WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2025

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  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,722 Member
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  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,722 Member
    Heather ~ Great photos of your evening!

    Carol in GA
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 4,018 Member
    kevrit wrote: »
    I’m going to tell a story about when I am in my 20’s, I hope it makes you laugh. When in my 20’s my father had a band that used to play in strip clubs among other places. Once in a while (drinking was at 18 back then) I went with my mother to watch my dad play, not my thing really, but mom wanted the company. Once the MC called us a ‘mother daughter team’ to the patrons’ delight and my embarrassment. So one time, my sister who turned old enough and I took my mom to that same strip club after it went to DJ’s rather than live bands to an all male show. We had the best time and my mom commented on how the men ‘were much better dancers and showmen than the women’. This was not Chip and Dale dancers but at the time when they first started. It was the one and only time I went to a show like that, but agreed with mom that they put on a much better show than the women. My mom was a great sport about stuff like this. When Playgirl first came out, I was a senior in high school and 18 and bought one of these for my mom. She got a big kick out of it. I know, I had a weird family dynamic when growing up…. Glad that part of my life is and has been over for about 40 years now. 🤪oudywicxtoc4.png


    With that, here is the thought for today:
    What do you call a Zen master who is in charge of snacks?

    A Chipmunk!!

    Love you ladies! I can be honest with you all and you don’t judge, simply support, what we all need!
    RVRita in Roswell

    Cute story! Your momma sounded like a fun mom. My husband used to get Playboy, and it was on the coffee table along with the monthly LEGO magazine, and history magazines. I would joke that our sons growing up have seen more nude people than most, so really no "girly magazines hiding under the bed" situations. My gift to them was a healthy self esteem, and positive body image, even as they got into their awkward phases, (Middle school etc) they remained upbeat, and attending the clothing optional resort helped with that.
    Rebecca
    Whidbey
    Wa
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 4,018 Member
    Vickil57 wrote: »
    Happy Saturday from COLD Nebraska. It is above zero. Next week to be in the 50's and back to cold the next week.
    Rebecca--The new ear rings are pretty. I took mine out after I stopped working and should see about putting some in.
    Annie--with everything you are doing great. One day at a time.
    Machka--Sorry to hear about Rowan's ankle. I know we had to wait a month for DH's hip surgery. Knew it was coming but the waiting was hard.
    Barbie--thinking of you. Lucky about the phone.
    Rita--Good luck finding a place you can call home.
    Allie--cute haircut. Sorry about your friend. I agree you never know. A friend of DH came home Sunday from shopping with his mom and found his dad had passed away sitting in his chair.
    Went to interview yesterday. Thought it was going really well and something I could do and enjoy. It was for a bus company. They do school bus and county handi bus. He said they want to cross train all the employees to drive the buses to fill in when they are short. I do not want to drive a bus. I am not comfortable with that. So will see what happens.
    Blessings, Vicki GRAND ISLAND, NE <3

    I am taking them out every night, something I never did with my other earrings. I have the old earring on the wall with a pushpin, hoping to run across the other one day. Thinking of trying to make a sun catcher with my earrings left that I don't wear. Maybe I have one and Athena can have the other.
    Driving a bus would definitely be outside my comfort zone!
    Rebecca
    Whidbey
    Wa
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 4,018 Member
    grandmallie wrote: »
    Heather - looks like you had a lovely time..
    Tracy sent me a video this afternoon of the wee one trying mashed avacado..well she was trying to shovel it in on her own..needless to say there will be no problem with food for her lol
    I made myself a cup of hot chocolate with zero sugar nestle and almond milk.. nice little warm drink for the afternoon.
    Got Delia's new car seat in the car,and tried putting together the stroller I got ,but got frustrated with the little locking pin for the rear wheels and lost it under the couch.. im in no hurry so I put it off.
    Got the laundry dried and think tomorrow will go through the clothes and get rid of the 3x i am fitting in size 14 shirts and getting close to going into 14 pants..slow but sure..
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    You can see someone is a happy girl

    Such beautiful eyes Delia has! Tell them they also need to take photos of her yelling her lungs out. I know when Eli would cry, being that he was so chill about life, his cries were like, "awe even his crying is darn cute"!
    Love your new hairdo! I am getting mine cut next week. I can't wait. Being that the last haircut was in July.
    Rebecca
    Whidbey
    Wa
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 4,018 Member
    auntiebk wrote: »
    Lisa I’m just too old school, I back up my Windows 10 laptop to an external hard drive. That having been said, my photos ARE on icloud.com so I should sort through them, purgeing most, saving some to my laptop. Yah right, maybe next rainy week.
    Machka ((hugs)) TBI complicates EVERYTHING. ((hugs))
    Lanette IS there a stand alone Office for Win11 without requiring OneDrive? How are the hens doing? Eggs are getting $carce and $pendy here too. V. insightful on how important the ability to walk is, and the devastating effects of pain preventing walking can be.
    Heidi, our Machka is also a beekeeper. Thought if you both when I read an article in our local newspaper “Time to order your 2025 honeybees” $121.50 plus $35 shipping for a 3 lb pkg w/marked queen.
    Pip cute pack pic, What are Kirby’s symptoms/? So unlike him!
    Allie your endocrinologist is GRUesome? :laugh:
    Rebecca hooray for new friends! Can you use just the cover of any greeting cards in your decorations?
    Kay good catch and sounds like your bank has good, competent employees. Whew!
    Kylia I simply cannot believe your DH’s Dr… unless your DH has other issues that would be made worse by withdrawal stress? I worked with a guy who had his Dr.’s approval to keep smoking and his anxiety and panic attacks were more acutely debilitating than what might happen from smoking if he lived long enough.
    Michele sure hope that stomach pain/nausea/crampy leg episode was a one time only happening.
    Heather happy haggis!
    Terri 101mph gusts ?!? Yikes!!! So very thankful you and yours safely weathered the storm.
    Ginny “toe touch only for 6 weeks after a surgery once-it was a great core workout” way to put a positive spin on a trying time. Well done!
    Lisa “…coffee in bed on the weekends. In a cup, not in the actual bed with him” made me snort my tea. You sure picked a good ‘un.
    Margaret sorry to hear about your washer woes, and that you’ve decided against Speed Queen. Hope you don’t regret that choice.
    Carol I’m right there with you on the after dinner bingeing. Will try like heck to follow your and Lanette’s lead and start farmer’s walking after dinner BEFORE treats. Wish me luck!
    Barbie, that cell phone staying on the hood of your friend’s car for round trip story is amazing! Loved hearing about Annie’s help ;}
    Beth surgery? What did I miss?
    Today’s gratitude: yesterday’s brisk walk with D netted over 9K steps. Yay!
    Today I WILL fold the cold light laundry, finish the warm dark load, check the trail cam before dog group, and prep cole slaw for tomorrow’s fellowship. IF there’s time will make the new file folder labels and file everything that’s on the keyboard ;)
    Later, lighter, lovelies!
    Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
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    2025: Chose NOW: to move more than yesterday, fuel better than yesterday, open heart and mind before mouth.

    I only use Christmas cards, as I like the fancy cursive writing of happy holidays or merry christmas, plus all the pictures on the front I cut out bits from. I just use them on my Christmas card envelopes instead of stickers.
    Rebecca
    Whidbey
    Wa
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,480 Member
    auntiebk wrote: »
    Lisa I’m just too old school, I back up my Windows 10 laptop to an external hard drive. That having been said, my photos ARE on icloud.com so I should sort through them, purgeing most, saving some to my laptop. Yah right, maybe next rainy week.
    Machka ((hugs)) TBI complicates EVERYTHING. ((hugs))
    Lanette IS there a stand alone Office for Win11 without requiring OneDrive? How are the hens doing? Eggs are getting $carce and $pendy here too. V. insightful on how important the ability to walk is, and the devastating effects of pain preventing walking can be.
    Heidi, our Machka is also a beekeeper. Thought if you both when I read an article in our local newspaper “Time to order your 2025 honeybees” $121.50 plus $35 shipping for a 3 lb pkg w/marked queen.
    Pip cute pack pic, What are Kirby’s symptoms/? So unlike him!
    Allie your endocrinologist is GRUesome? :laugh:
    Rebecca hooray for new friends! Can you use just the cover of any greeting cards in your decorations?
    Kay good catch and sounds like your bank has good, competent employees. Whew!
    Kylia I simply cannot believe your DH’s Dr… unless your DH has other issues that would be made worse by withdrawal stress? I worked with a guy who had his Dr.’s approval to keep smoking and his anxiety and panic attacks were more acutely debilitating than what might happen from smoking if he lived long enough.
    Michele sure hope that stomach pain/nausea/crampy leg episode was a one time only happening.
    Heather happy haggis!
    Terri 101mph gusts ?!? Yikes!!! So very thankful you and yours safely weathered the storm.
    Ginny “toe touch only for 6 weeks after a surgery once-it was a great core workout” way to put a positive spin on a trying time. Well done!
    Lisa “…coffee in bed on the weekends. In a cup, not in the actual bed with him” made me snort my tea. You sure picked a good ‘un.
    Margaret sorry to hear about your washer woes, and that you’ve decided against Speed Queen. Hope you don’t regret that choice.
    Carol I’m right there with you on the after dinner bingeing. Will try like heck to follow your and Lanette’s lead and start farmer’s walking after dinner BEFORE treats. Wish me luck!
    Barbie, that cell phone staying on the hood of your friend’s car for round trip story is amazing! Loved hearing about Annie’s help ;}
    Beth surgery? What did I miss?
    Today’s gratitude: yesterday’s brisk walk with D netted over 9K steps. Yay!
    Today I WILL fold the cold light laundry, finish the warm dark load, check the trail cam before dog group, and prep cole slaw for tomorrow’s fellowship. IF there’s time will make the new file folder labels and file everything that’s on the keyboard ;)
    Later, lighter, lovelies!
    Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
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    2025: Chose NOW: to move more than yesterday, fuel better than yesterday, open heart and mind before mouth.

    It seemed like it was all in his head. Coughing a lot, flem, not achey, he’s on the mend now. No gym the last 3 days, just walking the kids for the 5 miles.

    Sounds a lot better today.

    Stat for the day-

    Walk w/family- 1hr 44min 54sec, 11976steps, 51elev, 2.95ap, 82ahr, 96mhr, 5.15mi= 509c
    Strava app= 624c

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  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,219 Member
    Pip- tell Kirby hope he feels better and give the pups treats from me...
    The closing on the florida place is Wednesday and Tom should be home Friday.
    It will be a lot of weight and stress off his shoulders.. when we were together i bought him the golden pass for the national parks..hoping now that they have sold the place they can take a few adventures to some of them.
    Im tucked in with Alfie and time to get some sleep.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,802 Member
    LisaInArkansas wrote: »
    Machka - A pointed toe cast does not sound like it's easy or cheap in terms of your energy levels. One thing I've seen here, particularly for those with ankle injuries, is this kind of scooter, where the bent leg and knee rests on the padded area:
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    Don't know if that's the kind of walker he's got, but if it's a long recovery, it might be worth it for his mobility. Will you be able to leave your husband alone when you go back to work? So glad you're in the new home and can keep him safer inside, at least.

    Later,
    Love y'all,
    Lisa in AR

    I've been looking at those and will definitely ask questions about it when we see a surgeon next week. Right now, he has the usual kind of basic walker, similar to this image.

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    While he is still in the pointed toe cast (prior to the surgery), I'll work from home.

    After the surgery, they may put him into the same type of cast for a couple weeks ... and I'll see how he is. If he can use one of those kneeling scooters, I might be able to go to work a little bit.

    Machka in Oz

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,802 Member
    kevrit wrote: »
    drkatiebug wrote: »
    I didn’t share our latest drama because I wanted to get it straightened out first. Someone with a name that sounded fake paid a huge (more than we make in a month) Chase credit card bill with e-pay from our checking account. Of course, I discovered it when we were all snowed in. I had to wait a day for the roads to clear and the bank to open, go in person and sign a letter of dispute. They told me it might take up to 10 days to reverse the payment, but our money was pending by the time I got home and clearly in our account this morning. They told me that they didn’t think it was necessary for us to change our account at this time. Keep a close eye on it and if it happens again, then we will do the extreme thing. All of our retirement checks are automatically deposited, plus we automatically pay several bills as well. It will be a major pain if we have to do that.

    Pt kicked my butt today, but I resisted the urge to take Tylenol. I’ve been pill free for 4 days. Life is good.

    At the very least, please change your password to at least 12 characters with lower, and upper case letters, numbers, and at least 1 special character (!,&,$,-. and whatever your bank allows. Spaces are great but not many banks accept them in passwords). Since they payed by electronically, change the passwords to the bill companies that you pay automatically too. They should all be different and have the above format. I’ve know it’s a pain but better safe than sorry. 12 or more characters is almost impossible to break. Using a pass phrase like Machka recommended may be easier to remember. Not this one because it is common but something like 2BorNot2B!! (to be or not to be!!) Is a passphrase sample. Please do not use the example as it is a common passphrase.

    RVRita in Roswell

    They also recommend long passphrases with or without all the characters, numbers etc.

    https://www.cyber.gov.au/learn-basics/explore-basics/passphrases
    "Passphrases are made up of four or more random words making them longer than a traditional password."

    They also recommend 14 characters or more.

    One example the site above gives is 'purple duck potato boat'


    And multi-factor authentication is a good idea too.

    Machka in Oz
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,111 Member
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,802 Member
    Today was a beautiful day! So I went for a 52 km (32.3 miles) bicycle ride. I did it in 2 loops so I came home to check on my husband and then headed out again.

    Strava decided not to record 7 km of the ride ... I've been having trouble with Strava lately. :( So the image says 45 km, but it was actually 52 km.

    I wasn't pushing hard, and did take a short break when I returned home in the middle, so it took me 3.5 hours in total or 2 hours and 53 minutes moving time.

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    Then I took Rhody for a walk, hauled the large watering can back and forth to water the berries (raspberries, strawberries and blueberries), vacuumed the floor, made dinner, and cleaned the kitchen.

    I've started a new colouring as well, and may get up and do something else soon. The evening is still young.


    Machka in Oz
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,871 Member
    So sorry about your MIL. Pain in legs is no fun. :# And what a shame about your cancelled date. :/

    Bea finished her crate.
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    And I painted a Valentine's card for John, sheltering behind a screen! :p
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    She was so happy to come on her own for a change. <3

    Left over haggis for lunch.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,797 Member
    I forgot to save before I switched pages :'(:'(:'( I will start again......

    Machka- Lisa beat me to the punch. When my DH broke his ankle, he couldn't use crutches due to lack of balance and no depth perception. He tried a wheel chair, but he felt it was robbing his other leg of strength and was awkward to maneuver. Enter "Scotty the Scooter". We went lots of places with "Scotty". Make sure it has 4 wheels though because the 3 wheeled once don't have good balance! I believe that your life lessons have served you well over that past several years. You have grit, caring, organization, and just enough "self-ishness" to help you through this time. I am learning to be more "self- ish" from you! We are worth it!


    Barbie I think you are doing wonderfully! Starting new life chapters is never easy, but I feel that you have such a great life system (habits) that are helping you with these life changes. Like many other ladies on here you have shown courage, resilience, and grace during this time.

    Rita, Rebecca, and Ginny I remember going to the bars all the time with my parents when younger. We danced to the music, sang with live performers when allowed, and drank "Shirley Temples". As for "bodies"...my mother probably would have been happier living in a nudist colony! I remember telling her to go put clothes on because she was cooking breakfast in her birthday suit when my friend (male) came to pick me up for school! It was so common place that I didn't even realize she was naked until my friend J turned bright red, started stammering, and about ran back out the door! It has taken many years for my DH to get comfortable with me running around to get coffee or whatever in nothing. I do prefer clothes when cooking or sitting on furniture though.....just saying.....oh and if around other people. My baby sister is the most "modest" of us three.

    Terry WOW! Those are awful winds! I am so glad you and yours are safe! Speaking of safe.....California ladies- how are you fairing? Thinking of you!

    Flea I don't wear gloves (only mittens) because my fingers get super cold really fast especially when they are separated like in gloves. Mittens do help some. They spend a lot of time in pockets in the winter. They are what hurts me the most in the cold.

    Allie and Beth Hugs and good thoughts for upcoming procedures.

    Lisa I don't know how to switch it off, but am choosing to ignore it! If I was doing strenuous exercise then maybe I should listen to it, but otherwise, I am going to keep on trucking. I will continue to get 15 mins in each day and on 6 days out of the week strive to hit 2 15 min sessions (which naturally results in 10K steps- but goal is 2 15 min sessions a day!)

    Heather Burns night looks like a success! Bea looks so proud!


    I continue to learn so much from you ladies! Thank You! I have found this side of me I am not sure if I like? Have I always had it and just not recognized it? I think maybe I have always had it but it went dormant at some point in time.........I have to FINISH if I am close to the "end"! So I have 8500 steps, that is soooo close to 10K that I just have to finish it! If I have a full dishwasher running, but two dishes in the sink, I must wash them and put away. If I vacuum one room in house, I must vacuum all of them. I get that it could be seen as good, but I really need to learn to just say "good enough" in some areas. I sat with DH "watching" Barrett Jackson last night. Okay.....I was working on our emergency book, reading here and a magazine, and playing with kittens, but was sitting in man cave with DH while Barrett was on! I hit protein goals and fiber goals the past 5 days. I am heading into today with an overage of 190 calories which isn't hateful for the week. Logging really does make me think twice about choices. Heading to Cincinnati this afternoon to watch youngest grand daughter perform her final competition dances. At this point in time, she has decided to continue with theater and voice, but drop most of dance. Next year she will be starting college (yes as a high school junior) and just is tired of spending 25-35 hrs a week at the studio. I am proud of her decision making ability.

    DH is still sleeping, dishwasher emptied, kittens fed, caught up with you in spite of kittens trying to "help". I should probably get some paperwork stuffs done before DH gets up.

    Healing thoughts!
    Congratulations on your successes!

    Blessed to have such a wonderful village of women to include me.

    Much love,
    Kylia in OHio


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