WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2025

barbiecat · February 12

Great morning for me. The sky was clear and the roads were dry. I got to my appointment for my drivers license renewal a few minutes early, there was no waiting, the staff was friendly and kind, no written test, just the eye test. I found out that I didn't really need the enhanced license since I had a passport so I saved the extra money. I had all the documents, just in case. I am now licensed to drive until 2033, I also found out that in Washington when a death certificate is issued, notice is sent to the Department of Licensing and voter registration. Pretty smart.

Barbie in NW WA

pipcd34 · February 12

Stats for the day-

ROUVY home spin bike- strava stats- 2hrs 53min 11sec, 62elev, 140aw, 21.7amph, 121ahr, 157mhr, 62.69mi= 1321c
Strava app= 1391c
ROUVY stats- 2hrs 53min 11sec, 60.8elev, 140aw, 21.7amph, 55arpm, 62.7mi= 1391c
ROUVY home spin bike- strava stats- 30.45min, 643elev, 146aw, 16.9amph, 133ahr, 155mhr, 8.65mi= 272c
Strava app= 257c
ROUVY stats- 30.54min, 641.9elev, 145aw, 57arpm, 16.8amph, 8.66mi= 257c

Total cal 1593

Total miles 71.34
Total time 3hrs 23min 56sec

I’m catching up to the 1st place. I’m 96.49miles behind…

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LisaInArkansas · February 12

cityjaneLondon · February 12

We are pleased with ourselves for actually getting out to French Circle!

Early dinner, then an Uber. It was a good lecture on a village in Eastern France. She spoke very slowly and had lots of slides. The village suffered terribly in both wars, being so near Germany, but is now a major tourist hub. Lots of local festivals.
We were lucky enough to catch a passing bus home from just outside the venue, so it was all very easy.

I managed an hour's editing this morning,

but exercise went by the wayside today. Tomorrow we are picking up the girls from school again, so I will get some walking in. My son is at his friend's funeral and will be speaking, which is why we are doing the pick up. Shouldn't be too late home. I have an easy dinner planned.

My friend G was planning to go on the cable car, up to the Botanical Gardens in Funchal, but the queue was too long because of the cruise ships in port.

She went to the huge central market instead. She was a bit upset yesterday, because, when the bus driver dropped her off at the hotel, he called out, "This is the stop that the old lady wanted." She said she aged 20 years on the spot and was traumatised!

Generally I have found, in those tourist traps, that it's better if you wait until later in the day.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

LisaInArkansas · February 12

Corey suggested we not only go, but stay the night. So I have a reservation at a hotel just down the street from the convention.

He's going to take the Friday off, and we'll make a lazy day of both of them, start late, enjoy the drive, get there about 3, and I can go play with fiber while he relaxes with a book.

Then on the Saturday, I can go talk to more vendors, and we can head for home when he's ready!

Haven't been more than an hour from my home since 2020! Getting my life back, one step at a time. Plus, it's a justifiable business expense for me.

Later, my chickens,
Lisa in AR

skuehn48 · February 12

I am sick of frozen water buckets and hauling hot water from the house outside. I moved from SD to the PNW to get away from that. I'm ready to get back to at least 40s during the day.

Went to chair yoga today. Good class but my hips are really tight since I have not been horseback riding. The crescent pose is really hard and makes me sore.

Lisa - sounds like a fun and relaxing trip.

Everyone take care, Sue in WA

Rosemarie2972 · February 12

I have missed so much that it is overwhelming to try and catch up! Machka I saw your husband needed surgery but I don't know if this happened.

I had a sleep study and have moderate sleep apnea. I think this might be why I am waking up 2 or 3x a night. And then my day is ruined the next day. I don't tolerate c-pap so hope this dental appliance I have been fitted for will help.

I had hardwood put in the upstairs hall and I do love it. The carpet was from 1986. I am waiting on the carpenter to come and take the carpet off my stairs and remove my husband's stair lyft and put in hard wood. I am very excited about this.

I have lost 13 pounds and have started spin class and am enjoying this. I hope to bring zumba into the mix as well. I have been reading Debbie Macomber books and listening to audio. They are soothing to me. I also listen to Cas from Clutterbug. She has a podcast and this motivates me to declutter!

I will be 2 years a widow the end of the month. I am very grateful for my husband and that for now I am still in the house. I try to stay busy with various activities but I am lonely. I guess that is par for the course with being a widow. My knitting is going better.

i am tired in the evening, but hope to try and keep up with you all a little better!

Best,
Rosemarie from GA

pipcd34 · February 13

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barbiecat · February 13

Rosemarie, How good to hear from you again. I've missed you. You give me hope.

Lisa, your weekend sounds great. Have fun. Enjoy every minute of it.

Barbie in NW WA

Garden875 · February 13

Lots going on with everyone!

I will be nannying for a little girl on Friday. I met the family today.

I had a NSV tonight. Went to the store for some snacks for hubby and our son. I walked around looking for something for me. I wasn’t hungry when I went. I was thinking about frozen cherries and milk before I went. I added a scant amount of sugar and a Tbsp of 100 cocoa powder. It was a win! Staying on track. It feels good not to cave into old habits! 🙌🏻

Cindy from Florida ☀️

Vickil57 · February 13

Hello from Nebraska where we got 7 inches of snow last night and I am so over this. Our DGD and her 2 oldest boys came over and cleaned our sidewalk and driveway. I am finding it really hard to ask for help. This whole thing with DH and his hip has been a eye opener for sure. He is doing well and can return to work Monday light duty. This being home together the last 2 months reminds me why we can not retire yet. I am still job hunting, but not a lot out there besides fast food.
Got our taxes done and what a shock that was. With all the overtime I worked last year it put us in a higher tax bracket and we ended having to pay in alittle over 1500. This year we will be lucky to make even a third of that much.
Lisa--Sorry to hear you are having so much trouble getting a doctor to fix your knee. Your trip sounds like something to look forward to. My mind is like that, minute I go to bed it takes off and goes all over the place. Next thing I know it is 2-3 in the morning.
Rebecca--Beautiful gifts from your sister.
Machka--Glad DH had his surgery and is doing well.
Margaret--Thank you for shaing the beautiful ice scurlputes.
I wonder about Katla and Annie. Miss them both. Glad Meg checked in and her DH is doing well.
Rita--I sign my name like that if the person would know me by that name. Makes is easy for them to remember who we are. The tower on the beach is interesting.
Lanette--Thank you for sharing the information. One thing I love about this group is that we share information and if it is something we can use fine, if not it is no big deal.
Barbie--Hugs. You are a very strong lady.
Blessings, Vicki GRAND ISLAND, NE

Snowflake1968 · February 13

Lisa - your post reminded me of a meme about squirrels, so I ended up going down a Pinterest rabbit hole trying to find it. Which led me to have some ideas for albums pop up, which led me to think I should go work on my album this evening. I went back to the craft room and remembered I needed to cut some vinyl for work, so I designed that but didn’t feel like pulling my Cricut out so started looking at my album, looked at the pictures and the spaces I have and nothing was meshing so I shut the light out and went to start my bath.
So the squirrels take over a lot here.
I’m so glad you’re going to the convention. It will be nice to have a little trip away too.

Machka - I hope you get a break soon with work. I can’t do that these days.
I value my personal time.
Hope you get lots of rain, especially in the fire zone.

Lanette - it’s good your chickens keep warm. I think here people have to have heat lamps in their coops.
I think you’re correct about it being a combination of the cold weather tightening everything up along with not being as active. I have been trying to move more so I feel better and that’s also flaring it all up again. I’m buying new shoes next pay. One way or the other, I need something else for work. I have to walk a lot on cement floors there.

Allie - why does Delia need to be held so much? Can’t she lay on the floor on her tummy yet?
I know that might make it harder for you getting her up off the floor though. That just seems excessive. Surely Tracy doesn’t have time to hold her that long. I personally couldn’t believe you took this on with your health. I feel for you, wanting to be there and help your daughter but your health is important too.

Barbara - “finish your supper or go to bed” I’ve read that being forced to clean our plates and not being allowed to finish when our bellies were full and we still were learning our body signals of hunger and fullness are why a lot of people struggle with overeating.
I don’t know how factual that is, but it seems to make some sense to me.

Barbie - I think when a death certificate is issued a lot of government agencies should have notification.

Speaking of death certificates I read an article today about a woman in NB that is trying to prove she hadn’t died with the government here. Her Old age security and Canada Pension Plan didn’t show in her bank account at the end of December she was told it’s because she had died. She is finally getting one payment next week the other is taking longer to figure out. She is concerned that this was able to be done without a death certificate.

Heather - I bet your son will be relieved to have the service over with.

I personally think this new way of having Celebrations of Life so long after a person passes drags the process on so long. I think people need some of those old customs to help them through.
My Dad didn’t want us to do anything, I told him I thought that not was what tore his sister’s family apart when the parents passed. I told a service isn’t for the loved one passed but for the living to come together and mourn. I was a bit more blunt than that and told him he just had to lay there we would do the rest. He agreed with me in the end.

Sue - I hope your warmer temps arrive soon. It’s sure different weather patterns the last 2-3 years.

Rosemarie - it’s nice to see you post. It sounds like you are doing well despite the loneliness.

Vicki - I hope something comes along soon for you. Being on a job hunt at our age is not easy.

I am suffering from overstimulation at work.
This is a picture from my desk.

Straight outside the window with the grid is a tv lounge for the residents, slightly to the right of the lounge is the dining room. They play music in the dining room for the residents to enjoy before dinner is served. They have coffee/tea and visit.
To the left of that window is the door to my office and the door to the building. There is an alarm system on the main doors that if a resident that is at risk of wandering comes too close starts beeping. If anyone needs to come in or go out while that alarm is going it becomes a higher pitch steady alarm while the door is open. So we pay attention to insure a resident isn’t leaving.
Just above the copier is a window that on the wall outside has an activity centre for the residents. It has games, videos of animals, old time tv shows, and various music “stations”, it’s set up like an old radio but it’s not an actual radio it’s preprogrammed music.
Then of course, the printer goes, the phones ring, there is constant chatter.
I can’t put headphones in as I need to be able to hear everything and answer the door or the phone. I haven’t come up with a good solution yet but it’s exhausting me.
I have never worked in such a loud environment in an office before and my last couple of jobs were very quiet.
I have been walking outside for a couple of minutes at lunch time to get away from the noise and clear my head but I think I need to do it more.

Tracey in Edmonton

GodMomKim · February 13

Hi Gals,

So I am so behind on writing, and was talking about writing with a friend today and how although I am capable of writing it is a “job” for me. Where writing for her is a joy and a bit of therapy as she organizes her thoughts….

But I have been reading and not joining in much, I feel I am depleted more often lately. I am spending longer on Wednesday each week with my mom, often 12 hours including commute (today for some reason I was done early), I vacuum, empty trash, clean the cat box, sort out “dead” items from the fridge, occasionally dust and scrub floors, make/change beds. I always pay bills and do the shopping, take her to other errands/doctors etc.. Today I started to gather tax info together.

Things with my housemate and I are good, but there is a bit more time being spent there, not a bad thing but just someone to get into conversation with. I have lived alone much of my life (well with a dog mostly) and I forget how quick a conversation is with a dog compared to a human… And we are both lower on the income scale so are trying to share things that save us both money – full loads of laundry, making meals at home….. just a bit more coordination and conversation but it is great for both of us.

For the newbies I am 66 single, no kids, but I have god kids, a nephew and almost niece, and a group of 7 young adult (25-35 year olds) that call me aunt, I worked in a children’s camp as the head gardener for the kitchen gardens and got close to a great group of younger adults that I have stayed in regular communication with. I own my own business as an embroiderer – I do small business logos, high school letter jackets and tons of other things. I have been pudgy most of my life and have about 30 lbs to go to get to a more ideal weight for me.

I have been working on getting my garden ready for spring planting – in fact saw the tips of some peas popping up in the garden yesterday. It raining tonight and is supposed to be absolutely pouring tomorrow, but next weekend should be clear and I’ll be finding some time to get out in the yard then.

Thinking of you all,
Kim in N. California

skuehn48 · February 13

Rosemarie - I could not tolerate the C-pap and got the mouth device. According to the last sleep study it manages my sleep apnea 100%. I am much happier with it. Good luck.

Allie - I too wondered why you have to hold her all that time.

Everyone take care, Sue in WA

TerriRichardson112 · February 13

🤗🤗🤗 and 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 for those who need them.

🙋‍♀️ céad míle fáilte to our newbies

☘️ Terri

cityjaneLondon · February 13

Kim - That is a lot of responsibility and work you do for your mother. You are a much better woman than me.

I'm glad you've got company at home.

Tracey - I would find that kind of working environment impossible. Random music or TV noise drives me mad. I think, in the future, employees will be suing companies over the noise environment, which can be extremely damaging. I feel so sorry for the people who work in loud clothes shops, or restaurants. So bad for both mental and physical health. I'm not sure what you can do about it, other than lobby for a quieter room. I know it was hard to find this job.

I've done my hour's editing. That seems to be my comfortable limit. Luckily, I will get in some walking this afternoon, but I must remember to wrap up warmly for the inevitable playground stop. I still have to do targeted hip exercises.

I also must wrap John's Valentines presents. I bought him a very posh bottle of gin, and then Amazon reduced it on special offer about three days later! Grrrrrr! I've also got him our favourite cocoa dusted dark truffles. Must put the card I painted into an envelope. I don't write on the envelope, so I can reuse it!

Lisa - so glad you are venturing further afield. Definitely a 'treat yourself' occasion.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

kymarai · February 13

Machka9 · February 13

Snowflake1968 wrote: »

Machka - I hope you get a break soon with work. I can’t do that these days.
I value my personal time.
Hope you get lots of rain, especially in the fire zone.

I value my personal time too, and all this work has come at a really awkward time with summer, me wanting to keep unpacking, and my husband's surgery.

But I also value my job and doing well at my job ... and fortunately, all this extra work is temporary. As of tonight, I am more or less caught up for the moment and I will NOT be doing any work over this 3-day weekend.

Snowflake1968 wrote: »

I have been walking outside for a couple of minutes at lunch time to get away from the noise and clear my head but I think I need to do it more.
Tracey in Edmonton

If you've got half an hour or an hour, go for a walk.

Today was so hot and muggy and overcast and windy. I like the heat, but even I found today draining. But we got rain in the evening ... a whole 0.4 mm.

Evidently, there is more rain coming.

I was pushing hard to get a particular project finished today so I wouldn't have to work on it during the weekend ... and I was successful! So I didn't get out for a long walk. But, I did do my 15 minutes!

And yes, that's the sunset from our deck this evening with the clouds, smoke, and everything.

Meanwhile the fires are up around 80,000 hectares (maybe more now) which is about 800 square kilometres or 310 square miles. Today was not a good day.

The fires have been threatening very small settlements and beach shacks, but today, it's closing in on a town. The town has been evacuated.

There are several more smaller fires closer to where we live now too.

Machka in Oz

margaretturk · February 13

Up two pounds from eating Chinese again. It is the salt. I think I am just going to have to take that kind of restaurant off my list.

Staying in today. It is not even above zero yet and it is 8:30. One thing at least it is often sunny when it gets this cold.

Sharing a DrewB picture again for a dog fix....

Garden875 · February 13

@GodMomKim -thanks for sharing about yourself! It sounds like you’ve had an interesting life so far. What are you growing in your garden?

@Machka9 , stay safe. Praying for rain to put the fires out.

Have a great day, everyone!

LisaInArkansas · February 13

Hello, my dears,

Yep, excited about actually doing something instead of just sitting still! As creative and lovely as my life is, and as much as I enjoy it, there's more out there. And bonus, it has convinced my husband to take a day off, and a couple hours drive each way is not work for him.

The flip side of feeling so good that I feel like I can travel away from home is something I knew was coming, and that is that I'm gaining weight. Nearly 7 pounds in the last couple weeks, without changing my diet or my exercise.

Semi-quick and dirty recap of my weight journey, for the new folks and those who don't remember the whole story. Please note - it took a lot of introspection and work to get to the point where I can say these things with certainty.

Born into an abusive home, I escaped at 19 to USAF basic training, after losing 60 pounds to get down to 127 to pass the weight standard. Set up a cycle of gain and lose for the next four years. Married an AF guy and we landed in Montana, where I got out of the miliary and we started trying to have a child.

The combination of the fertility pills and not having to weigh in for the military pushed me up over 200 pounds (and a bit of twisted psychology, as well, piling on a weight blanket to keep me married and keep me safe), but the pills and various surgeries were over by the time I was 25. No kids, I was sterile and always would be.

Fast forward 20 years, lifing near Dallas. My husband is retired from the military, I'm working in an insanely stressful job, and I was standing at 303 pounds. My abusive father died in late 2004, and in 2005, gastric bypass saved my pre-diabetic life. The timing is not a coincidence; I finally felt safe.

I lost an entire person's worth of weight, got down to 137, took on two image-based jobs in a row, fitness center manager and then flight attendant. And watched my safe, but neglectful, marriage die with barely a whimper. My sports-nut husband cried the day that Brett Favre retired from the Green Bay Packers. Didn't cry when I left him.

This left me at 48, looking better than I had in more than 20 years, working in the West Texas oilfields, living with my sis. She was driving a 40-ton dump truck, I was in accounting for the same company. That's when I met my husband-to-be and married him in June 2009. The love of my life brought two teenagers with him who call me "Mom," and three grandkids that call me "Gramily" (because I won't answer to anything else). Started a gain and lose cycle, up to 219 pounds three different times, over the next 10 years.

In late 2019, when I was at that 219 pound mark, I went to the doc for symptoms that were truly awful, and two years later, I was back down to 137 without trying (scary - and debilitating, in the end), and finally got a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis - then Crohn's disease a year after that, combined with ulcerative colitis. Such fun! Three major biologic medications later, I'm finally started on one that works last April, Skyrizi, and it's slowly inching me back to normal.

Unfortunately, normal means that I cannot eat whatever I want unless I want to head straight back up to 219. Don't know why that's my set point, but it is. So I need to do what almost everyone here does and rein in my food impulses, track my calories, and continue my exercise, in order to get to a routine that is sustainable for my maintenance range of 155-160. I'm up to 162 and climbing. Time to cut that out.

I knew that, if the Skyrizi actually started righting the ship, this is what would happen. I'm both so happy to see that normal climb with the calories I'm absorbing, and dismayed. The ride is over, no more eating whatever I want and watching the scale stay in one range. Ah well. I paid the price for that ride, it was by no means free. And the price was far too high.

Not saying I'm cured! There is no cure. But I'm saying that I'm pretty sure my body is working a lot more like it's supposed to. The mind fog is clearing, and I feel absolutely wonderful. The rest - aching joints, blah-de-blah, of life at 64 just is what it is. So glad to not feel sick.

Love y'all,
Later,
Lisa in AR

barbiecat · February 13

Cindy Most habits are acquired slowly. You're doing great. Baby steps one day at a time.

Vicki, It's hard for me to ask for help. Even when people have said so clearly that I should call them if I need something.

The customs of funerals, wakes, memorials, etc. have their roots in times and places where all the family and friends were nearby. The decision Jake and I made to have to event after our deaths was based on the fact that we have friends and family so far flung that having an event would put unnecessary pressure on people. Jake's kids live in three different states and all have children at home. His friends are all over the US and Canada and several other countries. He said that if people want to remember and honor him they should reach out to someone who needs help and be kind, no exceptions.

Heather, When I am sad or afraid I need music to soothe me. Of course, I want the music I choose but silence is terrifying for me at difficult times. I don't want to talk to people because talking requires thinking and effort, but music is soothing for me.

Machka, I admire the way you can balance all the different parts of your life. I learn from you.

A woman I know in my neighbourhood told me that her husband is in the hospital in Seattle after a bike crash and she hasn't been to the hospital because they agreed that it was more important that she be home with the dog. She said that a lot of people were critical of that decision. It reminded me of the book, "The Let Them Theory" by Mel Robbins.

Barbie in NW WA

pipcd34 · February 13

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grandmallie · February 13

Morning ladies
Tracy said try to keep Delia awake as she didn't sleep well last night.
Well she is napping now yikes..
Only reason i hold her is because she is wailing ,her teeth are really bothering her.

kevrit · February 13

Nothing planned for today. I just need to move more than I have been.

Thought for today:

Why couldn’t the bike stand on its own?

It was two tired!!

RVRita in Roswell, Have a great day everyone.

dlfk202000 · February 13

Snowflake1968 wrote: »

Speaking of death certificates I read an article today about a woman in NB that is trying to prove she hadn’t died with the government here. Her Old age security and Canada Pension Plan didn’t show in her bank account at the end of December she was told it’s because she had died. She is finally getting one payment next week the other is taking longer to figure out. She is concerned that this was able to be done without a death certificate.

I can’t put headphones in as I need to be able to hear everything and answer the door or the phone. I haven’t come up with a good solution yet but it’s exhausting me.
I have never worked in such a loud environment in an office before and my last couple of jobs were very quiet.
I have been walking outside for a couple of minutes at lunch time to get away from the noise and clear my head but I think I need to do it more.

Tracey in Edmonton

My former inlaws had an issue like that. When former hubby was doing their taxes for them a couple years ago, he was having trouble getting it to go through. Found out that when they moved MIL from one care facility to the other, someone marked her as dead so SS stopped sending checks-FIL didn't notice the problem. They did catch it and was paid the amount she had missed.

All that noise would be very irritating for sure.
Here, many days/nights I sit at my computer with the sound off and the tv off. DH comes in and asks why I don't have the tv on. I will turn it on some evenings, but some nights, I enjoy the quiet. Most days if I am in the living room, it is off.
Lately he has been coming in the living room to watch tv- that is usually ok. I have started watching a few of the shows he watches. The really irritating part is that while the tv is on, he starts watching little videos or what ever on his phone, with the volumn up so loud that I can't hear the tv. Both are on loud and the combination is terrible. I have asked him to turn his phone down a bit or asked for the remote to turn the tv up. He really needs to get his hearing checked. He gets irritated at me when I ask but I can't stand the loud noise.
At least it isn't as loud as mom's tv- she had it up to 73 when I was there.

No daycare girl again today- her and her mom are both sick. Didn't have her yesterday either. No work for me this week but that is ok. I still get paid for it.

Rain was heavy last night, have a break right now, then more coming this afternoon.
I will walk the dog as long as the rain holds off. He refuses to go out in the rain. No walking the wetlands this week.

Debbie
Napa Valley,Ca

LisaInArkansas · February 13

Vicki - It's so ingrained in us, and that feeling is SO hard to overcome. I wouldn't ask my daughter to come down and help, even for just a couple of days. She had to call my best friend and get her to call me and yell at me that it was OK for her to come see me. She did it while she was on her way driving, and she was afraid I'd turn her away. She got me through the crisis time, when I was so ill, but it was impossible to explain to her how much I hated asking. I hurt more than one person in that time, because I pushed everyone away. But on the other side of it, you genuinely know who loves you. I was able to rebuild a couple of those bridges, and my gratitude to my daughter just knows no bounds. Not sure why that doesn't make it easier...

Allie - That group picture with Miles is so stinking cute! I'm sorry the time with Delia is wearing so hard on you. It really bothers all of us, I think, that your family is willing to take advantage of your time and your energy, and never seem to realize how tired and ill you are. They just get angry with you if you don't do what they want. We care about you an awful lot, dear heart. Of course, so many of us won't ASK for help, so maybe that's why it bothers us that they do. Just wish there was a middle ground.

Kim - So good to see you posting here. Glad you had a shorter day with your mom than most - I know that wears on you, as well. As Heather says, you're stronger than I am. I would, and did, do similar things for my mom, but that relationship was a healing and supportive one from both sides. Like Allie, you are spending your precious energy and your days, and not getting little back. That's incredibly hard, and you have so much respect from me.

Tracey - Talking about it a lot today - but the squirrels are so exhausting in that mental sense. It's why making things matters--it gets the squirrels all running the same direction for a bit! Pain, too, is SO tiring in so many ways. Mentally, from trying to push it to the side so we can operate, physically, because we are constantly braced against the next jab. It wears on us.

And speaking of pain, I decided that seeing the same knee doctor again goes along the lines of doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. So, I made an appointment with my primary at the end of February to get my foot and ankle X-rayed and get a referral to a podiatrist.

None of the tests have shown anything wrong with the knee replacement, but the repeated injury of spraining my right ankle when I was super heavy, added to the ever-growing bunion on that right foot, mean it's terribly painful. I assumed that was because the knee was out of whack. But, it may actually be what's pushing that knee into painful territory.

The knee doc wouldn't even look at it, because he only looks at knees. And no one else will look at the knee, because they don't want to touch an old knee replacement. But I'm willing to get the foot and ankle looked at to see if they're the actual problem. At least it won't be repeating the same thing, anyway.

Fingers crossed!

Time to get my exercising done (I'm at Day 37!), can't say enough good things about chair exercising. Seldom triggers the vertigo, and is really working on my core, and no pain. Will put the link at the bottom again - if anyone tries it, let me know what you think!

Love y'all,
Lisa in AR

SophieRosieMom · February 13

Good morning ladies!

Barbie - glad you are moving along and getting some things wrapped up. Is visiting Shetland on your bucket list? And is Annie a cuddler? Our previous dog, Sophie the schnoodle, was instantly on our laps when we sat down and snuggled with us in bed at night. Rosie - no way. She sleeps in the living room, on guard 24/7 which is great, but I miss having a closer companion.

Rosemarie - the upgrades you are making on the floors in your house sound great.

Barbara - many of us are experiencing some "oomph" in the weight department. Mine oomphs around all week but on my official Sunday weigh-day, it seems to settle in on or near target. Hope the implant visit wasn't too bad. I think you are right about the pumice stone. That toilet has likely been scrubbed too hard over time with harsh abrasive, so there are micro scratches the stains land in. Whenever I go to sell this house, I'll put a new toilet in then and in the meantime, it is what it is.

Kim - I was wondering if you were doing any gardening this year, glad to hear about your peas. Good job looking in on your mom. Nice to hear your housemate situation is working out. With so many shared interests, I think two can almost live as cheaply as one.

Sue - what is the mouth device you are using? Did you have to get it through a doctor/dentist? I'm with you on carrying hot water. For me, it's just a bit for the chickens each morning but still, I worry a little about slipping.

Tracey - the job I had before I retired was a little like yours with interruptions - phone, counter, deadlines. Thankfully I had another gal I shared the job with so if I was in the middle of doing a project she'd take over. Hope they can give some thought to freeing you up from some of it.

You gave me food for thought at stretched out celebrations for life. I never had anything for my DH back then, of course my life got complicated a few days afterward with the broken toe bone/unusable foot. When my sis and BIL came to visit last summer, we talked about me not having a memorial and he said something like by not doing anything it didn't give others a chance to grieve. I understand his point of view, he had 6 brothers and sisters, all doing well financially and they scheduled huge get togethers at fun to honor their parents/scatter ashes.

Barbie - I'm with you on the funeral stuff. With my family members living so far away, and some of them still working, it could have created a hardship for them to fly out here right after DH passed for some type of service. DH had few friends left, he'd been retired for a long time and was a loner. Plus, the added stress on me - where to have a service, where would they stay, the noise and congestion I'm not used to. And where to place his ashes? Just the thought of it even right now is overwhelming. Maybe someday. I love the thought of honoring Jake's memory by reaching out and helping others and being kind. Maybe I'll put that in my will when I redo it. Or at least attach a note for my executor.

Lisa - a night away with Corey will be great fun. Maybe the start of a few more overnight adventures? Hey, great idea seeing a podiatrist. Crossing fingers that doc will have some insight into your situation that will be helpful.

Vicki - Glad your DH is heading back to work, it will be good for both of you to get a break from each other.

I'm sure the weather/snow didn't help. So sorry to hear about that surprise tax burden.

OK, I've been at this for several hours, lol. Better get it posted. It's long enough for Pete's sake.

Have a great Thursday, ladies!

Lanette

SW WA State

Garden875 · February 13

@margaretturk I was thinking today about our weather being so warm and places like yours being so cold that there’s got to be a middle ground. For us it’s so early to be this warm, mid to high 80s.

@LisaInArkansas thank you for sharing about yourself. I’m sorry you’ve walked through all of that. I love hearing the victories and successes you have had! Hopefully you get some answers and relief from your knee pain.

@barbiecat thanks for your encouragement!

@grandmallie your grandchildren are absolutely precious!

Question for this group:
What has worked for each of y’all in respect to weigh in?
I have been contemplating spreading my way ins over the course of several weeks.
I have been using this app on and off through the years, and I have not had the success that I desire because I haven’t stuck with it.
In 2017 over a four month period I was able to lose about 30 pounds. That was definitely encouraging. Then I fell back into old habits and gained that weight back and more. I am 5’10” and last year my highest weight was 258 pounds. It was very discouraging to me. I am 56 years old.

The reason I am considering spreading my weigh ins out is because if I don’t see progress, it tends to make me want to quit. I’m trying to focus this time more on building healthy habits.
Tomorrow will be the completion of the first week. I have weighed a couple of times.
I think I liked Barbie’s advice about slow and steady. 😊
Any insight y’all can give would be helpful. Thanks in advance!

LisaInArkansas · February 13

Cindy - I weigh every day. But I only RECORD my weight once a month now. I was recording it once a week, and even that could be discouraging. Once a month means I don't get so obsessed about that number... I've never been able to break the habit of weighing daily, but now I only notice broad trends like the recent weight gain.

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