new 45 yr old yooper looking for friends..support.. motivati

gayl33
gayl33 Posts: 2
edited November 12 in Introduce Yourself
Just joined tonight..looking for help to stay on track! 45 yr old mother of 4. Dog rescuer. And lifetime caregiver to the elderly...its time to take care of me!!
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  • I too have just joined, and I so relate to the 'time to take care of me' I have 5 children and multiple special needs, I too am looking for support, encouragement and "reminders" to take care of my needs as we too often forget. May I add you as a friend?
  • gayl33
    gayl33 Posts: 2
    Welcome to you! Please do add me!
  • huskamute
    huskamute Posts: 17
    hi, i have just joined too. Am 41, 2 children, 2 huskamutes and full time night worker in a unit for adolescents.
  • sarvissa
    sarvissa Posts: 70 Member
    Outside of Michigan, would anyone know what a yooper is? ;) I was born and raised in MI, but currently live in Oregon. Feel free to add me!
  • JoolieW68
    JoolieW68 Posts: 1,879 Member
    Outside of Michigan, would anyone know what a yooper is? ;) I was born and raised in MI, but currently live in Oregon. Feel free to add me!

    I know, I know!!

    And ya'll feel free to add me, too. 43 yr old mom here.
  • spaz4me2
    spaz4me2 Posts: 44 Member
    I'm 45...a mother...lost 90 so far with quite a few to go. Not sure if I'm a yooper...but feel free to add me ;-D
  • lindyc11
    lindyc11 Posts: 75 Member
    Welcome! Feel free to add me :smile:
  • lifechange12
    lifechange12 Posts: 91 Member
    Please add me. I am also 45 - only 2 kids though. Where is Bark River? I am
    in Michigan City/LaPorte, IN which is very close to New Buffalo, MI.
  • pauldbarnhart
    pauldbarnhart Posts: 5,999 Member
    YOOPER!!! Made me grin. Like everyone else says...there are only a select few of us in the world that know what that is.
  • cwunderlich
    cwunderlich Posts: 35 Member
    I am 46 - mother of three boys - work full time - and run the kids all over - looking also for support and motivation - anyone feel free to add me!!! I agree - it is time for US!!
  • rammsteinsoldier
    rammsteinsoldier Posts: 1,552 Member
    Hi, I am a 45 year old mother of 2 daugthers and I rescue cats. Would be glad to be friends
  • treetop57
    treetop57 Posts: 1,578 Member
    Welcome!
    What Da Heck Is A Yooper?

    The people that live in the Upper Peninsula or the U.P. are called "Yoopers" and are proud of it.

    http://dayoopers.com/whatwher.html
  • LessOfMePlease
    LessOfMePlease Posts: 50 Member
    Enjoyed the UP for vacation last year... only reason this Iowa girl knows what a Yooper is! Welcome to MFP!
  • Wilmingtonbelle
    Wilmingtonbelle Posts: 255 Member
    Former Yooper, dog rescuer and MFP friend if you want to add me :flowerforyou:

    Sláinte
  • Oh ya, I know what a yooper is. Holy jeez, but I am just a former troll out here in the deserts of Las Wages. Started my first week, hopefully only 6-8 left to go. Trying to lose around 30 pounds.
  • determined1221
    determined1221 Posts: 139 Member
    I know what it is too! I almost became a yooper a few years ago :)
  • jcstanton
    jcstanton Posts: 1,849 Member
    Outside of Michigan, would anyone know what a yooper is? ;) I was born and raised in MI, but currently live in Oregon. Feel free to add me!

    I know, I know!!

    And ya'll feel free to add me, too. 43 yr old mom here.

    Haven't hit my forties yet (35yrs), and I don't have any kids, but I'm a born and raised Michigander. Would love to have some more friends from my homestate....I miss it something fierce, especially in the summer time (currently live in upstate SC...waaaay too hot for me).
  • weight2go
    weight2go Posts: 92 Member
    You got it. You first. remember what they tell you on the airline, help yourself first. Im 48. Sell Avon and have a teenage daughter, one dog and two cats. Help out at the local SPCA. Feel free to add me. I sometimes need a(or two):laugh: good kick in the butt to get going.
  • Kerchinga
    Kerchinga Posts: 25 Member
    Hi! Im 40, relatively new on here, lost 23lb but overall want to lose 100+ feel free to add me! :D
  • Love the UP. I'm a 39 y/o Chicagoan, married dad of 2 working in healthcare. Feel free to add me.
  • questhaven
    questhaven Posts: 109 Member
    Feel free to add me! :)
  • Hi congrats for joining. It's a great first step! Feel free to add me, I would love to encourage you.
  • Dayna154
    Dayna154 Posts: 910 Member
    Feel free to add me as well... :happy:
  • jcstanton
    jcstanton Posts: 1,849 Member
    Please add me. I am also 45 - only 2 kids though. Where is Bark River? I am
    in Michigan City/LaPorte, IN which is very close to New Buffalo, MI.

    I have a friend who lives in the New Buffalo area, and I think he works in Indiana (Is there a nuclear power plant in that area? I think that's where he works.) I was born in Berrien County, MI, and my dad was born and raised in Stephensville, MI (about 30min from New Buffalo).
  • pauldbarnhart
    pauldbarnhart Posts: 5,999 Member
    I miss the UP (in the summer), but I'm loving NC. No more 30 foot snowfalls for me, thank you very much.
  • jcstanton
    jcstanton Posts: 1,849 Member
    I miss the UP (in the summer), but I'm loving NC. No more 30 foot snowfalls for me, thank you very much.

    What part of NC? My mom lives in Raleigh, and I'm in Upstate SC, not far from Charlotte and Asheville.
  • judy2888
    judy2888 Posts: 3 Member
    Hi, welcome. Please feel free to add me. I'm 45 with 2 children, a husband and a cocker spaniel (so really 4 kids....LOL). Now that I know what a yooper is, my mom is from Crystal Falls.
  • sailinjen
    sailinjen Posts: 103 Member
    HI! Will be 45, 2 kids, from Traverse City and miss it terribly!!!!!! Lets do this girls!!!! Feel free to add me!!! And stay away from cousin Jennys pasties!!!! hahahas
  • Congrats on your new journey- feel free to add me!
  • ashlinmarie
    ashlinmarie Posts: 1,263 Member
    Haha...I saw "yooper" and had to click! I'm a bit younger than the others here...23 years old but a Yooper none the less! Lived in Menominee most of my life and went to school in Marquette. Feel free to add me if you'd like!
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