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Re: Sidmouth Beach Saturday
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2025 11:19 am
by L.Ann
1-reorganize recycling
2- pack wrapped gifts in box that currently has recycling
3-lunch
4-puzzle
5- make sure car is cleaned out for tomorrow
6- remake bed in spare room
Menus
Saturday-orchard chicken and spinach salad
Sunday-DD39 bringing dinner
Monday-ravioli
Tuesday-one pot chicken sausage and chickpea soup
Wednesday-leftovers/DD32 out
Thursday-ginger chicken and rice bowls
Friday-garlicky chicken and lemon mustard sauce
Saturday-pizza
Events
Friday
Wednesday-doctor@1:40
Saturday-Little Bit overnight
Weekly House Blessing-mop kitchen and dining room, vacuum, swish and swipe, dust
Detail cleaning of dining room-scrub floor
Detail cleaning of bathroom-scrub floor
Extra stuff-find bank information the lawyer needs
Events
-knee and stretching exercises
-breakfast for me, dog
-put away wrapping supplies
-strip bed in spare room
-start laundry
-dress and pick up bedroom
-meds for DD32
-reboot laundry
-walk
-diet site
-read
Re: Sidmouth Beach Saturday
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2025 12:01 pm
by trissie
Just wanted to cheer you all up from our cottage!
I have a question for ya - if we come, like, one weekend a month, and the spiders live here full time, who is the rightful inhabitant and would it be fair to disrupt their carefully built structures?

Re: Sidmouth Beach Saturday
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2025 12:43 pm
by helia
LOL trissie! That's a good question. They might be the rightful inhabitants - but you are the owners, paying the $$ for the cottage, taxes, power, etc.
Enjoy your weekend!
WTG with the gift packing, L Ann.
Progress has been made, even though I haven't exercised or s2s-ed yet.
Next:
- clean up lunch
- back exercises
- Mom's lol --> dryer
- message dh and meet him at furniture store #1 - downtown
Later:
- gym: low impact cardio
- s2s and self care
- make the bed
- towels: fold and p/a
- shop for chairs with dh
- progress on Mem. thank yous
- make/ buy something for CG1 potluck
- CG1 5:30 - 9-ish
- duolingo
- update health apps (didn't do yesterday)
- fun - progress in reading book
- fun - progress on knitting
- anything else on the list?
TaDas!
- up; weighed self -- egads is all I'll say 
- coffee
- email deletions and weather website; high of 65 forecast! And cloudy. Tomorrow, we'll be back to a more normal temp range for us this time of year: 26-43F.
- some qt
- kitchen reclaimed with dh; dw ran again
- later. . .dw unloaded
- conversations with dh about chairs and store; did some measuring and comparing
- lol#1 of Mom's clothes: washing
- reminder message - family zoom call tomorrow
- lunch
Re: Sidmouth Beach Saturday
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2025 1:02 pm
by L.Ann
I need to be able to move the packages so that there is a place for DD40’s family when they come for Thanksgiving, helian.
1-mail sort
2-walk
3-read
Menus
Saturday-orchard chicken and spinach salad
Sunday-DD39 bringing dinner
Monday-ravioli
Tuesday-one pot chicken sausage and chickpea soup
Wednesday-leftovers/DD32 out
Thursday-ginger chicken and rice bowls
Friday-garlicky chicken and lemon mustard sauce
Saturday-pizza
Events
Friday
Wednesday-doctor@1:40
Saturday-Little Bit overnight
Weekly House Blessing-mop kitchen and dining room, vacuum, swish and swipe, dust
Detail cleaning of dining room-scrub floor
Detail cleaning of bathroom-scrub floor
Extra stuff-find bank information the lawyer needs
Events
-knee and stretching exercises
-breakfast for me, dog
-put away wrapping supplies
-strip bed in spare room
-start laundry
-dress and pick up bedroom
-meds for DD32
-reboot laundry
-walk
-diet site
-read
-reorganize recycling
-pack wrapped gifts in box that currently has recycling
-lunch
-puzzle
-make sure car is cleaned out for tomorrow
-remake bed in spare room
Re: Sidmouth Beach Saturday
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2025 2:15 pm
by L.Ann
I think they are coming Tuesday and leaving on Sunday, kittykatt.
1-kitchen clean up
2-refill meds
3-mop kitchen floor
4- diet site
Menus
Sunday-going out with DD39
Monday-ravioli
Tuesday-one pot chicken sausage and chickpea soup
Wednesday-leftovers/DD32 out
Thursday-ginger chicken and rice bowls
Friday-garlicky chicken and lemon mustard sauce
Saturday-pizza
Events
Friday
Wednesday-doctor@1:40
Saturday-Little Bit overnight
Weekly House Blessing-mop kitchen and dining room, swish and swipe
Detail cleaning of dining room-scrub floor
Detail cleaning of bathroom-scrub floor
Extra stuff-find bank information the lawyer needs
Events
-knee and stretching exercises
-breakfast for me, dog
-put away wrapping supplies
-strip bed in spare room
-start laundry
-dress and pick up bedroom
-meds for DD32
-reboot laundry
-walk
-diet site
-read
-reorganize recycling
-pack wrapped gifts in box that currently has recycling
-lunch
-dust
-puzzle
-make sure car is cleaned out for tomorrow
-remake bed in spare room
-mail sort
-walk
-read
-vacuum
-dinner preprep
-puzzle
-walk
-dinner prepped and eaten
-finish book
Re: Sidmouth Beach Saturday
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2025 2:57 pm
by Peaches1000
Good afternoon!
Next:
-Check email
-Update Toodledo
-Check bank accts/Amex
-Files/Med Info/Papers/Emails - 10 min
Extras:
-Call to sch 4 hr test - hldg
-Tasks - (amex activity)(DH reim)
-Declutter/organize/clean - 10 min
-Files/Med Info/Papers/Emails - 10 min
Routine:
-Gather dirty laundry/sort
-Laundry #1 to washer
-Laundry #1 to dryer
-Laundry #1 hang/fold
-Put away laundry
-Cat - brush/food/water/litter
-Vacuum something
-6pm Eat
-Close blinds
-Open & sort mail/file
-Prep for next day (clothes/calendar)
Done:
-Bedroom - pupa
-Dress/ready
-Foyer Bath - pupa/restock
-Fresh food for kitty
-Open blinds/get water
-Medical - appt change/texts
-Medicine/vitamins
-Catch up DS
-Phone DH
-this & that
Re: Sidmouth Beach Saturday
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2025 3:38 pm
by Lauralind
I think the shoeboxes are close enough. We had waffles for breakfast. That's still on the counter. I did laundry and a few things from the store. Seems like I have been busy but my house is no better.
I gotta do a bit more. Then pick up some stuff at the pharmacy for mom after 3 then go there for a bit. Need to stop at church for a bit too.
Priority list
Basic routines
Kitchen clean
Floors
Crochet a couple rows
General tidy room by room
Declutter entry
Fix dad's computer
Shoeboxes packed
Today's tada list
Switch laundry
Sweep everywhere
Tidy living room some
Mop everywhere
Finish current row
Rewrap yarn ball
Shower
S&s both baths and reboot laundry
Empty and reload dw
Breakfast for all
Finish tidying kitchen all the way
Grocery store
Put it all away
Re: Sidmouth Beach Saturday
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2025 4:09 pm
by Kittykatt
Hello, everyone!
Helia, your home sounds very welcoming and homely (I mean that in the English sense as a compliment that everyone visiting would feel at home. I think traditionally the word has a different meaning your side of the Pond?)
Bama, it's a standing joke that the cats get far better health care than we do.

Freddie is not at all repentant and was also affronted because his supper was late! I shall be having a chat with the vet on Tuesday about his behaviour - he *has* to have his dewclaws clipped, as otherwise one in particular risks growing into his paw.

I'm thinking along the lines of a little extra "chemical" assistance, in the form of a capsule of Gabapentin which acts to relax cats. I know this sounds extreme, but we need to break the cycle of everyone getting so stressed!
WTG with your list, L.Ann. How long will DD40 and her family be staying for?
Trissie, I guess the spiders have squatters rights?
Laura, WTG persevering with your crochet. Sending birthday congratulations to DS nearly 16!
Hi, Peaches!
It's been a very good day. I had a nice time in my garden - it was soggy, but not as bad as I expected - and tried out my newly sharpened shears. Ive also swept the steps that were covered in wet leaves. Indoors, Ive done another couple of drawers in the bedroom - I'm slowly making progress. I've prepped lunch for tomorrow and made a coffee cake.
Re: Sidmouth Beach Saturday
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2025 4:31 pm
by Kittykatt
To do:
Cuddles and treats with Matilda,

Freddie

and Jude

QT

Update latest Waitrose order

Cup of tea

Get up!

Shower/wash hair/moisturiser and sunblock/ clean and floss teeth

Get dressed

S/S bathroom

Physio exercises

Make bed

Scoop cat trays and give everyone fresh water

Cat breakfast and meds /supplements

OTD for women's breakfast

Garden centre with shears (take cash just in case)

Quick kitchen clean up

Load DW
Quick PUPA downstairs

Quick dust and Hoover downstairs

Wind clock

Quick PUPA upstairs

Quick dust bedrooms
15 minutes in tiny front garden
60 minutes in back garden
Go for my walk (I'm counting walking round d the garden centre for an hour or so!)

Walk Freddie

Lap time with Freddie, Jude and Matilda
Head rubs with Freddie,

Jude

and Matilda

Play with Freddie, Jude and Matilda
Run DW when full

Unload DW

Lunch

Cats' supper

Our supper - DH made yummy beef casserole in the slow cooker

Sort out lunch for tomorrow

Bake coffee cake

Text DF E re coffee tomorrow

First load of towels in machine

Towels hung up to dry

2nd load of towels in machine to wash overnight
Clothes laid out for tomorrow
Extras:
Garden extras:
Trim bits on hedge to test my shears

Weed /dead head

Sweep leaves

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Re: Sidmouth Beach Saturday
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2025 5:23 pm
by Peaches1000
Next:
-Close blinds
-Text DS reminder
-Add appt to Toodledo
-Files/Med Info/Papers/Emails - 10 min
Extras:
-Call to sch 4 hr test - hldg
-Tasks - (amex activity)(DH reim)
-Declutter/organize/clean - 10 min
-Files/Med Info/Papers/Emails - 10 min
Routine:
-Cat - brush/food/water/litter
-Vacuum something
-6pm Eat
-Open & sort mail/file
-Prep for next day (clothes/calendar)
Done:
-Bedroom - pupa
-Dress/ready
-Foyer Bath - pupa/restock
-Fresh food for kitty
-Open blinds/get water
-Medical - appt change/texts
-Medicine/vitamins
-Catch up DS
-Phone DH
-this & that
-Check email
-Update Toodledo
-Check bank accts/Amex
-Files/Med Info/Papers/Emails - 10 min