WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2025
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Such a glorious day! Sunshine, warmth. :-)
We decided to set off early for our lunch date so that we could go shopping for John's birthday present. He loves this wildly expensive shop in The Lanes called Woodies, that has the most exquisite men's clothes. It is definitely a birthday treat only kind of place!
The staff are so lovely in there and, John has the perfect figure for their clothes. Honestly, if we were rich we could have bought the shop! He tried on a few things and he ended up choosing the thinnest navy sweater in merino wool, that looks like a long sleeved T shirt. Italian. Gorgeous. Perfect for the cruise. I am giving him just over half the cost. Wildly expensive!!!! Even the carrier bags are gorgeous.
We wandered back up to M&S for coffee, and I looked for camisoles, but they didn't have my preferred type. I did buy a sparkly necklace for my new black dress that I have had my eye on for some time, and a boat-neck T shirt for everyday wear on the cruise. John bought a couple of lovely thin sleeveless tops to go under the new sweater. White and blue.
Our lunch was great. Lots of chat! John then walked back with them to their afternoon venue near here, and I caught the bus home .I have a phone consultation this afternoon, but they haven't rung yet.
My necklace and top.
You can't really see how sparkly the necklace is. I like that it has an adjustable fastening, so you can choose the length.
So all good. John is very pleased with his present!
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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Yesterday kinda sucked. My emotions have been all over the place since my HRT meds have not been stabilized. All I could do was cry in the evening. I just feel so unsure of my place as an aging woman. I often feel invisible, like everything I have done is forgotten. I recently read this article and it made me feel better knowing the why:
I have been considering a mood stabilizer but have restarted on estrogen so want to give that a fair time to take effect. It is so strange because I literally flew through peri menopause and the first few years of menopause were no problem. It seemed to have started after my knee replacement surgery. Being non weight bearing for 6 weeks then on limited exercise for the next six months really brought me down. That is when I started to investigate HRT, but that has been a bumpy ride figuring out dosages.
Got my turkey bought and all I need for Monday. We have moved it from Sunday because of scheduling conflicts with the kids. Expecting snow here Sunday and Monday. Honestly, any form of moisture will be welcomed.
Rebecca- farm co-ops are such a good idea. I recently heard a woman speak who runs one on Chicago’s south side. She is planning on expanding it to feed 1000 families. They have chickens too that they even overwinter and are looking into getting other livestock, possibly even a cow. Glad that you reconnected with your sister. Your relationship sounds wonderful 🩷
The tots sound good. Always looking for a way to use the zucchini that is gifted to us every fall.
Beth- sounds like you are slowly improving. Take care 😊
Rita- please keep the Lucy pictures coming. She is adorable 🥰
Debbie- man families are complicated. And things always get worse when inheritance enters the picture. We just went through that on my husband’s side. He was not even named in the will. His brother and sister split everything. It was expected but still hurt. His relationship with them is pretty strained.
Pip- play those tunes loud. I loathe the dentist.
Lisa- The phone calls made me smile 💕 Glad they made you feel so loved. And yes- you absolutely have to push for your health. I get so angry with doctors when they just won’t listen. I would have given my left arm to have a patient describe their symptoms. My vet school roommate and I were talking about it the other day. Wouldn’t it be nice if that Labrador came in saying “those socks were delicious, but now I can’t poop”. So helpful!
Tracey- you can see how much your mom loves having you there. She has the sweetest look on her face.
Mo- so cool that you are reaching out to old friends. I met up with one of mine from high school that I hadn’t seen in over 35 years. It was like a day had never gone by. I have not been able to make friends like that as an adult. LOL about the deer- I almost took out a whole flock of prairie chickens yesterday thinking they were cow patties on the road. They just stand there and look at you barreling towards them and don’t move! I don’t know how they aren’t extinct if that’s how they react to predators. I am also the holiday go to for meals and gifts even though they don’t mean much to me. My kids constantly tell me my Christmas decorations suck- the same ones come up every year in 2 Tupperware boxes. I like the memories they carry.
Michele- my kids got a looney ($1). My grandkids might get a toonie ($2).
Kylie- LOL just a little trim off the finger 😆 Cereal night- love those kinds of dinners. My daughter calls them “girl dinners” when you’re alone and can eat whatever whenever. Beautiful wishing well. Now I have that song stuck in my head “Call me maybe”. It has the lyrics - I threw a wish in the well. Don’t ask me, I’ll never tell” 🎶
Take care of yourselves,
Melanie, Alberta
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Melanie - Yes, I was in one of those funks a few weeks back. My chloresterol and triglycerides being off kicked me back into touch. I had a mission to lower them. It was as if someone had pressed a magic switch! It sounds as if you need some ME TIME. You work so hard! Soooo many responsibilities. The friend I met today goes off on regular Solo holidays, usually women escaping their menfolk, and doing something they enjoy. Apparently, it's the biggest growth market in holidays! She likes cultural expeditions, her husband does not. My friend G is also booked into a couple coming up. There are several women on this thread who take the whole world on their shoulders. No wonder they feel weepy!
The pharmacy nurse rang me. I've put off the statins for 6 months and have asked them to redo my bloods then. I hope I can make some changes and lose some weight. Gives me something to work towards.
Smoked mackerel salad for dinner. I had hake and salad at the fish restaurant. Yum.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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John v happy ...:-)
Heather UK x
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Machka - this YouTube short just came up in my feed. Interesting story about bees…
Mo - you'll do great at the new job. Perhaps your headaches will get better working at a different place. Good job starting with the packing.
Michele - glad to hear they've started on the deck. Hope they can get it finished before the snow flies, seems like it's taken a long time to get things in gear. $100 from the tooth fairy? Inflation has gone rampant, lol. 70 years ago the going rate was a dime or a quarter.
Heather - getting excited for your cruise!!
Tracey - have a safe flight home! Did I read your MIL is coming with you? Is she planning on staying in the area or just for a visit? I need to go back and re-read your post, I probably skimmed right over it. Glad you enjoyed your visit and got to spend a little time with your mom. Interesting what folks with dementia actually remember, and what they don't.
Kylia - good job getting those mums, sounds like you got a great deal! That wishing well is adorable.
Debbie - wow, that house insurance company is really getting stringent. I'm surprised mine hasn't asked about my wood stove. I think I have 2 shut off valves from the street water pipe. Now, to have the "oomph" to turn a nut is a different matter.
Annie - my bookcase is looking suspiciously weighted down too. I try to limit myself to only purchasing a couple books a year, mostly health-related. They are now spilling over to the coffee table. There are a lot of charities and libraries that would take the extra's for their used book sales but I always seem to miss getting anything dropped off in time. Also, it's not a priority at this time I guess.
Melanie - have a nice Thanksgiving, Canada is smart getting it out of the way early and avoiding winter storms that make driving hazardous or nearly impossible. When you said you parents were the glue that kept the kids together, that's exactly what I said after my folks died. Both of my siblings live in Indiana, and not very close to each other. We get along fine, but just resort to monthly emails to let each other know we're still kicking. I haven't flown home in over 20 years after doing so every couple months while the folks were still alive. Actually, don't miss that part.
Lisa and Debbie - it would be hard to resist loading up on deals/patterns at Hobby Lobby, so go for it.😁
Lisa - great advice about pushing your doc if we don't feel good. Very happy to hear you are doing so much better and feeling good these days.
By the way, I've decided I'm a big fan of the JoySpun bralettes. Walmart had a sale on them online (local store sold out) for $10 each. Guess who loaded up?
I was on the run yesterday morning. Had an appointment at the bank to get some documents stamped with a medallion signature guarantee. Then ran to Dr. Lisa's for the blood draw - CMP and A1C. Then ran to Dollar Tree to get some Halloween decorations and bought several candy bars which I ate last night to celebrate getting those labs done. 😣 That's why I can't keep sugary stuff in the house. 😁 Geeze.
I just got back from a little farmstead bakery a few miles down the road. Grabbed a loaf of her fresh sourdough and a little packet of 2 oatmeal "cream pies" - some kind of cookie sandwiches with a frosting filling (OK, I bought 2 packets and just gave a pack to Mrs. Roger across the street. 😁) Need to make more room in my freezer.
Better close. Did a lot of weed eating yesterday afternoon and I want to get that stuff cleaned up before rain sets in tomorrow.
Lanette 😎
SW WA State
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Awe, so sorry your emotions are all over the place.😥. I am a firm believer that a lot of our emotions just need to be processed out thru our eyeballs.💖
My sisters co-op farming community sends either meadow foam to make oil for cosmetics and other stuff, or grows grass see to be sent overseas. The nice thing is that she was invited a couple of years ago to be a member in "The Priscilla Club". Its a social, humanitarian group for the wives and daughters of the farming community. Its be going on for 100+ years. This year my sister got to hold a position, I'm thinking it was President, or Secretary. The ladies all take turns and each of them have held positions so many times, they told my sister. I'm thinking there is about 100 members.
Rebecca Whidbey Wa
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oh trust me, I do. Lucky for them they like my music
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I’m an open book.
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Reading a book Change your Diet Change your Mind by Georgia Ede MD she is a psychiatrist. She mentioned how hard insulin resistance is on the brain and mood. MS, migraines, and Parkinson's can also be effected by diet. Her recommendation that she has seen help her patients is a low carb diet. She gives compelling arguments for eating humanly raised and environmentally friendly meat.
She was a vegetarian for over 20 years.
She reconfirmed what I think about studies that vilify fat and red meat. She also helps me access the plants I eat. Not all plants are best for me to eat.
She had nothing good to say about overly processed food that is such a big part of the American SAD diet. Most of it is overly refined carbs because they are cheap to produce.
I try to tell myself to I pay the farmer at the farmer's market or do I pay the doctor and/ or with my health.
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Melanie said:
Lisa- The phone calls made me smile 💕 Glad they made you feel so loved. And yes- you absolutely have to push for your health. I get so angry with doctors when they just won’t listen. I would have given my left arm to have a patient describe their symptoms. My vet school roommate and I were talking about it the other day. Wouldn’t it be nice if that Labrador came in saying “those socks were delicious, but now I can’t poop”. So helpful!
That made me snort my coffee this morning, seriously… I may try that line on my gastroenterologist in January.
Kylia - Love the bucket/basket in your wishing well…
Tracey - Your mom's smile looks so much like yours… I'm glad you could bring her some joy.
I'm finishing cooling down after working on the back bedroom all day… I did all the paintbrush work - the trim, the windows, the baseboards, the corners, and then got the closet, two doors and one wall painted, and that was it for half a gallon. I've got one gallon left, and I'll tackle the rest of the room in the morning. All the wet paint stuff, brush, roller and roller pan, are wrapped in plastic waiting for me, so I don't have to wash tools today. I think I can get it finished tomorrow, but if not, it won't take much to finish it up this weekend.
Once I'm cooled down, I'm going to jump in the shower, because I do NOT smell pretty, no I don't. Chicken for dinner, with mashed potatoes. I'll peel the potatoes and get them going once Cor calls to say he's on his way. That works out just about right as far as time.
Onward and upward, kids…
Later,
Love,
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I am catching up with you from the air. My MIL and I are still a ways out from Calgary where we switch planes to go up and down to get to Edmonton.
The service on this West Jet flight has been phenomenal, so incredibly happy with it. They even had a little aisle wheelchair to get her right down the aisle to our seat at the back of the plane. The whole crew has been marvellous.
She will be staying for a couple weeks to start, hopefully for a lot longer. I will write about the mess I found when she isn’t reading over my shoulder. 😂
I am disgusted by the whole mess and asked her to come before I even talked to Rodger about it. I called him after the flight was booked and said Mom is coming with me, he asked me why and I told him I was saving her.
I really enjoyed my whole trip except for this.
I’ll try to catch up properly over the next few days.
Tracey currently somewhere up above the pretty clouds over Canada.
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Another good day. I slept a lot, but perhaps I needed it. I am procrastinating about going over all the paperwork about the sale of my house and job. I had one slight headache, but I took Excedrin migraine and slept most of the day, and now I am fine. The only thing I got done was emptying the dishwasher, calling the pharmacy about nasal sprays, singular, and an inhaler for Asthma. My tummy was upset this am too. I did eat salad last night with fish. Maybe the ruffage is doing what it needs to do. Less bloat noted. I am going to work out, eat dinner while cooling down, then shower. Then put a load of laundry in. Look at the emails, and discuss them with DH. DH is going to take whatever job comes in first. It is weird how we change our lives for our husbands' careers, but at times, the opposite isn't true. Well, I'd better get going.
Heather, I have learned from you that it is okay to take naps. I used to feel guilty, but sometimes we need them for energy. Today's nap was too long, but I feel great.
Lisa, I am learning to be a better wife from you and my aunt, too. You are genuinely a worker bee.
Lanette, you have always been a cheerleader to me. I wonder if you were one in high school. When I exercise, I think of you saying that I don't want to be in bed needing someone to bring me a bedpan. NO, I do not. That was no fun when I was on bedrest.
Kylia, your cats make me happy, and so does Egg, Lisa. Thank you for the advice on headache management.
Tracey, I love your smile with your MIL as well as with your mom.
Carol, I hope all is well with you and your DH. 🙏 I hope you will be home soon.
Barbara, I hope all is well with you and Tumble.
Pip, did you earn your jersey? Are you ready for the marathon? Are you doing a 5k or 10k?
Allie, I hope all is well with you. You have lost a lot of weight and not in a fun way.
Rebecca, I would feel better if your sister had a dog to alert her to trouble and for company. Maybe in due time. At least you both are only a phone call away. Hugs to you both.
Annie, does your dad get mad if you try to bathe him? You may need to get Visiting Angels in to help you with the care. It is vital to find someone who is trustworthy and cares with patience and compassion. I want you to be able to get some "Me time". Book suggestions: That Night and Those Girls by Chevy Stevens. So good! My daughter suggested it, and I was curious what book kept her attention, and I was riveted. If you love detective books and true crime, Lisa Gardner is also an excellent author. Right Behind You was really good. The Great Alone by Kristen Hannah was really good. It takes you to Alaska, and that is all I am saying.
Michelle, you may need to focus on you and Vince's needs, because it sounds like Jess is getting stressed about cooking meals. Sorry about the challenges you and Gannon face, but when it is all said and done, he will be well-trained. He may end up wanting to stay with you. Please take care of your cough.
Machka, thank you for sharing a picture of Rhody. I always wanted to know what he looked like. One day, maybe you can post a picture of him walking on a leash.
Carla, thank you for taking me on as a card recipient.
Beth, you have me wondering if I had Covid. I was in the elevator with a patient's mom who had Covid. We will find out if that is the next thing going around. Last time it was Hand, Foot, and Mouth.
Rori, don't forget to post pictures of your trip.
Melanie, don't exhaust yourself too much with all of the cooking. The cheesecakes sound great. Good thing I haven't gotten my passport yet. You might have answered your door to a strange, almost 60-year-old with a healthy appetite.😂🤣 Seriously, Canada is on my bucket list.
Barbie, I hope Annie is behaving. I hope you have the time to dance.
Debbie, you are getting a lot done while DH is away. I hope you are doing something you love too. How are the leaves in your neck of the woods?
Well, I am going to go now. I wanted to share something else, but I forgot what it was. Maybe next time.
XO,
Mo in Mississippi
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stats for the day-
Walk w/family- 1hr 39min 51sec, 11590steps, 55elev, 2.70ap, 87ahr, 156mhr, 4.59mi= 428c
Strava app= 556c
ROUVY home spin bike- Strava stats- 1hr 42min 52sec, 1677elev, 85aw, 11.2amph, 19.26mi=
Strava app= 508c
ROUVY stats- 1hr 42min 56sec, 1677.7elev, 86aw, 11.2amph, 45arpm, 19.26mi= 508c
Walk kids- 11.39min, 1238steps, .49mi= 51c
Strava app= 59cTotal cal 971
So far I’ve raised $1195 so I did earn my jersey. Last day to colliding for this years MS ride will be 11/1.
I am currently training for the marathon. I’m pretty sure I’m doing the 1/2 marathon for the last time this year (13.1 miles). That will make 3 full marathons and 10 1/2 marathons that I will complete. Next year I’ll probably do 10k (6.2miles). Tomorrow I’m thinking about running 8 miles. The trading part is hard. What makes it a lot worse is that both events are so close together, so as soon as the ride is over I have to jump right into running, no time to give my body a break.
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My 3 Hobbies
1. Data!
2. Cycling! (but also walking, hiking, running, swimming, fencing, rowing, canoeing, cross-country skiing …)
3. Colouring and photography! (but also gardening/landscaping)
Machka in Oz
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Yesterday kinda sucked. My emotions have been all over the place since my HRT meds have not been stabilized. All I could do was cry in the evening. I just feel so unsure of my place as an aging woman. I often feel invisible, like everything I have done is forgotten. I recently read this article and it made me feel better knowing the why:
I have been considering a mood stabilizer but have restarted on estrogen so want to give that a fair time to take effect. It is so strange because I literally flew through peri menopause and the first few years of menopause were no problem. It seemed to have started after my knee replacement surgery. Being non weight bearing for 6 weeks then on limited exercise for the next six months really brought me down. That is when I started to investigate HRT, but that has been a bumpy ride figuring out dosages.
My perimenopause was horrendous. About the only things in the list of 34 symptoms I did not have were UTIs, Burning Mouth, and Stress Incontinence. My gynaecologic-oncologist determined that I started perimenopause at about 42 and I didn't reach menopause until about 53.
There were a few reasons those 10 or 11 years were such a mess.
- I didn't know anything about perimenopause, so for years I didn't know what was going on.
- I couldn't do HRT because of a genetic disorder which causes blood clots.
- I had additional gynaecological issues which I didn't know about for quite some time.
One of my many symptoms was bleeding about 3 weeks out of 4. For a long time, I figured that was just normal irregular periods but finally toward the end of 2014, I got fed up and went to my GP about it. I had some tests, was rushed into an urgent appointment with my first gynaecologic-oncologist on December 23, and was in surgery in early January to remove an enormous pre-cancerous polyp. After that, I developed more pre-cancer and cancer and ended up with my current gynaecologic-oncologist (and more surgery and regular testing).
In addition to treating me for the more urgent issues, he helped me to understand what was happening with the perimenopause, and because I couldn't do HRT, he got me onto a SNRI anti-depressant which has helped a lot with the wild mood swings and has helped a little with the hot flashes.
Even though I am all the way through the process now, I'm still on my SNRI anti-depressant.
Not being able to exercise has very likely been a big factor in what you're feeling. Exercise is one thing that gives me the feelings of accomplishment. I hope you're able to do more now.
Machka in Oz
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Just had a long post but admitted to hospital again
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Oh Allie! If you are able to, keep us informed. We are all rooting for you. 💖
Lots of love, Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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Tracey - Way to go on the 'rescue'. I hope something can be sorted out.
Much love, Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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We've been in one of the biggest of the wind storms today. The northern part of the state got hit the worst … 2 people were killed by a falling tree, a wall of a building fell, one of the main hospitals was damaged, several power poles came down, lots of trees came down and emergency services have been very busy.
It is my Friday off, so I stayed home. I had no desire to be out there!
I spent my afternoon in my home office working. I'm getting really close to finishing a project at work and I'm at the point where I just want it done.
Machka in Oz
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Just a quick visit to let you know I’m still here 😜
Another Autumn
Mother Nature dons her cloak of vibrant amber hues.
Fluttering leaves heap along the roads and avenues.
They tempt my feet to shuffle through the crisply rustling mass.
and stoop to scoop and toss the golden harvest as I pass.
What joy to cast off adulthood, become a child once more.
and recreate the pleasure felt so many years before.©2025 - Terri Richardson
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Grey bear is my emotional support animal. He is well loved and travels lots with us. My great niece made him this Halloween shirt. 😍
Rosemarie- I hope you are enjoying your trip!
Tracey- I am so happy you had time away! Girl trips are the best! I love both your moms' smiles in the pictures. They know you make their lives better!
Melanie- We will help hold you up! We are all at one of those stages...are there, will be there , or been there done that! Interesting article. I am on estrogen and antidepressant. Somedays I really just want something stronger to float through them- just saying…WE ARE HERE! Thanksgiving is "my" holiday! I love having friends and family over for food and fellowship. My girls aren't talking-smh- so only 1 comes. I told them before my house is neutral ground so your choice. Show up with your adult britches on or stay away. My favorite part of Christmas is the cards and lights! I could do without the rest. Hugs.
Allie-OH NO! I wish I was there to help you care for yourself. Try to keep us posted please.
Gotta get ready for work.More to say, just lack time.
🫂 and ❤️
Kylia in Ohio
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Tracey, I am SO proud of you for SAVING your mom, no matter what you share now or ever. If you believe it was saving, then it was. God Bless you.
I'm always happy to "take on" anyone, Mo! But I need your last name for the envelope. Please message me. hehehe...
Prayer for you, Miss Allie... <3
Grey Bear is lovely, Kylia. Love his new shirt.
Happy FRIDAY!
Love and Blessings
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Morning, kids,
Am trying to type around Egg again - as the mornings get colder, she's decided that my lap, even with the keyboard tippety tap, is the best possible place to be. My phone's in the other room, or I'd take a pic.
Melanie - The inexplicable any-other-way emotional rollercoaster is the hardest bit. I feel ya. If hearing other women's issues with the hormone fan dance (first you see 'em then you don't!) is helpful, feel free to read. Otherwise, feel free to skip. 😂Hormone TMI:
I was infertile (my kids are a bonus gift from my husband) and was having 60-day-long periods driving me into anemia until I finally had a complete hysterectomy at 40 years old. I only took hormones for about a year and then came off everything.
However, because I was very heavy, and fat cells store estrogen, I was fine for another four years. When I had the gastric bypass at 45 and lost nearly a hundred pounds in six months, I was absolutely drowning in estrogen as the fat cells shrank. Felt perfectly capable of committing murder. Kinda surprised my ex survived that bit.
It's not one of the things they tell you is going to happen, by the way, because docs just don't seem to actually know that bit or care if they do know. My research was the only thing that turned up that little tidbit.
Never took another hormone until just a few years back, when it turned out the lack of estrogen (for 20 years!) meant that my lady bits were atrophying. Felt like my vagina was trying to tie itself in a knot every time I stood up, and someone was standing on my pelvis and bouncing up and down. It hurt like stink.
Because of my heart going wonky, I can't take a pill, but I can and do use estradiol cream three nights a week. Well worth it, because it doesn't futz with my heart or my overall hormone levels, just makes it where I can stand up straight for more than five minutes.
And it keeps things from drying up and becoming unusable. Which also comes in handy.
See - told you it was TMI.
Anyway.
Tracey - I'm so glad you were able to bring your mother-in-law back with you. I know she was struggling with some family issues and folks taking advantage of her. Glad you were able to make your trip home a rescue mission. She looks very happy in that picture.
Allie - Just many hugs darlin'. I'm glad they're taking it seriously enough to keep you, but sorry this keeps happening.
Terri - Love the leaves, love the poem, good to see you. Figured you got busy with classes and family. That part of fall may actually get here soon, the nights are just now getting cool enough.
Mo - Just remember when you're looking at me as an example of a better wife, that I have time and energy that you absolutely do not have. I'm retired, and I can spend my energy on the house and doing things for my husband because I'm not working outside the home at all. When I was also working, I wasn't nearly as present in my marriage. I was often mentally going over stuff from work while I was sitting next to him on the couch at night. And believe me, he was aware that I wasn't really there. But now, the biggest thing is whether or not I need to order three hinges for the bedroom door. Not exactly taking my mental energy to work through it. More on marriage and husband's expectations:
Honestly, the biggest thing I learned from getting sick was how limited my energy can actually get. Plus, I have to prioritize where that physical and mental energy is spent, because it's not going to be back until at least tomorrow. Maybe longer, if I push it too hard. But once it's gone today, it's gone.
Strangely enough, I realized again how much Corey still worries about me last night when I said, "Why didn't you just ask me to get those put together?" We were discussing what we wanted for dinner, and I finally poked at him long enough that he gave me a straight answer about what he wanted. Have I mentioned he's not always verbal? Yeah. Understatement.
Anyway, his answer was, "I really don't like asking you to do things like that, because I don't know if you're going to be too exhausted by dinnertime." Said in a very worried tone, by the way, not cranking at me.
I can't seem to pull him into the "I'm nearly back to normal" mindset. But that said, I kind of like the fact that he recognizes that I'm not able anymore to keep lifting lots of weight and working hard physically for hours on end without paying for it.
I definitely hauled my end of a lot of furniture over the years. He's always seen me as mentally tough, but I think it was hard on him when the physically tough part was hard for me for a few years.
I may have mentioned he's only 56, and I'm 65, so there's that part, too.
Wow - Chatty Cathy this morning, that's me.
I am going to go sort out what I need to get done this morning, including swapping over some laundry. Lovely, cool morning.
Later, y'all,
Lisa in AR8 -
😀 The latest adventures with Annie, the two year old puppy—-she has been bringing both red and green cherry tomatoes into the house and playing with them like rocks or balls. Fortunately they aren't too juicy so they don't make too much mess on the carpet.
😀 As the season changes, I realize that I'm grateful to not have to pick tomatoes twice a day and am enjoying walking in the dark in the morning. Annie doesn't like the dark so she doesn't walk long so my walks are at least 60 minutes alone. My sunflowers are drooping and I hope they'll stay upright long enough for the birds to eat the seeds.
😥 The internet went out suddenly while I was online at a meeting. When I called the provider, my call dropped before they could connect me with an agent. It came back on less than an hour later shortly after I reminded myself how to use the DVD to put on a movie to keep the dogs entertained while I was outside
🎵 My dancing friend begged off walking yesterday because of a sore foot. I hope she'll be better so we can dance today. We haven't danced in awhile because she was on vacation for over a week and came back with a bad cold.
❤️ Barbie in NW WA
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Terri love the poem. The poetry group I am in met last night and our focus was nature.
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Allie - what's up? Please keep us informed. Hope you are doing better.
Melanie - so sorry you are going thru what sounds like "hormonal turmoil". I was never on any HRT due to the cancer scare associated with it at one time. Before menopause, I suffered a lot of hormonal migraines and various triptans kept me going. Happy to say after the change, those headaches went away. Anyhow, hoping your doc can figure out an HRT dosage to keep you on an even keel. And glad to hear "horse day" went well. Reminded me a little of "shearing day" when we had 40 ewes. Hired a shearer thankfully.
Mo - your situation sounds a little what I went through with my DH. He had many varied jobs after we were married. Executive management, landscaping, truck driver, computer tech and instructor to name JUST a few. Some of these job changes were necessary due to his RA. I, on the other hand, would work the same jobs for years and attempted to provide economic stability plus medical insurance coverage. That probably explains why I still closely budget and sometimes severely penny pinch today.
Heather - I almost forgot to mention what an adorable top and necklace. You and John will most likely be placed at the Captain's table again. 😉
Tracey - I'm anxious to hear the MIL situation! She looks like a sweetie. Was this her first time in an airplane?
Lisa - very interesting about fat storing estrogen and what happens when it eventually depletes. Makes perfect sense. Again, so very glad you are feeling better after all you've gone through.
I got the results back from my labs yesterday. Shocked to see my A1C dropped .2 since April from 5.8 to 5.6. 😀 I'll take it. But this summer, I had veered off from the lower carb regiment I'd been on, plus was more of a 12 hour fasting instead of trying to hold to 8 or 10 hours. I spoke with Dr. Lisa, she thinks the walking after each meal carrying weights plus the 3 times per week strength training I've been doing has helped. Oh, and my BUN and Creatinine were back in range, and values in a couple other areas had even improved. Go figure.
This morning I listened to the latest ZOE podcast. Pretty interesting. Dr. Jenkinson explained why in most cases, low calorie weight loss can mess with hormones which causes the weight to be gained back. Summary was that lowering insulin by cutting out sugar, not snacking between meals, and cutting down the eating "window" was most effective way to lose weight and keep it off. This is not news for most of us, but I appreciated his explanations of how these hormones worked and how our basal metabolism can change due to what's happening in our brains! Here's a link, if interested. Around an hour long.
Weight Gain Pattern A Leading Surgeon Saw In Hundreds Patients | Dr. Andrew Jenkinson
Make it a super day, ladies!
Lanette😎
SW WA State
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Allie - I hope things are sorted with your health soon.
HRT - I started on an estrogen patch and progesterone pill in March, by June I was starting to feel like myself again. I’ve lost about 12 lbs without doing much differently and I’ve managed to get off antidepressants (which I don’t think is what I needed to start with now), I would not have been able to enjoy my vacation or even think of handling any situation before this. The brain fog is even starting to lift some.
My MIL - her daughter has been “taking care” of her finances. I use the term only because my MIL thinks she has been. She has not paid the mortgage, car payment, insurance, power bill, and taxes but instead has gotten online payday loans using my MIL’s old age security and Canada pension. Because it’s all online companies don’t know that it isn’t actually her doing it
My SIL then goes to family members and friends asking them to bail them out and says things like “mom is going to be homeless”. She has asked people to put a mortgage on the house, her ex husband has paid a $3000 power bill, old family friends have paid the taxes, but there is probably a lot more I’m not aware of yet. Her car has been repossessed and foreclosure process has started.
We needed to get her into a place where there is a roof over her head. She won’t be screamed and yelled at for not having enough money and let her know the truth of what to do.
We have been trying to get her out here for two years but she wouldn’t come, I think because she raised our youngest niece and she didn’t want to leave her. The niece and one nephew live with her as well as the daughter. The only one trying to do anything is the niece who is only 24, and had severe panic attacks and lost her job recently. I think because she can’t handle her mother.On Tuesday I took her to the old family friends, so I could visit with her properly without people screaming and yelling and eavesdropping. It wasn’t my intention to ask her to come because I didn’t want to put that pressure on her.
We had lunch out and a nice visit, as I was leaving I told her that I was worried , she asked me why and I told her and that her daughter was stealing all her money. We changed the subject and talked about something else and the old family friend said, “I think you should go out with Tracey for a break and she said ok.”
I literally broke down crying, I don’t know how to get her out of all of this mess, but I’m going to do everything I can to try, the first being getting her online banking changed so her daughter can’t touch it.
Her daughter cleaned her account out except for 41cents on Wednesday. The old family friend had given me $300 to bring her out with. We didn’t let her take it home with her or we knew it would be gone.I think the first thing I need to do today, is take her to the bank and change her bank account.
Her daughter, granddaughter and grandson that live there will be screaming and calling, but I can choose not to answer the phone and if I have to I know how to go to the police and elder protection services.
I don’t know if I can save the house, but I can for sure make sure she isn’t stolen from anymore.That’s the long sordid story. There is probably more I’ll find as we try to untangle this mess but I think for the first few days she just needs some peace. She told the family friend when I left the other day, that she needed a space to think. She will have that here.
Physically I think they tried to help her, but they want her to eat what they want not what she wants. So all I heard is she won’t eat for the last couple of years. Several people told me when they took her out to eat she ate her whole meal. I’ve witnessed that myself already. Brodey is trying to find a pain clinic to see if they will look at her because there is something going on with a stent in her leg.
Today I have to go get some groceries including stuff to make Thanksgiving dinner and molasses cookies, those are Brodey’s favourite and she loves him completely so wants to make them for him. Her name is Maryann so when I start chatting along about her, you’ll know who I’m talking about.
Tracey in Edmonton
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Good Morning,
I am going to work today. I worked on my next paint project last night. I am working on getting back to exercise. Machka gave me food for thought. 3 hobbies: 1. to make money, 2. one to keep us in shape, and 3. one for creativity. 1. Make Money-Caring for all people, especially kids. Read to learn, Language-Spanish 2. Get me and keep us in shape-I love to bike, swim, step aerobics, and other aerobics, walking, yoga, ballet, skating, and stretching. I want to run, but I hate it. I want to enjoy it. 3. Creativity: paint, sculpt, scrapbook, knit, crochet, cross stitch, and write.
Margaret- Thank you for bringing food for thought about healthier foods. Through your pictures, you get us flowers. Your last picture, I made a poem about. So you bring us flowers.
Rita: I bet it is a hoot to hang out with you. You bring us laughter with your jokes. I have joy with your Lucy. I swear, Lucy and Ethel would make great friends.
Terri: You bring on the love of learning.
Carla: My name is Monique McMillon
Kim: You have a lot of strength and focus. I would have to have a freak-out after going through what you have. Your faith is strong.
Ginny: I hope all is well with you. Thanks for reminding me of the test I need done.
Flea: You are a busy bee, too, with your job, and beating CA is quite a feat.
I have a lot of respect for you all and nothing but love for you.
XO,
Mo from Mississippi
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Hello!
Loved all the feedback I received about my emotional roller coaster lately. Really helpful knowing you are listening then giving great advice. Thank you 💕
Funeral this afternoon for our friend that fell off of the grain bin. Will be a tough day.
Heather- I took the plunge and signed up for an Aquabike race next July. 1.5 km lake swim then 40 km bike. I needed something to train and compete for. I wanted to do it this summer but the logistics scared me. I will need a new bike (big thanksgiving sale on right now in the city I will check out on Saturday), a helmet (No… I had yet to adopt that 😬), a wet suit as the lake for the swim will be very cold, figure out how to get to the pool twice a week with the terrible lane swim hours available, and how to do the transition from swim to bike. I am scared to try but I am going to. My husband told me to just do something that makes me happy during my outburst the other day. He’s a good guy just trying to understand. Anyway, I have my niece to lean on as she has triathlon experience. Seeing her the first week of November, so will get my list of questions ready for her.
I hope your bloodwork turns out well 🙂Lanette- we call those cream filled cake type cookies whoopi cookies. My daughter makes them but with chocolate cookies and white filling. Delicious 😋
Margaret- Agreed on how much insulin resistance affects so many systems in the body including our mental state. My aim is low carb and reducing processed as much as possible but I have been grazing on, no other way to put it, crap lately.
Lisa- Thanks for all of the hormone information. I had forgotten to include menorage. Trying to suppress that is the hardest. I am back on estrogen cream as well as an intravaginal estrogen insert which helps with the physical pain I was having during, you know, “the act”. Progesterone pills at night. Never TMI sister.. I learn from all of you.
Your home reno abilities are impressive. I pay for people like you to do anything remotely close to that. We are all good at something. That is not my something 🤷🏻♀️ That or growing anything as I look over at my 2 dying cacti ☹️Mo- I am a big napper. But sometimes I overdo it and it leaves me groggy. And I would welcome you anytime!
Machka- that list of 3 is tough. I can’t think of a hobby that would make me 💰 (work is kinda my hobby I guess?) and I am extremely limited in the creativity department.
Thank you for sharing your menopause experience. Sounds like you lucked out with a good doctor. I am back to exercising regularly which helps- it’s the sudden onsets of crying and feelings of worthlessness that seem to come out of nowhere, then leave. I’ll see if the return to HRT helps and improving my diet. I was on an SNRI for about 6 months for PP depression after my first. I may have to revisit if this continues.Kylie- thank you for the support. It is truly appreciated. Sorry about your girls- family can be so hard to navigate around the holidays. I think your attitude is healthy. They are adults and they can chose how to act. We can’t do it for them.
I also love Christmas lights. For truths sake… we still have ours on! My husband likes to have the yard lit up at night to lessen our chance of people driving in to steal. It’s sad but that’s where we are now with crime.Lanette- I had a physiology prof in undergrad who did metabolic research and he said the healthiest thing you can do is move after a meal. Had to do with reducing the post meal insulin spike. He did a lot of his research on groundhogs, learning about their metabolic states while hibernating. He kept them in this big fridge to maintain the hibernation state. How nature has allowed animals to adapt to their environment is incredible.
One more thing, this girl made me smile when we were checking cows yesterday. Such a beautiful face:
Take care of yourselves,
Melanie, Alberta
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