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  • VelvetPoppy
    VelvetPoppy Member Posts: 649
    edited July 2017

    I walked this morning. It wasn't as humid. I wasn't able to finish, though, because the fire chief came out to talk to me. I was nearly finished with my cool down and was able to walk & talk, but I didn't feel comfortable doing my stretches in front of him, so that didn't get done.

    There are two old people living near the pavilion where I walk. The woman lives right across the street and the man lives next door to her. I see them both every morning when I walk. I can see the side/back yards of both their houses. She is usually sweeping her front porch and will sometimes come around and watch me walk. He drives around his yard on a scooter, checking his garden. The fire chief told me she will be 100 this week and he is in his upper 90s. They both live alone and have relatives that check on them, but D (the chief) has lived in this little town all of his life and watches over the elderly. He asked me if I would make note each time I walk and if I don't see these people to go over to the fire station and let them know. They will do a welfare check. I like the idea of looking out for our neighbors.

    This is a small rural community of under 1,000 people. We are incorporated, but have few amenities. We have an elementary school, 4 churches, a convenience store, a realtor, a construction company, a brand new BBQ restaurant, a cotton gin and 2 truck stops. Everyone knows everyone else. Most of the people who live here grew up here. H & I were 'newcomers' 27 years ago when we built our house. I was greeted by my first name from people I had never seen before and most of the town had been through the house before it was finished. The oldtimers didn't hesitate to offer advice or criticism on layout, materials, etc. It was unnerving and funny at the same time. Now we are established and H works most of the churches fundraisers and the VFD. It probably doesn't hurt that he is related to about 1/4 of the residents!

  • badger
    badger Member Posts: 34,614
    edited July 2017

    Nice day here as well, breezy under a Door County blue sky. :-)

    Got in an early-morning walk, feels good to be outside, moving.

    Shower then headed out for some Shop & Sculpt at the farm-supply store. They're one of the few places I can find basic blue jeans without fancy stitching or rhinestones.

  • Heidihill
    Heidihill Member Posts: 5,476
    edited July 2017

    Hope you find your walking buddy today, Ruth. Love the turtle convention, scottiemom.

    Declutter & Sculpt today as we have new furniture arriving soon. Also attacked DDs room, found a ton of money from Christmas presents past, so well worth it. Biked for an hour for some fresh air.

     

  • Falconer
    Falconer Member Posts: 1,192
    edited July 2017

    For Exercise, Nothing Like the Great Outdoors by Gretchen Reynolds in The New York Times June 28, 2017

    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/28/well/move/for-e...


  • Claire_in_Seattle
    Claire_in_Seattle Member Posts: 4,570
    edited July 2017

    Thanks Falconer for posting. However, I had figured this out. Today's training ride was 60 miles on the Centennial Trail. The most glorious day. It hurts to sit down at the moment, but otherwise just fine. This makes 125 miles of cycling so far over this long weekend. Thinking of doing a short ride plus a hike tomorrow to explore a waterfall a few miles from here. If I jump in, does this count as a "tri"?

    No flats. Yay!!!!

    It was fun to be out amongst the fellow cyclists training for the Seattle-to-Portland. Most were much faster than I am, but all were impressed that I have done ten out of ten...in a row. (I left out the part about just after finishing active treatment 7 years ago.)

    Was sorry to learn that the wonderful microbrewery in Arlington has closed. So I swung into the Junkyard Grill for a burger. Was able to do the 22 miles back to my car afterwards. A girl has to eat.

    Speaking of which, dinner is almost ready. I have to eat up some of the strawberries. This is probably the last week for the divine local ones. Plus the last of the asparagus. 

    Bring on summer! - Claire 

  • Vargadoll
    Vargadoll Member Posts: 2,028
    edited July 2017

    This group is such an inspiration! I enjoy reading the post and seeing the pictures. I am very active in and around the house. Occasionally I get to walk at the lake or park. Zumba is my favorite and have plans to start back possible next week. My favorite zumba class ended 2 days before I got my BC diagnosis. I tried a different class a few times before surgery but just couldn't get into it. It was move strengthening zumba and I am more a booty shaking zumba girl. I am so limited to what I can do with my girl. I won't leave her with anyone but DH or DD. DH is self employed and always working and DD is always having babies...lol I will get this exercise worked out soon! How quickly life can change.

    Thank you ladies for inspiring the newbies!

  • ruthbru
    ruthbru Member Posts: 57,235
    edited July 2017

    You would like my favorite Zumba teacher, Varga. She is all shimmy and shake!

    Off to POUND. This afternoon we will drag my brother & SIL out to a frontier village, a local tourist spot that you don't go to unless you have little kids or company.

  • Vargadoll
    Vargadoll Member Posts: 2,028
    edited July 2017

    Ruth- sign me up! My zumba instructor was married to a Latino who was also a zumba instructor so there was also great music! Lots of beautiful Latino music with so boom Shakalaka Tunes! They moved to Mexico and she has a excellent job teaching international students. She was a 4th grade teacher here in my town. We lost a great teach at school and the gym!

    Enjoy your day. My BIL flew in last night from Colorado. Who knows what adventures our week will hold

  • pat01
    pat01 Member Posts: 1,005
    edited July 2017

    Octo - congrats on retirement - you will love it!

    Hope you feel better burner

    Velvet - we also took social security early, 1 - hubby figured the break even point to be somewhere in our mid 80's and 2 - you just never know when life may throw you a curve. If you do join a gym, I suggest you get a trainer for the first few weeks - they will help you learn different machines, give you alternate exercises to do, and nothing is more motivating than having to see your trainer at the gym, makes you work out harder and longer. After a few sessions, you can go it alone with the routines they designed for you.

    I hadn't been to my gym in months (!), but with my trying to walk outside every day and the bugs are bad, I went the other day and put in a couple of miles walking on the treadmill. No alarms went off when I walked in the door :) Now it will be easier to go back. Still mostly eating well (though strayed last night with some celebratory margaritas), and getting some movement into my days. Yesterday we spent on the water, clamming and fishing, it was a glorious day.

  • NatsFan
    NatsFan Member Posts: 3,745
    edited July 2017

    Teese - hope all was OK with the port placement. You'll notice it a lot at first, but after a week or so you get used to it. Badger - love the idea of a "golden" birthday. Octo - woohoo on the official retirement!!!!! Scottie - love the turtle convention. Velvet - LOL on the locals giving advice to the newcomers on house construction. I guess you've been accepted after all these years if the chief is recruiting you to help look after your elderly neighbors. The challenges and rewards of small town living both illustrated there in your post.

    The box turtle was ready for release Friday, so we picked him up on the way to the cabin and released him. He looks great with no sign of the abscess. I put some strawberries down next to him when we released him - we all know that the first day back home from surgery is rough, so I thought I'd give him something to get him through the night. Saturday morning he and the fruit were gone. We spotted him later at the edge of the woods looking good. Hooray. I wonder how he's going to explain to the other box turtles that he was kidnapped by aliens, subjected to painful medical procedures, then returned home.

    We also had our first bear sighting of the season. This guy had ear tags and a radio collar on - we've never seen that before. Apparently Maryland DNR tags and collars cubs during winter hibernation so they can monitor them and their movements as they grow up and find new territories.

    Here's the turtle as we released him:

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    And here's Radio Bear:

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    Lots of Garden N Sculpt this weekend, including mowing the lawn. Exercise class this morning - she about killed us!!!

  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited July 2017

    Hi all. Congrats octo on your retirement. Best move I ever made!

    Skies just opened up so either will be pickleball if it stops by 5:30pm or will make it to the gym. We'll see.

    Later sculpted friends.

  • octogirl
    octogirl Member Posts: 2,804
    edited July 2017

    thanks all for the good wishes on retirement! Been celebrating with walks on the beach in Monterey, CA, where the weather has been cool. Perfect walking weather!

    Octogirl

  • badger
    badger Member Posts: 34,614
    edited July 2017

    hi all and happy birthday, America. Woke up too late for the town's firecracker 5K so will walk 3.1 miles this morning in solidarity. Another pretty day, going to get hot later - not my favorite thing - so best to get out early.

    I am approx seven years from retirement. My inner math nerd figures that's 1,600 days after subtracting legal holidays and paid leave. IDK which sounds shorter: 7 years or 1,600 days. ;-)

  • Heidihill
    Heidihill Member Posts: 5,476
    edited July 2017

    Cute turtle, Mary. Yikes on the bear.

    I got a statement from U.S. social security, seems I have enough points to earn a retirement income. Nice surprise. I am tempted to take it earlier but may just wait 4 more years. Maybe I will watch the trend in my tumor markers along with exchange rates and decide later.

    Yesterday I walked along the lake with a friend and today am going off to salsa.

    Happy 4th, everyone.

  • sweetandspecial
    sweetandspecial Member Posts: 1,707
    edited July 2017

    Happy 4th everyone! Congrats on retirement Octo - I've got around 10 years yet give or take, depending on how the 401k does, Lord willin' and the creek don't rise. My golden birthday was when I turned 7 years old in august of 1969 - yikes!! Claire - biking has never been a fave of mine so I'm consistently amazed at your passion for the sport. You are quite awesome. Not sure when I last posted but Thursday was body sculpt and treadmill. Friday was lots of housework in the evening as we were busy Saturday with 2 graduation parties and an evening invitation to the neighbor's cookout. She lost her husband in January and has been suffering from serious depression and financial woes, plus she has health problems that keep her from working. That being said I did get in some more housework on Saturday morning before leaving for the first partay. I am also one that hates, hates, hates leaving a messy house to come back to after time away from home. Sunday I slept in then DH and I drove up to our DS and DIL's in Mt Pleasant (about 1.25 hour drive) to help with yard work. They're having a house-warming party on the 22nd and are sprucing up what was a very poorly tended yard when they bought the house late last summer. Sunday and yesterday consisted of lots of digging, raking, limestone hauling, weed-pulling, bush-trimming, power-washing, lawn-waste bag dragging and so on. Lots of bent-at-the-waste finger raking (at least that's what I call it) where we dug up ground-cover and when my back couldn't take that any longer I sat in the dirt like a small child with my legs straight out in a 'V' and kept going. It's amazing how finger-raking brings all those bits of loose root-balls to the surface so you can get them out. We then treated ourselves to showers, a round of golf and dinner out last night. Today would be body sculpt and treadmill if the gym were open but instead it's a rest day after a very physically active weekend. We got home around 1pm and I've been puttering around the house since (It's 3:44pm here in West Michigan). Doing laundry, breaking down a bunch of cardboard boxes for recycling, packed up a bunch of misc stuff to drop at the local charity place tomorrow and more stuff like that. Will run to the grocery store for some good grilling meat and sides for dinner tonight. I am so looking forward to retirement when I can putter to my heart's content and get caught up on so many things around the house.

    Enjoy the rest of this great nation's birthday and sleep well my friends.

    xoxoxoxoxo
  • Claire_in_Seattle
    Claire_in_Seattle Member Posts: 4,570
    edited July 2017

    As had a THIRD flat tire, I was ready for a change of activities, so did a hike following a trip to the bike shop where they fixed the flat for free as they hadn't done the initial repair correctly. This was about 7 miles of walking/hiking so a total of over 9 miles for the day. As I took a bit of a dip, the trip back was nice and cool. - Claire 

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  • ruthbru
    ruthbru Member Posts: 57,235
    edited July 2017

    Pretty picture, Claire!

    A quick picture of our Walking Women; lots of ladies had daughters, sisters, friends etc. in town for the holiday (including me, my SIL is sitting next to me holding a flag) walked with us, so we had a big group for our Red, White, and Blue walk!

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  • TwoHobbies
    TwoHobbies Member Posts: 2,118
    edited July 2017

    Congrats, Octogirl, on retirement. I remember snorkeling with the sharks myself. My heart pounded at first but then I realized they were not paying a bit of attention to me. Phew.

    I hope to join the retirees in six years if I'm lucky and can come up with a plan, more likely 9 or 10 unless I move to Costa Rica, Ecuador or some other cheaper locale. It's all I can do to hang on until I get my son through college.

    Falconer, Amen on the outdoor exercise. It is totally more fun and really saves my sanity. One thing I've also noticed is a long, slow walk gets me better weight loss. And even though I know that, I can't slow myself down!

    Ruth, I'm sure you were glad to have a bigger WWW group. Very festive.

    Mary, I'd love to see a bear, but maybe not too close up. Rather encounter the turtle!

    Claire, beautiful refreshing waterfall.

    I'm off work this week and staying busy exercise wise. Saturday I trimmed hedges (no power tool so upper body workout) and weeded 55 minutes. Then I went for a 35 minute bike ride. Sunday my hubby and I went on a trail walk 53 minutes. Monday I mowed the lawn -1 hour. Yesterday we rode out bikes up the trail to the lake I frequently walk at - 1 hour 50 minute ride My app says I have 319 minutes of activity in the last week. I'd be in great shape if I could retire!

  • NatsFan
    NatsFan Member Posts: 3,745
    edited July 2017

    Sweet - sounds like you're a thorough weeder! I'm with you about just sitting on my butt and getting it done. Ruth - love the RW&B walkers! Claire - that waterfall looks wonderfully refreshing. Two - trimming hedges with power tools is enough of an upper body workout, so I can't imagine what a great workout you got doing it manually.

    Exercise yesterday consisted in marching in our community's 4th of July parade. Each neighborhood and a lot of the clubs had a group in the parade, and a lot of local politicians joined in. Of course given that the average age of the marchers was probably north of 70, we ambled more than marched! But it was a lot of fun - people brought their kids and grandkids and dogs to watch, so we got lots of cheers along the way. Cooked out, then capped off the night watching the Capitol Fourth show. It was great this year I thought. We've gone down to the Capitol to see it live a few times before, but it makes for a long day. The older I get, the more I'm inclined to skip going down there and just watch it on TV instead. A/C, bathrooms, and a comfy sofa are hard to beat.

    Got my hair done today, and in a fit of frivolity (senility??) I got some green and pink highlights! They're so silly, but I really like them just for fun. One thing about having been bald for a year is that I don't take my hair nearly as seriously as I did before and am much more willing to try something different. No matter what you do, it all grows out sooner or later.

  • ruthbru
    ruthbru Member Posts: 57,235
    edited July 2017

    Gosh Nats, after my hair came back I dyed it purple! More maroon than purple, and just once....but it was wild, crazy, curly, and fun. I learned you should do the stuff you want, and who cares what anyone else thinks!

    I am dragging my SIL (who is a very good sport & will try anything once) to yoga with me tonight.

  • sweetandspecial
    sweetandspecial Member Posts: 1,707
    edited July 2017

    90 minutes push mowing tonight followed by 10 minutes laying in front of a box fan before dinner. Didn't cool me off fast enough so off came the sweaty capris and I ate my grilled burger in my stinky t-shirt then had a glorious cool shower and watched an episode of House of Cards.

    Sleep well my sculpted sisters😘

  • Falconer
    Falconer Member Posts: 1,192
    edited July 2017
    Walked 4 miles today before the rain. Back at the beach for the cooler air this weekend. Hope everyone is well.
  • NatsFan
    NatsFan Member Posts: 3,745
    edited July 2017

    Hit the fitness center this morning for some elliptical and then a dreadmill run.

  • ruthbru
    ruthbru Member Posts: 57,235
    edited July 2017

    I have been having so much fun with my SIL (she & my brother came for the 4th & then he went on to a conference further west, and she has been hanging out with us....boo hoo, he is coming back tonight & he is dragging her home tomorrow). She is so fun because she is a 'yes' person. If I suggest (as I have) that we go shopping, go Wednesday Walking, walk DS's dog, go to yoga, Pound, have coffee on the deck, she says "Yes!"

    Pound & dog walking this morning. We are going out to dinner & watching The Blues Brothers tonight because she has never seen it!!! We must make up for this cultural deficient!

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  • TwoHobbies
    TwoHobbies Member Posts: 2,118
    edited July 2017

    Gee, I thought I was the only one who thought about colored hair but Ruth and Mary actually DID IT! I wanted to do "Katy Perry Blue" but with work, decided against it. Me and my BC survivor workmate did get a pink extension during October, but that was the extent of my experimenting.

    Sweet I laughed about the box fan and eating in your undies. Hey you deserve it after that mowing. I would do the same.

    Wednesday was to be my rest day but I did a 20 minute walk. Yesterday it was so hot and humid that I ended up skipping. Even at 7 it was too miserable so I took my shower and got comfy instead.

  • LilacBlue
    LilacBlue Member Posts: 1,636
    edited July 2017

    Good grief, already a week into July and slightly blistering here as well. Have a terrific weekend everyone!

    BodyBalance/Flow this morning and Pilates this afternoon.

  • VelvetPoppy
    VelvetPoppy Member Posts: 649
    edited July 2017

    Exercise today was helping H push-mow the yard. He mows the perimeter around the front & back with the push & finishes the rest with the riding mower. This morning, the rider wouldn't start. We took turns with the push - he would go 2 rounds and I would go 2 rounds. It was 8:30am & 89 degrees! He & I both push-mowed when we first built the house because we couldn't afford a riding lawnmower, but a couple of years later we bought one. We are built on three large lots and 27 years later this was hard work. I had on a long sleeved UPF 50 shirt and it was soaked when we finished.

  • TwoHobbies
    TwoHobbies Member Posts: 2,118
    edited July 2017

    Poppy, that is hard work. I used to live on two lots and decided the back third of ours was going to be meadow. I got so tired of mowing with a push mower.

    My husband and I walked at the botanic garden today- 1hour 45 minutes but a bit of a stroll pace.

  • ruthbru
    ruthbru Member Posts: 57,235
    edited July 2017

    Got the company out of here at 6 am . 45 minutes of toning & a couple dog walks (I was puppy sitting today).

  • VelvetPoppy
    VelvetPoppy Member Posts: 649
    edited July 2017

    H is so sore from the mowing this morning, he can barely walk. I have a sore breast. I ran into a crawfish mound in the ditch. The lawnmower stopped, but my body kept moving. Of course, it was the breast that had the surgery & radiation. More than a year out and it still hurt pretty bad. I iced it and that helped. But I told H, I am never doing that again. He is buying a new rider this weekend!! Texas in the summer is too dangerous to be push mowing....just like shoveling snow up north.

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