WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2025
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Dh has had so many issues with late and lost packages from Amazon recently. He does order a lot(that man LOVES to shop) They stop here about every other day or more often. Sometimes a few times in one day. He does complain about the cost of Prime but will keep it.
Customer Service has gotten really bad.
I had a order come in- sealed up completely but, also completely EMPTY- I contacted them and they sent out a new one, thought things were taken care of until I got an email saying if I didn't return the first one, they would charge my account. I called three times total for that order before it was corrected.
Sorry, how am I supposed to return something I didnt get.
Another one was flea treatment- we used one, didn't do a thing so I contacted them and asked for a refund for both-they said no problem, again- get an email stating they were going to charge my account if I didn't send the second one back(first one I sent, second was the used one that I had thrown away when I used it). Again, so many calls to fix the problem.
Yes, you do have to keep track of what you order. I had ordered something, forgot about it and happened to look at my orders and realized-hey, I never got that.3 -
Yep, I don't see her doing that, but I can mention it to her.๐
Rebecca Whidbey Wa
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Yep the ones by the carport door have old brick under them from probably 80 years ago. So she'll have to get sand to wedge those safely down. I am not quite sure way she decided to put them down right before her birthday party with 25+ people coming. But she's a putter-er.๐๐๐
Rebecca Whidbey Wa
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Had a good but LOTS of work done at mom's Tuesday and Wed.
Got up there at 10am and was in the garden getting it staked off and ready to plant popcorn by 10:30. Worked until 9PM, taking a break when it got hot to make us some lunch then went back out a couple hours later. Yesterday I was out before 8am planting more. Finished at 1PM.I got over 18K steps on Tuesday and over 16 yesterday(I did have a short Zumba class last night so did get some steps in there but only about 4K)
Mom's neighbor came down and brought his son and two of his vineyard crew down to help plant around 6PM-they helped so much in those 3 hrs. They did the hard part of laying drip lines and also planting.
I planted popcorn, okra, dill, green beans(two kinds), cucumbers, watermelon, peppers,tomatoes eggplant, bok choy, 3 kinds of summer squash a total of over 80 squash plants!!,
I am sure there were other things I planted- just cant remember- They guys also planted things-most were things they were planting for themselves but they also helped plant what mom wanted- I sure hope they come down and help pick when it is ready.
All rows are 100ft long- they planted 2 rows of bush beans along with the four other rows of pole beans(speckled lima, yard long, blue lake, and one we don't know what it was. Dad's note on the jar just said "saved for planting"- we will see what they are when they produce. I think they also planted 2 rows of pinto beans- but those they will need to trellis- they should have cut back a bit on the other beans and had just the for rows total of pole type beans. They had already planted sweet corn the day before I got up there.The neighbor and his crew will finish planting the winter squash and the pumpkins. They said they were going to be back last night to finish- not sure if they did.
Planting the popcorn brought back sweet memories- using the old antique corn planter that I used a LOT when I was a kid, planting the whole back field with sweet corn.
Slept so well Tuesday night after all that work but sadly, insomnia last night that was very irritating. I was so tired but couldn't get to sleep.
Getting ready to run a few errands with dh before heading over to walk the wetlands before getting Ezie. She is going someplace with her mom tomorrow and skipping school so I don't have her. Get an extra day off.
Sunday is the annual dessert auction for the youth at church for camp. I always make a lot to help out. Usually cakes- this year, I will make candy- I can make it ahead and not be up early Sunday morning finishing up the decorating on the cakes.
I will read and catch up on here later
Debbie
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Rebecca: I drink 1 or 2 Black ice coffees a day. I make it with the Keurig and the McDonalds, Starbucks and Dunkin are all next to each other! I go to all 3. This will be such an improvement! Thank you!
Best,
Rosemarie from GA
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OK...... So now the downstairs toilet tap won't turn off. Someone is coming tomorrow afternoon to look at it. I am feeling mega stressed atm. I tried to put the chair together, but could only get one bolt to hold. I will try again tomorrow. I exhausted myself. There is nothing on YouTube for that model, but I watched another one which had similarities.
Now the tap!!
At least my money has appeared in the savings account. I was beginning to wonder!!
Why does everything happen at once!
Deep breaths. A bit of wasted water is not the end of the world.
Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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Debbie ~ What an amazing garden you and your people have planted! I can only imagine all the work that it involved and surely hope the harvest is plentiful!
Heather ~ Sorry about the chair and the leak. Would it be possible to return the chair?
Carol in GA
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Stopped at Dollar Tree on the way home - $7.50 for all six. I bought these and then hung them up in my craft room. Very little on the wall but functional things like toolsโฆ but I just loved these.
Cardiologist was as expected. Will see him again in Novemberโฆ
Later,
Love,
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Walked to Food Lion. Didnโt realize that my coupon for free apples expires in 2 days, so I got some. Iโll probably make an apple pie. Went to Aldi today and bought apples. Totally forgot that I had a coupon for free ones. Oh well...Vince hasnโt had an apple pie in a while
Jess should be here tomorrow. I think she has some sort of appt. So I made brownie cookies for her. Will have to stop at WalMart tomorrow after the soup kitchen because didnโt realize Vince needs milk. Totally forgot to get the feta for the spinach feta pie so maybe Iโll get it then
Deb โ we get Revolution for the cats from Sierra Pet Meds. They come from Australia, of all places, but itโs the same stuff only much cheaper. You might want to check them out. Weโve never had a problem
Rebecca โ my neighbor didnโt put down landscape material but just river rocks. A few years later she had to put more rocks down. I do hope your sister will do that
Wasnโt there someone on here who used bluetooth headphones with their TV? Which ones did you use. Tell me about them
Ceramics tonight so we need to have dinner early.
Michele
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I think once the paving stones are down, it's too late for the ground cover, without having to cut it to fit. Too much work, so I'm sure it will be fine, and if it needs more pebbles in a couple years that's an easy fix. It's going to look great!
I'm reading along. Sorry for some of the sadness, yogi and some undefined. It's been a quiet day here, which has been nice.
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Dh was thinking the same thing about this being stress related.
He said he slept until 2PM yesterday. He is feeling a bit better. Stress is getting better, until Tuesday afternoon when the care home owner told him that because she is having so much trouble getting good help there that she is planning on selling the place-It is a private home. We don't know if it will continue to be a care home or if they will have it as a regular home.mom isn't able to do much of the actual planting/picking in the regular garden but does in the raised beds- I think there are about 40 of them. For some reason though, she is still only focusing on weeding around the raised beds, not about getting them planted. She can plant them as they are a good height. She was pulling weeds when I got there Tuesday, pulled weeds for a time while I was planting the garden and the raised beds. Most of the raised beds are sitting empty, she says she is going to plant them, and she has planted a couple of them. I got all but one of the raised beds by the big garden all planted yesterday. The ones closest to the house are the ones she needs to plant. She needs to plant carrots, beets, chard, basil, etc
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stats for the day-
Short walk w/family- 1hr 3min 56sec, 7246steps, 48elev, 2.83ap, 83ahr, 99mhr, 3mi= 280c
Strava app = 364c
Loss lake w/family- 23.33min, 2622steps, 2.19ap, 79ahr, 100mhr, 1.01mi= 151c
Strava app= 123c
ROUVY home spin bike- ROUVY stats- 35.23min, 943.5elev, gear22&25, 168aw, 16.6amph, 127ahr, 147mhr, 9.74mi= 323c
ROUVY app= 341c
ROUVY home spin bike- ROUVY stats- 25min, 115aw, gear25, 57arpm, 40.3amph, 107ahr, 125mhr, 16.74mi= 151c
ROUVY app= 165c
Walk kids around park- 11,10min, 1084stes, .42mi= 55c
Strava app = 51cTotal cal 960
1793.45 miles ahead
932932Took the kids to lost lake for a di in the river. We cancelled our trip to pismo. Kirby will still be going to vegas
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I very rarely wore a watch until I got my Fitbit. Now only take it off to charge it.
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and this is half of what we used to plant when I was a kid- We always planted a full acre. It was to feed us and the extended family. Fun to have my grandparents , aunts/uncles/cousins/friends all come out to help pick and process it for all of us. We raised all of our own food- meat and veggies. Bought very little from the store.
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So thankful for the warmer weather, despite the WIND. Started pruning the rhodie that blocks Joeโs view of the driveway. The challenge will be to thin enough so he can see what he wants to, without murdering the beautiful flowering shrubs. Got part way through the big white one, will work on it some more tomorrow after he chainsaws down the volunteer holly treeโฆ again. [sigh] Strolled with T and lent her an ear as she works through the plusses and minuses of the town home sheโs thinking of buying. So grateful weโre happy where we are.
Finally called Spectrum to try to reduce the TV & Internet bill, it just keeps going up. By changing to a teensy bit slower internet for $90 (not a problem we rarely see the circle of doom) and choosing up to 15 channels $108 instead of all the channels in the โSelectโ package, cost will go down to 198/month plus ~$6 state tax and franchise fee, a savings of $30/month. This past year, there is finally competition for reliable internet, the electric coop offers internet for $55/month โfor lifeโ but they donโt offer TV or mobile. If I could cope with the hassle of cutting the cable/cell/internet cord for 30 days, then Spectrum offers a bundle for less, with a 3 yr price guarantee, but changing cell phone carriers just isnโt worth it to me.
Lanette, amen tribe-sister, amen! Our tribe is the most accepting, compassionate, inspiring, encouraging group of gals, ever. So thankful for one and all.
Allie, love the blue heron garden spinner! Glad your brother got a job, even seasonal. Getting a foot in the door is key for state jobs. Yay!
Machka thanks for your insight about not recognizing the dvd player and for your sympathy about my fall, but it wasnโt me who fellโฆ
Heather love KABOOM! And Johnnyโs limerick.
Tracey yours to Debbie about DH needing more sleep, truth. Papa was in a wheelchair for 17 years, Mama got him out to church, bridge and dinner out at least once a week each. When he passed, she slept an entire summer. Con VERY gatulations on your graduation, look forward to pics. Sorry to hear your pain continues. It IS hard to get up and move when you already hurt, but sometimes it relieves the pain better than pills. ((hugs)) YES for catching the eye of regional director for doing the right thing. Hope the training leads to a better position in a quieter office ;)
Mo 5 twelve hour shifts in a row? No way. Reminds me of our Vicki at her old job. ((hugs)) Thanks for the beetroot video, Iโve bought some (not her recommended brand) but havenโt been taking itโฆ
Beth, hope you can get an exception to the 30 day rule. Waking up with numb extremities is no good.
Flea, thankful that man didnโt ruin their senior trip.
Rosemarie I really dislike tankinis whose tops float up, so I bought Lands End one piece suits because they could fit my apple shaped, short-waisted, big busted body. Never thought of a belt, good luck with it! Whatโs the name of the tv show where a Professor takes 1 British town to represent the Vikings, Romans, and Anglo Saxons etc? Happy birthday to your mom and well done on the door dash purchase. Is there any way you can โvisitโ her via Facebook live or Skype or WhatsApp or ???
Pip bless you for taking Yogi to the river. (made me mist up) ((hugs))
Barbie โsad but I understandโ, me too. We had a gorgeous Port Orford cypress, perfectly pyramidical, looked like a giant Christmas tree. Lost it to the Port Orford Cypress Root Rot. Only cost $400. If, God forbid, we ever have to take down the giant Sitka Spruce from right outside my study window, the first estimate was $10K. Surely that cannot be right? Yes, fewer trees make more sunshineโฆ but Iโm not that devoted a gardener. The first item on our wish list for this house was โbig treesโ and we got โem. Hope we can keep โem . Iโve never seen stainless steel hoses, are they very heavy?
Sue getting things up to code is so very very expensive. ((hugs)) and good luck with the lottery.
Carol congrats to your granddaughter. If the PT exercises seem to be making your back worse maybe itโs time for a different therapist, a second opinion? ((hugs)) and hereโs my shoulder. Hard to be peaceful when youโre in pain.
Lisa when is your gastro procedure scheduled? Stick to your guns with the cardiologist.
Rebecca would your sister plant moss or a low growing ground cover like creeping thyme between those pavers? Bet that was quite a workout!
Debbie what a monumental garden project! Really hope the neighbors help your mom throughout the season. Iโm exhausted just reading about your two day marathon.
Finally caught up.
Later, lighter, lovely tribe ladies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
May focus: Just one thing from the OMG room
2025: Chose NOW: to move more than yesterday (5 sit to stands every potty break no excuses), fuel better than yesterday (hold that after dinner sweet down to two pieces of dark chocolate max), open heart and mind before mouth7 -
Tracy went and used her nursery gift certificate I got herself forget me nots for Selena who she lost at 26 weeks
Took Doris to meet her friend for her birthday at Burger King, they just get coffee.I went to Petsmart and sat out in the car for a bit,then took her over to Shoprite.dont know why but I came home and was tired..so I slept
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I gave her the moss or creeping vine choice and she was like noo!
Rebecca Whidbey Wa
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Today was just a low calorie day. yesterday I did ok but then sister accepted the invitation to the neighbors again. My calorie totals were amazingly high. I was still full but ate some small things today.
Tomorrow will be better.
Have any of you watched the series "Brilliant Minds"? The main character is the guy that played Spock in the JJ Abrams Star Trek movies. He's so interesting! The series is about a brain doctor and all the interns he works with. Its a fascinating series.
Today was 3rd dose day. Sore belly but fine. Made our reservation for Monday night at a hotel in Port Townsend, WA then the ferry reservation for a 2 pm ferry to Ebbys Landing on Whidbey. We'll explore Port Townsend until 1 pm. It will be a fun walkabout!
Rebecca Whidbey Wa
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Hello everyone. I hope I do this correctly! I am not new to MFP, but I am returning after a long time away. I got a Fitbit and used their logging system for years until they recently nixed the website and seem to only allow access from mobile devices. Sorry, but I am blind as a bat without my big computer screen! So, I have returned to MFP and am relearning the ropes. I am 55 years young next month and went through lung cancer in 2013/14 I was placed on a ton of steroids during chemotherapy which led to significant weight gain. I managed to lose some, but a series of surgeries always took me out of the gym and back to my high weight. I am now in karate classes (just earned my green belt) and have begun back at the gym this week. I still struggle with my eating habits, especially night time snacking. I seem to suffer from FOMO when it comes to food. I hope to gain some friends on the same journey to encourage and support one another. ๐
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The 2 British shows I enjoy are Britain's Most Historic Towns with Professor Alice Roberts. And Penelope Keith's Hidden Villages.
Best, Rosemarie from GA
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You're quite welcome.๐ There are various flavors too. My first bag was a mocha one, and you can taste the 2 espresso shots in there! This one of the photo, is ok, but today I added some of my sisters sugar free creamer and it was better!
Rebecca Whidbey Wa
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LSamara, welcome! Don't forget to bookmark us, so you can find us again.๐๐ผ So sorry you had to battle terrible lung cancer, you are a brave soul!
I am from Whidbey island in WA state, and my name is Rebecca. Where are you from and how would you like us to address you? We are a tight knit group here and more than likely you will find members in here that are from your state. We talk alot about our lives, our struggles, our families, and also about weight and food. We are a cornucopia of live stories.๐. We abstain from religion or politics though.๐
Welcome again!
Rebecca Whidbey Wa
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Do you and your mom still need to plant so much?
How much of it do you use?
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Plumber coming in half an hour for the tap.
I managed to set up my digital watch with time and date. I put it off yesterday.
I transferred the rest of the money into the Easy Access account. No card reader needed as I had already done one transfer yesterday.
Now, the chair to finish. I think I have an idea.
Last night I wrote everything down on paper with a sad face. Then I wrote down the positive steps I had taken with a smiley face and a tick. Then this morning I covered the things I had done with ticks! It helped me sleep, because it got the whirring out of my brain. I also gave myself a star! ๐
Plumber arrived. We can't find any internal stopcock in the house! Plumbing and electrics in this house are terrible. He has turned it off in the street, but says the mains stopcock is not working properly, and we need to get the water company onto it. They will fix it for nothing. I think I'll leave that phone call to John. He's going to fix a new cartridge, and a different tap, which he has in the van, but it's only the downstairs loo, so I'm not too bothered. He's a very cheap plumber and we've had him for loads of little jobs, and a couple of bigger ones. He'll just do a 'good enough' job. He's down there now. At least he could come out the next day without charging a fortune!
Zoom today with my schoolfriends.
My uni friend L is now back from her cruise. She sent me about 20 photos. I've kept a couple of her looking glam. I hope to talk with her soon, but she has to drive back to Wales from Liverpool. It certainly looks lovely, but I know she had a bad cough and cold, so photos can be deceiving. It was a cruise to France, the Channel Islands, Orkney, and they went to the Isle of Man instead of Shetland, because of the weather.
Love to all. I took my last antibiotic this morning. Fingers crossed.
Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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He's finished. He managed to replace the old tap by sanding something down. Don't understand, but it looks fine and doesn't leak! Charged ยฃ70.
John said he would ring Southern Water.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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Morning, all,
Barbie - Two different trees, actually, one on the east, one on the south side of the house. I watch them in the storms that blow through here, and the tops sway so much side to side that it's unnerving. Watching a hundred-foot giant danceโฆ Awesome in the old sense of the word. ๐ณThis whole area was logged out long before the Pacific Northwest, and for the same reasonโฆ the Arkansas River nearby to transport the logs to the Mississippi, and massive pines like these for the harvesting. Reforested over the century and a half since with hardwoods that the loggers left behind.
Heather - Glad your plumber did the necessary work for a reasonable price! On the subject of tradesmen, I just got an estimate yesterday from an electrician to stand up an electrical pole for Corey's greenhouse, and he estimated $2,300. No exclamation point there because I wasn't surprised - I asked him to give me a detailed estimate of what was necessary, and he sent me a few skimpy steps on the work.
Didn't break down labor hours or materials costs or anything else, just three steps written out and an overall price. I did ask him to come back to me with another estimate with all that broken out, but in all honesty, probably won't use him to do the work. Just felt sketchy. I've learned to trust that instinct.
I am up super early, but had thrown my issues with the coat I'm sewing together into my seriously twisted subconscious to work out. ๐ฆน๐ปโโ๏ธ It came up with the reason why most coats have linings - and it's not necessarily to make them warmer. It's to cover up all the seams that put the coat together on the inside.
I guess I could go to design classes or something, but it's so much fun to work things out from first principlesโฆ ๐ All I have to do is make the exact same pattern in a lovely, soft lining material, piece it together inside out, and then sew it into the outer shell. Ta-da! Warm, comfy coat, with no scratchy seams on the inside.
My home ec teacher would be so proud! ๐ฅฒ
Anyway, Corey's up and about doodling through his morning routine, and really glad it's Friday. We're both looking forward to four days without rain, so we can get a few things done outside. The rain's rolling back in on Tuesday, supposed to rain for nearly another week.
Orthotic fitting this afternoon - will be glad to start trying those out, see if they will help the pain in my knees and ankles.
Later, y'all,
Love,
Lisa in AR6 -
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Personally, I would pick them up again, lay plastic to block out the weeds, then put them down.
Then I'd lay gravel around them.
Along these lines โฆ
Machka in Oz
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I have had a lot of personal stuff going on for the last two weeks. Cried so much that I don't think there are any tears left but think at the moment things are better. Getting an appointment to see a dr around here takes weeks so I have just had to put up with myself and try to get better. Praying that peace will prevail.
Carol, are you on anti-depressants? If not, you might want to have a chat with your doctor about them. I have found that they help me cope with the bad stuff.
Stress & Sleep - Speaking of which, I completely understand the need for sleep after a long, stressful situation. After the past 7 years, I often think I would love to take about 6 months off work, stay home, sleep 12+ hours a night, and do a bit of exercise.
@Rosemarie2972 โฆ I'm 58 and I've never had a manicure. Maybe I'll be 94 before I have one. ๐
Spending less on dry cleaning is a goal of mine and i am paying more attention to how I shop and finding items that will wash/dry/hang before I purchase. I love jeans and many people here wear them all year round. But I can't. I switch to cotton or a cotton/blend in the summer and either iron or dry clean more!
I wear cotton clothes, but definitely do not iron or dry clean them. I do the same with them as with everything else:
- cold wash
- hang to dry
But I will say that I refuse to buy linen clothes. They increased in popularity through the COVID years but thankfully they aren't as popular now. Linen clothes wrinkle so badly.
Personal card readers - I have seen card readers used at markets, of course, but I don't think I've ever heard of someone who has a personal card reader.
In Australia, many/most of us have apps on our phones so we can do bank transfers. We just need to know the BSB number and Account Number, a few taps and it's done. We use it to donate $5 to a work colleague's kid who is raising money at school. We use it to pay for deliveries. We use it to buy stuff from each other (paying for stuff in stores is slightly different).
Markets etc. used to have big card readers (like a brick) but now they have a little white tile on their tables which connects to their phones. When we buy something, we tap the tile and it's done.
@LisaInArkansas โฆ pretty fans!
Machka in Oz
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