WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2025

After work made a donation to Asure House. I think I’ll donate more to them since it seems that the Salvation Army gets a lot of donations. I’ve donated brand new things, still in the box, and I almost never see it displayed. I’m thinking that the workers put it aside for themselves. Also, with all the donations, I have a feeling that a lot of them get thrown away. Anyway, afterwards came home and took Ganon for a walk. Then bowling, took Ganon for another small walk. He’s doing so well on his walks that I didn’t use the gentle leader this time and he was fine.

Went back to the MD. The bronchitis is cleared up (my lungs sounded good) but I still have this cough. She prescribed a steroid and tomorrow I’ll pick up the cough medicine. She said I should notice a difference by Thurs or Fri.

Barbara – good thoughts being sent for Tumble

M – I only walk in my neighborhood. Remember, that the first 5years of his life, Ganon wasn’t treated like a pet so didn’t go on walks, didn’t go for rides in the car. As a matter of fact, when Jess would bring him here, she’d have to sedate him. The other day she took him to a dog park near here (probably about 20 minutes away), he got so anxious that he got physically sick in the car. So far we’ve pretty well got him to the point where he doesn’t get upset at a car in the neighborhood coming by. He used to really get upset. The HOA wants you to have the garbage can/recycling can in an inconspicuous place. We don’t, and no one has ever said anything. There is no way I’d walk Ganon to the nearest Valero station. I’d have to walk on a fairly busy road (I walk on people’s lawns), he’d get too upset at the cars and I don’t know how he’d react to walking on lawns.

Barbara – wouldn’t the plastic bag slide down the leash?

Melanie – we were 99.999999999% sure it was my daughter’s bf at the time who abused the cat. He never admitted it and she didn’t, but I did love that cat. She was the absolute most meticulous cat you can imagine. She had a dislocated hip and when they took the bandage off, I thought “how in the world will I get all that adhesive off”. She got every last bit off. Amazing, she was so fastidious. It was sad when she got dementia. If she ever realized what she was doing, she’d be horrified. Mats, not cleaning herself, etc. We were hoping that the mother instinct would kick in and my daughter would choose the cat over the bf. But that didn’t happen.

Evelyn – what a good idea to have a pocketbook. I almost spit out my tea reading about the catch for the thief….lol

Deb – one of the reasons I like the leash that I can put around my wrist is that he can’t run off. Not that Ganon would, he’s too much of a scardy cat. He’d run to the door (he’s done that). One time I had the retractable leash and he pulled it out of my hand.

Well, off to a shower and bed, probably play some mahjongg online before getting to sleep.

Michele NC

Hey, kids - Missed a few things, including photos, so I thought I'd look back along the timeline:

Rebecca - You look lovely, and the weight loss is very definitely noticeable. Well done!

Heather - John and his younger daughter look quite happy. She's lovely, and resembles him quite a bit, particularly around the eyes.

Melanie - My mid-life crisis vehicle was going to be a similar Jeep, but in red and white. Got to drive one when I was stationed in the UK, back and forth between the main base library and one of the satellite bases, far out in the Sussex farmlands. It was so much fun! Glad yours could be spiffed up a bit!

Mo - I'm sorry the migraines are in full flood. They seem to happen an awful lot, kiddo.

Kylia - Glad the cardio news is really good, sorry the insurance company is being a pill about the MRI. Which is the main reason I didn't choose to go with private insurance for Medicare, just stuck with the original. Your daughter and the grands all look great.

Allie - How are you doing this morning? Are you back home again, or did they keep you at the hospital?

Tracey - Thinking about you, and hoping the visit home is going very, very well. More than anything, I hope you get a chance to relax and not be the "designated adult" every minute. You deserve some time off.

Machka - Glad you're feeling better, sounds like kind of a tough month!

Thanks all for the comments on the back bedroom. I know it's still very stark, with the white walls, etc., and I'm still deciding on the window treatments. I plan to make the curtains for the windows for both rooms myself, with some of the extra fabric I have, so I'm letting the ideas percolate.

I took the "before" pics of the exercise/storage room yesterday, but it won't show much, because of the massive elliptical in the middle, and me being quite short. Plus, it's not nearly as dramatic a change. The walls are now yellow, not that vaguely horrible blue. Almost done with the caulking, just a bit more baseboard work, both building them and caulking them.

This is the best time of year outdoors here, cool this morning at 62 (17C), but the weather will be sunny and warm without being stupid hot this afternoon at about 82 (28C). And that is the forecasted weather for the next two weeks. Glorious.

And… back to why we're all here, somewhere in the first couple weeks, I noted that I had got all the way up to 166 at the beginning of the month, and wasn't too happy. As of this morning, (last day of the month, guys!) I'm at 160, and reasonably pleased with that. I did get a little freaked out at dropping all the way down to 158, but my weird little weight/wellness algebra in my mind is apparently OK with losing six pounds without panicking. Eight is apparently too much? I dunno.

For those of you who are new, Barbie will be adding a link at the end of the day that will lead us to a new month for October. Be sure to follow everyone over! Clean slate, new month, new goals (if you want to) new accountability (if you need that) and just a great way to start each month.

Later, y'all,
Lisa in October.

Michelle…Lanette gave me an idea for your doggie issue…You could have an old purse that is a crossbody and put the bag in the purse until you can dispose of it. If stolen what a surprise! I would not recommend treats unless you are training a dog. I learned the hard way. Other dogs become your new best friend.

Allie I know you fear gaining weight but right now eating food that heals you that you keep down comes first. Getting off that weight loss drug would be one less drug.

Well, not such a great afternoon!

The lovely boiler man came to service the boiler. Unfortunately, he discovered that the heat exchanger is leaking carbon monoxide!!!! Ugh. A repair would be complicated and might mean some time without heat and hot water. Plus not cheap. After a lot of discussion, we have decided to get him to fit a new boiler when we get back from our cruise. V expensive, obviously, but the alternative was a problem. He said the rubber seal on the boiler cover was keeping the carbon monoxide in, but obviously it is not a good thing!!!!! Fortunately with the good weather we haven't had it on much. If we notice any headaches or anything we will switch it off.

So not great news!

I just got to school in time, but all is OK.

Poor John, who will have to find the money.

Heather UK xxxxxxxx

Hello Everyone;

I hope all is well. Lisa, please do not iron Egg. Just learn to accept that he is supervising you so that you will do a great job. I mean, really, he is nice enough to let you put things in his craft room. 😜 Your daughter and granddaughter are very beautiful. I hope you get to see them soon.

Allie, I love that your GP wants to look into that BP. My babies at the hospital have better BPs than the one you posted. Additionally, I am concerned about the amount you are vomiting and whether it is accompanied by diarrhea. I hope they draw a Renal Function panel on you.

Carol, I hope all is well with you and DH. I have not seen a post from you on updates lately.

Melanie, I have been struggling too lately. Hopefully, I will be motivated to exercise again today. I also need to stop baking. I freeze it so I don't eat it.

DH is stressing me out about the move. So, my head is hurting, so I am going to lie down. I will be back soon. So much to tell you.

XO,

Mo in Mississippi

After work stopped at CVS to get the cough medicine, then the church to count the donations. I feel so sorry for this sec’y. She gets so absolutely flustered. Then went to WalMart for some meat for the week, now home and will probably take Ganon for a walk

Margaret – I was thinking that I’ll look for a small across-the-chest pocketbook at a thrift store. I only give Ganon “treats” when we finish the walk. I want him to associate a walk with a pleasurable experience. So far, it’s working. When I helped train the service dog, we had to constantly give him treats(usually just kibble) when he walked on my left. He couldn’t walk on the right, in front or behind me (which makes sense)

Heather – if you don’t have a carbon monoxide sensor, I would absolutely get one. As you know, that’s an odorless gas. What if something happened while you were sleeping? At least the detector would go off and awaken you

Here’s a pic of the cat in the bandage from the dislocated hip. We believe one of the ways she was abused was she was kept under water. When we got her, she would freak out at the water just running out of the faucet. Eventually she did get over that.

They should start rebuilding our deck this week. Here’s a pic of how it looks today

Will post and then take Ganon for a walk.

Michele NC

Hi everyone,

Melanie, I give my golden retriever 50 mg of Benadryl for her licking of her elbow. Is that what a flank is? She runs when I put hydrocortisone on it. She runs when I apply the hot spot spray.

Kylia, I was able to get an MRI for my headaches. My insurance paid for it. However, my co-pay was almost $1,000.00. I am concerned that this medication for my headaches is eating my stomach lining. Unfortunately, it can be debilitating.

Tracey, I hope you have a wonderful time visiting your family. Do you miss your sidekick, Michaela? I love how close you are. I felt sad for Rodger, thinking there was a chance you were not coming back. That shows how much he means to you. That said, I do believe we need time to decompress from our DHs at times. Some may disagree. I hope you are spoiled by your family and surrounded by love.

Barbara, I believe pet insurance should be started when the pet is a puppy. So it is too late for me, my dog. Rose is 10 years old.

I am trying to use the recipe feature on this app, but so far, it isn't working. If anyone has suggestions, please don't hesitate to let me know.

XO,

Mo in Mississippi

Got Rosie in to the vet this morning. Dr. Amanda, the regular vet, was on vacation. So I saw the replacement guy - not real impressed but he did his best. He said he thought it was fleas for sure, since she hadn't licked or scratched any open wounds, she didn't need any high-powered itch stuff. He said he doubted it was food or environmental allergy.?? He was OK with giving her 5 mg of Zyrtec (cetirizine) per day, thought it was better overall than Benadryl. There's guidance on the internet about how much to give. Rosie at 14# could take 7.5 mg but I get them in 10 mg pills from Dr. Lisa which are easier to split. 4 cents each. She's to stay on Bravecto through the winter. I gave her 5 mg at noon. She's still scratching a little, but has calmed down. She's back to liking her Royal Canin dog food, whew, lol.

Also got last minute patch-up on greenhouse (it's a hoop house covered in heavy duty plastic). Duct tape and heavy duty stapler to the rescue, lol.

Windows 11 backup went OK. A couple glitches to fix/get used to, but overall looks good.

Wind is blowing pretty hard, there's a chance of power outage since the trees still have leave on them, so will hit the send button.😁

Lanette 😎

SW WA State