Alberto Tomba Tuesday @ TDD - C&C

[Doggedly]

Hello, all. Thank you for starting us off, trissie.

I hope that Matilda's appointment goes well, Kittykatt.

I hope that the interrupted sleep doesn't leave you too dragged out, kitkat.

Luckily, it was salmon and not liver and brussel sprouts, helia.

Bama, I faced something similar with my old house. It was decorated in 1970's colours. The best that I could do was to introduce a very pale green with modest blue tones to brighten it up a bit.

Be careful on the ice, L.Ann. I'm sure that the birds will appreciate your efforts.

LOL, you are a poet today, trissie.

I would be very happy to continue my policy of not putting my nose outside of the building until I'm sure it won't freeze off, but last night I realized with a sinking heart that the missing water bottle must be in the car. That means that by now the water has expanded and cracked the bottle. If it warms up inside the car enough to start melting, it will melt into the cup holder or over the side and onto the seats, and then refreeze. So, at some point, I will have to stop indulging myself and go out at least as far as the car.

Tuesday
Spiffed self
Breakfast for Germane. She ate the first serving, begged for a second serving while she has ignored while she begs non-stop
Cleaned up after dog

[trissie]

Oh my, L.Ann, that's some serious ice!
yikes about the water bottle, Dogged... is the car parked far?

TaDas
- morning routine
- talk with all kids
- start a load of colors
- clean in DBD's room (not done yet, but there's floor!)
- some kitchen rescue

ToDos
- 45 of whatever needs doing because I do know what that is
- come back with the account on what has been done

[L.Ann]

The car is cleared and I can get it out of the driveway so that’s progress.

1-read
2-15 minutes detailed cleaning in spare room
3-walk

Menus

Tuesday-cooking class gnocchi
Wednesday-DD33 out/me leftovers
Thursday-quick meal before theater
Friday-garlic shrimp and Spanish style potatoes
Saturday-buffalo chicken grain bowls
Sunday-salmon w/roasted sweet potato and broccoli

Events
Tuesday-cooking class for DD33@6:30
Wednesday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-3, DD33 w/PS 3-8
Thursday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-3, theater 7-9:30
Friday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-11:45
Saturday-9:30-10:30 bball practice for DD33
Sunday-


Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room
Detailed Cleaning of spare room- swish and swipe bathroom, scrub floor, wipe down woodwork, high dusting, detailed vacuuming
Extra stuff-send letter to friend of DM
January paperwork-my bedroom-file box, Little Bit’s—spare room- DM’s papers
Death book-updates, call lawyer for appointment to review will and DD33’s POAs
Phone calls- call and make dermatology appointment

Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for dog and me and DD33
-read
-diet site
-meds for DD33
-dress and pick up bedroom
-walk a mile inside
-do I need to do laundry-yes started
-clean off car
-called doctor back and got radiation times
-reboot laundry
-second round of car cleaning
-lunch
-check that insurance pod saved correctly

[kitkat]

Dogged good luck with the bottle...
I have something worse: my waterhose is attached... Dson managed to get one off... but the other is frozen there... I'm thinking of wrapping it in pool noodle? Anyone with a better suggestion?
trissie naps are out of the question: my DGD is here (not feeling well)
LAnn - that is nasty ice!!! Be careful.
Bama I'm planning on indoor time. Currently, baking
helia I always admire you : you are so easy about hosting dinners.

I just invented a new (to me) dish:
I had some baked Spaghetti Squash in the fridge - put it in a frying pan over some EVOO, beat an egg over it and used TJ's Crispy Onion spice...So good! I can almost call it healthy:)

Need to roll out the dough,
flip lol
start fresh lol

warm up food for DGD
Will put on timer to read another (Patchett) essay. (Good idea)

[Kittykatt]

Hello everyone!

Helia, yes, you're right, the magnolia will be for the outside of the house. ( Indoors is mostly natural Calico -paler and slightly more yellow, except for the bathroom, which is tiny, with a white suite and grey and white floor, so this room is actually painted white as I didn't want to introduce another colour, and our bedroom, which is the palest of pinks)

Do take care on that ice, L.Ann, it sounds really cold!

Trissie, Matilda was reasonably well behaved today. She did insist on singing the song of her people in the waiting room, and then didn't.wamt to come out of her carrier. She also did her usual jumping off the scales thing as soon as she was placed on them, repeatedly, so she has now been weighed in her carrier, then I held her while the carrier was weighed. The nurse did the maths, and both Matilda's weight and the weight of the carrier (for future reference) have been entered on her notes. I use the same carrier for her each time, with the same piece of vet bed inside , so it should be reasonably accurate. While we were chatting, Matilda occupied herself by jumping on top of her carrier and trying to disassemble the notice board, which had all sorts of helpful notices pinned up, mostly to do with weight. Matilda's weight is stable, and she is the right size, and the nurse pronounced her to be in excellent condition, so we're happy, especially as the notice board withstood her tactics!

KitKat, I think L.Ann is right, and Gma didn't take her laptop.with her to Florida - she was posting from her phone at the airport.

Dogged, I hope you can retrieve the water bottle safely and easily.

Bama, I concur with keeping cork boards out of cats' reach. I'm our house it would probably be chewed and / or used as a scratching post!

I'm tired -I didn't sleep well last night because of the rain,.and then I had an early start. But Matilda's appointment was successful, and downstairs is clean and tidy. I'm currently cleaning the 3 kitchen shelves before I decide what to put back there. A small job, but it all adds up!

[Kittykatt]

To do:

Appointments:
Tuesday:
DH WFH
9.30 am dentist appointment DH
2.45 pm wellness check - Matilda
Can I book her boosters for 24/2 if their calendar is updated? Yes!
Wednesday:
DH to office
At home for me
Veg box delivery today
Final touches to Waitrose order no later than 9pm
Thursday:
DH WFH
MJ to work on kitchen project?
10.30 am church
Any errands to run?
12 noon parish lunch
Can I hoover the car?
6-7 pm Waitrose delivery
Friday:
DH WFH
At home for me
Saturday:
DH??
Text DF E re coffee tomorrow
Sunday:
Church 9.30 am
Visit DF E for coffee?
Laxapet Jude and Matilda
Set up new Waitrose delivery

Future dates to note:
26/1 2.45 pm wellness check Matilda
30/1 order inhalers
3/2 Freddie Solensia 8.45 am
5/2 Jude weight check
2/3 order my meds
25/2 Matilda - boosters

Outstanding deliveries:

Extras:
Email Farmers Union with lunch choices -do MONDAY - remember to add DF E's choice and my choice to the list
Order wooden storage box for DH
Order part for handheld hoover
Order those tea towels.I saw and liked?
End of month banking - change some SOs
Work on deep cleaning and decluttering kitchen 15 minutes at a time #1#2#3#4#5#6
Order new orthotics - WIP
Can I do 15 minutes of decluttering 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? Also check the hidden gulley on one side of both dormers - WIP - Emailed L
Verge and ridge tiles on garage roof - WIP sent an email to L Update, L has had a look now waiting for a quote and am start date
Contact JE to see if he will come.and paint the outside of the house
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 2025
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?)

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 for his walk
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, Freddie and Matilda
Head rubs with Jude, Freddie and Matilda
Cats' supper

House:
Rubbish down to wheelie bins
Kitchen clean up
Unload DW
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 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 WIP- look at discretionary payments this week 30 minute sessions #1
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[Bama]

I had to chuckle at the kitty be scale workout kittykatt, and I can’t blame her for wanting to tear up the weight notices. I’d like to do the same. Did you see the trash can from my county on your news?

Kitkat, I have zero knowledge of anything re winter weather up north. I hope you get it figured out with no harm done to home or self.

LAnn, gnocchi sounds yum.

Trissie, wtg on doing what needs doing in small increments.

Dogged, hope the bottle rescue is successful and you can tuck back in safely and warmly.

Plodding along here.

Tuesday:
Dailies
Wfd - red beans and rice cooking
Make cornbread?
Pet chores
Floors and furniture spot cleaned
Pets
Closets - deal with clothing pile in mine, declutter others
Outside - pick greens
3rd bedroom - cut out carpet by door and reset trim, put batteries in remote
Living room - take down tree?, pack up ornaments, repot plants? find blackout blinds or curtains
Bedrooms - declutter, wash linens
Bathrooms - dc one drawer
Office - declutter
Dining - hang corkboard? probably not as it’s within cats reach so find new home for it
Mom’s - take books, water plants and toss any dead
Call J and ask if she can notarize something this week
Schedule Polaris pu and tuneup
Donations - decide what can go and load up
Auction - list board games?
Paper -
Find H’s death certificate
Self care - wash hair and try out new hair dryer, face mask
Read book club book
Read for pleasure

[helia]

I haven't cuops. It's already 3 - I got home after 1, had my yogurt and fruit (I basically had lunch with S2, K, and J), toodled around on the web checking a couple things, and now need to get back at it. It sounds like we'll be 7 people for dinner tonight. I'm off to WF to get food for them after I make a list.

I'd like to see your trash can on our news, Bama!

Boy, I haven't made much progress on my list today. I was out of the house from 8:25 - 1 pm. That doesn't help.

Tuesday Goals:
1. Maybe - WW meeting (in town a 40 minute drive away - is it worth it?)
2. 10:15 KS2J get together
3. WF- groceries - after I get the menu for tonight
4. Kroger order?
5. Wrap gift for AA (won't take long but I don't want to forget)
6. payroll: finish BRE draft
7. payroll: start next exam draft
8. tidy living areas
9. s/s main bathroom
10. Can I get clean sheets on the bed?
11. Progress on NY cards
12. Writing - even 20 minutes
13. Host dinner for 6+ people: Salmon, rice, roasted veggie TBD, bread; maybe simple dessert?
14. Garbage and Recycling to the curb
15. Can I get in some exercise??

Next:
- make a groc. list
- WF
- put food away

TaDas!
- up; weighed self
- coffee
- finished reclaiming the kitchen (started last night)
- email deletions + weather website
- s2s and self care
- otd @ 8:25
- 9:10 - 9:45 at WW meeting
- 9:50 - 10:50 driving back
- 11- 12:45 KS2J get together - lunch
- home; yogurt + fruit
- phone call with geriatric neurology: they didn't realize Mom had passed (appt. next week. . . )
- several messages; figured out 7 people max for dinner tonight

[kitkat]

Gnocchi IS yum, Bama -
Kittykatt your kitties are very entertaining . And, Magnolia is a lovely colour
helia good luck at WF:)

Fed DGD bits and pieces... she has no appetite
lol adv/started
biscuits in oven
texts to everyone

Next:
Keep eye on oven
lol fpa/adv

[L.Ann]

1-more outside shoveling
2-read
3-kitchen clean up

Menus
Tuesday-cooking class gnocchi
Wednesday-DD33 out/me leftovers
Thursday-quick meal before theater
Friday-garlic shrimp and Spanish style potatoes
Saturday-buffalo chicken grain bowls
Sunday-salmon w/roasted sweet potato and broccoli

Events
Tuesday-cooking class for DD33@6:30
Wednesday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-3, DD33 w/PS 3-8
Thursday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-3, theater 7-9:30
Friday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-11:45
Saturday-9:30-10:30 bball practice for DD33
Sunday-


Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room
Detailed Cleaning of spare room- scrub floor
Extra stuff-send letter to friend of DM
January paperwork-my bedroom-file box, Little Bit’s—spare room- DM’s papers
Death book-updates, call lawyer for appointment to review will and DD33’s POAs
Phone calls- call and make dermatology appointment

Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for dog and me and DD33
-read
-diet site
-meds for DD33
-dress and pick up bedroom
-walk a mile inside
-do I need to do laundry-yes started
-clean off car
-called doctor back and got radiation times
-reboot laundry
-second round of car cleaning
-lunch
-check that insurance pod saved correctly
-read
-15 minutes detailed cleaning in spare room
-walk