Mandolin Monday

[Kittykatt]

Triple Dog Dare!

Pick 3 things
Do them
Post your TaDas!

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Don't think about it. Just do it!
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Good Morning!
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[Kittykatt]

A mandolin (Italian: mandolino, pronounced [mandoˈliːno]; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of eight strings. A variety of string types are used, with steel strings being the most common and usually the least expensive. The courses are typically tuned in an interval of perfect fifths, with the same tuning as a violin (G3, D4, A4, E5). Also, like the violin, it is the soprano member of a family that includes the mandola, octave mandolin, mandocello and mandobass.

Mandolins evolved from lutes, a family of instruments in Europe. Predecessors include the gittern and mandore or mandola in Italy during the 17th and 18th centuries. There were a variety of regional variants, but the two most widespread ones were the Neapolitan mandolin and the Lombard mandolin. The Neapolitan style has spread worldwide.

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[Kittykatt]

Good morning, everyone, and happy Monday!

Today is a bank holiday, so a slower start. It also means it will almost certainly rain! If it's dry, I would like to spend some time in my garden and maybe go for a walk. if it is indeed wet, or otherwise inclement, then there's plenty to do around the house!

Have a good day, everyone!

[Kittykatt]

SHEM:

"Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul."
~ St. Teresa of Ávila

[Kittykatt]

To do:

Appointments:
Monday:
Bank holiday
Tuesday:
DH WFH
At home for me
Wednesday:
DH to office
At home for me
Final touches to Waitrose order
ORDER MILK FOR CHURCH
Thursday:
DH WFH
10.30 am church -
Can I hoover car?
Any errands to run?
Check if community café will be open on September - book parish lunch for 24/9
2pm Jude - weight check
6-7 pm Waitrose delivery -
Friday
DH WFH
At home for me
Saturday:
DH ??
Text DF E re coffee tomorrow - not this week
Bake something?
Prep lunch for tomorrow
Sunday:
Church 9.30 am - we are doing the coffees after the service
Visit DF E for coffee ? - not this week
Laxapet Jude and Matilda
Set up new Waitrose delivery

Future dates to note:
2 /9 2 pm Jude - weight check
15/9 Freddie Solensia 8.45 am
August / September (depending on weather!) work on verge of house by roofer L and team
19/10 9.30.am.flu jab me

Outstanding deliveries:

Extras:
Email complaint to royal mail re non delivery of parcel
End of month banking
Order sealant
Order stain for garage door?
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 and car are 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
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

Garden:
15 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
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

Financial:
More work on budget WIP

[Kittykatt]

It's just after 10 am, and we've already had a mixture of sun, showers and a strong breeze. I've taken Fred out during a sunny spell, and I think I'll have a session in my front garden during the next sunny spell, as I can easily dash back inside if it rains again. Depending how successful that is, I may then tackle the back!

[Kittykatt]

To do:

Appointments:
Monday:
Bank holiday
Tuesday:
DH WFH
At home for me
Wednesday:
DH to office
At home for me
Final touches to Waitrose order
ORDER MILK FOR CHURCH
Thursday:
DH WFH
10.30 am church -
Can I hoover car?
Any errands to run?
Check if community café will be open on September - book parish lunch for 24/9
2pm Jude - weight check
6-7 pm Waitrose delivery -
Friday
DH WFH
At home for me
Saturday:
DH ??
Text DF E re coffee tomorrow - not this week
Bake something?
Prep lunch for tomorrow
Sunday:
Church 9.30 am - we are doing the coffees after the service
Visit DF E for coffee ? - not this week
Laxapet Jude and Matilda
Set up new Waitrose delivery

Future dates to note:
2 /9 2 pm Jude - weight check
15/9 Freddie Solensia 8.45 am
August / September (depending on weather!) work on verge of house by roofer L and team
19/10 9.30.am.flu jab me

Outstanding deliveries:

Extras:
Email complaint to royal mail re non delivery of parcel
End of month banking wip
Order sealant
Order stain for garage door?
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 and car are 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
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

Garden:
15 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
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 bedroom & spare room rugs

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

Financial:
More work on budget WIP
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[Kittykatt]

SHEM:

"To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you."
Lewis B. Smedes

[trissie]

Sorry you've been here alone all day, kittykatt!

Last day of summer hols here. Tomorrow, the 10 month sprint starts again! Ready and not, as always I am working from home today, and I've been very productive (kinda surprising, given I have the kids here), but I am done for the day. DBD's speech therapy apt was cancelled, so I have the afternoon to get things done - that will help!

TaDas
- breakfast and coffee
- dressed to shoes
- internet time
- load of overnight darks flipped to dryer, folded and dealt with
- load of lights washed and flipped to dryer
- lunch
- assembled paperwork for latest DL incident
- calls and emails
- more work on educational guideline
- morning routine
- clean master bathroom

ToDos
- midday routine
- 15 on laundry
- garden store
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- 45 on cleaning upstairs
- 15 on laundry
- 45 on freezer cooking / food preps

Braindump
routines
- afternoon routine
- evening routine
food
- dinner
- bake something sweet
- peach jam
- feed breadstarter
- freezer cooking
organization
- pay library fee renewal
- arrange for drop-off of old mattresses at the dump
- order new vacuum cleaner and cooker hood
- check all backpacks
- make apt - obgyn
- 15 on filing
- plan for September
cleaning
- defrost garage freezer
- clean master bedroom
- clean DBD's room
- clean twins' room (oversee it done)
- clean DS15's room (oversee it done)
- spiff up kitchen
- spiff up living room
- spiff up downstairs bathroom and hallways
- spiff up office
- clean out / reorganize attic
laundry
- load of towels
- load of cottage linens
- ironing
- folding
- mending
- laundry put away
garden and outside
- run pool vacuum cleaner
- watering and feeding flowerpots
- feeding veggie garde
- weeding in veggie garden
- weeding in front garden
- deadhead climbing roses
- pick up - front garden / porch
- pick up - backyard
- spiff up carpool
- spiff up garage
- reseed in veggie garden
- plant fall flowers in flowerpots
- plant salads
me time
- 15 of exercise
- Bible study
- reading
- sewing?

[helia]

More great SHEMs Kitty! Did the weather stay dry so you could work in your front garden?
That was a clever cocker spaniel, Doggedly.
Nice to see you trissie. Summer vacation is over here too.

I'm up later than I'd wanted -- but I went to bed a bit later, so it makes sense. I said good bye to the girls. Dh is going to do the school drop offs and I'll do the pick ups. Today is a short day, so they'll be done by 11 a.m.

My legs were very sore by yesterday afternoon. I think I'm going to take a break from jogging and see if I can get them to heal. I'm not really sure exactly what is going on, but I still think it's probably strained muscles or something like that. Could be sciatica? I'm not sure how I will prevent a lot of weight gain while I take a break from jogging. . . I'll try to eat less, although I do enjoy eating, and go for more short walks - though, they should be on the flat so I'll need to drive to find flat ground.

Today, I need to pick up the girls at 11 a.m. I also need to go in to payroll 12 - 1:45-ish to offer teacher support and to lead the teacher meeting. I might get some groceries, though our fridge is currently very full with leftovers, which we're going to eat tonight. Walking, trying to confirm and finalize details with the window washer and the carpet cleaner would be good. I also now have baby gifts, so it would be good to start the process of wrapping them and getting them in the mail. And I have 2 snail mail bills to pay.

Next:
- some qt
- finish reclaiming the kitchen
- back exercises; hold off stretches for my hamstrings

Later:
- s2s and self care
- squeegee and wipe down shower
- make the bed
- call carpet cleaner
- pay snail mail bills
- 10:15ish go walk in the park across from the school
- 11 pick up the girls
- eat part of lunch
- otd again at 11:40
- 12-1 payroll: teacher support; work on S8 PD slides
- send out reminder for teacher meeting
- 1-1:40ish lead teacher meeting
- home; finish lunch
- menu plan for the week
- get groceries for dinner tomorrow? Or make a Kroger order for tomorrow?
- other things?
- early dinner: leftovers, rice, salad
- after dinner clean up
- duolingo
- update WW
- update MFP
- another walk on the flat?

TaDas!
- up; weighed self - up a little bit
- dw 2/3 emptied
- coffee
- email deletions + weather website -high of 87F; rain around noon

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Sun 10 - church/ host dinner for up to 10 people?

Mon 11 school pick up for S and K/ 12 be at payroll for support/ 1-1:40 payroll: lead su teacher mtg
Tue 7:45 school drop off/ window washer guy here at some point/ 9-12ish KS2J get together /3 school pick up?/ 6:30 host dinner crew
Wed 7:45 school drop off/ 10 - haircut / 1-2ish carpet cleaner?/ 3 school pick up?/ bring meal to Rs
Thu (can dh do the drop off?) 8 - WW/ 11:30 - 12:30 payroll: academic ci mtg/ 2-3 work out with AS/ 3 school pick up?
Fri NO SCHOOL FOR THE GIRLS/ 9:15 walk with MM/ Date night with dh?
Sat 5:30 - 9ish CG1?
Sun 10 - church/ Host CG2 @ 3:30 - 6?/ 6-ish host dinner for up to 10 people

8/24 - 8/30 Dinner Menus
M - early - leftovers
T - dinner crew? chili, rice, corn bread, salad
W -
Th -
F - OUT with S and K? Or a date night for dh and me?
Sat - CG1 potluck
Sun - dinner for 10? Or 7 if the Cs can't make it: pizza, bread, rot. chicken

August Brain Dumps
This Week - House
- spend some time decluttering in MBR - need to do more
- clean sheets on the bed
- laundry: offer to do girls' laundry too

This Week - Deskwork
- Writing progress - wip
- figure out another knitting project - after our trip
- order baby gifts: dniece's 3rd baby + BD gift - baby I
- message SS, JK, MM when home
- call back carpet cleaner - wip
- menu plan and groc. lists
- write baby cards: CM and M

This Week - Errands
- WF groceries
- Kroger groceries
- put baby gifts in the mail: CM and M

General Brain Dump
- progress decluttering clothes - wip
- transfer info from old to new laptop (will require a trip to a specialist)
- new running shoes