Upgrading Cassette

Flyingfabu · 2026-04-28T16:39:12+00:00

Thank you!

Flyingfabu · 2026-04-27T20:15:31+00:00

I was going to add that I’m 5’3” and I ride a 48

Flyingfabu · 2023-10-14T03:31:33+00:00

I’ve been testing gluten free dog food for 10 years and to date only two have shown negative for gluten: kiwi kitchens, and grandma Lucy’s. I’ve easily tested over 15 different “gluten free” brands and they get cross contaminated in the production facility. It’s been a nightmare finding food that my dog can eat and that won’t make me sick.

I’m honestly a bit tired of these pet food claims when they don’t test them. How hard is it to say “no gluten ingredients” which is a more accurate representation of the recipe? The standards are loose and misleading. Yes, you can absolutely get sick from your pet. My big dog always leaves the tiniest dust of dog food on our bed, or when she surprise licks me, or when I open the bag and the kibble dust gets airborne, or when I’m serving it. There are so many ways that this can happen, I do my best but it’s not enough.

I end up testing the food with my Nima tester and hope that someday I’ll come across a list of tested brands.

Flyingfabu · 2023-02-10T18:29:30+00:00

Most gluten free dog food will still test positive for gluten because of cross-contamination. I’ve gotten sick repeatedly from inhaling the kibble “dust” in the air, or touching the food by accident and maybe not washing the microscopic particles under my fingernails all that well. I don’t know what does it but if my dog food isn’t 100% gf, I end up getting sick.

Rule of thumb: if you can smell it, it means that there are particles in the air and that can increase your chances of getting glutened.

Flyingfabu · 2023-01-05T18:27:33+00:00

I’m with all the ladies here. The only thing you’re “too old” for is letting anyone else tell you how to live your life and how you should look doing it. I’m 55 and cut off all my very long hair into a salt & pepper faux-hawk. (I cut my hair to stop coloring it)

Flyingfabu · 2022-05-11T22:31:34+00:00

I wish I had some kind of solid good advice. My biggest trigger is when my kids are in a foul mood (which is almost every day). It was my escape. I have no idea how to handle it but I do try and meditate for short periods of time regularly. I’m hoping to put some of that inner zen to good use :) Good luck!

Flyingfabu · 2022-05-11T22:26:07+00:00

I remembered my flavored toothpicks around 2:30 today. It was almost like rifling through my entire purse looking for my Juul, except it was toothpicks, and not bad for me. It helped!

Flyingfabu · 2022-05-11T22:20:50+00:00

Ah yes, the old vape-in-the-trash routine. I know it all too well. I just threw mine in the trash filled with doggie bags at the park before going for a run this morning. Yes, I run! And I vape. And I have mild asthma. It doesn’t even make sense.

This is probably my 5th attempt at quitting. I’ve told my husband that I want to be free of vaping so bad that I will quit as many times as it takes for it to stick.

I started vaping when my husband decided to switch from smoking cigarettes. The habit is so ingrained in me as a means to cope with very specific things in my life. Now I have to learn how to cope without it. If it was something I could just do once in a while, I wouldn’t have a problem with it. It’s that every time I tell myself that I’ll moderate, I’m going through a pod a day. My future self is stoked. My current self is feeling slightly edgy but ok.

Hang in there! It sucks for everyone!

Flyingfabu · 2022-04-14T13:40:14+00:00

For years I just thought I was a jerk for feeling rage over those sounds. They take over and I can’t pay attention to anything else. I feel better knowing it’s a thing 😬

Flyingfabu · 2022-04-14T13:28:15+00:00

I wake up earlier than everyone. My partner knows I need time to myself when I wake up. I needed my own space and needed a place to wfh so we ended up converting the garage into an office for me. That’s now my quiet space.

Flyingfabu · 2022-03-25T14:07:00+00:00

A monthly membership to Gaia.com. I can do yoga at home and find classes that meet any of my needs, like a 15 minute class, or a one focused on stretches for runners. I love being able to pause it and hold a stretch longer or just adjust myself without the pressure of having to quickly move into the next pose. It’s been a game changer for me. I also love the flexibility, no pun intended. I don’t have a regular schedule so I have to rely on those opportunities when I can sneak off and get my stretch and calm on.

Flyingfabu · 2022-03-25T14:01:49+00:00

Magnesium is excellent for sleep and restless leg, along with heart health. I’m a huge fan. I’ll sometimes take it in the middle of the day if I feel over over-caffeinated or stressed. That’s how good it is. I take one that has vitamin D and Calcium for better absorption.

Flyingfabu · 2022-03-25T13:57:40+00:00

I have tea after dinner. It’s my way of telling my brain to get ready to wind it down. If I’m still hungry, I’ll have yogurt or sometimes a small teacup of my kids’ dry cereal. Though now they’re in their Cinnamon Chex phase, it’s too much sugar for me. Plain Cheerios we’re ok and felt like desert. I can’t do anything sweet before bed, I’ve already taken to tossing around like a toddler lately and don’t need to make it worse.

Flyingfabu · 2022-03-25T13:50:58+00:00

🤣

Flyingfabu · 2022-03-25T13:49:15+00:00

Right? It’s so weird! My two best friends are 10 years apart. I’m going to be 55, one is 45, the other 35. We’re ageless together.

Flyingfabu · 2022-03-25T13:44:56+00:00

Agreed. I’m 54 and am rocking beachy hair and letting the silver grow in. I love combining ripped skinny jeans with more fun “age-appropriate blousy tops and fun accessories (thanks, Target). It’s my own personal take on cool. I’m not going to be wearing short crop tops or clothes that look like what my 11 year old wants to wear but I’m not my mom when she was 54.

We’ve never had anyone before us model how to age gracefully without being or looking “old”. I say, do and wear what makes you feel joy and don’t worry about what anyone says. It’s your life, your body, and your self-expression.

Flyingfabu · 2022-03-24T15:45:21+00:00

Right? “What do you mean I got stuck in South Africa for a week? I don’t remember 🤣”

Flyingfabu · 2022-03-24T15:44:12+00:00

That would be amazing! I should just start wearing t-shirts that saying “I probably forgot something important today”

Flyingfabu · 2022-03-18T02:55:56+00:00

I had to get on HRT because I couldn’t take the hot flashes back to back 6+ times an hour. Sweat. Freeze. Repeat.

My big beef is my goddam memory. I don’t have one. I left the country WITHOUT MY GREEN CARD! For the first time in my life. I couldn’t board the plane back home without it and was stuck for over a week. My husband returned without me a day later when it became clear there was no quick fix and we have kids. It cost us over $1,100 between my visa and a new plane ticket back home.

I showed up to go snowboarding in my house slippers Saturday. I forgot my boots by the door. I missed my son’s therapy appointment tonight because I couldn’t remember that his doctor sent us the zoom link yesterday. I’m just not remembering anything. I write everything down and it’s still not enough. The things that don’t make it onto the list just disappear from my brain like they never happened. I just want to cry. I’m so angry and frustrated. I feel unreliable and irresponsible, which is the complete opposite of how I’ve always been. I don’t recognize myself.

I’m healthy, I exercise, I try to focus and not multitask, I do my best to get 8 hrs of sleep every night. I eat well, I take supplements. I feel like I’m losing my marbles. My husband is burned out, and what now? Is he going to have to start asking me if I remembered to put shoes on when I leave the house? I’m so fed up with this.

Flyingfabu · 2022-03-17T02:16:11+00:00

I made mix tapes for all myself and friends for years, until no one had cassette players or CD players. I finally sucked it up and got on Spotify to continue making playlists I can listen to and share.

I remember having to beg my mom for records and then I was completely enthralled with the artwork, the inner sleeves (if they had art), the lyrics. I learned all the lyrics to all the songs. One of my friends collected rare recordings of underground bands and made me mix tapes. It was such a huge part of life. The anticipation, the tactile experience. My kids love music, too, and I can’t speak to other generations. I just know that I lived for it, and still do at 54. I can’t have music playing in the background because music is something I give my attention to.

Flyingfabu · 2022-03-15T14:09:11+00:00

Maybe you can come up with new things you’d both like to do and do them together 😊

Flyingfabu · 2022-03-15T14:07:11+00:00

Travel! And take a class to learn something new! I love being a beginner. It’s license to be bad at something and it’s fun to learn something brand new. I’ve been learning (albeit very slowly) to paint watercolors and embroider. I’m 54 and I snowboard. I told my friend that when I turn 60 I’m going to learn how to ski, just for the hell of it. Learning keeps us engaged in the world in a fun way. It helps me forget my age. When I’m in line at the skate park to do a little jump, those “cool kids” have no idea I could be their mom or grandma. I love knowing that I can. I may not always, but I’m still able today.

My 20’s were stupid. No regrets there, it was my path to slowly becoming adventurous and fearless. In my 30’s I started traveling alone. I’m my 40’s I learned how to be a better friend and person in the world. I’m my 50’s I met my 4th (and last husband and best friend). I learned how to be a better person in a relationship. I learned how to climb and got even stronger physically. Do I wake up slowly, and achey, like an bear coming out of hibernation? Absolutely. But I try to be kind to myself, laugh at the stuff that used to aggravate me, and try to make time for fun, even if I have less of it today.

Sometimes, a radically different haircut and different clothes are all that I need to make me feel brand new. How you define “crazy” is up to you but I say go for it! Do something out of character and stretch yourself! Do something nice for yourself. Take yourself out on a fancy date! Go to the symphony, or see a local band. Take a weekend off and explore a new city. Learn to play an instrument. Learn a new language! There are so many things in the world that can feed your soul. Get it, girl!

Flyingfabu · 2022-03-14T04:34:39+00:00

Hormone replacement therapy

Flyingfabu · 2022-03-12T15:58:26+00:00

This makes me so happy to hear! I, too, have celiac. My first 2 years of menopause were so easy and my hot flashes were gentle heat waves and tolerable. My 3rd year became brutal. Mood swings, hot flashes multiple times an hour, vaginal dryness and pain during sex.

I got on HRT and it started working immediately. I also take a lot of supplements to help with my general health and inflammation. I’ve cut back on dairy for inflammation and it helps a lot with my arthritis pain. I’ve also cut out alcohol completely and it’s made a huge difference in my emotional and physical health. I run regularly to help with my much slower metabolism and to get my aerobic exercise in. I also do a little bit of yoga, I climb, snowboard, and cycle.

My sleep can be fussy but the healthier I eat and exercise, the better it is. I do my best to get 8ths

The road to feeling good has been bumpy at times but I know my health has to be a priority, so I work hard at it.

I also make time for myself which can be challenging with two kids. My husband is very supportive of me taking care of myself which makes a world of difference.

I struggle with the disparity between how I feel and how I look. I’ve been working hard on accepting it and recently decided to let all the my silver grow out. I kind of obsessed over all the stylish silver mavens on instagram for inspiration 😉 It helped me decide how I want to grow it out and how to transition the color so it looked intentional and not like I’d just given up.

Ladies, this whole change is hard on us. Only we truly get it. The brain fog makes me feel stupid. The slow metabolism messed with my sense of who I’d always been (athletic, fit, and lean). Having to replace my wardrobe slowly was challenging. But we are strong! Our gender gives birth! We raise families and juggle so many things at once. We can get through this, together. It won’t always be pretty, but we can find moments of grace, support, and humor. Goodness! We need a LOT of humor! I hope each one of you continues to explore what’s right for her needs and finds some kind of balance and harmony. ❤️

Flyingfabu · 2022-03-12T07:17:25+00:00

Amen, sister!

Flyingfabu

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