Winter Wonderland Wednesday

[Lauralind]

Smile lee that's next ... book an appointment... I don't even know if she's got space before Christmas. We'll see. Probably the same. Only thing im deciding if I can manage growing my bangs out or cut them again. I should do the phone calls.

Kitchen is clean. Ds made it to school. Feels better but I made him take one more dose of anti inflammatory.

Helian I fix my mistakes by going back a row. If I didn't on this pattern it would go all wonky. I keep missing one invisible little chain stitch but if I left it that way the peaks would be wrong. Some things you can compensate for but maybe I'm just being particular .



Priority list

Basic routines
Kitchen clean
Get Stella food from vet
Book hair appointment
Book massage appointment
Call gc office should I rebook
Tidy craft room
Tidy guest room
Maybe meet someone in town I think I found a high chair for Lil j and future grandkids for here
See if dad calls for something
Meet with h at 1

Today's tada list


Call gc
Call hair stylist
Call massage

Fold some laundry switch other load
Clean cat boxes and take garbage out
Sweep everywhere

Shower
S&s both baths and reboot laundry
Tidy laundry room and master bedroom some
Empty and reload dw
Finish tidying kitchen all the way
School run???
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[helia]

Hi Peaches.
Sounds like you're doing a great job crocheting, Lauralind!
Yes, I know that diner, Smile!! It was a favorite of my parents. Safe travels.
Have a good evening, trissie.


I'm having some lunch now. Dbro and dniece are here. I got the room finished. *phew* Lights have been folded and put away. Now, I need to fold and p/a darks. I also went through the rest of my mom's stuff. Not sure what to do with all the cards she received while in the NH. I've already sent thank yous to all those people.

I think dbro + dniece are lying down now.

Next:
- finish lunch
- move broken chair into the garage
- darks: fold and p/a

Wednesday TaDas!
- up; weighed self
- messages with AS, my personal trainer; I may not come in bc of my cough, though it would be good to exercise.
- email deletions and weather website - 37F now - and temps are just decreasing from now until Friday a.m. There is 4.5 inches snow forecast for Saturday and more on Sunday.
- coffee
- texts with AS - decided my coughing was too often for me to feel comfortable in the gym with other people
- some qt
- load of sheets + our light stuff: w drying
- load of darks: washing
- moved suitcases + most of my mom's stuff out of the guest room; there are some books on the dresser left
- put 1 more duffle bag away + deposited another bag of give away stuff from my mom in the laundry room give away pile, which is growing into a small mountain
- spiffed myself + wiped down shower bc dh didn't do it
- back exercises
- get dressed
- make my bed
- moved Mom's books (and dd27's ipad) out of the room; organized Mom's few things
- made up both guest beds
- darks to the dryer
- lights: fold and p/a
- lunch: wip

[Bama]

Great advice helian. I’ll try to find a short advent guide.

Cheering you all on!

Done:
Bible on hold since Revelations is next, I did sign up for a Bible in a year app but not sure it’s a good fit, the daily requirement is a reading from the Old Testament, the New Testament, proverbs and psalms. Not sure I can keep up.
Joined book club for next season although I was hesitant, am I still enjoying it, idk.
Weigh
Water
Thawing pork chops for supper
Made sausage cheese balls
Dust
Feed and water pets
Scoop litter
Decluttered bar counter
Put sodas in small fridge
Spot clean floors
Trim nails and add cuticle oil
Breakfast ate and logged
Emails
Pie made and baking
Kitchen cleaned up
Sink shiny
Dw unloaded, loaded and running

Do:
Vacuum
Mop
Cook
Feed outside animals
Take boxes of books to moms and put on shelf
Water plants while at moms
Play w Beau
Walk Thumper

[Smile*Lee]

trissie ~ drinking it right away is probably more for juices. My smoothies have protein powder and "other stuff" besides fruit and greens. My blended veggie drinks are packed with greens and vegetables. When it's just a short visit, it's easier to do them up, carry them in a cooler, than transfer to the fridge. I have pretty good luck with them lasting about 3 days, but not more than that. My thoughts on the nutrition value is that it's better than anything I can get canned or bottled.

Signing out for the afternoon.
Clothes & toiletries are packed.
Need to pack food & drinks & games.

See you on the other side!

[Lauralind]

Oops I double posted my last one.

Well that makes more sense. The girl at the gc office says most everyone can't open the email cause he's got a really bad program for that. She will send it again and call me for next time. Left messages for the others.



Priority list

Basic routines
Kitchen clean
Get Stella food from vet
Book hair appointment message
Book massage appointment message
Call gc office should I rebook
Tidy craft room
Tidy guest room
Maybe meet someone in town I think I found a high chair for Lil j and future grandkids for here
See if dad calls for something
Meet with h at 1

Today's tada list

Quick tidy those spare rooms
Juggle some plants around and maybe dig out my entry decor
Break to crochet a bit

Call gc
Call hair stylist
Call massage

Fold some laundry switch other load
Clean cat boxes and take garbage out
Sweep everywhere

Shower
S&s both baths and reboot laundry
Tidy laundry room and master bedroom some
Empty and reload dw
Finish tidying kitchen all the way
School run???
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[trissie]

Smile*Lee, well they ARE still healthier than anything pre-procesed, that's right! I keep forgetting how much easier it is to buy "real food" here in Europe, something that was a huge realization for DH when he first started doing USA road trips for work.
lauralind, yay for making those calls!
Bama, Bible in a year is a huge commitment, I once tried to calculate how much I'd have to read consistently and it just wasn't doable for me
helia, it sure looks like winter wonderland is in the forecast for you!

I have 65 minutes till 10pm, which is my internal deadline for stopping with work. I have a list and I will work on it in that order and when the clock strikes, I am done!

TaDas
- start dinner
- homework time!
- fridge clean out
- afternoon routine
- marinated meat for freezer cooking

ToDos
- evening routine
- bake a cake with defrosted fruit
- freezer cooking
- make dough for gingerbread cookies
- ironing

[helia]

Yes, trissie! It will certainly be winter this weekend. Hopefully a wonderland as well. Yes, when I road-tripped to IL regularly, I packed a lot of "real" food to snack on in the car.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving and safe travels, Smile! And enjoy the smoothies.
Lauralind, you're reminding me that I need to book a hair appointment. My friend JY can't do the next cut for my hair.
Ooh, way to go baking a pie, Bama!

Back from WF; those groceries are put away. I'm feeling a bit crummy. I'm going to do a couple things in the house and then head out for a short walk; getting the blood circulating might be good. When I get back, I'll probably start dinner. Dd27 is joining us tonight.

The bathroom needs some attention, but I will probably wait until tomorrow to do that.

Next:
- move broken chair into the garage
- darks: fold and p/a
- go for a short walk? It is cold and windy -- but moving might be good for me.

Wednesday TaDas!
- up; weighed self
- messages with AS, my personal trainer; I may not come in bc of my cough, though it would be good to exercise.
- email deletions and weather website - 37F now - and temps are just decreasing from now until Friday a.m. There is 4.5 inches snow forecast for Saturday and more on Sunday.
- coffee
- texts with AS - decided my coughing was too often for me to feel comfortable in the gym with other people
- some qt
- load of sheets + our light stuff: w drying
- load of darks: washing
- moved suitcases + most of my mom's stuff out of the guest room; there are some books on the dresser left
- put 1 more duffle bag away + deposited another bag of give away stuff from my mom in the laundry room give away pile, which is growing into a small mountain
- spiffed myself + wiped down shower bc dh didn't do it
- back exercises
- get dressed
- make my bed
- moved Mom's books (and dd27's ipad) out of the room; organized Mom's few things
- made up both guest beds
- darks to the dryer
- lights: fold and p/a
- greeted dbro + dniece
- lunch
- moved $$ around in bank accounts
- WF: picked up ribs + odds and ends
- put food away
- called PO to check on their outside boxes; I put 3 checks in one on Nov. 13, and they haven't cleared yet, including one to the IRS. They say they empty them twice a day. Hmmm.....

[Kittykatt]

Hello, everyone!

Helia and Laura, "white food" appears to be mostly carbs, mostly quite processed and mostly fairly pale in colour, for example, white bread, pasta with just cheese on top, potatoes in varying forms, chicken nuggets, fish fingers etc. Probably very little fruit and no colourful veggies. So not really a balanced diet!

Bama, I often use the "Today in the Word" app for my QTs. I like the format with a verse of the the day, followed by the whole passage and then a devotional. And no ads popping up everywhere either!

Have a safe trip, Smilelee!

Did you make the deadline, Trissie?

I hope L.Ann is having a good time with her family.

Its just after 9pm amd I'm sitting down.with Matilda on my lap. The kitchen is clean and everyone has been fed.

[Kittykatt]

To do:

Appointments:
Wednesday: DH to office
At home for me
Laxapet for Jude and Matilda
9 pm Final touches to Waitrose order
Thursday: DH WFH
10.30 am church followed by coffee and chat
*Take biscuits, crackers and tickets for Christmas lunch*
Hoover car first thing? ( Weather permitting!)
Bring blue crates up from garage
6-7 pm Waitrose delivery
Laxapet -Jude and Matilda if not yesterday
Friday: DH WFH
10 am coffee with DF PL at community shop
Saturday:
*Text DF E re coffee tomorrow*
Sunday:
Church 9.30 am -
Take tickets for Christmas lunch with me
Coffee with DF E?
Laxapet Jude and Matilda
Set up new Waitrose delivery

Future dates to note:
5/11 order inhalers
1/12 order meds
2/12 women's group meditation and meal 6pm
4/12 parish Christmas lunch 12pm
15/12 order HRT
9/12 Freddie - Solensia 8.45 am
11/12 Jude weight check 2 pm

Outstanding deliveries:
Ebay , M&S

Extras:
*That* DPC
File paperwork for Freddie
EMAIL CATERERS TODAY!!!
Remember to take receipts with me tomorrow
Message MD re women's breakfast
Message MD re Christmas lunch - numbers (remember gluten free) list the extras I've bought, can we have fairy lights on the front? (I'm happy to buy them)
Health span order
Clinique order
Lakeland order
Put pictures back WIP
Order new orthotics - wait until ankle settles
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 ?
Take up and hem those thick winter curtains for the kitchen
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 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
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
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, Freddiķe and Matilda
Head rubs with Jude, Freddieand Matilda
Cats' supper

House:
Rubbish down to wheelie bins
Kitchen clean up
Unload DW
Reload 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
Wax bedroom floor

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
Prune roses - 25 done, 1 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

Parish Christmas Lunch:
List names of those people who have requested tickets so far (25)
Liaise with caterers nearer the time
Put all money in one bag ready for Thursday
Bank money (or at least fill in the forms.amd put into the safe for the treasurer to deal with) DF PM will help / countersign this
Print receipt for biscuits
Print receipt for Sainsburys
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[Bama]

Helia, hope you feel better.

Trissie, for 2025 I tried to read a chapter a day and while I wasn’t perfect, I did manage to get through the New Testament with the exception of Revelations. It does seem unattainable which is why I have never done it before now.

Wtg on your list Laura.

Smile, have a good time. Happy Thanksgiving!

Kittykatt, thanks for the start and hope your day is going well. Thanks for the heads up, I’ll check it out.

My scroll has ended so sending everyone beyond good thoughts and cheers.


Done:
Bible on hold since Revelations is next, I did sign up for a Bible in a year app but not sure it’s a good fit, the daily requirement is a reading from the Old Testament, the New Testament, proverbs and psalms. Not sure I can keep up.
Joined book club for next season although I was hesitant, am I still enjoying it, idk.
Weigh
Water
Thawing pork chops for supper
Made sausage cheese balls
Dust
Feed and water pets
Scoop litter
Decluttered bar counter
Put sodas in small fridge
Spot clean floors
Trim nails and add cuticle oil
Breakfast ate and logged
Emails
Pie made and baking
Kitchen cleaned up
Sink shiny
Dw unloaded, loaded and running
Vacuum
Mop
Wash mop head and bucket
Feed outside animals
Take boxes of books to moms and put on shelves
Clean out moms fridge and give greens to turkey
Water plants while at moms
Bring dead plants home and fill holes dogs dug
Water porch plants here
Play ball w Beau
Walk Thumper
Scooped litter again
Put some decorations on our Christmas tree
Sweep porch

Do:
Cook

I think I’m done for the day other than cook and get a shower. Dh will be home soon, he’s taking dd2 to get a new tire. She drove all the way home on a spare and never mentioned it. He happened to see it and asked about it. So he’s doing dad duty and getting it fixed. I’ll cook while they are gone. Then we can eat and dd is going out with a high school friend Joc.