Happy Homemaker 2025-01-20

Good morning!

Another busy week at work but I got my Monday off, so I'm thinking longer days but Mondays will go back to normal and not work.

A co-worker gave me a nice carry-on suitcase for my trip yay!  He also included a leather backpack but will not be taking it as it is already heavy empty.  

Thursday dh did not feel well so we ended up at the hospital for bloodwork, tests, etc... had more tests at hospital in the city.  He has an inflammation on the left side (not gut), not sure what it is but he is seeing his regular doctor on Friday so will know more.  For now he has antiflammatory medication.  They also found a nodule on a lung but they say they will just watch it, nothing to worry about.  So was gone from 11:00 am and got back home at 8 pm.

Friday grandkids came for supper and spend the evening.  They did not want to stay the night but they did go skiing Saturday morning.  We did not see them this weekend.

Let's join Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom . , 

The weather

Forecast is for a COLD week - yikes... 

Mon

-17°

-31°

Tue

-19°

-31°

Wed

-18°

-25°

Thu

-13°

-15°

Fri

-8°

-20°

Looking around the house

Received my TEMU order for more fairy lights and battery-operated candles.  So now in the evening we have a soft glow in every room.

Did not do 'regular chores' this weekend so need to do some picking up

Thinking and pondering

Next week we will be in Florida (28th to the 3rd) with sis and bil.  Hoping all will go well.

TV this week

Regular programs will resume

• Indéfendable (saison 3)
• Stats (saison 3)
• L'oeil du cyclone (saison 4)
• Dumas (season 1)
• Cerebrum (saison 3)
• Alertes (saison 5)
• Mea Culpa (saison 1)
• Sorcières (saison 2)
• Veille sur moi (saison 1)
• Détective surprenant (saison 1)
• Passez au salon (saison 1)
• In Memoriam (saison 1)
• Vestiaires (saison 1)
• Le bon docteur (saison 7)
• L'amour est dans le pré (saison 13)
• Doc (saison 3)
• Les petits tannants (saison 4)
• Épique: Massif de Charlevoix
• La Galère (saison 3)
• En direct de l'univers (saison 16)
• Big brother (saison 5)

Oh my, can't possibly watch all that, will have to choose and leave some on the dvr to watch in the spring when programs are over.  I've decided some will be for dh, doesn't matter if I watch or not (Épique, En direct de l'Univers, Les petits Tannants).  Dh doesn't watch much tv but he will like those

Interesting blog I saw this week

Nothing

On my reading pile

Toute la lumière que nous ne pouvons voir - Anthony Doerr - WWII story

On my to-do list

Last weekend

• Laundry
• Deep spring-clean my wardrobe and declutter
• Registered for tai-chi classes (starts this Monday)
• Go through a small chest I have with odds and ends
• Deep-clean armoire and drawers in bathroom 
• Prep MY stuff for Florida (dh still needs to do his)

Monday

• Post here
• Tai-chi class
• Plan for in-town work on Tuesday
• Fold towels
• Vac main floor
• Maybe a few hours of office work if I want everything finished before we go on vacation
• Schedule blood work

Decluttering 

Last Monday

• 3 scent packets for drawers
• 2 pairs of socks of dh
• 1 perfume dh
• 1 bib
• 5 camis
• 1 sport sweater
• 2 sets lingerie (bra & underwear)
• 4 pairs of socks (me)
• 5 underwear
• 1 tummy control underwear

Saturday (when I deep-cleaned my bedroom wardrobe)

1 tier shoe rack
1 no-sleeve denim vest (too small)
1 wool cardignan (also too small)
1 coton cardignan(.... well you know... too small.. as is the rest of what I got rid of)
4 sweaters
2 camis

I had taken some things out for dh.. he NEVER throws anything away... I told him to try these on as I was sure they no longer fit... ah-ah ! I'm not the only one with clothes that are too small. Did only a few because if I had a too big pile he wouldn't've tried them on.
2 short sleeve sweaters
4 short sleeve shirts
2 long sleeve shirts
1 sweater

Will ask ds and ddil if they want anything and the rest will be given to thrift store.

Went through a small chest with souvenirs from when I lived at my parent's house

• Old bus stubs from high-school
• 2 pens
• 1 mini picture frame
• 1 pill box
• 1 eyeglass box
• old earphones
• 1 bracelet
• 1 ring
• 1 earring
• 1 perfume
• 1 set of eye-glasses
• 3 bottles of very old contact lenses
• 1 mini sewing kit
• 1 small elephant
• 1 zebra
• 1 turtle
• 1 baby comb
• 1 scissor to cut baby nails
• 1 brown hair stick to hide gray (hair is gray don't need this anymore)
• 1 bottle body gel (yucky)

Upcoming this week

Monday - Reservations for work parking

Tuesday - in town work

From the camera

Nothing

Funny of the week