Alternate Month:
- Oven self-clean cycle; replaced dirty rack with clean rack; washed knobs; wiped down storage drawer & inside oven
Weekly:
- Disinfected & wiped down: all door handles & light switches, elliptical, furnace, kitchen cupboard doors & handles, laundry basket, oven, refrigerator, remotes, TV stand, washer & dryer (inside & outside), workout gear
- Emptied Litter Genie & wiped down
- Refilled bird feeders
- Refreshed couch pillows in dryer
- Swept deck, outside entrance & yard walkway
- Took out recycling: glass, metal, paper, plastic
- Washed cat dishes + mat
- Wrote out grocery list
As Needed:
- Food prep: restocked kitchen freezer & pantry; took out bacon & chicken breasts to thaw
- Put away online orders
- Refreshed bath towels in dryer
- Replaced wax tarts in bedroom & living room
- Took out household garbage & old flowers to compost pile (washed vase)
Daily:
- Cleaned litter box
- Descaled tea kettle
- Dishes: washed, dried, put away
- Emptied food scrap bucket
- Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
- Made meals
- Opened driveway gate
- Pet the cats & put food/water out
- Prepped coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
- Refilled Berkey water filter
- Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
- Vacuumed entire house
- Wiped: bathroom mirror & faucet handle; gadgets; kitchen counters/stovetop; lunch cooler bag
Downtime:
- Exercise: Elliptical afternoon (6.28 miles, 29:28 minutes)
- Blogging, IMDb, journaling, online puzzles, solitaire, watched movies/TV, Wii sports
- Relaxed with my husband: ate steak with roasted broccoli dinner & watched ‘King Arthur’
Housework Diary Master List
