Weasel Wednesday

[Kittykatt]

To do:

Appointments:
Wednesday:
DH to office
At home for me
7 pm - DH to see performance of JCS at local school with some friends (I think A's DD has an important role?)
Final touches to Waitrose order no later than 9pm
Thursday:
DH WFH
10.30 am church
Any errands to run?
12 noon parish lunch
Can I hoover the car?
2pm Jude weight loss clinic
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? - not this week, she having lunch out with friends
Laxapet Jude and Matilda
Set up new Waitrose delivery

Future dates to note:
30/1 order inhalers
2/3 order my meds
24/2 Matilda - boosters

Outstanding deliveries: eBay #1 #2, #3, Amazon, Aveda

Extras:
V day card for DH
Find Matilda's vaccination certificate
Work on deep cleaning and decluttering kitchen 15 minutes at a time #1#2#3#4#5#6
30 minutes on my response to DEFRA consultation ( they estimate it will take 4 hours. I've already read through the material and had a good think about some of the issues raised, so hopefully it will take less time, but I'm still allowing myself plenty of time. Responses have to be submitted by the end of March, but I dont want to leave it until the last minute!) #1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8
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
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 and bedroom rugs

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
Oil chopping boards
Polish knife block and lazy Susan
Polish strip of wood that holds mugs

Garden extras:
Water pots
Feed pots weekly

Financial:
More work on budget WIP- look at discretionary payments this week 30 minute sessions #1

Extra spring cleaning tasks:
Still to do in kitchen:
Clean and declutter tall cupboard one shelf at a time #1#2#3#4#5
Clean out /declutter junk drawer
Wax kitchen floor
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[Lauralind]

Morning all. Yikes Bama that's scary for you and your dd. Glad she is ok.

Gma I hope your friend is ok. She's in the right spot being monitored. You are so good to her.

That was a busy day helian. Maybe your trainer if you still go can help with exercises for your foot now you know what it is. Sounds painful but you can maybe do something to help. Have a great lunch with your friends.

Well interesting.... apparently ds is really liking German.. he says a little work on pronunciation but it seems logical unlike English.. how does one learn English as a second language? It's so complicated. His teacher is our French and language teacher. He liked her for English last year but her actual first language is German. So that is cool. He has the higher end science teacher and was really looking forward to science. Socials well we'll see.

On the parents front... mom is settled in well.. good days tired days. I think she's still enjoying activities days. She's doing really well. And the nurses get all of the changing her part so much easier. Dad on the other hand not so much. He can't seem to keep his sugar stable. Understandably he doesn't stop worrying about mom even under full care. He's lonely in the house by himself and I'm more worried about him atm. One of these days it's gonna be him in er. And it seems he is struggling to understand a lot of things. Dh helped him yesterday with some very simple computer stuff. Appointments. Meds. Way too much but very carefully because he still wants to be in control. Gotta see if my sister managed to do the lawyer thing yet cause that is all still sitting on the back burner and we desperately need to downsize dad.... yesterday...

Today is off. I don't know if I'm gonna get my stuff or dad's. Since mom is in care it's been good that way. I've taken lots of me days. But I have to check on dad and hopefully he'll be OK today.

H is coming this morning for a bit. I should do whb. Some groceries. Detail cleaning a few spots. And declutter some. I've got to get my craft room ready to use my desk for painting projects and such. We'll see where I get. First off check on dad. And make sure I get things straight with my sister. She works today too so if running around is needed that should be me.

Shower
S&s both baths and reboot laundry
Tidy laundry room and master bedroom some
Take sheets off bed and wash

Empty and reload dw
Finish tidying kitchen all the way School run
Clean cat and take garbage out from everywhere
Sweep everywhere
Coffee on for visit with h
Check up on dad at some point

[Bama]

Good morning, everyone!

Laura, that’s so good ds is enjoying his language lessons and dmom is settling in.
English can be tricky with various spellings and meanings, add slang and regional phrases for a little challenge.

Kittykatt, thanks for the start, enjoy your kitty cuddles. Thanks also for the update with Twins dpup.

Hi LAnn, sometimes leftovers are better than the original.

Helia, I didn’t realize about the dog show until I saw a clip this morning. Something fun to watch although I hear it is quite competitive behind the scenes.

Kitkat, wtg on the gym habit. I can remember the “old days” when you were getting started in the old forums.

(((Gma and friend))), praying all goes well with her tests and treatment.

Dogged, hoping Germane has a voracious appetite today and eats all the yummy foods.

It’s wet, rainy, and muggy here. So weird after below freezing temps for days. Thanks for thinking of dd. She’s upset and worried about dealing with the aftermath but calming down some when we spoke last night. She’s not a morning person so we haven’t touched base yet today.
It’s garbage day here so will try to get any and all trash out of the house. I need to get a box of donations gathered up too. But first, breakfast. Bbl.

[L.Ann]

1-read a bit
2-walk
3-lunch

Menus
Wednesday-left overs me/DD33 out
Thursday-cantina shrimp tacos
Friday-chicken and Greek salad stuffed pitas
Saturday-black bean and rice bowls
Sunday-eat out on way home from bball

Events
Wednesday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-3, DD33 PS 3-8
Thursday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit no school, storytime@10:30
Friday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-3, 1:00 radiation
Saturday-
Sunday-9-12 bball tournament


Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room, kitchen, bathroom
Detailed cleaning of
Extra stuff-send letter to friend of DM
January paperwork-my bedroom-file box, L—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
-dress and pick up bedroom
-meds and temp for DD33
-diet site
-walk inside
-pick up Little Bit
-breakfast for Little Bit
-finish walk
-detailed vacuuming in DD33’s room
-read a bit
-take Little Bit to school
-mop bathroom
-feed birds-the feeders need to be refilled daily
-start laundry
-sweep kitchen and dining room

[trissie]

Happy Wednesday!

DH will still be out of the house a lot even when he retires, won't he, kittykatt?
sending healing vibes your friend's way, gma, and lucky that it was caught while she was able to get to the hospital on her own and not collapsed somewhere outside in that cold weather you have, gma!
oooh, how fun to have a mother-daughter gym date, kitkat!

Home from work. It was not bad bad, but not good either. Still, crossed another item of my endless todos list and that's always a good one! I still have one major ugly task that I am very hesitant to start on (due Feb 19), so I have been making tremendous progress on just about everything else
Need to make progress on home front today, because that hasn't been happening this week

TaDas
- morning madness
- day at work
- pick up DBD
- call with (D)Sis
- oversee DBD leaving for scout session
- morning routine
- load of wool started

ToDos
- 45 of whatever
- 10 of rest

Braindump
- midday routine
- afternoon routine
- evening routine
- clean master bathroom
- clean kitchen
- dinner
- bake something sweet
- homework with kids
- DBD's speech therapy
- pay bill
- final plans re: long weekend in May + contact the place we went to last year - can we arrive late in the evening?
- load of darks
- fold laundry
- ironing
- clean out fridge
- menus
- shopping list

[kitkat]

Thanks for the update, Kittykatt - hopefully, the surgery works for the doggie.
Bama I remember our humble beginnings, too:) You were such a good sport!
helia sorry about the foot issues. They affect our whole body - take care of them. (I've been struggling for 7 years...)
trissie I give my DD full credit for my gym outings. Without her encouragement, I would not be doing it.
LAnn reading anything good?
Lauralind glad it's working out for Ds


I'm back,
ate (a lot!)

Will take pup
get gas,
drive somewhere to walk,
drop off donations,
returnable bottles/jars

It is sunny out - around -7 or -9 C depending on whom you listen to:)

[Doggedly]

Good morning, all. (Still morning where I am, which I count as a win.)

Kittykatt, thank you for starting us off, and for the cute weasel. Does anyone else here remember when Smile*Lee had a fish pond and a weasel started feeding from her pond? She was so frustrated with it and at the start was looking for way to encourage it to move alone, but we were all so much more enthusiastic about the weasel than the fish. We even started calling it dweasel, and thanking her for feeding it. By the time that we were done, I think that she had accepted that her life was going to be a little more dweasel and a little less decorative fish, LOL.
I'm wishing you a quiet and productive Wednesday. When your dh retires, maybe his train hobby will provide you with quiet days to get on with what you need to?

(((Gma and df))) I hope that you got some good sleep after that stressful day. I hope that your df is recovering well in hospital.

kitkat, I'm glad that your dpup seems back to normal.

Looks like you have a fun day of meeting with dfs, helia. (As well as a whole lot of accomplishments.) Enjoy!

Hi, L.Ann. I did follow your good example and do a physio exercise before getting up this morning.

Gotta get this posted before it stops being morning!

[trissie]

helia, a retriever show is far healhier internet distraction than news!
L.Ann, I see you are keeping your Saturday free, will you be getting rest after your treatment?
lauralind, having learned English and German both as a second (well second and third) language - English is easy in the beginning, but harder as you progress. German is hard in the beginning but building upon the basics is actually easier.

And poof! Aiming for three 45 minute sessions today!

TaDas
- midday routine
- afternoon routine

- load of darks sorted and started
- clean master bathroom

ToDos
- 45 of whatever
- 10 of rest

Braindump
- evening routine
- clean kitchen
- dinner
- bake something sweet
- homework with kids
- DBD's speech therapy
- pay bill
- final plans re: long weekend in May + contact the place we went to last year - can we arrive late in the evening?
- load of darks
- fold laundry
- ironing
- clean out fridge
- menus
- shopping list
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[L.Ann]

Hopefully I won’t feel too bad Trissie but we’ll see. It is a 3 treatment protocol and then done so I have one Friday, one Monday and one Wednesday. I like one low key day on the weekend if possible and the bball tournament is a two hour drive each way so Sunday is a wash.

1-15 minutes of paperwork
2-quick kitchen clean up
3-recycling and pick up Little Bit

Menus
Wednesday-left overs me/DD33 out
Thursday-cantina shrimp tacos
Friday-chicken and Greek salad stuffed pitas
Saturday-black bean and rice bowls
Sunday-eat out on way home from bball

Events
Wednesday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-3, DD33 PS 3-8
Thursday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit no school, storytime@10:30
Friday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-3, 1:00 radiation
Saturday-
Sunday-9-12 bball tournament


Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room, kitchen
Detailed cleaning of
Extra stuff-send letter to friend of DM
January paperwork-my bedroom-file box, L—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
-dress and pick up bedroom
-meds and temp for DD33
-diet site
-walk inside
-pick up Little Bit
-breakfast for Little Bit
-finish walk
-detailed vacuuming in DD33’s room
-read a bit
-take Little Bit to school
-mop bathroom
-feed birds-the feeders need to be refilled daily
-start laundry
-sweep kitchen and dining room
-read a bit
-walk
-a little bit of shoveling
-lunch

[Doggedly]

I am so ridiculous! I want to use up the stock from the cottage roll by cooking a pot of legumes etc. I just stabbed my thumb on a twist tie trying to get into the barley. Now I'm waiting for the liquid bandage to dry before I go back to it.

Go, Kittykatt! You are tearing through that list.

Lauralind, it's good to hear that your DS is enjoying German and science, and that your dmother doing so well with her care. Your dDad is lucky to have you and your dfamily to help him cope with the changes in his life and health.

Thanks, Bama. Germane's pattern seems to be that she gets hungry once or twice most days, so I can shovel food and pills into her at that time. So far so good.
I remember the first time that I had to deal with insurance. I didn't know where to start or what to expect, so I called a df who had been a home owner for a few years and she walked me through it. Your DD has gotten over the first shock of being in the accident and fortunately was not injured. As she works through the process with the insurance company, it will give her confidence in dealing with them in the future.

It sounds like the birds are really appreciating your feeders, L.Ann.

Welcome home, trissie. I'm glad that work was not too bad.
That is a great description of learning English and German.

kitkat, how wonderful to have your dd as a gym partner.

Liquid bandage is dry. Back to filling my rice cooker with interesting plants.

Tuesday
Physio exercise
Put away dry dishes
Started filling rice cooker. Found soup mix with split peas and beans. Found quinoa, barley, and of course my lifetime supply of lentils that I bought from Costco.
Stabbed myself on twist tie.
Applied liquid bandage and CUOP.