WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2025
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Tracey - I enjoyed seeing the photos of MIL at your daughter's. Nice that she was there to help with the Thanksgiving preparations and be with family she normally doesn't get to spend time with. I bet the difference is night and day for her. Hope the housing situation works out and her financial problems back home get settled. Also hope your desk isn't piled too high today.😉
Allie - good luck with the surgery today, please keep us posted.
Flea - we're celebrating your happy news too with the improving blood numbers. Hooray!😁
Melanie - I've heard "I wish I would never started that first diet" many times. I'm with you, I think it has contributed to eating disorders, mine included, and an unhealthy relationship with food that lasts our whole life. I started WW in my late teens. Looking back, it was basically low-calorie and I lost weight with it. As time went on, WW kept morphing into "points" and other plans. While I lost weight when I was on the program, probably from the pressure of the dreaded weekly weigh-ins, I didn't learn how to avoid sugar, and saved points to gorge on desserts.
For me these days, trying to avoid that blasted bathroom scale and counting calories and relying instead on how my clothing fits works best now. If I can stop snacking between meals, limit sugary treats, aim to get in 4 to 6 servings of fruits and veggies per day plus plenty of protein, it helps. I know that keeping sugary stuff out of the house when living with others who can take it or leave it is hard. Hang in there.
I just had a thought. The CDC Diabetes Prevention has a good overall eating program with some weight loss as a goal. Here's the home page and the curriculum if interested and also a link to the curriculum and handouts. I sorta followed this program last year, meaning I upped the protein and dropped the "white" carbs like potatoes, pillowy bread and pasta. I did lose weight.
National Diabetes Prevention Program | National Diabetes Prevention Program | CDC
PreventT2 Curriculum and Handouts | National Diabetes Prevention Program | CDC
Michele - that deck project sounds pretty big. Hope it doesn't take them too long once they get started. Glad to hear J is trying to hold up her side of the meal prep. How are things at BK these days?
A story about a guy sorta in my life….close call, lol.
As some of you may recall, this past summer I started attending Road Dept. Retiree's BBQ's. And at the first one I attended, some drunk decided he was in love with me and was a mess. 😁 When that happened, I was sitting next to a fellow I didn't know. A little older than me, shorter than me, walked kind of crippled but nice and interesting and good sense of humor. I'll call him GC.
The next couple BBQ's, GC and I made a point to sit by each other. One time he said "maybe I'll stop by your place some day or if you're in the area, stop by my place." That kind of rattled me - I'm not into people just "showing up" without warning, lol. But I thought if it happens, I'd deal with it. Another time he said he'd call me and get my number from the host. I said OK - again, not sure if I was up to someone calling me and talking on the phone.
Well, at the final BBQ for the year a couple weeks ago, he didn't show up. The host told me he had gotten ill with a bad cold, and they wanted me to know since he'd noticed we hit it off. The host gave me his number so I called him last week and left a message to see if some day he'd want to meet for coffee - a neutral zone. (To keep up a friendship, nothing more.)
He finally called me back yesterday, in good spirits and as nice as ever. Then he started to say us meeting might be a problem. I interrupted and said "You have a girlfriend, don't you!" He laughed and sputtered and said yes, he was at her house the past few days and couldn't call me from there because she'd hear, lol. I said no problem, maybe we'd run into each other some day. He did say he really liked me, and if it was OK he'd call me some time and if I ever needed anything to let him know. So we're cordial.
Anyhow, I'm sitting here chuckling. In a way I'm relieved that he's "taken" and there's no chance he'd upset my life as a single gal. Funny, 20 or 30 years ago I'd have been disappointed and probably a little jealous.
I think I might call this week, though, and emphasize I am NOT looking for a "boyfriend" and I'm content with meeting friends once a month for breakfast or lunch but otherwise don't expect to socialize or communicate with them very much. True introvert behavior.
It's definitely freezing here. Bird bath frozen nearly solid. When things warm up around lunchtime, leaf raking will begin.
Lanette 😎
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14 & 15 yr olds at homecoming
Husband still in hospital with kidney, heart, & lung problems. I stay for 6 or 7 hrs each day but go home at night. All I can do is be there & support him. Son dnl & grands visit when they can but have work & school.
Allie - Best of lucks & prayers
Carol in Ga15 -
Belated best Thanksgiving wishes Tracey, Evelyn, Melanie and whoever else I’ve missed. (Like Joy?)
Kay ((hugs)) and prayers for the family, teacher, farmers, etc.
Carla thanks for allowing me to pass on your creation. Will pm you later. You are a very generous as well as gifted gal.
Rebecca I always enjoy reading about your food creations, even though most of them would not be to my taste… ;) You inspire me to find my wedding ring and get it fixed. They had to cut it off my finger 30 lbs ago.
Michele ((hugs)) for your grands. Papa would never talk about his service in the war (Pacific theater Sea Bee.)
Kylia Sorry DH was PIA. I find I’m crankier when I hurt, could he be in pain?
Machka you are so inspiring with your willingness to try new things, or old things again. Golf? Wow. Hope the weather relents soon.
Barbie after my brief stint leading the ultra beginners I so understand your wanting to dance and not be bothered with the teaching part of it. There is a time for everything…
Lanette no recent Xrays or MRIs of left leg. When I call for breast ultrasound results I’ll ask what tests I need to get this leg moving better. You echoed what my friend D said. This has been going on since mid-August, too long! It’s taking a toll on my activity, health and spirits. Thank you!
Melanie love the idea of making mini cheesecakes in muffin cups. They look yummy!
Beth happy birthday to your DH!
Rita (strengthening hugs) to you as you go through this hard process.
Tracey love love love the pics of Kaitlyn’s baking with her Grammie. Worth all the stress. Bravissima!
Mo, I’m with Lisa. I couldn’t even begin to do any of the caregiving you seem to just give so naturally. ((hugs))
Margaret here in Oregon your MD will register your POLST instructions with the state so they are immediately accessible to first responders. Plan to go over soon with D who is a nurse. Joe refuses.
Debbie I think the crunchy garlic oil IS hot, but then I like dried hot red peppers and even hot oil in moderation ;)
Only partway through pd 13 but gotta rush or I’ll be late for my therapeutic massage appointment.
Tardy check-in:
Week ending: Oct 12 Oct 5
Avg WT 131.4 131.9
Avg steps 4000 3892
AF days 43% again? 43%(!) uh oh this is not a good trend.
Ps@2s habit solid . Thought it would get easier, but alas...
2 days 10+ mins knee/shoulder PT, BB&B/PT knee lifts, split squats, dynamic balance, No days dogs to powerline or chair yoga, foo.
One hour line dancing twice.Speaking of Thanksgiving, my “goddaughter”/virtual niece/daughter of dear departed BFF, her husband and 7 children are coming for Thanksgiving. I am sooo excited! I get to make a feast!!! I was feeling so low and when she suggested they could come that weekend it really lifted my heart. Now the challenge will be to pry my resisting fingers off from the control buttons, trust that things will work out and relax. Try not to be a stressed out witch. Have only suggested to Joe that they’ll be coming in November instead of October… ;} Yes I get nervous around children and this could be a complete disaster, BUT I’m just swimming in the flow of happy excitement and let the devil take the hindmost. Campground reservations made (so much for releasing control ;} ), Next will be a project management style spreadsheet of food preparations, to minimize work on the day. As Messianic Christians there will be no pork sausage in the stuffing or bacon on the Brussels sprouts ;} but more Biblically kosher than Talmudically so we can have dairy with the turkey. Whew!
Later, lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
October focus tidier: Dailyish: listen to part of a Clutterbug podcast while looking around for one tiny thing that can be done in 5 mins or less.
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 mouth8 -
Oh I hope you find your ring!
No worries about my food creations being not your cup of tea, that's what makes this food/weight loss journey so amazing! I get to eat what I want, crave, like, and compared to most weight loss programs, mine has NO restrictions! I might not get to eat everything I want on the days I want it, but its all about figuring out what works. On days where I have pasta, or ramen, the other meals have to be low carb and sodium. On days when I want steak or ground beef, the days after have to be really simple, with a lot of liquid to help me process it. Its all good.
Spreadsheet for food prep, oye! Planning at it's finest!
Rebecca Whidbey Wa
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Carol,
Great photos of the grandkids prom pics! They have grown up so much!
Big hugs with all that's going on with husband. Know he's at the best place, getting treated. Life is weird when you spend time at a hospital, time moves differently, and you feel lost. Our hearts are with you during this difficult time. Try to be good to yourself, and let whomever is your immediate support system take the watch now and then.💖. Know we're in your back mental pocket.
Rebecca Whidbey Wa
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All packed. Tomorrow's last minute list beside my bed. Hoping to sleep tonight.
It was nice to see Bea. I read the Waitrose Christmas magazine while I was in the café. V luscious photography. Almost forgot the time!
I won't be able to send photos or much text while we are on the high seas. V poor WiFi. I will do what I can when in port.
Thinking of Carol and Allie.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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Wow, I finally caught up.
Lisa, I love what you have done to your house. You and Corey worked so hard. Is it me, or is Egg more clingy to you? Isn't it funny how we let our animals tell us what to do?
Happy Belated Thanksgiving to my Canadian friends.
Barbara, treat yourself well. I hope you are doing something that you love.
Tracey, I converted our dining room into a bedroom when my mom suddenly needed to live with us. I hate that you are losing your craft room, but maybe in time, when you get your MIL's finances settled, you can have a casita built? Please fix it so that your SIL can not continue this recklessness.
Kylia, you may need to speak up for yourself, just like DH does when he tells you how he feels. Get some Raycon earbuds, and you can listen to audiobooks, music, or watch a movie on your phone while working. Those earbuds are comfortable and noise-blocking. Then you can get into your zone while working.
Melanie, DH, and I all lost our rings. Someone came into our house and took our rings, including our family rings, to sell to a pawn shop. They were in a safe, and they took it with them.
Lanette, you are always in great spirits. I wish the baby that I was talking about had people to come in and love him, but he is alone, whimpering. It is so heartbreaking.
Pip, how do you do it all? Train for a marathon and then renovate your home? I have never heard Pearl Jam's music before, but it was referenced in a few books I read, which made me curious. The music is excellent. Lenny was a good-looking man. That smile, —-Wow. Love never ends. I guess it is something that always stays present in your heart.
Beth, I hope you and your husband feel better soon.
Margaret, have you checked out AARP for secondary insurance? I got that going for my mom. I pay $373 per month for my mom, but she has a history of breast cancer.
Machka, do I see water views outside those windows? Stay safe.
Barbie, I don't like large groups because I get overwhelmed easily. Have you thought of dancing at the community center?
Allie and Carol 🙏.
XO,
Mo in Mississippi
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Took Ganon for a walk then Vince and I did our “tradition” – we got our flu shots. Then got out some of the Halloween decoration so Vince can take pictures and put them up on Craigslist for sale. We don’t anticipate having Halloween parties any more. We did when we were members of Newcomers. Found out that one of the decorations has really been scaled down. Like there is no longer blood on the knife, it just plays eerie music whereas our plays the music and Mike Myers makes a grunting sound. Now have dinner in the oven. Making ranch potatoes, corn on the cob (which I think Jess will like) and porkchops (mainly because I wanted to use up the pork chop mix). Instead of the c-o-c, I’ll have the rest of the spaghetti squash and mixed veges so we can get those containers out of the refrig. For dinner tomorrow I'm planning to make a salmon loaf. For the veges I'm thinking I'll just use up the leftover potatoes, corn on the cob, and maybe stuffing
They’re supposed to be starting on cutting the ceiling tomorrow so looks like we’ll be doing some moving of things tonight. I think we’ll go to ceramics because we have J & C to help us with the moving so it’ll go a lot faster. Update: We did. We have a lot of Beanie Babies and J said "why don't you sell them" so I'm thinking that we just might
Kylia – you’re going to love the Notebook. You might want to bring a tissue or two with you.
Allie – prayers for you
Flea – yea for good numbers!
Lanette – I’m still enjoying BK, thanks for asking. For a while there they ordered enough supplies (prep). But lately they’ve gone back to only ordering the bare minimum. Oh well…. For the first time in a long time I overheard mention of the “labor” thing. Honestly, I just ignore this. To me, it just doesn’t make sense. But as long as they pay me, it doesn’t have to make sense to me.
Went to ceramics and finished my Raggedy Ann. I thought they didn’t have enough of the paint for Raggedy Andy so I brought a crab with me. I’m thinking I’ll make it a blue shell crab.
Michele NC
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stats for the day-
Partial walk w/family- 54.07min, 6546steps, 2.70ap, 40elev, 81ahr, 92mhr, 2.58mi= 249c
Strava app = 313c
Walk home to gym- 10.50min, 1226steps, 2.70ap, .53mi= 68c
Strava app= 64c
Treadmill jog- 1hr 24min 35sec, 172spm, 14439steps, 133ahr, 156mhr, 5mi @5 .6sp, 2.90mi @5 .8sp, .10mi @8 .0sp, 10.34min mi, 8mi= 807c
Walk gym to home- 12.04min, 1372steps, 2.70ap, .55mi= 55c
Strava app= 67c
Walk kids- 11.45min, 1028steps, 2.0ap, .44mi= 57c
Strava app= 54cTotal cal 1236
Mo- yes, Lenny was a very good looking man in my eyes. He loved to play tennis so he had great legs
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Very broken night. Read Maigret for two hours, but eventually grabbed another 40 mins. I did do my exercises.
My big suitcase is downstairs. I bumped it down. Wouldn't like to be the driver who has to load them into the boot.😯
I've packed a couple of snacks for the journey. Nuts etc. There will be food once we get onto the boat, but embarkation takes a while. I've got water.They always provide this at the port, but I like to have some with me.
Washing hair this morning. Now going down to breakfast.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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Machka - do I see water views outside those windows? Stay safe.
Not out these windows - that's the house next door.
But we do have a great view of the bay when we look slightly to the left.
Machka in Oz
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The driver is going to be a bit late, bringing people back from the ship. I think I'm going to have to eat something before we leave. At least he rang to let us know.
This bit is always difficult, just waiting for the car, but it's nearly done!
My schoolfriends are in Portsmouth and they waved to our ship in passing! They are having a day in lovely Chichester. Cathedral etc.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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Pretty ring!
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Those cheesecakes look delicious!!
And I miss perogies. They are hard to find here in Tasmania. One day I may have to try making them again.
Machka in Oz
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Good morning! Late nights hurt! The Notebook was wonderful and powerful. From what I understand it was a great adaptation from the movie. I cried three times. It was a good night.
Barbara- Part of my DH's piano moments are from a brain injury. Skulls, jeeps, ice, and trees are not compatible. It is the same accident that cut the optic nerve in places on the "good" eye. Part is boredom. Part is he has never handled change well. He is way better than he use to be. I quit allowing myself to be pulled externally into his personal dramas. Sometimes he is a slow learner 😉 Like the fact that his sister always leaves work early and takes lots of time off.…he has always defended her, but has finally (25yrs later) begun to see it. I do speak up when it makes a difference, otherwise it is just petty drama. Bacon/sausage- I really like beef bacon not sure if kosher though. Also I just use sausage spices in my venison burger when I need sausage. It has turned out pretty good.
By Broadway, I mean Broadway shows. We go to the Aranoff center in Cincinnati. It is a nice venue. Last night was a little scary walking from parking garage. SWAT was everywhere! Apparently, 3 shootings in the past week at the square we walk through! I thanked them as we walked by.
Heather-Have fun!
Machka- I love your views!
Carol- Beautiful grands! We are hugging you tight!
Allie-Gentle hugs! Praying that the surgery is a success and your healing complete.
Lanette- My mom was the same way. She had male friends but never went out on "dates" only in group situations. She wasnt looking for another man. She married 3 and almost married 2 more! I am thankful she didn't. Now her mind just isn't there. I did get a coherent text from her yesterday. It was even nice not nasty.
I need to get ready for work. I know I missed some, but know I have read all!
Much love!
Kylia in Ohio where it was 80°F yesterday (drove with top down) today only 65°F
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Morning, kids,
Allie - Check in when you can, dear heart. Was hoping to see a note from you this morning.
Lanette - I don't know why I find it hilarious that the guy's out trying to stir up a little loving from women when he already has a girlfriend, but I do. Some men, it seems, are always looking. Some simply don't.
Heather - Bon voyage! Looking forward to the in-port check-ins.
Carol - The grands look absolutely gorgeous in their finery. Hope your husband gets to feeling better, and hope he gets to come home soon.
Yesterday was our son, John's birthday, hard to believe that tall skinny boy, all arms and legs, is now a solid man at 32. I talked to him for a bit and his dad talked to him at length last night.
I no longer ask, I just hand the phone off. Corey will talk on the phone if forced to, but seldom, if ever, initiates phone calls, except with me. And his texting is a couple words if you're lucky. He had called in the morning, and of course John was still asleep, and so Corey assumed he was off the hook for that call. Uh-uh.
The exhaustion that is such a part of the thyroid being off really smacked me after I got my hair cut yesterday, and the new, higher dose of levothyroxine actually landed in my mailbox in the afternoon. It will take between one and two weeks, even if I'm lucky, to feel a difference, but it helped my mental mood, anyway. So did the involuntary nap at about 4 pm.
Bathroom rugs are in the washer, and probably going out on the line when it's light enough to see. It's only going to be 84 this afternoon (29 C) but rugs last longer if you don't put them into a dryer. Kitchen rugs are next - which means I need to sweep/vacuum and mop the floors in both rooms afterward. Breaks up the chore that is "doing the floor" into something a little more manageable if I don't feel I have to do the whole house.
Need to drag all the books back to get them in that shelf, and I need to finish the bedroom door that I got ready to go on Monday. It's been sitting waiting patiently for me.
Off to the races, my dears…
Hope the news is good for everyone this morning,
Love,
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Machka you are so inspiring with your willingness to try new things, or old things again. Golf? Wow. Hope the weather relents soon.
Barbara — I did play golf a long, long time ago. I didn't like it much because I was so bad at it. For me, the best part was a walk in a pretty area.
However, my husband has expressed interest in golfing, especially since we are so close to a golf course now. He has done a bit of it a long time ago too. A few weeks ago, the list of events for Senior's Week was posted, and I sent it to my husband with a few events highlighted. Of the highlighted events, he chose the golf lesson. So I booked it and we went.
I was nervous because I had not been good at golf. I figured I would end up embarrassing myself. But to my surprise, I was much better than I had imagined. I don't think I'm brilliant at it … my husband was hitting balls at least twice the distance I was, but at least I was getting some air and some distance.
Anyway, if it gets my husband out walking once in a while, I could give it a go at the nearby golf course. We're thinking an evening after work once in a while might be nice.
As for trying new things … a few years ago, after I graduated with my Masters, I decided it was time to tackle the part of my Things To Do list that held the "new things".
Eons ago, I read a Reader's Digest article called 50 Things To Do Before I Die by Wendy Swallow Williams:
50 THINGS TO DO BEFORE I DIE
BY WENDY SWALLOW WILLIAMSA few weeks ago I followed a friend into an art- supply store. I found him picking out tubes of watercolor paint, which surprised me because he’s not an artist.
“I signed up for watercolor class, and it starts next week,” he said sheepishly. “ I don’t really have time for it, but it was on my list of 50 things to do before I die, so I went for it.”
This sounded interesting. “ What else is on the list?” I asked.
“All kinds of things, “ he said. “ Every few months I look at the list and decide what to focus on next. Before I had the list. I moaned a lot about what I was missing in my life. Now I just do stuff.”
“Can I see your list sometime?” I asked.
“I don’t know,” he said.
“It reveals a lot about me. Write your own list, and you’ll see what I mean.”
So that night I did just that, and he was right. The list revealed a whole lot about what was important to me. It also revealed how hopelessly behind I am at getting to the things I really want.
Just writing the list helped me sort through priorities. I filled up the first 20 blanks quickly, but then began to think carefully. Eventually I added items I’ve thought about for years, dreams I’ve carried with me since I was young, and things that resonated when I first heard about them. When I reviewed the list later, some entries surprise me.
First, I want to travel much more, particularly now that my children are older and can go with me to see the world. There are ten trips I would like to make with the boys—from biking through Denmark to camping in the Canadian Rockies.
I also was surprised to find some things on the list that need to be done soon. If I’m going to learn to rollerblade, for instance. I’d better start before I turn 50.
Some items, though, I can put off until I’m older. I would love grow flowers, to really garden, but while I’m raising kids and working, I don’t have time for roses.
I would love to do volunteer work in a hospital nursery someday, rocking crying infants and giving them their first baths. I would like to work with teenagers, leading youth groups or helping at the local school. If I’m going to do these, though, I may need reconsider running the bakesale for the school fair each year.
A few of the items are intimidating because they mean a serious commitment of some sort. I would like to publish a novel before I die, and I would like to get a Ph. D. in English literature.
I also would like to learn to draw and play piano with a string quartet. If I’m going to accomplish these things, I need to start writing everyday and polishing my piano skills.
I may not make it through the list. Some things may just be out reach, such as New Zealand, and others ultimately may not work with the rest of my life, such as owning a horse. Yet I see that already have built the framework for many of these pipe dreams, and that if I make them goals today, there is no reason I can’t find a way to taste at least part of that reality tomorrow.
Like my friend, I now have an alternative to complaining. When I’m bored with my life. I take out my list. Maybe I’ll send off for travel brochures or take my pencils out in the back yard and doodle for an hour, trying to sketch trees that look like trees.
I have no idea how the boys and I will get to Africa, but if it’s important enough, we’ll find a way, I might became nature writer and get sent on assignment, or maybe we’ll just save our money till we have enough.
I had a cousin who accomplished an amazing string of interesting things. She told me the key was preparing so that life could work in mysterious ways. “ If you want your ship to come in, you must build a dock,” she said.
Thanks to my list, I’m working on some big docks.
© 1996 BY WENDY SWALLOW WILLIAMS FROM WASHINGTON POST (JULY 4, ’96), WASHINGTON D. C.
As soon as I read it, I created my own list of 50 things.
I did it a bit differently than the author did ... she just started writing, whereas I, as is my nature, created categories. So I had a category for Educational Pursuits, another for Cycling, another for Other Sports, Travel, Creative Activities, etc. Within each category, I had a short list of things I wanted to do or accomplish.
By 2010, I had managed to accomplish a large portion of that first list so I revised it and added to it and I've continued to do that.
I don't think I have 50 things on my list now, but I do have a collection of things I want to do or at least try. 😁
Recent activities such as fencing, pottery (especially trying the wheel!), swimming, and playing the piano are/were on the list. 😁
Machka in Oz
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Carol - great photo of your grands. Glad you are able to pull away from the hospital each day. The nurses are taking good care of your DH and I bet you're getting to know them well and vice versa. A group of amazing Mo's. 😉 Praying your DH sees improvement soon!
Heather - Bon voyage and have a wonderful time! Can't wait to hear all about it and maybe you'll have strong enough Wi-Fi to send us some photos.
Barbara - excited for you having goddaughter and family over for Thanksgiving. I can feel your joy! Good to see you've been able to get more active.
Lisa- Yep, I thought GC was acting kind of silly considering he had a girlfriend already. Of course, at the BBQ, he'd had a cup of beer or two so that might have been part of the friendliness, lol.😁 No matter. In a way it's like high school romance again, but love it that I don't have to play. Wow, you are still getting some summertime heat. Hope the higher dose of levothyroxine helps you level out.
Kylia - sounds like you had a great time at the play. Love the photo! Glad your DH is starting to realize what's going on with SIL and her work habits.
Melanie - I forgot to comment about how yummy those cheesecakes looked.
We talked about haircuts a while back. I see a little barber shop has opened up at the bottom of the hill, drop ins welcome and I saw his pricelist on FB. Lady's haircuts $25, trims $20. Love the fact that he's 2 miles away, I can put on clean jeans and whip down there without making an obligatory stop at Walmart. One of these days I'll try him out, and hope he's not hyperactive with those scissors. 😁 I mostly just need the back evened up.
Beautiful afternoon yesterday. Got some leaves raked up, packed into a 39 gallon plastic garbage can and dumped in back yard where the soil is thin. Once that maple is done shedding leaves, I'll probably have over a dozen. 2 cans so far, so a lot to go. Leaf blower helped get them into a smaller area.
Sky is starting to lighten up, better get this posted. Make it a fabulous day ladies!
Lanette 😎
SW WA State
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Trying to shake some anxiety this morning. I have a webinar to do next Thursday for "Women in Supply Chain". The woman who contacted me was a ski racing team mate and a sorority sister in university. They want someone to speak on the beef supply chain- from farm to fork I think it's called. Still have lots of work to do on it but am stalling.
Quiet here this morning. My son and daughter left at 5am to work at the local auction mart. It's sale day. They take a bunch of horses that need riding and they sort and pen cattle. They won't get home until late tonight as it sounds like there will be over 5000 head selling today.
Thank you for the info Lanette. I am currently trying to wean myself from all plans. I am burnt out from trying to follow so many over the years just to continually give up. My daily goals are lots of protein, fat for satiety and hormones, and as little junk as possible. I have stopped tracking macros and weighing food. It became obsessive.
Funny story about GC! Quite the ladies man! I totally get the introvert part of you. I actually hate talking on the phone for extended periods. I enjoy a short visit or meal but then I really enjoy quiet solitude. I think that's why I chose animals to work on. They calm me.
My mom passed in 2011 and my dad has had several female companions. I am glad for that. My oldest sister is not. He brought a friend to the ranch a few years ago and my sister asked about sleeping arrangements. I told her separate bedrooms- nobody was getting pregnant on my watch 😆 They were both in their 80s then.Barbara- "Stressed out witch" 🤣 That is me totally. I find the timing of getting everything to be so stressful.
Heather- have a most spectacular trip!!
Mo- as others have said… cannot imagine doing what you do. I hope you realize how special you are to those kids and their families 🩷
Machka- I like the idea of a list but it also gives me a little anxiety thinking what if some things are just impossible and I can't do them? Stupid to think this way really. That is why I didn't do the Aquabike last summer. I was too afraid to fail. It does feel good working towards it now. I am working on my fear of failure. That fear was ingrained into me for everything from school, to sports, to my weight and physical appearance, to really anything. My parents expected only success. They meant well but it has stuck with me.
I golfed some when I was younger. It's not an easy sport. Our closest golf course is near one of our pastures. We sometimes get calls we have a cow on the 4th hole. Not a big deal- the greens are sand and the fairways are not the lush growth good courses have. My husband says golf is a waste of good pasture 🤷🏻♀️ True cattleman.Kylie- great smiles. Scary about the shootings. It's hard to believe how the world has changed.
Take care everyone,
Melanie, Alberta
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Just about to cast off. We have done our lifeboat mustering.
We're moving!
Our butler is very nice. Had a long chat. We're trying the Eastern restaurant tomorrow. Champagne tonight. Ready for us in an ice bucket. I am very restricted in how much I drink nowadays. Wary of UTIs.
Journey was easy and we had a salad lunch when we arrived. I haven't got everything unpacked, but hey ho. I'm eating in my jeans tonight. Dress code - relaxed.
Much love to all, Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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We have our traditional jab at the pharmacy on the 21st.💖👍🏼 At least its not on a Thursday, so it has to compete with my injection. Good luck selling the beanie babies! You might look into selling them in bundles, as singular values of them have gone way down. Or if they are in pristine condition maybe consider donating them to the children's ward of your local hospital? Just throwing out suggestions.💖
Rebecca Whidbey Wa
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Beautiful view of your Bay!
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Husband wants to go out for lunch today, so this morning while sipping coffee I am looking at menus. Nothing is speaking to me but Mexican food is. So either our favorite place or Taco Bell. I haven't decided.
I was able to text with middle son last night and he seems to be doing well. I got him up to speed on the goings on of his brothers. Sadly they don't communicate with each other directly well, I mean once I get them in boxes on video chat then they're fine, but I am ALWAYS the instigator which is annoying! It is what it is! I told middle son we won't be traveling this holiday season, we don't really have a financial "pad" to use, with purchasing the car. Its all true, but also I am kind of tired doing all the traveling to them. I want them to come visit us, which they as a family haven't done since we moved to Whidbey in 2018. I totally get that their lives are busy, and its difficult. But its difficult for us too. Hopefully next summer they can visit.💖.
Rebecca Whidbey Wa
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Well, I heard from my son yesterday. He had been in the hospital (UMASS) for the last week. They helped him get on state health insurance and hot him into yet another rehab. I got to talk to him for about an hour which is a lot and unusual for him. So for now, mandatory rehab is on hold, but I will talk to the people at his new rehab about what needs to be done for that. I will ask to speak with his assigned doctor. He needs long term rehab and this may be the only way to get him in that.
DH and I got our flu and covid shots yesterday. The only reaction I got was slightly sore shoulders and feeling tired. DH has his allergies (or so he claims, may be a reaction) acting up. He's all blocked up. Lucy woke me up early today and simply wouldn't settle to let me sleep longer. I may take a nap later. I need to tell my oldest daughter that I found her brother and what's up with him.
I didn't do a check in this week, but my weight is stable. No gains or losses. Good with that along with my stress.
Here is the Thought for Today:
Why doesn't Dracula have any friends?
Because he is a REAL pain in the neck!
RVRita in Roswell
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have fun!!!!
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quick check in- hoping to see a post from Allie , like others are.
It has rained off and on the past few days-son is using my car as his is in the shop and his dad's truck that he has been driving isn't good in the rain. I will get a ride from my friend to zumba tonight if he still has my car.
Getting a few last minute things done before the show on Saturday. So glad it will be our last one that is that far away. Dh said something about leaving here at 4:30AM- NO!! That is not happening. I am ok (well, not really but better about) alarm going off at 4:30, him taking a quick shower, not take an hour to get ready and leave at 5. That still gives us the two hrs to drive and two hrs to set up which we can do in an hour or so. It is a long show- 7 hrs. We have never been to this one- Sure hope it is worth it. Last show we are doing that his friend booked. All local or semi-local(within an hour or so) from now on. This one doesn't even provide tables or chairs. Most provide at least chairs- we bought a couple pop up ones from Amazon- We will try them but I think they will be getting returned. They don't look comfortable-more like just a stool. I will be standing a lot I think and dh said he will be walking around a lot. It is a toy/collectable show. As long as I know the prices of his things, I am ok.
Need to bake something for the potluck at church on Sunday. Not sure what yet. It is Round Up Sunday- to "round up" visitors and bring them to church. Western wear is the attire-need to get the iron out and iron my shirt and pull my boots out. Dress is usually very conservative-men in suits and ties, even the little boys, ladies in dresses.
Time to get dressed and get some things done- only thing I got done so far is flea treatments done on the cats. All but one inside cat done- not sure about how to do the feral one in the second catio- she is staying inside one of the cubbies with it being cold and rainy(she stays in there quite a bit lately)
Forgot to hit reply-
Debbie
Napa Valley,CA6 -
Thanks! It was the first thing husband ever bought me. The fact that he bought it after he proposed on the phone when his ship was in Hawaii is even more special.💖😁. Interestingly enough, his card was never properly charged, and the receipts back in those days were the old machine "cha-ching" across the card with copier paper under so he couldn't read who sold it to him, nor recall where stall was actually. So the ring was essentially free.
Rebecca Whidbey Wa
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