WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2025

Heidi - Do you know why your pancreas is acting up? Sounds horrible.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx [/quote]

No, Sadly. We do not know yet. They are speculating at this point. They believe that it could be my gallbladder causing trouble or the esophageal spasms themselves, as they can strain the pancreas as well. I am going to be seeing a specialist soon that may shed some light. In the meantime, water, very little alcohol and plenty of healing foods.

Heather- my daughters house was built in the 1940s and you have to take your shoes off in the house,usually im in just socks and I keep my jacket over my feet. Will have to get my ll bean slippers out and wear them..I guess.
With losing the weight and my place I keep it cool because I have electric heat and our electric bills are astronomical..so I bundle up under my robe and blankets.

Whidislander wrote: »

Today I bought a large container of strawberries!💖. I am going to mix a couple of them cut up, with sugar and lemon juice and a splash of ACV and let them sit to "maserate". Then toasting a bagel with strawberry cream cheese and the strained strawberries on top. Its a dessert like no other! A cross between a strawberry cream cheese pie, and strawberry shortcake.💖😁
I bought a really firm head of lettuce. Hopefully it will last longer. I do put a wet paper towel on the cut brown core part, each time I use some. No tomatoes available, and the cucumbers seemed a bit water laiden, so I did not buy either. I really love the packages of clover sprouts but I end up throwing half of the container away. I mean you can only jam so much of that in a sandwich or bagel! There is something awful about eating sprouts about to turn so I am pretty particular about the " use by" dates listed.
I looked at two places for "Seabreeze" facial cleanser but I guess its not sold anymore? Need to look online. I am getting bumps occasionally around my ears where my eyeglasses rub. Plus with my hair. I think I will have my hair trimmed close around my ears so my skin can breathe. Also need to look at maybe new frames. These are 10+ years old!
Rebecca
Whidbey
Wa

Rebecca -
I usually dont cut my lettuce cores out to avoid rusting. I simply what the core on the counter and pull it out easily. Maybe that will help yours last longer. The paper towel is also a solid idea. I love sprouts. Broccoli sprouts are my favorite. I agree the can spoil before I use them all, which is why I will juice them if I need to avoid that. With tomatoes and garlic, super tasty juice.

Try micellar water. It is similar to what Seabreeze is. Walmart, Walgreens and Amazon still sell it. You could always just get it there. I hope that helps.

I have GOT to try that strawberry dessert you mentioned. It sounds really good. Thank you for sharing.

Heidi in NC

Hey, kiddos,

Done with floors (especially when you remember that "done"is better than "perfect." 😜)

Got through my shower after some lunch, and then had to lay down for a bit. Stomach cramps just laid me down for an hour or so. Finally faded, for which I am very grateful. Still not sure what that was about. There are so many more good days than bad now that the minor glitches catch me by surprise!

I'm only a couple weeks from my next Skyrizi injection, and the time span where I don't feel well in between each one gets shorter, or maybe that's wishful 🤔 thinking. I dunno.

Later, my darlin's,
Lisa in AR

Stats for the day-

Walk w/family- 1hr 46min 32sec, 12116steps, 98elev, 2.92ap, 82ahr, 97mhr, 5.17mi= 478c
Strava app= 626c
ROUVY home spin bike- strava stats- 1hr 30min 23sec, 1083elev, gear31, 123aw, 17.4amph, 104ahr, 128mhr, 26.23mi= 505c
Strava app= 638c
ROUVY stats- 1hr 30min 25sec, 1082.6elev, 123aw, 54arpm, 17.4amph, 26.23mi= 638c
Other- 15.15min, sweep front patio and front entryway, filled front fountains= 90c

Total cal 1073

Woke up with runny nose and headache, ughhh, still managed to push out some bike miles . I’m at 1257.83. 133.38 miles ahead

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Whidislander wrote: »

Heidi in NC,
I did go online to Wal-Mart's site and Seabreeze is listed. I will look this weekend. I am going to use a Mason jar for holding the cotton balls. I try to live a mimalistic lifestyle and so with new things and routines coming in, I usually get rid of something. That's my rule anyways. I am going to decorate the lid with something.😁
I don't have a juicer but I have heard good things about them. When I am in a "juice mood" I just buy the brand "Naked Juice" and the sides of the bottle tell me how many items cars crammed in them. I am so lazy that way.🙃😂 They do a good job and the Green Machine, and mighty mango flavors are outstanding!
Rebecca
Whidbey
Wa

Ha! Juicers are great. I have a Breville. They serve a purpose. But I use my ninja blender more than my juicer these days. It uses more of item I’m juicing and there is little to no waste.

I used to enjoy those Naked drinks. They do cram a lot in there. But they are hard to factor in to my plan these days with the amount of sugar they have. So it’s been a while since I
had one. I like to freeze them into juice pops in the summer.

Love, love, love mason jars! For everything! I bake bread in them at Christmas to give as gifts. I’ll have to share the recipe with you.

I hope you find your Seabreeze.

Heidi in NC

Did an incline interval workout today. The plan for tomorrow is to do a Hot Body DVD

After exercise went to Aldi for a few things. I wind up going to the store often when I’m here to try to have as little to take home when I need to leave. Anyway, after Aldi, brought the groceries in, had breakfast, then went to a Board meeting for the condo. Afterwards, went to a thrift store here. I thought it was a bit on the expensive side for a thrift store. But it’s better than store prices, that’s for sure! Anyway, while I was there the guy who I think we’ll go with for the remodel called (well, it was his wife) saying that he’ll get off early today and can come by to put in the toilet so I made sure I got home Update: got home and Vince was here so I just got dinner ready

Speaking of apples: at Aldi there was something called Snapdragon Apples. I’d never heard of them. So I bought them to try them. Not bad at all (but then again...I’m a fruit lover)

Beth – where does the time go? I thought it’d only been 2 years since you lost your son. 4 years!!! I’m still sorry that you did

After the Board meeting, Vince went to register the cats with a vet down here. On the way home he stopped at DD. I did have one of the vanilla iced donuts and almost died when I saw the calories. But I think I can regain myself

Tracey – we most likely won’t be here when all the work is being done. But...the guy is putting in the new toilet right now. Looks like we need a new hot water heater. We just found that it’s rusting (new this year). If it’s not one thing, it’s another. Hopefully, he can put it in before we leave. As far as the bathroom reno, well, that will just have to be done when we’re gone. Surprisingly, Vince accepts this. So glad you’ll go to your graduation. Will they be streaming it? I remember seeing M’s graduation and I know they streamed Jess’. If they do, be sure to give us the link

deb – we make a cold sandwich at the soup kitchen if needed just so the people have something to eat. Then again, if we have something extra (like extra pieces of pizza) sometimes we put it in a box and just give it to people

Mo – aren’t avocados high in potassium? Vince...exercise...he’s the person who is waiting for Vitamin E to be developed….lol I’m really not coordinated enough to get a workout from a zumba/dance DVD so I really don’t do them.

Lynn – congrats on the weight loss! I’m so sorry about Lynn. I know what you’re going thru. One of our cats, Lexi, had dementia. She would walk around the house with the “deer in the headlights” look, she lost control of her bowels, she’d forget where the litter box was, finally one day she was walking from the kitchen into the bedroom peeing, she didn’t even realize she was doing it. That’s when we knew that the dementia was getting worse.

Heidi – Jess texted us a pic of the snow by her. She can keep it as far as I’m concerned

Lynn – I just found the EggLife wraps down here (never saw them before), looked interesting, so I got some. Can’t wait to try them. Never heard of carbo nada pasta. Where do you get it? I’m getting to where I actually prefer shiataki noodles to regular pasta. When we had to have Clyde put down, how I cried!

Michele
who wishes FL was warmer

Lisa - funny story about carpet powder.
When Lauryn was around 2.5 I had set her up with a movie and used that on the carpet.
The next morning I woke up to the worst smell. She had crawled in bed with me and asked her if she was sick, she told me she, in the fridge.
I basically ran out of the bedroom, filled with dread. I opened the fridge and saw nothing. Turned around and noticed something all over my carpet. She had used a large can of Parmesan cheese to clean it. What a smell! I ruined my vacuum getting it cleaned up and had to call in a professional carpet cleaner.

I skimmed through. When I got home from ceramics I turned the tv on and ended up catching the winning goal in the Canada/US hockey game and ended up watching it. I’m glad I looked before changing the station because Rodger wasn’t recording it, I think I got it for him. He would be sorry to miss it.

Rita - I saw this and thought of you.


Oh I had one of those then and now suggestions on FB today.
My memory of Michaela when she was about 6 weeks old and one taken in January.


I am so glad tomorrow is Friday I did not have a good sleep last night.

Tracey in Edmonton
I went to work with a -21 temperature and came home with +7. Crazy weather.

Tracey My thought is you should walk! Congratulations! My sister just got her Masters degree at 58 yo. Her first time walking too! She was working at HS graduation. She graduated college early and didn't want to drive back up to walk 6 months later. Go for it!

Debbie That has to be frustrating for DH. Prayers and hugs!

Barbie What a wonderful comparison. You are on the path of healing. I think you are doing wonderfully.

Lynn Saying goodbye to our pets is hard. You will know. I have had two put down in 30 yrs. 3 died after getting hit by cars (one in my driveway by MIL. MIL never knew). I was greatly saddened, but glad to help them cross. After 27 yrs of dogs though, there had been no pets for 3 years. Now our kittens are almost 1 yo. Prayers and hugs!

Cindy Cool on growing pineapples!

Heidi I hope they find answers soon

Mo I am good. Just busy and scatterbrained. Trying positive body talks. ....I am relatively healthy, my body moves well, I can walk , dance, sit, stand. I did go to Kohls Monday night and bought 5 new tunic sweaters/shirts to wear with my leggings. 5 items for $90! And $10 Kohls cash. If i am going to be a little heavier than normal, I will do it comfortably!

DH and I had cardiologist appt on Tuesday. I am back on the monitor for a week since I am actively walking for exercise to see how heart is reacting. Usually an easy thing but this one hasn't wanted to connect as should. This morning I put on new adhesive...the verdict is still out. I have NSVT. DH had bunny ears on his EKG. Something about right brachial nerves firing a little slow. Now he has an Echo scheduled for next Friday. Theater Tuesday was wonderful. Saw Kimberly Akimbo. Knew nothing about it and laughed lots!
Wednesday was Kawasaki school online at home. Got laundry done, sheets changed, and lots of steps in. I made 93% on my test. Good enough!
Yesterday, DH was suppose to be seen by Elbow doctor, but had to reschedule as doctor was caught on shut down highway. All is good, now goes next Tuesday. Got my hair colored last night. Nice to not see the grey roots.

Bloodwork this morning for me to check b12 and iron.

Computer frustrations at work/home. Finally figured out work around for now. Frustration at Sister in law for half "helping" with my job. Can't change. But you know what....I am taking care of me. I am getting in a minimum of 15 mins walking in daily (exercise, I am on my feet most of day), my calories and protein looking good, water intake really good. I am still nicotine free. My DH found out Tuesday.....more later.

Have to get ready for work.
Hugs held extra tight for everyone just because they feel nice!
Healing thoughts!
Make the best choices you can in the moment! 5 mins is better than no minutes!

Lots of love,
Kylia in Ohio still below freezing!

Busy time lately as I'm kind of living 2 people's lives again.

On Tuesday, my husband had his follow up with the surgeon, then saw the physiotherapist and got his moonboot. His recovery from the Achilles tendon surgery will be very gradual and will take a long time -- they figure it will be 9 months.

He's getting around with a walker (the stand up and limp kind) and a knee walker, but it is very difficult for him, so I'm taking on a lot of things he did. He's also a lot more tired that usual ... probably because he's healing.

I'm making about half the dinner meals. Usually he makes them all.
I'm loading and unloading the dishwasher - that's particularly difficult for him to do.
I've done his laundry as well as mine. Usually we each do our own laundry.
I'm taking the rubbish out. That's normally his job!

Today, I did something for the very first time in my entire life. Today, I mowed the front lawn. I have never ever mowed a lawn before.

Growing up, my parents mowed the lawn. Then my husbands mowed the lawn or I lived in places where it was taken care of. When my current husband has his brain injury accident, we were already using a lawn service, so that kept going. But we stopped that a few years ago.

I was hoping that the heat would kill off the grass and no one would have to mow the lawn in the near future, but this grass here is indestructible. It's not going to die off and the winter growing season will be upon us soon.

So I mowed.

But it also got my husband out of the house. He was very patient and told me what I needed to do ... and he got some fresh air as well.

I am trying to encourage him to keep doing whatever he can do because I think it's important, physically and mentally, to keep active.


In addition to mowing the heavily overgrown lawn, I also worked a full day (from home), took Rhody out for a couple walks, made dinner, went for a bicycle ride, did some more colouring, and read.


Bicycle ride ...



Machka in Oz

The Velux man was over an hour late, and no apology. No bedside manner at all. However, he managed to replace the broken window, and the one on the top floor that is from the same bad batch. He was soooo quick! We had no idea he had finished. The large square window over the dining room table is apparently a different batch manufacture, so deemed to be OK. Something about a B6 or a B7.

Really glad that's done. They are over 20 years old, so it's good that Velux honour their warranty.

Expecting some new watercolour brush pens today. Our original set is holding on, but a couple of colours are beginning to run out of puff. We've had them over two years and used them a lot. I highly recommend them for anyone who wants to 'paint', but doesn't want the mess. For the best result, use 300 gm watercolour paper, as you may have to add water for some effects. They provide a pen sized water reservoir.
Also expecting a tube of watercolour lemon yellow, which we seem to get through very quickly.

Homemade pizza tonight. I've got to pre cook the leeks. Leek, mozzarella, and anchovies. Having asparagus with it.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

Tracey This past week we had the same kind of weather. It will finally break today and tomorrow no overnight below 0. Yeah! It has been hard on my little dog. It is less than 5 minutes in and out. Even with that I have double coated her. When we come in I walk her around the house by throwing freeze dried food for her to run after and find.

The humidity is low indoors too which is hard on skin and makes germs travel more easily through the air so I skipped most of my activities this week. Here there is COVID, flu, and Norovirus going through the population. So far have not caught one of these and don't want to!

Debbie I heard what your MIL is going through called the ammonia phase. The body gets so toxic it affects the brain. From how you described her actions sound like she has been in that stage for some time. Prayers for you and your DH. I hope he starts doing things for himself to help him heal from all the abuse. Same for you because you are affected too!

Lynn, I love Carbanada. I have different types of it. I am going to order more for my chicken noodle soup.
Whoever asked where to get it asked where I got it. I purchased it from Amazon. I love the Arnold Hot Dog buns, too. I get my hamburger buns from Royo. They taste great. I even packed a loaf for my trip, and I'll tell you. I didn't gain weight on my vacation or during Christmas. I was able to continue losing. As of February 13th, I had lost 9 pounds after the Christmas holiday.

Heather, I have watercolor pencils but not brush pens. I will look into that. It sounds interesting to work with. I have some new brush pens in my bin, some by Sakura and some by Zig. They are made with Archival ink and are acid-free. They call them Pigma.

Kylia,
Did your DH quit smoking, too? Take care of yourself because, like I told DS, you have one life. Treat that one life like it is precious. My job calls me to see if I can pick up extra. They think that I have nothing else to do. Working on my health is a full-time job as well. I need rest. I need to restore my mental health, too. You are frustrated with your SIL; you need her to have your back when you are not at work. I don't know if I can deal with the freezing temps in the Midwest. I am freezing in the south. I am such a wimp now. I do have a nice winter coat. I am ready for spring weather. So I can mix up my workout.
Well, I will lie down so I can sleep for work.

Tight hugs to everyone. Lisa, I hope you feel better soon. Annie, I hope all is well with you. Carol, do something you love to do to raise your spirits. Everyone should. Have a wonderful weekend, everybody.
XO,
Mo in Mississippi

Heather - glad the Velux window is fixed, hopefully they'll all last forever! Please tell me a little bit more about how you use those watercolor brush pens. Specifically, do you first do a light pencil drawing of the painting and then fill in with the color? Did you order them from Amazon?

Machka - sounds like you'll be super busy in the upcoming months until your DH recovers enough to resume his chores and things that kept him occupied. Does he seem depressed from his change of pace and inability to help like he had been doing? I hope you are able to get more time for yourself and rest up. Good job mowing, by the way.

Lisa - reading what all you have going on with the wall washing and prep work is reminding me I have a lot of outside projects I can do when it gets a little warmer today before the monsoons start up. If you run out of things to talk about on your YT channel, I bet people would love to see your remodeling work in progress and different projects you and Corey are tackling. I know I would. Maybe if you guys buy the druggie house.....

Kylia - Does the heart monitor you are wearing require a special cellphone to live transmit the data? Good that you and your DH are keeping up with the cardio stuff. We want you with us for a long, long time!

Mo - I admire you keeping up with your exercise program when you can, I know it's not always easy when you have so much going on and are exhausted. But you climb right back on that horse. Is your routine something you developed yourself or did you have help using a trainer/PT or?

My legs get a pretty good workout with my house walking and various stretches I do during the day, but arms... I just can't seem to be consistent. I ran across this arm circuit toning routine that doesn't take much time. I was surprised that some of them weren't very easy. I was using 2# weights. Might not be the best for strength training but I think it's a giant step. This gal is 73 years old and has some workouts with her mom. By the way, I had to go buy a cheap little analog clock at Walmart that has a second hand. Seems like everything in my house is digital and I didn't want to hassle with resetting the alarm on my dumbphone every 30 seconds.

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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT - all three of my hens are now laying eggs! Fairy popped out one of her beautiful dark brown ones out yesterday. And of course, the price of eggs at the grocery store is plummeting, lol.

Will close for now.

Lanette
SW WA State