Whooper Swan Sunday

[FrenchFlybebe]

L.Ann yes the walk was restorative for the spirits. In advance I wish you Dsis a good prcedure tomorrow.

Hi Peaches ! Hi blessedw !

helia, I wish you a good start to this new phase. Indeed you will have time to spend on other things. And more freedom in the mind probably. Not sure how to word it properly. More space for other thoughts. Maybe for new thoughts.

Gma nice to hear you had a nice time at church. I hope your Dmom gets better soon and you can find some rest.

trissie I hope you find time today or tomorrow to think about your craft project. You make me want to start some craft thing too. I spent 10 minutes this past week on an old stitching project for an autumn-themed decoration for the entrance veranda, but I'm not sure I'll ever finish it. Autumn and winter are good times for knitting or crochet...

Yes the kids enjoyed Jurassic Park, and slept well afterwards. Today they enjoyed the walk near the ocean, it's not a long path, ig goes up and downhill until we reached some king of cape, cliff, whatever, with the ocean all around. Then we walked back and stayed on the beach, and the boys asked if they could take their shoes off to dip their feet in the ocean water... guess what, they had water up to their bellies twenty minutes later. Fully dressed and fully wet. DS7 had water up to the shoulders. But at least they kept laughing with each other all the time wchich is why MrNG and I just watched them, instead of calling them back.
Now everyone will have a good night's sleep, probably, which was on of the goals...

TADAs
a good day, good time together, good walk, kids enjoying each other for awhile
was able to discuss projects with MrNG on the beach
dinner was ready after we got back and all were showered -thanks to 'earlier' me
kids to bed, read stories, clothes ready for tomorrow

TODO
a list for the week, it will be another very busy week
bed early

[Kittykatt]

Hello, everyone!

Trissie, today's lunch menu was roast pork, roast potatoes, Savoy cabbage, roasted carrots and peppers, apple crumble and cream. I've been given lots of apples too!

I'm you all enjoyed your walk, FFB.

Helia, the B&B certainly sounds interesting!

Good to see you, Blessed!

I'm glad you had a good trip, L.Ann.

Gma, I'm glad you had a good time at church.

Hi, Peaches!

It's been a good day - church, coffee with DF E, cook lunch, fold laundry and PA, walk Freddie, and then just relaxing, much of the time with Matilda on my lap. So not much done to my list!

[Kittykatt]

Reposting yesterday's Brain dump:
In no particular order, just as I think of everything!
Morning supplement for Matilda
Evening supplement for Matilda (I'm going to list these separately until it becomes second nature)
Visit C
Text DF E re coffee tomorrow
Find menu for venue for October's parish lunch
Photocopy menu
Write/ print sign up sheet
Attach to menu
Put with my bag to take to church tomorrow
Email those people on mailing list for lunch and attach scanned copy of menu
Email DM re poster for Xmas lunch - apologise for late reply and explain
Email CM re chalice rota - apologise for late reply and explain
Create new SO to put a little aside each month for those irregular DDs (once or twice a year) that have been catching me out as I lose track
Work out how much I need to increase SO for SWW by, and amend accordingly (they have suggested a ridiculous figure )
Check DH has ordered new salt and pepper grinders (he wanted to do this! And I do appreciate the little efforts he makes to take some things off me when I've been feeling stressed and overwhelmed this week )
29/9 order HRT
1/ 10 set up new prepayment certificate
Amazon S&S items - review
Receipts for DF PL
Survey for vet
Decant large bottle of shampoo into small bottle
Find new shower gel
Visit DF E

Deep cleaning /decluttering:
Choose something (or more than one thing!) from list!
Tighten joints in chair
Ditto on footrest
Ditto on sofa
Wash sitting room curtains
Wash staircase curtains
Declutter and clean out sideboard
Brush a bit more wall and take down and clean another picture
Wash a bit more skirting board
Polish curtain rail
Clean picture and put back

Autumn project of cleaning windows, flushing drainage channels, oiling hinges and greasing contact points:
Still to do - patio doors

Garden:
Weed / deadhead
Pot remaining pansies?
Plant bulbs
Are there any more roses ready to prune?
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[L.Ann]

Goals for today-finish laundry, finish Shutterfly book and magnets, submit Shutterfly order before codes expire at midnight

1-fold laundry
2-make DD32’s lunch for tomorrow
3-swish and swipe

4-20 minutes on Shutterfly book

Menus
Sunday-sandwiches
Monday- red lentil soup
Tuesday-spicy cashew chicken lo mein
Wednesday-DD32 gone/leftovers
Thursday-Vietnamese style shrimp lettuce wraps
Friday-dance DD32/me Panera?..
Saturday-eat out after DM’s service
Sunday-spicy Peruvian Cauliflower Bowls

Events
Monday-surgical procedure Dsis coming down be at hospital at 6:25
Tuesday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit to school 9:15-11:45
Wednesday--Little Bit 7:40-5,DD32 w/ps 3-6, Little Bit to school 9:15-11:45
Thursday -Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit to school 9:15-11:45
Friday-Joy Prom for DD32 5-8, -Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit to school 9:15-11:45
Saturday-DM’s service and lunch 11:30-1:30
Sunday-tractor parade????

Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room, bathroom, kitchen, swish and swipe, dusty
Detail cleaning my bedroom- wash window, wash all bed linens, wipe down woodwork, windex pictures, polish furniture, flip mattress, quick closet declutter
Extra Stuff-
Little Errands-drop off DM’s driver’s license, bank$ for priest at funeral
Phone calls-


Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for all
-shower and first round of meds foe DD32
-declutter DD32’s shirts
-declutter extra clothes drawer for DD32
-reboot laundry
- shower, dress and pick up bedroom
-vacuum
-20 minutes working on Shutterfly book
-DD32 trash
-walk
-menus
-recycling to dump
-lunch
-reboot second load of laundry
-update events
-20minutes on Shutterfly
-walk
-text to center person, text to center transportation, text sister
-windex

[Kittykatt]

Getting ahead for the week!
To do:

Appointments:
Monday: DH to office
At home for me
Tuesday: DH WFH
At home for me
Wednesday: DH to office - back home early as I have my hygienist appointment at 4.50pm
Laxapet for Jude and Matilda
9 pm Final touches to Waitrose order
Thursday: DH leaves to spend a long W/E with DBIL
10.30 am church
Any errands?
Collect Matilda's new food from vet? (Will Petplan pay towards this? I think it depends on on her test results?)
Take chocolates and card to vet to say thank you
Hoover car? ( Weather permitting!)
Bring blue crates up from garage
6-7 pm Waitrose delivery
Laxapet -Jude and Matilda if not done yesterday
Friday: DH at Chetnole
8 am flu jab at Boots - me
Saturday:
*Text DF E re coffee tomorrow*
Sunday:
Church 9.30 am
Coffee with DF E?
Laxapet Jude and Matilda
Set up new Waitrose delivery
DH returns at ??

Future dates to note:
29/9 order HRT
14/10 Freddie Solensia
16/10 Jude weight check

Outstanding deliveries:

Extras:
SORT OUT PREPAYMENT CERTIFICATE FOR PRESCRIPTIONS ON 1/10
Order new orthotics
CAR INSURANCE cancel old policy do by 3/10 at the latest -preferably earlier
Find scanned copies of menu
Send email with scanned menu to those on mailing list
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?) 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 ?
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
Lightbox session
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:
30 minutes in tiny front garden
30 minutes in back garden

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

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

Extra house tasks:

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

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

Wednesday:
Clean kitchen

Garden extras:
Water pots
Feed pots weekly
Plant foxgloves and return tray and pots to Dneighbour R
Prune roses - 16 done, 10 to do (the totals might change as this time of year I assess what hasn't done well, and whether it gets another chance, or whether it's time to say goodbye!)

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" He's just about done, although there is a crate of "stuff" in the garage which needs his attention - I've picked out a few things that need to come up to the house! I've managed to fit everything in the cupboard -It needs a good sort out and tidy. Maybe this W/E when he is away?

Declutter bedroom 15 minutes at a time!

Parish Christmas Lunch:
Date and venue booked
Caterers booked
Email parish administrator re printing tickets and poster
Email parish administrator again

Brain dump ( work through these one at a time!)
Email those people on mailing list for lunch and attach scanned copy of menu
Email DM re poster for Xmas lunch - apologise for late reply and explain
Email CM re chalice rota - apologise for late reply and explain
Create new SO to put a little aside each month for those irregular DDs (once or twice a year) that have been catching me out as I lose track
Work out how much I need to increase SO for SWW by, and amend accordingly (they have suggested a ridiculous figure )
1/ 10 set up new prepayment certificate
Amazon S&S items - review
Receipts for DF PL
Survey for vet

Deep cleaning /decluttering in sitting room:
Tighten joints in chair
Ditto on footrest
Ditto on sofa
Rehang sitting room curtains
Clean picture and put back
Empty glass cabinet - declutter/ wash / polish contents
Move cabinet out from wall
Brush wall
Wipe skirting board
Hoover underneath cabinet
Put cabinet back in place
Put glasses back
Polish clock
Clean photos
Empty china display cabinet
Wash "pretties"
Polish cabinet
Clean glass
Replace "pretties"
Polish wooden cats that live on top of cabinet
Iron scatter cushion covers
Put covers back on cushions!
Wash staircase curtains

[L.Ann]

I finished the photo books! Making progress….



Goals for today-finish laundry, finish Shutterfly magnets, submit Shutterfly order before codes expire at midnight

1-finish laundry
2-read
3-dinner

4-walk


Menus
Sunday-sandwiches
Monday- red lentil soup
Tuesday-spicy cashew chicken lo mein
Wednesday-DD32 gone/leftovers
Thursday-Vietnamese style shrimp lettuce wraps
Friday-dance DD32/me Panera?..
Saturday-eat out after DM’s service
Sunday-spicy Peruvian Cauliflower Bowls

Events
Monday-surgical procedure Dsis coming down be at hospital at 6:25
Tuesday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit to school 9:15-11:45
Wednesday--Little Bit 7:40-5,DD32 w/ps 3-6, Little Bit to school 9:15-11:45
Thursday -Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit to school 9:15-11:45
Friday-Joy Prom for DD32 5-8, -Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit to school 9:15-11:45
Saturday-DM’s service and lunch 11:30-1:30
Sunday-tractor parade????

Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room, bathroom, kitchen, dust
Detail cleaning my bedroom- wash window, wash all bed linens, wipe down woodwork, windex pictures, polish furniture, flip mattress, quick closet declutter
Extra Stuff-
Little Errands-drop off DM’s driver’s license, bank$ for priest at funeral
Phone calls-


Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for all
-shower and first round of meds foe DD32
-declutter DD32’s shirts
-declutter extra clothes drawer for DD32
-reboot laundry
- shower, dress and pick up bedroom
-vacuum
-20 minutes working on Shutterfly book
-DD32 trash
-walk
-menus
-recycling to dump
-lunch
-reboot second load of laundry
-update events
-20minutes on Shutterfly
-walk
-text to center person, text to center transportation, text sister
-windex
-fold laundry
-make DD32’s lunch for tomorrow
-swish and swipe
-20 minutes on Shutterfly book

[helia]

Let us know which project you choose, trissie.
That sounds like a really nice time for your boys, FFB. WTG keeping priorities in mind - laughing and fun together over dry clothes. BTW, you said that very well. Yes, I will have room for other thoughts.
Glad you enjoyed the time away, L Ann. Are you having the procedure tomorrow? WTG on the photo books!
So good you have so much support in your church community, Gma.
That lunch sounds scrumptious, Kitty. WTG posting lists for next week. One of these days I'll be organized enough to do that.
Hi Peaches.

I haven't done much this afternoon. It's almost 5 pm. I've just arrived at the coffee shop where dh and dd29 are. I hope to make progress grading before dinner at 6-ish. M will probably get started heating things up.

Next:
- payroll: start grading exams
- make list for next week?

Later:
- payroll: start grading exams
- unpack suitcase - wip
- messages: B, DF, MM
- WF run?
- host Sunday dinner for 8? + 2 puppies?
- dinner: frozen pizzas, bread, rot. chicken, Dutch cheese
- after dinner clean up
- duolingo
- health apps

TaDas!
- up; weighed myself - up 1 pound. Could have been worse.
- toiletries unpacked and put away
- coffee
- wrote review for the bnb - it was a little rough around the edges, but it served its purpose for our family. And the things that were issues became a running joke for our family, like the bed with the oversized bed frame OR when the door knob fell out of the bathroom door. LOL! The mouse poo in the silverware drawer was not so humorous.
- email deletions and weather website - high of 81*F today. Sunny! We have sun and warm temps for the foreseeable future.
- s2s and self care
- kitchen reclaimed; M helped
- 9:50 - 12:30 out church + coffee hour
- payroll: picked up exams at school
- lunch
- text B
- time to veg - puzzles, 1 show
- coffee shop with dh + dd29

[Peaches1000]

Next:
-Files/Med Info/Papers/Emails - 15 min (DS files)

Extras:
-Tasks - (load dishwasher)/(air filters)/(food options list)
-Declutter/organize/clean - 10 min
-Files/Med Info/Papers/Emails - 10 min

Routine:
-Cat - brush/food/water/litter
-Vacuum something
-6pm Eat
-Close blinds
-Open & sort mail/file
-Prep for next day (clothes/calendar)

Done:
-Bedroom - pupa
-Dress/ready
-Foyer Bath - pupa/restock
-Fresh food for kitty
-Open blinds/get water
-Foyer - clean up cat issue
-Catch up DS
-Check email
-Update Toodledo
-Check bank accts/Amex
-Files/Med Info/Papers/Emails - 10 min
-10am Eat (ensure)
-Medicine/vitamins
-Amex activity - 90 min
-DH reim info - 80 min
-Eat - partial

[Kittykatt]

Thank you, Helia! I feel it gets the week off to a good start if I write out as much as I can Sunday evening. Then, when everything falls apart and I start feeling overwhelmed like last week, I have an "aide memoire" so I can see what I *should* be doing and when!

[helia]

That's how I use my lists here too, Kitty. They kind of help me answer the question, "What am I supposed to be doing?" when I get lost/ things go differently from the plan.