WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2025

Annie-good to hear from you. Don't feel bad about the medications. They have made a positive difference for my brother. He isn't "his old self" but he does connect much better and has decent sleep-which my SIL really appreciates!

Barbie-good job getting things done.

Rita-I empathize with you regarding DH. I had to use similar strategies with my husband. I locked him out of account and gave him an allowance. Be strong and don't beat yourself up if you give in sometimes.

Tracey-sounds like the young man just wants some company and for some reason he connects with you.

Heather-I have only had one or two ear infections but they were horrible! Glad your son got a diagnosis-sometimes knowing is what matters most.

DrKatie-glad recovery is going so well-you will be back on the healthy habits.

Allie-so sorry for the loss of your friend. You are right, we never know.

Warming up here today-thank goodness. Went to one of your youth programs last night-it is good to see young people be creative.

Nothing else really new here. Off to stretches and then in to the office.

Take care all,

Ginny in Ohio

Hey kids!

Woke up writing video scripts in my head, always a good sign for me when I'm writing anything in my dreams.

Our "warm-up" got here, too, it's all of 25 degrees this morning! (-4C). Hope all's well with our deep South Southerners. Don't watch a lot of news, wondered if y'all got the snow the li'l weather weasels were doom-casting!

Vicki - Oh, my dear, I'm so sorry about the business with your car. One of the many reasons I hate taking a vehicle in, even for service is I just don't know enough about cars to know if they're trying something on... So I tell them, "Hold on, I'll get right back with you. My husband's a mechanic, let me call him." If they're legit, they don't worry about that call. If they aren't legit, it worries them, and I can see it before I walk away. The fender bender at the end of all that wasn't any fun, either, I know. I'm so sorry for your no-good, very-bad day. Hope the interview goes really, really well.

Annie - So good to see you, and I take trazadone at night to sleep as well - it's what finally let me go to sleep at a regular time, and more importantly for me, stay asleep, so I could wake up rested. And I do almost every night. You're giving your dad a gift, as well as yourself.

Heather - So glad your son got a diagnosis that makes sense to him. With that in hand, he's able to explain so much about how his life has been, I'm sure. Hope John's feeling better today.

Allie -I'm sorry to hear the news, and you're right, we don't ever know.

Barbie - I haven't heard the term "sinking spell" in a long time, but it's a terribly accurate phrase, isn't it. Rebecca's "sneaker wave" term comes to mind as the cause. Just glad you're OK. Sending hugs from here.

Here in the middle of the country, things are good... I enjoy the every day things, the minutiae of my life, in ways I didn't expect. Possibly because I disengaged from everything for so long. Possibly just because they give me a purpose. I'm at peace with myself and my life, and grateful for that every day. Not every moment, you know, that would just be annoying, and so would I!😉😏🐈‍⬛ But definitely every day.

Love y'all,
Lisa in AR

Good morning beautiful ladies!

I read up to page 10, hope to catch up before February.

The vitamin discussion was good motivation for me. I quit all my vitamins back in October ( part of my Christmas funk - not a good reason! ). I especially need Vitamin D as I rarely go outside. It's six degrees out there now with snow and ice on the ground. Anyway, setting my vitamins up again is on my to do list.

Dad seems to be sleeping better with this Trazodone and I think I am too. On the other hand, my hearing is off. I keep hearing faint echoes of my phone noises that aren't real. My distance vision is bad as well. Maybe my meds aren't as sorted as I thought. Hmm. Now that I type that, I see it's time to get past simply being annoyed and do something.

Another one of today's goals is to get back on that stationary bike. Even five minutes would be a
victory and help end the funk.

Debbie I hope something works out for your MIL. My Dad makes too much income for US Medicaid but nowhere near enough for $8000 a month for Alzheimer's care in a home. So we are making it work at home. He is cheerful and mostly pleasant and grateful, but also inconsiderate and a slob. But none of these stages last forever.

Flea I had a lovely time in Key West with a previous boyfriend years ago. I loved barhopping with his friends and clapping for the sunset! It's a great place with a special vibe.

Have a great day my friends! May you all be happy, healthy, safe and free!

Annie in Delaware

Vickie, if you have comprehensive insurance, it should pay for the rodent damage to your electrical system. It will be a separate claim from your fender bender. But get a second opinion if you don’t trust those folks.

My good news is that I managed to walk upstairs with both legs, twice today! It's a bit uncomfortable, but I can do it! All those glute exercises are paying off! It's a milestone I have been l looking forward to since the end of July. Go me!
Then I went out to buy haggis and other bits, and found myself walking almost normally. I wouldn't say I have a spring in my step, but I'm getting there.
Now I just need to lose a bit of weight and get my cardio going. I get out of breath too easily.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

@Lanette. The update to W11 definitely would slow things down. Every time an update comes in for my iPad, iPhone, or Windows PC, they slow down. At first I blame the ‘Internet’ but when the machine wants a reboot, I realize it was an update. Lots of data comes down through the network. In the past, it would be a disk to update that you would have to put in and take out several times sometimes for the update. I like the quiet updates better, even when they slow down the device for a bit.

@Allie, condolences, you never know.

My DH and I say we are upright and moving around when someone asks us how we are, so we are doing great! We all laugh at that and agree!

Thought for today:

What do you call two apes who share an Amazon account?

Prime-Mates! 🙉

RVRita in Roswell 👽

I did fifteen minutes of each meditation and bike! Yay! It's a comeback day!

And I paid some old bills. Two of them were old enough to embarrass me. I must be careful to go through the pile more often. Oh well it's paid now and that's all I can do. I feel like I ought to apologize to someone somewhere.

Annie in Delaware

Lisa - Forgot to congratulate you on paying off your debts.
I too love my little spot on this earth and am finding more peace than ever in this life. I also know that anything can happen at any moment, but I hope I am more equipped to ride out the waves.

John had a wonderful time with his cricket friend. He said he wishes they lived nearer to each other.
His ear isn't hurting, but he's still bunged up.

I made my signature mushroom omelette tonight as John had a huge lunch of tomato and basil soup, and fish and chips. John said my omelette was amazing. I have my heroine Elizabeth David to thank for that. I used to have her books by my bedside when I was young, and read them obsessively. I can quote them.

Love to all, Heather UK xxxxxxxx