WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2025

Machka-congratulations on newest addition! Babies are wonderful.

Barbie-good job moving through the attorney stuff. I remember wondering if I would ever make it through the "to do" list, and one was at a time it was done. That is great news about Annie adapting-she will be a great comfort.

Allie-hard to believe Miles is working on letters!

Michele-Gloria Vanderbilt jeans come in brown, I'm picking up a pair I ordered this afternoon.

Tracey-I am curious as to what she wanted done with her pants?

Worked food pantry last night. Cold was not too bad. Provided food for 225 people. I thoroughly enjoy this service.

Work from home today. Have 8 am computer meeting, then going to a Martin Luther King, Jr.luncheon. May take a bit of time off this afternoon to get laundry and some house pick up done. Watching granddaughter tomorrow and spending the night (parents going to concert with her brother and wife). Don't know if we will do church or not. Will do slight detour on way home Sunday to stop at Costco.

My happy granddaughter:
Off to morning workout.

Take care all,

Ginny in Ohio

Tracey, that story reminds me so much of talking to my dear Mommy towards the end when she would be looking for "that black thing". And we never did figure out what it was. We went through myriads of things we thought she could want; the remote, the phone (she was talking on), her key fob, countless things and she would keep saying, "no, that's not it". Frustrating at the time; now it's a funny memory.
Thanks for that.
Love and Blessings.
Carla in MN

Barbie, dear friend - So glad we're here for you. And will be tomorrow and the next... My heart is with you and Annie and Bessie.

Kylia - I eased off of nicotine by moving to zero on the vape, and it worked for me - it's coming up on five years now... but did it more slowly even than 3% to zero. Literally added one drop of the zero to the tank, then two then four, and doubled each time. It quickly added up to taking up all the room in the tank, with just a drop or two of the nicotine-carrying liquid, then none. In the end, I was completely at zero without any craving at all. After that, I just kept forgetting to take the vape with me, because it no longer changed the way I felt. It's not easy, what you're doing, but it is a very, very good thing.

One sock on and one sock off, paused to talk to y'all a second. The vertigo spiraled, so I never did get a shower done yesterday, ended up spending the afternoon in bed, in the dark, listening to the TV, but not watching it. Haven't done THAT for a couple years! Finally felt like I could at least stand and walk around after a couple hours. Corey made me dinner, bless him, and brought it to me. Was back in bed by 9, trying not to move my head.

This morning is better - but it lingers yet. No sudden movements, and I'm trying to move my eyes instead of my head while getting this typed out. Head movements are... nauseating, besides just being spinny. Will get that shower in, and will do laundry, because it needs doing, just moving slow, staying near handholds, trying to keep that "look-down, fall-down" feeling behind my eyes to a slight ache and not a full blown spin. Plus I'll be doing the Epley maneuver whenever I can deal with the beginning, which makes me massively spinny. At least it's done lying down.

Time for the other sock.
Love y'all,
Lisa in AR

From back on pg 10-12 ;{
Belated welcome @sjcook23 Sharron from Northern Virginia!
Vicki prayers your DH’s surgery went well.
Kylia what would you recommend to sweep/vacuum up all fir cones and needles from our yard? Is there such a thing as a yard vac?
Machka never watched SWF, too scary. Likewise avoided “Waiting for Mr. Goodbar.” I’m just a wimp when it comes to scary movies, have sufficient nightmares without ‘em.
Lisa you make me wish we had Aldi stores here, alas nope.
Thanks Allie for the sMiles bday pics, and pip for Yodgi’s.
Heather your brother’s clear scan, hallelujah!
Tracey two appliances is two too many. (hugs)
Betsy so good to see you, welcome back!
Mo and Lanette, our Freddie’s has Ezekiel bread on sale for $5.99/loaf.
How do y’all feel about eating eggs dring this bird flu scare? Organic eggs here start at $8.00/doz [gulp]
Rita and Terri the snow pics, v.grateful no snow here
Carol ((hugs)) just ((hugs))
So far behind, will try to catch up some more later, but the dogs are telling me its past tummy time.
Today’s gratitude: Blue skies for the past few days and again this morning.
Later, lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD

2025: Chose NOW: to move more than yesterday, fuel better than yesterday, open heart and mind before mouth.

Miles at Daycare and Delia snoozing after a bottle as you can see she pulls the blanket up with her fingers.
We are nice and toasty right now.and Im down to 169.8 today finally down in the 160s yipee..now to get into the exercise part.
Barbie- we will always be here for you God willing.

Barbie - glad your visit with the attorney went well and things are moving along. Unsettling to not be sure of the next step with this stuff. Very proud of Annie for being a good girl while you left her in the car.

Kylia - I remember reading that nicotine is one of the most addictive drugs. Good for you paring it down. Funny tho - one of my favorite memories of my DH is that faint tobacco smell he always had. Not the fresh stinking smoke smell, just a faint odor on his skin and clothing. He rolled his own. There's a stub in the ashtray of the Camry I just left in there for old time's sake.

Lisa - so sorry your world is spinning. Hope today is better.

Barbara - I have no hesitancy eating eggs either from my girls or from the store. From what I've read, there's only been one fatality and that fellow had underlying conditions and for most people that get it, the symptoms are mild. Seems like there were once strains that were far worse with high fatality but this one doesn't seem too bad right now.

Heather - you mentioned Mel Robbins "Let Them" a week or so ago. She kept popping up in my FB feed so I've taken the time to watch some of her little videos. This morning she had one where a young lady was unable to go to her mom's for Christmas and her mom laid a guilt trip on her. It made me think about how these types of people use guilt as a means of control. In my life, I sometimes find it hard to break that chain and just "let them" be mad or disappointed that I don't give in - luckily I'm rarely put in that position anymore. "Let them" goes hand in hand with saying "No" without guilt. I have the "Let Them" book on order from the library - there's a big waiting list.

Ginny - what a sweet happy granddaughter. Thanks to all of you who let us have a glimpse of those special little ones in your lives.

Allie - seeing Delia and SMiles always makes my day too.

By the way, the uninstall of McAfee from this old laptop and simply turning on MS Defender anti-virus went off without a hitch. I expected to get a lot of reminder pop-ups from McAfee but haven't seen one. Maybe W11 and/or Defender screens them out.

Making Italian Beef in the crockpot - Safeway had nice chuck roasts on sale so I grabbed one. I simply dump half a jar of Marinara sauce over it and let it cook all day. Craving beef these days.

Lanette
SW WA State

Ginny ~ Your granddaughter looks so HAPPY! Love the smile!

Allie ~ Delia snuggled under the blanket looks so sweet and Miles practicing his letters is great! He must be in a really good day care.

Lanette ~ I'm glad you have the memory of your husband's smoking smell to remember. Interesting to know that the bird flu mostly seems to not be as dangerous as the news has reported.

My DH had a cardiologist visit this morning and then a visit to the bank concerning his BnL's estate. The day before his heart attack, he finally got the paper work he needed to start the process of settling the estate. It took 9 mos to go through probate court and now he is able to pay BnL's outstanding bills. Was told he could not disperse inheritance to the heirs until 3 more months had passed.

Carol in GA

Finally back and caught up with reading.

Didn’t take notes, but I did hit a few buttons on the way through.

I have stepped up my workouts since 1st Jan, especially flexibility. I’m doing a 20 day chair yoga plan this month. Not every day, but about 3 times a week. I was amazed today that it has made such a difference. I was able to get my socks on much more easily, and getting into the car was much easier, too. Perhaps all is not as lost as I thought!

Mo: The fall was more of a slide to the ground, as I fell towards the bed, but wasn’t able to pull myself up. It was more frustrating than damaging, and it made me realise that I needed to be more targeted in my exercise choices, hence the yoga. I was never in any danger, as DH was in the garden and would have come looking for me when he came in for lunch if I hadn’t figured out in the meantime that I could shuffle to the top of the stairs on my bottom, and get up.

Watching Monty Don visit gardens in our local area. Enjoy whatever remains of your day/evening/morning.

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🤗 🤗 🤗 and 🙏 🙏 🙏 to those who want/need them.

céad míle fáilte to our new ladies.

☘️ Terri

Well, I Made it! I am not in jail, nobody is curled in a corner crying (not even me). I call that a good day of not caring for other people's monkeys! Invoices all totalled and called. DH left me alone for the most part. Got splinter out this morning, lower back not quite as twingy tonight. Within calories even if a little shy of protein goals. I made Breakfast for Dinner Naan. Was actually easy and quite good. DH had two pieces. Naan bread, kiebasa, broccolini, mozzerella cheese, and eggs. Yummy. I have a lovely lemon blueberry coffee cake baking in oven as I type. If I were to think about this , I am in productive side of my circle (or manic). I emptied dishwasher, made bed, picked up and organized a room for 20 mins, stayed focused at work, cooked a meal and a yummy, and cleaned the kitchen. Not as many steps, but feeling pretty darn good about today. 😁

Lisa Thank you! As you know I have talked about this for awhile. All I know is the other night at vape shop, I blurted out 0mg, so figured I had jumped off the diving board. Was originally going to do like you did, but didn't do that other than first fill which still had some 3 in it. Not sure how long nicotine stays in body, web MD says 1-3 days, so if I keep this up at 0mg, that is my baby's top. I did do all the cooking tonight h t without wanting to hit on vape. Thank you for your support and experience.

Lanette I love a good pipe tobacco especially cherry. It is about the only pleasant memory of my father. I smoked occasionally in my mid 20,s(menthol), smoked more when I started working in restaurants at 28, switched to Marlboro as that is what DH smoked. Quit smoking and quit waitressing at about the same time 1998/1999. I gained 50 lbs! Needless to say I picked back up cigarettes. Red started hurting, hated the smell of lights, finally quit for 3-4 years. Then my mother and wine happened. My sister, who is a social smoker, says try one of these, clove cigarette. Not addictive my behind. About a year later I started vaping. Is it good for me, most likely not, but I am not hacking or stinking. Still don't like the idea of needing something that badly. I can even go without coffee, but panic when can't find vape. So now working on the nicotine, then the habit. Loving the support.

Hot tub helped sooth the tweak. Time to get out and prepare for bed. Will let you know how coffee cake is tomorrow.

Healing thoughts for each if you and your families.
((Hugs)) because they just feel good!

Amanda Welcome! I live in southwest Ohio, but we do have a farm in Northern KY. We lease the land to cattle guys, but I love visiting the farm house.

Love,
Kylia in Ohio where it hit 40°F and sunshine!