Fallow Deer Friday

[Kittykatt]

Hello L.Ann, Helia and KitKat!

L.Ann, I hope your appointment goes smoothly.

Enjoy your less scheduled day, Helia!

I hope your back feels better, KitKat.

I'm taking a break. I've cleaned the oven, washed out some cannisters that somehow got missed, and waxed the kitchen floor. Oh, I've also messaged Painter J and already had a reply requesting more information, so we're in the system. (I know he's got a huge backlog of outdoor work from last year as it's rained constantly since last November, so I'm not expecting him to come and actually do the work any time soon, but hopefully he should be able to do it over the summer sometime .)

Edited to add: I've accepted J's quote and he will let me know when he's able to come and do the job. (Almost certainly not for a few months, as, thanks to a very wet winter, he has "limited exterior slots" left for this year. I'm so glad I got in contact now and didn't leave it any later!!!)

[Doggedly]

Hi, all! It seems shameful not to CUOP properly when we are still on Page 1, and yet... I have painted myself into a corner with my reorganizing, and it looks like I will spend my evening mostly undoing it, LOL. I have been wanting to unfold my table because it's so crowded with the laptop and my food on it. But now that it's unfolded, the computer desk is really awkward and not ergonomic by any means. And in the course of struggling with that, I found the cables that I need to put the laptop under the monitor's riser and plug it into the KVM switch, which will get it off of the table, which then does not need to be expanded and can be put back the way that it was, and this is the house that Jack built. So now that I have made everything worse and inconvenient and kicked up a lot of dust, all that I actually want to get done is clean myself up and give my db a call as we have arranged a phone visit.


Friday
Cleaned up after dog
Checked laundry and put away dry
Put away dry dishes
Set up wireless mouse on laptop
Tested the battery on wireless mouse
Replaced it
Tried to expand table
Cleaned glasses
Looked for the name of the company that I bought the table from
Found the table on their web site
Watched the video on how to expand it
Moved everything out from under table and swept area
Tried to do it: screw, washer and nut fell out
Checked screw: non-standard so can’t use screwdriver
Finger tightened screw as a temporary fix
Wiped down table and expanded it
Wiped down newly exposes surface
Put out place mats
Space in office area is now very crowded. Can’t reach mouse, and keyboard is awkward
Moved keyboard over. Have to take down hangers clipped onto risers
Tried to move mouse over: caught on cables in the back
Took apart cables. Found the cables that I wanted to be able to move the laptop under the monitor and use KVM switch.
Moved mouse over
Started a library CD playing on the PC

Thank you Kittykatt, for starting us off and for your cheers about laundry.

Greetings and cheers to kitkat, L.Ann, helia, and all of our accomplished SHEs.

[Kittykatt]

Dogged, that sounds quite a conundrum you've got there! Can you just screen off the office area with something for a few hours so you get a break from it while you talk to your DBro? And taking a break from it might also give you some inspiration of how best to sort it all.

[Kittykatt]

Today's list:

Cuddles on the bed with Matilda, Jude and Freddie
QT
Physio exercises WIP
Up, shower, personal care and dress
All cats fed
Take Freddie out? ( If he wants to go!)
Breakfast and meds /supplements -me
Rubbish down to bins
Go for my walk - probably not today, unless the rain eases!)
Run hoover round downstairs?
Quick dust sitting room?
Garden time - (probably not today, unless the rain eases!)I managed some time in my front garden when the rain stopped in for a bit and the sun came out!!!
Lunch
Delicate /wool wash
Clean shoes
Polish bag
Fold laundry and PA
Clean sheets and towels out of the airing cupboard
Does DH have choir practice? Yes
Cats' supper
Our supper
Bed at a reasonable time!

Extras:
Message painter J re painting the outside of the house this year (I think we're going to have to wait quite a while, as I know he has a backlog due to the weather, but that's ok)
Clean oven
Cupboard shelves left to do:#4#5#6
Wash cannisters
Junk drawer
Wax floor
Update kitchen calendar
Can I start cutting out those tablecloths?
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[Peaches1000]

Good afternoon!

Next:
-Check email
-Update Toodledo
-Check bank accts/Amex
-Check weather
-Open & sort mail from prior days/file
-Laundry #1 to dryer

Extras:
-Check weather
-Bill pay process
-Tasks - (Toodledo tasks)
-Declutter/organize/clean - 10 min
-Files/Med Info/Papers/Emails - 10 min

Routine:
-Laundry #1 hang/fold
-Put away laundry
-Gather dirty laundry/sort
-Laundry #2 to washer
-Laundry #2 to dryer
-Laundry #2 hang/fold
-Put away laundry

-Bedroom - pupa
-Foyer Bath - pupa/restock
-Cat - brush/food/water/litter
-Vacuum something
-6pm Eat
-Close blinds
-Open & sort mail/file
-Prep for next day (clothes/calendar)

Done:
-Dress/ready
-Fresh food for kitty
-Open blinds/get water
-Medicine/vitamins
-Gather dirty laundry/sort
-Laundry #1 to washer
-Phone DH

[L.Ann]

The appointment went well.

1-diet site
2-clean up play dough residue
3-finish book


Menus
Saturday-black bean and rice bowls
Sunday-eat out on way home from bball
Monday-
Tuesday-salmon with bok choy and scallion rice
Wednesday-DD33 out/left overs for me
Thursday-sheet pan Asian crispy shrimp with rice and green beans
Friday-chorizo enchiladas
Saturday-left overs
Sunday-

Events
Saturday-
Sunday-9-12 bball tournament
Monday-Little Bit 3-5, Little Bit school 9:15-3, radiation 10
Tuesday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-3, breakfast out with friends
Wednesday-Little Bit 3-5, Little Bit school 9:15-3, radiation 9, rheumatologist for DD33@3 then PS 3:30-8
Thursday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-3, valentine dance 2:30-3:30 for DD33
Friday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-3
Saturday-bball 9:30-10:30
Sunday-walk with friend????

Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room, kitchen, bathroom, Vacuum, dust, trash, windex
Detailed cleaning of hall-wash walls, detailed vacuuming, clean linen closet, clean appliance closet, clean woodwork, wash doors, wash louver doors
Extra stuff-send letter to friend of DM
January paperwork-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, make eye appointments

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
-take Little Bit to school
-double check timing to doctor
-walk either inside or outside
-read
-radiation
-pick up Little Bit
-clean up kitchen
-snacks
-feed birds
-dinner preprep
-take Little Bit home
-dinner prepped and eaten
-clean up kitchen

[Doggedly]

This took an unexpected turn, Kittykatt. My db and I got into a debate about whether my KVM switch was using serial ports, which my db disputed. Ended up pulling the dog's pen forward to get at the back of my computer and sending pictures to him. Final verdict is that the laptop is incompatible with the KVM switch, and after a little digging online it is clear that it will be less expensive to replace the KVM switch with one that is compatible with both machines, than to buy an adapter for it. So... until I get the KVM switch replaced, it makes sense to keep the table folded out and the laptop on it, so this morning's efforts were not for nothing after all.
I'm glad that the weather cleared up long enough for you to get some garden time. WTG on all that you got done!

Clean up playdough residue sounds like a big job, L.Ann. I hope that it's not too bad.



Friday
Cleaned up after dog
Checked laundry and put away dry
Put away dry dishes
Set up wireless mouse on laptop
Tested the battery on wireless mouse
Replaced it
Tried to expand table
Cleaned glasses
Looked for the name of the company that I bought the table from
Found the table on their web site
Watched the video on how to expand it
Moved everything out from under table and swept area
Tried to do it: screw, washer and nut fell out
Checked screw: non-standard so can’t use screwdriver
Finger tightened screw as a temporary fix
Wiped down table and expanded it
Wiped down newly exposes surface
Put out place mats
Space in office area is now very crowded. Can’t reach mouse, and keyboard is awkward
Moved keyboard over. Have to take down hangers clipped onto risers
Tried to move mouse over: caught on cables in the back
Took apart cables. Found the cables that I wanted to be able to move the laptop under the monitor and use KVM switch.
Moved mouse over
Started a library CD playing on the PC
Moved stuff back under table
CUOP
Took a Benedryl
Scrubbed out the fatty big slow cooker liner and collander
Put away dry dishes
Spiffed self
Phone visit with db
Sent db pictures of back of computer, KVM switch and cable
Realized that the laptop cannot work with KVM switch.
Checked online: cheaper to replace the KVM switch than to buy an adapter
Washed a couple of basinsful of dishes

[Doggedly]

I found a recipe for microwave fudge that called for granulated sugar, not icing sugar. And after three goes in the microwave, the granulated sugar is still granulated. I added a bunch of walnuts to distract from that.

[Doggedly]

Done for tonight. See you all tomorrow.


Friday
Cleaned up after dog
Checked laundry and put away dry
Put away dry dishes
Set up wireless mouse on laptop
Tested the battery on wireless mouse
Replaced it
Tried to expand table
Cleaned glasses
Looked for the name of the company that I bought the table from
Found the table on their web site
Watched the video on how to expand it
Moved everything out from under table and swept area
Tried to do it: screw, washer and nut fell out
Checked screw: non-standard so can’t use screwdriver
Finger tightened screw as a temporary fix
Wiped down table and expanded it
Wiped down newly exposes surface
Put out place mats
Space in office area is now very crowded. Can’t reach mouse, and keyboard is awkward
Moved keyboard over. Have to take down hangers clipped onto risers
Tried to move mouse over: caught on cables in the back
Took apart cables. Found the cables that I wanted to be able to move the laptop under the monitor and use KVM switch.
Moved mouse over
Started a library CD playing on the PC
Moved stuff back under table
CUOP
Took a Benedryl
Scrubbed out the fatty big slow cooker liner and collander
Put away dry dishes
Spiffed self
Phone visit with db
Sent db pictures of back of computer, KVM switch and cable
Realized that the laptop cannot work with KVM switch.
Checked online: cheaper to replace the KVM switch than to buy an adapter
Washed a couple of basinsful of dishes
Looked for recipe for microwave fudge
Made fudge
Bagged kitchen garbage and brought it down to basement
Checked for mail
Looked into KVM switches which took a whole lot more time than I intended
Ordered one
Did a couple of lessons of course
Took vitamin
Topped up the pill organizer
Watered plant