Optimistic October

[SKendall]

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Good afternoon. The weather here has plunged overnight to 38 deg from 74 deg. The weather in TX is always dramatic! Went to Starbucks for lunch and it was raining/sleeting. It was 78 last Christmas Day so who knows.

Star, I need to purge too, just to get that good feeling.

I too keep logging out and it doesn't happen.

PPQ, I had one cataract removed and now ready for the other one. My dr told me blue eyes get cataracts sooner, don't know if that's true.

My pain never disappears and XS tylenol is the pain relief I use b/c RX pain relief is just too hard to obtain with the opioid crisis. I read an article in the WAPost today about a patient who said he's going to the street b/c his dr decreased his pain meds.

It's a complicated issue. Many abuse and become addicted this we know, big pharma sold oxycontin as a non-addictive medicine, just like Premarin was marketed as the be all and end all and look what happened there. The Sackler family are the ones behind oxy.

After my car accident blowing 4 discs and breaking my knee I was on hydrocodone for 7 months and never took 1 pill that wasn't prescribed. I think it is a personal situation. I had the spine surgery here and had the Superion implant and all went well for about a month then the pinched nerve happened. Pain then was worse than the broken discs. I'm still seeking a solution.

I requested an Electronic transfer from my bank in WA to Chase here in TX. They mailed the check to Chase bank taking 10 days, Who mails checks anymore? They are on my list today.

I'm going to have a hot chocolate now.

[Lavande]

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Good evening friends,

Ah, finally slept thru the night with zero hot flash awakenings, geez. You would think I would outgrow this nonsense at some point.

Star, I'm starting to feel cranky about your bathroom project. Why are some things so difficult when they really shouldn't be? I hope it's over real soon for you!
I just checked my FoK app & see there are 56 recipes in the salads/side dishes section, nice
Personally I like salads that are basically the whole meal with cooked grains like couscous, brown rice, quinoa, etc. Then you add your roasted veggies like sweet potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, etc. Then you add some beans like black, pintos, white beans, etc for some protein. Pile all that on top of fresh greens & make a light dressing & you have a meal!!!!
I make a big pot of soup every week too, today's was a vegan navy bean soup, done in the crockpot. Love, love, love the leftovers for lunches. I also make a big batch of white bean hummus every week with fresh basil & thyme & a ton of garlic. I use that as a dip for veggies or spread inside a wholegrain tortilla & roll up with lettuce, cucumbers, red onion.
I am happier & my gut is much happier with these foods but I do still cook some meat for the carnivores like YB. A small taste of chicken or turkey a few times/week is enough for me.
Here's some good ones: Amazing Protein-Packed Vegan Salad Recipes | One Green Planet

Cyn, you are busy & that can be a good thing if you love what you are doing.
Sunday looks like a washout for sure but I hope daughter & family still get here. She has her girl scouts marching in their hometown Halloween parade tomorrow so they at least have a nice day for that

SK, good to see you!
The weather sure can be weird, you just never know. We have enough firewood stacked up to last us for years but haven't had a fire yet this season, it's been too warm.
I'm really sorry about your continued back pain. I just wish something better, more effective long term would come on the market. My husband & both of his brothers as well as his mother have all suffered from chronic back pain during their lives. It's a miserable thing. Just for the heck of it have you tried acupuncture? My BIL had some success with it until he decided to stop going for some reason. Opioids are not meant for long term use as they cause too many problems. Are you able to take large doses of Ibuprofen? I had much better pain relief on Ibuprofen after a skull fracture & surgery, refused to take a Rx home for Percocet because it left me feeling stupid.
I hope you enjoyed your hot chocolate - one of life's pleasures!

Pauly, come on back, we're here waiting for you.

Have a nice night everyone!

Lav

[treegirl]

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Morning all -

Star, you must be having a busy morning with grandkids - good luck and hope you get some rest at some point. I don't think that I could keep up with little ones! Hope the shower guys came and did their thing to get your project finished. Check out the website "Hurry the food up" for great salads - one favorite is the lentil and arugula with sun dried tomatoes, yum!

SK, so strange, we have had practically the same weather! I ditto Lav, acupuncture is definitely something to try at least. Good luck with all that - nerve pain is so hard.

Lav, so glad you got a good sleep! Amazing isn't it? It's funny, I make that same white bean hummus, and I'm thrilled that we are back in soup weather... I plan to make some today.

Pauly, come back and tell us how you are doing! Miss you girl.

Last night I was so tired after a late client that I didn't ever really recover... went right from a nap into bed! I feel pretty good this morning. I am making a turmeric/spices coconut milk drink each night before bed - I think it makes me less aches in the mornings, and a little more awake. I did the inside winterizing yesterday, today I will get as much of the outside done as possible, because now the cold will set in for real.

Happy AF Saturday, all!

[paulywogg]

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Morning friends,just a quick hello from me only cuz I really don't have much going on right now,,not drinking but still trying to figure out how to get my mind right,everyone sounds good,wishes for a great AF Saturday

[Snoopy56]

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Good afternoon...

Busy morning after having all four spend the night, tons of sheets and laundry to do, plus lots of pick up. THE BATHROOM IS DONE! They finished Friday and the owner called me and asked if I would give him a 5 star rating. Seriously. I said that communication was a problem and I would pay him on Monday after I made sure the shower worked without leaking. Now I remember I have to be out of town on Monday, so when I get the money to him later he will know what it is like to have someone show up when they feel like it. It looks nice, but the hassle was unnecessary. I had other workmen come over today for repair on light fixture and gutter and he showed up early, did what he said and I paid him right away. I would hire that firm again for sure. Right now, no more work on my house till next year.

Lav, it is getting pretty cold here, highs in the 40s, you'll be using that fireplace soon. Thanks for the recipes links and tips, you're the best. Hope tomorrow works out for your family.

Cyn, glad you got rest, I need some extra too with the weather change.

Skendall, pain is so hard to live with, sending you positive healing thoughts.

Pauly, good to hear from you, I am watching college football soon, nothing going on here either and that is OK.

Have a great AF Saturday.

[Lavande]

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Good evening friends,

Well I am happy to report I finally coerced my son into bringing the boys over for a visit. Apparently when I texted him this morning he had just gotten home after his 24 hr shift. He was too tired to argue I think, ha ha! Spent some nice time catching up with the boys, they are growing fast. They had to be at a Halloween party at 5pm so they were excited.

Star, good laborers shouldn't have to ask for a 5 star rating, geez
I hope everything is OK with the bathroom & there are no leaks!!!! Glad you had a good visit with your family despite all the extra work.
I forgot to mention my favorite salad recipe - No tuna Salad - made with mashed chickpeas instead of tuna & a tahini dressing in place of mayo. Makes great sandwiches, even YB likes it, ha ha! The recipe is FOK.

Pauly, glad to see you :hug:
I know you've tried Amoryn before but I really wish you would give it another shot. You seem to have a chronic low level mood issue - just like me! I have been on the Amoryn so long now that I have pretty much forgotten how low I was actually feeling. My two years on ADs were not good, I couldn't get rid of the numbness they left me feeling. I have absolutely none of those issues on Amoryn. Think about trying just one capsule/day in the morning after you eat & see how it goes. I just want you to feel better & boosting your mood naturally is wonderful.

Cyn, I went outside today with the hedge clippers & did some serious bush whacking, LOL
Looks a lot better so I'm glad we had a good day for working outside.
Catching up on sleep is always a nice thing - good for you! If turmeric helps you then great. I have found I have some wild flushing reactions with it - weird.

SK, thinking about you & hope you are feeling a bit better now.

Have a nice night everyone!

Lav

[treegirl]

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Morning all -

Rain and rain and rain today - they say up to 4 inches. I am so grateful that the temps didn't dip - if this were snow, we would be in serious do-do! I was able to wrangle quite a bit of stuff yesterday and brought inside anything that would blow around - big winds coming tonight. The thing I didn't get done was closing in the screen porch, darn, I will probably do it with freezing hand as usual! But I did measure all the screens so that I can cut the plastic sheeting to size... that will help the project along.

Lav, congrats on seeing the boys! They must have been so happy - what are their costumes this year? Your son is pulling 24 hour shifts? That sounds downright dangerous, poor guy. I heard an NPR story about the opioid crisis, and I thought of your son and what he must see on a daily basis... hope he is coping OK. Enjoy your firewood today...

Star, whew, I knew you would be busy - I can't imagine all that laundry! Good for your for enjoying it all along with the work. Congrats on the bathroom!!!! Ridiculous for a tradesman to ask for a good review - that's just all wrong, sheesh. Good that they will wait for your check...

Pauly, thanks for the checkin! So sorry that things are making you anxious, good luck with finding the right tools - I know you will keep at it.

SK - I remember hearing on NPR ( same report as mentioned above) that there is a new pain med which dentists have been using that shows real promise for all types of pain... it is an injectible, it starts with an "e" - sorry, that's all I remember. It is non-narcotic and works very well - maybe someone can fill you in about it... I will go back and try to find the story where I heard it...

OK, off to finally clean this house and make some soups for the week. With the high winds we might lose power, and soups are the best storm food, so I will be ready if it happens! Wishing all a settled, grateful AF day.

[paulywogg]

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Morning friends,Cyn you stay safe in the storm! Soup on a rainy day sounds cozy though Lav,when I tried amoryn last it made my blood pressure high,I didnt like that feeling,funny you mention AD's cuz I went to see the therapist lady I see and she knows about my shitty year and all that's happened so she mentioned how the AD's are better these days and I could think about trying one,I know she's only trying to help but taking an ad isn't gonna bring my brother back or make my dad healthy,,I think its normal for me to feel sad and try and deal with these blows,I'd be a little weird if I just didn't care,honestly I think it's my hormones finally getting ready for "the change" (hate that term!)too Star,glad your bathroom is done hubs has to ask his customers to rate him on yelp too cuz his boss wants to have good ratings for the company but hubs is too embarrassed to ask so he's constantly being nagged at their weekly meeting by the boss haha,wishing us all a happy AF Sunday

[treegirl]

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Evening all -

I hope everyone is OK... kinda quiet here. What a huge storm here last night! For hours and hours it sounded like a train was going flying overhead! The windows and the doors sounded like they were going to fly open. I'm so grateful that I put the glass inserts in the French screen doors - I'm pretty sure that would destroyed those old screens! Didn't get much sleep, as we lost power and then it would come on and off again, making everything beep and light up and then go dead again, sheesh. This morning I thanked all of the trees on our property for hanging in there and "standing their ground". Brave trees!

Worked until 11 pm last night and then all day today. Tonight I'm giving myself the gift of a British tv mystery episode, woo hoo!

Sounds like the little ones will freeze tomorrow - 32 degrees is the low. Thankfully because we are in the 'country' most kids have a celebration at their schools or the local firehouse or grange. At least they'll be warm!

Pauly, of course you care deeply about what's going on in your life, and that's a good thing. But from personal experience I can say that perimenopause can really make things look different than they ever did before, much darker... so here's hoping you find good self care routines to support yourself. You take care!!!

Star, Lav, SK, anyone else - wishing you a safe and contented evening -

[Lavande]

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Greetings friends!

I never was able to get on the site last evening, tried all the way from dinner to bedtime, geez!

Cyn, glad your trees withstood the storm! We didn't have any problems or lose power - for a change!!! I had to travel for a medical appointment today & saw some downed tree limbs & other debris on the roads. It always freaks me out a little when we lose power, I don't even want to sleep.
My son always works 24 hr shifts - odd but that's the way they do it. Then they are off 3 days then go back for another 24 hrs. He always looks like hell when he first gets home, ha ha!
My oldest grandson said he is dressing up as Harry Potter - he's been reading the books I gave him for Christmas last year The younger guy is going as a firefighter (no surprise there). My granddaughter has an awesome witch outfit complete with a beautiful pointed hat, ha ha! It's going to be cool here tomorrow evening but hopefully not freezing.

Pauly, I keep thinking about you & truly do understand what you are dealing with, honestly.
I strongly urge you to read Dr. Christiane Northrup's website & books before trying any Rx ADs. She has a whole different spin on managing perimenopause & related symptoms.
Menopause is not a disease although it sure does feel like one, don't you agree? And we are not losing our minds although some days you sure could have fooled me!!!!
About the ADs, I don't think there's anything new on the market that would be any better than the SSIs that have been around for a while like Lexapro, Zoloft & Prozac.
Directly addressing the body's imbalances (hormonal & anything else out of whack) is a kinder way to go. Our diet & physical activity have to change too!
Like Cyn mentioned, everything just seems darker & harsher when your hormones are unbalanced - been there & done that.

Star, hope you are OK & just busy with life!

SK, hello to you & hope you are better.

Have a nice night everyone & stay warm. We have a fire going in the fireplace, first one of the season

Lav

[SKendall]

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Hi everyone.

Cyn, saw your weather. I think weather is a scary issues these days. I love making soup and I can't even name my fave, they all are. Leek and potato is the 1st winter soup I make in autumn. I love cooking risotto for the same reason, stirring and creating.

Good job, Mr. Mueller.

Pauly, hope things start to balance out a little for you. I am on a low dose of Lexapro and it works really well for women.

Lav, my g/daughter came yesterday and we were going to put the fairy garden away for the winter. I wasn't watching and before I knew it the pie stand was full of fairies, lol. We will start rock painting next week b/c I had bought poster pain by mistake and I think it should be acrylic paint?

Hi Star, I'm not sure if I was ever asked to review labor, but you are strongly advised to give one on Angie's list. I readily give a review on a good job.

Here's a surprise, I've been cooking for my dog, Aldi sells chicken for 49 cents a pound. She has been having terrible diarrhea and Friday I ran out of chicken and used canned food and kibble - no more diarrhea. I think either chicken is too rich or it's the antibiotics injected in them.

[Snoopy56]

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Good morning...

I could not get on the site yesterday morning, so could not post. Drove to my daughter's early and helped with the baby, she and the older one went to the dentist, and I got him all to myself. He is such a good little guy, sitting up now and reaching for things, smiling and laughing, alot more fun to watch. I went to the office of the people who did the bathroom and it was a dump. Yuck. I am not putting in a review, just putting the entire thing behind me. I could see them calling me or harassing me if I put in a negative review, they are that annoying. Just glad it is done and looks and works well.

Cyn, what a big storm, glad you were prepared and made soup, I like the soup part. New England has been hit with several storms, getting cozy and staying inside is all you can do. So this is interesting, my son is interested in geneology, genes, etc., and so I bought 23andme dna kits for he, I and my husband. We did the kits last night and will send them off today, so that will be fun to see what our ancestry is. I want to start with genealogy for our family, need to talk to my brother who has alot on ancestry.com already. I tape the show Finding Your Roots and find it fascinating. I want to be a genealogist.

Lav I am so glad you pushed your son, he has so much on his plate, he should do what his mother asks of him. I never hesitate to tell my daughter we want to see the boys, I understand the situation is different. However, she appreciates that we want to be in their lives. Don't let your son off the hook so easily. He owes you to see your grandsons and it is not alot to ask. You are a great wife, mother and grandmother, you can ask for what you need! We will have cold Halloween weather, but I bought over 200 pieces of candy, we always get a big crowd. If not, it is mostly chocolate and then my husband can take the rest to work. We carved pumpkins Sunday night, it was fun. They smell so much of the past to me. I love that no tuna salad you mentioned, I have made it and love it. I am starting the online FOK class tomorrow, excited to learn new things and I have never taken an online class before so that should be fun. I think. LOL.

Pauly, I am with you on AD and other meds. I agree with you that feeling depressed/grieving is normal for you, with all that has happened. I have known many people who just don't do well on AD's, period. I think going to your counselor on a regular basis might work better for you, getting through the feelings, rather than numbing them, but that is up to you. I just am so sensitive that I don't do well on any type of drugs. Especially alcohol. But I know some who are helped by them, too. Just not me. I remember when I was upset when I had to move in 2014 so unexpectedly, I was upset and my friend said I needed to be on something. I told her it was normal for me to be upset, she really was not helpful. What are you doing for Halloween? my daughter created a costume for the older grandson and he likes how it looks but does not want to wear it. Haha.

Skendall, I saw the news on the indictments, and 45 saying that it has nothing to do with him. His associates in the campaign are colluding with Russia and he is not involved? His SIL meets with Russians and so does his older son? What kind of stupid does he think we are? Russians were in the highest levels of his campaign, influencing the outcome in any way they could. That is treason, plain and simple. I am disgusted and worried for our country, economy, way of life. He is evil. How fun to spend time with your granddaughter, I love crafts. I love looking at toys now, thinking what I can share with the little guy. So much fun. We moved closer to my daughter and family when our first grandson was born and it was a good decision for us. We are part of their lives and can it is wonderful. Want to be AF for that for sure.

Have a good one.

[paulywogg]

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Morning friends and Happy Halloween changed my mind about being a zombie prom queen and just bought a costume from the store,don't feel like having to wash off a bunch of gunk right before bed haha,Star hope your grandson comes around to wearing his costume later,I'm sure he will once he sees the other kids in theirs,yes I was a total,fat,numb weirdo on Zoloft a few years back and when I told hubs that the doc mentioned it he said "NO,been there done that,not again" he remembers how crazy I got,Lav hope to see pics of the kids' costumes on fb,what's granddaughter gonna be? Cyn glad there wasn't too much damage by the storm,seems the weather has been wacko allover this year,,much like my life has felt,hope next year is a calmer one weather,personal lives and world wide,hi SK,wishes for a happy AF Tuesday

[treegirl]

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Morning all - a cup of strong tea and my doggy touchstone in his bed next to my chair, life is good.

Lav, I hope we get to see some of those Halloween costume pics! I gave the Harry Potter books to my mother the year she blew out her knee and stayed with us... she was a great reader, and devoured those books... I have always meant to read them myself. Glad that you missed the bulk of the storm, I bet you enjoyed the first fire of the season, that is always special.

Star, I agree that the best thing is to just say nothing about that company's work. When I read a bad review I sometimes wonder if the person was just hard to please or something... but not very many good reviews says something about the company. Glad you are done with all that and glad it turned out well.

SK, I used to cook for my two large dogs, but honestly giving them organic meats was hard on my budget - - but I knew that drug and additive -laden meat was much worse. I switched to hi-end canned, which is easier for my boy dog to digest than kibble, and it also has a good range of vitamins and minerals. I do cook veggies for supplementing the canned food. It's hard to find canned food without carrageenan, which is an intestinal irritant, but more companies are going that way now since customers complained. Good luck with all that! And yes, go Mueller.

Hey Pauly - I hope you know that all of our suggestions are given with a loving energy -- everyone adores you and hopes you find some rest from not feeling well... you will find your light, I have no doubt!

I watched my gritty British crime mystery show -- really good acting and story, but yet again it gets my brain too whipped up - it took a long time for me to go to sleep. I guess I have to save that for free weekend afternoons from now on... if I can wrangle some of those!

Wishing all a centered and grateful day -

[treegirl]

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X-post, Pauly! I want to see pics of your costume!!! (Yep, I once was put on something, and I basically slept through 3 months of my life before I got off of that stuff. Like I said, you will figure it all out... cheers!)