WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2025
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Ladies, another topic.
This article in the latest issue of "Brain & Life" talks about financial difficulty and scams due to cognitive decline….. Inability to stay on top of bills, spend wisely and increased susceptibility to being scammed.
Cognitive Decline Can Lead to Financial Struggles and Scams—Here's What to Look For
Kind of a wake-up call for us. Will we know - and accept - when it's no longer safe for us to drive or manage our own bill paying and banking? If those days ever come, of course.
And who would we trust to take over if it ever comes to that?
Some things to think about.
Lanette
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M – I did have a talk with my manager. I was just told “I’ll have to think of something for you to do”. So far...nothing And when they start having “labor”i ssues, what will be the first thing to be eliminated? Non-essential work. That means me. If the store mgr has no idea why I’m leaving, I’ll just say that I’ve told her for years that I’ll leave when the job stops being enjoyable. Giving my job away makes it no longer enjoyable. I honestly don’t think it’ll come to that. Rehirable is just that. Being hired for the same type of position. For example, your husband is not rehirable in his position when he was hurt. That’s not to say that he isn’t hirable, just that it would have to be in a different context.
The manager on duty today is a real nice lady. I will miss her. Her and her “partner” are a bit younger than I am so we have a lot in common. But it wouldn’t have been right to say good-bye until I said something to the store manager. I have her text number, so I can explain after I say something to the store mgr. So many times we talk about the fact that kids today don’t have the same work ethic that people of our generation have. Like they have a bucket with sanitizing solution near where I do the prep. Before I leave I always fill it. No one told me that I needed to, I just consider it part of the job. I always sweep the floor in the breakroom before I go. No one told me to, just that I use that room and it’s only the right thing to do. So many times I come in and people have left half-eaten sandwiches, today there were cups on the floor, cups of half drunk soda, spilled soda that wasn’t cleaned up so I clean it.
Vince wants to cut the grass today, but since it was so cold last night the ground in one area is probably still wet so we’ll wait a bit
Lanette – being retired, my ultimate goal is to do a job that I enjoy, and not work for long hours. Just enough to be with people. I have no desire to make a sandwich (BTDT) and even less desire to be on a register (again, BTDT) . One of the things that I liked about BK was that it was so close to my house. However, I’d rather drive some and be happy. I must say that it does feel good to not be in a position that I HAVE to have a job, that I have the luxury of looking for something that I’ll be happy in.
Out to cut the grass now.
Michele
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I'll start more lupines and put stick them around the property. I once had a couple nice ones
Lanette, My first thought when I saw “lupines” was Harry Potter. Lupines are werewolves in that show. Made me laugh picturing you planting wolves in your yard to turn into a werewolf! LOL 😝
Thought for today:
What do you call a rabbit with fleas?
Bugs Bunny!
What do you call a tomb full of coins?
Crypt-o-currency!
(2 cause I was sick yesterday with a major colitis attack. Stayed in bed all day. Think nerves kicked it off.)
Talked to son last evening. He is going on 2 weeks in rehab on Tuesday. He doesn’t know how long he will stay, he doesn’t know how he will drive back and forth to work, (his car is missing), he doesn’t know where he will stay or how he will pay for an apartment. He doesn’t know how he will pay his share of the rehab ($4,000 a day and his insurance pays 85% of the cost. He doesn’t know how long they will pay). He wants everyone else to do everything for him. He doesn’t even try to research anything. I will not help as that is enabling. Something I learned through all the documentation I received from the institution he is at. That will be hard for me, his mother, to just watch his succeed or fail, but it is what I need to do. He is 40 years old and should be independent by now.
The stress of everything going on I’m my life, I’m not surprised the Colitis came in to remind me it is still here.
RVRita going for a walk to de-stress a little, in Roswell NM where it is 10 AM and 83 degrees already!
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Is that gluten free??
RVRita in Roswell
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I am behind again. It seems Thursday and Friday evenings I’m struggling to comment.
Lisa - I’m finding a lot of the younger adults in my life are not on social media or even answering their phones immediately anymore. It’s nice to see actually.
Those dreams that linger are the worst.
That piece of machinery will be a handy addition to your arsenal.Carol - I hope you find relief soon from the pain.
YouTube - for some reason I cannot do anything on YouTube such as like or subscribe. I keep getting a message that my organizations admin has restricted access. I don’t have an organization it’s on my phone. I haven’t figured out how to fix it yet.
Machka - I am thinking of signing up for swim lessons again. Have fun!
Heather - it’s hard deciding how much to tell kids when something is happening. I was very open with my girls because my parents weren’t with me when my paternal grandfather passed. I was upset for a long time.
Rita - I’m sorry for your loss.
Vicki - I bet you’ll be loving the new job within the week.
Lanette - she was quite hurt by her brother and son’s actions. It was sad.
I did enjoy the visit and I hope that she did too.Pip - enjoy your new monkey feet. I think this is the third pair since I’ve joined the group.
Barbie - my in-laws had a pair of dogs, mama and daughter, when we were first married. They had to leave the radio on when they left the house or the pup would destroy everything.
Ginny - I hope you have a wonderful shower today! How long is your recovery expected to take?
Flea - I can’t believe it’s prom time already. Ours are in May here, in NB they are in June.
Nice looking outfit your son is wearing. The colours suit him.Michele - Do you not need to give notice in North Carolina? Here it is the law to give a minimum of 2 weeks after 90 days of employment, it goes up based on how long you are employed after that. If an employer chooses not to allow an employee to work the two weeks they must be paid what they would have earned. If an employee doesn’t give the notice the employer has the right to hold their pay until the notice would have passed.
Lanette - I have worn formal gowns in a few weddings I’ve stood up in and for Kaitlyn’s wedding. I didn’t graduate so missed the whole prom thing.
Well it’s now Sunday morning and I’m finally caught up.
Jonah came to spend the weekend. We went to see the Minecraft movie yesterday. I enjoyed doing it with him. He hasn’t stopped talking about the graphics, the sets, the limited use of CGI, and how they did a good job of now allowing green screen usage be noticeable. He hasn’t stopped talking also given me a few tidbits, one scene had many Minecraft YouTubers as extras, one of the pig characters in the movie was a nod to a YouTuber that passed. it’s interesting listening to him. I swear if he’s given the opportunity he will be a director someday.
He enjoys Lego but mostly the mini figs, the building of Lego itself is only used when he needs a set. He’s always been this way from the time he could play he would direct the figurines and the toys were just props.Today I have to take him home and do laundry. That’s about it, I should clean too I guess.
I was hoping to spend some time with Rodger but that’s not happening. TV is more important to him.
This week I have been hearing a dripping in the bathroom and I could tell wherever it was it was creating a puddle because after a while it sounded like it was landing in a puddle. I have searched and searched and couldn’t find anything. My fear was it was inside the wall. Just now, I found it inside the washer. So it’s contained, but I now have to figure out how to fix it. I wish Rodger would figure some of this out. I don’t know how it’s all become my responsibility. Absolutely everything is.
Tracey in Edmonton
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Enjoy💖👍🏼! Its still cool here on the island. I can't wait until it reaches upper 60's and 70's! Soon!
Rebecca Whidbey Wa
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Good afternoon ladies
Im here and staggering.. you guys are right,the meds are wrecking havoc on my innards.Oh well..going down in the morning so we shall see.
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Carol in GA
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Yes Rita stress overrides diet, exercise, sleep in terms of how it affects your health. That said diet, exercise, and sleep can help lessen the damage.
My mantras right now are not my monkey…Leave other person's monkey at the door! Work to calm my own monkeys!
Kindness, let go of frustration, Calm…
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Good morning from sunny Oregon!
Yes, that is the son who is heavy into theatre. He originally wanted to wear a cape to prom. Thankfully, that idea was forgotten, and I never reminded him that he had once wanted to. I don't know where he gets these ideas, honestly, but he does have quite a bit of style, I guess. I think they are such a cute couple, and I am so very proud of both of them. They are very serious students and have specific long-term goals already for their professional futures. The thing I like best about her, however, is that she looks me in the eye when she speaks to me and always greets me when she comes over and when she leaves. His first girlfriend would never look at me, and it was difficult to get any words out of her at all.
We are really blessed with our children. My daughter's wife has become one of us, completely. They took my son out to get his hair cut before prom, and paid for it. It's hard to imagine our lives with them now. I'm already feeling a little like that with my youngest son's girlfriend.
Ginny and Allie — I hope your recovers are going well. I know it can seem slow. I'm glad you were able to get resupplied, Ginny.
M — in the US, when someone calls a former employer for a reference, basically the only thing we are allowed to say is the dates that they worked and if they are rehireable, in other words, would we hire them again. When I give a professional reference, I can answer more specific questions about their work ethic or cooperative nature, but the rehireable question is a way to figure out if there are problems with the employee that we can't legally talk about, if that makes sense. We're really not supposed to bad mouth a former employee. Sometimes it is difficult to walk around the land mines because you don't want to say too much but you also want to let the prospective employer know if there could be issues.
I've been doing some spring cleaning. After a long cold, rainy winter, these nice spring days are inspiring.
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John's famous fish pie. :-) We ate half, with broccoli, so enough left for tomorrow. It was gorgeous 😍. A lot of work and washing up for John, but it's worth it, especially for two days.
Tracey - I am thinking of you. Sending love.
And everyone else who is struggling, whether physically or mentally. Xxxxxxxx
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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Hello, my Peeps and Chicks,
Machka posted a list of three things that make you happy. 1. I got some rest on vacation. 2. I got to spend time with DH. 3. I got to swim again. 4. I got to read and knit.Allie, the antibiotics are making you go too many times. Sometimes, my patient's butts get raw from it. They may need to check your labs. The more you poo, the more your can have metabolic acidosis. Drink Powerade or Gatorade if you can. Ask if it is okay to take Imodium to slow down the diarrhea. As Margaret says, do all you can to stay hydrated and eat.
My friend Baby Suko(Linette) has been texting me about her mom's progress. She had a stroke the day after her 95th birthday and party. Now, she qualifies for Hospice. They brought her home, and they are sending the hospice team out to her house. I am so glad because Mrs. Hashimoto wanted to go home, and now she is. When she passes, they will go to Hawaii to bury her next to her dad. Baby Suko lives with her mom and has paid for the house's upkeep and the mortgage. So it is paid for. I want her to be around family till the end.
My other friend Ange just found out that she is allergic to chicken. Isn't that weird to find out at 58 years of age?
The tractor pictures remind me of the time I took DS to the museum in Chicago, and he climbed up to sit in the tall John Deere Tractor. He was in love. He was only two years old then. I would love something like that, too.
Machka, I love the quality of those pictures, and you are making me want to get my passport so I can go to Australia. DH wants to go to New Zealand instead of visiting his friends. We need to do both at different times.
Lanette, Rose is right behind me, resting as I am at my desktop. The high in Jackson is in the 80s, and the lows are in the upper 40s. A cool breeze has been noted. I will soon post the picture of the scarf.
Flea, My kids didn't go to prom. Julia didn't go because she dropped out of school to be with her ex, so we put her in Boarding school to get her High School Diploma. DS's schooling went remote due to COVID-19; he was in the class of 2020. He was so bummed, but he did have a graduation. The school canceled party plans due to COVID-19, and the graduation took place in August, so some kids were already in their college dorms. Now, he wishes that he went to prom in his junior year. I think your son looks quite dapper in his suit. His date looks beautiful as well.
Michelle, isn't it customary to give two weeks' notice? I know my job requires three weeks' notice. That way, you can leave on good terms. I hate that it has come to this. I thought you would get another job to supplement the one at BK. I was going to discuss the benefits of a union to prevent what you experienced, but that is on the political side of conversations. I want you to be happy.
Lisa, does this mean you purchased the "Crack House"? Since you are dismantling it?
Tracey, you would love swimming lessons. Go for it! It is so easy on your joints.
I woke up at 2:50 a.m. and read while Rose slept beside me. So, I am going to take a nap now. Chow for now.
XO,
Mo in Mississippi
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My heart aches for my youngest son. It was physically hard on my son, the trip from Japan to the states. He landed in San Diego, wasn't able to get barracks housing, so is at a hotel right now. When he checks in on Monday, hopefully they will have space for him. He said all his symptoms came back, and he is jyrst sleeping and trying to deal. He is hoping to get a GI appointment on as well. I feel so helpless and hate for him to be in pain. To travel down, there's really nothing I can do. So hopefully they can get him on meds that will bring relief. He's like back to square one, before his infliximab infusions. He had made it on Thursday probably way late, then recouped Fri and by Sat evening I was frantic, just needed to know he made it ok. We Mommas never stop the worrying.😥💖
Rebecca Whidbey Wa
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I tried my second attempt at building musubi. It was a delightful success! Fried low sodium spam in teriyaki sauce. Cooked 2 eggs into an omelet sort of deal and used the spam container to "stamp" out 2 shapes of egg. Prepared sticky sushi rice with a dash of sugar and Mirin sauce, then lined spam container with plastic wrap and pressed rice in. Added layer of egg and spam. Wrapped the two pieces with nori seaweed and wrapped in plastic wrap to rest and be happy. I was quite happy with myself!
Rebecca Whidbey WA
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I think the trick is getting the spam thin enough so its not overpowering. Adding Mirin to both rice and egg helped offset the intensity of the spam. Getting low sodium helps too.
Rebecca
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Ginny: Thanks for the update, So glad Everything went ok. Stewartstown is a small town right in the middle of Ulster, about 2 hours drive away. It’s on the other side of Lough Neagh. The blue dot is where I live
Rita: So sorry about Brownie
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☘️ Terri
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Tracey, honey, I wish I had a quick and easy answer for you. I do not. I know I would be frustrated as well, and would not have been as patient as you have been. Not sure I have that left in me anymore.
Heather - it looks heavenly! I cannot get Corey to cook or eat fish, except some canned tuna for lunch once in a blue moon. No fun to make it just for yourself. I do like the handbag, too. Quite modern lines.
Rita - Give yourself some grace, dear heart. Some parts of this journey are really hard. Thinking about you.
Allie - Hang in there, girl, healing just seems to take a little longer as we swing around the sun.
Ginny - So glad you've got people stopping in.
Flea - What a charming pair! Your son does look absolutely dapper, I agree, and that waistcoat is seriously spiffy. They both look wonderful.
Mo - Yes and yes and no. Just the grounds for now. It's barely a half acre, but there's so much trash it will probably require two or three large rollaway dumpster loads just to get rid of it all. When we can get an excavator in, we'll get the whole house demo'd down to the foundation. A little too much to do, unfortunately, even with a tractor, for just Corey and me.
Excitingly enough, we've already discovered an old stone terrace between the two houses, and we'll deal with getting that cleaned up after we get the brush cleared away.
Corey and I worked hard all morning, went back out after eating lunch, got one fence panel down and decided that was it, we were done for the day. Went back in and showered and relaxed the rest of the afternoon.
We got a LOT done today, more than we planned, in all honesty, but it's terribly satisfying.
We'll get there.
It's what we do.
Have a grand week all - who knows what adventures are ahead? 🎇
Love,
Lisa in AR7 -
Lanette - brother and SIL are interested in moving from Georgia to the same community I am moving to!
Kylia - your schedule tires me out!
Rita - Stepping back from others is difficult-especially family-but it is necessary at times.
Terri - thanks for the visual! I am having fun doing my hit and miss research. I have a fairly good line on my father's relatives now and am working on my maternal side. Husband's side will be dificult, especially paternal since it was Polish-Ukraine area pre WWII.
Major accomplishment was shower-which was wonderful. Treated wound carefully. Sutures where drain was look good-no seeping. Don't know how long it will take to get the blue stuff off my skin they used for sanitizing (I was always used to the orange betadine). However-don't want to seriously scrub while steristrips are in place. I did get kitchen cleaned up from meal prep yesterday.
One of my brothers coming over tot take trash out for me. I am diligently ignoring my work computer and cell phone-I still have them both turned off!
Take care all,
Ginny in Ohio
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Oh-forgot to menton, son called me-he is on his way to Dublin, Ireland for work for a couple of days.
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Heather—glad you go a message from your ex. When you share years and children togther there is always a bond.
Marchka—Great news about your shoulder.
Lisa—scary dream. I hate when I have a dream and when I wake up I have to take time to realize it was just a dream. Happy for you and Corey and your new machine.
Ginny and Lisa—One day at a time and it takes time.
Flea—your son looks very handsome and a nice looking date. Our 3rd granddaughter had prom last night and looked so grown up. I got to thinking the money these girls spent on each dress would of paid for my first wedding.
Rita—prayers. Tough love is hard when it's our children. We have 2 sons that I have to not get caught up in their drama. It is not like when they were little and I could sit them down and say this is not the way we are doing this.
Got things lined up to start the new job in the morning.
Blessings, Vicki GRAND ISLAND, NE💜
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Rita – one of the hardest things a parent has to do is not help when you know it isn’t in the child’s best interest. They have to learn some things the hard way. It kills us. My heart to you
Tracey– it isn’t the law that you give notice. It’s really more of a thoughtfulness. I have seen so many employees just up and walk out or else just not come to work. When you do give notice, it does say something about you, tho.
Flea – yup, that’s all you can say about an employee. Great looking kids
Heather – are those mashed potatoes on top of fish?
Mo – my father found out when he was in his 60’s that he was allergic to turkey. Made Thanksgiving fun. I had to make a turkey for Vince and a chicken for my father. As far as two week’s notice: remember that this is fast food industry. For most corporate jobs at least two week’s notice is the thing to do. But that doesn’t happen in fast food. People come and go, I think a union would be a waste of time. Like I said, I’ve seen people just up and quit, no notice, they just walkout.
Jess is SO happy that Vince is building the computers and he and Colby are discussing components, etc. and other stuff. Please don’t ask me to explain it, I know some of the things are about the network but the other stuff went over me.
Made a chocolate cake for us to have for Easter. I’ll just put it in the freezer.
Michele
who is TRYING to type with “help”
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stats for the day-
Walk kids around park- 13.26min, 1334steps, 2.19ap, .53mi= 59c
Strava app= 65c
Housecleaning etc- 3hrs 56min 38sec, dust, vacuum, clean shower stall better, refill hummingbird feeders, laundry fold/put away, 73ahr, 100mhr, fill back patio fountain etc= 1091c
Walk kids around park- 12.42min, 1340steps, .51mi= 56c
Strava app= 62c
ROUVY home spin bike- strava stats- 1hr 1min 42sec, 110aw, gear20, 39.7amph, 112ahr, 128mhr, 40.80mi= 356c
Strava app= 389c
ROUVY stats-1hr 1min 43sec, 110aw, 62arpm, 39.6amph, 40.81mi= 389c
total cal 1562
I noticed that the 2nd place person did a 30 mile ride today so I had to get on the bike and do 40 so I could keep my cushion up. Kirby says it’s 20 days til my cruise so I gotta get as many miles in as I can.926.03 miles ahead
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Dh's diabetes is mainly effected by stress. He can eat what ever and his sugar is fine but stress from dealing his mom and his blood sugar goes sky high.
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Vicki - hope all goes well tomorrow.
Ginny - sounds like things are going well.
Everyone take care, Sue in WA
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Vicki - My very best wishes for starting your new job today. 😍
I had a better night, over 6 hours sleep, and when I woke up early, I managed to do 20 minutes of back and hip strengthening exercises. Always glad to get that done. I still need to do a bit more upper body work.
I'm nervous about the process of publishing my new book. But I will do some of the initial form filling today. Plus making sure I've got the blurb and biog ready to go. Also the cover photo. I always sweat a bit over it. 🤯
Yes, Michele, a fish pie normally has a mashed potato top. This recipe has the crispy bacon as well, which is a great addition. Inside is a combo of white fish, salmon, and smoked fish, along with prawns and hardboiled eggs. In a white sauce. And some scallions. A labour of love. 😀
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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Vicki: Best wishes on the new job.
Michael is off birdwatching all day today, and of course the spell of warm dry weather has broken. Sod’s Law Rules! 😝I will enjoy my morning, and Monday Painters this afternoon.
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☘️ Terri
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Sometimes I wonder if they would work for me … being kind to my arthritis. Do they have much tread or other support?
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