WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2024
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So, so, happy for you Tracey!
Every day I was waking up thinking, 'I hope Tracey gets an offer today!' 
Good vacation time is so important. I don't know how people cope in the US with so little vacation. You will be such an asset to any organisation.
Terri - Gilets are the height of fashion now. What will you wear it with? Black trousers? Maxi skirt?
Edie is coming over this afternoon, so I will be 'washing and brushing up' for her. I just love her energy and her presence. I wonder what interesting insights and gossip she will come out with this time!
She clearly has missed us so much, and turned down the offer of having a friend over, to come and see us. Bea has a friend to play. Max is sailing, I think. I so love just having one of them at a time.
She will be 11 years old next month.
G persisted in asking if she could come over yesterday, so I had to be firm and say I wasn't feeling sociable. I truly wasn't. I described it as feeling like a snail withdrawing into its shell. A visit from her would mean extricating myself from my sick bed, difficult, exhausting showering and hair drying, laborious, slow and painful dressing, toiletries, makeup, and a quick tidy up. No.
We are seeing each other next Tuesday, after my physio session, so I will already have got all that practical business done, and just have to be in sociable mode. It's wonderful that she was prepared to make the journey to see me, but I just didn't feel like it, especially with Edie coming, and DSIL coming for the weekend. Enough!
She has booked herself a P&O cruise in November to Amsterdam and Hamburg. 7 days. The girl is indefatigable. Just thinking about everything she does exhausts me! And exhausts her!
I am impatient for more progress, but it's happening, if not at the desired pace.
I have John's delicious chicken soup/stew for lunch, (last night's leftovers). With gorgeous, (expensive), artisan sourdough wholemeal bread. Dinner is the last of my big batch of chilli, with roasted butternut squash. Salsa, with avocado, for which John managed to buy some cilantro, and crême fraiche.
Love to all, Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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Just chilling with my morning cuppa. DH has gone down to do his early online yoga class, so I can concentrate on just relaxing.
Heather: It’s very versatile, pastel blues/greens/turquoise, with some lilac/mauve touches so will go with most of my wardrobe. There’s also a bit of sparkle in some of the yarns.
Edie will cheer you up no end. It’s not surprising that your recovery this time is slower. Although you had made excellent progress, you had barely recovered from the first op. Once the pain has lessened there will be no stopping you 😂
Lisa: There’s only a couple of days work left to do on it, mostly sewing the pieces together, then I can block it. It may acquire sleeves and morph into a cardigan. Depends how it looks.
Tracie: The gilet has been in the making for a while now. Time to get it finished 😂. Whoopee for the job offer. Sounds like a good deal for you. It must be a relief to finally know.
Sleep: I actually wake up earlier than I did when I was working. And I’m a fan of power naps. I have no problem falling asleep day or night.
The weather should be much better today. Still showery, but much warmer already. Planning to work on my crochet, and maybe do some gentle gardening.
Virtual (((hugs))) held extra long and 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
🙋♀️ Miele failte to the newbies.
☘️ Terri6 -
Morning, my chickens,
Enjoying my cup of hot tea this morning... while I have a gallon of iced tea brewing in the kitchen. Eight minutes and it will be done and will join the gallon in the fridge. Had some very minor stretches of a few months where I could drink plain water after the gastric bypass in 2005, but mostly I have to adulterate it in order to get enough liquid in. Tea always works... haven't had a cup of coffee in months, though, and I think it's really helping the amount of sleep I get.
Laundry day and want to get a couple of small projects going. 🐿️ I'm sewing up some Halloween trick-or-treat bags for the two little grands, eight and four, and will get those mailed to Kels as soon as I design them and get them sewn together. Picked up some material with a candy corn print on clearance while I was wandering around the craft stores a few weeks ago. 🥰
I also want to make some covers for my sewing machines. I love my cat, but much like Pigpen in the old Peanuts comics, she carries a cloud of dust and dirt and cat hair around with her, and my sewing machines get terribly schmutzy from it. The bags and the covers are my first real foray into three-dimensional pieces - and I want to make a cover for my stand mixer in the kitchen as well. I've got one on it, but I want one that doesn't look like a schlumpy old ghost on the counter! 😂
Trying not to add anything else to the list, but I do have a lot of things coming in that I plan to sell in a Christmas craft fair around the November time frame, and a few Christmas ornaments to put together and sell. Plus there are things I want to make in the interim breaks from my home projects - some gift potholders and other things that sew up quickly and make great gifts for the fair-goers. And I'm crocheting hairbands, as well.
The idea flood is just sooooo huge right now, so I need to take advantage and see what I can do. I need some small projects, easily finishable in a few days, if not a few hours...
Off to the races, kids,
Things to make,
Laundry to do,
Dishes to wash,
Life is good... and busy!
Love,
Lisa in AR
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Good morning beautiful ladies!
Tracey Yay! Happy dance! Woo hoo! Celebration time!
Lanette hope your necklace turns up.
Barbara congratulations on Moose joining you!
Lisa I'm so glad for your comment about not feeling sick and exhausted. It's so hard to go through that, and so wonderful to come out the other side. Yay for you and everyone who is recovering!
Dad has his class today and I was supposed to go to the DMV (department of motor vehicles) but it's raining pretty hard from that tropical storm. Maybe I will buy my flight to Las Vegas from home instead. I am reluctant to buy it because I'm afraid something will happen to my dad and the trip will get cancelled. But putting it off is not a good answer. I just need insurance.
Have a great day, even if it is pouring rain! May you all be happy, healthy, safe and free!
Annie in Delaware8 -
Morning all. I’m just hanging out in the waiting room while my brother is in surgery. I just saw where The Thursday Murder club is coming to Netflix.6
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Just a quick drop in to record something, more to push it into my memory than anything.
This was breakfast for me this morning:
Let me rephrase that - this was the last half of my breakfast this morning. I actually made myself both halves of an toasted English muffin and two over-medium eggs.
And when I got through one egg and half the muffin (OK, + one bite of the second half! 😂) I realized I'd had enough.
I haven't readjusted the amount of food I make for myself to the recent changes. I'm gaining weight because I'm still eating for that time period where I had to get in 3000+ calories a day just so I didn't starve. My body is dealing with nutrition very differently now, but I hadn't changed my way of cooking or of eating, thus the recent weight gain.
I absolutely despise wasting food; it is a really big thing from my childhood. Leftovers in my house are either eaten or frozen... but I threw these away very deliberately. It's time to start making food for the way my body is working now, instead of the way that it was.
Back to thinking about what I eat again, and just as important, what I make myself to eat!
Later, babies,
Love,
Lisa in AR
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M I get enough salt. I get plenty from the cheese, sauerkraut, occasional pickle, and occasional light salting of my food I do not do salt every time I eat I add ground pepper and herbs to give food flavor. If anything in the American diet we get way too much salt in our diets. Salt is heavily used to preserve processed food here. I do go out to eat with friends at least once a week. Even though I watch what I order I know the food has salt. I am even more sensitive to the taste of salt now because I have cut back adding salt. I ordered some baked chicken wings at a restaurant and couldn't eat them because they were too salty.
Since taping and breathe strips again no cramps and no bathroom in the middle of the night. In the book Breathe the author discussed how the Native Americans made it a point to teach their children to nasal breathe. Yes they had a different diet than we do too, but it was observed how healthy their bodies, how strong and healthy their teeth were too. He cited nasal breathing as a contributing factor to their health.
I do believe I am on the right course with my diet and lifestyle. A friend the same age as me got the same illness I had a few weeks ago. I was better within two days with some mild fatigue for another couple of days. She was sick for two weeks.
I do believe getting your gut healthier is the way to get yourself healthier. There is as much info and conflicting info in the alternative medicine world as in the conventional. I listen to what they have to say and then try to implement the ideas that I believe work for me. Getting and staying healthy is a marathon not a sprint.
Goal for the day is to not sit for long periods even though I am quite active during the times I am not sitting.4 -
What have I been doing recently?
The last week or so of July was very busy and utterly exhausting including:
- My job. Got a quarterly report finished. Put in a 5-day week at the office which I haven’t done in ages. Attended meetings.
- Brain Injury Association of Tasmania in person meeting.
- COVID vaccination … which tired us both out. I also had a painful gland reaction.
- The Move. Lots of work every weekend in July, again on the last day of July removing things from the basement/garage (some to the tip, some to storage, some to the house). Cleaned the house to a certain level but was really sore and tired from the COVID vax. Then had professional house cleaners come in to finish the work.
- New House. Had a new power point put into my office. Unpacking.
Then August arrived.
The rest of the story ...Coast to Coast
https://machka.net/2024/08/09/coast-to-coast/
Yes, I will add more photos to that story over the next week or two.
@kevrit - that's my website above. Go to machka.net for home page.
And no, we have not completed the move yet ... the August distraction told in the story in the spoiler kind of got in the way.
Machka in Oz9 -
Good morning ladies!
Tracey - what great, great news. Salary and bennies and all. Are you anxious to get in there and get going? Good you have a week to get the table finished and projects wrapped up. I remember that Big Bang episode where Raj falls in love with with the gal on his phone (and even visits her!) It was one of my favorites.
Kay - wow, that was some hernia. Will your brother be able to go home today pending complications? Sending healing thoughts his way, it will be so good to have it taken care of. I might have to sign up for Netflix for a month if the Thursday Murder Club is as good as the books.
Heather - have a great time with Edie. I'd love to taste that artisan wholegrain sourdough bread.
Lisa - good looking breakfast, I am thrilled that your digestion is back on an even keel. And your brain swirling with projects! You gave me an idea - I need to start visiting craft fairs to see what folks are doing - get some inspiration to keep myself occupied this fall/winter.
Barbara - have your hawkbit(s) gone to seed yet? I haven't noticed any bees/pollinators on them like they are on the early spring dandelions but maybe there's other flowers in the area the bees like better right now. Nice that Moose is fitting in with the family. You and Joe have such generous hearts for critters.
Rosemarie - I think of you when I do my early morning stretches - it's not yoga per se but there's something about getting my back unkinked and calf & hamstring muscles stretched out a bit that makes me feel so much better. Just 10 minutes makes all the difference.
Margaret - I love reading about your health journey. Thank you for the tips you are sharing with us. I'm like you - don't add salt to food but I know I get plenty from Sauerkraut and other things. Nearly all restaurant food is too salty for me too, so I try to stick with salads when meeting friends.
Heading to the feet store in a bit. It's always fun to smell the hay and see what the farmers are picking up.
Lanette
SW WA State
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Dinner yesterday was chicken Alfredo with carrots, celery, and onions in the sauce on 1 cup of spaghetti, fresh tomato and an orange for dessert. Supper was mini pizzas with provolone cheese and pepperoni ( I was bad, I had 3 of the things!!) I had asked for guava on a biscuit but DH came back with the mini pizzas! LOL
RVRita in Roswell
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Tracey ... Yay for the new job! So glad to hear that the offer exceeded your expectations!!
Machka ... what a wonderful trip. I've always thought that I would enjoy a train excursion like that. There's one that runs through Canada that my husband and I have talked about.
Barbara ... I missed the photo of Moose ... can you share another?
Rainy day here with the remnants of Hurricane Debbie traveling up the coast. We won't get nearly as much as many in the country, but an inch to two inches is plenty. Son is home from work for the second day ... ocular disturbances that morph into full-blown migraines. Maybe due to the weather? He never can tell.
Beth near Buffalo8 -
Today isrice pudding sounds good! With a book? Even better! Add a hug and my day has been made!!
RVRita in Roswell
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Tracey: Congrats!
I did Yoga very well in Asheville on Wed and Thursday felt awful and went to the urgent care. And sure enough I had Covid! i am hanging out at a local hotel and am feeling better.
Best
Rosemarie from Georgia12 -
Lisa, I commend you with your flood of projects, and the attitude tackling them! You are quite a creative soul, friend!👍🏼💖
Yesterday we binged watched sumo. It goes for 15 days, and husband had taped it for me, when I was gone. A westler that has won many tournaments won which was nice. His name is Terinofuji, (spelling isn't probably right), but we just call him Terror.😁
Today's food is a pile of sweet blackberries on vanilla yogurt with a side of marionberry turnover. My idea is to use the turnover to scoop up the yogurt.😁. Then later my tortilla filled with a beer batter piece of fish , cheese, tomato and coleslaw, pickled asparagus, and some clover sprouts. I might even put some olive bruschetta in there too. I know, when to quit Rebecca.... Lol!
Hugs to you all this fine Friday (or whatever day you are in)
Oh newsflash! My eldest son finally got his two boxes with brownies! I only sent one in March, and the other in June. He said the older box tasted like a chocolate protein bar of some kind. I don't know if he'll actually eat those. Hopefully the newer box they will be more edible.😂
Rebecca
Whidbey
Wa
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Rosemarie2972 wrote: »
I did Yoga very well in Asheville on Wed and Thursday felt awful and went to the urgent care. And sure enough I had Covid! i am hanging out at a local hotel and am feeling better.
Best
Rosemarie from Georgia I am so sorry to hear this. Hope you are recovered soon.
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Eventful morning here. The power company arborist stopped by, and they want to take down trees under the powerline next week. It will take them several days, there are a lot of trees. They'll cut limbs and put them through the chipper, and leave the large trunks for firewood. They'll be starting at 7 in the morning. That's mid-day for me, lol.
Kind of exciting. Young muscular guys with chainsaws - be still my heart. I'll try to get some photos. 
Noisy though!
Rosemarie - hope you get over the crud quickly and are able to head back home soonest. Other than my stint with Omicron a couple years ago, I've luckily managed to avoid anything or if I had it, it was so mild I thought it was a cold or allergy. A benefit of not being around many people perhaps. Or Vitamin D? Whatever, I'm grateful.
Rebecca - glad the brownies finally arrived. They had a long trip.
Lanette
SW WA State5 -
Stat for the day-
Outside bike ride- 2hrs 49min 6sec, 282elev, 63aw, 13.4amph, 124ahr, 156mhr, 37.63mi= 1303c
Strava app = 713c
Well, kirby goes on his trip to Vegas on Monday, staying for 3nights. I’ve asked my sister if she wanted to come over and spend some time with me (bonding time I guess you would call it) so we will see how long she will be able to stay. Because of Kirby being gone, I won’t be able to ride outside and I don’t think I’ll be able to walk the kids the full 6 miles while she’s here because she can’t last that long. We definitely won’t be talking about politics and if she starts. I’m going to shut her down, fast…. We will probably talk more about mom I think. It will be a low calorie burn this coming week , oh well, I’ll live. Kirby is going to take a tour of the Hoover damn and he was talking about taking a tour to go see where the old neon casino signs are. I told him to go for it and to do as much as he wanted.
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Pip. I love the neon sign museum. He should definitely go.
I hope your sister visit goes well.
Flea
Willamette Valley OR3
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