South Downs National Park Sunday

[trissie]

Frenchie, on Sundays and Thursdays when the twins wash their hair it's always cold showers for us adults!
L.Ann, a healthy dinner will await you when you get home!

I'm tired... but if I can persuade myself to do another :30 before settling down to do duolingo and my bedtime yoga, I know I will be grateful for it!

TaDas
- afternoon routine
- 30 in master bedroom
- strip and remake master bedroom bed
- dinner
- load of linens
- homework and backpacks

ToDos
- evening routine + pick up, 30 total
- duolingo
- evening yoga

Braindump
food
- bake something sweet
organization
- DBD's speech therapy - skipping because of her illness
cleaning
- spiff up twins' room
- spiff up DBD's room
- spiff up DS13's room
- spiff up master bedroom
- spiff up master bathroom
- spiff up kitchen
- spiff up living room
- spiff up downstairs bathroom and hallways
- spiff up office
laundry
- load of cleaning rags
me time
- 15 of exercise
- Bible study
- reading
House&Holidays
- week 1 deep cleaning - office
- week 2 deep cleaning - master bedroom
- week 3 deep cleaning - DBD's room
- week 5 deep cleaning - DS14's room
- week 6 deep cleaning - twins' room
- week 1 Christmas tasks
- week 2 Christmas tasks
- week 3 Christmas tasks
- week 4 Christmas tasks
- week 5 Christmas tasks
- week 6 Christmas tasks
garden
- start spading veggie garden
- deadheading
- weeding in front garden
- oil patio furniture
- tree and bushes pruning
- general pick up in garage
- general pick up around the house

[L.Ann]

The tractor parade was 35- 40 minutes….a nice length. Most of the tractors were made in the 1950s with a few from the 40s and 60s.
Then we picked up DD39’s Kohls order.

1-FACE
2-swish and swipe
3-read

4-walk

Menus
Sunday-black bean chili
Monday-chicken curry
Tuesday-chorizo enchiladas
Wednesday-DD32 outw/ps, me leftovers do I need to feed Little Bit
Thursday-sesame and soy glazed shrimp
Friday-orange chili crisp salmon

Events
Monday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-3, DD32 doctor@3:30
Tuesday -Little Bit 7:40-6:30, Little Bit school 9:15-3, breakfast with friends@8:30
Wednesday -Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit back at 7 to spend the night, Little Bit school 9:15-3
Thursday -Little Bit 7:40-6:30, Little Bit school 9:15-3
Friday--Little Bit 3:00-6:30, Little Bit school 9:15-3
Saturday-
Sunday-

Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room, bathroom, kitchen, swish and swipe
Detail cleaning of hall- wash walls, wash louvre door
Extra Stuff-make appointment for DD32, car registration
Little Errands-drop off DM’s driver’s license
Phone calls-estate issue,


Accomplishments
-breakfast for me and dog
-knee and stretching exercises
-read
-shower, dress and pick up bedroom
-10 minutes detailed cleaning
-diet site
-walk outside
-meds for DD32
-finish vacuuming
-start black bean chili in crockpot
-finish washing hall woodwork
-tractor parade
-pick up Kohls order
-make cookies with DD32

[Gma]

Last year, the international conference based on the Nobel Prize awards that is held at my local college, the topic was SLEEP. It was noted that our culture seems to reward those who get by on less and less, and that we are generally a sleep deprived world. There were many interesting topics, including the sleep deprivation experienced by those who are homeless and have no place of safety.
Very interesting to me was the speaker who has done research on what is now called "the glymphatic system" newly identified in physiology in about the last 10 years. While we are awake, our brains work very hard and generate waste materials, just like our muscles etc do when working. Unlike muscle and other tissue waste products that are circulated and cleansed throughout the day, the circulation in our brain only happens while we sleep! Not by the blood, but by a lymph-like substance in the cerebral spinal fluid that gathers the metabolites (waste products generated by metabolism) and brings it to the lymphatic system, which the lecturer said acts like the waste-water treatment plant for the body.
That is a tremendous over-simplification, but I hope you can get the picture. Sleep, she said is essential for brain function. I dont' remember if it happens in deep sleep, light sleep or REM (dream) sleep, or all three.

So that's my lesson for everyone today.
Now i am going to check on my hoses, make sure they are turned off, then change back out of my wet and watered work clothes and go to visit mother.
Just got a text from dson, Mother is exhausted, and was just put down for an afternoon nap. I have several errands to do, so I'll get them done befroe going to see her.

Hi, L.ann, tractor parades are interesting history of farming! I'm happy for your family that the service went well .

[Kittykatt]

Hello, everyone!

Trissie, we also had rain and strong winds again (although not nearly as strong as yesterday) so it was a good opportunity for me to work on the house too.

FFB, that's so nice that DS7 wants to help!

I'm glad the tractor parade was fun, L.Ann.

Helia, I'm also trying to prioritise sleep, as, like you, I feel much better when Ive slept well.

Laura, I'm glad you're able to enjoy music group again , now without so much responsibility.

Gma, that's very interesting about how sleeping well helps "clean out" the brain. There's dementia on both sides of my family , so I'm doing my best to help my brain. Apparently good oral hygiene is also very important according to the latest studies I've read.

Ho, Peaches!

DH is home, having had a wonderful time, and I had a very successful afternoon around the house. However, when I sat down on the sofa this evening, I noticed a problem.

Last Thursday morning, as I was running out of the house, I asked DH to change the bulb in one of the ceiling lights in the sitting room. Quick and easy one would have thought... but apparently not. When DH took the bulb out he also managed to somehow dislodge the fitting (How?!! I've changed the bulb without incident many times) and couldn't get not to screw back in place.So he said he'd replaced the fitting. Of course I've been busy while he's been away and hadn't noticed anything amiss, but tonight when I sat on the sofa I noticed he hasn't done it properly, and the wires are showing at the top of the fitting.

I can't face trying to get him to redo it. I possibly *could* do it myself, but I'm not sure I can get everything tight enough. So, long story short, as DH goes to the office tomorrow, I now have an electrician coming tomorrow morning to hopefully do the job for me. Thank goodness for WhatsApp -I managed to take a photo when DH went to the kitchen, so the electrician knows what to expect. I just hope it all goes smoothly - he seems to think it will be a quick and simple job. (And one I could do without! But it can't stay as it is, it's driving me nuts every time I look at it, and I'm not sure about the safety implications. I know no one's going to stick their fingers in, but even so...)

However, the sitting room is now finished, so I can tick that room off my list. And the stewed apple is now bagged into portions, labelled and in the freezer.

[Kittykatt]

Still to do when I get back from church:

Decluttering/deep cleaning in sitting room:
Put "pretties" back inside china cabinet
Put cushion covers back on scatter cushions
Put chair backs and arm covers back on my chair
Brush the rug I washed yesterday
Rehang curtains over staircase

Other tasks:
Change sheets on bed including mattress and pillow protectors
Fold laundry and PA
Run DW
Unload DW
Quick clean / tidy in kitchen
Sort out Fred's food
Weigh out the Girls' dried food for the week
Group email re parish lunch
Check for email from CK
Put the Christmas.goodies I've bought so far away safely WIP
Buttercream on top of cake I made yesterday
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[Kittykatt]

Getting ahead for the week!
To do:

Appointments:
Monday: DH to office
10 am electrician to hopefully fix sitting room light
Tuesday: DH WFH
8.30 am dentist - me
Wednesday: DH to office
At home for me
Can I take the duvet to the laundrette?
Laxapet for Jude and Matilda
9 pm Final touches to Waitrose order
Thursday: DH in Leeds
10.30 am church
Can I get up early and take the duvet to the laundrette if I didn't do this yesterday?
Any errands?
Collect Matilda's new food from vet? (Remember Petplan - they're paying for her dry food, so there's a good chance they'll pay for her wet food)
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 WFH
2.40 pm osteopath -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

Future dates to note:
8/10 order inhalers
14/10 Freddie Solensia appointment
16/10 Jude weight check

Outstanding deliveries:

Extras:
Order new orthotics - wait until ankle settles
Find scanned copies of menu for parish lunch
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:
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:
Water pots
Feed pots weekly
Plant foxgloves and return tray and pots to Dneighbour R
Prune roses - 17 done, 9 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's cupboard still needs organising properly

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

[L.Ann]

Evening kittykatt! Since it looks like the house elf is on vacation, cleaning up the kitchen is next.

1-clean up kitchen
2-vacuum and mop kitchen
3-diet site

4-walk
5-FACE

Menus
Monday-chicken curry
Tuesday-chorizo enchiladas
Wednesday-DD32 outw/ps, me leftovers do I need to feed Little Bit
Thursday-sesame and soy glazed shrimp
Friday-orange chili crisp salmon

Events
Monday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-3, DD32 doctor@3:30
Tuesday -Little Bit 7:40-6:30, Little Bit school 9:15-3, breakfast with friends@8:30
Wednesday -Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit back at 7 to spend the night, Little Bit school 9:15-3
Thursday -Little Bit 7:40-6:30, Little Bit school 9:15-3
Friday--Little Bit 3:00-6:30, Little Bit school 9:15-3
Saturday-
Sunday-

Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room, bathroom, kitchen
Detail cleaning of hall- wash walls, wash louvre doors
Extra Stuff-make appointment for DD32
Little Errands-drop off DM’s driver’s license
Phone calls-estate issue,


Accomplishments
-breakfast for me and dog
-knee and stretching exercises
-read
-shower, dress and pick up bedroom
-10 minutes detailed cleaning
-diet site
-walk outside
-meds for DD32
-finish vacuuming
-start black bean chili in crockpot
-finish washing hall woodwork
-tractor parade
-pick up Kohls order
-make cookies with DD32
-FACE
-swish and swipe
-read
-walk
-supervise DD32 packing her lunch
-dinner

[Peaches1000]

Next:
-Close blinds
-Prep for next day (clothes/calendar)
-Add appts to Toodledo
-Vacuum something

Extras:
-Tasks - (air filters)(food options list)
-DS - (pharmacy pick up)(sch for kitty nails)(mail)
-Declutter/organize/clean - 10 min
-Files/Med Info/Papers/Emails - 10 min

Routine:
-Gather dirty laundry/sort
-Laundry #1 to washer
-Laundry #1 to dryer
-Laundry #1 hang/fold
-Put away laundry

-Cat - brush/food/water/litter
-6pm Eat

Done:
-Bedroom - pupa
-Dress/ready
-Foyer Bath - pupa/restock
-Fresh food for kitty
-Open blinds/get water
-Check email
-Update Toodledo
-Check bank accts/Amex
-Pull bill file/sort
-Enter auto pymts in PT/note excel
-10am Eat (ensure)
-Medicine/vitamins
-Grocery order
-Open pkg/put away
-Check DS info
-Fup/holding info
-Open large box
-Phone DH - 2 hrs
-Grocery delivery/partial put away
-HH OT - text
-Computer issues
-Clip nails

[Peaches1000]

Next:
-Gather dirty laundry/sort
-Laundry #1 to washer
-HH - update appts
-Office - 5 min

Extras:
-12:30-1:00 Arrival HH OT
-4:30-5:00 Arrival HH Speech
-Tasks - (air filters)(food options list)
-DS - (pharmacy pick up)(sch for kitty nails)(mail)
-Declutter/organize/clean - 10 min
-Files/Med Info/Papers/Emails - 10 min

Routine:
-Laundry #1 to dryer
-Laundry #1 hang/fold
-Put away laundry

-Cat - brush/food/water/litter

Done:
-Bedroom - pupa
-Dress/ready
-Foyer Bath - pupa/restock
-Fresh food for kitty
-Open blinds/get water
-Check email
-Update Toodledo
-Check bank accts/Amex
-Pull bill file/sort
-Enter auto pymts in PT/note excel
-10am Eat (ensure)
-Medicine/vitamins
-Grocery order
-Open pkg/put away
-Check DS info
-Fup/holding info
-Open large box
-Phone DH - 2 hrs
-Grocery delivery/partial put away
-HH OT - text
-Computer issues
-Clip nails
-Close blinds
-Prep for next day (clothes/calendar)
-Add appts to Toodledo
-Vacuum something
-HH Speech - text

[Doggedly]

Hi, all. I am back from my db's house. I grabbed a quick snack of sardines, and now I'll head down to bring up the next load and start cleaning out Germane's crate.