WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2025

stats for the day-

Walk w/family- 1hr 30min 12sec, 10238steps, 51elev, 2.70ap, 93ahr, 168mhr, 4.22mi= 449c
Strava app= 511c
ROUVY home spin bike- Strava stats- 1hr 10min 42sec, 1040elev, 159aw, gears 35&30, 25amph, 128ahr, 159mhr, 29.48mi= 565c
Strava app= 645c
ROUVY stats- 1hr 10min 42sec, 1039.6elev, 159aw, 25.1amph, 63arpm, 29.48mi= 645c
Walk to store and back- 28.05min, 3090steps, 2.70ap, 1.33mi= 160c
Strava app= 161c
Walk kids- 12.09min, 1232steps, 2.30ap, .46mi= 54c
Strava app= 56c

Total cal 1228

I will start running at 6:30am PST. supposed to be a nice day, should be 52 degrees at 5am. Kirby still plans on walking the 10k (6.2miles) his start time will be 6:45am. Wish us luck!

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Sunday —

Cycled another 50 km Audax event!

12 other cyclists cycled the 100 km length. I am not quite up to that level yet.

Today was a gorgeous day with gorgeous scenery. There was very little wind to start, it did gradually increase but wasn't very strong when I finished. It was a little stronger when the others finished.

The temperature got up to 28C - wonderful! And it was sunny.

There was a BBQ after for all the cyclists.

My husband did not ride but helped out at the finish.

When we got home, he went for a nap and I planned to plant my Bibi plants but hadn't cut enough space for them.

So, I spent the next hour an a half with my mattock again. It's a good upper body workout. 😁

Machka in Oz

Morning, kids… did all our US friends remember to put their clocks back last night? I did not…

My daughter, now that we're speaking again, sent Halloween pics:

Left to right - my granddaughter in a scream mask and black robe, a decor witch, my daughter (who's very happy with her 20-lb. weight loss), two more decor witches, and my grandson, who is dressed as a Transformer called Bumblebee.

And then, of course, the fun part - afterward, with all the candy. Their mom keeps all but a few pieces for them and those will be treats for months afterward.

She said that Levi handed the cloth bag (the one I made for him last year) to her about halfway through, and said Bumblebee's muscles weren't THAT big.

And last night, I finished that afghan!Remember, Corey is six feet, and holding it as high as he can above his head, so nearly eight feet long, and five-feet wide-ish, maybe more. It's a big honking thing.

The light behind it is the TV - should have probably turned that off!

Anyway, glad to have that off my metaphorical plate and mental to-do list, finally. Just have to mail it, which will be sometime next week. She's very good about keeping things until the celebration day and not opening them. I never have been. Probably why she enjoys holidays and I don't very much.

It is now in the wash, along with my daughter's cardigan. Once they are washed and dried and inspected for any issues in my crochet work, I will package them up and get them mailed off to Hawaii, as well. Reasonably pleased with them both.

Heather - Please give Johnny a happy birthday hug from me. Hard to believe he's 80! Sorry the leg is giving you gyp…

Pip - Forgot to say the carpet looks grand, and thanks for the comment on the curtains. Been a busy couple months for me. 👀🐈‍⬛😂 Good luck with the run, hope you hit your personal time goal.

Time to go get Corey his second cup of coffee.

Love y'all,
Lisa in AR

So grateful for what I get to look out on when I sit down to eat my breakfast. Nature's glory!

Melanie, We are infested with paper wasps this year (moths one year, beetles, then flies another, changes every year!). One day a lady came to complain about all the wasps at her camper (we had them too) and when she saw we had them she wanted to know why. I’m thinking ‘ask Mother Nature, she may be able to tell you’ but said I have no idea. Each year we get a different bug invasions. The part I laughed about when she left was that she had a fly swatter and was swatting around her head constantly. She was asking to get bit! My DH has to go to the ER if bitten by a hornet or wasps and he wasn’t as paranoid as that lady!

October Stats (and September)

Word of the Year: Changes—-plural noun:
the act or instance of making or becoming different. (This definitely has been a year of changes!)

Mind/emotional/intellectual 80%

1. Read 30 books this year 43/30- 100%
2. Yoga 13 days a month 0/13—8%,0
3. Do 12 different types of crafts this year:, hook rug, sewing, photography crocheting ,knitting, paint jem by number, coloring, birding, embroidery,diamond painting, freshie making, bead melting 12/12—100%
4. Meditation 3 days a week. 13/13 100%,85%,100%,38%,38%,300%,
5. Journal 3 days a week. 13/13—100%

Health/environmental/physical.100-%

1. Walk 5500 steps a day on average. 5530-5500– 100%,94%,100%
2. 30 minutes a day of exercise average month /12-100%
3. Drink no more than 8 days a month 0/8__100%
4. Weigh less or same at end of month than the First of the month. Start Jan 182.4, Feb. 178.8, March 183.1, April 182, May 184-June 186.5, July 176.6 ,August 177.8 0%,september 179.4,0%,October 177.7, 100%

Finances/occupational 100%

1. Build up emergency fund to $1000 by depositing money in each of my money *vaults monthly 9/12
2. Extra money used to pay on car, Afirm, and all Debt each month no matter how small. 9/12

Relationships/Social 100%

1. Call or text family members at least once a month 12/12
2. Send cards for occasions to family 20/12
3. Attend ALANON or other online meetings. Going weekly.

Spirituality 75%

1. Read a chapter in the Bible daily  15/30 100%,50%
2. Add a donation *vault for spontaneous cash donations of a minimum of $10 a month on top of current donations.  100%
   

*Vaults are designated budget items in my savings “group”. The bank I have now gives 4% interest and allows designated savings.  I have the following vaults set up with automatic additions each month: savings, travel, emergency, house, tires/automotive, medical, Christmas, and just added donations   

January  Completed — sick for 3 weeks — 88%

February Completed —-anxiety very high——77.6%

March completed—— 86%

April Completed——91%

May Completed——-90.4% got puppy

June Completed——-93.6%

July Completed———96%

August Completed—-93%

September Completed —90%

October Completed—-91%

November Completed —-

December Completed ——

RVRita in Roswell

Thanks for starting November out with a bang Miss Barbie!

Wow Tracey. Just wow. Your MILs life sounds amazingly like my grandmothers, but I'll spare you the details. Simply put, we called her Cinderella because there really was a stepmother and stepsisters. SMH. God Bless you for taking her in and attempting to set her straight and clear her head. I hope she'll be able to see that real love is not what she's been living.
I totally understand his guilt and his feeling of being "an only child" with siblings. Our oldest DD feels the same way. You just have to keep reminding him of the things that you know. You didn't know what you didn't know. Move forward from here and make it better. Hindsight is always 20-20, but you can't live in the past. He should tell his mom how much he loves her every, single day and make sure she's happy and healthy and loved for the rest of her life and let that BE his apology.

That's such great insight, Heather. I never thought of that until you mentioned it! It really does explain a lot about Rodger and his upbringing, what Mom went through as a child. My grandmother went completely the opposite way, but I think that was a "Cinderella" thing too. My grandfather really was her Prince Charming and took her away from her horrors and she "chose" to not hold anything against those people.

Lisa, so sorry that you're dealing with the DD again. I know the same from our 34-year-old DD, so you're correct. Some of them don't know how to communicate anger without lashing out or shutting down. So sad. I'm glad that she reached out. Her way is better than nothin'.

Thanks Kim. I'm excited for you! How wonderful to be able to see well again. I've been praying for you every day.

I found out last week that I have cataracts. Oh joy. Well, at least there's a reason my left eye is so fuzzy! Here I thought my eye-doc just couldn't get it right. I really was kinda ticked. Turns out I was right to be ticked. She said I had the beginning of cataracts, but surgery was a long ways off. Well, if it was a long ways off, why didn't she tell me that the only reason that she couldn't correct my vision was because of the cataract. So, the new eye-doc, who specializes in eye surgery and Lasik, etc. said that exactly. That's why I went in. Because I am just sick and tired of contacts and I have some "fun" money left from Mom & Dad. (before retirement) Good news is that my insurance will pay for the cataract surgery and the "fun" money will pay for the lens replacement I've decided to have. Now I AM EXCITED! No more contacts!

OMGosh Allie! Those grands are just the cutest!!!

Our Halloween was WET. Glad we don't have littles anymore. We were home and dry with Lacy and Nick. Their home was all decked out with a graveyard, skeletons, witches and a leaping spider! Such fun! Harley was a "glowing" skeleton, but he wouldn't let us take a picture.

Yesterday I was at another all-day card-making event. Sixty-two women, making sixteen cards in seven hours, with a break for lunch. WAY fun!
Here are some samples.

Love and Blessings
Carla, in MN

I am back down to 203.8 lbs. This last week I was jumping all over the place. Yesterday my weight showed 205.0. Go figure.

Today is yogurt for breakfast, lunch is homemade tacos, dinner is veggie salad with a Slate chocolate milkshake protein drink. I have heard good things on my FB group about it. 20 grams of protein. I decided to buy some Fair life Whole milk on Thursday, which has extra protein in it, and lower in sugar. I'm not much of a milk drinker but I have added a cups worth to meals, or in my protein iced coffee drinks. Getting back in the habit of having my afternoon tea again. Its just mint tea, peach tea, honey, lemon juice, and lemonade mix. For some reason the lemon and honey makes sleeping, and breathing better, less phlegm etc.

Yesterday I wrote 7 intro letters to new pen pals. All different somewhat, describing myself in a way that doesn't sound like a grocery shopping list, or an 1980's dating site. "I like pedicures, can pedicures be a hobby?" I wrote in one letter...

I video chatted with my sister and her brain went to info scam artists as to what pen pals are. She is funny, so wary, never talks to strangers etc. We are so polar opposite, but get along well. I am the yin to her yang I suppose. I think I have developed quite a keen sense of people, and sure I listen when the vibe from someone isn't right to me. There is a certain amount of trust you have to have with pen pals. I mean we both share our address on Messenger so that's the first step. Then we go from there. I have now 23 pen pals! One pen pal takes Zepbound like me which is not a common thing, or maybe it is these days.

Time to organize Christmas cards. Hey, if any of you that don't already exchange Christmas cards with me, want to, just send me a private message. Also, any that I exchange with, have moved or your address will be be different, please let me know. Thanks!

Rebecca Whidbey Wa

Pip,

congratulations! 3rd out of 11 is great! Doing under a 12 minute mile, even better! You rock!

Rebecca Whidbey Wa

Barbie, thank you for keeping us/getting us back on track. Would you remind me of the pub mysteries and the ones set in Ashland?

October summary and November plan:

Piriformis/sciatica finally eased after mid-month therapeutic massage, but cranky knee persisted, gotta love winter. Couple days of BB&B/PT, back to line dancing at least twice weekly. Still no yoga/SWSY or dog group. Couple of long strolls. PS2S consistent-ish..

October summary averages vs September:

WT: 131.4 130.8 up a little
Steps: 4258 4372 down a little
AF days: 65 pct 57 pct better

November Action plan for stronger, tidier, kinder-
Stronger: Dailyish PS2S & 10 mins BB&B/PT, MW line dancing, TuTh Chair Yoga, F SWSY, Sa Dog group or long stroll. Make it to Tu pm line dancing when not stormy.
Tidier: listen to a Clutterbug podcast while looking around for one tiny thing that can be done in 5 mins or less.
Kinder: open heart and mind before mouth.

Need to focus on building strength and stamina back up. Pull up my big girl panties and do the BB&B/PT daily-ish.

Carol ((hugs held extra extra long)) Like Sue and others have said, hope your family is helping out, not pushing you but supporting you.

Mo last month you asked what I do that gives me joy. Walking with Joe and the dogs down our drive, across the lane and up the powerline easement. Not something I do every day, but when it happens it really lifts my spirits. That and line dancing ;} What brings you joy?

Tracey thankful for so much. That your MIL is safe, that Rodger is on board and cautioned the friend that police must be present when they try to retrieve MIL’s things, that MIL is accepting she won’t be going back (thank Goodness!). You are my hero!

Lisa LOVE the curtain, and the cardigan and the afghan and the exercise room and and and

Pip love the new carpet, and Chispa’s panty… ;) Congratulations on your run!

Heather Bea looks so very somber… LOVE the Johnny birthday party, what was the hilarious song?

Melanie LOVE The pic of you and your sister. You almost could be Rori’s sisters from another mister. Safe travels!

Has anyone heard from Rosalie lately?

Margaret what you said about the true cost of food. IMHO, pay the grocer or pay the doctor, you choose.

Beth yours to Tracey about Rodger and guilt. I am so sorry/angry about your mattress disaster. Sheesh!

Lanette glad to hear T’s JRT is surviving so far. Tranquilizers and pain meds didn’t do much to discourage Tumble from going up and down stairs, jumping up on chairs and beds. Vet will tell T to crate him. Yeah right. Hope the T-shirt does the trick.

Rebecca con VERY gratulations on your consistent success. Onederland is just around the corner.

Rita of all your October accomplishments, the “going weekly” one made me happiest for you. Well done!

Carla one of my friends here is an artist and has had nothing but trouble with her cataract surgery. Something about the correction means her close up vision is shot, lines that should be straight look wavy, all kinds of grief. Don’t think she opted for the corrective lens, but don’t know. Be sure you ask the surgeon about the impact on your art, your card making gives you such joy, I’d hate to see you struggle.

Michele delighted that Jess helped take down the Halloween decorations. Will she and C help with the Christmas ones?

Later, lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD

November focus stronger: Dailyish PS2S and 10 mins BB&B/PT.
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 mouth

Barbara's question:

Cycling — especially cycling on beautiful days in gorgeous scenery.

Digging in my garden — for me, the plants are nice, but my favourite things in the garden are the process of digging, the rocks, and setting up the structure.

Reading — especially mysteries with a hint of thriller.

Colouring — the picture is there, but I get to decide what I'm going to do with it.

Coding — the code I use most frequently are SQL and HTML, but there's just something about typing a few words and characters and voila, there's the result, image, page, etc.

Machka in Oz