Fujara Friday @ TDD - C&C

[trissie]

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[trissie]

Traditionally used by shepherds for recreational purposes, this unique wind instrument from central Slovakia belongs to the tabor pipe class and is known for its distinctive contrabass sound.

Crafted from elderberry wood, the fujara presents a unique design that has moved from the shepherd’s fields to folk festivals in Slovak towns such as Východná and Detva.

It has also gained some international traction in Western Europe and North America. But despite this, the instrument remains relatively unknown outside of Slovakia.

In recognition of its cultural significance, the fujara was included in the UNESCO List of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2005.

To play this instrument, you blow into a fipple: a technique that requires careful breath control.

[trissie]

Happy Friday!

This has been A WEEK! I have been doing two hours of overtime each day, which is kinda sad, considering I opted for working (and being paid for) 6 hour days because I want to have more time for my family! The little birds sing I should actually be getting a bonus (about 2 weeks pay) for all that extra work, but I think I'd rather have the time. I did, however, asked to have next Friday (Thursday is bank holiday and we have a trip booked for the four day weekend) off in compensation hours instead of PTO and the request was approved, so there's that.

Working from home today. Totally plan to take it easy and not try to cram in those 6 hours! It's cold and wet outside, so no gardening, but if I can start the weekend with a clean house and some of those pesky organizational tasks out of the way, it would be helpful, as the forecast is better for tomorrow and Sunday.

TaDas
- up and attem
- dressed to shoes
- breakfast and coffee
- internet time
- lunchboxes ready
- DS, DBD and DtDT out of the door with DH

ToDos
- morning routine
- 1 hour on cleaning
- get started on payroll stuff

Braindump
work
- mailbox work - MUST DO
- final proofreading of POV guideline - MUST DO
- POV guideline approval paperwork - MUST DO
- AML report - what am I actually being asked to do? - MUST DO
- BoD minutes - MUST DO
- Q1 report - regulatory update (local) - NICE TO GET DONE
- Q1 report - copy updated deadlines to overview - NICE TO GET DONE
- Q1 report - update on internal development - NICE TO GET DONE
- start research for IDD report (probably not happening, will be on the list for weeks to come) - DREAM ON
routines
- midday routine
- afternoon routine
- evening routine
food
- dinner
- bake something sweet
- bake bread
organization
- pharmacy order
- order clothes stand for bedroom
- 2x15 on tax returns
- 15 on filing
- amendment to rental contract
- rental accounting
- deal with insurance
cleaning
- mop kitchen
- clean living room
- clean downstairs bathroom and hallways
- clean office
- spiff up DBD's room
- spiff up DS13's room
- spiff up twins' room
- spiff up master bedroom
- spiff up master bathroom
laundry
- load of lights
- load of colors
- ironing
- folding
- mending
- laundry put away
me time
- 15 of exercise
- Bible study
- reading
garden
- plant apricot tree
- plant treatment - pest
- plant treatment - mold & funghi disease (maybe not yet? check)
- watering
- tree and bushes pruning
- general pick up in garage
- general pick up around the house
- fertilizing
- April seeds in ground

[Kittykatt]

Good morning Trissie and thank you for starting us off. WTG for surviving this week! And how nice you have a long weekend next weekend.

Gma, such good news about DDog - it must be a *huge* relief!

Bama, I'm glad Tux is going well - 17 is a good age. BTDT with a previous cat with refusing to eat the renal food (sigh!) . I think the important thing is that they eat and stay hydrated. There's a new hydration supplement available to encourage hydration -a kind of jelly that you put in a bowl next to the water bowl (I think it's by Purina Pro Plan?) which might help with Tux's hydration levels - assuming, of course, that he finds it acceptable! Yes, Freddie in is my oldest, Jude will be 7 in September, and Matilda 4 in July.

Today is going to be busy again, with a morning in town, but I'm hoping for at least some of the afternoon in my garden. I also need to start potting up all those geraniums! But that can be done a few at a time. And I would like to power wash the car, but that might be too ambitious. Maybe tomorrow? (I'm going SR a lift to the meal tomorrow evening, so ideally would like a clean car, but at least the inside is clean!)

[Kittykatt]

Things to remember today:
10 am hair cut
While I'm in town:
Boots the chemist - Soltan factor 50 spray
Lakeland: baking parchment, foil, clingfilm
M&S - underwear for me
TEXT SW RE PARISH LUNCH (I need to let her know how much everyone enjoyed the community café yesterday )

Tasks for the afternoon:
Garden time? (Weather dependant!)
Can I power wash the car? Possibly leave until Saturday? I really, really want to spend time in the garden as a priority

To be continued...

[trissie]

Done with work, definitely not doing any overtime today!

How's the weather for you today, kittykatt?

TaDas
- morning routine
- mailbox work - MUST DO
- final proofreading of POV guideline - MUST DO
- POV guideline approval paperwork - MUST DO
- AML report - what am I actually being asked to do? - MUST DO
- BoD minutes - MUST DO
- bread dough started
- mop kitchen
- clean living room
- clean downstairs bathroom and hallways
- laundry folding
- ironing
- paid balance for the rental for next week
- load of lights in washer

ToDos
- midday routine
- 15 on laundry
- 15 on admin tasks

Braindump
work
- Q1 report - regulatory update (local) - NICE TO GET DONE
- Q1 report - copy updated deadlines to overview - NICE TO GET DONE
- Q1 report - update on internal development - NICE TO GET DONE
- start research for IDD report (probably not happening, will be on the list for weeks to come) - DREAM ON
routines
- afternoon routine
- evening routine
food
- dinner
- bake something sweet
- bake bread
organization
- pharmacy order
- order clothes stand for bedroom
- 2x15 on tax returns
- 15 on filing
- amendment to rental contract
- rental accounting
- deal with insurance
cleaning
- clean office
- spiff up DBD's room
- spiff up DS13's room
- spiff up twins' room
- spiff up master bedroom
- spiff up master bathroom
laundry
- load of colors
- ironing
- folding
- mending
- laundry put away
me time
- 15 of exercise
- Bible study
- reading
garden
- plant apricot tree
- plant treatment - pest
- plant treatment - mold & funghi disease (maybe not yet? check)
- watering
- tree and bushes pruning
- general pick up in garage
- general pick up around the house
- fertilizing
- April seeds in ground

[helia]

trissie, I'm glad you're at least getting compensated for all the extra hours. Yay! It's the weekend for you! That is interesting about the fujara. I'll have to look it up later.
Kitty, how do you like your haircut?
Ooh - I see Gma got good news re: the dog!

I'm feeling a bit concerned about Mom. She had one amazing day, Monday, and since then has been very sleepy and not very responsive. She's supposed to be getting antibiotic eye drops for her eye infection, but her eye looked worse yesterday than before. I'm not sure she's getting them. And I haven't heard results re: the UTI test. How long does that take? I'd like to ask questions, but I've already been very present and I don't want to be THAT helicopter-y overbearing presence at the nursing home. I might send an email with questions today -- or call the nurse and ask questions.

Today, I have counseling appt. 12-1 and then payroll class 1:30 - 3:30. I still need to put clean sheets on the bed. I exercised a lot (for me) yesterday, so maybe just a walk today - would have to be this morning or around the track at the gym after payroll bc we've got a lot of rain in the forecast for this afternoon. I'm hoping to jog the weekly 5K tomorrow morning.

I did most of my prep for AAS D2 yesterday. Will tweak the slides a bit and figure out the HW. I still need to finish up my end of session tasks from last session. And get started on GGT.

Next:
- some qt
- back exercises
- s2s and self care

Later:
- reclaim kitchen
- strip MBR bed
- remake MBR bed with clean sheets
- laundry: sheets, towels
- payroll: tweak lesson, figure out HW1
- payroll: finish end of session tasks
- payroll: start GGT
- lunch
- walk
- 12-1 counseling
- gather stuff; otd @ 1:10
- find parking in garage
- 1:30 - 3:30 payroll: teach AAS D2
- email/ call NH re: eye drops for Mom
- email Dr. re: UTI test results - when?
- send in reim. for transport costs
- email trustee with Q: dental practice application
- dinner out with dh!!
- duo
- update health apps
- anything else?

TaDas!
- up, weighed self
- coffee
- email deletions + weather website

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Fri 12-1 counseling/ 1:30 - 3:30 payroll: teach AAS D2 / Dinner out with dh
Sat 9 - 5K/ 5-8 SC Retirement Party
Sun 11 church - visit girls' church for pastor's last sermon?/ 3:30 - 5:30ish host CG2/6-8-ish R's BD dinner @ Cs? (I hope - it will be very hard for us to host a nice birthday dinner since we're also hosting CG2 which usually ends around 6, though it's supposed to end at 5:30)

Mon 11 - haircut? (Not sure)/ 1:30 - 3:30 payroll: teach AAS D3
Tue 10-12-ish KSJ get together
Wed 8:10 dentist?/ 1:30 - 3:30 payroll: teach AAS D4
Thu 8 work out with trainer/
Fri 1:30 - 3:30 payroll: teach AAS D5/ 6:30 Dinner with Rs and Gs
Sat 8 - 5K? / 5:30 - ? CG1
Sun 10:30 - 12-ish church/ 12:30 meet MZ for lunch near church in other city/ 6 Host dinner with Cs + girls + M

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

This Week - Deskwork
- when is my dental appt. next week? I have it on my calendar on 2 days, same time on both days. . .

General Brain Dump
- book bnbs for July vacation - wip
- book tix for Maine trip
- progress decluttering clothes - wip
- new phone eventually
- buy queen bed frame + mattress + box springs for dd26's room - wip

MOM
- send change of address cards
- email Mom's address to cousin
- put up pics in her room
- shelves for her room?
- keep on sprucing up her wardrobe - wip
- application: dentist
- find a neurologist

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

[L.Ann]

Morning Everyone. Enjoy your weekend Trissie! I don’t think your DM’s sleeping is necessarily a big deal given the move, helian. I also think it is fine to ask medical questions. You might check when they will call you about medical things. They call a lot from my mom’s and are really good about letting me know about a problem but they don’t always do follow up calls.

1-drop Little Bit at school
2-pick up the Target order
3-walk another mile

Menus
Friday-tilapia and roasted veggies
Saturday-
Sunday-
Monday-
Tuesday-
Wednesday-
Thursday-
Friday-


Events
Friday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-11:45, tulip pick up
Saturday-shred and med drop off, Earth Day Celebration
Sunday-bocce tournament at 9, walk with friend@9???, Fairy and Gnome Festival@art garden@1
Monday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-11:45
Tuesday-Little Bit 7:40-5, dentist DD32@11:10
Wednesday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-11:45, PS for DD32 3-8, cheerleading
Thursday-Little Bit 7:40-5, bocce
Friday-Hopkins@11

Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room
Detailed Cleaning of bathroom-scrub shower walls, scrub floor, grout mold remover
Extra Stuff- work on last Shutterfly book

Accomplishments
-knee and stretching exercises
-start laundry
-submit Target order
-breakfast for dog, me and DD32
-diet site
-dress and pick up bedroom
-meds and temp for DD32
-reboot laundry
-walk a mile
-Little Bit pick up
-breakfast for Little Bit
-put cleanser on shower walls
-exercise video

[Lauralind]

Morning all. That's a relief for the dog gma.

Kittykat busy day again.

Trissie yikes on all that overtime. That's a lot. At least you have a long weekend to look from to.

Helian I hope you can sort out your mom's situation better. It's hard to balance. And easier to notice now she's closer.

I need to get up and do something. Add a couple things to my routine. But first thing do some research the bottles might even tell me when is best to take supplements. General straighten and get ready for work. Plus decide supper. I think ds and ddil are coming for supper. Now there's not so many extra people.

Priority list


Figure out times for supplements
Decide supper
Maybe work earlier with dh if I can get organized
Baby time tonight

Today's tada list

Read bottles and maybe Google Decide timing and actually start
Shower
S&s both baths
Finish putting ds laundry away if he's up
General straighten
Finish getting ready for work
Maybe go with dh so I can be done early

[trissie]

helian, I think your mom has had a very demanding week and now she needs to recuperate - so I would't be worried about the sleepiness, but definitely would inquire about the medical issues when you speak with the staff!
what colors of tulips did you get today, L.Ann?
lauralind, thanks for reminding I need to get better about taking my supplements!

TaDas
- midday routine
- 15 on laundry
- 15 on filing
- book order
- pick up DBD from school

ToDos
- afternoon routine
- 15 on laundry
- 15 on tax documents

Braindump
routines
- evening routine
food
- dinner
- bake something sweet
- bake bread
organization
- pharmacy order
- order clothes stand for bedroom
- 2x15 on tax returns
- amendment to rental contract
- rental accounting
- deal with insurance
cleaning
- clean office
- spiff up DBD's room
- spiff up DS13's room
- spiff up twins' room
- spiff up master bedroom
- spiff up master bathroom
laundry
- load of colors
- ironing
- folding
- mending
- laundry put away
me time
- 15 of exercise
- Bible study
- reading
garden
- plant apricot tree
- plant treatment - pest
- plant treatment - mold & funghi disease (maybe not yet? check)
- watering
- tree and bushes pruning
- general pick up in garage
- general pick up around the house
- fertilizing
- April seeds in ground