

https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/prevention/program-eligibility.html

My local hospital uses the CDC curriculum:

https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/prevention/index.html

The Diabetes Educator, Rachel, who hosted the meeting this morning, said participants who attend the zoom meetings regularly lose weight, and expect to lose from 5 to 7 percent of your current weight in the first 6 months. She said that's not a lot of weight like a person would lose on WW, for example, but it's enough to reverse pre-diabetes. Intriguing.

If I understood her right, the first 4 months are weekly zoom meetings, then bi-weekly meetings for the next 8 months. I didn't take good notes because my hands were full holding Rosie.

She's going send more info through MyChart including the sign-up process.

That's the latest.

Lanette

SW WA State

pipcd34 · April 9

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pipcd34 · April 9

Stat for the day-

Walk w/family- 2hrs 15min 59sec, 113elev, 2.63ap, 6.13mi= 582c
Strava app = 751c

grandmallie · April 9

She has chickens at the house..so they collect eggs.. don't know what she does with them all.
Stopped to see them this afternoon Tracy getting a little belly..looks adorable..but im guessing she will let us know what she is having at 16 weeks after the drs appointment.

grandmallie · April 9

They were outside most of the day...
Started watching the crown..but stopped to.watch Fixer to Fabulous

exermom · April 10

Anne Michigan – you are doing so wonderful. Keep it up

Barbara – no bruising or swelling by the eye. Just a burn

Going to the Y tomorrow to do the HIIT, then the water aerobics but I’ll need to leave early since I have the dentist appt for the routine cleaning at 10. Then I’ll probably go to Aldi. They’re having the seawall meeting for the condo at the library but we can participate by zoom. For $18,000 you can bet I’m interested.

Carol – yes, a bridge is an artificial tooth to fill in where the one was removed. I could have had an implant, but I didn’t want one. What could go wrong with this tooth did and I wasn’t about to tempt fate. Also, since I have osteoporosis, I wasn’t going to take the chance.

Jess was housesitting for Marni (her boss, the one who dumped Eva on her) and Marni has chickens so Jess brought home 2 dozen eggs. I took 1-1/2 and left 1-1/2 for her

Allie – what is the crown?

Had ceramics tonight

Michele still NC

Rosemarie2972 · April 10

GrandMallie: Great news about the babies!

Michele: I hope you feel better!

Rebecca: Hopefully your sister will understand. Interesting how she tries to organize your house. I don't have a sister so I have never had the good and the bad of one!

Joy: When I was younger, I had cysts aspirated. I hope that is all your daughter requires and that she is well.

Flea: Congrats on getting all youir mother's property sold!

Machka: We didn't know about vinyl planks so we got engineered hard wood flooring in 2021 so I could use the hoyer lyft without hurting my back. I like it pretty well. it seems to be holding up but I don't have animals.

Sue in Washington: Congrats that the tenant left!

Carol: My sympathy on the loss of your brother.

Ginny: My sympathy that your DIL's aunt is passing.

Beth: Sad to hear about your Mom's dementia. I hope she does better in a memory care unit.

Tina: Were you serious saying you might get a job at zoo. That might be fun!

Heather: I am so sorry you are in pain. I am really impressed at all the exercising and exercises that you continue to do. That is great that you can get out of a chair without using your hands. Hopefully all your exercise up until now will make the post operative period go smoothly!

Sunday I still had shortness of breath so I went and got the cat scan. It was negative. I am wondering if at the rescue where I work with the cats if I breathed in cat litter dust. I looked cat litter up and it contains silica which is very bad..toxic..for humans. From now on I am going to wear a mask when I do kitty litter! I am doing mostly better. My energy is coming back and my breathing is better. Every 4th breath I want to take a deeper breath.

I started watching Elsbeth with Carrie Preston on CBS on Thursdays at 10 pm EST. This is a relaxing show. She sort of has a Peter Faulk, Columbo type role.

Best,
Rosemarie from GA

margaretturk · April 10

I went to dentist this is first time I can remember all my gums got a clean bill of health. I think it is due to changing my diet. My sinus infection is still gone, too!

I hope to sell DH car this weekend. Most of the estate is settled now. I have had to swallow the patience bill many times over the past few months. One of the businesses is on the verge of losing me as a customer because of such poor service. Heather I understand your pain with dealing with cancelling your cruise. It should be easier and less stressful. With the business in question I have called them at least 10 times to get an account into my name. A friend said they are doing this to break me down so I will pay someone in their company a hefty fee to speed the process. It will not happen I will leave the business first!

WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2024

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