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Post by lennon on May 3, 2024 21:19:30 GMT -5
Have a productive weekend!
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Post by lennon on May 3, 2024 21:27:49 GMT -5
Things I will do this weekend
1. Do errands 2. Put stuff away 3. Wash dishes 4. Get cards to the mailbox 5. Get medicine ready for the next four weeks 6. Clear kitchen counter 7. Put bags away 8. Donate food to my church 9. Get and go through my mail 10. Go through my e-mail
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Post by ohblondie on May 4, 2024 7:12:27 GMT -5
Happy Saturday Morning!!
I got a pretty decent nights sleep. I am ready for my coffee then on to attack the day.....
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Post by desposito on May 4, 2024 9:08:04 GMT -5
Good morning ohblondie!
Thanks for starting the thread, lennon!
I've been out to the yard already because it's supposed to be hot today and I wanted to take advantage of the early morning cool air. I did some weeding, moved some of the washed bricks, and checked to see that everyone planted yesterday looked good. No need to water yet, but I'll have to mid-afternoon if the sun stays out all day. They are now saying there "might" be a storm this evening. I'll keep watching the forecast and if it doesn't sound like there's be heavy rain I'll do more planting in the late afternoon.
The last two days were not "baseline" days--between the new plants and the leftover mess from moving the tv, and groceries still sitting in the living room downstairs, I can't count them as decluttered. Today I'll try to get back there.
I also need to post my May challenge now that four days of the month will be gone.
TO DO:
Call decluttering client 10 minutes on seedlings Restock water in fridge Delete 10 hard emails
Diane
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Post by desposito on May 4, 2024 10:02:42 GMT -5
Next:
10 minutes on paper 10 minutes on PEEPing Wash some dishes Delete 10 hard emails
Diane
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Post by desposito on May 4, 2024 11:27:57 GMT -5
I just went outside again, but only stayed for half an hour because the sun is very hot. I did some weeding, and then moved 4 more lambs quarters plants to the large plot--I think 4 more should do it, and then I can weed out the rest of the center plot and start planting.
I'm going to take a short reading break to cool off.
Diane
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Post by bree on May 4, 2024 11:29:41 GMT -5
Hi lennon, ohblondie and Diane and all to come. Weekend!!! yesterday was a day with four zoom meetings. So it tallied three hours of meetings. Puppy was at daycare so that is a splendid day for me and the cats. I love puppy dearly but not having to keep her entertained all day is such a blessing. She is being a little subdued today, as she is in "recovery' mode from her wild day of playing. She just loves it there! I moved several projects along at work so all in all it was a productive day. We have one vendor who is not that great....ugh. I am working on another huge project that will be a year long. I am the lead on it. and it is hard as I don't have some of the expertise required and I never will! yesterday we pretty much wrapped up the fifth step in the process, with four big steps done, but we have the biggest and hardest steps ahead. this kind of project is a once or twice in a career project Yesterday I did vac the upstairs hallway and my room, and I also washed all my bedding, sheets and comforter, and made up bed. was good to have a clean fresh bed. I also cleaned the bathroom yesterday: tub, toilet inside and out, sink, mirror, mopped floor and wiped baseboards and four pocket door. Finally took down my St Patrick's day wreath! put up a new one. today I have been very low key. I am having dinner out tonight, kind of early, so I need to walk puppy earlier and get something done around here. All I have done is heated up some muffins, put away the dishes and gone outside with puppy. I was up very early for me, like 5 am, as boycat wanted to go out, so I took some benadryl for my allergies and hopes of falling asleep. I just dozed a little... So I think I am tired but I need to move. will walk puppy in three hours -- before that I will work on my bills and paperwork. My dining room table is a mess! I am still so overwhelmed with papers even though I am relatively ruthless with mail -- I shred every day and put in recycling bin. Next specifically I will review my checking account and pay one bill that is due online, and hopefully that will get me going. |
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Post by bree on May 4, 2024 13:02:19 GMT -5
Since my last post I paid a bill online. This actually paid off that card in full.
I also called to cancel a card that had increased its membership fee, a travel card. I don’t have many plans to travel and the fee was pretty hefty, but when I called to cancel it, they offered me a card with no fee, so I think that was a better solution. I think it can damage your credit rating when you close cards or get new ones. this will keep me with the same number so it won’t look like a new card; it has some airline miles on it so I was glad to Keep it.
I also called someone to paint my porch.
I also took a stack of papers out back and sat on my deck, so Puppy could be outside and have some companionship. I sorted, recycled and shredded. I just took a new stack out but it started to rain so I came back in and I’ll do it in here.
I also cleaned out my work bag -recycled quite a bit of papers, put on my work materials away… trying to make my dining room look like a dining room again.
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Post by goldenthreads on May 4, 2024 13:09:15 GMT -5
bree Congratulations on paying off that card! Diane, How do you do your Monarda stratification? I've read about putting the seeds in dirt before refrigeration, but I'd prefer not to have soil in there.
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Post by desposito on May 4, 2024 15:02:40 GMT -5
Golden, I take a piece of paper towel and dampen it, not soaking, just damp. I lay the seeds out on half of it, fold it over securely and put it in a small ziploc bag--and I have learned to label it on the outside of the bag with ink that won't run if it gets damp.  Or use a sticker stuck to the outside of the bag with the name written on it. Of course, if you're only doing one kind of seed you don't have to label it... You seal the bag, but then you have to check it every few days to make sure it's not getting moldy (so if there's a lot of condensation in the bag, leave it partly open in the fridge for a few hours). If the seeds start to germinate, it's time to plant them. And if they don't germinate and it's been the time suggested to leave them in the fridge, you can also go ahead and plant them.
Just recently in a forum I saw a suggestion that I would like to try. She puts the seeds in the bag in the fridge like I described for the time suggested, then takes the bag out and tapes it to a window--in the photo she showed the light was showing through the paper towel and that helped them germinate faster and you could see when it happened. But you still have to put them in the fridge first. I think that cuts down on germination time for the ones that take a while. That would be helpful to me because in trying to make sure the soil never dries out, I sometimes water a little too much and then algae forms on the top. This is especially likely for seed that take a long time to germinate.
I have had some successes and some failures doing it this way, but I don't want to put soil in the fridge either. There are some plants that are okay with dry stratification, where you just put the seed packet in the fridge, I don't know which ones are okay with that though, I've never tried it.
I went out to the yard again because there were some shady spots, but ended up working in the sun anyway. I dug up some small forking larkspur plants that were growing in the lawn around the bed I first planted them in--after the first year they reseeded there and I'm letting them grow, but I wanted to move some to the new, large plot. I took 5 little chunks of dirt with 2 or 3 seedlings in each and moved them. I also planted 3 dill plants, and did a little more weeding.
I'm expecting a call from my shopping friend soon, so I will continue with my decluttering efforts in the meantime.
Diane
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Post by goldenthreads on May 4, 2024 15:05:01 GMT -5
 Thank you, Diane! 
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Post by desposito on May 4, 2024 18:13:08 GMT -5
You're welcome golden--I always forget we have bee and butterfly emojis!
I went outside again just to water everything once more and to close the lid on the yard waste can which I'm trying to air out. The forecast still says possible storms tonight although the sky is blue at the moment.
I have the first floor pretty much decluttered, still some stuff out on the second floor. I'm getting sleepy from the heat--I have not put the air on yet today and will probably wait--tomorrow will be a high of 65!
Diane
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Post by ohblondie on May 4, 2024 20:51:05 GMT -5
All in all a good day
I enjoyed my coffee
went to the library book sale for an hour - looking for books for my daughter. She is reading a series and I was trying to plug in the gaps
Came home and put a load of laundry in
Planted for almost an hour. I was able to get a good chunk of the right side of the house done
Went to ALF and coordinated a craft for the residents
Spoke to my mother's neighbor and turns out her daughter is a year younger than me and we have some mutual friends
Worked on the garden along the driveway, got part of it raked and planted flowers in three spots
Took DS's girlfriend out to dinner for her birthday and had a lovely time. Her DD stayed home, my ds was working. my other kids were working or out of town so it was a nice quiet meal
i am getting ready to call it quits for the day and crawl under the covers. busy day tomorrow!!
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Post by desposito on May 5, 2024 7:53:41 GMT -5
Good morning!
Today's news is that I went outside to put bird seed on the upper porch and I stopped to lean over the porch railing to look at the yard from the second floor perspective. I heard a bird song that I had never heard before, looked up to see who was singing it, and saw a Baltimore Oriole! I had never seen one before, in fact, had no idea they are ever around here! There was no doubt, it was bright, bright orange and black. It was in one of my mulberry trees, but it flew away right away so I didn't see it for long. I looked them up, they eat insects and fruit like robins do, so they won't be at the bird feeder, but I'm sure all the new garden plots are an attraction--the robins are having a good time picking through the new soil to see what's there. Even the sparrows look for seeds in the new areas. So exciting!
The high today will be mid-60s so a good yard work day.
Diane
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Post by ohblondie on May 5, 2024 8:58:48 GMT -5
Oh Diane - how exciting! All of your hard work will be worth it!
Rainy sunday here. I think it will be a good day to get some clothes put away. And a load of laundry done.
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