WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2024
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Up early and got the desserts finished for the dessert auction at church- Fundraiser to help pay for summer camp.
Cake cracked because it was too moist- tasted the trimmed part and tastes really good.
Lemon blueberry- lemon curd filling- Hope they love lemon because it is strong lemon flavor in that curd!!
Made banana muffins and added a box of dark chocolate tea
A pitcher of home made lemonade(lemons from mom's)-pitcher is included
A pretty glass vase filled with Lindor blueberries and cream chocolates.
I would have baked more but was gone all day yesterday at the show.
SHould have stayed home-show was a bust!
It was a really slow/low turn out to start with and we were right next to another vendor who did 3D printed things- He uses high end commercial printers -15 of them-
We barely covered our costs. Oh well, Cant have all great shows.
After church I want to just rest- has been a very busy week.
Debbie
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Went in the pool then on my way to church gave the juniper to my neighbor who wanted it. Afterwards, had dinner and then watered the new plants (hoping they’ll live)
I have one bathing suit (chlorine resistant) that I wear to the Y and one that I wear at home. I think I’m going to switch them because the one I was wearing to the Y, the one shoulder strap keeps falling down. However, I do want to stitch in the cups because I know that the lining there will eventually be eaten away by the chlorine. We don’t have as much in our pool so I didn’t worry about it
I think I may have found out one of the reasons I got so much juniper. It doesn’t look like you had to dig too far down to plant it. I planted wormwood and digging in this red clay was no joke.
Sunday here:
Did Crunch Bootcamp DVD then walked to Food Lion for bananas for Vince and hot dogs (that are on sale) for Vince. Then went to WalMart. I think we’re going to go out by the pool and pare my phone so that I can use the receiver and listen to music in the pool.
Made some quinoa for us to have another day. Really, it reminded me of farina
Heather – I never doubted for one second that you would be returning to health quickly. What a joy to take a walk. So happy for you
Not that this is a surprise, but as I get older I find that I’m needing lighter weights and having to do low impact cardio. Well, none of the instructors in the exercise videos is elderly. It’s just annoying in a sense when I used to be able to use 10lb weights now I need 8lb weights. But at least I’m still doing them
M – love the shade of blue. Not real dark but not real light either
Allie – just let me add that I worked with a boy who had CP. Boy, was he intelligent! And had a memory like you wouldn’t believe! Yes, he was in a wheelchair, yes he didn’t have much control of his arms and none of his legs, but I was amazed at all the things he could do
Have yogurt in the IP right now
I’ll get my dinner ready (Vince is just going to have pizza) and then probably go outside.
Michele NC4 -
Brownie — DH wants to wait it out. I feel bad for her because when she has an accident in the RV, she looks so embarrassed. She tries really hard to get outside before the ‘spill’. I use doggie pee pads when we leave to go shopping or for more than an hour which works, but I tried them on the bed and it didn’t work. It got mashed into a ball from our sleeping and my tossing and turning. We are trying a plastic table cloth, but she won’t lay on it. Too different for her. The accidents seem to only occur when she’s sleeping and getting more frequent. I had to toss the dog bed yesterday. She sleeps on a piece of carpet remnant now which I can easily spray off. I don’t spray off the sheets because we are the hosts in a state park and hanging clothes is frowned upon due to how it makes the park look bad. So, just cleaning as necessary for now. She’s not in any pain and is eating well so will wait a bit longer.
Thank you all for your kind thoughts about this situation. One day at a time is all I can do right now.
Bloodwork tomorrow for thyroid, so a matter of waiting a week for results on that.
RVRita in Windy Roswell.
we have a jerk cat that tends to pee on our bed from time to time(does great for months then something sets him off) plus a old momma cat that doesn't use a litter box anymore.
We use the washable pee pads- smaller and easier to wash than all your blankets. Got them on Amazon.
Just ordered another one of the larger ones- covers half the bed- he can't ball that one up4 -
Hey, kids... the weekend is drawing to a close, but it was a good one. I was able to get out and mow the back yard on the big riding mower yesterday, and was able to get out this morning early and do the front ditch with the walk-behind. The ground there is just too sharply angled to be safe on the big mower. Then I was able to do another 25 minutes with the walk-behind and get two thirds of the front yard done. The other third can wait until next weekend... it's the shady bit, anyway, grows slowest.
Just to make sure I hadn't taken things too far again, I took my BP when I came in, and it was 111/68, cross my heart. I was running with sweat, just sopping, soaking wet, but it was under 80 degrees, so my medication didn't throw me under the bus this time. Lost a couple pounds of water! But stopped before I took it too far this time. Always like knowing where those limits are, you know... 👀😜😁
Even had enough energy left to go to the grocery store with Corey after he got done doing all the edge trimming, and after we both snagged a shower.
Hope it's a great week to come for everyone.
Cheers from here,
Love,
Lisa in AR
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☘️ Terri2 -
Stats for the day-
Housecleaning etc- 3hrs 29min 43sec, vacuum, dust, laundry fold/put away, fill up water fountains, make/refill hummingbird food, change bedsheets and duvet, etc= 974c
Zwift home bike trainer (cannondale)- Strava stats- 29.19min, 548elev, 102aw, 64arpm, 12.2amph, 123ahr, 152mhr, 5.95mi= 286c
Strava app= 172c
Zwift stats- 29.25min, 550elev, 102aw, 61arpm, 12.16amph, 5.96mi= 173c
Total cal 1260
Put the cannondale and put it for a test drive to play with the gears. Taking to bike shop to adjust/fix them. Not taking this bike up any hills until I can depend on the gears. Will be taking the specialized tomorrow and will go on hills.6 -
Miles and Daddy in the pool later today..he is having a blast..
Me and Alfie hanging out watching tv.6 -
Hi Gals,
Well this weeks dogs have been picked up and I have no dogs next week, but do have a dog for the following long weekend (not a holiday, but the dog will be here for a long weekend).
It is both good and bad to say goodbye to the dog(s) these two were really loving and cuddly like Levi was and I am missing Levi more tonight than I have in a while. But they were quite yappy and I do not miss that at all.
Had my potluck group last night, we are down to 3 families from 4 so there was more cooking on the host, I think we will divide it up differently for next time. But I did the entrée, a side and dessert, one family brought the alcohol, and one brought salads.. I think we are going to pair the alcohol and dessert, salads/sides, and hosting/entrée for the future.
I decided to do surf and turf, did pork loin and salmon filets, the side was corn on the cob all cooked on the BBQ. I made cherry salsa for on the meat/fish and a herb butter for the corn. Then olallieberry pie for dessert. I am growing olallieberries so it was fun to use them for a pie.
I was working in the yard this morning - I have an arch over the walk up to my home, and it has wisteria and purple trumpet vine on it. The vines grow like weeds, and were up in a nearby Red Oak tree, so I had out the 8 foot ladder and was cleaning the vine out of the tree when my across the street 23 year old male neighbor came out – he is having girl trouble and wanted to chat, and decided he would chat and take care of my tree at the same time so I climbed down and handed him the clippers, I then did all the low work, in less than 1 hour a 3 hour job was done. So nice to have help!!!
Tomorrow is a trip to mom’s and taking her to the doctor's. Hopefully she will be in a good mood.
Thinking of you all,
Kim in N. California
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Heather - what a great picture of you!
Sorry to hear about Michael Mosley.
We get so attached to celebrities at times. There was a young man here in Canada that was on several different talk shows, he was a designer and was so light and fun to watch. He died in 2016 after sleepwalking off of his balcony. The tragedy of it was hard to deal with.
Annie - happy to hear your dad’s test was negative. We can’t even get tests here anymore, but my daughter thinks that’s what she has had the last few days.
I only buy certain authors books now at full price. I buy from the second hand store here, they sell paperbacks by the inch. I think it’s 75 cents, but it’s been a while that may have gone up. I don’t have room to keep them here so don’t feel bad just donating them again.
Machka - what did you win?
Kim - That young man handled his troubles so much better than a lot at his age.
I returned bottles, did laundry and scrapbooked today. I managed to get two double page layouts completed and almost done a third.
I hope Kaitlyn and Brodey enjoy this.
Off to bed.
Tracey in Edmonton
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I have been watching too many videos of these two.
The son is quite the comedian.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/773136074909505?fs=e&s=TIeQ9V&mibextid=0NULKw2 -
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Kim - That was a lovely thing you did for that young man. He probably felt good that he could reciprocate your kindness. Also, often men, and some women, find it easier to talk when they are engaged in something else. My friend G is like that.
I dreamt of Michael Moseley last night. Can't remember what it was about, but I think he was trying to help me with something.
Tracey - I get deeply attached to celebrities. They are part of my inner landscape and imaginative horizon. Of course, they fade in and out in priority, and he was never in my deepest layer, but I used to listen to 'Just One Thing' when I was upstairs doing my morning exercise on the mat. Podcasts can very 'intimate ' in a strange way, just you and their voice. I also am empathetic to an extreme, and cared deeply about the family's suffering. I was there on the island with them in my heart.
I think there are lots of us like this, but it took me a while to realise it's not everybody. Being a 'Highly Sensitive Person' has its downsides, but I wouldn't want to be otherwise. It's the main reason why I am so protective of my emotional energy - no energy draining people, no pets, no houseplants, minimum gardening. I am inside them all and it hurts too much. I would be interested in knowing how many of this group think they have this imaginative empathy with things and people.
Cloudy day today. The cleaner is coming.
Tonight John is making a chicken stir fry. Our Moussaka was fabulous, with broccoli and cauliflower. Half is in the freezer. I hope there will be enough stir fry left over for me to have it in a wrap tomorrow.
Soon I will be well enough to resume cooking. Boo!
I've so enjoyed the break.
We might be able to go out for a celebratory meal tomorrow after seeing the kids. I'm going to get a taxi to their house to meet up with John. I've missed them, but they had so many sports tournaments on this weekend. Triathlons etc. I'll see how I feel when I'm there. Otherwise we can get a 'funghi' pizza from around the corner.
We've set up the microwave, and I've set the clock. That's all so far.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx4 -
The sun is back this morning. There are showers forecast, so hoping they are few and far between.
Kim: I’m sure that young man appreciated your listening ear.
I have some clearing out to do this morning. I’ve been sorting my art materials and need to put it all away. I have Monday Painters after lunch. Tomorrow I go to craft.
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I have never followed celebrities of any sort including TV/Youtube "medical" celebrities. I couldn't tell you the real names of most actors, although I am starting to learn some because my husband likes to know the histories and connections of various celebrities so he'll tell me, and often tell me several times.
But celebrities are ordinary people like any of us ... they've just got a job that's more public than some of us. Some aren't as educated or skilled than we are ... some are. But we watch them on TV or in movies because they have the ability to amuse us.
Medical celebrity programs are very rare here. Australia has pretty tight regulations when it comes to "advertising" medical stuff on TV.
Tracey ... I won the joy of listening to one of my choices played in the Number 1 position.
Heather ... I'm glad you are getting outside for walks.
Rita ... sorry about your dog. Very difficult.
M in Oz1 -
Good morning ladies!
Margaret you are right I have to find the title. I think I know where it is but I need a time when Dad is busy so I can dig it out. He offered to drive again yesterday. He is going to resist selling the car but I think my sister and I can talk him into it.
Yesterday he couldn't work the grill, which is probably safer anyway. But he has been talking about calling a repair person for it. He seems to forget about it between Sundays though.
I've got his cold now. A runny nose and sore throat. Drat. I need to be better at taking care of myself, I've been letting it slip.
Have a great day my friends! May you be happy, healthy, safe and free!
Annie in Delaware4 -
Day 4 of painting!
That's what you do on a 4-day weekend.
We're not as far along as I had originally anticipated, but I didn't know how long it would take. Nevertheless, we have made quite a bit of progress and we're happy with it. Still loving the colour!! 1 more day should do it, but I'm not sure if it will be one long evening or wait till next weekend.
I'm kind of glad I won't be painting tomorrow. My body needs a rest! I can barely move ... so stiff and sore.
Tomorrow I go back to work and right into audit stuff, as mentioned in my "story about stress" back on page 12. Not too worried, but it's still stressful.
Machka in Oz
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I've just been out for a walk up and down the pavement. I only used one crutch!
I stuck to the flat area near us, instead of negotiating the bumpy tree roots further down. I went on my own, but left the front door open so John could hear me shouting if I fell over. He was chopping for the stir fry in the kitchen.
Muscles a bit sore, but nothing dreadful.
The cleaer comes in 25 minutes.
I've just ordered a Waitrose delivery for Wednesday afternoon. Mainly did it for the cheap offer on coffee. More than £1.50 per pack cheaper than Amazon. However, occasionally they have been known to substitute, and we only really like that one type. Here's hoping 🙏 🙂
Love to all, Heather UK xxxxxx5 -
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Good morning, my chickens, from the chore soiree that is my Monday mornings.
Hummingbird feeder is soaking in boiling water in the sink, towels and sheets are on the line, meds waiting to be sorted for the week, Walmart list ordered for delivery this afternoon, and on and on and on and on and on... a page full of to-do list. Slept wonderfully, probably due to the exercise yesterday, and plan to fit yoga into the schedule this morning to try to continue that not-quite-a-trend, but hopefully a beginning.
Nothing on the schedule until Friday's infusion, so time for a little creativity after the chores are done.
Heather - Love to see you making leaps and bounds (so to speak! 😜👀😁) in your recovery. There's so much joy in movement, and it's not been joyful for you for a long time. Regarding empathy - got longer than I meant it to, so I put it in a spoiler. Skip it if you're not up to some inner thoughts:- One of the reasons I don't seek out friendships, and don't tend to make friends easily, or even casual acquaintances for that matter, is empathy. When you feel another's pain too much, distancing yourself at that point from a close relationship is nearly impossible. Being at one remove (like these social media conversations) makes those kinds of interactions much more survivable for me, and I prefer it that way.
Feeling my own pain and grief is hard. My mother's death 25 years ago next month remains a never-closed wound that I just learned to live with over time. Feeling others' pain, especially pain that I have no way to resolve, is unbearable. I feel so much sympathy for all of you who have gone through death and pain in this last decade, but it doesn't evolve into empathy. I can address your pain without feeling it in my own body.
That said, I've hurt people by pushing them away to arm's length, and I hate that. Nonetheless, I have done it because it was absolutely necessary for my own mental and emotional equilibrium. I think those of us who've been abused have very stalwart defenses built to shield our own emotions, because if we don't build them, we don't make it to adulthood intact mentally or emotionally.
I've accepted that it's part of who I am, and I no longer excuse it to others, but I don't feel that kind of shielding of my self and distancing of others is my most admirable trait. My upbringing, on the other hand, prepared me for the loss of animals. Part of me always knows that in that kind of love, loss is always waiting, so I don't find it unbearable, because it's expected. Most people don't understand that, either.
Ah - I really didn't mean to go that far into that. Introspection isn't always comfortable, so I hope you skipped that if you weren't in the mood.
Onward and upward, kids - rattling at y'all doesn't get the dishes put away!
Love,
Lisa in AR
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Heather you are a rock star! You need to be wearing your tierra friend!
Lisa I can relate to your inner thoughts because my middle sis shares a bit like that. I have learned (well learning) to accept what my sister is willing to share with me, and communicate with me. She tends to isolate. I tend to get frustrated and mad. This vision of "sisterly love and devotion" that I play in my mind is not reality, and I need to stop trying to make her be someone she isn't. She is she , and I am me, and that is ok.💖
Rebecca
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@Heather, I have a friend who walks a lot like you and had to have a hip replacement recently. I was surprised to see her walking her usually 2 miles one way to this park, without crutches, within 6 weeks of the surgery. She is in shape which I’m sure helped her, like you. I’m NOT suggesting you do that yet, just thought it was surprising and great to see how fast people can recover from something that used to be a long recovery. It amazes me how far surgery has come. My DH had his gallbladder removed by robot, and a hernia repair by robot. Only 3 tiny incisions for each and very quick recovery time. I’ve had many surgeries in my time and always have the large scars to prove it. So quick easy recovery and barely any scars still amaze me! (Hysterectomy/bladder repair, tennis elbow repair, appendicitis, and periodic gland removal due to tumor (spit gland by ear) to name a few)
RVRita in Roswell8 -
@Lisa, your introspection describes me perfectly. I grew up next door to my grandparents who raised animals for food. Chicken, pigs, and cows, only a few of each except the chickens. I used to watch and help my grandfather decapitate the chickens and help my grandma de-feather them. Always been around cats and dogs and their babies. I was hurt badly as a child and by men since I was a teen and have built a wall. I’m afraid of being hurt so put people at arms length. Very seldom did I or do I have close friends because I feel/know I’ll be hurt by them. I have empathy for others (not famous people as to me, they usually put themselves in the bad positions) but I am not emotional. Part is that is from medication, another from life lessons I had to learn. I think this is why I simply stay with my DH rather than go through the pain of leaving. The guilt and pain would be worse for me than what I put up with now.
Sorry, this turned into a confession post. I’ll stop here.
Love this group!
RVRita in Roswell7 -
Today is a good day to drink ice tea while writing with a ballpoint pen! I think I need to journal after my bloodwork today!
RVRita in Roswell4 -
Debbie – are you in competition with Rebecca for the title of “food porn queen”? Looks fantastic. I’m so sorry the show didn’t pan out for you
Kim – what a great thing for you to do with that man. It helps to get an “older” perspective, too.
Sunny today. If we didn’t have bowling, I would probably go in the pool. But there isn’t any rain in the forecast until next week
Annie – feel better fast
M – how many coats of paint did you do?
Heather – I know with WalMart you can specify “no substitutions”. Not that I use WalMart pick up very much unless it’s for something very heavy (like last time I got 5 gallons of chlorinating solution and they at least put it in the trunk)
I am a very emotional person. I can cry at the drop of a hat. Someone tells me they’re in pain, I can start to cry for them.
Michele NC
who got new bowling shoes. Now to see if they match my ball and bag4 -
We had some of our lettuce leaves today, in our sandwiches, along with a few baby leaves from the pot of rocket (arugula) that we sowed at the same time. Makes me inexplicably happy.
Just had a long nap. The first time I've been able to sleep on my side for more than ten minutes. Hooray! I have found having to sleep on my back very annoying.
House clean again!!! She hoovered the stairs today, which would have been impossible for me to do, and anyway, not my favourite job.
Terri - Have you booked the cruise yet? If you are going to ring them, I advise doing it at 9 am on the dot.
My son can't take us home tomorrow, so I'm thinking about whether I can afford an Uber both ways. It's also more expensive at peak hours, in the rush hour.
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Afternoon ladies
Not feeling to well this afternoon,oh well..this to shall pass..
Someone jumped off the bridge today so there is planes flying over trying to look for the body im guessing..
So sad..
Its beautiful outside so have the window and the slider open.7 -
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Rebecca darlin' - I do say quite often that it's not usually people who hurt us, it's that they violate our expectations of them, which you've basically said is the case with your sister. Our only real option is to change our expectations, as we're not going to change them. Also comes around to something I was discussing with my sister the other day - siblings don't necessarily grow up the same... she and I are so different that those places where we're the same (our voices are nearly identical) are weirdly shocking. And we honestly don't feel like we grew up in the same house as our brothers sometimes, as their experiences of our upbringing were absolutely different than my sister's and mine.
Rita - It took me a long time to learn that we can love people without the requirement of feeling their pain. I love this group, but don't take on that empathic burden for each and every one. It's a far different kind of love than my feelings for my husband, my kids, my best friend, my sister. Not less, just different. I'm OK with that.
Got one call from my best friend and two from my husband... one thing about waking up after he leaves at 5:15 a.m. is that I get a "good morning" call from him around 8 or 9 a.m. Feels like a verbal hug.
Four things down on my list, more to go...
Later, y'all,
Love,
Lisa in AR
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