Tuppence Beresford Tuesday @ TDD - C&C

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Tuppence Beresford Tuesday @ TDD - C&C

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Pick 3 things
Do them
Post your TaDas!

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Don't think about it. Just do it!
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Tommy and Tuppence are two fictional detectives, recurring characters in the work of Agatha Christie. Their full names are Thomas Beresford and his wife Prudence (née Cowley). Tommy and Tuppence first appeared in Christie's The Secret Adversary (1922). They started out their career in search of adventure and money, and the detecting life soon proved profitable and very exciting.

Tuppence appears as a charismatic, impulsive, and intuitive person while Tommy is less imaginative and less likely to be diverted from the truth (as their first adversary sums him up: "he is not clever, but it is hard to blind his eyes to the facts") which is why they are shown to make a good team. It is in the first book The Secret Adversary that they meet up after the war (World War I), and come to realise that, although they have been friends for most of their lives, they have now fallen in love with each other.

Unlike many other recurring detective characters, including the better known Christie detectives, Tommy and Tuppence aged in time with the real world, being in their early twenties in The Secret Adversary and in their seventies in Postern of Fate. In their early appearances, they are portrayed as typical young people of the 1920s, and the stories and settings have a more pronounced period-specific flavor than other stories featuring more popular Christie characters. As they age, they are revealed to have raised three children – twins Deborah and Derek and an adopted daughter, Betty. Throughout the series they employ a man named Albert, who first appears as a lift boy who helps them in The Secret Adversary, their hapless assistant at a private detective agency in Partners in Crime, and subsequently, as a now married pub owner, renders vital assistance to the pair in N or M?. By Postern of Fate he has become the Beresfords' butler and has now been widowed. In Postern of Fate the Beresfords also own a small dog named Hannibal.
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Re: Tuppence Beresford Tuesday @ TDD - C&C

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Good morning, Trissie, and thank you for starting us off.

Just a quick CI as we need to leave early for Freddie's vet appointment. DH is very kindly driving me and carrying Freddie for me,.as we had another cold.nigjt and another ice warning. :roll: (Part of me is also thinking that he will also see just what I have to deal with each month with Fred. To say he his "non compliant" is a big understatement!!!) :lol:
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Re: Tuppence Beresford Tuesday @ TDD - C&C

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To do:

Appointments:
Monday :
Tuesday:
DH WFH
8.30 am Freddie - vet appointment -Solensia injection (DH to drive me there and carry Freddie in his carrier if it's still icy underfoot)
Remember Petplan
Book Fred's next appointment
Can I book Matilda's Wellness Check?
Wednesday:
DH to office
At home for me
Thursday:
DH WFH
10.30 am church
Any errands to run?
Can I hoover the car?
2pm Jude - weight loss clinic
Friday:
DH WFH
8.30 am hygienist appointment - me
9.45 am hair appointment -me
Saturday:
DH??
9am women's breakfast group?
3pm DF E's 100th birthday party
Text DF E - not this week - it's her 100th birthday party
Sunday:
Church 9.30 am
Visit DFE for coffee? Probably not, as she'll be tired after her party
Laxapet Jude and Matilda
Set up new Waitrose delivery

Future dates to note:
7/1 order inhalers
6/1 Freddie - Solensia 8.30 am
8/1 Jude weight check 2 pm

Outstanding deliveries:

Extras:
NHS certificate thing
Email NW when I have a reply from RP
Order new orthotics - wait until ankle settles
Can I do 15 minutes of decluttering 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 we get the house painted when a roof ladder will be in place?) I need for it to stop raining before I ask anyone to come and look!
Verge and ridge tiles on garage roof
Sort out cabinet that wobbles - does the back need some sort of bracing ? MJ will sort it out in the new year
Book eye test for me
Sort prints and put in albums (this will probably be an activity to do on wet days!) WIP I am now working on 2025
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? We're going to do this in January

To do:
Early morning:
Cuddles and treats on the bed with Matilda,😀 Jude and Freddie
Cup of tea
QT😀
Lightbox session😀
Make bed
Shower / wash hair/ moisturiser and sunblock/ clean and floss teeth
DH Launched
Physio exercises and back exercises
Proprioceptors exercises X1 x2 x3
S/S bathroom
Get dressed
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 - not today, it's all frozen :roll:
15 minutes in back garden -ditto :roll:

Cats:
Cats’ breakfast and meds / supplements
Fresh water in cat bowls
Scoop cat trays
Check Jude’s bowl
Check Matilda's bowl
Walk Freddie - maybe later if it warms.up?
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
Unload DW
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 WIP
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Re: Tuppence Beresford Tuesday @ TDD - C&C

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Happy Epiphany to all!

kittykatt, how kind of your DH to make sure you will be safe on the ice road today!

We have some serious cold weather too. Anyway, at least for us - it was -11C this morning. Of course, and this is the morning when the first bus was too crowded to get on and I had to wait for another one, so I was standing out there in the freezing weather for 10 minutes. So glad to have a white collar indoor job, I really wouldn't do well working outside!
It's a crazy busy day, again. I need to drive the kids for an optometry apt at 4pm, an hour from home, so I need to leave work about 30 minutes early to get home, load everybody, and drive off, and we aren't likely to get home before 6pm. My list is basically a rinse and repeat of yesterday, which is a bit sad, because I really felt like making progress - but I guess that's because it's the dailies that make the most difference and yet they need to be done over and over and over again!

TaDas
- morning madness
- snacks for all kids
- at work early

ToDos
- deal with backlog of emails
- F&P report 2025
- work plan of action for January / this week

Braindump
- morning routine
- midday routine
- afternoon routine
- evening routine
- dinner
- menus
- 4pm dr apt
- 2nd load of ski/winter attire from cottage
- fold load from dryer
- ironing
- clean master bedroom
- clean DS14's room
- at least 10 minutes in DBD's room
- one leftover holiday cleaning task
- homework / backpacks with kids
- DBD's speech therapy
- pay therapy bill
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Re: Tuppence Beresford Tuesday @ TDD - C&C

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◕‿◕ * * * Good Morning! * * * ◕‿◕

Trissie, thanks for the start, I love the week's theme ! Sorry your day is too busy to allow you to see progress. Wtg if you manage to get the dailies done !

Kitty, have a good vet appt (I hope)

Snow and ice here too. We all left work early yesterday when it started snowing : our area is not adapted to snow ! I drove slowly and it went well. This morning not many people could drive to work. I took the large roads so I was fine most of the way, and very careful on the last kilometer. School is closed, well, one teacher could make it, some kids came in. MrNG didn't want to add 2 gremlins to the little crowd so he took them back home. Not sure howhe can get any work done this morning...

TADAs
Up, usual rush
Long time defreezing car and commuting
Start of payroll day routine

TODOs
Payroll day
Commute back
After-work usual rush
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Good morning, FFB! Sorry the weather is so disruptive -11C is cold! I hope the appointments for the boys go smoothly.ost of of city schools are open (except the one with broken heating :roll: ) but a lot of the rural schools are closed, due to the ice, and also some snow.

Freddie's appointment was uneventful. Our road was very icy, so I was very glad of DH taking over the driving, but the main roads were ok. Also, the car park at the vets had been gritted, which made everything a lot easier. Fred was subdued in the waiting room (possibly as DH was there?) but made up for it in the consulting room, when he gave the vet some spectacular snarls! :shock: We're all back safely, DH was in time for almost all of his morning teams call, so that was good too.

Ive also had a chat with DH about organising some of his stuff. He raised the subject this morning, but what he didn't know was that I'd already been thinking about this in advance! :lol: So, I was able to give him some suggestions as if they were off the top of my head, but actually I'd thought through them already.

Having coffee now, then I need to start some housework. I don't think I'll be going out again today, even though it looks very pretty out there now the sun is out.
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To do:

Appointments:
Tuesday:
DH WFH 😀
8.30 am Freddie - vet appointment -Solensia injection (DH to drive me there and carry Freddie in his carrier if it's still icy underfoot)😀
Remember Petplan 😀
Book Fred's next appointment - booked for 3/2 😀
Can I book Matilda's Wellness Check? It's actually only a weight check, so we'll wait until her boosters in February
Wednesday:
DH to office
At home for me
Thursday:
DH WFH
10.30 am church
Any errands to run?
Can I hoover the car?
2pm Jude - weight loss clinic
Friday:
DH WFH
8.30 am hygienist appointment - me
9.45 am hair appointment -me
Saturday:
DH??
9am women's breakfast group?
3pm DF E's 100th birthday party
Text DF E - not this week - it's her 100th birthday party
Sunday:
Church 9.30 am
Visit DFE for coffee? Probably not, as she'll be tired after her party
Laxapet Jude and Matilda
Set up new Waitrose delivery

Future dates to note:
7/1 order inhalers
6/1 Freddie - Solensia 8.30 am😀
8/1 Jude weight check 2 pm

Outstanding deliveries:

Extras:
NHS certificate thing
Email NW when I have a reply from RP
Order new orthotics - wait until ankle settles
Can I do 15 minutes of decluttering 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 we get the house painted when a roof ladder will be in place?) I need for it to stop raining before I ask anyone to come and look!
Verge and ridge tiles on garage roof
Sort out cabinet that wobbles - does the back need some sort of bracing ? MJ will sort it out in the new year
Book eye test for me
Sort prints and put in albums (this will probably be an activity to do on wet days!) WIP I am now working on 2025
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? We're going to do this in January

To do:
Early morning:
Cuddles and treats on the bed with Matilda,😀 Jude😀 and Freddie😀
Cup of tea😀
QT😀
Lightbox session😀
Make bed😀
Shower / wash hair/ moisturiser and sunblock/ clean and floss teeth😀
DH Launched
Physio exercises and back exercises WIP
Proprioceptors exercises X1 x2 x3
S/S bathroom😀
Get dressed😀
Breakfast and meds / supplements - me😀
DRINK WATER #1 😀#2😀 #3😀 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8
Check bank account😀
Go for my walk - not today, it's too icy :roll:

Garden:
15 minutes in tiny front garden - not today, it's all frozen :roll:
15 minutes in back garden -ditto :roll:

Cats:
Cats’ breakfast and meds / supplements 😀
Fresh water in cat bowls😀
Scoop cat trays😀
Check Jude’s bowl😀
Check Matilda's bowl😀
Walk Freddie - maybe later if it warms.up?
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 (DH)😀
Kitchen clean up😀
Unload DW
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 WIP
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Good morning and thanks for the start!
Best of luck at the vet Kittykatt
trissie - those are the kind of days when we just put one foot ahead of the other...
FFly I bet the kids are excited about snow day!


It looks like I need to call the vet as well... It was not my plan for today. I've been watching ddog's eye for a couple of days... I'm pretty sure it's an infection. Not terrible but I think she needs meds.
So:

call for appt.
D2S
feed pup

meds/supplements for me
PUPAS main
lol (did not make much progress yesterday)
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We finally have a sunny day and are supposed to have a warmer week. The sunrise was beautiful when I was walking. The Irish Country doctor series is wonderful on audio, GMA. It has multiple books if you need more. :lol:

1-10 minutes deleting email files
2-take Little Bit to school
3-post office

Menus
Tuesday-ginger chicken and rice bowls
Wednesday-DD33 out/left overs me
Thursday-cranberry thyme chicken
Friday-black beans and rice
Saturday-sausage with pepper and onions
Sunday-eat at winter celebration

Events
Tuesday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit’s School 9:15-3
Wednesday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit’s School 9:15-3, DD33 PS3-8, haircut@3
Thursday-9:30 orthopedic appt me, 3:30 DD33 physical
Friday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit’s School 9:15-3
Saturday-
Sunday-Winter Celebration 2-5, walk with friend @9

Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room
Extra stuff-send one email to college roommate, send letter to friend of DM
January paperwork-my bedroom-file boxes, Little Bit’s art work—spare room- DM’s papers, organize shred box——-cabinet in living room- binders
Electronic paperwork- delete email boxes, delete apps on my phone and DD33’s
Death book-updates, call lawyer for appointment to review will and DD33’s POAs, check POD on one account

Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for dog and me
-pick up bedroom and get dressed
-meds and temp for DD33
-walk outside
-diet site
-pick up Little Bit
-watch bird feeder videos
-breakfast for Little Bit
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