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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Tuesday @ TDD - C&C
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trissie
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Re: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Tuesday @ TDD - C&C
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (/tʃaɪˈkɒfski/ chy-KOF-skee; 7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) was a Russian composer during the Romantic period. He was the first Russian composer whose music made a lasting impression internationally. Tchaikovsky wrote some of the most popular concert and theatrical music in the classical repertoire, including the ballets Swan Lake and The Nutcracker, the 1812 Overture, his First Piano Concerto, Violin Concerto, the Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy, several symphonies, and the opera Eugene Onegin.
Although musically precocious, Tchaikovsky was educated for a career as a civil servant as there was little opportunity for a musical career in Russia at the time and no public music education system. When an opportunity for such an education arose, he entered the nascent Saint Petersburg Conservatory, from which he graduated in 1865. The formal Western-oriented teaching Tchaikovsky received there set him apart from composers of the contemporary nationalist movement embodied by the Russian composers of The Five, with whom his professional relationship was mixed.
Despite his many popular successes, Tchaikovsky's life was punctuated by personal crises and depression. Contributory factors included his early separation from his mother for boarding school followed by her early death, the death of his close friend and colleague Nikolai Rubinstein, his failed marriage to Antonina Miliukova, and the collapse of his 13-year association with the wealthy patroness Nadezhda von Meck. Tchaikovsky's homosexuality, which he kept private, has traditionally also been considered a major factor, though some scholars have downplayed its importance. His dedication of his Sixth symphony to his nephew Vladimir Davydov and the feelings he expressed about Davydov in letters to others have been cited as evidence for romantic love between the two. Tchaikovsky's sudden death at the age of 53 is generally ascribed to cholera, but there is an ongoing debate as to whether cholera was indeed the cause and whether the death was intentional.
While his music has remained popular among audiences, critical opinions were initially mixed. Some Russians did not feel it sufficiently represented native musical values and expressed suspicion that Europeans accepted the music for its Western elements. In an apparent reinforcement of that claim, some Europeans lauded Tchaikovsky for offering music more substantive than exoticism, and said he transcended the stereotypes of Russian classical music. Others dismissed Tchaikovsky's music as deficient because it did not stringently follow Western principles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cNQFB0TDfY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKcZL8q1eBw
(you get two, because I love Swan lake and the Nutcracker both
Although musically precocious, Tchaikovsky was educated for a career as a civil servant as there was little opportunity for a musical career in Russia at the time and no public music education system. When an opportunity for such an education arose, he entered the nascent Saint Petersburg Conservatory, from which he graduated in 1865. The formal Western-oriented teaching Tchaikovsky received there set him apart from composers of the contemporary nationalist movement embodied by the Russian composers of The Five, with whom his professional relationship was mixed.
Despite his many popular successes, Tchaikovsky's life was punctuated by personal crises and depression. Contributory factors included his early separation from his mother for boarding school followed by her early death, the death of his close friend and colleague Nikolai Rubinstein, his failed marriage to Antonina Miliukova, and the collapse of his 13-year association with the wealthy patroness Nadezhda von Meck. Tchaikovsky's homosexuality, which he kept private, has traditionally also been considered a major factor, though some scholars have downplayed its importance. His dedication of his Sixth symphony to his nephew Vladimir Davydov and the feelings he expressed about Davydov in letters to others have been cited as evidence for romantic love between the two. Tchaikovsky's sudden death at the age of 53 is generally ascribed to cholera, but there is an ongoing debate as to whether cholera was indeed the cause and whether the death was intentional.
While his music has remained popular among audiences, critical opinions were initially mixed. Some Russians did not feel it sufficiently represented native musical values and expressed suspicion that Europeans accepted the music for its Western elements. In an apparent reinforcement of that claim, some Europeans lauded Tchaikovsky for offering music more substantive than exoticism, and said he transcended the stereotypes of Russian classical music. Others dismissed Tchaikovsky's music as deficient because it did not stringently follow Western principles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cNQFB0TDfY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKcZL8q1eBw
(you get two, because I love Swan lake and the Nutcracker both
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trissie
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Re: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Tuesday @ TDD - C&C
And poof! it's gonna be a long day today again.
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Kittykatt
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Re: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Tuesday @ TDD - C&C
Good morning ,Trissie, and thank you for starting us off. I love Swan Lake and the Nutcracker too -I remember being taken to see the latter as a child one Christmas (my family didn't "do" pantomimes) and I loved every minute!
Today I am hoping for another quiet, productive day, although with DH home, he may have more things that he has lost for me to find. Gma, I think we definitely have tomte living on our house!
I'm not sure what the weather is doing yet. We're supposed.to be getting a 35C mini heatwave this week, but there's no sign of it yet! I do prefer slightly cooler weather on my more heavy housework days, as it makes things easier, but we shall see!
Today I am hoping for another quiet, productive day, although with DH home, he may have more things that he has lost for me to find. Gma, I think we definitely have tomte living on our house!
I'm not sure what the weather is doing yet. We're supposed.to be getting a 35C mini heatwave this week, but there's no sign of it yet! I do prefer slightly cooler weather on my more heavy housework days, as it makes things easier, but we shall see!
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Kittykatt
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Re: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Tuesday @ TDD - C&C
To do:
Appointments:
Tuesday: DH WFH
At home for me
Matilda 's anti-inflammatory med before bedtime
Wednesday: DH to office
At home for me
Matilda 's anti-inflammatory med
Laxapet for Jude and Matilda
9 pm Final touches to Waitrose order
7pm DH out to concert rehearsal
Thursday: DH WFH
10.30 am church
Any errands? Pick up chocolates for vet and DF CW
Hoover car? ( Weather permitting!)
Bring blue crates up from garage (delegate this to DH)
Phone call from vet at ?? regarding Matilda's upcoming dental surgery
2 pm weight check with a vet nurse - Jude
2.30 pm dental check with a vet -Jude (I'm desperately hoping Jude's teeth and gums are fine, as I really don't want two cats recovering from surgery within days of each other!)
6-7 pm Waitrose delivery
Matilda 's anti-inflammatory med
Laxapet -Jude and Matilda ( if we didn't do it yesterday)
Put Matilda to bed early with her supper, as she won't be able to graze all night as usual
NO FOOD FOR MATILDA AFTER 10 PM
Friday: DH WFH
8 am Matilda to vet for dental surgery
After she's booked in, drive up the hill amd leave the car at the church (MQ has given permission)
Walk across town to the health centre (much quicker than dealing with rush hour traffic, and parking there is hopeless anyway
)
9.20 am and 10.20 am nurse review is appointments -me (why they're not one after the other beats me - it's with the same.nurse )
If I didn't do this yesterday, pick up chocolates in town for vet and DF CW on the way back to the car
Pick up Matilda at ??
DF CW arrives to babysit Matilda at ?? (DH still hasn't given me the time he wants to leave DF CW has a much loved cat of her own, who is also registered with our vet, and is also a very experienced nurse, so, although I'd really rather not go out at all with Matilda.just having had surgery, I know she'll be in very good hands)
Dinner out with DH's amateur dramatic society. We will need to leave them by 10 PM as I've promised DF CW we'll be back by 10.30 pm
Saturday:
*Text DF E re coffee tomorrow* not this week - she is out to lunch with friends
Sunday:
church 9.30 am
Coffee with DF E ? Not this week
Laxapet Jude and Matilda
Set up new Waitrose delivery
Future dates to note:
20/6 order my meds
Outstanding deliveries: eBay #1
Extras:
Text DF CW with the time.we need to leave on Friday - 6.30 pm
Anniversary card for DH for our wedding anniversary next Monday
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 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:
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
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
Beginning of June - need to order more fuchsia gall mite predator
Financial:
More work on budget WIP
Healthspan
Appointments:
Tuesday: DH WFH
At home for me
Matilda 's anti-inflammatory med before bedtime
Wednesday: DH to office
At home for me
Matilda 's anti-inflammatory med
Laxapet for Jude and Matilda
9 pm Final touches to Waitrose order
7pm DH out to concert rehearsal
Thursday: DH WFH
10.30 am church
Any errands? Pick up chocolates for vet and DF CW
Hoover car? ( Weather permitting!)
Bring blue crates up from garage (delegate this to DH)
Phone call from vet at ?? regarding Matilda's upcoming dental surgery
2 pm weight check with a vet nurse - Jude
2.30 pm dental check with a vet -Jude (I'm desperately hoping Jude's teeth and gums are fine, as I really don't want two cats recovering from surgery within days of each other!)
6-7 pm Waitrose delivery
Matilda 's anti-inflammatory med
Laxapet -Jude and Matilda ( if we didn't do it yesterday)
Put Matilda to bed early with her supper, as she won't be able to graze all night as usual
NO FOOD FOR MATILDA AFTER 10 PM
Friday: DH WFH
8 am Matilda to vet for dental surgery
After she's booked in, drive up the hill amd leave the car at the church (MQ has given permission)
Walk across town to the health centre (much quicker than dealing with rush hour traffic, and parking there is hopeless anyway
)9.20 am and 10.20 am nurse review is appointments -me (why they're not one after the other beats me - it's with the same.nurse
)If I didn't do this yesterday, pick up chocolates in town for vet and DF CW on the way back to the car
Pick up Matilda at ??
DF CW arrives to babysit Matilda at ?? (DH still hasn't given me the time he wants to leave
DF CW has a much loved cat of her own, who is also registered with our vet, and is also a very experienced nurse, so, although I'd really rather not go out at all with Matilda.just having had surgery, I know she'll be in very good hands)Dinner out with DH's amateur dramatic society. We will need to leave them by 10 PM as I've promised DF CW we'll be back by 10.30 pm
Saturday:
*Text DF E re coffee tomorrow* not this week - she is out to lunch with friends
Sunday:
church 9.30 am
Coffee with DF E ? Not this week
Laxapet Jude and Matilda
Set up new Waitrose delivery
Future dates to note:
20/6 order my meds
Outstanding deliveries: eBay #1
Extras:
Text DF CW with the time.we need to leave on Friday - 6.30 pm
Anniversary card for DH for our wedding anniversary next Monday
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 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:
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
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
Beginning of June - need to order more fuchsia gall mite predator
Financial:
More work on budget WIP
Healthspan
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Kittykatt
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Re: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Tuesday @ TDD - C&C
I've managed to squeeze the last bag of recycling into the wheelie bin before the dustmen arrived, and since then I've taken Fred out for a quick sniff, which was all he wanted today, and had a very nice walk along by the stream. I'm currently sitting in my garden, enjoying my coffee, and the scent of all the roses, which is being blown by the breeze.
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Kittykatt
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Re: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Tuesday @ TDD - C&C
To do:
Appointments:
Tuesday: DH WFH
At home for me
Matilda 's anti-inflammatory med before bedtime
Wednesday: DH to office
At home for me
Matilda 's anti-inflammatory med
Laxapet for Jude and Matilda
9 pm Final touches to Waitrose order
7pm DH out to concert rehearsal
Thursday: DH WFH
10.30 am church
Any errands? Pick up chocolates for vet and DF CW
Hoover car? ( Weather permitting!)
Bring blue crates up from garage (delegate this to DH)
Phone call from vet at ?? regarding Matilda's upcoming dental surgery
2 pm weight check with a vet nurse - Jude
2.30 pm dental check with a vet -Jude (I'm desperately hoping Jude's teeth and gums are fine, as I really don't want two cats recovering from surgery within days of each other!)
6-7 pm Waitrose delivery
Matilda 's anti-inflammatory med
Laxapet -Jude and Matilda ( if we didn't do it yesterday)
Put Matilda to bed early with her supper, as she won't be able to graze all night as usual
NO FOOD FOR MATILDA AFTER 10 PM
Friday: DH WFH
8 am Matilda to vet for dental surgery
After she's booked in, drive up the hill amd leave the car at the church (MQ has given permission)
Walk across town to the health centre (much quicker than dealing with rush hour traffic, and parking there is hopeless anyway )
9.20 am and 10.20 am nurse review is appointments -me (why they're not one after the other beats me - it's with the same.nurse )
If I didn't do this yesterday, pick up chocolates in town for vet and DF CW on the way back to the car
Pick up Matilda at ??
DF CW arrives to babysit Matilda at ?? (DH still hasn't given me the time he wants to leave DF CW has a much loved cat of her own, who is also registered with our vet, and is also a very experienced nurse, so, although I'd really rather not go out at all with Matilda just having had surgery, I know she'll be in very good hands)
Dinner out with DH's amateur dramatic society. We will need to leave them by 10 PM as I've promised DF CW we'll be back by 10.30 pm
Saturday:
*Text DF E re coffee tomorrow* not this week - she is out to lunch with friends
Sunday:
church 9.30 am
Coffee with DF E ? Not this week
Laxapet Jude and Matilda
Set up new Waitrose delivery
Future dates to note:
20/6 order my meds
Outstanding deliveries: eBay #1
Extras:
Text DF CW with the time we need to leave on Friday - 6.30 pm
Anniversary card for DH for our wedding anniversary next Monday
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:
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
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
Beginning of June - need to order more fuchsia gall mite predator
Financial:
More work on budget WIP
Healthspan
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Appointments:
Tuesday: DH WFH
At home for me
Matilda 's anti-inflammatory med before bedtime
Wednesday: DH to office
At home for me
Matilda 's anti-inflammatory med
Laxapet for Jude and Matilda
9 pm Final touches to Waitrose order
7pm DH out to concert rehearsal
Thursday: DH WFH
10.30 am church
Any errands? Pick up chocolates for vet and DF CW
Hoover car? ( Weather permitting!)
Bring blue crates up from garage (delegate this to DH)
Phone call from vet at ?? regarding Matilda's upcoming dental surgery
2 pm weight check with a vet nurse - Jude
2.30 pm dental check with a vet -Jude (I'm desperately hoping Jude's teeth and gums are fine, as I really don't want two cats recovering from surgery within days of each other!)
6-7 pm Waitrose delivery
Matilda 's anti-inflammatory med
Laxapet -Jude and Matilda ( if we didn't do it yesterday)
Put Matilda to bed early with her supper, as she won't be able to graze all night as usual
NO FOOD FOR MATILDA AFTER 10 PM
Friday: DH WFH
8 am Matilda to vet for dental surgery
After she's booked in, drive up the hill amd leave the car at the church (MQ has given permission)
Walk across town to the health centre (much quicker than dealing with rush hour traffic, and parking there is hopeless anyway
)9.20 am and 10.20 am nurse review is appointments -me (why they're not one after the other beats me - it's with the same.nurse
)If I didn't do this yesterday, pick up chocolates in town for vet and DF CW on the way back to the car
Pick up Matilda at ??
DF CW arrives to babysit Matilda at ?? (DH still hasn't given me the time he wants to leave
DF CW has a much loved cat of her own, who is also registered with our vet, and is also a very experienced nurse, so, although I'd really rather not go out at all with Matilda just having had surgery, I know she'll be in very good hands)Dinner out with DH's amateur dramatic society. We will need to leave them by 10 PM as I've promised DF CW we'll be back by 10.30 pm
Saturday:
*Text DF E re coffee tomorrow* not this week - she is out to lunch with friends
Sunday:
church 9.30 am
Coffee with DF E ? Not this week
Laxapet Jude and Matilda
Set up new Waitrose delivery
Future dates to note:
20/6 order my meds
Outstanding deliveries: eBay #1
Extras:
Text DF CW with the time we need to leave on Friday - 6.30 pm
Anniversary card for DH for our wedding anniversary next Monday
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 #8Check 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
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
Beginning of June - need to order more fuchsia gall mite predator
Financial:
More work on budget WIP
Healthspan
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helia
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Re: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Tuesday @ TDD - C&C
Of course - Tchaikovsky! I love the Nutcracker and have seen umpteen versions of it. Some professional - some not. A couple years ago, J11yo was Clara!! She was a very young Clara, maybe 8 or 9? at the time, but she is VERY comfortable on the stage and she did well. She has since stopped taking ballet.
trissie, I hope your busy day is going well.
Your time outside sounds lovely, Kitty - walking by a stream (in a park?) and coffee with the scent of your own roses.
Dh's being out of town means my accountability buddy is out of town. LOL! I had my day of undisciplined "fun" yesterday. It was a quiet - but extremely unproductive day for me. I did visit my mom, but she was taking a nap. Dh had visited her at this same time on Saturday, and she was up in her wheelchair in the common area. Oh well. I guess her daily schedule varies a bit. I think I needed that down day after all the social activity of the weekend. And now I need to get back at it.
Today: The KS2J get together is this morning. This may be the last one for a while as we don't meet as often with the kids out of school. A jog (I never did this yesterday) and a WF trip will be on the docket this afternoon - plus exam prep for payroll. I might take myself to a coffee shop to work on that.
Try #2: Main Goals for the Day
1. KS2J get together
2. Finish Change of address cards --> mail
3. JOG
4. WF
5. 30 minutes on my piles
6. 1 hour on exam prep
Next:
- some qt
- back exercises
- s2s and self care
Later:
- tidy kitchen
- make the bed
- otd around 10:15
- 10:30 - 12:30-ish KS2J get together
- lunch
- menu plan and groc. list
- dress to jog
- JOG
- WF
- put everything away
- do I need to make a Kroger order as well?
- finish change of address cards
- coa cards ready for the mail
- 30 minutes on piles
- 1 hour on exam prep
- duo
- update 3 health apps
- dinner: turkey burger, salad
- after dinner clean up
- read for fun
TaDas!
- up; weighed myself -- egads
- coffee
- email deletions + weather website + AQI -- in the good range again, finally! I'm opening windows today. Will go back up this evening but not too much.
- texts to B (walking date) and AA (coffee)
WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Tue 10:30 KS2J get together/ Grocery Store/ Dinner: turkey burger, green salad
Wed Dinner: Leftover chicken, rice, bok choy
Thu 8-9 trainer work out/ Visit Mom/ Dh returns/ Dinner: lemon and thyme chicken, corn and black bean salad, zucchini
Fri dinner date with dh
Sat 8 - 5K/ 5 - Gender Reveal Party online for DS + F /5:30 - ? CG1
Sun Church/ 3:30 - 5:30 CG2 @ AA? / 6 - ? Host dinner for up to 8 people/ 8:15 Family zoom call?
Mon grocery store
Tue 6:30 host Tuesday dinner
Wed
Thu 11? - haircut in other town
Fri - Ys in town! (See them tonight?)
Sat - See Ys! (Friends from TX; KY was my BFF when we lived in Austin)/ Dinner out with Ys/ 8 - Concert at local venue with Ys
Sun See Ys?/ PACK for week long trip (dh's week long writing workshop with a publishing company) + CG1 camping trip/ Drive to Chicago - with AA?
June Brain Dumps
This Week - House
- 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
- Mom's change of address cards
General Brain Dump
- 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
- shelves for her room?
- keep on sprucing up her wardrobe - pants
- scan and email test results to PA - figuring out an alternate way
- sign Mom up for the patient portal - PA at the NH
- check on dentist: when will they be at the NH next? -- OPEN M-Th only
Payroll
- update exam record
- start Exam Prep: 4 Reading + 1 Listening
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
trissie, I hope your busy day is going well.
Your time outside sounds lovely, Kitty - walking by a stream (in a park?) and coffee with the scent of your own roses.
Dh's being out of town means my accountability buddy is out of town. LOL! I had my day of undisciplined "fun" yesterday. It was a quiet - but extremely unproductive day for me. I did visit my mom, but she was taking a nap. Dh had visited her at this same time on Saturday, and she was up in her wheelchair in the common area. Oh well. I guess her daily schedule varies a bit. I think I needed that down day after all the social activity of the weekend. And now I need to get back at it.
Today: The KS2J get together is this morning. This may be the last one for a while as we don't meet as often with the kids out of school. A jog (I never did this yesterday) and a WF trip will be on the docket this afternoon - plus exam prep for payroll. I might take myself to a coffee shop to work on that.
Try #2: Main Goals for the Day
1. KS2J get together
2. Finish Change of address cards --> mail
3. JOG
4. WF
5. 30 minutes on my piles
6. 1 hour on exam prep
Next:
- some qt
- back exercises
- s2s and self care
Later:
- tidy kitchen
- make the bed
- otd around 10:15
- 10:30 - 12:30-ish KS2J get together
- lunch
- menu plan and groc. list
- dress to jog
- JOG
- WF
- put everything away
- do I need to make a Kroger order as well?
- finish change of address cards
- coa cards ready for the mail
- 30 minutes on piles
- 1 hour on exam prep
- duo
- update 3 health apps
- dinner: turkey burger, salad
- after dinner clean up
- read for fun
TaDas!
- up; weighed myself -- egads
- coffee
- email deletions + weather website + AQI -- in the good range again, finally!
I'm opening windows today. Will go back up this evening but not too much.- texts to B (walking date) and AA (coffee)
WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Tue 10:30 KS2J get together/ Grocery Store/ Dinner: turkey burger, green salad
Wed Dinner: Leftover chicken, rice, bok choy
Thu 8-9 trainer work out/ Visit Mom/ Dh returns/ Dinner: lemon and thyme chicken, corn and black bean salad, zucchini
Fri dinner date with dh
Sat 8 - 5K/ 5 - Gender Reveal Party online for DS + F /5:30 - ? CG1
Sun Church/ 3:30 - 5:30 CG2 @ AA? / 6 - ? Host dinner for up to 8 people/ 8:15 Family zoom call?
Mon grocery store
Tue 6:30 host Tuesday dinner
Wed
Thu 11? - haircut in other town
Fri - Ys in town! (See them tonight?)
Sat - See Ys! (Friends from TX; KY was my BFF when we lived in Austin)/ Dinner out with Ys/ 8 - Concert at local venue with Ys
Sun See Ys?/ PACK for week long trip (dh's week long writing workshop with a publishing company) + CG1 camping trip/ Drive to Chicago - with AA?
June Brain Dumps
This Week - House
- 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
- Mom's change of address cards
General Brain Dump
- 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
- shelves for her room?
- keep on sprucing up her wardrobe - pants
- scan and email test results to PA - figuring out an alternate way
- sign Mom up for the patient portal - PA at the NH
- check on dentist: when will they be at the NH next? -- OPEN M-Th only
Payroll
- update exam record
- start Exam Prep: 4 Reading + 1 Listening
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
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Re: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Tuesday @ TDD - C&C
Good morning! Thank you for starting us off, trissie, hope your day goes well. I love how you stretch my brain while I go about my boring routines.
Gma, thank you for sharing some of your ancestral culture. I too have at least one tomte causing chaos around here. Trolls are not allowed.
Kittykatt, sending good thoughts for you and Matilda.
Helia, I hope your dmother is thriving in her new home and medical issues are all being treated now. It may be different staff on the weekend is the reason for a different routine.
Yesterday wasn’t stellar when it comes to my own routine. Dh got off work early and came home before his doctor appt, left and then came back earlier than his usual off time, which threw my day all out of whack. I did get basics done and made a little headway into deeper chores so while I wasn’t as productive as I wanted I did okay.
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Re: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Tuesday @ TDD - C&C
Bama, how could I have forgotten that I have a Czech SHE friend!
helia, a slow day will do wonders for you - and, unlike me, you actually CAN afford one of those!
kittykatt, I think the Nutcracker is a good introduction to classical music and ballet for kids - mine have seen it too (back when I was pregnant with DBD, so the girls were 4 and DS was 6) and they loved it!
Home from work. I could flip a coin whether the more annoying part of my work day was the pointless meeting that took 2 hours, or the research I am working on. It's an electronic library of over 600 entries (some with more than one document) of reports, white papers, recommendations, technical standards and other binding documentation, some relevant for us, some not, some I have no idea what even the acronyms stand for. I'm going over one after another, cataloguing it and assigning appropriate key words to my excel overview. It will be extremely handy in years to come as a source of easily accessible information for further research and decision making process, both by me and some other key persons in the company, but boy, does it give me headaches!
Anyway, home. It's cloudy, with rain forecasted for the night. I'm gonna look like an idiot watering my garden, but I need to give the plants the plant food which is added to watering water, so...
TaDas
- morning madness
- DBD and DS in school on time
- work day
- order birthday present for DH
- twins' transportation passes prolonged (must be done in person)
- pick up DBD from school
ToDos
- morning routine
- 15 in master bedroom
- 15 outside
helia, a slow day will do wonders for you - and, unlike me, you actually CAN afford one of those!
kittykatt, I think the Nutcracker is a good introduction to classical music and ballet for kids - mine have seen it too (back when I was pregnant with DBD, so the girls were 4 and DS was 6) and they loved it!
Home from work. I could flip a coin whether the more annoying part of my work day was the pointless meeting that took 2 hours, or the research I am working on. It's an electronic library of over 600 entries (some with more than one document) of reports, white papers, recommendations, technical standards and other binding documentation, some relevant for us, some not, some I have no idea what even the acronyms stand for. I'm going over one after another, cataloguing it and assigning appropriate key words to my excel overview. It will be extremely handy in years to come as a source of easily accessible information for further research and decision making process, both by me and some other key persons in the company, but boy, does it give me headaches!
Anyway, home. It's cloudy, with rain forecasted for the night. I'm gonna look like an idiot watering my garden, but I need to give the plants the plant food which is added to watering water, so...
TaDas
- morning madness
- DBD and DS in school on time
- work day
- order birthday present for DH
- twins' transportation passes prolonged (must be done in person)
- pick up DBD from school
ToDos
- morning routine
- 15 in master bedroom
- 15 outside