Winter Swimming Wednesday @ TDD - C&C

[trissie]

Triple Dog Dare!

Pick 3 things
Do them
Post your TaDas!

»»—-Cheers! WTG! Ygg!—-««

Don't think about it. Just do it!
~~ I Triple Dog Dare ya! ~~
Good Morning!
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[trissie]

Winter swimming is the activity of swimming during the winter season, typically in outdoor locations (open water swimming) or in unheated pools or lidos. In colder countries, it may be synonymous with ice swimming, when the water is frozen over. This requires either breaking the ice or entering where a spring prevents the formation of ice. It may also be simulated by a pool of water at 0 °C (32 °F), the temperature at which water freezes.

In Nordic countries of Europe as well in Eastern Europe (e.g. Ukraine, Russia, and Baltic countries), winter swimming is a traditional cultural element and part of religious celebrations like the Epiphany in Eastern Orthodoxy.

Competitions for winter swimming also exist. Many winter swimmers swim with standard swimsuits rather than with wetsuits or other thermal protection. Famous ice and winter swimmers include Lynne Cox and Lewis Gordon Pugh.

Also, many locations in North America and Europe hold polar bear plunges, commonly to celebrate New Year's Day, although participants are not expected to swim and generally most do not swim.

International winter and ice swimming competitions take place around the world with two of the larger organizing bodies being the International Ice Swimming Association and the International Winter Swimming Association. Both organizations have similar competition guidelines including water temperatures typically below 5 °C (41 °F), a 25 metres (82 ft) pool often cut out of frozen bodies of water, and swimmers limited to goggles, one standard bathing suit, and one latex or silicone cap - neoprene is not allowed.

[Doggedly]

Thanks for starting us off, trissie. Just getting some cheers and encouragement for our EuroSHEs here before I wander off.

[Kittykatt]

Good morning, Trissie, and thank you for another chilly start. I'm very glad to be tucked up in bed still as I read all about it!

We have a nearby winter swimming event - the Exmouth Christmas Day Swim. This is a popular, informal, event where hundreds of people run into the sea at 11 a.m. on December 25th. The unofficial start point is in front of the Octagon, but due to its large, unorganised nature, the event can be very busy and chaotic. I know some people that regularly participate, even though they're quite normal for the rest of the year!

Good night,.Dogged! I forgot toention.tjat the video also suggested them men should try actually putting away items (like scissors, for example) in the right place so they would know where these useful things were!

Today is supposed to be dry and sunny, so I'd like a walk - almost certainly.round the estate as it's going to be soggy under foot. Can I take the latest bag of donations with me? I could drop them off at the charity bank and that would free up some much needed space in the bedroom. I'd also like to do something in my garden .

Other jobs - order a new valance sheet for the spare room bed. The one I took off to wash has some claw damage (almost certainly.Matilda!) but also it's fraying at some of the seams (not Matilda, but signs of old age. I think I bought it 20+ years ago,.so it's definitely time for a.. new one! And the kitchen needs it's weekly clean and the rest of the house could do with some attention. And I should do something for Christmas as well...

[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
PARISH CHRISTMAS LUNCH
REMEMBER TO TAKE MILK
Help with setting up/ clearing up
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
9.30 am hair appointment me
Collect order from M&S
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:
1/12 order meds
15/12 order HRT
9/12 Freddie - Solensia 8.45 am
11/12 Jude weight check 2 pm

Outstanding deliveries:
Aimed, Healthspan

Extras:
Remind DH to pick up milk today
Update calendar for December
Remind DH to pick up milk
Find someone to fix leaf on table (Job Quote website/Nextdoor) Posted on Job Quote - no interest so far. Wait until spring arrives, and then post on Nextdoor
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 WIP
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, Freddie and Matilda
Head rubs with Jude, Freddie and 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
Change sheets on spare room bed
Wash throw 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

Financial:
More work on budget

Parish Christmas Lunch:
Remember to take Milk!
Help with set up and clear away.
Ensure DF E has someone to get her food for her
Liaise with MD if I have any more questions or if anything changes

[Bama]

Good morning!

Thanks for the start, trissie. We have a polar plunge here but I’m never up early enough to go, nor would I. Why waste an early morning darting in and out of a freezing body of water? Makes no sense to me. I’ll stay warm, dry and in bed tyvm.

Kittykatt, putting things where they go seems to be opposite of anything my dh does. I’ve cleared up several cluttered spots in the home so of course he thinks he needs to fill them up with “whatever”.

I woke to a message from dd2, her last semester at college is paid for, hallelujah. She’s a late night owl. I do worry that I slept through what might have been something that required immediate attention though.

Wednesday List:
To Do:
Bible - read daily verse and meaning on app or start advent book? (Read Christmas plan John 1:1-18, Galatians 4:4-5, Deuteronomy 18:15-18)
Game
Emails
Notifications
Water
Weigh
Eat and log breakfast - yogurt parfait or cereal or cottage cheese and pineapple
Eat and log lunch - leftovers?
Trash day
Dust
Vacuum
Mop
Pet chores -
Feed
Water
Litter
Spot clean floors
Pets -
Try dry shampoo on dogs
Brush -
Laundry -
Laundry room -
Kitchen -
Wfd? options - ham and beans, omelets, chicken parm, grilled cheese and soup
Write out recipe for spinach au gratin and file, along with baked onion
Make muffin mix
Find recipe for and make tea cakes
Boil eggs
Make pecan pie
Dining Room
Living Room -
Bathrooms -
Bedrooms -
Porch -
Sweep
Take down hummingbird feeders, wash, store
Garden
Yard -
Declutter around tables
Vehicles -
Wipe out inside hard surfaces
Vacuum
Mom’s -
Toss dead plants
Planner/Paperwork
Self -
December daily habits
Find pw for dbrother and attorney
Weeklies
Monthlies
Miscellaneous-
7pm Workshop

[Kittykatt]

Good morning, Bama! That's very good news that your DD's fees are paid.

I get it that your DH fills up cleared spaces - mine is similar. My strategy is to conduct a continuous, quiet, subversive system of decluttering, so there is always an "away" to put stuff (thank you, Dogged! ) so if I'm really frustrated, I can just sweep it all into a drawer, with just a quick check to make sure that all real rubbish ( think biscuit wrappers, tissues, cellophane wrappers to *something*) is thrown away first.

Occasionally I will insist that DH does something about his mess *now*, but I pick my battles on that. The latest was the new cupboard in the office, which is supposed to hold stationery and other office supplies, but was so disorganised that I could never find anything. Having asked DH several times to organise it and no visible progress, (he was emphatic that he had the "perfect" method in mind) , I started asking him to find something I needed that was in the cupboard somewhere. That had the desired effect, and in the next few days another shelf and some storage baskets appeared. DH then spent a very productive couple of hours sorting through everything and grouping like with like, as I had requested. It's not perfect, and I still prefer our old system, but it's 100 times better than the mess we had before.

We had a heavy frost overnight, and today is blue sky and sunshine. It's still chilly, and my front garden is frozen.,so I can't do anything out there, but I've taken Fred for a long walk once it had warmed up a bit. He was very patient waiting while I tackled some housework. He loves the sun, but isn't keen on cold paws! We're now sharing some Greek yogurt, before I check out the back garden and then walk the latest bag of donations to the charity bank.

[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
PARISH CHRISTMAS LUNCH
REMEMBER TO TAKE MILK
Help with setting up/ clearing up
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
9.30 am hair appointment me
Collect order from M&S
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:
1/12 order meds
15/12 order HRT
9/12 Freddie - Solensia 8.45 am
11/12 Jude weight check 2 pm

Outstanding deliveries:
Aimed, Healthspan

Extras:
Remind DH to pick up milk today
Update calendar for December
Remind DH to pick up milk
Find someone to fix leaf on table (Job Quote website/Nextdoor) Posted on Job Quote - no interest so far. Wait until spring arrives, and then post on Nextdoor
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 - not today, it's frozen!
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
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
Change sheets on spare room bed
Wash throw 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

Financial:
More work on budget

Parish Christmas Lunch:
Remember to take Milk!
Help with set up and clear away.
Ensure DF E has someone to get her food for her
Liaise with MD if I have any more questions or if anything changes
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[helia]

There are no winter swimming events near us as we're not close to any large body of water. However, there are several polar bear plunges in Lake Michigan every year, but we're a good 2.5 hour drive from Lake Michigan. Probably the other Great Lakes have them too. We're 45 minutes from Lake Erie -- but never go. --And now I'm feeling chilly. LOL!

My dh is actually better at putting things away and decluttering, etc. than I am. LOL! Maybe that's his Dutch genes? No idea. He's gotten more particular on this point as he's gotten older. I'm actually not particularly bad.

Thanks for an interesting, albeit chilly, start, trissie. What will the th- event for Thursday be? I hope you're having a good day at payroll.
Glad you woke up to good news from DD2, Bama!
Enjoy your walk in the sunshine, Kitty. Wish I could join you; I need a good walk. I'll try for one today.

Yesterday was fairly productive. At least the house is in better shape. I spiffed up the main bathroom which badly needed some attention, did the clothes laundry (still have towels to do), dropped off 3 wool sweaters to be dry cleaned, got clean sheet on our bed, and with dh and M got the garbage and recycling gathered and to the curb. I also got groceries from WF, went to a morning get together with 3 friends (K, S2, and J), got R a bday card + treat, prepped it and dropped it off at the Cs' house, had a payroll phone call with the school's director (I'm happy not to teach in January if it's hard to get all teachers enough classes; I did that last year and it was very nice!) and hosted MZ for dinner. I did not exercise much nor make progress on thank yous or payroll. THAT will need to happen today.

Today: I need to finish folding and putting away darks. Perhaps I will do a load of towels. I need to exercise; I think going to the gym is OK now. I also need to get groceries from Kroger, which might end up being an order. I must prep for payroll and teach payroll 1:30 - 3:30 after I have a birthday lunch with friend B 11-1ish. So, I need to be prepped for class before 11. Pest control will be here between 8 and 10 to check traps. Progress on thank yous would be good as well.

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

Later:
- make the bed
- reclaim the kitchen
- payroll: prep AAS D5
- payroll: grade HW3 + HW2 stragglers
- write card for B
- 8-10 window pest control here
- write another thank you card
- Kroger order
- make sure cards get put in the mail
- 11-1 Bday lunch for B
- 1:30 - 3:30 payroll: teach AAS D5
- put away groceries
- go for a walk/ go to the gym
- dinner: chicken cacciatore, rice, green beans
- after dinner clean up
- duolingo
- update health apps
- text reply to DS
- read?
- work on Cmas list?

TaDas!
- up; weighed self - same very big number
- coffee
- email deletions + weather website: 18F now with a forecast high of 28; gray

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Wed Critter Control 8-10 window/ 11-1 BD lunch for B/ 1:30 - 3:30 payroll: teach AAS D5
Thu 1-1:40 payroll: reporting on session conference/ 2-3 work out with trainer/ 6-9ish BFD holiday gala in big city with K, S2, and J (annual event put on by K's dh's job)
Fri 1:30 - 3:30 payroll: teach AAS D6/ 5-6 Kindlefest with K, S2, and maybe J?/ Dinner date with dh?
Sat 6-9ish payroll holiday party
Sun 10 - 11:45ish Church/ 3:30 - 6ish CG2? At B and L's place? / 6 - 8ish host Sunday dinner

Mon 1-1:30 payroll: instructor mtg/ 1:30 - 3:30 payroll: teach AAS D7 - midterm test
Tue 10-12ish KS2J get together (will I host?)/ 6:30 host dinner for ___
Wed 1:30 - 3:30 payroll: teach AAS D8
Thu 1-2 work out with AS
Fri 8:20 Dr. appt. check up/ 1:30 - 3:30 payroll: teach AAS D9/ Dinner date with dh?
Sat 5 - ? CG1 (will we host?)
Sun 10 - 11:45ish Church/ say good bye to dh

December Brain Dumps
This Week - House
- towel laundry

This Week - Deskwork
- make appointment with optometrist
- Memorial thank yous
- call pavers for driveway?
- reach out to JK

This Week - Errands
- Kroger
- get Mom's bags of stuff to the charity

General Brain Dump
- progress decluttering clothes - wip
- new phone eventually

Mom
- go through bag of Mom's knick knacks

[L.Ann]

We have several polar bear plunges in the state to raise money for Special Olympics.

1-take Little Bit to school
2-pick up Kohls orders and pick up a few mor3 things for the angel tree kids
4-Target if time-shoes for angel tree

Menus
Wednesday-DD32 out/leftovers me
Thursday-chorizo enchiladas
Friday-chipotle honey salmon with veggies
Saturday-sheet pan Mexican shrimp tacos

Events
Wednesday-PS for DD32 3-8, Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit to school 9:15-3
Thursday-8:30 appointment with radiologist, Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit to school 9:15-3
Friday-2:00 appointment with financial advisor, Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit to school 9:15-3


Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room
Detail cleaning of dining room-scrub floor
Extra stuff-waiting for paper for lawyer



Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for dog and me
-diet site
-dress and pick up bedroom
-temp and meds for DD32
-walk
-pick up Little Bit
-breakfast for Little Bit