New Year's Day 2026 Thursday

[Kittykatt]

Triple Dog Dare!

Pick 3 things
Do them
Post your TaDas!

»»—-Cheers! WTG! Ygg!—-««

Don't think about it. Just do it!
~~ I Triple Dog Dare ya! ~~
Good Morning!
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[Doggedly]

Hooray! I get to greet Kittykatt before I go to bed. Happy New Year!


I have nice clean cheerful linens on my computer desk and all of the clutter in boxes waiting to come back on the desk, but I'm not actually happy with the set up. I was planning to use the standing desk to raise the monitor and give myself space to add one of my laptop computers (or two), but it's just not suitable. It's too big, and the part underneath is not easily accessible. I'm now eyeballing the entertainment centre as the happy recipient of the standing desk, but have to look at my options for the computer desk.

Thank you for starting us off, Kittykatt.

[Kittykatt]

Happy new year, Dogged, and thank you for the picture. WTG getting your desk cleared off. Sleep well!

A very happy new year to everyone!

Laura, I'm glad your DMum seems settled and that she's enjoying the food - eating is so important for seniors.
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Gma, you have such helpful advice and a huge store of knowledge -thank you for sharing!

I'm planning a quiet day today - it's cold a frosty out, but is supposed to be sun y, so hopefully a walk when it's warmed up a bit! Id really like to start shortening those curtains that I bought nearly 2 years ago for the kitchen! Today would be a good day, as I have no urgent plans for anything else. There's no church today , which is a shame, as it would have been a nice start to the new year, but the clergy need their rest too after working so hard over Christmas, and may e they couldn't get anyone to stand in? Our curate hasn't been pierced yet, so can't give absolution. Oh, well, it will be nice to have a quiet Thursday and spend some time with DH.

Ha e a good day, everyone!

[Kittykatt]

To do:

Appointments:
Thursday: New Year's Day
DH off work
No church today, so at home for me
Friday:
DH leaves to spend W/E with his DBro and family
At home for me
Saturday:
DH??
At home for me
Text DF E - not this week
Sunday:
Church 9.30 am
Visit DFE for coffee? Not this week, we're doing coffees after church
Laxapet Jude and Matilda
Set up new Waitrose delivery

Future dates to note:
7/1 order inhalers
6/1 Freddie - Solensia 8.30 am
8/1 Jude weight check 2 pm

Outstanding deliveries:

Extras:
Email NW when I have a reply from RP
Put pictures back WIP
Order new orthotics - wait until ankle settles
Can I do 15 minutes of decluttering each day?
Digital decluttering- Google Photos for 2024 and 2025
Pick up my footprints
House tasks: Replace the bit of mortar that's fallen out of the edge of the roof (I think its called the verge? Can this wait until we get the house painted when a roof ladder will be in place?) I need for it to stop raining before I ask anyone to come and look!
Verge and ridge tiles on garage roof
Sort out cabinet that wobbles - does the back need some sort of bracing ? MJ will sort it out in the new year
Take up and hem those thick winter curtains for the kitchen
Book eye test for me
Sort prints and put in albums (this will probably be an activity to do on wet days!) WIP I am now working on 2025
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?)
Change health centres to the one nearest us? We're going to do this in January

To do:
Early morning:
Cuddles and treats on the bed with Matilda, Jude and Freddie
Cup of tea
QT
Lightbox session
Make bed
Shower / wash hair/ moisturiser and sunblock/ clean and floss teeth
DH launched for his walk
Physio exercises and back exercises
Proprioceptors exercises X1 x2 x3
S/S bathroom
Get dressed
Breakfast and meds / supplements - me
DRINK WATER #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8
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 in cat bowls
Scoop cat trays
Check Jude’s bowl
Check Matilda's bowl
Walk Freddie
Lap time with Jude, Freddie and Matilda
Play with Jude, Freddie and Matilda
Head rubs with Jude, Freddie and 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

Financial:
More work on budget WIP

[FrenchFlybebe]

◕‿◕ * * * Good Morning! * * * ◕‿◕

Happy New Year!
Best wishes for health,
happiness, success
and a beautiful year ahead.

Kittykatt, sorry you can't go tu church today. A quiet day is a good plan B.

Doggedly, I'm interested in following your progress re standing desk. We have difficulty here making room for a desk for MrNG to work on (writing his report, working on his own consulting business), and some space for me to land in on the evenings when I manage to have some quiet thinking time with a laptop. What does your entertainment center look like ? I mean I'm curious about the size of it. Lovely picture, thanks.

Cold, very sunny first day of the Year. We went to bed after midnight, we watched Howl's Walking Castle by Miyakazi, eating pizza and toast and ice-cream yule log. Late start, kids fighting, but it looks like a quiet day. I intend to catch up in the family journal today, the last entry is in autumn sometime in early November I think. I need to set up the January family calendar on the fridge ( a simple striped sheet with a line for each day) and my purse paper planner. And order the New year cards we send to family each January.
We will be having lentils for lunch - a tradition in my paternal family, supposed to bring prosperity during the year.

TADAs
all up late, fed bfast, leftover pizza and home made brioche
settled fights
a few home chores here and there, dw started (forgotte), stove clean and started, vacuumed
lentils cooked

TODO
prepare lentil salad with smoked truit
other leftovers for lunch
family January planning sheet up on the fridge door

[kitkat]

Happy New Year Ladies!
Thanks for the start Kittykatt a quiet day is wonderful!
Dogged hope you get the desk-dilemma sorted out:)
Enjoy the day at home, FFly!

I disappeared yesterday b/c my DGKids came... all of them. And, they stayed all day. So all those things on my list remained there - never got done.
We spent the evening with DKids (and DGkids, of course).

Today is cold and sunny. Better than the Grey Gloom of the past few days.
I will try to get something done:

starting with
lol
meds/supplements
DDog breakfast

piles of clean laundry pa
D2 ex
gym (yes, it's open!)

[L.Ann]

Happy New Year’s everyone! We are having a quiet day too, kittykatt. DD33 wants to use her fondue pot so we are having fondue for lunch/dinner, FFB. Morning KitKat!

1-stretching and knee exercises
2-talk to DD33 about schedule
3-dress and pick up the bedroom

4- trash
5-swish and swipe
6-start a list for January paper sort



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


Events
Thursday-
Friday-DD33 has center
Saturday
Sunday

Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room, kitchen and bathroom, dust, windex, vacuum
Extra stuff-
January paperwork-my bedroom-vanity, file boxes, Little Bit’s art work—-cabinet at end of hall—-spare room- DM’s papers, organize shred box——-cabinet in living room- drawers, 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,

Accomplishments
-finish book
-breakfast for me, DD33 and dog

[helia]

Sounds like some major organizing is happening at your place, Doggedly. WTG with the clear desk space!
Enjoy the quiet day L Ann. Fondue -- yum!
How nice you got to see all the grandkids, kitkat! --Or was it too much? Yay for sunshine!
I think I've heard of the New Year lentil tradition before, FFB. Enjoy a quiet day.
Enjoy time with DH, Kitty.

Well, Christmas is finally over for me! We opened gifts with ds + fam last night. I got to hold little I for a very long time in the afternoon; she basically napped for an hour or two in my arms. She's getting heavy! Dd30 got take out from a GF pub for dinner, so no cooking. Yay! I also helped fold laundry and cleaned the kitchen. And sat with the baby so ds + F could do other things.

It is 7:20 a.m. and the sun isn't up yet. I will try to get in a short jog today, maybe this afternoon; I'm not sure how the schedule will shape up.

Next:
- some qt
- back exercises
- maybe go for a jog with dh?
- OR s2s and self care

Later:
- make the bed
- gather stuff to go to ds + F's place
- help: fold laundry, hold the baby, help with dinner, other things?
- lunch at some point
- jog (or long walk) at some point
- email: EP, ML
- lists in notebook
- dinner: I think dd30 is making something in the crockpot
- after dinner clean up
- what do we need to do for check out?

TaDas!
- up; coffee
- email deletions + weather websites
- airline survey
- dh emptied the dw

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Thu Visit/ help with baby and cooking
Fri TRAVEL home
Sat 5:30 - ? CG1
Sun 10 - Church/ Host Dinner for 8?

Mon Groceries
Tue KS2J get together
Wed
Thu 2-3 work out with AS
Fri dinner date with dh
Sat Nothing so far?
Sun 10 - church/ 3:30 - 6 CG2 - we host/ 6 - ? host Sunday dinner

December Brain Dumps
This Week - House
- can I scrub the tile in our shower?
- clean sheets on bed

This Week - Deskwork
- make appointment with optometrist and food doctor
- schedule mammogram
- reach out to JK?

This Week - Errands
- get Mom's bags of stuff to the charity
- C and E's gifts in the mail

General Brain Dump
- progress decluttering clothes - wip
- new phone eventually

Mom
- go through bag of Mom's knick knacks

[Lauralind]

Morning all. Happy new year to all of you. I am with you doggedly. I need to finish my desk in the craft room. I could use it now but I have one problem... it's way at the other end of the house where it's cooler and a long way from everything else. I want a quiet space for qt and journal time but I have to make myself want to be in there.

Aww sorry there's no church kittykat. Tough one to decide but it seems your church is small and the ones who serve and lead probably do need a break too. You're right. Enjoy your quiet day. Reminds me i should start laundry with curtains too.. I put new ones on the big dining room windows and it seems the cats have marked their territory

Frenchie I hope you can sort some desk space too.

Fondue sounds yummy lann.

Awww I bet you loved every baby snuggle helian. Yup today is gifts for ds and ddil and lil j. Then done.

I need to get moving. Every year I get less enthralled with new years. Don't get me wrong I am needing the fresh start. But goodness. Fireworks... right outside my bedroom windows. And more. It felt like it went on till almost 2 in random places. I get the midnight and fine make a nice long show. But why so on and on forever. Casper was inside and refusing to go out for bedtime... cats I'm almost sure there's a new marking spot hidden somewhere . And I didn't fall asleep. 630 was wake time if I want to or not.

And now it's almost 8. I have so much to do . The late night is going to make me lose my kitchen helper cause who knows when he's going to wake up. Or if earlier he might be in morning mood.

I'll just have to recruit help I guess.

Take ribs out cause I forgot
Dh haircut and quick sweep
Shower
S&s both baths and tidy laundry room

Empty and reload dw
Finish tidying kitchen all the way
Breakfast?

[Bama]

Good morning and Happy New Year, everyone!
May this year be everything you hope for.

I ain’t doing nothin I don’t want to do today!
(and my have to do’s)

Sent dh off to hunt breakfast, the closest place is closed so he’s out in the world seeing what he can scrounge up.

Have to’s:
Planner
Read
in progress Cook good luck meal (ham/conecuh sausage, mixed greens, corn, black eyed peas, add some carrot coins in somewhere, jalapeño cornbread, sweet tea …)

Done:
Weigh
Eat and log breakfast
Unsubscribe/report as junk/delete about 80 emails
Pet chores
Walk dogs around yard, sat in dog yard and let them run free, played ball w Beau all while mentally noting so many yard to dos waiting on me
Cooking good luck meal
Cleaned out fridge and counters of snacks and old food