WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2025
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Kylia - what a great assortment of books - I recognized several of the authors. Sounds like you have a busy weekend! I'm the same way with saving Reader's Digest and Guideposts for a while. Oh, and I save seed catalogues just to see what's new each year, even though I don't plant much of a garden anymore.
Rebecca - how are you doing? I hope you stopped taking those injections until you talk to your doctor tomorrow. To me, all of that painful constipation is worrisome.
Tracey - glad you have an appointment with your mechanic and your car's "symptoms" have gotten better.
Barbara - haven't heard from you for a while, hope everything is fine down your way.
Barbie - I agree - people who go to the food bank yet appear to have plenty of money to spend on other things is astounding. Years ago when I volunteered at one, a few people would drive up brand a new Lexus or other late model expensive car. I hoped these people were there to pick up food for a poor family unable to make it to the food bank during the open hours, or the breadwinner lost their job and suddenly things were very tight.
Debbie - have a nice visit with your mom. Glad you'll be taking her to get her labs done.
Heather - interesting article about grandparents and childcare, she makes a lot of good points - especially about the age/energy of grandparents today. I love the idea of not being tied to logging and weighing - but had to get back at it when this pre-diabetes popped up last year. I've often said I didn't care what the scale said as long as I could wear my favorite jeans comfortably. Slowly getting back there, the trick is to stay there this time.
Lisa - are you finished with PT for your shoulder? Is your vertigo on the run? My friend M got hearing aids earlier this month. She discovered when she put both of them in it triggered vertigo but when she only used one, she was fine. She thought it was something about her brain not processing both signals in harmony. Maybe so. She was going back to the audiologist to see if they can figure it out.
Last evening a doe and I surprised each other when I went to visit the hens and walked around the back of the greenhouse. I asked her to make sure she cleaned up all of the fallen apples to keep the hornets away. 😁 Update - she did NOT do her job.
I still have a lot of that Greek bean salad left. 1 or 2 more days of lunches, then I'm going to freeze the rest and use it up next time I make a bean soup.
Tomorrow is weekly check-in day for those of you participating. 😉
Have a great day.
Lanette😎
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I have caller ID on my home phone unless I know number/person I do not pick up. I have turned off answering machine again because too many sketchy calls. I just check who called and call them back if it is someone I know or a business I am working with.
I am the same about e-mails.
For those of you on weight loss drugs I did learn that Gerd can be a side effect as can vomiting. I had a friend who had it who used apple cider vinegar to correct her symptoms of Gerd. Gerd is caused by too little stomach acid. If you do use apple cider vinegar dilute it in water and rinse your mouth with water to dilute the acid. Start slow with it too if you chose to try it. There are fewer side effects to this treatment versus Nexum. I would not try them together. I also learned that weight loss drugs can give you a dry mouth that can affect your teeth. So even if not thirsty be sure to drink plenty of water and possibly chew gum to protect your teeth. These drugs are meant to suppress your appetite so it is even more important to eat highly nutritious food.
I have also learned that if you suffer from migraines that one underlying cause is insulin resistance. There is tons of info out there about what that is and how to remedy that. It often first shows up as metabolic syndrome. Signs of it are high blood pressure, high tryglycerides, low HDL, waist over 35 inches, high blood sugar. I had all of these before I changed my diet and lifestyle. Without making changes it can lead to type two diabetes.
This is one reason weight loss drugs are in demand. It forces a diet change that causes weight loss and helps with other symptoms of metabolic syndrome.
I chose not to go with weight loss drugs because of all their side effects. I gave up ultra processed foods, fried foods, gluten and most gluten free processed food. Rarely eat anything made with seed oils (corn, soy, or canola)
It has changed my taste buds…The few times I have had say an ice cream from a fast food place I don't even like the taste anymore. I prefer my plain yogurt with berries.
It has been a year since I dropped thirty pounds and have kept it off. I have not returned to my old habits. I rarely miss them now.
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Not working the booth today. Feeling over-tired. Going back to bed for a while.
Thought for the day:
Who can help build an ark?
I Noah guy...
RVRita in Roswell
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Lanette - Still going to PT, as I'm still making progress. Slower, but still progress. I was finally able to do the Epley Maneuver successfully last weekend, then keep my head steady, without looking down for about eight hours. The combination, when it works, flips vertigo off like a switch. Not even any hangover dizziness from it. Even was able to do yoga again yesterday, hanging my head down and everything! I went ahead and sent an FB message to Rebecca, as I'm a little worried about her, too.
Regarding books - I can't comfortably read any paper book any more, other than the Large Print ones, and those don't sit well with me, for whatever reason. Too large a print, perhaps. I can get it exactly to my comfort size for reading on my Kindle, and that works for me.
Corey did the second coat on the bedroom, plus he painted the closet which sorely needed it. Just a couple of patchy places are still wet, and the room is ready for him to work on the floor next week.
Back to my doings…
Later,
Love,
Lisa in AR8 -
Machka and Rowan
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Very stiff this evening! And my knee is aching. But nothing that a good night's sleep won't cure. I've taken a couple of paracetamol.
We had Tandoori Chicken for dinner, with roasted cauliflower and raita. Then stewed apples and berries. In the afternoon, I felt very hungry indeed, and light headed, so I snaffled the remaining cooked sausage from the fridge. 😋 I don't normally snack between meals, but my three miles were telling on me. I very easily get hypo. I also had some tomato juice.
Tomorrow is a Bank Holiday in the UK.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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Rebecca msgd me on FB, and she's ok. Landed in the ER with gut pain, mildly impacted, they got her moving again and sent her home after blood tests showed all was ok. They gave her some meds for pain and laxatives etc. She'll check in again when she's feeling better.
Love,
Lisa
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Been reading right along from phone in bed. Can’t sit up too long at laptop, sciatica. Thank goodness it wasn’t the DVTs I feared.
V. worried about Tumble. The lump on her chest came back as soft tissue sarcoma, with surgery scheduled for March 2025! Will try to get into the veterinary teaching hospital (5 hrs away) for sooner surgery and treatment options.
Still in drought/water conservation mode, really enjoyed my weekly shower/hair washing ;}
Belated happy birthday dear Carol, and happy anniversary Rowan and Machka.
Belated welcome back @angeloup50 Ange in Co and belated best 59 th birthday wishes.
Belated welcome @roxannelovelace Roxy in OR . We’re on the southern coast, in Curry County. Are you nearby? I keep an ounce of raw almonds in Tupperware in the car, it's kept me out of fast food drive-ins more times than I can tell. Not EVERY time of course ;}
Belated welcome @carolannwoolery58 , Kaia is a lucky dog.
Rebecca ((gentle hugs held extra long)) for your sister and you. Tucker was as special as pip’s Yogi. ;’(
Pip, prayers for your brother.
Allie sorry for the loss of June and sorry sorry sorry for what Tracy posted. ((hugs))
Barbie your “…greatest exertion of will “ not to tell that woman what you thought of her abuse of the food bank is inspiring. Whole house heat would be an absolute requirement for me too ;} Also I’m trying to channel my inner Barbie as I recall with what good grace you abstained from line dancing and walking to heal your back.
Lanette thanks for checking in on me. Was it you or Heather who posted a link about the things we do that attract difficult friends? Can’t find it in my notes this month, maybe last?
Lisa thanks for checking in on Rebecca and updating us. Worrisome indeed.
Of course there were many more comments I should have made, conversations I’d in on which I’d like to chime, but time to stand up and stretch, then get out the ol’ ice pack and go to bed.
Later, lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
August focus: 5 minutes just looking and thinking about the OMG room. Really.
2025: Chose NOW: to move more than yesterday (see action plan), fuel better than yesterday (hold that after dinner sweet down to two pieces of dark chocolate max), open heart and mind before mouth7 -
😀Barbara, I found out about reading an eBook on my phone the year I had a fracture in my spine that was treated with a drug that I had to inhale and the directions to spend almost all dah in bed for 30 days except for some brief walking to keep my muscles from atrophying. I used my walking time (about 25 minutes a day) to walk Sasha. I sat in a chair long enough to eat my meals and watch Jeopardy and spent the rest of the time lying down. When I lay down during the day, Jake wanted to lie down with me and then he fell asleep and in the middle of the night he was asleep so I had to be able to read in the dark. That's when I found out about downloading books to my phone. The reading maintained my sanity and allowed me to graciously avoid all the walking and dancing and riding the exercise bike that I wanted to do.
😀 Lisa, thanks for checking on Rebecca.
😀It is beastly hot here and will be hours before the house is cool enough for sleeping. I had to water the sunflowers, tomatoes, and pumpkins after walking the dogs. I pulled a chair up to the raised beds so I could sit and hold the hose because I was so tired.
❤️ Barbie
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Did Firm’s Fat Burning Toning DVD and then the Beach Pilates DVD. Then took Ganon for a walk, then went to Aldi for just a few things, then made chocolate cookies (mainly because I wanted to use up the sour cream I had), have yogurt in the IP. Yesterday made chocolate bran muffins. While I was exercising had a load of laundry in and then in the dryer while I took Ganon for a walk.
Fora while Ganon would give me a hard time and refuse to go for a walk. I refuse to drag him. Today he was no problem. I think it might have to do with the gentle leader. The times he gave me a real hard time going was when I just had the leash, no gentle leader. Today I had the gentle leader. I remembered that when J&C were packing and he was here, in the a.m. I would take him out just to relieve himself with just the retractable leash. So I’m thinking that if he doesn’t have the gentle leader on, to him it’s “ok, I’ve peed, now time to go back in the house”. The gentle leader is a signal that “might as well go”
Just cut the parts of the grass that I need to do while Jess took Ganon to the dog park. I don’t think I even needed to use the weed eater.
M –happy anniversary
Lisa– thanks for reaching out to Rebecca and please let us know what reply you get. Update: thanks for letting us know that she’s OK
Barbara– healing thoughts for Tumble
Took Ganon for a short walk (just 1-1/2 miles).
Off to bed.
Michele NC
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Heather - that high rise site messes with the skyline. I imagine over the next few years there will be more.I’m so happy you were able to walk to the beach.
Interesting article on the grandparent care.When Jonah was a baby I kept him every Saturday and Sunday so his mom could work part time. My SIL worked weekends too at that time. My cousin said to me, “I’ll never tie myself down like that caring for a grandchild” “they’re asking too much of you”, “its not your responsibility”, I enjoyed every minute of it and because I had my own car seat and everything I needed at the house to care for him I didn’t find it a burden.
I now watch my cousin care for her two granddaughters a few days a week and she tells me she loves it. I think it depends on the family. Lauryn and Ryan always treated me with respect, they never demanded anything of me, and they understood that I would do things my way when I had them. They also understood that if I did want a weekend off they needed to figure out another plan and not make me feel guilty.I wouldn’t do it if it became a burden or I wasn’t respected I don’t think.Machka - does the fresh paint help attract bees?
Food bank usage - funnily enough we had a discussion about this yesterday. My neighbour and her son came over and we sat outside for a few hours while her son and Michaela played. Part of that play was them running RC cars in the street. As we were sitting there another neighbour came out and offered us a lot of fruit and vegetables from the food bank. He wouldn’t eat what he was given, didn’t even know what some of it was or how he would cook it. He told us to take what we wanted because he was just going to throw it in the garbage. We both took some and some we had to throw out because it was already turned. My neighbour said there is a lot of food bank food on a community mom group looking for trades because their kids won’t eat what they were given. There maybe could be some communication at the food bank before giving items.
Lanette - I have a friend that has “forgotten where she came from”, she doesn’t remember struggling ever and doesn’t think that breadwinners losing a job is a reason to get behind. I stay away from certain subjects with her.
I’m glad you checked on Rebecca Lisa.Hopefully she’s on the mend soon.
I took a 5 day weekend. I was going to keep Michaela for two nights with her brother joining the second night. Rodger had Jonah bring his PS5 and they played on it all weekend. Michaela and I watched the 1993 made movie of The Little Rascals Friday evening and last night we watched a movie on Disney+ called Go Figure. I took them home this morning. I then went and signed a petition and then worked on another album.
I am off tomorrow as well, Kaitlyn is coming and I’m taking the car to the mechanic.
I’m off to bed,
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Rebecca - Sending gentle hugs. 💕 So sorry you are experiencing all this. Miserable.🤗
Going to be warm today. I must wash my hair before I do anything else. I've been putting it off for days. No idea why! 🙄 😯
I have a phone call at 4 pm with L. I expect I will chat with G, but our normal catch up time is occupied by carers.
My knee is sore, but it works OK. I did my exercises this morning. No long walks today.
Otherwise, on with the book. 😁
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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Machka - does the fresh paint help attract bees?
No … although it is blue, so maybe. 🐝 But probably not.
The hive is brand new, and the paint protects the wood from the elements. The top has 3 coats of blue, the sides will be done in tung oil.
It's a lazutin or layens hive, like the ones on this page. That page is from our bee club. If you go to that page you'll see that people have decorated their in all sorts of different ways. We're keeping our simple. When it's done, we'll take a photo which may be added to that page … and I'll probably post it here too.
Our other hive is a Warre - a tall skinny one. It also has a blue roof and tung oil body, so our two different hives will be a set.
Machka in Oz
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Good Monday,
Yesterday turned into a semi productive, relaxing day. DH's belly wasn't cooperating with leaving the comfort of home. I got in hot tub, removed weeds and baby trees from flower beds, vacuumed, did a little work stuffs(not enough but apparently needed a down day), read some while sitting on back porch, and watered plants. Had planned on a car show.....granddaughter did go anyway. She had a good time.
Glad that everyone is on the mend. This is your reminder that we take a little longer to heal these days. Give yourself grace.
Foodbanks- around here they are always announcing the need for common foods, not exotic. Our rules for donations are weird. Example..at high end restaurant I worked at, open food was only kept 3 days. It was still good and perfectly fine to use, but 3 days was storage limit. That food was thrown out. I asked why we weren't donating to the soup kitchens or homeless. The answer was, it is against the law. It was okay for them to dumpster dive, but not to accept "clean" food? Males no sense. In Dayton, (i only know here not other place rules) if a hunter has an abundance of meat to donate, it must be professionally processed and packaged. Thankfully the hunters I know all use what they hunt. However there are those that trophy hunt. Such a waste of good meat. It just seems wrong to me to have rules in place that make hungry people dumpster dive. Such a sue happy society we live in. I can't fix the system, so donate often.
Better get going. DH has dentist appointment before work then massage after work. I need to try to get Cali into vet. She woke up with a watery eye yesterday. If medicine is needed I need to get that done before vacay.
Have a blessed day!
Make the best choices you can in the moment.
Remember you are loved and important!
Love,
Kylia in Ohio with a taste of fall in the air 😞
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Morning, y'all,
It appears the weather critters are on the ball, as the rain should be starting in about an hour and a half. My Monday morning laundry loads will have to be dried inside, and not on the line… less effort, but less enjoyment of my sun-dried towels, too…
Life is just a bunch of trade-offs.
Feeling philosophical this morning again.
Glad Rebecca's OK and hope Barbara's sciatica clears up fast, and Allie, I hope you've been able to rest and feel better and not feel so urky. Hope everyone is doing well, feeling well, and enjoying their Monday, whether past, present or future.
I have a purring kitty on my lap, who figured out how to ootch in there before I started typing, so I'm having to long-arm these words… 😂👀😹 I'll talk to y'all later.
Love,
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Barbara - I know how miserable sciatica is. Hugs. I had a bad bout around 1977 and it was so difficult. The good thing is, it made me sit still, or as still as I could with a toddler. My MIL came to help. I became fascinated with making small pieces for a doll's house, which resulted in my buying a kit to make one. Eventually, that obsession led to me writing my first ever children's book, about a boy going into a doll's house at night. 'Changes In The Night'. So you never know where enforced immobility may lead you! :-)
I did my writing, then suddenly got the urge to clean the drain in John's shower! It's been annoying me for weeks. Done! When I came down to make lunch, John was cleaning the rubbish bins and the cupboard they are stored in. So, quid pro quo!
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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😀 Food Banks, When I went to the Elk's Club for line dance, I saw that they collected food for the food bank. Each month it was different—-tuna, cereal, peanut butter, soup. They tried to gather the basics that people need.
😀 Food Safety, In the same way that restaurants can't give away food because of food safety concerns (and laws), there came a time when I was teaching that schools began rejecting home made treats for classrooms because there was no way to monitor the safety of home kitchens so parents could bring only purchased food treats.
🌞 Another hot day ahead so I'll get out early for my walk.
❤️ Barbie in NW WA
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Good morning my friends!
I finished reading Lauren Asher's latest, Love Arranged. Pleasant but not quite as good as her others.
I'm getting more skilled at finding books I enjoy on Amazon with the search engine. Then I read the description and sometimes the comments to check for certain things, like a story based on cheating, which I don't like to read.
My Aunt D across the street is now on a walker due to arthritis. She is 91 and the primary caregiver for my uncle who is 97. So she does his cooking and laundry and such. She has some home help, and two daughters nearby. But I'm worried about them.
Barbie yes reading keeps me occupied. It's time for a new bookcase again!...food safety at school is tricky. I found a crossing guard who was handing out candy despite not knowing allergies.
Carol protein shakes are a good idea. He feeds himself between meals, and his independence is an important factor too. I would have to think about how to get him to pick something new.
Lanette yes Dad still talks about driving. He feels like he ought to share the burden of driving.
Lisa good job on the feather texture! Is there a meaning to the colors?
Allie sorry about your friend. But good to hear you are sleeping better!
Kylia Yay for free books!
Rori thanks. I had to reschedule my doctor appointment last week because I had no day care for dad...yes, a knee brace might save the trip. Many drugstores have them.
Machka happy anniversary! And Yay for a 25 km bike ride!
Heather Yay for a good walk! And glad your knee bounced back.
Margaret Yay for keeping 30 lbs off! You are a success story!
Rebecca hope you feel better soon!
Barbara so sorry to hear about Tumble's lump. And hope your sciatica is better. Wishing you both gentle hugs of comfort!
Well nothing much on today's agenda. I need to wash my hair but I can't do it while watching Dad. Maybe later tonight.
Have a marvelous day! May you all be happy, healthy, safe and free!
Annie in Delaware
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Barbara - so sorry the sciatica has you bed-bound. Hope it eases up soon. (((HUGS))) Also sorry to hear about Tumble. Did you mean surgery scheduled March 2026? I can see a vet being booked out several weeks but if it's next year, that's wild.
Lisa - thank you for contacting our Rebecca, hope she's on the mend. You did a great job on the feathering technique.
Rebecca - feel better soon! 🤩
Barbie - this heat is beastly. Luckily my house and back yard are pretty shaded by about 6 pm so I can get out and carry water & let the chickens take a quick stroll. I can't believe how quickly the days are getting shorter. It's dusk here at my house by about 8:15.
Kylia - I agree, what a waste to throw perfectly good food away. Our local gospel mission that serves daily lunch to the homeless is able to get day-old pastries donated from Safeway. At least that's something. Good to hear your hot tub is working again.
Rori - hope your knee and wrist are doing better and don't interfere with your upcoming fun trip. How neat to have received some of your dear friend's items.
Heather - last week must have been knee week. Good to hear yours is calming down.
Annie - amazing your aunt and uncle are doing as well as they are considering their age. Which one is related to your dad? Barring misfortune, you and your sis might see 100! 😉
Michele - is Ganon now living at your house permanently? When J & C eventually move, will they take him with them? Seems like he's at your house most of the time.
I heard from my sis yesterday, she had a DEXA scan and is now taking alendronate sodium for osteoporosis. Some of you gals also take it. I know our mom's broken hip concerns her as well, plus she's always been thin all of her life and is small-framed. She lives on a busy country road with no shoulder or sidewalks, so can't really walk. No large department stores like Walmart close by, but they do have a treadmill. She mentioned she needs to get more exercise so I sent her information about SWSY. When DH and I moved onto this private road 18 years ago, I never gave a thought to how important it would be to have a place I could walk without worrying about traffic. Now, I count my lucky stars every day.
Have a great week, ladies! 😍
Lanette😎
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When I was a substitute teacher here, my school would not allow treats from home either for the reasons stated in the quote. I wanted to make something so got around it by bringing the ingredients in unopened packages and had the kids make them (rice krispy treats). What a mess, but everyone had fun and learned a little about measuring and amounts. It has always irrked me when stores, restaurants, diners, etc throw away perfectly fine food due to the laws. Maybe they should do a free food once a week or something for the homeless. Kinda like a soup kitchen to use up the food that is still good but is to be tossed out. Just my opinion!
Food banks: when I lived in TN there was a little while where we needed to use the food banks. We had a new car but the payments had put us under. We only used the food bank for a little while during the time it took for us to get back on our feet. My point is that sometimes people made mistakes or lost a job, but still have a nice car. We never know the true reason for people doing things. I was terribly embarrassed going to the food bank. I am thankful we never had to do that again!
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I know how miserable sciatica is. When I was in my late 20's and had my 3 kids (plus a miscarriage), after my first 2, I would get sciatica every time I got pregnant. This was in the early 80's I would know I was pregnant before the doctor or tests told us. I would lose all use of my right keg, totaly unexpected and without warning. The bigger I got the worse the sciatica. I would have to get out on sick leave by the time I was 6 months pregnant because the job I had involved a lot of walking in dangerous places (glass bottle making company). Scary when my leg gave out. I would reach for something to hang on to, most things I tried to grab on to were extremely hot (over 200-1000 degrees F) to process the glass (sometimes molten). Too dangerous to stay working when pregnant. Never had sciatica again once I no longer got pregnant.
Thought for today
Did you hear about the guy who found stir fry all over his bed in the morning?
He’d been sleep wokking!
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Lanette … the insurance agent was referring to both the continuing rate increases and the underwriting/carriers leaving NYS as to why the system would eventually crash. It's not sustainable. And we all know that. Question is what's the solution?
Barbara … sciatica pain is awful. Sending healing prayers your way!
Rebecca … if you're reading, I hope you soon feel well!
Beautiful weather near Buffalo this week. Fall clouds rolling through the sky this morning with cooler temperatures. I don't see temps getting above the 70s for another 10 days or so. Perfect.
Beth
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Machka - thanks for the explanation.
Kylia - we have some stupid rules like that too. They sure don’t make it easy.
I think if anyone deserves a down day with no work duties it’s you.Heather - I have been looking at the miniatures and dollhouse making. It looks like so much fun. I don’t need another hobby though.
Barbie - One of our unions at work is doing a food bank drive but for things like toothpaste, toothbrushes, feminine products, shampoo and such. I like that idea too.
Annie - your Aunt is doing well keeping up.
Lanette - I noticed last evening that I had to turn a light on by 9pm. I probably could have done it earlier.
Well I took my car into my trusty mechanic today and he told me to not put more money into it. Now I’m trying to see if I should get a good reliable vehicle with a car loan or if I should just try to save up 3-5000 for another older car. The problem with older cars and private sales is you don’t know what problem you’re inheriting. I really don’t like payments though. Ugh!
I’m waiting to hear from Kaitlyn she is supposed to be coming today to help me go through the craftroom.
Tracey in Edmonton
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MFP Weekly Check-in 8-25-25
Rita in Roswell NM
date
08/03/25
08/10/25
08/17/25
08/24/25
weight
177.91
179.90
179.06
179.75
steps
8,750.86
5966.00
5506.66
6523.71
Exercise minutes
73.00
51.14
39.00
48.43
Active energy
592.14
424.00
396.29
3879.57
1550 calorie goal
-401.60
-18.80
-117.50
21.17
Weight is holding pretty steady. MFP says I lost 2 pounds this week since last Monday. Either way, I call it a win!
Barbara on the Southern Oregon Coast -
Week ending: Aug 24 Aug 17
Avg WT 131.6 132.6 surprisingly down a pound
Avg steps 2413 6442 understandably way way down
AF days 57% 29% not as bad as I feared
Tentatively re-instituting Ps@2s habit as knee and nerves permit ..
10 mins step up/knee lifts, shoulder mobility and/or PT, split squats or dynamic balance bupkes
Called the vet teaching hospital in Corvallis. They'll consult with my vet and schedule soft tissue surgery, hopefully very soon.
That will allow a more detailed biopsy. One step at a time.
No dancing or chair yoga for me this week. Need to heal enough for the 5 hr drive.
Sue in WA - Too much company and too much eating out this week. Weight went up and has now come back down slightly. Need to keep drinking water and moving more. DS and DGS will be here later today. DS leaves tomorrow so things should get back to normal whatever that is.
Lanette in SW WA State - Weight slowly coming back down toward my range. Average daily steps 7139 – down from last week but fine. Getting in a 15 minute sunrise walk on my private road most days. Still carrying weights for 10-15 minutes 2 or 3 times a day after meals. Still logging each day, SWSY continues to go well 3X per week. Building dumbbell weight back up, very slowly.
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Hey, kids,
Tracey - Sorry about the news for your car. Corey and I have that same discussion when it comes time, as well. I'm glad you have a mechanic you can trust who isn't trying to sell you something. We ended up going into payments for my 2019 Kicks, but paid it off within six months, as I just hate making payments on things, too. Might be a way to think about it. Because we always pay off early, I never have to worry too much about the interest they charge, because we're going to pay very little. Not nothing, but not that much. You still have to make room in your budget for a certain period of time, but it can be reasonably short.
Barbara AHMOD - I realized I hadn't responded re: Tumble. I know you're worried, and hope you can get it resolved a whole lot faster than March!
Allie - Thinking about you, kid, hope you're feeling better today! Sorry about your friend, June.
My day went whee! up the drainspout, so to speak, as the PT people called and asked if I could make it in an hour early. So I scrambled and got in the shower so I could go up there.
While I was gone, Egg did not fold the laundry like I asked, nor did it fold itself, so I will be doing that for a bit, then finally done for the day.
Before I left I got the laundry through the washer and dryer and out ready to fold, finished up the ginky spots in the paint in the back bedroom, and gathered up everything we used to get it finished up, and threw away what was necessary. Also got the new hinges and door knobs on the doors, but didn't hang them, as Corey needs to work on the floor right in that space where they swing back and forth and they'll be in the way.
Came back from PT, trundled back down the driveway and grabbed the wheelie bin and got it back up to the house, as well as dragging out the pancake air compressor and airing up all four of my tires.
The cooling weather brought them all to the point of dropping just below the alert line, so my car was blinking at me all the way into town and back. Interestingly, each tire alerted with a little horn honk as soon as I got it to the right air pressure. Did not know it would do that!
Time to go watch YouTube stuff and fold laundry… then an hour or so to crochet before Corey comes home.
Later, y'all,
Love, Lisa4 -
Oh… and my daughter posted this on Facebook and tagged me, saying "Always." Made me tear up a little.
The only thing that has made up for losing my mother just a little was finally becoming one.
She would have been 99 last week.
My sister told me once that her only ambition as a mother was that her kids would feel about her the way we felt about Mama.
Me too.
Love,
Lisa5
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