Marina Tsvetaeva Tuesday @ TDD - C&C

[Doggedly]

That's not a lot of time to recover between trips, L.Ann, but I'm sure that it's worth it.

Ah, kitkat, you bring back memories of my flooding-the-house washer and my burning-down-the-house dryer that I had in my house. Put me off of refurbs for a very long time. But at least when I gave in and bought new, the new ones worked consistently. I'm sorry that you have to buy a new dryer.
I go to visit my db twice a year. I try to time it outside of summer so that Germane won't be in a solar oven when I have to run in to go to the washroom, but outside of snow season so I'm not driving in a snowstorm. Also outside of tourist season. Quebec City is a very popular place, and the hotels can fill up at weird times of the year.

Tuesday
Heart pill and peanut butter for Germane
Put on a pot of coffee
CUOP

15:
Count Germane’s pills
Pill count:
Heart: 16 - good until Sept. 24
Apoquel: 11 - good until Sept. 29
Benedryl: full bottle
Don't need to order pills until after I return
Cut up a fleece throw for Germane for the trip

Spiffed self
Breakfast for Germane
Put away dry dishes

15 X 2:
Cleaned up after Germane:
Picked up 5 pee pads
Washed floor
Went to put down fresh pee pads and found two more places where she had peed off the edge
Discarded 3 more pee pads
Washed floor
Put down fresh pee pads

[L.Ann]

The cabin trip was last minute and I didn’t have to do any of the planning so it was low stress, Dogged. I loved Whistler too, KitKat. Let’s see I read Theo of Golden which I liked but not as much as The Correspondent. I am listening to The Calamity Club which is great but is going to be due before I finish it. I really liked Mad Mabel. Have you read it?

1-read
2-make DD33’s lunch for tomorrow and clean out fridge to figure out veggies for tonight

Menus
Tuesday-garlic lime chicken
Wednesday-DD33 out/leftovers me
Thursday-out by airport
Friday-Tuesday-Utah

Events
Tuesday-Little Bit 7:40-8:45, breakfast with friends@9
Wednesday-Little Bit 7:40-8:45, pick up Little Bit??????
Thursday-Little Bit 7:40-8:45, doctor me 11:30, DD33 dance2:30-3:30, go to hotel
Friday-Tuesday-Utah

Weekly House Blessing-mop bathroom, kitchen, dining room
Death book-update DD33’s pages
Phone calls-
Extra stuff-
Shutterfly- Christmas card, Becca book, Little Bit’s book, Little Bit last school year book, calendar, art book, magnets, coasters, Hawaii book

Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-laundry reboot and start second load
-meds and temp for DD33
-dress and pick up bedroom
-walk
-Little Bit-read, get ready for bus, put on bus
-breakfast out with friends
-chicken out for dinner
-dust
-reboot laundry
-quick house pick up
The cabin trip was last minute and I didn’t have to do any of the planning so it was low stress, Dogged. I loved Whistler too. Let’s see I read Theo of Golden which I liked but not as much as The Correspondent. I am listening to The Calamity Club which is great but is going to be due before I finish it. I really liked Mad Mabel. Have you read it?
-refill bird feeder and dead head flowers in garden
-read
-Shutterfly-work on calendar
-long walk that was hotter than I had hoped!

[Doggedly]

Oh, that's good, L.Ann.
I have put a hold on for Mad Mabel with my library, but it's going to be some months before I get it.

[Doggedly]

Tuesday
Heart pill and peanut butter for Germane
Put on a pot of coffee
CUOP

15:
Count Germane’s pills
Pill count:
Heart: 16 - good until Sept. 24
Apoquel: 11 - good until Sept. 29
Benedryl: full bottle
Don't need to order pills until after I return
Cut up a fleece throw for Germane for the trip

Spiffed self
Breakfast for Germane
Put away dry dishes

15 X 2:
Cleaned up after Germane:
Picked up 5 pee pads
Washed floor
Went to put down fresh pee pads and found two more places where she had peed off the edge
Discarded 3 more pee pads
Washed floor
Put down fresh pee pads

15:
Hung fleece throw in Germane’s pen
Set up the foldable latptop table as work surface
Looked for room to work
?
Started papering Germane’s pens with pee pads
Spotted Germane had peed off the edge of the pee pad before the river had time to flow far
Dropped paper towels

15:
Cleaned up after Germane
Spot cleaned floor
Finished papering her pen
Wiped down the laptop table
Moved laptop table into Germane’s pen

Checked forecast, checked resulting solar oven effect in car, checked effect on canvas: cannot move Germane’s travel pen and pee pads into my car now to make transfer to rental car easier

[Doggedly]

SHEM: “If your house is really a mess and a stranger comes to the door, greet him with, ‘Who could have done this? We have no enemies.’” -- Phyllis Diller

[kitkat]

LAnn they are making a movie out of Theo... (I kind of expected that...)
I have not read The Correspondent or Mad Mabel... but will.
I LOVED The Calamity Club! Just recommended it to a friend:)

Quebec City is gorgeous, Dogged! I experienced it in stilettos (I was young and dumb...) - I don't recommend it.

Back from doggie walk. Had a brief nap before. Getting DGD for a bit.

[Kittykatt]

Hello, everyone!

Welcome back, KitKat! I'm glad you had a lovely time with your family. French braids definitely make going back to school special!

L.Ann, garlic lime chicken sounds delicious. I'm on the lookout for some relatively easy weekday meals - I've got into a bit of a rut.

Dogged, thank you! I think I type on my phone because it's with me, and I don't have to worry about whether DH needs to use it (technically we share the house laptop, but I don't think I've ever used the current model!) I can do all I need to do using my phone, including printing (when the printer remembers what its one task in life is!)

Hoping everything is ok with Helia - she's usually here by now.

It's been a good day, even if I did spend it inside. I've decluttered and deep cleaned the hall (which sounds a lot more impressive than it really is!), given the sitting room its weekly clean and spent 15 minutes on paperwork (the first time in months ). DH had a good time at choral, so I think we've slipped right back into our winter routine for Tuesday.

[Kittykatt]

To do:

Appointments:
Tuesday:
DH WFH
At home for me
6pm choral society -DH
Wednesday:
DH to office
At home for me
Final touches to Waitrose order
Thursday:
DH WFH
10.30 am church -
Can I hoover car?
Any errands to run?
2pm podiatrist me
6-7 pm Waitrose delivery -
Friday
DH WFH
9.30.am hair appointment - me
Can I take duvet to launderette?
Cheque to Building Society
Garden centre? Pansies?
Saturday:
DH ??
Text DF E re coffee tomorrow
Bake something?
Prep lunch for tomorrow
Sunday:
Church 9.30 am
Visit DF E for coffee ?
Laxapet Jude and Matilda
Set up new Waitrose delivery

Future dates to note:

15/9 Freddie Solensia 8.45 am
August / September (depending on weather!) work on verge of house by roofer L and team
23/9 Jude boosters (and bloods?) 8.45 am
8/10 weight check Jude 2pm
19/10 9.30.am flu jab me

Outstanding deliveries:

Extras:
Pick up my meds from pharmacy
Text DF C
Send out updated list of contacts for coffee rota
Can I do 15 minutes of decluttering each day?
Digital decluttering- Google Photos for 2024 and 2025
Pick up my footprints
Book eye test for me - on hold until roof is sorted out!
Sort prints and put in albums (this will probably be an activity to do on wet days!) WIP I am now finished with 2025 for the cats, and started on the garden
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
Make bed
Shower / wash hair/ moisturiser and sunblock/ clean and floss teeth
DH launched for his walk - not today, it's raining!
Physio exercises and back exercises
Proprioceptors exercises X1 x2 x3
S/S bathroom
Get dressed
Breakfast and meds / supplements - me
DRINK WATER
Check bank account
Go for my walk - not today, it's raining!

Garden:
5 minutes in tiny front garden
15 minutes in back garden

Cats:
Cats’ breakfast and meds / supplements
Fresh water for cats
Scoop cat trays
Walk Freddie - just a short walk, he insisted!)
Lap time with Jude, Freddie and Matilda
Play with Jude, Freddie and Matilda
Head rubs with Jude, Freddie & 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
Water roses in front garden
Liquid feed roses in front garden
Prune roses: 3 done, 19 to do

Financial:
More work on budget WIP
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[L.Ann]

https://savingdinner.com/garlic-lime-chicken/ Garlic lime chicken was a recipe I got off the fly lady site, kittykatt. It is quick and one of our favorites.

[Kittykatt]

Thank you, L.Ann!