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Re: Forsythia Friday

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2026 8:47 am
by L.Ann
Safe travels, helian. DD33 is really easy when she is home but there is a tv or something going all the time son I am looking forward to the quiet.

1-go thru paperwork at the end of hall
2-read
3-reboot laundry

4-load recycling and package into car

Menus
Friday-chorizo enchiladas
Saturday-Thai sweet chili glazed salmon
Sunday-rest of enchiladas


Events
Friday-DD33 has center
Saturday
Sunday

Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room, kitchen and bathroom, dust, vacuum
Extra stuff-
January paperwork-my bedroom-file boxes, Little Bit’s art work—-cabinet at end of hall—-spare room- DM’s papers, organize shred box——-cabinet in living room- binders… order fire proof box
Electronic paperwork- delete email boxes, put photos on Shutterfly and delete, delete apps on my phone and DD33’s
Death book-updates, call lawyer for appointment to review will and DD33’s POAs, check POD on one account

Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for me
-dress and pick up the bedroom
-meds and temp for DD33
-feed dog
-read a bit
-start laundry
-walk outside

Re: Forsythia Friday

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2026 9:47 am
by L.Ann
1-short outside walk
2-errands

Menus
Friday-chorizo enchiladas
Saturday-Thai sweet chili glazed salmon
Sunday-rest of enchiladas


Events
Friday-DD33 has center
Saturday
Sunday

Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room, kitchen and bathroom, dust, vacuum
Extra stuff-
January paperwork-my bedroom-file boxes, Little Bit’s art work—spare room- DM’s papers, organize shred box——-cabinet in living room- binders… order fire proof box
Electronic paperwork- delete email boxes, put photos on Shutterfly and delete, delete apps on my phone and DD33’s
Death book-updates, call lawyer for appointment to review will and DD33’s POAs, check POD on one account

Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for me
-dress and pick up the bedroom
-meds and temp for DD33
-feed dog
-read a bit
-start laundry
-walk outside
-go thru paperwork at the end of hall
-read
-reboot laundry
-load recycling and package into car
-put random Christmas things away

Re: Forsythia Friday

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2026 10:54 am
by kitkat
How is your weather, LAnn

Did the last few
DC-ed a couple of baskets
More recycle...
Boiled kitchen sponges

Next
cup of coffee
drop off DH
go "shopping" with pup

Re: Forsythia Friday

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2026 11:07 am
by Bama
☀️Good morning! Happy Friday!

Kittykatt, do I have you to blame (because of this week’s topic) for perusing flower and seed catalog emails and wanting to order it all? The warm weather may have something to do with it too. It’s shorts and tshirt weather here. Do you enjoy the alone time? I would get much more done, I believe, if dh went away for a weekend lol. When his mom was still living at home, he would travel there for the weekend to help tend to her and I would have his cluttered areas all in order, it would take 2 days to be back to the way it was. Now I know to toss, I can’t get him organized for anything. If he doesn’t see it, he doesn’t miss it. Let’s keep that our little secret. ;)

Helia, safe travels. The return to normalcy always gives me a boost of energy to attack my house again. Hope it does you as well, after maybe a little rest time.

Gma, your plants are much hardier than ours. I do wish we could grow some of your plants here, I love lilac and others that wouldn’t do well in our heat. It’s nice that you found part of your furniture but left a little to do each day. No rush. Could the bank print missing statements if needed?

LAnn, hope you enjoyed the sleep in and get some quiet time.

Kitkat, a rest day is always good for muscles to recover.

Friday, Jan 2 list

Dailies - make post it for planner
Wfd - French onion soup if have ingredients
Walk dogs
Groom dogs
Laundry - dh’s last load drying, put away clothes
Take down Christmas decor, cards, pack decorations, pack tree
Paper, planner - pick habits, goals, write out bills in date order due, learn something new
Read
Craft - fake cupcakes
Outside - deal with bottles and jars, prune fig and weed around
Weeklies -
Monthlies - measurements, ✔️add vinegar to dw, clean glass, bleach in AC, chg air filter, dog meds, ✔️whiten teeth
Check on lp order for dd2, email says delayed, no update until January sometime
Find stainless steel cookie sheets
Check for frying pan at moms
Week 1 porch, front entry - sweep, water plants, toss any dead plants, see about planting any in yard or is it too early, clean windows and door

Done:
Pets fed
Litter scooped
Floors cleaned up
Dusted
Laundry in hampers to be put away
Last load of dh’s in dryer
Sent dh to store for bacon, making bacon cheese on puff pastry sheet
Showered and washed hair
Water 💧💧💧💧💧
Wiped down bathroom surfaces

Re: Forsythia Friday

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2026 1:12 pm
by L.Ann
The weather is walkable, KitKat, but colder than I like. Overcast, low to mid 30s but no wind or rain so it could be worse.

1-read
2-work on photos
3-walk

Menus
Friday-chorizo enchiladas
Saturday-Thai sweet chili glazed salmon
Sunday-rest of enchiladas


Events
Friday-DD33 has center
Saturday
Sunday

Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room, kitchen and bathroom, dust, vacuum
Extra stuff-
January paperwork-my bedroom-file boxes, Little Bit’s art work—spare room- DM’s papers, organize shred box——-cabinet in living room- binders… order fire proof box
Electronic paperwork- delete email boxes, put photos on Shutterfly and delete, delete apps on my phone and DD33’s
Death book-updates, call lawyer for appointment to review will and DD33’s POAs, check POD on one account

Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for me
-dress and pick up the bedroom
-meds and temp for DD33
-feed dog
-read a bit
-start laundry
-walk outside
-go thru paperwork at the end of hall
-read
-reboot laundry
-load recycling and package into car
-put random Christmas things away
-short outside walk
-errands- recycling to dump, post office, CVS, wild bird store, Kohls
-lunch out

Re: Forsythia Friday

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2026 2:14 pm
by Doggedly
Good morning, all. Thank you for starting us off, Kittykatt. I did enjoy the movie. It was not a revelation like The Matrix or The Terminator, both of which I saw long, long after their theatre run was over but Die Hard was fun enough and now I know what people are referring to.

Good night, Gma. WTG on getting those chairs cleared off.

Oh, I hope that your DH has a good trip this weekend, Kittykatt, and that you make lots of progress on your goals.

Safe trip home, helia.

Hi, kitkat. We don't have deep snow here, as the temperature has been up and down, but we have a decent covering of the ground.

I have gotten to the end of Page 1, so it is time to get up and do things.


Friday
Cleaned after dog X 2
Treats for dog
Put on a pot of coffee
Turned the plants in the sunlight
Put on a pot of rice
Wiped down standing desk with a damp cloth
Looked into virtual machines
FACE: checking what payments have been taken
Realized that I had only rotated the top shelf of plants and I have two more shelves of plants being ignored
Rotated the rest to benefit from the the sunlight
Found the Christmas arrangement actually limp from lack of water. It was watered at the same time as the other plants, so I don’t know what its problem is. Thirsty plants do not tend to do well with me.
Watered the thirsty plant.

Re: Forsythia Friday

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2026 2:35 pm
by L.Ann
Hi Dogged. The sun finally came out which made my walk more enjoyable. :lol: All of the pictures on my phone are uploaded to Shutterfly and deleted from my phone. I still need to check text threads for pictures and download and save the Thanksgiving ones we did at Christmas.

1-dinner preprep
2-review 3-5 binders of paperwork
3-short walk with DD33

Menus
Friday-chorizo enchiladas
Saturday-Thai sweet chili glazed salmon
Sunday-rest of enchiladas


Events
Friday-DD33 has center
Saturday
Sunday

Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room, kitchen and bathroom, dust, vacuum
Extra stuff-
January paperwork-my bedroom-file boxes, Little Bit’s art work—spare room- DM’s papers, organize shred box——-cabinet in living room- binders… order fire proof box
Electronic paperwork- delete email boxes, put photos on Shutterfly and delete, delete apps on my phone and DD33’s
Death book-updates, call lawyer for appointment to review will and DD33’s POAs, check POD on one account

Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for me
-dress and pick up the bedroom
-meds and temp for DD33
-feed dog
-read a bit
-start laundry
-walk outside
-go thru paperwork at the end of hall
-read
-reboot laundry
-load recycling and package into car
-put random Christmas things away
-short outside walk
-errands- recycling to dump, post office, CVS, wild bird store, Kohls
-lunch out
-read
-work on photos
-walk outside

Re: Forsythia Friday

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2026 2:40 pm
by Peaches1000
Good afternoon!

Next:
-Check email
-Update Toodledo
-Check bank accts/Amex
-DH payroll info
-Declutter/organize/clean - 10 min

Extras:
-Bill pay process
-Tasks - (Toodledo tasks)
-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
-Medicine/vitamins
-Kitty stuff
-This & that

Re: Forsythia Friday

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2026 3:45 pm
by helia
Hi Peaches!
L Ann, glad you have sun. We do too! WTG with all the walking and going through the binders.
I've never seen Die Hard, Doggedly, but I'm aware there's a debate out there about whether or not it is a "Christmas movie"'.
What sort of work out did you do yesterday, kitkat? I'm hoping to get into a regular exercise routine this month.

It is sunny here! ☀️ The temps were warmer in Seattle BUT there wasn't much sun. The sun makes a big difference. There is also a couple inches snow on the ground; more fell while we were away. It's a beautiful day.

Next:
- veg for a bit - and probably nap
- get out for a walk (too cold for a jog)
- lists in notebook

Later:
- lists in notebook
- put away old puzzle
- set up new puzzle
- walk/ jog?
- relax
- dinner: out with dh? Or pull something from freezer?
- after dinner clean up
- duolingo
- update health apps

TaDas!
- up at an ungodly hour
- spiffed myself
- packed last minute items
- everything in bnb is neat
- messaged bnb to let them know we are leaving
- car loaded - dh and the girls
- message from F @ 3:45 a.m. as we were driving; she was up with little I
- through security
- board when we can
- fly SAFELY home
- email catch up on plane: EP
- deplane and get luggage
- drop off girls at their place
- drive HOME :D
- unload car
- greet M
- unpack - dh did
- lunch

Re: Forsythia Friday

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2026 3:50 pm
by Bama
Friday, Jan 2 list

✔️Dailies - make post it for planner
Wfd - French onion soup if have ingredients
✔️Walk dogs
✔️Groom dogs
Laundry - dh’s last load drying, put away clothes
Take down Christmas decor, cards, pack decorations, pack tree
Paper, planner - in progress - pick habits, goals, write out bills in date order due, learn something new
Read
Craft - fake cupcakes
Outside - deal with bottles and jars, prune fig and weed around ✔️dh cut limbs between moms trailer and dog yard, I treated ant beds between our house and dog yard
Weeklies -
Monthlies - measurements, ✔️add vinegar to dw, clean glass, bleach in AC, chg air filter, dog meds, ✔️whiten teeth
Check on lp order for dd2, email says delayed, no update until January sometime
✔️Find stainless steel cookie sheets
Check for frying pan at moms

All done:
Week 1 porch, front entry - see about planting any potted plants in yard or is it too early
Pets fed
Litter scooped
Floors cleaned up
Dusted
Laundry in hampers to be put away
Last load of dh’s in dryer
Sent dh to store for bacon, making bacon cheese on puff pastry sheet
Showered and washed hair
Water 💧💧💧💧💧
Wiped down bathroom surfaces

Foyer -
cleaned mirrors
dusted console

Porch -
cleaned storm door and front door glass
cleaned windows
watered plants
filled dog water bowl
swept
*asked dh to fix railing and he said he would, so waiting on that