Thursday 31 October

Done:

• emptied night bucket
• [6:00] breakfast, coffee
• hand-sewed black ribbon to cuffs of Eric's tunic; pinned on first line of black ribbon to hem
• second cup coffee, read Guardian
• machine-sewed first line of ribbon to hem
• emptied compost bucket - used the old Vitamix to make "compost smoothies" to feed the herb garden beds in the courtyard
• third cup coffee; updated blogs, weekly dashboard
• put on a load of laundry
• changed my bed linen (sheets and blanket, not doona covers)
• got into farm clothes
• hung out laundry from last night, put in a load of laundry
• cut grass/hemlock 
• hung out load of laundry
• went wizarding with Dan
• [12:00] ate lunch 
• had a nap
• helped Dan make a substitute summer-weight opera cloak out of my black bed sheet (sigh)
• finished all the last minute costume adjustments and took photos
• fell over

To do:

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• shower and dress 
• cooking/food prep/pantry management:
• make stuff for feast tomorrow
• take soup and pasta sauce out of slow cooker inserts and put into containers 
• soak macadamias
• make Beltane Aphrodite spiral with Dan
• handwriting with Hugh
• more Alfonso research
• remind peeps about bug-out bags

Wednesday 30 October

Done

• breakfast, coffee
• planned my food, updated blogs/weekly update
• dirty laundry round-up
• hung out laundry from yesterday in wood shed; put in a load of laundry (clothes)
• unpacked baskets from the Show and put stuff away
• started a spot in the cupboard for bug-out bags (my backpack and one for family stuff)
• started working on adding black ribbon trim to Eric's blue Rus tunic, sorted out some bling to add
• showered, washed hair, got dressed to shoes, cleaned teeth, moisturised face
• made peanut butter and Sheese sandwich on Corn Thins
• hung out laundry, put in a load of laundry (clothes)
• changed towels, bathmat
• went to Huonville:
• Billy Hill
• tip shop (bought a big pile of lattice)
• supermarket
• unloaded car
• [2:20] ate a food because I was STARVING
• came up with an idea for how to make a quick and dirty Zaphod Beeblebrox costume for Eric out of polar fleece, found some suitable polar fleece in my stash
• unpacked the shopping
• hung out laundry, put in a load (woollen blanket)
• printed an article and did some reading in the courtyard (for about two hours)
• washed and hung out several loads of blankets/woollens
• cooked dinner
• made the Zaphod costume

To Do

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Tuesday 29 October

Done

• breakfast, coffee
• discussion with Nicole re succession
• researched fire-retardant permaculture plantings
• brought in dry laundry from wood shed, sorted and (mostly) put away
• put in a load of laundry (Dan's stuff)
• 11:00 Alfonso research - reading/summarising Soifer's article on convivencia
• hung out laundry #1, put in laundry #2 (linen, towels)
• 11:50 Alfonso research - Soifer cont.
• 1:05 put on laundry #2, put on laundry #3 (linen, towels)
• 1:15 lunch break 
• 2:00 sat in the sun, fell into stupor
• hung out laundry #3, put in laundry #4 (linen)
• made nice cream for afternoon tea
• deadheaded calendula and some of the lilac, fell in a heap
• hung out laundry #4, put in laundry #5 (linen); brought in dry laundry
• hung out laundry #5, put in laundry #6 (Dan's clothes); brought in dry laundry
• sorted and put away dry laundry
• made hashbrown toastie
• 10 minutes handwriting with Hugh

To Do:

• sweep kitchen floor
• 15 minute timer in my bedroom
• gardening block (check forecast):
• sow remaining seeds in #4
• cut hemlock for #3
• transplant calendula/comfrey into guild pods
• time with Hugh:
• go for walk
• 10 minutes handwriting
• cook ahead:
• briami
• flaxseed bars
• hummus

Monday 28 October

Done:

• coffee, breakfast
• watered plants
• replaced the shoelaces on my steel-capped work boots
• disposed of some rubbish from around my computer, put away food that had been left out in the kitchen
• did my daily portfolio entry; followed up with E on the musical theatre intensive workshop Dan wants to go to
• discussed working on some of Hugh's mental blocks, on handwriting and tying his shoelaces - let him know we will be doing 10 minutes a day 
• Monday morning phone calls:
• consulted E on financial situation re the various appointments I want to make - need to put off my dentist appointment and Hugh's hair cut (and the cat's annual check-up, which I just remembered about)
• made myself a doctor's appointment
• made Hugh a dentist appointment
• emailed Studio42 and Diamond Dance re musical theatre classes for Dan next year 
• updated weekly dashboard, including with various appointments etc ; updated online portfolio
• found a pile of handwriting resources; and a couple of books to put on Hugh's shelf which I thought he might like
• made a note of some of the things Hugh would like for cosplay crafting - the big things are probably out of the picture for his birthday but I reckon  assemble a small starter kit of consumables like sandpaper, glue and cutting items which he would be very happy with!
• sent Dan info on applying to be on the Premier's Youth Advisory Council
• put on a load of laundry (Eric's clothes)
• put away some of the washing up and reorganised the saucepan cupboards
• reorganised container and jar storage cupboards, moved some overflow to butler's pantry and started a new box for Billy Hill, threw out a bunch of lids without containers and containers without lids
• did dirty laundry round-up, sprayed stain-remover on jeans, soaked pad
• helped Dan write a bio for their Premier's Youth Advisory Council application
• did shopping list/BotVC stocktake; checked use-by dates/cleared out old food
• revised bio to add some more things we thought of
• brought in dry laundry, hung out load of clothes
• put in load of laundry #2
• put on some rice for lunch
• ate lunch, worked on Dan's bio and started October letter to grandparents
• put in load of laundry #3, hung out load #2
• sorted dry laundry and put away
• 15 mins free time on the computer
• reminded kids about packing their bug-out bags, with a very hot day coming up later this week; packed my own bag
• followed up with Eleanor and Adela re change to lesson times/clinicians etc
• started work on menu plan
• hung out load #3, put in load #4 (delicates)
• changed menu plan on board; kept working on menu plan, researched recipes for Bealtaine
• hung out load #4, put in load #5 (delicates)
• finished menu plan, worked on BotVC plan
• hung out load #5
• finished and printed BotVC plan
• finished shopping list
• looked through Women's Weekly Vegan Kitchen with Hugh for recipes for Friday night 
• 10 minutes handwriting practice with Hugh
• supervised/helped Hugh making GF TVP sausage rolls and GF naan, and Dan making malai koftas
• put chickens away; brought in dry washing from outside line
• fell in a heap

To Do:

• sweep kitchen floor
• 15 minute timer in my bedroom
• find handwriting resources
• Gardening block:
• cut hemlock for #3
• transplant calendula/comfrey into guild pods
• phone calls
• doctor (me)
• dentist (me) - can't afford it this week
• dentist (Hugh)
• haircut (Hugh) - can't afford it this week
• Studio42 and Diamond Dance (musical theatre classes)
• menu plan/shopping list
• BotVC survey/plan
• check use-by dates
• remove old food
• menu plan
• write plan on board
• shopping list
• time with Hugh:
• try fudge recipe again (oops, no hazelnuts)
• GF veg*n sausage rolls/pies
• go for walk
• 10 minutes handwriting
• cook ahead:
• briami
• flaxseed bars
• hummus

Sunday 27 October

Done:

• breakfast, coffee, update Weekly Dashboard, blogs etc
• cooking ahead (Buddha bowl makings):
• roast pumpkin/sweet potato dice
• spicy chickpeas
• quinoa
• showered and dressed, cleaned teeth
• put on a load of laundry, hung out laundry from yesterday
• brought in dry laundry from woodshed, sorted and put away
• 10:30am drove to Huonville:
• 11am: met Tina at tip shop and transferred Hugh for a play-date
• bought polystyrene box, hanging pots, picket fence sections
• went to supermarket
• went home and had lunch; read Guardian etc
• 15 minutes tidying up/sweeping in the butler's pantry
• 15 minutes reading the Guardian
• 15 minutes tidying/decluttering in the butler's pantry
• 15 minutes reading the Guardian
• 15 minutes changing nature table for Bealtaine (with Dan) and then sweeping the floor in the learning room 
• 15 minutes reading the Guardian
• 15 minutes tidying/sweeping/dusting in kitchen/living room/hallway
• 15 minutes online
• 10 minutes tidying in mudroom, hanging out laundry, bringing in dry laundry and putting away
• fell over ded for a while
• sorted a pile of stuff on the sofa and put it away; sorted stuff on coffee table/floor into piles by person
• made a hashbrown toastie
• sent an email inquiring about registering Dan for the musical theatre intensive workshop; cleared it with my mum to pay for it
• some other stuff (mostly being zombified in front of the computer as the cold started taking over my system)
• went to bed 9:00

Saturday 26 October

Done:

• made breakfast for me and Hugh
• gave E a F&V shopping list
• finished sewing on the decorated cuffs for E's Rus tunic; finished white linen povoinik
• updated Trello Weekly Dashboard; published various weekly updates; checked the weekly forecast and made a rough plan for the week ahead in the garden
• unpacked F&V shopping
• hung out various items of garb to air in the wood shed
• put on a load of laundry (linen, towels)
• got into farm clothes
• planted out three GeCo tomato varieties into #2
• transplanted five calendula seedlings from #2 to quince guild pod
• planted out 2 x GeCo eggplant "Black Beauty" seedlings and 2 x zucchini "Black Beauty" seedlings to #2
• made lunch for family (satay noodles with veges and tofu)
• put away half the cooked onion for later 
• put away a serve of noodles for later
• sorted, put away clean laundry
• hung out load of linen, put in a load of delicates
• brought in load from outside line
• cooking ahead (mostly for Dan):
• pumpkin soup (small slowcooker)
• lentil spaghetti sauce (big slow cooker)
• put in a load of laundry (clothes)
• showered and dressed, cleaned teeth
• hung out delicates
• took Dan down to Geevo, played Wizards Unite
• cooked dinner, with Hugh's help (tofu fish fingers, wedges, salad)

To do:

• cook ahead:
• briami
• flaxseed bars
• hummus
• roast vege dice

Tuesday 22 October

• emptied night bucket
• coffee, breakfast
• planned my food
• morning seedling care
• hung out load of laundry from yesterday, put in a load of laundry
• finished menu plan, shopping list
• took B12 supplement, updated Weekly Dashboard
• worked out revised plan for the week given lack of money
• edited shopping list to be a stockpile week
• went out with Eric
• tip shop
• brunch at DS
• supermarket shopping
• put away (most of) the shopping
• took Hugh to Geeveston to see the platypus AR at the Visitors Centre, then walked up to the viewing spot and saw the real thing
• returned Hugh's library book, looked at cookbooks, borrowed the Women's Weekly Vegan Kitchen (you know you've gone mainstream when...)
• ate lunch

Monday 21 October

• cooked myself breakfast, coffee; read Guardian, FB
• morning seedling care
• updated Weekly Dashboard, planned my food
• emptied paper recycling
• cut and spread a final load of hemlock and grass for RB#2, laid cardboard and sheet mulched bed, did some tidying up of scraps and rubbish
• B12 supplement
• worked on Alfonso research
• sat in the sun and talked to Eric and Hugh
• made Gado Gado for lunch

I did do a bunch of other stuff, but I didn't write it down.

Sunday 20 October

Done:

• emptied night bucket
• breakfast (last of the briami), coffee, reading CA and the Guardian
• morning seedlings care
• discussed Hugh's new swimming lesson time with E
• PMed Tina to ask if she/Nick were thinking about going to the Show and whether Hugh could meet up with Philip
• discussed Show demo times with E (he is uselessly uninterested in picking for himself therefore I have to do all the work - thanks)
• swept the kitchen floor
• ate a snack, cleaned teeth
• dirty laundry round-up, changed towel(s)
• picked up some of my stuff in the living room and put it in my room
• watered indoor plants
• emptied compost bucket, changed cat litter
• brought in laundry from wood shed, sorted and put away
• updated Weekly Dashboard
• pottered in courtyard
• ate lunch (last of the asparagus soup)
• potted up new strawberry in wire basket; transplanted 9 calendula seedlings from RB#1
• looked for some new community groups on FB to see if I can expand my social networks a bit...
• cleaned out my car
• potted up new eggplant seedlings and new succulents; hung new Christmas cacti inside
• snack: microwaved potato with mayo, celery with peanut butter
• updated calendar; did weekly wrap for Brick House/updated monthly notes; added a bunch of new entries to online portfolio
• put away stuff on bed, made my bed
• made 4 x amazeballs (forgot currants, didn't make a huge difference although they were a bit more crumbly); ate today's portion
• picked greens for a green smoothie
• made a batch of TVP sausages
• looked for local events the kids/I might be interested in

To Do:

• plan for Show demos with Eric and kids - who's coming on which days and when?
• figure out what hand-work project to take to the Show demo to work on, and what needs to be done to get it ready
• put on a load of laundry, hang out laundry
• Tummy Beast weekly wrap; update Tummy Beast for today
• food prep:
• briami
• do I need to make something with eggs?
• chia puddings
• (tonight) extra roast sweet potato/pumpkin dice; bean loaf
• shower and dress
• dig some comfrey for Suzanne (take to hall on Thursday); and some for the guild pods
• go through seed box, do I have rocket seeds? sow in #5

Longer-Term/Big Project To Do:

• overhaul weekly plan - what's working, what isn't?
• go over online portfolio - add placeholders as needed
• recipes overhaul - what needs to be done?
• new garb projects - DO A THING
• Lee-Gwen and Adelle's wedding: what do they need? how can we get it?
• rapier jacket
• new Viking garb request from Hugh
• my bedroom - reorganise SCA stuff, sort fabric, make space usable, DO A THING
• LAUNDROMAT
• sort out herbs and spices drawer (with Hugh); sort out storage in butler's pantry

Friday 18 October

Done:

• breakfast, coffee, Vit B12 supplement
• emailed Baronial Web Min regarding a suggestion on a tech accessibility option for hearing loss/auditory processing difficulty in hearing court
• update Trello, blogs
• cleaned my teeth, got into farm clothes
• changed towels, bathmat and shower curtain
• changed tea towels and kitchen/mud room hand towels
• put on a load of laundry, hung out laundry #1
• sorted dry laundry, brought in dry laundry from wood shed
• put on a load of laundry, replaced shower curtain, hung out laundry #2
• asked Eric to drop into tip shop and buy some bags of horse poo which they had just listed on FB
• went down to feral comfrey patch and cut a bag for RB#2
• went down to leach field and cut a bag of hemlock for RB#2
• went down to leach field and cut a box of grass and hemlock for RB#2
• top-dressed RB#3 with two sacks of horse poo

Need to do:

• make amazeballs, chia puddings
• put dinner in slow cooker
• take Dan to roller derby
• sweep kitchen floor
• transplant calendula from #1 into guild pods
• dig comfrey root cuttings; transplant likewise (save some for Suzanne)
• empty paper recycling; continue sheet-mulching #3 with old towels etc
• home ed paperwork, Barony

Thursday 17 October

Done:

• coffee, breakfast
• dirty laundry round-up
• put on load of laundry, hung out laundry #1
• seedlings out
• stacked dirty washing up, cleaned bench and stove, induced Hugh to put away drying up
• put on load of laundry, hung out laundry #2
• put on load of laundry (sheets), hung out laundry #3
• cleared off table (Eric wiped)
• sorted out/moved everything on my bed, changed my bedlinen
• put on load of laundry, hung out laundry #4
• brought in dry laundry from shed, sorted and put away
• had a 40 minute phone conversation with my mother
• brought in dry laundry from line
• made lentil spaghetti sauce for dinner

Wednesday 16 October

• emptied night bucket
• dirty laundry round-up
• breakfast, coffee
• finished shopping list, updated blogs/plan
• showered, washed hair and dressed
• supermarket shopping (Salamanca Fresh/Woollies)
• had early lunch, made hummus
• watered indoor plants 
• Billy Hill, tip shop
• took Dan to Huonville for singing lesson, talked to Eleanor about possibly changing the day?
• took Dan (by bus) to Hobart to go to Parliament for a debate on banning new thermal coal mines in Tasmania 
• cooked dinner

Tuesday 15 October

• emptied night bucket
• breakfast, coffee, updated Trello, snuggled cat, read the Guardian, Feedly, etc
• watched most of a video on balcony permaculture - very inspiring ideas!
• checked seedlings: watered, put outside 
• put in a load of laundry
• courtyard: did some weeding, fed worm farm and Kathlean, deadheaded calendula, misted inside #4 window box greenhouse
• found another piece of railing to go between #5-#6 for the window boxes
• hung out laundry #1, put in laundry #2
• got into farm clothes
• finished adding window boxes between #5-#6; added potting mix to boxes between #4-#5 and #5-#6 (then ran out of potting mix)
• hung out laundry #2, put in laundry #3
• morning tea (sausage rolls)
• planned food for the day
• did some thinning of self-seeded tomato seedlings (got rid of ones with frost damage); weeded in #1
• showered and dressed
• went to library, wizarding with Dan
• lunch, read Feedly articles, novel
• [3:30] took Panamax for back pain; B12 supplement
• weeded #2, barrowed up 2 loads of chicken bedding and top-dressed bed
• read novel
• hung out laundry #3

Monday 14 October

To do list:

• [10:00] menu plan and shopping list
• [12:00] transplant calendula and comfrey to Champion quince guild pod
• [1:00] make/eat lunch (cream of asparagus soup); make briami
• [2:00] Time With Smoo: cooking!
• make dairy-free zucchini slice
• make GF pastry and try making sausage rolls with TV sausage mix + mashed butter beans
• make 1 batch TVP sausages
• make raw vegan dessert(s) and snacks (eg. amazeballs, chia puddings)
• make hummus
• [5:00] go wizarding with Dan
• [6:00] make dinner
• [7:00] eat dinner