Raquel Welch Wednesday @ TDD - C&C

[trissie]

Triple Dog Dare!

Pick 3 things
Do them
Post your TaDas!

»»—-Cheers! WTG! Ygg!—-««

Don't think about it. Just do it!
~~ I Triple Dog Dare ya! ~~
Good Morning!
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[Kittykatt]

Jo Raquel Welch (née Tejada; September 5, 1940 – February 15, 2023) was an American actress. Welch first gained attention for her role in Fantastic Voyage (1966), after which she signed a long-term contract with 20th Century Fox. They lent her contract to the British studio Hammer Film Productions, for whom she made One Million Years B.C. (1966). Although Welch had only three lines of dialogue in the film, images of her in the doe-skin bikini became bestselling posters that turned her into an international sex symbol.

She later starred in Bedazzled (1967), Bandolero! (1968), 100 Rifles (1969), Myra Breckinridge (1970), Hannie Caulder (1971), Kansas City Bomber (1972), The Last of Sheila (1973), The Three Musketeers (1973), The Wild Party (1975), and Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976). She made several television variety specials.

Through her portrayal of strong female characters, helping her break the mold of the traditional sex symbol, Welch developed a unique film persona that made her an icon of the 1960s and 1970s. Her rise to stardom in the mid-1960s was partly credited with ending Hollywood's vigorous promotion of the blonde bombshell. Her love scene with Jim Brown in 100 Rifles also made cinematic history with their portrayal of interracial intimacy. She won a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Actress in a Musical or Comedy in 1974 for her performance as Constance Bonacieux in The Three Musketeers and reprised the role in its sequel the following year.

She was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Television Film for her performance in Right to Die (1987). Her final film was How to Be a Latin Lover (2017).

[Kittykatt]

Good morning Trissie and thank you for the start. I hope you didn't mind me adding the biographical details for Raquel Welch - I'm guessing you were called away from the computer on urgent business!

Bama, I'm glad you're getting out and socialising more. I think the lack of talking by DH's is probably a man thing. My DH often just grunts when I'm talking to him. OTOH, if he's telling me something *he's* interested in, he's quite loquacious!

Thinking of you with your early start today, Helian. You're a very seasoned traveller, so I'm sure it will all go well.

Gma, I'm glad you're pleased with the landscaper's work. In my experience, I ternet I stals can either be fast and straightforward ... or not! I'm glad your DMum didn't hurt herself when she fell.

I hope you enjoyed Wild Robot, L Ann.

Dogged, WTG for a nice walk with Germane and getting laundry done!

I never made it back here yesterday, but I had a successful afternoon doing housework, made chicken and vegetable in soup for supper with fresh bread from the bread maker soup, and started my reply to MD's very long detailed email re Parish Christmas lunch. I need to do more to that today.

Also today, DH goes to the office, I need to clean the kitchen and tidy the rest of the house. 15 minutes decluttering in the bedroom would also be good -It seem to be failing at that so far this week. Never mind! And a walk and some garden time if the weather holds. We are forecast some rain, but, of course, it may not happen!

[Kittykatt]

To do:

Appointments:
Wednesday: DH to office
At home for me
Laxapet for Jude and Matilda
9 pm Final touches to Waitrose order
Thursday: DH WFH
10.30 am church
Any errands?
Hoover car? ( Weather permitting!)
2pm weight loss clinic -Jude
Remember to pick up Matilda's flea control
Check progress of Fred's and Jude's Petplan claims - I've had texts from Petplan today, so I should be able to look on the app tomorrow
See if vet has received payment from Petplan for Matilda's dental procedure (unlikely it's actually arrived but I have an email from Petplan saying they have paid the vet , so we know the money will get there eventually !:D )
Book Matilda's 6 month heath check with a nurses (due 24/8)
Book Jude's September weight loss appointment
Book Jude's boosters due in September?
Bring blue crates up from garage
6-7 pm Waitrose delivery
Laxapet -Jude and Matilda
Friday: DH WFH
At home for me
Feed Izzy am pm
Saturday:
*Text DF E re coffee tomorrow*
Feed Izzy am pm
Practise my reading for church tomorrow
Sunday:
church 9.30 am
Feed Izzy am pm
Reading lesson in church
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: eBay

Extras:
Work on email response to MD 15 minutes at a time: #1#2#3#4
Can I do 15 minutes of decluttering in the bedroom each day?
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 WIP
Proprioceptors exercises X1 x2 x3
S/S bathroom
Get dressed

DH launched
Breakfast and meds / supplements - me
DRINK WATER #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8
Check bank account
Go for my walk

Garden:
15 minutes in tiny front garden
15 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 bedroom and spare room rugs

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:
Water pots
Feed pots weekly

Financial:
More work on budget

Things that need to happen at home before DH retires!
Reorganise office WIP DH still needs to deal with a crate of "stuff"
DH needs to organise his tools.in the garage into the new tool boxes
Then the garage needs decluttering / reorganising

Declutter bedroom 15 minutes at a time!

[L.Ann]

Morning kittykatt.

1-dress and pick up bedroom
2-meds and temp for DD32
3-walk

4-pick up Little Bit

Menus
Wednesday-DD32 out/me left overs
Thursday-fried eggplant and pasta
Friday-curry spiced chickpea wraps

Events
Wednesday-Little Bit 7:40-5 , rheumatologist appointment@2:30, DD32PS@3-8
Thursday-Little Bit 7:40-5 , library storytime
Friday-Little Bit 7:40-5

Weekly House Blessing-
Detailed cleaning of dining room-polish furniture, dust light, scrub floor
Extra Stuff- work on last Shutterfly book
Little Errands-drop off will, mail shoes to DGS11, drop off DM’s driver’s license
Phone calls-call and make appointment for DD32-in process, bank appointment about CDs

Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for dog and me
-start laundry

[helia]

Thanks for the start, trissie. I hope you're having a good day.
I hope it stayed dry so you could get some outside time, Kitty. How's the email coming along?
Have a good walk, L Ann. I see you get up early!

I'm up early (for me), drinking my coffee. I'll head to the shower soon. Pick up time is in 1:10, though I hope she's a little late. That's pretty early; it's about a 30 minute drive to the airport. We'll get there around 8 a.m. I don't need to check my bag, though I might. . .

Dinner last night was fun! The young man working on the book with dh and AA joined us; he's their Greek scholar, heading to an Ivy League school on the east coast in a couple of weeks for grad work. The conversation was interesting and engaging for everyone, I think. Guests were gone by 8:40 pm. Dh did most of the garbage and recycling. I packed, just need to add last minute items this morning. I got a jigsaw puzzle set up on my laptop to do on the flight - if I'd like.

I got everything set up for my class and the sub earlier in the day. It took a while. My afternoon PD meeting was just 1 hour, so that was very helpful. I had about 5.5 hours of payroll. And tons of communication with lots of people coordinating different things, like: checking the house insurance payment, acknowledging symphony tickets bought by a friend and having dh venmo her, tons of payroll, my hair stylist, dd27 re: watching Fable or not (I said not), dd29 re: visiting mom, dbro re: his upcoming visit, ddil re: the baby shower, S and J re: travels today - and probably more I'm forgetting. All those conversations HAD to happen on the busiest day I've had in a couple months. Watch - today, no one will want to message me. LOL!

Today, I'll be traveling to Maine with friends S2 and J! I'm not sure what we'll do once there, but I think a grocery trip is on the schedule. Hopefully also some walking or hiking somewhere!

My weight bumped up again this morning, the day I'm weighing in for the week. Of course.

Next:
- back exercises
- s2s and self care
- finish packing last minute items

Later:
- make the bed
- reclaim the kitchen
- 7:30 pick up time
- 10:12 flight time
- find friend K!
- grocery store
- lunch at some point, I'm hoping
- settle into bnb
- not sure
- duo
- update health apps
- dinner: TBD
- maybe, evening phone call with dh

TaDas!
- up; weighed self
- coffee
- email deletions and weather website

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Wed Leave at 8 a.m. - travel to Maine with S2 and J; meet K there
Thu In Maine with K, S2, and J
Fri In Maine with K, S2, and J
Sat In Maine with K, S2 and J/ 5 pm - Travel home with K, S2, and J
Sun Church/NO Sunday Dinner (Cs out of town - zones swim meet)

Mon Visit Mom
Tue 11-1 payroll: teach IR D2/ 4-5 visit venue for dd29 party
Wed
Thu dh and dd17 head out for backpacking trip (sad I can't join this year)/ 8 - work out with AS/ 11 - 1 payroll: teach IR D3
Fri Visit Mom
Sat 8 - 5K
Sun Church/ 3:30 - 6-ish CG2 @ B and L?/ Host Sunday Dinner? (dh and dd27 will be out)

July Brain Dumps
This Week - House
- clean fridge - wip
- get 2 guest beds remade with clean sheets
- polish kitchen appliances - wip
- possibly, polish stone counter tops
- repot my little orchid

This Week - Deskwork


General Brain Dump
- progress decluttering clothes - wip
- new phone eventually
- buy queen bed frame + mattress + box springs for dd27's room - wip

MOM
- shelves for her room?
- keep on sprucing up her wardrobe - pants
- sign Mom up for the patient portal - PA at the NH
- cancel appointments as they come up: Sept. - geriatrics

Payroll
- Gradelink: Week 1

Brain Dump - Mom and Trust
- get fire safe box for Mom's documents
- email church about the tools in Dad's workshop; Dad would have loved for the church workshop to have them

[Kittykatt]

Good morning, L.Ann and Helia!

Enjoy your walk, L Ann. Is the weather more pleasant to be outside these days?

Dinner yesterday evening sounded lovely, Helia! You've certainly been very busy . I hope you have a safe journey and a relaxing time with your friends.

This morning, I've worked on that email, in between bouts of tidying, dusting and hoovering in upstairs, and taking Freddie out, so I could think over what I had written so far, and what more I needed to say. And it's now sent,.so I can tick it off my list. It was basically answering MD's long very detailed email about Christmas parish lunch, gratefully accepting the offers of help, answering her questions, outlining some more ideas and asking some questions of my own. I think it will be good to have the back up from wise, experienced people who have done this kind of thing many times. (Writing out my invitations for my 7th birthday party many years ago doesn't really count as experience! ).

I'm going to do my something in my front garden next, and then maybe go for a walk if it isn't too hot. I'll leave the back garden until the evening when it's cooler, as I need to water my pots today, and I want them to be out of the sun for that. And then, there's the kitchen!

[Kittykatt]

To do:

Appointments:
Wednesday: DH to office
At home for me
Laxapet for Jude and Matilda
9 pm Final touches to Waitrose order
Thursday: DH WFH
10.30 am church
Any errands?
Hoover car? ( Weather permitting!)
2pm weight loss clinic -Jude
Remember to pick up Matilda's flea control
Check progress of Fred's and Jude's Petplan claims - I've had texts from Petplan today, so I should be able to look on the app tomorrow + yes, they've all been received, so I can tick that off my list
See if vet has received payment from Petplan for Matilda's dental procedure (unlikely it's actually arrived but I have an email from Petplan saying they have paid the vet , so we know the money will get there eventually !:D )
Book Matilda's 6 month heath check with a nurses (due 24/8)
Book Jude's September weight loss appointment
Book Jude's boosters due in September?
Bring blue crates up from garage
6-7 pm Waitrose delivery
Laxapet -Jude and Matilda
Friday: DH WFH
At home for me
Feed Izzy am pm
Saturday:
*Text DF E re coffee tomorrow*
Feed Izzy am pm
Practise my reading for church tomorrow
Sunday:
church 9.30 am
Feed Izzy am pm
Reading lesson in church
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: eBay

Extras:
Work on email response to MD 15 minutes at a time: #1#2#3#4
Send email
Can I do 15 minutes of decluttering in the bedroom each day?
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
Breakfast and meds / supplements - me
DRINK WATER #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8
Check bank account
Go for my walk

Garden:
15 minutes in tiny front garden
15 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 bedroom and spare room rugs

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:
Water pots
Feed pots weekly

Financial:
More work on budget

Things that need to happen at home before DH retires!
Reorganise office WIP DH still needs to deal with a crate of "stuff"
DH needs to organise his tools.in the garage into the new tool boxes
Then the garage needs decluttering / reorganising

Declutter bedroom 15 minutes at a time!
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[L.Ann]

How long will you be gone, helian. I am super tired today. Not sure if it is the multiple wake ups last night or the dreary weather.

1-read
2-polish some of the dining room furniture
3-errands

Menus
Wednesday-DD32 out/me left overs
Thursday-fried eggplant and pasta
Friday-curry spiced chickpea wraps

Events
Wednesday-Little Bit 7:40-5 , rheumatologist appointment@2:30, DD32PS@3-8
Thursday-Little Bit 7:40-5 , library storytime
Friday-Little Bit 7:40-5

Weekly House Blessing-
Detailed cleaning of dining room-polish furniture, scrub floor
Extra Stuff- work on last Shutterfly book
Little Errands-drop off will, mail shoes to DGS11, drop off DM’s driver’s license
Phone calls-call and make appointment for DD32-in process, bank appointment about CDs

Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for dog and me
-start laundry
-dress and pick up bedroom
-meds and temp for DD32
-walk
-pick up Little Bit
-walk with Little Bit
-reboot laundry

[trissie]

At first I read that the actual pick up is at 1:10, helia, and I thought that you have quite a long ride to the airport to only get there at 8am! Safe travels!
hi there, L.Ann! Sorry about the bad night
kittykatt, you are right, I submitted the opening post, then got kinda lured into the internet rabbit holes, and then I had to log on to work like, right away!
Bama, you asked on Sunday, I think - all kids are at the scout camp, for two weeks. DBD is coming home this Saturday and the others on Sunday.

And we are very much enjoying the adult time - we went to a very nice restaurant yesterday. I don't know what the concept is called - you pay a lump sum for the food, and they have all kinds of grilled meats and other grilled stuff (like salsicia sausages, grilled cheeses, pineapple, fried bananas etc) and the servers just walk around with the meat on a grillling stick and ask if you want to sample that one kind of meat and then just cut off a slice for your plate. There sides like salads and fries and breads, but basically you spend the first hour getting a piece of everything just to try it, and the next hour wistfully looking at all the meats being paraded around by your table while you can't stomach a single piece of anything, and then you go home
For obvious reasons, it's a popular venue for company team events, so I'd been there twice with my team for pre-Christmas dinner at my previous job, and we went there with DH last summer when kids were at the camp and we both really liked it. Maybe next year!

Working from home today, with no big plans for the evening (we're so NOT going out to eat today! ) I mean, we're binge watching second season of Andor, so there's some fun planned too. I'm done with work for the day, so off to get some cleaning done!


TaDas
- up and attem
- dressed to shoes
- breakfast and coffee
- internet time
- admin work for payroll
- more DORA research
- actually did make some progress on the implementation DORA guideline - it's coming together slowly, but I hope to be done with it by end of the month
- mailbox work
- lunch (of sorts)
- clean DS13's room
- clean master bedroom
- 2 loads of stuffed animals

ToDos
- morning routine
- 30 on regular cleaning
- 30 on deep cleaning in twins' room

Braindump
routines
- midday routine
- afternoon routine
- evening routine
food
- dinner
organization
- 15 on filing
- print DH's car insurance confirmation
- pay bills (water,
cleaning
- clean DBD's room
- clean twins' room
- clean master bathroom
- spiff up kitchen
- spiff up living room
- spiff up downstairs bathroom and hallways
- spiff up office
laundry
- load of girls' blankets
- ironing
- folding
- mending
- laundry put away
me time
- 15 of exercise
- Bible study
- reading
garden
- deadheading
- weeding in veggie garden
- run pool vacuum cleaner
- plant treatment - pest
- plant treatment - mold & funghi disease
- weeding in front garden
- oil patio furniture
- tree and bushes pruning
- general pick up in garage
- general pick up around the house