Tuna fish sandwich Tuesday @ TDD - C&C

[Gma]

Accomplishments:
cleaned porch
vacuuming, including move the furniture. Her porch is big - about 20x16 feet - and she has lots of furniture
vacuumed crumbs off the upholstered breakfast chairs
cleared and washed table (dsis2 left several things on it after she was ehre for 3 weeks and returned home. Mostly for the wastebasket)
a few of d little Tutsi's toys (makes me sad) How she loved to play! What should i do with them - right now they are in her toy basket.
Thinking about how Jesus said "I am going to prepare a place for you" which was the Gospel text for a recent funeral, and thinking I am preparing the house for the next sibling who comes to see mother.
Next up is the kitchen
todo:
vacuum rug under K table
clean spot from dsis2 puppy
wash floor
change bag in vacuum cleaner
wipe off counters
take a water break for myself
(there's little food here, as no one here to eat)
go through mail that has come since I last filed

gas company came, did initial assessment for "spring" tune-up - in mid July - then had to request another technician to come, becaus this guy thinks refrigerant is low. It's 90 outside, and I can't get the house to go below 79. AC has been running, running. not good for electricity bill!
Next guy actually can come today - but has an additional 4 hour window allowed, until 8pm.
And Internet guy came also. He cannot install today, as they will have to schedule their boring truck to bore underneath the sidewalk that the city just put in (the sidewalk that I didn't want, that is part of our federal deficit, as it is wasteful spending - duplicating a sidewalk that is across the street. And it's called "safe walks to school" but the sidewalk that has been there for 50 years has a 50 year history of safety, so it's also fraud.)
Enough rant, time to get to washing the floor

make bed in guest bedroom
put away things in mother's bedroom so it is neat, tidy, uncluttered, in case she ever comes to her house.

[Kittykatt]

Hello everyone!

Hoping the second guy can.sort the problem with the A/C at your DMum's house,.Gma!

Helian, that all sounds beautiful!

Bama, the bowls sound pretty and also useful.

Cheering you on, Dogged!

I'm done for the day, and actually in bed. DH is mostly packed for tomorrow , and only had to ask me about the lock of a couple of things. Every has been fed, and I have a clean sitting room.

[Kittykatt]

To do:

Appointments:
Tuesday: DH WFH
At home for me
Wednesday: DH to Leeds -does he needs a lift to the station? We need to leave 9.30 am
At home for me
Laxapet for Jude and Matilda
9 pm Final touches to Waitrose order
Thursday: DH in Leeds
10.30 am church - need to leave early because of graduation week at the university
Any errands?
Hoover car? ( Weather permitting!)
Bring blue crates up from garage
6-7 pm Waitrose delivery
Laxapet -Jude and Matilda
Friday: DH in Leeds -home this evening
Saturday:
*Text DF E re coffee tomorrow*
Sunday:
church 9.30 am
Coffee with DF E
Laxapet Jude and Matilda
Set up new Waitrose delivery

Future dates to note:
11/7 HRT 18/7 inhaler 10/9 (everything else) order my meds

Outstanding deliveries: Boots the Chemist

Extras:
Need to do TODAY
Reply to C re blinds
Vet survey
Petplan survey?
Find box file for DH to put his railway stuff in
See if I can find flat pack instructions for old desk?
Cut nails F, J, M
Brush F, J, M
Flea control F, J, M
Digital decluttering- Google Photos for 2024 and 2025
Pick up my footprints
House tasks: Replace the bit of mortar that's fallen out of the edge of the roof (I think its called the verge? Can this wait until next year when we get the house painted when a roof ladder will be in place?)
Sort out cabinet that wobbles - does the back need some sort of bracing ?
Fix garage guttering that's loose at one end and bending down. Dneighbour R2 may fix?
Fix dripping kitchen tap (new washer ?)- DF E has given me the phone number of her plumber . I think DF CW also has a plumber she is happy with?
Take up and hem those thick winter curtains for the kitchen
Book eye test for me
Find picture hanging equipment for DH
Sort prints and put in albums (this will probably be an activity to do on wet days!) WIP I am now working on 2024
Think about setting up Guardianship for F,J and M - looked on Cats' Protection, I need their microchip numbers, approximate DOB, colour and markings and useful information about them. Bookmark link with local recommended solicitors (also ask DF CW?)
Change health centres to the one nearest us? On hold ATM , but I'll leave it on my list so I don't forget.

To do:
Early morning:
Cuddles and treats on the bed with Matilda , Jude, and Freddie
Cup of tea
QT
Make bed
Shower / wash hair/ moisturiser and sunblock/ clean and floss teeth
Physio exercises and back exercises
Proprioceptors exercises X1 x2 x3
S/S bathroom
Get dressed
DH launched for his walk
Breakfast and meds / supplements - me
DRINK WATER #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8
Check bank account
Go for my walk

Garden:
30 minutes in tiny front garden
90 minutes in back garden

Cats:
Cats’ breakfast and meds / supplements
Fresh water in cat bowls
Scoop cat trays
Check Jude’s bowl
Check Matilda's bowl
Walk Freddie
Lap time with Jude, Freddie and Matilda
Play with Jude, Freddie and Matilda
Head rubs with Jude, Freddie and Matilda
Cats' supper

House:
Rubbish down to wheelie bins
Kitchen clean up
Load DW
Run DW when full
Unload DW
PUPA downstairs
Quick dust sitting room
Quick hoover downstairs
PUPA upstairs
Quick dust bedrooms
Quick hoover upstairs
Lunch
Supper
Lay out clothes for tomorrow
Journal three things I am thankful for today
Hand cream

Extra house tasks:

Monday:
Clean bathroom
Clean spare room
Clean bedroom
Wash spare room throw and cat blankets

Tuesday:
Clean hall
Clean sitting room
Clean stairs
Empty hoover before starting work
Wheelie bins back when dustmen have been
Filing paperwork for 15 minutes

Wednesday:
Clean kitchen

Garden extras:
Feed pots weekly

Financial:
More work on budget WIP

Things that need to happen at home before DH retires!
Reorganise office (DH wants a new to him desk that work is getting rid of. WIP

Divide surplus dolls house furniture into lots
Do I have enough boxes and bubble wrap? I think so
Clean everything so it looks its best and photograph.
Write description and list on eBay. Remember to state we are a smoke free home.I can do most of this this one box at a time, so it isn't overwhelming .
Boxes listed: 1, 2, 3, 4,
Boxes wrapped and labelled:

Tasks while DH is away this week:
Empty that space between wardrobe and end wall of the house - clean walls and floor
Go through the "stuff" I have moved and declutter/ find a new home for
Move existing bedroom tallboy into the space
Clean place where tallboy used to be, including woodwork and floor
Empty spare room tallboy, take drawers out and move it into the bedroom
Decide what I'm going to store in here and.fill those drawers (it doesn't have to be "perfect"!)
More decluttering in bedroom - drawers under the bed, my clothes (a continuous process!)
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[Doggedly]

Oh, Gma, do you have enough food with you to cover for you while you wait an extra four hours? Utility companies, eh?
You have made good use of your time while you are there.
I think that you need to do a sampler for your mother's house, that says "If you don't clean up after yourself, who do think is going to clean up after you?"

Have a good night, Kittykatt. You got lots done.

Tuesday
Cleaned up after dog
Found where I had stashed the soap. I thought that I was on my last bar.
Gave the bathtub its own bar of soap.
Put vacuum cleaner back in its spot.
Scrubbed out sink and basin
Washed a few of basinsful of dishes
Put on a pot of coffee
Checked dishes /put away the dry ones
Freed the air conditioner’s hose to drip into tray more efficiently. Need to keep an eye on it now so that it doesn’t overflow.
Sorted dirty laundry
Tidied in bathroom
Detailed cleaning of the bathroom sink
Mini grooming session with Germane. She fought me every step of the way, but I managed to trip the worst of schnutz away from her eyes and started on her muzzle and one back leg.
Washed the mirrors
Cleaned toilet bowl

[Gma]

Doggedly, you have one more day!
AC tech said refrigerant is not low. It's just hot and takes extra long to cool down in the heat. And city turns off the electricity to the ACs 15-20 minutes every hour to reduce load. They divide city into zones, and rotate who gets electricity to AC. We used to get $10 a month credit for allowing that. Now it has been reduced to $1. Oh well.

Floor is washed.
Make bed is next, then I'm going to the grocery store (senior discount day) and home. The filing and Mother's bedroom will wait until another day.

[Doggedly]

As irritating as that is, Gma, it sounds much better than a city-wide outage due to the grid being overloaded.

[helia]

Yes, Bama, we're on our longer family vacation for the year. We arrived in Seattle last week Wednesday. We attended a religious conference there with the girls until Saturday and then drove to stay with our son and ddil in Kent, WA for 2 days. Now, we (dh, myself, the 2 girls, ds, ddil, and dgd-due-in-October) are together in Olympic National Park. Rialto Beach is a beach in Olympic National Park close to our bnb. We are a fairly "outdoorsy" family and have traditionally taken vacations in places where we can go hiking in beautiful nature.
You're getting lots done, Gma. Wow, you've had a lot of different workers come through the house today.
Yeah, Doggedly, I'm with you on beaches. We do not do beach vacations. Dh cannot stay still for that long -- unless he's working -- and he wouldn't take his laptop out onto a sandy beach. Also, we're all so fair that we would burn to a crisp almost immediately. One day sitting at a traditional beach is enough for me. These beaches are for admiring nature - not for swimming. Dh sent me photos of interesting rocks he'd found; they also explored some tidepools.
Sounds like a good day, Kitty. Where is dh going? (I'm sure you said - I've just forgotten.)
Hi Peaches!

I was able to coordinate a dental exam for my mom on Friday while I stayed at the bnb. I was sad to miss the trip to the beach but glad to be able to get that done. It sounds like they had a great time at the beach, but we'll go again.

Currently, dd29 and F are napping. Dh is working; dd27 is doing needlepoint, and ds is working on a book of logic puzzles. I think we will not make it to a 2nd beach today since it is already after 4 pm. LOL! We are low key vacationers. Rest is a big part of it.

Next:
- finish reading book
- work on writing
- maybe go to town for grocery odds and ends and a coffee shop visit?

Later:
- some qt
- afternoon outing to other beach?
- a few odds and ends at the grocery store
- dinner: ds and F are cooking
- after dinner clean up
- duo
- update health apps
- read
- writing time??

TaDas!
- up; coffee
- payroll: messages with CM and then with the exam team
- payroll: GGT emails sent out
- payroll: updated timesheet
- kitchen reclaimed
- s2s and self care
- back exercises
- make the bed
- emails and a phone call re: a dental appointment for Mom
- did some online shopping -- fall tops
- went for a walk and found the river
- the others came back; lunch
- after lunch clean up
- update WW app

[Peaches1000]

Next:
-Make food/eat
-Files/Med Info/Papers/Emails - 10 min
-Close blinds

Extras:
-Toodledo Tasks - handicap tag renewal info/USPS mail delivery to porch
-DS - insurance (last 7/12)/new schedule/vinegar weeds/ant shake
-Project - set up DS pymt (7/6 hldg)
-Thursday - HH Nurse/trash day
-Friday - trash can back/refill pill box/bill pay
-Declutter/organize/clean - 15 min
-Files/Med Info/Papers/Emails - 15 min
X-Sunday - meal plan/place grocery order for Monday delivery
X-Monday - HH Speech/grocery delivery & put away (DS help)/laundry whites
X-Tuesday - laundry - darks
X-Thursday - HH Nurse/trash day
X-Friday - trash can back/refill pill box/bill pay

Routine:
-PT/OT/Speech - daily self work
-Cat - brush/food/water/litter
-Open & sort mail/file

Done:
-Fresh food for kitty
-Bedroom - pupa
-Open blinds/get water
-Foyer Bath - pupa/restock
-Medicine/vitamins
-Pkg from porch
-Check email
-Update Toodledo
-Check bank accts/Amex
-Open & sort mail/file
-Gather dirty laundry/sort
-Laundry #1 to washer
-Text DS
-Calls/website hospital about records - 90 min
-Texts DH
-Laundry #1 to dryer
-Declutter/organize/clean - 30 min (files)
-Laundry #1 hang/fold
-Put away laundry
-Vacuum something
-Check weather
-Files/Med Info/Papers/Emails - 15 min (handicap tag)
-HH OT - visit
-Catch up DS
-Outside with DS help

[Doggedly]

It sounds like a nice vacation, however many beaches you make it to, helia.

I am most of the way through the dishes. My air conditioner is doing its best but we have reached the part of the day where the sun is overwhelming it. (My apartment faces west.) I'll take a break before heading to the bathroom for shower and wash bathtub and toilet.

WTG, Peaches


Tuesday
Cleaned up after dog
Found where I had stashed the soap. I thought that I was on my last bar.
Gave the bathtub its own bar of soap.
Put vacuum cleaner back in its spot.
Scrubbed out sink and basin
Washed a few of basinsful of dishes
Put on a pot of coffee
Checked dishes /put away the dry ones
Freed the air conditioner’s hose to drip into tray more efficiently. Need to keep an eye on it now so that it doesn’t overflow.
Sorted dirty laundry
Tidied in bathroom
Detailed cleaning of the bathroom sink
Mini grooming session with Germane. She fought me every step of the way, but I managed to trip the worst of schnutz away from her eyes and started on her muzzle and one back leg.
Washed the mirrors
Cleaned toilet bowl
Scrubbed out sink and basin
Washed a few of basinsful of dishes
Washed the stove bottom drawer
Put more dishes in to soak

[Gma]

Sheets on 2 queen beds
multiple items on mother's bed put away/ hung up
rug vacuumed (dsis2 puppy had brough in quite a bit of dirt)
not irritated that city turns electricity off - we participate in the program willingly. I'm all for conserving energy.
I've been at mother's house for over 11 hours. . I could clean more, but I've done more than enough for 1 day. My fitbit says I have walked 2.5 miles. It's all been housekeeping. My foot is tired. And so is everything else!
Time to load up my car and head home, and think of something for supper, besides water. I'm not really very hungry.
Maybe 'ill have a tuna sandwich!