WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2025

This weekend's exercise …

Yesterday friends of ours and their mum, my husband and me went out to a lovely Chinese restaurant for lunch. There were 2 recent birthdays at the table - my husband's and their mum's.

We haven't had Chinese food for a long time! We've tried a couple places and it hasn't been good. But this was very good.

This weekend …

I've unpacked quite a few boxes in my scary home office room - all books.

I rearranged the tops in my closet so that they're organised by colour.

I've done all sorts of laundry.

And I've been working on stuff for my cycling club.

Machka in Oz

Good morning my friends!

Thanks for encouraging me to get back on track. My journey is full of little side stops, but I like to think I always come back to it.

Barbie I'm glad they let you into Costco.

Rebecca so glad you met the challenge and found a solution! You are doing so well!

Rosemarie we are concerned about those polyps.

Barbara hope you feel better! But I'm glad you tried the outing. I'm one to sit home in case it's bad and I miss out on a lot that way.

Pip I love that pic of Ethel she looks so happy to sit for you! She knows what a wonderful dog mom you are.

Lisa roast tomatoes ginger and basil sounds delicious!

Heather 1.5 miles is a great walk, and that view!

Machka yay for progress on chores! You get so much done!

Well I bought a copy of Meditations for Mortals. Anything that helps with perfectionism will be fantastic!

I need to do my application to start a writing group at the library. It's open until five tonight and I really need to turn this in. Otherwise I spend too much time rotting on the couch. I need to challenge my mind more.

Have a great day ladies! May you all be happy, healthy, safe and free!

Annie in Delaware

Heather: Meditations for Mortals: 4 Weeks to to Embrace Your Limitations and Make time for What Counts by Oliver Burkeman. This is exactly what i need. It is 13.99 here on Kindle. I will check Thriftbooks and see if I can get it used.

I was about to tell Machka I am busy but conflicted! I can't decide what activities to do and what not to do! i am rather ADD and making friends is not that easy for me. I am motivated though! It would help if I had grandchildren or a sister! My son has been coming over more though!

And I was about to tell RVRita the weather is partly why I am conflicted. I do not cut the lawn with temps over 90 degrees. I am tense that my day must be done by 10 am! I can't wait for Fall!

Rebecca: I am still struggling with my diet! I don't gain, but don't lose. I need more resistance exercises and an appetite suppressant. Not that I eat that much…just too much I guess!

Lisa: I will have to explore Ginger. I enjoy Basil. I have tried to cut back on Amazon Prime use…because of the boxes. All my trash needs to fit into the green bin. And I hate breaking up boxes! The Convenience Center will recycle cardboard so really the boxes should be taken there!

Lanette: Thank you for the tip about Walmart for Hummus!

Annie: I had to cut sugar from my coffee. I went to Stevia. I hope that is an okay choice. I like the taste! I am back to using th treadmill in my garage!

PIPCD: Yogi's love and spirit continue on! So lovely to have his ashes at the ocean! I might do that myself!

Allie: Hoping you have a good visit with Alfie.

Barbara: Sigh! The MD wants to repeat the colonoscopy! I don't eat meat. There is certainly no bread in the house. I have no idea what is in my colon! I am not a vegetarian, I just don't enjoy meat so much. Maybe the GLP 1 shot I took for 6 months slowed motility!

It is a cooler morning! I could be going to church, doing a yoga class or tending the garden! Instead I am reading for book club and reading this thread! The house is pretty clean though!

Best,

Rosemarie from GA

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Lanette the gentleman that died here had 2 daughters. Sadly he fully prepared for the suicide. He had bought plane tickets and arranged for his daughters to come here and take care of everything. He had his death all planned out, including the cremation for his remains. The daughters only had to come down and supervise. Most of it was thrown away and a local camper sales place came and took the camper away. Also, thank you, I am feeling fine now. It is just so hot here this week. Glad fall is coming. I do my puppy walk around 6:30 am, sunrise here, then an evening puppy walk about sunset.

Pecans, there are a LOT of pecan orchards around here. I keep asking DH to stop when we drive by a place that sells them. So far, I keep forgetting and he doesn't stop. We also have a farm that sells fresh pistachios, another place I would love to stop at some time when we remember! LOL

Rosemarie, we only use Stevia. We haven't had sugar in the house in over 5 years! Only Stevia. We have both the liquid version and the powdered. Once you get used to it, sugar becomes too sweet! Stevia is made from a stevia plant, nothing artificial. I grew one when I lived in TN. Pretty plant!

Thought for Today:

One day, Uncle Joe got fired from his construction job. His nephew asked him what happened. “You know what a foreman is?” he asked. “The one who stands around and watches the other men work?” “What’s that got to do with it?” he asked. “Well, he just got jealous of me,” Uncle Joe explained

Where does an armadillo look for a new home?

Arma-Zillow.

RVRita in Roswell

I dyed my hair today to hide the white and now I am blonde again. My hair is longer than this and it's very blonde. I will probably tone it down with something darker this week.

Carol in GA

Barbie: I checked. I had to place a hold on Meditations for Mortals on Libby. Several Months wait the App says. This is pretty common here with the books I request. But the book group decides the books months in advance. So the moment I know we will be reading a book I request it from Libby.

I must admit I love, love having audio books while I drive. And I love the Maps APP and being able to have audible and Spotify in the car. I am very happy driving these Middle GA country roads with audio books playing!

My lifestyle this summer is rather similar to Barbie's. I do drink coffee and this does slow me down! but I have walked the dog at 5:30 in the dark, and been ready for a morning Meditation zoom group at 6:30 almost daily!

I am seldom in a grocery store. This week I had food delivered from Aldi's. I loved the flounder and packaging…some would say over packaging..of the fish. But the fish and shrimp last much longer. For Kroger I try and do the Kroger pick up and bundle it with other errands or activity.

My down fall has been exercising. If I don't exercise by noon, I probably won't exercise that day. I might do a half mile around the house in the evening. I have only been 20 times to the GYM this year. There is a pool though and I like knowing there is a pool I can use.

My downfall is starting any business like calls or tasks in the morning. Such a time drag!

And I am still driven …for some reason..to try and connect with people. Maybe a dopamine thing??? Yesterday I drove to a park I had not been to… for a 12 noon nature walk with a guide. I was the only one that turned up! Well I had a nice walk with the young college student hired to facilitate the walk. At least it was a nicer day outside!

My son gave me short notice that he and his wife wanted to come over and watch the soccer. Although Atlanta has gotten pretty sad winning wise. And I thought of the time MachKa wrote what was so difficult about cleaning the house. run the vac and I forget what else she wrote,,,' my house has actually been decluttered so much, that I finally agreed with her. I was rather pleased with how well the house cleaned up in an hour!

Rosemarie from GA

Carol - I saw your blonde hair on Facebook. I think it looks very nice. Maybe find out if blondes have more fun?😁

Heather - such a nice walk. So much to see. Love the photos. Hope your UTI keeps getting better. Worrisome and messes up life when you want to go somewhere and not be bothered having to find facilities.

Rosemarie - it's good to want to be around people! I think it's better for you in the long run than being too introverted. Having a college student all to yourself for a nature walk? I'm jealous. 😀 Early morning is so nice for dog-walking.

Carla - you must be popular with the bots. I only get a couple per month. Strange, when I go to delete them, I get a 404 notice (if I remember correctly) page not found. Then after going through that, it takes me to another page where I can delete them. I only check who's trying to friend me on MFP every few weeks since I'm always sure they're bots.

Barbie - I love hearing about Annie's progress in training. My old schnoodle, Sophie, removed squeakers well into her old age. I'd let the toys pile up then do a massive squeaker replacement. I learned to stitch the toys back together with silk thread - almost impossible to chew through at the seam. She'd still manage, it just took her longer. Good job on the early walk this morning.

No early morning walk for me today - I took off before dawn and went to Safeway. I haven't driven in the dark in ages, took the country road to town. Wanted to get there and back before the heat set in, and hoped to pull my car in the garage and let it cool down with the garage door open before I buttoned it up when the thermometer started to rise. Otherwise, hot garage = hot house.

I had great luck at the store. For once, everything that was on my list was in stock - barely, but enough. Sometimes going real early, the aisles are jammed with food still in boxes that haven't been put on the shelf yet, so it's a waste of time. Today, I wanted mushrooms - one box left. 😀 Chopped kale - one package left.😀 Cottage cheese - 2 boxes left (I only needed one.) 😀Cannelini beans - 2 cans left and I took them both.😀

I did a little research about the heating problem with my Dell laptop. Yes it's running "warm" but still within the normal threshold, and just running a couple degrees above ambient room temperature while sleeping, which is fine. It's more noticable in my warm kitchen/dining room these days. I also have many tabs open at once which isn't good - my DH whispered that in my ear. 😁I remembered him commenting about it. I might call the computer store tomorrow just to double check. I guess they make cooling pads for laptops that heat up too much (when gaming for example) so it must be a common concern.

Also found out that this cheap little Acer Chromebook prints and scans no problem, unlike my old HP with W11 and the Dell with W10 where the blasted scan feature had been well-hidden. I haven't tried them lately, maybe a recent update has fixed it. Still not ready to upgrade the Dell to W11.

It's 89F here right now, will probably see 94F later this afternoon. Two more days. Bird baths were filled this morning, hens just got a bowl of cold water so the critters are happy. I have the AC set at 74F and a nice fan blowing in the living room so I'm comfortable.

Reminder that tomorrow is Weekly Check-in for those participating.🤩

Keep cool!

Lanette😎

SW WA State

stats for the day-

Walk kids- 3.41min, 322steps, 1.68ap, .12mi= 27c
Strava app = 15c
Walk w/family- 1hr 19min 49sec, 8904steps, 63elev, 2.44ap, 82ahr, 95mhr, 3.30mi= 318c
Strava app= 400c
Housecleaning etc- 1hr 55min 46sec, 80ahr, 110mhr, change bedsheets, vacuum/mop rv, pack up, shake all throw rugs, etc- 539c
Walk kids- 21min, 2164steps, 2.28ap, .81mi= 103c
Strava app= 99c

Total cal 987

2752.37 miles ahead

Walk kids- 3.41min, 322steps, 1.68ap, .12mi= 27c
Strava app = 15c
Walk w/family- 1hr 19min 49sec, 8904steps, 63elev, 2.44ap, 82ahr, 95mhr, 3.30mi= 318c
Strava app= 400c
Housecleaning etc- 1hr 55min 46sec, 80ahr, 110mhr, change bedsheets, vacuum/mop rv, pack up, shake all throw rugs, etc- 539c
Walk kids- 21min, 2164steps, 2.28ap, .81mi= 103c
Strava app= 99c

Total cal 987

2752.37 miles ahead

Last night was the first time Lucy slept on our bed all night. She was following me around and I thought she wanted to go outside because that’s what she usually does, took her out for a little walk and nothing, came back in and again, took her outside and nothing. She followed me to the bedroom so I put her on the bed and she stayed there.

Today was the first time I had Ethel off leash for a bit. I was expecting her to run towards the beach but she just walked ahead and was sniffing. She looked back every once in awhile to make sure we were still there. When she got too far ahead, I called to her and she came right back. I think yogi customer ordered her for us, except she doesn’t sleep on our bed ;0(

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Happy birthday Ange! Hope you had a good one.

Had a good weekend. Very warm but didn't have a lot that needed to be done outside. Mostly cleaned house as we have company coming on Friday. DD has her birthday on Wednesday. We are going to wait until her friend gets here to celebrate. Also got some things together for the rummage sale at church.

Everyone take care, Sue in WA

Worked from home today.

Went for a long walk at lunch.

Went swimming with my husband … not a lesson, just practice. I need the practice!! Still trying to coordinate breathing, arms and kicking. I can get 2 of them in sync but the third falls apart.

I swam a little over half an hour and covered about 300 metres with several stops because I ran out of puff.

If I want to attempt a very short triathlon, I'll need to double that amount and not stop so much.

Machka in Oz

Well I was complaining about dishes to my friend Saturday, and now the dishwasher quit draining. It's probably a clogged filter, but I'm going to call a repair person today. So I have to wash a load by hand which isn't the end of the world but the chore weighs heavy on me. Probably because I need more of a life outside chores.

I often wonder what it would be like to have an evening or weekend where I don't have to work on a long list of things.

I do get one very occasionally (a few times a year) and usually spend it reading and sleeping.

This evening, after working all day (and going for a walk and a swim), I ordered groceries, dealt with a few emails, packed things for work in the office tomorrow, and did a little tidying.

Machka in Oz