WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2025

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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 26,286 Member
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    1. Our van is back!
    2. I can't swim as well as I would like … yet.
    3. Asking for directions
    4. Beach time
    5. Lots of walking, swimming and yes, asleep earlier than usual!
    6. Lots more walking
    7. Eating Mexican food!
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,701 Member

    😀 Tracey, if you're getting a discount on cable then you are smart to keep it. You seem to like a lot of things are are on broadcast TV and would miss them if you didn't have cable.

    😀 Furnace filter what I have is not just a furnace. It's a Trane furnace and heat pump and additional air filtration system. The filters are in the air filtration/cleaner system. I've changed furnace filters before in other houses with no trouble except in the house with the furnace in the attic that required climbing up a pull down ladder. I was much younger so it wasn't too bad.

    😀 Debbie, when my mother died, we moved into her house which is what she wanted. We rented several storage units and moved a lot of things out of the house into storage so we could go through them later and so we could move into her house more easily. We didn't finally close out the last storage unit until ten years later. I'm glad I took the time to do all that. I read letters, scanned photos, and made decisions about what I liked enough to keep. 30 years later, I still have dishes, cookware, and decorative items that were hers and that bring me enormous joy.

    😀 Mo, You are not too talkative. I enjoy what you write about a life that has so many moving pieces. Keep it up.

    😀 Lisa, I made lots of notes for Jake about how to pay bills, do the income tax, and who to call about what. He would have been overwhelmed by all the computer and paper work I do. Now the lists are available to daughter who will be handling our estate. While she was here I reminded her of where my will and the lists are kept so she can have an easier time.

    😀 Kylia, you are amazing in all you do.

    😀 Rebecca, glad you got to talk to your son. My first job out of college was in Okinawa before all the technology and the one time I got hear my parents' voices was on a call that relied on short wave radios where you had to say "over" when you were done talking.

    😀 Lanette, when the yearly service for the furnace and heat pump happen in December, I'll be watching when they clean the filters to be sure I know everything there is to know about cleaning them.

    😀 Clutter clearing and Downsizing Last week I saw a truck in a neighbour's driveway. Someone said she had died recently. The truck with a big dumpster sized trailer said "Junk Removal". If that's what my family does after I'm gone, I'm glad I won't be around to see it.

    😀 Thanks for joining me for breakfast. It's time now for a shower and a long walk before the chores of the day begin.

    ❤️ Barbie in NW WA

  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 4,531 Member

     Barbie in NW WA,

    I picture us ladies all on a big porch somewheres, just sipping our respective morning libations, catching up with our going-ons.💖🤗

    I never got to Okinawa but I heard great things about it. Totally different mindset then of lets say a Japanese person from Tokyo. Okinawa is a blue zone, having some of the healthiest, long living residents there.

    When we were stationed in Yokosuka, I had to go to the International phone place on base to make phone calls to my family. There were cubicles you sat in with glass doors. Like airports used to have, all in a line. The one time I called my Mom because I had a huge spider in my house, she laughed and laughed! I'm like "no laughing, this is serious"!😂😂

    Today I get my new box of meds with the higher dose. I will go to the gym with husband and walk.

    Pretty easy week with a haircut on Wednesday, and my teeth cleaned on Thursday.

    Have a good day all!

    Quote for the day:

    WELL DONE IS BETTER THAN WELL SAID.

    (Benjamin Franklin)

    Rebecca Whidbey Wa

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 26,286 Member

    Great news, Flea!

    Happy Birthday, Beth!

    Annie — what kind of rowing machine?

    Margaret — I use vinegar in the cup where some people put fabric softener in my wash machine. And since I use bamboo sheets (they feel cool), I pour about a cup of vinegar right into the wash when I wash them.

    I use vinegar for a lot of things … cleaning windows, killing weeds, rinsing my laundry, cleaning the bees … all sorts!

    KJ — nice to hear from you again.

    Machka in Oz

  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 18,011 Member

    They have been living with us for 3 years now. I got them from my mom

  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,971 Member

    Pip ~ A lovely place! 😊

  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,588 Member

    do you prepare the duck yourself or do you buy it already prepared?
    I have a whole duck in the freezer. Got it when I helped at the food bank/food program with mom a few months ago. I have NO idea how to cook it. I did look up a few recipes but very intimidated by all the steps on the few that did sound good.
    I have one and have one in mom's freezer to cook for her(trying mine first)

  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,588 Member

    my dh is like yours with the tv. He has one on pretty much from the time he gets up. He doesn't have an actual tv IN the bathroom anymore-for a while he did have a portable, back before cell phones. Now he just takes that in the bathroom with him. There is one in almost every room.Only ones that doesn't have one is the two bath rooms. Falls asleep with one on if I am not in there-he now has three rooms that have tv's that he can fall asleep with them on. He needed one in the kitchen, back when we actually ate in the kitchen. It hasn't been turned on in at least a year or more. I could have it on when I am cooking but never think about it. I tend to prefer quiet.

  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 18,011 Member

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  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,980 Member

    MFP Weekly Check-In for July 7, 2025

    Debbie in Napa Valley, CA - Missed last week- up again this week- Up to 154.6. Didn't exercise except 2 zumba classes, no walking, no aqua . Didn't track food. It all shows. Time to get back on track

    Kylia in Ohio - Well....Scale staying right around that 140-143 range. I am still struggling with that. With the right clothes it hides well. I am still nicotine free. I am healthy. I am physically able to do yard work and housework. I have a great support system in all of you. This too shall pass.... Love, Kylia

    Rita in Roswell NM - Down 1.1 pounds this week. I now have to work M-W-F at the visitor center as well as the booth. We will see if I can handle it. This will have me lose a little more weight too. We will see next Monday! Green highlight (if it transfers over - it didn't) are numbers that have improved.

    Week of

    WK Average

    06/30/25

    Day

    Weight

    181.63

    181.63

    Steps

    4,175.00

    4,175.00

    Exercise Minutes

    26.00

    26.00

    Active Energy

    370.86

    370.86

    1550 Calorie Goal

    -116.86

    -116.00

    06/01/25

    06/09/25

    06/16/25

    06/23/25

    June Total

    186.6

    184.9

    182.2

    182.20

    184.2

    5217

    3693

    2612

    3,718.00

    3810.0

    42

    51

    18

    18.14

    32.3

    487

    266

    345

    362.86

    365.3

    -

    -236

    -58

    -57.10

    -117.0

    Barbara on the Southern Oregon Coast - Average WT down a half to 131.2 to  from 131.8.

    Average steps up to 7772 from  6498 YAY Ps@2s habit still solid Whew !  AF days back down to 57% from 86% Whoopsie.

    10 mins step up/knee lifts, shoulder mobility and/or PT, split squats or dynamic balance every day but Friday,  I'll take it!

    Sue in WA - Did fairly well this last week but too much sugar on the weekend and I can tell. Weight has remained the same at 232 but the exercise is paying off I think. I can walk a little further without having to stop and catch my breath. Also it seems like my jeans and swimsuit are slightly looser. Had a good talk with my doc last week and she offered a Rx for Ozempic but I am really not ready to go that route at least not yet.

    Lanette in SW WA – Weight is still over desired range but creeping down. Average daily steps 7699 – similar to last week. Still walking at sunrise most mornings for 15 minutes and walking 10-15 minutes after meals carrying weights 2 or 3 times a day after meals. Back doing better, have been doing a few 10# Suitcase carries paying good attention to posture.

  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,588 Member

    lots of fun memories growing up on the farm- Only chore I really hated doing was the two weekends each summer we butchered chickens. 100 one weekend, 100 the next weekend. Set up just like we did corn. Plucking was bad enough but the one time mom had me in the kitchen gutting- oh no!!! I still don't like the smell of raw chicken because of that.