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WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2025

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  • OregonMother
    OregonMother Posts: 1,741 Member
    edited March 14

    Have we heard from Allie recently? I've not seen an update, but I know she sometimes posts on Facebook. Last I recall here, Dan was taking her back to the clinic for a checkup?

    Carol-- I would be stressed as well about that wedding. I am not a fancy person. But you will look lovely!

    Flea

    Willamette Valley OR, where we had heavy hail yesterday.

  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,794 Member

    Rita ~ So excited that you have found a solution to leaving the present camp site. The new place sounds terrific!

    Carol in GA

  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,824 Member

    Barbie - I thought you might like Good Ship Murder. πŸ˜‰ Not sure how I ran across it - there are probably other gems like that.

    Machka - I'm sure the high heels contributed to my foot problems, tho I only wore them regularly for a decade or so in my 30's. They weren't real pointy but they had 1 to 2 inch heels. Dr. D says I don't do enough calf stretches so the ligaments in my feet get tight and that's why the metatarsalgia. I'm guessing it's a combination of everything.

    Thank you for the Science Direct article. Interesting! In that Huberman/Seheult podcast I referenced, they emphasized how the red light part of the spectrum (the human eye can't see it) energizes mitochondria and our immune system - and being among trees and grass reflects and helps intensify that. According to the research they mentioned, the red light is able to penetrate through most clothing and deep into the skin so no need to march around outside in our birthday suits during the winter to get the beneficial effect. 😁

    Rosemarie - thank you for the catch-up! So glad you are doing well and have a lot going on. Isn't Tractor Supply something else? 😁 Did they have any chicks? What a nice thing to volunteer at Walmart to help seniors shop, I wonder if mine has volunteers helping in that capacity too. Good idea getting that valve replaced on your car, I'd have done the same. One less thing to worry about. Sounds like your lawn iwill be coming together nicely.πŸ˜‰

    Heather - Bea's cake looks wonderful. If the transporter was running I'd crash the party, lol.

    Tracey - I don't consider a squeeze a hug, lol. That's what my DH would dish out. I bet if some young men in a youth group or football team, for example, wanted to have a fundraiser, they could sponsor a "hugging booth" for senior ladies at an event. A hearty hug lasting 30 seconds or more. I'd gladly give them a $5.00 donation. 😍

    Rita - that new RV park sounds great. Nice to have a laundromat, pool and gym. Glad you have a plan and things are heading in the right direction - much less stress, I'm sure!

    Allie - glad you are doing OK. Yes, a Freestyle meter will make it much easier for you.

    Carol - glad you will be able to get your eyes taken care of in a couple weeks. 😊 I'd be thinking hard on how to get out of the wedding invite, lol. All that dressing up sounds like torture but that's just me. 😁

    Busy morning in town. Hit a couple grocery stores - Walmart was a mess, an electrician did something and the power to the coolers and freezers went off along with the lights! Employees were busy throwing stuff away and I guess they had a refer truck they were transferring some things into. In a couple weeks, we'll have a new WINCO store opening in a nearby town plus a new independent grocery has opened on the way to White Pass, not far from me. I plan to tool down there early tomorrow morning and check it out.

    The DEXA scan was quick as usual. Glad it's done.

    Lanette 😎

    SW WA State

  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,417 Member

    Mo- no, he hasn't moved in over there yet. DH is really dragging his feet. Still hasn't admitted that she will never be able to move back home. Son wants to just clear everything out. Wants us to go through the stuff he boxed up and give away as much as possible(if it was up to him, he would put everything on the curb)
    He wants the boxes out of the way so he can set the down stairs, where his computers and large tv, etc will be set up). They did shampoo the carpets and moved some things but still a lot more to move out.

    Was ready to walk out the door to walk the wetlands before picking Ezie up and the skies opened up. POURING plus high wind advisory until 5pm. Guess I will be skipping that walk today. Good thing I walked extra yesterday. I did take the dog for a 20 min walk earlier. The sky was clear then.
    I will head over , just to get parking pretty soon.

  • auntiebk
    auntiebk Posts: 2,675 Member

    Machka yup, when I worked in San Francisco, I wore those pointy high heeled shoes in the office, but snkeakers when walking from BART station to work and back. That geography and traffic jam remind me of those days. Now I only wear hiking boots or Adidas, except for low flats to church. ;) Thanks for the https://www.optimization.coach/what-does-6-months-from-now-look-like-if-you-exercise-regularly/
    Debbie 27K steps? WOW! Hope you slept sweet. Looks like your getting our rain/winstorm too.

    Tracey Joe’s not much of a hugger. Fortunately the line dance and church gals all are great huggers.

    Rosemarie whew! So much volunteering and activity, sounds like the coast trip is just the break you need.Likewise Mo, hope your trip with DH is relaxing and restoring.Lisa safe travels!Barbie Dancing, great idea. Need to practice/learn 5 Leaf Clover and Dig Your Heels for Monday’s class.

    Heather I’m in awe of your fashion sense as well as your gourmet meals. Your son’s a gifted GF baker!

    Carol glad to hear the eye treatment is scheduled, prayers for quick, painless and complete recovery. Is there a graceful way you can say β€œThanks, but no thanks” to the formal wedding invitation? I picked the wrong formal for my prom, a columnar, Grecian, flowing style that on my short and rounded body looked like a sausage casing. Beware!

    Rita laundry, pool, clubhouse and gym sound great! Will you be able to use the RV park amenities when you move into the trailer park?

    Lanette when you get the transporter up and running, please pick me up. Is there a wayback setting so we can so we can crash Bea’s party together? β€œHugging booth” great fundraising idea! How I envy you a nearby Winco. Hope the DEXA shows good results from all you’ve been doing!

    Allie, wish they’d send a nurse over to change your dressing, infection is such a risk. Oww! Hope you get that Freestyle monitor soon!

    Despite pouring down rain, high wind warnings and flood watch, went to Freddie’s early this morning. It was wildly windy in town, not so bad here at home. Got home, fed the pooches, filled a hanging basket with potting soil and set it outside to be rainwatered, finished readings, took bp, ate breakfast, reconciled checking account. Now just enjoying the woodstove fire and trying to decide whether to read, nap, or tackle a project. Oh I know, it’s time for Jeopardy walking! 😝

    Later, lighter, lovelies!
    Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD


    March focus: OMG room|
    025: Chose NOW: to move more than yesterday (drop everything and dance!), fuel better than yesterday (maintain better than 50% AF days/month, reduce after dinner sweets to one piece of dark chocolate), open heart and mind before mouth

  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,632 Member

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  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 3,164 Member

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  • drkatiebug
    drkatiebug Posts: 2,010 Member

    Rosemarie, the exercise classes that I attend are live. They restructured the program last year and have two membership levels - silver and gold. You have to be a gold member to have access to the live coaching, I think, but I’m not sure. It’s different from when I first started. The gold program is not cheap, but I β€œdrank the Kool-Aid” a while back so don’t know what I’d do without it.

  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,417 Member

    only walked less than 15 min at the wetlands. It had cleared up so I started to walk. Of course less than 10 min in it started raining so headed back.
    Won't be walking the dog tonight either. Son and his girlfriend are over there so they will take him out and feed him. Nice to not have to go over there.

  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,850 Member

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  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,158 Member

    Everyone take care, Sue in WA

  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,794 Member

    Allie ~ Who is keeping Delia while you recover? She look quite happy!

    Machka ~ I think the idea of a nice blouse over flowing trousers is good!

    Rosemarie ~ So glad you are finding the new activities to enjoy. I looked up Zenith Zoysia and the seed is very expensive. Our back yard is bare dirt and needs a do-over. I have had pine straw covering it in the past but our lawn guys can't figure out how to cover the bareness with it and just put around shrubbery. I planted Zoysia plugs in my front and side yard years ago and that looks fine. Unfortunately, there is no way I can do that anymore. Hard Work!

    Carol in GA

  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 3,164 Member

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  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,824 Member

    Lisa - πŸ›οΈπŸ’°πŸ§ΆπŸΏοΈπŸΏοΈπŸΏοΈπŸ˜€ your post today is making my brain work overtime. Trying to decipher the hidden message here, lol. 😁

    Rosemarie - the Audubon Society sounds like a great opportunity to explore nature and meet people. My sis and her DH in Indiana have been members for a long time, and every spring they have a huge garage sale. Motivates her to keep decluttering. Plus they love being outdoors and going on bird counts!

    Machka - good job on the weight loss. Your diet looks very well balanced. The pottery class sounded like a lot of fun. Love that you and your DH have opportunities to do so many fun things.

    Allie - great news your waterworks is working - it will be good to head back to Yale and have them check everything out on Monday. I'm sure they are keeping an eye on you. Nice that Tracy is able to take Delia with her to work - I believe you said that's how she'd be watched with you out of commission? And Miles' daycare would be able to take her when she's older?

    By the way, I'm not sure how this kidney replacement works. Do they take one out that's not (or barely) working and leave the other one in as a "helper" to the new one? Even though it's probably not much help?

    Mo - spending time in FL with your DH sounds great. I've love to be a mouse and ride along in your suitcase - I could use some of that sunshine. 😁 Glad your leg is doing better and you're able to get exercise again.

    Make it a super day, ladies!😍

    Lanette 😎

    SW WA State

  • teklawa1
    teklawa1 Posts: 714 Member

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    Betsy in NW WA

  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,632 Member

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