What I Did Today: Thursday 8/11/22

Alternate Week:

• Ironed toilet toppers 
• Spot-cleaned bathrooms 

Weekly:

• Changed towels in bathrooms & kitchen (+ sponge)
• Emptied household wastebaskets 
• Mopped bathrooms & kitchen
• Refreshed bathmats & toilet toppers in dryer + lint rolled
• Washing machine: wash cycle with Borax; wiped down inner drum & lid 
• Wiped down steam mop & vacuum

As Needed:

• Food prep: cut up cucumber; refilled butter dish + lemon juice & salad dressing squeeze bottles; restocked drinks, pantry & kitchen freezer; took out butter, steak & turkey to thaw 
• Tidied cardboard recycling 

Daily:

• Changed kitchen dish cloth 
• Cleaned litter box
• Descaled tea kettle
• Dishes: handwashed, dried, put away
• Emptied food scrap bucket
• Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
• Made meals 
• 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:

• Blogging, IMDb, journaling, online puzzles, solitaire, watched movies/TV, Wii sports
• Relaxed with my husband: ate salad, pork chops and green beans dinner & watched episodes of ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ 

A HOUSEWIFE IS TIMELESS:
In the 21st Century it is often said that being a housewife is old-fashioned, as if something from another time has no use in modern times when the importance of a housewife is not tied to the times she lives in. It is never old-fashioned to care for a home and family, it is essential to creating a strong home along with the people in it; nor is it old-fashioned for a woman to devote herself with love to the people she cares for and the home they share. Being a housewife is timeless and never goes out of fashion.