WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2024
barbiecat
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Welcome to a new month. Some people say that September is the new January because it is the beginning of a new school year in so many places. Certainly the new month is a great time to recommit to all the goals and resolutions and plans you've been making all along. I have enjoyed making my new plans each month with your support. Support and encouragement from others is one of the tickets to success. Be sure to bookmark this thread so you can find it again. We like to sign our posts with a name or a nickname and a specific or general location to make it easier to know each other. I'm looking forward to the journey with you this month.
Barbie in NW WAMy word for 2024 is enough.
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thanks Barbie!!
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See you in September!3
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Thank you, Barbie... So pleased to be bringing another September in with so many people I care about.
Warmest regards, y'all!
Love, Lisa in AR2 -
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Thanks Barbie! Let's get ready for a super September!
Lanette
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Thanks Barbie! I’m looking forward to a fabulous September!!
Okie in the TX Hill Country2 -
Hidee Ho ladies
Thanks for bringing us into September..Barbie..
Back from the reunion ,I was the first to leave..
It was nice to see people..but I was getting tired and luckily i wore earplugs cause My friends band was playing..
Food was good..ate a balanced meal.but splurged on a small piece of carrot cake. But just had water to drink and a cup of lemon ginger tea.
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Worked then went to a nursery. I was told they could help me with plants. Got 4 plants, got 2 of them planted no problem. Vince was at the fair running trains and a neighbor of mine helped me get the one plant out of the ground and a new one planted. Then went to Lowe’s Hardware where I got another plant that I’ll probable plant tomorrow while Vince is at the fair. Boy, was I sweating! Came in and took a short nap
Of course, I work Monday but I’ll probably go in the pool if the weather is decent. The weather forecast so far says rain. Then again, we were supposed to have showers today and there were none so I’ll believe it when it’s on the ground
Rita – great job on Harry Potter and Dobie. I could never do something like that
I can’t wait to see the podiatrist about my foot. My knee is acting a bit wonky lately and I’m sure it’s because I’m walking weird trying to put as little pressure on the whatever-it-is. Boy, does it burn sometimes!
I did go to a grammar school reunion, but if they were to have one for high school, I wouldn’t go. They probably won’t since the school isn’t there any longer. A few of the people who still live in that area get together occasionally, but I’m not about to fly up there just to go to a reunion that I really couldn’t care about.
When we were coming home from Jess', a friend called us. He used to be on the Newcomer bowling league but he (like us) is no longer a member. He asked if we still bowl in the senior league and it looks like he'll either join or be a sub.
Rita - I THINK it was you who mentioned cottage cheese and applesauce (my apologies to the person if it wasn't Rita). I never thought of that so I'll give it a try tonight. I just may have that for breakfast!
Nice to see everyone in September!
Michele NC5 -
Heather and Lisa - I agree, if I am only being kept alive without any quality of life I want to be let go. I need to get this into a directive that I am going to ask Brodey to be in charge of.
Margaret - Drew B certainly was lucky to find you.
You have done so well with your delve into getting healthy.
My Dad chose to remain in the hospital, he didn’t want any of us helping with personal care and their house was not safe or equipped for him to use the washroom on his own. The walker would not fit through the doorway.
They had a palliative unit for the first 2 weeks and then moved to a palliative room. The room had a semi private family room, sofas, microwave, coffee, tea, for us. There were only two rooms, so only two families were ever using it at the same time. A girl I went to school with was a nurse and she supplied us with toast from the ICU one night.
He was the 3rd brother that year using those rooms. He looked a lot like his older brother at the end and some of the nurses had a hard time with that.
Barbie - I hope Jake’s appointments level off soon.
Thank you for another new month!
Allie - I hope you had fun at your reunion.
Lisa - I can’t wait to see what you make with all of the material!
I went to a neighbouring town today, I splurged a bit and spent some money. I bought 3 shirts, a pair of pants, a set of curtains and a few odds and ends to decorate my office with.
I came home and decorated for Fall. I just love the colours. I even saw a sign today I may replicate it said, “ May favourite colour is Autumn”. Of course, I just changed it to the Canadian spelling.
I have been keeping an eye on FB tonight, I have friends and a daughter at the Pink concert, I would have enjoyed seeing Sheryl Crow who was opening for her.
Michele - I hope you find relief for your foot soon. Mine has been doing a fair amount better, but is hurting tonight because I didn’t take enough breaks today. I need to remind myself better.
I am going to Kaitlyn’s tomorrow. I. So excited, I haven’t been to her house since April and she has done some rearranging and they have worked hard on their backyard this summer.
Bonus is I’m going to see Jonah get his haircut!
Tracey in Edmonton
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August was a very busy month.
- Train trip across Australia, followed by
- Model train show. My husband likes the trains and I like the scenery.
- Caught a common cold which flattened me for a week.
- Finished moving out of our previous place including overseeing and doing some of the cleaning.
- Made some progress on unpacking.
- Worked as fast as I could on my coding project at work. Changes are coming!
In July I climbed 400 flights of stairs. In August the number is much lower. In fact ... not much exercise at all.
Machka in Oz6 -
Thanks Barbie for yhe new month.
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Tracey - That palliative room sounds pretty good. My mother was about to be moved to one, but she died just before. It was a very peaceful death. My brother and I were with her.
You sound happy and optimistic about your life. Well done on the clothes and decorating.
Decorating for autumn, (fall), isn't really a thing here, but I always change over my fake flowers with the season. That's why I bought the dahlias,which I'm really happy with.
Nothing worse than tulips in September! Some people put up a few Halloween things, but that's more outside. My next door neighbour had a fantastic display last year.
We have Guy Fawkes, or Bonfire Night, on November 5th. Of course, the fireworks go off either side of the date!
When I was a child, some children made 'Guys' and asked for money in the street with them. "Penny for the Guy". I thought that looked like a great ruse, but my mother wouldn't let me. She said it was 'begging'. I thought that was most unfair!
Thank you so much Barbie for another month. I like September, and the energy of the 'new year'!
Edie will be a 'big girl' at her primary school. She will be taking exams for the same school as Max in November.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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John had a really lovely time on Friday at the cricket with his friend. He enjoyed being one-to-one with him. At the Hampshire cricket, there is usually the friend's brother, and sometimes a cousin, which is OK, but he likes to chat a bit more personally. I sooooo much prefer intimate chat, and don't really like groups.
He came home very happy. Next year he thinks he won't join the Hampshire club, but will visit a couple of times. He may join Sussex, and his friend plans to come over, as and when, to watch with him. The Sussex cricket ground is very unusual, in that it is in the middle of Hove, in sight of the sea, and very near Fatto a Mano! I expect to have a meal after the match sometimes with him.
I am so happy that John has a real friend. So many men don't at his age. Nearly all his other friends have died, and he didn't see them regularly.
So, I am seeing my old friend today. I don't know what we will make of each other, our lives have diverged so much. But I think that is mainly outward trappings, and we are both on the same path.
Love to all, Heather UK xxxxxxxx7 -
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Good morning beautiful ladies!
Kim glad you have a hope of resolution.
Barbie thanks for the thread and hope Jake is feeling well.
I'm not one for school reunions. I didn't really have friends in elementary or high school. Junior year I had a boyfriend but we had a bad breakup. Then senior year I was an exchange student.
College was better for me. I'm still in touch with two guys. The two women I knew seemed to go a bit crazy and bitter. There's another woman who was out in Arizona that I would like to see, but I doubt she would come this far. I might consider my fortieth college reunion which is coming up. But they don't have my address. I don't want to deal with them asking for donations.
I found another lump on poor little Teddy this morning. He is getting old, too.
Have a great day! May you be happy, healthy, safe and free!
Annie in Delaware
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Morning my chickens...
Woke up early, but not stupid early, it was nearly 4 a.m. I'll take what I can get!
My friend's dad is home, and she's there with him. He's in an awful lot of pain, but she didn't say much about his mental state. Just short texts from her at the moment, though - she has a hard time talking when she's around other people, and right now she's around others 24-7.
Heather - It will be nice for John to be able to get to the cricket ground so easily. Reminds me of an old line from a song - "If you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with!" And with Fatto Mano right there, well... match made in heaven! (Bad pun, not sorry!) 😹
Tracey - It's all your fault! Once I found a couple of ways of thinking about them, I finished my first "quillow" this morning. Had making them in mind for a number of the pieces I picked up yesterday.
Back to creating a simpler design for reversible fabric bags. Love listening to my brain whir again. 🧠🤔💨
Later, babies...
Love,
Lisa in AR9 -
From crop art exhibit at the State Fair. A good Mantra for September!
90 pounds of butter. The young woman compete to become Princess of the Milky Whey. As I learned in the Education building. Milk is our state drink!
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A friend posted this today. I thought it was appropriate with our discussion.
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Back in the pay booth today, yesterday was slow. I like it like that!
I didn’t take a picture of dinner yesterday as they FORGOT to give me a lunch break until I called the Ranger Superintendent at 1:30! My lunch is supposed to be at one, they never relieved me until 2, then at about 8pm last night, he called wanting us to go look for someone’s wallet while he was at LUNCH! As I’ve said in the past, this man does not belong in that position!!
Had steak with cheesy potatoes, cold beets with onions in oil and vinegar (beets were pickled), orange for dessert. Sargento Fast Break and a small plum for snack before late dinner. Pita with peanut butter, cream cheese and some watermelon for supper.
RVRita in Roswell
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Morning ladies
I needed lots of sleep last night,I slept well,its overcast and in the mid 70s today.. will get laundry done and try and repack some of my cruise things.
My friends DIL had a baby boy 8 lbs 15 oz finally had to have a c section because she wouldn't dilate any farther..he is a cutie..his name is Oliver..
Can't wait to meet my little girl its only a couple of weeks away..
This is a picture of a bunch of my classmates up and dancing last night..9 -
Here are some links I thought some of you may enjoy:
Diet research
Hunger scale
The Hunger Scale: Mindful Eating for Weight Loss
Back pain
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/back-pain/art-20546859
On sugar
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/the-sweet-danger-of-sugar
Healthy eating
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878450X13000061
Recipes
https://www.dietid.com/recipes
Recipes
https://cuisinicity.com/
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Good morning ladies!
Did the early morning shopping, not bad and not busy. Grabbed some things that had been out of stock and loaded up. Anymore, if I see it get it (maybe or three of them!) because it might not be there the next time I go in.
Rita - thanks for the links. Glad your stint at the booth will soon end.
I forgot to mention - in my diabetes prevention class last week, one fellow said he hadn't lost that much weight, and he was disappointed, BUT he just had his labs done and his A1C was down quite a bit and everything else had improved too. He has changed his diet a lot, cutting out meat (I assume red meat like burgers on the grill) but said he eats eggs and sometimes fish, otherwise plenty of veggies.
Barbie - hope Jake's condition improves and he'll be able to take over the wheel in what - 5 months? In the meantime, you get to re-hone your driving skills. I know you used to get time to yourself when he'd be off at appointments, so this is a change for you.
Heather - enjoy your visit with your old friend, it will be interesting to catch up with her after all these years.
Ginny - hope your brother is able to enjoy/understand the game. Yes, these stretches are very helpful. I wonder why that stretch the little gal did for sciatica with one leg back and leaning forward over the tucked leg works? Bob & Brad had some sciatica stretches recently and said they were "flossing the nerve" - that the large sciatic nerve sometimes gets hung up in the nerve tunnel. That makes sense. I saw some other stretches were the therapist said the fascia gets tight. Maybe it's that too. I do know a definite improvement, whatever it is. Very thankful for all this info we have access to.
Tracey - I liked what you posted about friends we've grown apart from. I was very close to my Seattle friend many years ago, and we slowly drifted apart. DH and I moved south to get the farm going, and she moved up to a small town near Canada. She wanted me to come visit, but the drive would have been impossible, plus I had too much going on down here. So other than Bday and Christmas cards, we didn't correspond. I misplaced her phone number, and would always tell her to email me when I'd send her a card, give my email, etc. I'd email her. Nothing. I thought maybe she never checked that email anymore, I have one like that. So when I got a Bday card from her a while back, she actually wrote in it "would love to hear from you." I'll give it another go. She is everywhere in this house. Pictures on the walls I bought when I was with her. Decorative bowls I picked up when shopping with her or at garage sales. A couple chairs she didn't want anymore are perfect in my living room. Miss her a lot.
Hope everyone is having a good day. Reminder to get your "check-in" info to me by tomorrow noon if participating. TIA!
Lanette
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Quiet day around these parts!
Got a nap in, which got me up to nearly 8 hours sleep, and it was irresistible, so obviously necessary.
Just finished 11 minutes on the elliptical, am sneaking back up on myself, as usual. No stress, nothing to see here, just do a minute more than you did last week. 🤔🤪😹 Hmmm.
That said - I am three pounds heavier than I was last month at this time, which is mildly annoying... but I'm five pounds lighter than I was mid-month, so there's that. We'll see how I end up for September...
My usual goals - be lighter, be healthier, stick to the budget.
The results are mixed. Nope to the "be lighter", probably yes to the "be healthier," and no way, Jose' to the thought of sticking to my budget. That's OK. We are sticking to the macro of paying five times the car payment and dropping the same amount into savings each month, and that works.
Same goals for October!
Later, y'all,
Love,
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Well, I lost my log-in streak and I can’t reset it because the newsfeed is gone so I can’t scroll bsck to my last “congratulations……” post. I am just over it. I will start over.
I am still mentally and physically exhausted from the Friday night/all day Saturday workshop I just led. I love doing those things. It is my passion and my calling. But then I do need a few days to recover.
I love my high school reunions. I am still very close to many of my classmates. I have never attended a college reunion. There would be 4 different sets and I wasn’t close to the groups as a whole. I do keep in touch with one roommate. We have lunch about twice a year and keep up via Facebook. I kept up with one or two from my doctoral cohort for a while, but we’ve drifted apart.
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Debbie - hope your mom's roomie is totally out of there. Finally! Is your mom going to be OK living by herself from here on out? You do go see her quite often and now can have a nice relaxed time with her. Hope you and your DH can find someone suitable for MIL.
Kim - happy to hear you've possibly run across some help with that medical insurance dilemma. Crossing fingers it gets straightened out and you can move forward with a better plan, and one you can afford. And without that dicey billing.
Lisa - that quillow is adorable. What a great idea - cute little raccoon. What's the material again?
Allie - gosh Tracey is only 2 weeks away! Your high school reunion looked like fun. My 50th was a few years ago, I didn't go but one of my classmates took a lot of photos and gave a "report", lol. So I got the scoop and didn't have to buy a plane ticket. Many of my classmates are FB friends so I keep up with them. I think the last one I attended was my 20th.
Lanette
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Did Karen Voit’s Firm Abs and Arms DVD then walked to Food Lion. Decided I needed more Asian Pears and the peaches were on sale ($1.29) so I got them in addition to a package of Gatorade for Vince. I didn’t know it, but I could have saved an extra $1 had I also gone to their kiosk. Well, live and learn….. Then to Aldi
Making yogurt for the IP. Afterwards, I plan to plant one more plant. That’s enough for now.
Tracey – oh, I can’t wait to go to that podiatrist. He HAS to do something, can’t be any worse than the other docs, that’s for sure. Another thing, ever since I had that procedure on my eye, I feel like an eyelash is in there. Tuesday I may call the office to see if this is normal.
Annie – so sorry to hear about Teddy. At least you know they're benign
Margaret – love that saying. Applies to anything
Planted the plant then went in the pool. It’s starting to drizzle so I’m running Hubble (robotic vacuum) in preparation for bringing in the Halloween and Christmas decorations tomorrow. Wonder how Vince will feel, he suggested it, but if it’s hot????
Lanette – I love to go shopping early Sunday morning. There are very few people there (most are in church) so you can get a lot done in no time
Off to make the bed, take a shower, then go to bed. Nite all.
Michele NC4
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