SHEs Organized

To Do:
Water
Charge phone
Eat lunch

Tada:
Take soap off grocery list, found some in cabinet
Water porch plants
Brush Toby
Make bed
Soak dog lick mats, ew to pb stuck in crevices
Wipe down counters
Dishwasher/sink
Laundry - fold and put away covers, rewash whatever is in the washer that’s been there a few days
Feed pets
Scoop litter
Vacuum
Weigh
D2s
Spot clean floors
Crush cans for recycling

Hello, Bama, Peaches and L.Ann!

Helian, you are a very good, caring teacher to remind the students to hand in their assignments.

Did Little Bit enjoy spending the night at Grandma's house, L.Ann?

Bama, I think we all need slow days from time to time.

DH and BIL are back. They had a good time, but the buses didn't cooperate on the last stretch through the city. Also DH is not happy that people who don't know them ask whether they are twins, and sometimes even assume DH is the older brother (There's actually 9 years between them, and DH is the youngest . I'm wondering if retirement has had a rejuvenating effect on BIL? ( Less stress and all that?) Also, he gets a lot exercise walking their dog... (No, we are not having a dog, three cats are enough! And we all know who would be the one that did most of the day to day care and the vet visits .)

I've mostly had a low key day, and enjoyed it! I cut the grass this afternoon and fed my pots and swept the patio. Then I moved into the front garden, picked up yet more "bits", topped up the bark, fed the pot on the manhole cover and did a little watering.

Indoors, I've got the spare room looking nice, and the laundry folded and PA. I've also made the most of a quiet house and no interruptions to work on our household budget now I know what all the bills will be, and also the NHS pay rise was agreed yesterday, instead of delaying it until September or even October as has happened in recent years.

I've fed the kitties, and they are now "showing off" and chasing each other through the house as we have a guest. I think I'll try and cube the cheese for the cheese and pineapple for the party tomorrow. It should keep well in a Ziploc bag, and there's plenty of other cheese if DH or BIL get hungry.

Today's list:

Cuddles on the bed with Matilda, Jude and Freddie
QT
Physio exercises
Up, shower, personal care and dress
BIL.arrives at??
All cats fed
The men launched (to the South Devon Railway and a beer festival!)
Take Freddie out? ( If he wants to go!)
Breakfast and meds /supplements -me
Rubbish down to bins
Chat with Dnextdoorneighbour C
Go for my walk
Run hoover round downstairs?
Quick dust sitting room?
Garden time - can I feed pots? A little deadheading?
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? Not tonight
Cats' supper
My supper
Bed at a reasonable time!

Extras:
Quick dust spare room
Remember to put a towel out for BIL (DH is Not Allowed in the airing cupboard!)
Take remaining cat stuff out of spare room
Remind BIL to keep his door shut. The cats have no co cept of "personal property" and are also likely to launch a room invasion in the small hours!

Garden extras:
Trim bits on hedge
Weed /dead head
Cut grass
Feed pots
Pick up "bits" in front garden

Party extras:
Liaise with DF CW - do we know who's coming?
Ask Dnextdoorneighbour C if she could bring some dips for the bread sticks (she asked me yesterday)
Find cool box / bag for the wine
Find the ice blocks for cool box / bag and freeze
Retrieve the nibbles I have bought from their hiding place!
Keep the Nosecco in garage for.now, as it will stay relatively cool there
Start cheese and pineapple, or leave until tomorrow? (Possibly cube the cheese today, as it should be fine in a bag. I think, like many things, it's going to take longer than anticipated, especially if I have BIL and DH underfoot)
Check on seating -do we have enough or do I need to bring folding chairs? Dnextdoorneighbour C has some chairs she has offered to bring
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I'm off to bed now, as I expect I'll be woken up early tomorrow. BIL has retired for the night, and I ensured DH did a cat head count to ensure no one was hiding in the spare room, ready to play games in the small hours! I didn't get the cheer don't, but I mended the small hole in my t-shirt where someone had put a claw through it!

Tomorrow 's list:
Party extras:
Liaise with DF CW - do we know who's coming?
Ask Dnextdoorneighbour C if she could bring some dips for the bread sticks (she asked me yesterday)
Find cool box / bag for the wine
Find the ice blocks for cool box / bag and freeze
Retrieve the nibbles I have bought from their hiding place!
Keep the Nosecco in garage for now, as it will stay relatively cool there
Cube cheese and assemble with pineapple on cocktail sticks
Check on seating -do we have enough or do I need to bring folding chairs? Dnextdoorneighbour C has some chairs she has offered to bring

To be continued...

Next:
-Office - declutter/organize - 15 min

Extras:
-Office - declutter/organize
-Orders - pants/undergarments/chair/my birth certificate
-DS - (cat fountain)(outdoor - vinegar/pest)
-Toodledo tasks - Amex activity/DH reim recon/other
-DH birth certificate - hldg

Routine:
-Declutter/organize/clean - 5 min
-Cat - brush/food/water/litter
-Vacuum something
-Close blinds
-Make list for next day
-Update log
-Open & sort mail/file

Done:
-Fresh food for kitty
-Bedroom - pupa
-Open blinds/get water
-Foyer Bath - pupa/restock
-Medicine/vitamins
-Check email
-Update Toodledo
-Check bank accts/Amex
-Eat
-Catch up DH
-Office - declutter/organize - 30+ min
-Files/Med Info/Papers/Emails - 10 min (project files)
-Office - declutter/organize - 20+ min

We had a nice time, kittykatt.

1-clean up the kitchen
2-clean off the table
3-diet site

4-meds for DD32
5-FACE for week
6-finish menus

Menus
Saturday-Mexican black bean and quinoa bowls
Sunday-eat at relative’s house???
Monday-chicken strawberry salad bowls
Tuesday-curry spiced chickpea wrap
Wednesday-Cajun tilapia and roasted veggies
Thursday-pasta or street cart chicken and rice
Friday-Thai coconut curry chicken
Saturday-picnic(pasta salad/Crumble cookies)

Events
Saturday-Farmer’s Market, strawberry picking@10
Sunday-walk with friend????
Monday-
Tuesday-Little Bit- 7:40-5, grocery shopping, colorful playground
Wednesday-Little Bit- 7:40-5, library program @10
Thursday-Little Bit- 7:40-5, bocce @5, go see DM
Friday-Hopkins-11 bloodwork, 11:45 doctor
Saturday-picnic 1-4

Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room, bathroom, swish and swipe, trash, windex, dust, vacuum
Detailed Cleaning of kitchen-scrub floor
Extra Stuff- work on last Shutterfly book
Little Errands-

Accomplishments
-knee and stretching exercises
-breakfast for dog, me, DD32 and Little bit
-dress and pick up bedroom
-meds, temp and breakfast for DD32
-start laundry
-walk a mile with Little Bit… go to the playground
-water table play
-get Little Bit breakfast
-clean up kitchen
-read with Little Bit
-errands-recycling to dump, Amish for veggies, second Amish for present, drop off last of decluttering at thrift shop, snack, library for book drop off and pick up and to hang out in Children’s section
-lunch for me while Little Bit plays in water table
-Little Bit down for a nap and walk for me
-read
-dinner preprep
-snacks for DD32 and Little Bit… text Little Bit’s parents to figure out pick up
-finish packing Little Bit’s things
-take Little Bit home
-clean up driveway of “stuff”
-dinner prepped and eaten

Last couple…

1-windex
2-fold laundry

Menus
Saturday-Mexican black bean and quinoa bowls
Sunday-eat at relative’s house???
Monday-chicken strawberry salad bowls
Tuesday-curry spiced chickpea wrap
Wednesday-Cajun tilapia and roasted veggies
Thursday-pasta or street cart chicken and rice
Friday-Thai coconut curry chicken
Saturday-picnic(pasta salad/Crumble cookies)

Events
Saturday-Farmer’s Market, strawberry picking@10
Sunday-walk with friend????
Monday-
Tuesday-Little Bit- 7:40-5, grocery shopping, colorful playground
Wednesday-Little Bit- 7:40-5, library program @10
Thursday-Little Bit- 7:40-5, bocce @5, go see DM
Friday-Hopkins-11 bloodwork, 11:45 doctor
Saturday-picnic 1-4

Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room, bathroom, swish and swipe, windex, dust, vacuum
Detailed Cleaning of kitchen-scrub floor
Extra Stuff- work on last Shutterfly book
Little Errands-

Accomplishments
-knee and stretching exercises
-breakfast for dog, me, DD32 and Little bit
-dress and pick up bedroom
-meds, temp and breakfast for DD32
-start laundry
-walk a mile with Little Bit… go to the playground
-water table play
-get Little Bit breakfast
-clean up kitchen
-read with Little Bit
-errands-recycling to dump, Amish for veggies, second Amish for present, drop off last of decluttering at thrift shop, snack, library for book drop off and pick up and to hang out in Children’s section
-lunch for me while Little Bit plays in water table
-Little Bit down for a nap and walk for me
-read
-dinner preprep
-snacks for DD32 and Little Bit… text Little Bit’s parents to figure out pick up
-finish packing Little Bit’s things
-take Little Bit home
-clean up driveway of “stuff”
-dinner prepped and eaten
-clean up the kitchen
-clean off the table
-diet site
-meds for DD32
-FACE for week
-finish menus