WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2025

I went back into my emails and found that the washing machine is still under its three year guarantee. I have decided to let the guy look at it, and if he can easily do something that doesn't void the guarantee, then he can do it, but if it's a more complicated fix, then I will get John Lewis to do it. It will take longer, but ... hey ho.

Amazingly, I did sleep last night, and so did John, after a previous night's anxiety.

Waitrose delivery after lunch.

I've been deliberating what to do about dinner tomorrow with the kids. I will be knocked out after taking the girls to Bea's performance, so it has to be super easy. Pizza collection sounded alluring, but the price was not. I've decided to get superior supermarket ones for Max, and us, and the girls can have a gluten free one from Pizzzface. John and I can share, and so can the girls. Max will have his own. All round a bit cheaper.

After that we will be taking them home and staying there until the parents come back. I will probably doze off on the sofa!

Unfortunately, rain is forecast for the festival of Bea's show. Umbrellas to the ready!

So, someone has to go up to Sainsbury for two pizzas. 😏

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

Heather - Sounds like you've got the mechanics of it all worked out just fine. It's interesting, like in your nap planning, that we now automatically work around our bodies' demands. I was going to say "limitations," but they're more definite than that. We can object to it, or we can accommodate it and go on and enjoy life as it is instead of how we wish it was.

After I collapsed into my own two-hour nap yesterday, I woke up and looked at how the day went and realized that my body might have been on its own mission yesterday, but it did give me time!

That sounds odd, but there was more than once in the past few years that I would have come home after the first explosion because I would have had to change clothes. Each time yesterday, I had time to find a bathroom without running, and without a massive cleanup after.

Not fun, but not… traumatic, I guess is the best way to put it.

I've decided it's the injection just clearing the decks, so to speak, so that it can push me back onto the path to normal. Nonetheless, I'll remember it for the next injection in terms of timing! 😂

Even with all the uproar, I was able to get everything I needed except the few little bits that are being delivered this morning… and then Cor's brother will be here sometime after noon.

I'm going to let them go play outside with the new tractor attachment Corey got in yesterday and I'll just stay nice and cool inside.

Happy Independence Day to those who celebrate, my dears… and for the doggies:

Love y'all!

Lisa in AR

Tree work went better than expected. When Exel came they did not have to drop the line, so no loss of electricity. They did more trimming around lines that the tree company doesn't do for safety concerns. It gave them a break too! They needed it with the heat we are having. Good to have all the tree debris Exel left behind. The ferns and other plants were flattened. It will be interesting what comes back. I am going to try and find a bleeding heart. I had one in that area but it didn't do much due to the overgrowth of ferns. The pruning of the trees was overdue. One more boxed check. I was glad the workers finished early for their health. It was a hot yesterday too!

Now just waiting on the front storm door (being repaired) and installation of new storm door in the back. I have to keep reminding myself there will be less maintenance in the long run.

I admire you who have done more major home projects than me…

We are having another Heat Alert day so other than watering gardens and walks with DrewB plan to stay in with AC today. Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!

Another water lily from my recent trip to Nature Center…I need these at the moment as I get back to my routine which has been disrupted for the past month and a half.

Heather have you tried vinegar in your rinse water. I do this in my wash to get all the extra soap out of my clothes. Keeps my towels soft without adding fabric softener. I do have a top loader. If you have a front loader I know they need more care to avoid the bacteria build up in the seal. I did get a speed queen washer and like it. It was the closest to what I already had. The dryer I would not recommend even though it looks good. Plastic door…Door that has trouble sealing properly even with a repair done shortly after I bought it. The metal is much thinner than my old dryer so I do not put anything heavy on top or it. Old dryer I could felt comfortable putting things on top of it if need be. It has a built in connection to WiFi that I could do without too! I am of the less EMF the better. As I have said before I shut my router off at night. New washer the metal is much more substantial.

Also learned from installer with new dryer don't dry things like sneakers because it will dent the drum! The wool coated tennis balls are okay. I do use them and find them helpful for some of my drying tasks.

Ladies, I would LOVE to go on a road trip with each of you! It would be a blast! We could go from one state to another visiting all our MFP friends!

Busy day today, not sure if I'm working or not. Waiting on call. Sent Happy Fourth text to family, everyone answered. DH in a mood so going to stay out of his way today. He is trying to quit drinking. But after a lifetime of drinking, it is going to be very difficult for him to do. He needs to go to doc to get anti-depressants to help with the alcohol withdrawal, but he won't. Sigh, man and doctors. It seems men think they can fix anything, including their health!

Took Wicket and Lucy for shots/checkup yesterday. Poor Lucy (and me) she threw up all over the back of the car, both ways (it is a 30-minute drive!) YUK! I cleaned the inside of the car after that. Well, I knew it needed cleaning but could have done without the extra gunk! I have to wait until Lucy goes through a heat before I can get her spayed. Something about the way her parts are shaped. I won't go into details, but now, I have to bring a copy of the receipt and orders to the pound because we had to cancel the spaying until February. It was supposed to be in September. If the heat doesn't correct it, she may need to have surgery.

Thought for today:

I'm so good at fixing things, my motto is, "If it is broke, I'll still fix it."

RVRita in Roswell

I'm really glad he picked the croissant. His normal go to when he would buy me something at the bakery was a Boston cream chocolate covered donut. It weighs a ton and probably has zillions of calories. Plus after not having as much sugar these days I probably wouldn't even enjoy it! So he picked well!

Thanks for sharing your nice photos of Yogi with us.

Rebecca Whidbey Wa

My brother Sean working Hampton Beach today..full house ,packed in like a bunch of sardines.

Bought him some new shoes as he is on his feet the full duration of his shift..today he makes double time.