Wednesday Washiness!

[Kathryn-in-Canada]

Well, I didn't have to think hard to come up with a W word to go with Wednesday!

This all started yesterday with Harriet's comment about her wishy-washiness towards advice she had written up. BTW: when used with wishy and hyphenated, washiness is recognized by my spell checker, on its own it is a spelling mistake. [/i]

Now, since Harmony's Webster's big red dictionary didn't have washiness in it how about you think up definitions while you work today?


Here's some food for thought while you make up a definition:

From https://www.michiganradio.org/arts-cult ... ishy-washy

When "wishy-washy" first came into use in the late 1700s, it was used to describe drinks or soup as being weak, watery or sloppy. From there, "wishy-washy" becomes a figurative description for people who are weak or sickly. Eventually, that meaning expanded to include someone who is weak in character.

https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=washiness

1610s, "over-diluted," from wash (n.) + -y (2). Sense of "feeble, weak" is from 1630s. Related: Washiness.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/diction ... hy[i]Let's ignore this one!
[/i]

1
: lacking in character or determination : INEFFECTUAL
wishy-washy leadership

2
: lacking in strength or flavor : WEAK
wishy-washy wines

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dicti ... /washiness and also washy

washiness
in American English

NOUN
the state or quality of being washy

washy

1. overdiluted, watery, or weak
2. lacking intensity or strength

There's very little positive to work with here, but, isn't that our daily challenge, trying to take something that many consider negative (our easily distracted personalities) and work towards positive outcomes?

[Kathryn-in-Canada]

I just had to start another round of my light therapy because this has me glued to my computer!

My first thought about washiness is that we commonly use another negative term here in a positive context:

slipshod
adjective disapproving


(especially of a piece of work) showing little care, effort, or attention:

For us, slipshod cleaning is defined as something we do that still blesses ourselves and our families. Cathy is experiencing that slipshod cleaning solely isn't something we should pay others to do for us, but as done by us, slipshod cleaning the whole and focusing on zones, is the basis of the BTBO and Flylady systems. So the word is not totally negative in the SHE context.


Since the washiness is referring to the dilution, I was thinking of a painter's wash, so I looked up WASH as a verb and scrolled past the first definitions and found these two nuggets of gold:

6
a
: to subject (something, such as crushed ore) to the action of water to separate valuable material
b
: to separate (particles) from a substance (such as ore) by agitation with or in water
c
(1)
: to pass through a bath to carry off impurities or soluble components
(2)
: to pass (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a liquid to purify it especially by removing soluble components
7
a
: to cover or daub lightly with or as if with an application of a thin liquid (such as whitewash or varnish)
b
: to depict or paint by a broad sweep of thin color with a brush

If I was writing a sermon, this is where I would start, choosing between my initial thought of using "adding a broad sweep of thin colour" as the foundation of my washiness definition, and switching to the 6th definition: "to separate particles from a substance"

Therefore, in the context of this Wednesday Washiness!, I define washiness as

Distilled from a wash, separating out of our daily schedule/demands the items of value and focusing on that. Washiness leads to happiness as we make the most of our available time and energy to be the best we can be.

Ok, now I'm off to do Wordle!

[Nancy]

TY K in C for this opening today! This is a good one!
I am up early to check my bs to see if it is a hot flash or bs issues bs was 71 so glad I checked it and took care of that.
We had fog when I was up around three to let the pooh out to P.
I have not checked to see if it is still foggy out.
I made some coffee and the coffee carousel is full again now.
I am excited to have new creamer cinnabon type to try.
Bujo page is filled out I did that last night.
I was thinking I need to wash the couch blanket.
Sheets need changed today is my home day so that is up and the rest of my BWP & s2s.
I mopped the main bathroom last night before bed one of those anti P. tasks I can check off now. Yea!
I went to sleep last night thinking of how much I like having a dog that can do tricks! Makes me smile.

She bats her dish out across the room if she wants fed.
She can sit, does this when I hold my hand up, she does a sit up "sit pretty" especially if she wants a treat or I am on the stat bike.
She can lay down when I point.
Roll over.
Stop when I stop or put um hand up in a different way.
Go when I pat my thigh.
When walking in the house if I stop she stops.
She does a spin if I twirl her treat around.
She is doing better on loose leash walking.

Now working on she can pee at the beginning but not at each block.
Saw that on a yt vid. this week.
[I put treats in my other coat pocket.]
Stop drop & roll is a new one we are working on. Fire station guy and pastor has a competition who can get their dog
to do it first mine does those commands but not together so that could be an easy win herer! LOL!

Today's Missions:
Take items out to shed.
Dust
Zone work

Successes;
found 2 slices of home made bread I froze individually for use later. So glad I thought ahead.

Waving to all who follow.

[Ramblinrose]

Morning…

Nancy… Willis could do some of your pups tricks, but my favorite was “find it”. I would have him sit and stay in my laundry room so he wouldn’t be able to see the rest of the house. Then I would take a treat and hide it somewhere in the house. Then I would go back to him and say … find it! He would take off looking all around my house and could find the treat most times.

When we first started playing the game I only hid the treat in my living area. As he got better at the game I began to expand the area of where I would hide the treat. He loved playing the game…we played every day… and some times I would find him sitting at the laundry door waiting for me. M

Not sure what my day holds. Sweetie became a bit confused while doing his bills and it took me a while to get him to understand what he needed to do. The teacher in me usually kicks in at times like this and I find I become less frustrated with him when I see him struggle so. Sometimes I will admit when he asked me the same things over again like… what are you doing today…I get irritated, more with myself than him, cause my immediate though is… he must not be listening to me because I just told him that…and then my next though is… oh now I remember. This is a fine dance I am learning, and sometimes times I have to take a deep breath to remember what I’m dealing with. The worst part is Sweetie realizes what is going on and that part is very hard to watch.

Anyway enough of that.. I do need to take my shower and do my morning routines. Still working on my offices…lots of mental decisions to make and then a grocery run later in the day.

[CathyS]

I woke up just before 6 and it seemed to me that there might have been a vehicle pulling into our driveway. Not a problem, as dh had a customer that was going to drop off his truck at 6 a.m. BUT then it seemed like another vehicle, and another, and another. In a neighbourhood like ours where there are no street lights and very little traffic when it is dark, all of these lights repeatedly lighting up our dark bedroom seemed odd.

I got up. Noticed that there seemed to be a lot more traffic on the "main" street just south of our house coming towards the west. I saw at least 4 or 5 in a row. Hmmm... time to go on local FBook pages and find out what's going on. Maybe a street closed nearby because of a fire or an accident or something.

Main highway just north of us had a very serious collision just after midnight in the Toronto-bound lanes. Transport truck hit a vehicle with a road crew filling potholes. Both drivers injured. Highway to remained closed until later today. There is also a large diesel spill to contend with, along with the material in the work truck used to fill potholes. (Asphalt) When it got lighter out, I heard a helicopter overhead. Went out and saw a traffic helicopter going over.

Dh got a text from customer. (45 minutes later than he said he would be.) He asked if dh could drive him home, not too far from us. It took dh almost an hour to get back home. Every road in town was blocked badly before 7 a.m. According to FBook, the traffic on the highway Toronto bound is backed up for miles and all the traffic is trying to get through our tiny town to get back on the highway.

Edited to add... Transport truck driver (male) is 22. Road worker (female) is 39.

[Lady Maverick]

~~~~Waving Hello to all~~~~

Kathryn - Thank you for the start and sharing meaning to the discussion of washiness.

My morning alarms have been turned back on and we are doing normal hourly schedule. DD11 has obtained 24 hours without fever so she returned to school this morning.

DD11 was sick for 3 days but apparently the rest of us have immunity to whatever virus she had. No one else in our home is sick. #Thankful

Homeschool assignments are planned.
Hourly schedule is planned.
Meals are planned.
Now it is just a matter of choosing to follow the plans.

LucyLee - thanks for the acknowledgement & confirmation that dealing with 14 year old males is not easy. Even the really good, well behaved 14 year olds can be an eye rolling, exasperating PITA. I am thankful DS14 is respectful toward me 99% of the time. Yesterday was one of the difficult days and DS14 came to me last night to ask if we could start fresh today. Absolutely!

[Twins' Mom]

I feel too brain-addled to take part in the washiness discussion!

I went to bed early last night - even before ten p.m. - and went to sleep immediately. Workout was hard yesterday and I was just tired from being out of the house and walking dog and whatever. My back is a bit sore - whether the workout or the dog pulling - too.

I am not leaving the house today. I'll be out again twice tomorrow and really need to group a handful of errands while I'm out. Yesterday after my workout I was just too tired/hot/fat in workout clothes to do a return at Whole Foods. And I'm doing an instacart order today for delivery. We don't need much since we'll be away for the weekend too.

I need to finish a.m. routine and then I'm free to go upstairs!

[Harriet]

Oooooooh. a thinking thread. I may or may not be up to that, lol.

When I discovered the surprising acceptance of washiness, what I was thinking was that I'd just used name-brand wipes quite a bit in bathroom cleaning. Wipes do not have - or support - washiness. A much less expensive alternative is to have good old fashioned cloth/sponge, soap and water for some real washiness. So, washiness in that homemaking chores use, would have meant : frugal or thrifty ways of cleaning : no-nonsense, really getting the job done.

How's that? Did I think? I think I thought.

I am so impressed with Nancy's bright dog. Here, Tobias is completely aware of tricks and does none at all. He will come to HRH when HRH makes a claw with his fingers as though scratching a cat's back. Tobias will walk under that to HRH to get his back scratched. But that's more of training a human, not the other way around.

Today is an extra-laundry day and I have been making those small piles.
There is some Desk Day popping up and although it isn't the day, I'll do that.
Decluttering in office is so never-ending that it's almost amusing to say I'll begin, but I will.

Next up will be brunch of grains and fruit somehow - I need to check what fruit needs to be used.

[Nancy]

Adding to the list my dog loves the hide a treat game too!
Sometimes I toss treats while I am doing my stat bike.
Other skills / chore will bring one shoe to me,
and she does feed herself I have a small bucket and put a handful of food
then give it to her in the bucket she takes in her mouth to go and eat.
She fetched her lead not on command how ever.
She catches in mid air treat, ignores balls or toys though!

[CathyS]

I just spent time unloading and reloading dishwasher. Washed a large pot and all of the wooden spoons and other large utensils that I didn't have room for in the dishwasher. Wiped up a small flood on the counter from where the large pot splashed all over the place. Today is Wednesday, so I also changed the cat litter boxes and added another one, so now we have 3 litter boxes. I have one large pot still to be washed. I also did a load of laundry first thing this morning and now it's ready to come out of the dryer.

It just feels like I've been on the computer all morning. Police have posted that the highway will re-open at "around 11:15" which is nearly 11 hours after the accident. Not word yet on how the 2 people are doing or if transport driver has been charged with anything.