What I Did Today: Tuesday 11.22.22

Weekly:

• Bleach soak & wash: dish brushes, food scrap bucket, sink strainers
• Changed: bed sheets; kitchen sponge
• Cleaned oven glass
• Dusted: bathroom, bedroom, hallway
• Laundry 3 loads: sheets, towels, delicates; emptied lint trap; wiped down inner drum & lid  
• 👉 Read my Helpful Laundry Tips that Keep Me Organized and Healthy
• Lint rolled bedroom curtains
• Oil diffusers: emptied, rinsed & refilled (bedroom & living room)
• Polished bedroom furniture
• Refreshed bed blankets & pillows in dryer
• Scrubbed dish racks; kitchen sink 
• Vacuumed air purifier, dryer lint trap & furnace
• Watered houseplants
• Wiped down kitchen window 

As Needed:

• Food prep: emptied & filled ice trays 
• Refreshed bath towels in dryer

Daily:

• Changed kitchen dish cloth 
• Cleaned litterbox
• Descaled tea kettle
• 👉 Read How I Descale a Kettle with Vinegar
• Dishes: handwashed, dried, put away
• Emptied food scrap bucket
• Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
• Made meals 
• 👉 Read How I Meal Plan for Two Adults
• 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
• 👉 Read my 5 Tips on Vacuuming Every Day
• Wiped: bathroom mirror & faucet handle; gadgets; kitchen counters/stovetop; Litter Genie & scoop; lunch cooler bag  

Downtime:

• Exercise: Elliptical (2.03 miles @ 13:39 minutes) 
• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV, Wii sports
• Relaxed with my husband: ate salad, soups with cheesy sourdough bread & watched ‘The Commish: The Letter of the Law’ (S3, E20)
• 👉 Read Costco Dinners for Two: Soups with Cheesy Sourdough Bread Dinner to learn about the meal preparation, products used, cost breakdowns & savings!

A HOUSEWIFE CREATES AND IMPLEMENTS SYSTEMS:

A home is a housewife’s business, and she takes her business as seriously as any woman in the work world. 

By creating and implementing systems and procedures specifically for her home when it comes to housework routines and cleaning standards, a housewife brings order to her home and elevates the standards in her home as well. 

A successful business requires systems and procedures, and so does a successful home. 

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What I Did Today: Monday 11.21.22

Alternate Week:

• Dusted: entrance, living room, office & office bathroom
• Polished wood furniture
• Wiped down living room chairs

Weekly:

• Laundry 4 loads: towels, mop pads, microfiber cloths, whites; emptied lint trap; wiped down inner drum & lid 
• 👉 Read my Helpful Laundry Tips that Keep Me Organized and Healthy
• Refilled OdoBan spray bottles (bathroom & laundry)
• Refreshed in dryer: bathmats + lint rolled; cat blanket, chair towels, living room blanket & pillows
• Swept outside entrance 

As Needed:

• Food prep: cooked bacon (1 package); took out elk & turkey to thaw 
• Refilled vinegar bottles
• Took out household garbage 

Daily:

• Changed kitchen dish cloth 
• Cleaned litterbox
• Descaled tea kettle
• 👉 Read How I Descale a Kettle with Vinegar
• Dishes: handwashed, dried, put away
• Emptied food scrap bucket
• Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
• Made meals 
• 👉 Read How I Meal Plan for Two Adults
• 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
• 👉 Read my 5 Tips on Vacuuming Every Day
• Wiped: bathroom mirror & faucet handle; gadgets; kitchen counters/stovetop; Litter Genie & scoop; lunch cooler bag 

Downtime:

• Exercise: Elliptical 2 sessions (2.02 miles @ 12:12 minutes; 2.20 miles @ 15:05 minutes)
• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV, Wii sports
• Relaxed with my husband: ate salad and steak & broccoli dinners; watched ‘The Commish: Dead Drunk’ (S3, E19)

LOVE IS A HOUSEWIFE’S SPECIAL INGREDIENT:

A housewife isn’t the only one can do what a housewife does, but it’s the housewife’s special ingredient that makes what she does better than anyone else – Love! 

When a housewife cleans with love, cooks with love, and cares for her family with love, she gives them what only she can give them in her own way – Love!

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What I Did Today: Sunday 11.20.22

Weekly:

• Baking soda scrub coffee pot, coffee/tea mugs & tumblers
• 👉 Read Cleaning and Other Uses for Baking Soda in my Home
• Bookkeeping: Added weekly receipts to monthly worksheet (home); organized receipts (business)
• 👉 Read How to Save Money When You Don't Have Money
• Changed towels in bathrooms & kitchen (+ sponge)
• Emptied household wastebaskets
• 👉 Read How to Add Luxury to a Home with Wastebasket Liners!

As Needed:

• Food prep: cut up cucumber; filled ice trays; refilled baking soda jar, butter dish & olives jar; restocked cheeses; took out chicken to thaw 
• Ironed one shirt
• Made toothpaste 
• 👉 Read Cleaning and Other Uses for Baking Soda in my Home
• Refilled baking soda container

Daily:

• Changed kitchen dish cloth 
• Cleaned litterbox
• Descaled tea kettle
• 👉 Read How I Descale a Kettle with Vinegar
• Dishes: handwashed, dried, put away
• Emptied food scrap bucket
• Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
• Made meals 
• 👉 Read How I Meal Plan for Two Adults
• 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
• 👉 Read my 5 Tips on Vacuuming Every Day
• Wiped: bathroom mirror & faucet handle; gadgets; kitchen counters/stovetop; Litter Genie & scoop; lunch cooler bag  

Downtime:

• Exercise: Elliptical (2.31 miles @ 16:26 minutes)
• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV, Wii sports 
• Relaxed with my husband: enjoyed late morning tea while talking about house/future plans; ate salad, beef stroganoff with cheesy sourdough bread dinner & watched ‘The Commish: Security’ (S3, E18) 
• 👉 Read Costco Dinners for Two: Beef Stroganoff with Cheesy Sourdough Bread Dinner to learn about the meal preparation, products used, cost breakdowns & savings!

A HOUSEWIFE KEEPS RECORDS:

One of the important duties of a housewife is to maintain household records, such as financial documents and owner manuals for appliances. 

It is also important for a housewife to keep records of family events, either in writing or with photography, so that those memories last longer than the moment. 

A housewife values the time she has with her family, and she knows that preserving memories from birthdays and holidays is a precious gift she can give and leave behind for the ones she loves.

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What I Did Today: Saturday 11.19.22

Weekly:

• Laundry 3 loads: towels, clothes tops, clothes pants; emptied lint trap; wiped down inner drum & lid 
• 👉 Read my Helpful Laundry Tips that Keep Me Organized and Healthy
• Put away groceries
• Washed burner pans & ice trays

As Needed:

• Emptied bathroom wastebasket
• 👉 Read How to Add Luxury to a Home with Wastebasket Liners!
• Food prep: emptied ice trays; refilled salt jar & shaker; restocked drinks; took out steak to thaw 
• Refilled laundry soap pitcher & OxiClean jar
• 👉 Read How I Store Bulk Laundry Soap in my Home
• Refreshed bath towels in dryer 

Daily:

• Changed kitchen dish cloth 
• Cleaned litterbox
• Descaled tea kettle
• 👉 Read How I Descale a Kettle with Vinegar
• Dishes: handwashed, dried, put away
• Emptied food scrap bucket
• Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
• Made meals 
• 👉 Read How I Meal Plan for Two Adults
• 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
• 👉 Read my 5 Tips on Vacuuming Every Day
• Wiped: bathroom mirror & faucet handle; gadgets; kitchen counters/stovetop; Litter Genie & scoop 

Downtime:

• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV, Wii sports 
• Relaxed with my husband: ate pizza dinner & watched ‘Game of Death’ (Bad Movie Saturday Night #93)
• 👉 Read Costco Dinners for Two: Cauliflower Pizza Dinner to learn about the meal preparation, products used, cost breakdowns & savings!

A HOUSEWIFE PLANS FOR THE FUTURE:

The future is going to happen no matter what; a housewife knows this and that is why she plans for it. 

It’s good for a housewife to talk with her husband about future plans, but a housewife doesn’t have to wait for her husband to put plans into motion so long as she informs him of what she does and they agree. 

While plans can always change as time goes on, the best way to create the future is to plan and take action to shape the future a housewife wants. 

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What I Did Today: Friday 11.18.22

Alternate Week:

• Took out old flowers to compost pile & washed vase 

Weekly:

• Emptied Litter Genie & wiped down
• Refreshed living room pillows in dryer 
• Swept: outside entrance; workshop entrance & yard walkway
• Took out recycling: glass, metal, paper, plastic
• Washed cat dishes + mat 
• Wrote out grocery list 
• 👉 Read my Grocery Shopping Tips

As Needed:

• Put away purchases
• Refilled bird feeders & cat food containers
• Refreshed bath towels in dryer
• Took out household garbage & tidied cardboard recycling 

Daily:

• Changed kitchen dish cloth 
• Cleaned litterbox
• Descaled tea kettle
• 👉 Read How I Descale a Kettle with Vinegar
• Dishes: handwashed, dried, put away
• Emptied food scrap bucket
• Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
• Made meals 
• 👉 Read How I Meal Plan for Two Adults
• 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
• 👉 Read my 5 Tips on Vacuuming Every Day
• Wiped: bathroom mirror & faucet handle; gadgets; kitchen counters/stovetop; Litter Genie & scoop 

Downtime:

• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV, Wii sports 
• Relaxed with my husband: enjoyed a lunch outing & shopping; watched ‘Groundhog Day’

A HOUSEWIFE LEAVES HOME PREPARED:

One of the important functions of a housewife is being prepared, especially when she leaves home. 

Whether she is running errands by herself, or enjoying an outing with her family, she knows what she will need and she makes sure to take it with her. 

This means she takes time to plan what will be needed ahead of time and packs it in a bag to take with her, or she gives it a permanent home in a vehicle because she knows it will always be needed when out on the road. 

With a little forethought and planning, a housewife always leaves home prepared and dazzles her family with supplies at the ready when they are needed.

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What I Did Today: Thursday 11.17.22

Monthly:

• Added vinegar to toilet tanks

Alternate Week:

• Deep-cleaned bathrooms
• Wiped down hand steamer

Weekly:

• Changed towels in bathrooms & kitchen (+ sponge)
• Emptied household wastebaskets 
• 👉 Read How to Add Luxury to a Home with Wastebasket Liners!
• Mopped bathrooms & kitchen
• Refreshed bathmats 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 olive oil bottle & turkey container; restocked drinks, kitchen freezer, fridge & pantry; took out bacon to thaw
• Restocked sinus packets 

Daily:

• Changed kitchen dish cloth 
• Cleaned litterbox
• Descaled tea kettle
• 👉 Read How I Descale a Kettle with Vinegar
• Dishes: handwashed, dried, put away
• Emptied food scrap bucket
• Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
• Made meals 
• 👉 Read How I Meal Plan for Two Adults
• 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
• 👉 Read my 5 Tips on Vacuuming Every Day
• Wiped: bathroom mirror & faucet handle; gadgets; kitchen counters/stovetop; Litter Genie & scoop; lunch cooler bag 

Downtime:

• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV, Wii sports 
• Relaxed with my husband: ate salad, sausages with green beans (sheet pan style) and cheesy sourdough bread & watched ‘The Commish: Romeo and Juliet’ (S3, E17)

A HOUSEWIFE RESPECTS THE BUDGET:

A household budget only works when a housewife and her husband both respect it. 

To respect a budget is to understand and appreciate its purpose which is to put financial priorities and necessities before frivolities; it’s not that a budget can’t include frivolities, but those come after shelter, food, utilities, insurances, and the things that are necessary for a home. 

A budget doesn’t work when only one person respects it and the other ignores it, which will most likely create more problems. 

When a housewife and her husband both live within their means and follow the budget that they agree upon, they not only respect the budget, but they respect their partnership as well.

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What I Did Today: Wednesday 11.16.22

Monthly:

• Cleaned Berkey water filter

Weekly:

• Bleach soak & wash: dish brushes, food scrap bucket, sink strainers
• Cleaned oven glass
• Laundry 3 loads: clothes tops, towels + Berkey mat, clothes pants; emptied lint trap; wiped down inner drum & lid 
• 👉 Read my Helpful Laundry Tips that Keep Me Organized and Healthy
• Scrubbed kitchen sink 

As Needed:

• Ironed one shirt
• Made toothpaste
• 👉 Read Cleaning and Other Uses for Baking Soda in my Home
• Refreshed bath towels in dryer

Daily:

• Changed kitchen dish cloth 
• Cleaned litterbox
• Descaled tea kettle
• 👉 Read How I Descale a Kettle with Vinegar
• Dishes: handwashed, dried, put away
• Emptied food scrap bucket
• Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
• Made meals 
• 👉 Read How I Meal Plan for Two Adults
• 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
• 👉 Read my 5 Tips on Vacuuming Every Day
• Wiped: bathroom mirror & faucet handle; gadgets; kitchen counters/stovetop; Litter Genie & scoop; lunch cooler bag 

Downtime:

• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV, Wii sports 
• Relaxed with my husband: enjoyed a late lunch outing & watched ‘An American Werewolf in London'

HOUSEWORK IS A JOURNEY:

Housework is more than cleaning, especially for a housewife who struggles with doing housework. 

If a housewife thinks she is meant for more than cleaning her home, or that she is too good to care for her home, or she simply finds no fulfillment in her daily housework tasks, then she has a journey to go on. 

That journey will take her to a place inside herself where she will discover the good in what she does as housewife, the satisfaction that comes from conquering her home, and the joy she feels from caring for her home and the people she loves most. 

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What I Did Today: Tuesday 11.15.22

Weekly:

• Changed: bed sheets; kitchen sponge
• Dusted: bathroom, bedroom, hallway
• Laundry 2 loads: sheets, delicates; emptied lint trap; wiped down inner drum & lid  
• 👉 Read my Helpful Laundry Tips that Keep Me Organized and Healthy
• Lint rolled bedroom curtains
• Polished bedroom furniture
• Refreshed bed blankets & pillows in dryer
• Vacuumed air purifier, dryer lint trap & furnace
• Watered houseplants

As Needed:

• Food prep: cut up cucumber; refilled olives jar & salad dressing squeeze bottle; rinsed carrots & peppers; took out sausages & turkey to thaw 
• Refreshed bath towels in dryer
• Resocked tealight candles
• Took out household garbage 

Daily:

• Changed kitchen dish cloth 
• Cleaned litterbox
• Descaled tea kettle
• 👉 Read How I Descale a Kettle with Vinegar
• Dishes: handwashed, dried, put away
• Emptied food scrap bucket
• Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
• Made meals 
• 👉 Read How I Meal Plan for Two Adults
• 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
• 👉 Read my 5 Tips on Vacuuming Every Day
• Wiped: bathroom mirror & faucet handle; gadgets; kitchen counters/stovetop; Litter Genie & scoop; lunch cooler bag  

Downtime:

• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV, Wii sports 
• Relaxed with my husband: ate salad, soup with cheesy sourdough bread dinner & watched ‘Dreamscape’
• 👉 Read Costco Dinners for Two: Soups with Cheesy Sourdough Bread Dinner to learn about the meal preparation, products used, cost breakdowns & savings!

IT’S OKAY TO HAVE A BAD DAY:

Every day isn’t perfect in the life of a housewife. 

She is a real person with ups and downs, highs and lows, good days, and bad days too. 

When a housewife feels overwhelmed, sad, mad, frustrated, or upset by things beyond her control, she can take time out to cry, rest, catch her breath, calm her mind, and even laugh when it helps. 

Bad days don’t last forever, and when a housewife focuses on what she can control when life doesn't go her way, she can regain her footing and find the good in a bad day.

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What I Did Today: Monday 11.14.22

Monthly:

• Cleaned mirrors, pictures & windows: living room, mud room, office & office bathroom 
• Removed plants & cleaned houseplant window shelf 

Weekly:

• Bookkeeping: Added weekly receipts to monthly worksheet (home); organized receipts (business) 
• Laundry 3 loads: towels, microfiber cloths, whites; emptied lint trap; wiped down inner drum & lid 
• 👉 Read my Helpful Laundry Tips that Keep Me Organized and Healthy
• Oil Diffusers: emptied, rinsed & refilled 
• Refilled: OdoBan spray bottles (bathroom & laundry)
• Refreshed in dryer: bathmats + lint rolled; living room blanket & pillows 
• Swept outside entrance 

As Needed:

• Food prep: filled ice trays; grind coffee (1 jar); made ranch dressing; refilled ghee jar 
• Made laundry booster
• Refilled dish & hand soap pumps (bathrooms & kitchen)

Daily:

• Changed kitchen dish cloth 
• Cleaned litterbox
• Descaled tea kettle
• 👉 Read How I Descale a Kettle with Vinegar
• Dishes: handwashed, dried, put away
• Emptied food scrap bucket
• Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
• Made meals 
• 👉 Read How I Meal Plan for Two Adults
• 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
• 👉 Read my 5 Tips on Vacuuming Every Day
• Wiped: bathroom mirror & faucet handle; gadgets; kitchen counters/stovetop; Litter Genie & scoop; lunch cooler bag  

Downtime:

• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV, Wii sports 
• Relaxed with my husband: ate salad and steak & broccoli dinners; watched ‘The Commish: Bank Job’ (S3, E16)

HOUSEWORK IS AN ACT OF LOVE:

Housework is not only an act of love for home and family, but it’s also an act of love for a housewife. 

Housework can sometimes be a love/hate relationship and when a housewife makes it a goal to overcome her dislike for housework tasks in order to make home the best it can be, she makes herself the best she can be and that in itself is an act of love towards herself. 

A housewife doesn’t let her family down with a dirty house, and she doesn’t let herself down when she rises to the challenge of housework.

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What I Did Today: Sunday 11.13.22

Weekly:

• Baking soda scrub coffee pot, coffee/tea mugs & tumblers
• 👉 Read Cleaning and Other Uses for Baking Soda in my Home
• Changed towels in bathrooms & kitchen (+ sponge)
• Emptied household wastebaskets
• 👉 Read How to Add Luxury to a Home with Wastebasket Liners!
• Laundry 3 loads: towels, clothes tops, clothes pants; emptied lint trap; wiped down inner drum & lid 
• 👉 Read my Helpful Laundry Tips that Keep Me Organized and Healthy
• Mopped bathrooms & kitchen
• Washed burner pans & ice trays

As Needed:

• Food prep: refilled lemon juice squeeze bottle & turkey container; restocked cheeses; took out steak to thaw 

Daily:

• Changed kitchen dish cloth 
• Cleaned litterbox
• Descaled tea kettle
• 👉 Read How I Descale a Kettle with Vinegar
• Dishes: handwashed, dried, put away
• Emptied food scrap bucket
• Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
• Made meals 
• 👉 Read How I Meal Plan for Two Adults
• 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
• 👉 Read my 5 Tips on Vacuuming Every Day
• Wiped: bathroom mirror & faucet handle; gadgets; kitchen counters/stovetop; Litter Genie & scoop; lunch cooler bag  

Downtime:

• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV, Wii sports 
• Relaxed with my husband: ate salad, beef stroganoff with cheesy sourdough bread dinner & watched ‘The Commish: Father Eddie’ (S3, E15)
• 👉 Read Costco Dinners for Two: Beef Stroganoff with Cheesy Sourdough Bread to learn about the meal preparation, products used, cost breakdowns & savings!

A LAUNDRY SCHEDULE SOLVES PROBLEMS:

A housewife knows that laundry will always be there and that it isn’t going away. 

The solution to avoid getting buried in laundry seven days a week is a laundry schedule with set days to launder clothes, linens, and towels. 

The purpose of a well-planned laundry schedule is to ensure that clean laundry is available when it is needed and that a housewife gets time off from laundry too. 

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What I Did Today: Saturday 11.12.22

Weekly:

• Wrote out grocery list & put away groceries
• 👉 Read my Grocery Shopping Tips

As Needed:

• Refreshed bath towels in dryer 
• Set up new TV & stand; rearranged furnishings in living room & office

Daily:

• Changed kitchen dish cloth 
• Cleaned litterbox
• Dishes: handwashed, dried, put away
• Emptied food scrap bucket
• Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
• Made meals 
• 👉 Read How I Meal Plan for Two Adults
• 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
• 👉 Read my 5 Tips on Vacuuming Every Day
• Wiped: bathroom mirror & faucet handle; gadgets; kitchen counters/stovetop; Litter Genie & scoop 

Downtime:

• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV, Wii sports 
• Relaxed with my husband: enjoyed breakfast outing & shopping errands; ate pizza dinner & watched ‘Flight of Fury’ (Bad Movie Saturday Night #92)
• 👉 Read Costco Dinners for Two: Cauliflower Pizza Dinner to learn about the meal preparation, products used, cost breakdowns & savings!

A HOUSEWIFE PROTECTS HER PEACE:

A housewife at home is protected from many unfavorable things in the outside world, but her peace can still be at risk if something invades her space. 

Whether the space is part of her mind, her body, her home, or her online world, she has a right to protect her peace so that she is the best she can be for herself and her loved ones. 

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What I Did Today: Friday 11.11.22

Monthly:

• Descaled coffee maker with vinegar rinse

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
• Refreshed living room pillows in dryer 
• Swept outside entrance & yard walkway
• Took out recycling: glass, metal, paper, plastic 
• Washed cat dishes + mat

As Needed:

• Food prep: cut up cucumber; restocked cheeses; shredded cheese 
• Refilled bird feeders & outside water dish
• Refreshed bath towels in dryer
• Took out household garbage 

Daily:

• Changed kitchen dish cloth 
• Cleaned litterbox
• Descaled tea kettle
• 👉 Read How I Descale a Kettle with Vinegar
• Dishes: handwashed, dried, put away
• Emptied food scrap bucket
• Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
• Made meals 
• 👉 Read How I Meal Plan for Two Adults
• 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
• 👉 Read my 5 Tips on Vacuuming Every Day
• Wiped: bathroom mirror & faucet handle; gadgets; kitchen counters/stovetop; Litter Genie & scoop; lunch cooler bag  

Downtime:

• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV, Wii sports 
• Relaxed with my husband: ate pork tamales with refried beans dinner & watched ‘Nowhere to Run’ 

BEING A HOUSEWIFE IS NOT A SACRIFICE:

Life is full of choices and choosing to be a housewife is not a sacrifice when it is done out of love. 

If a woman doesn’t want to be a housewife, then to her it is viewed as a sacrifice, but that doesn’t mean she can’t ever learn to see the value in being a housewife and understand that there is no sacrifice when there is love. 

When a woman wants to be the best housewife she can be by devoting her time to taking care of her home and loved ones, then there is no sacrifice – there is only love. 

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What I Did Today: Thursday 11.10.22

Alternate Week:

• Spot-cleaned bathrooms

Weekly:

• Changed towels in bathrooms & kitchen (+ sponge)
• Emptied household wastebaskets 
• 👉 Read How to Add Luxury to a Home with Wastebasket Liners!
• Mopped bathrooms & kitchen
• Refreshed bathmats 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; portioned & vacuum-sealed steaks for freezing; refilled butter dish & eggs container + mayo & mustard squeeze bottles; restocked drinks & kitchen freezer; took out chicken & turkey to thaw 
• Replaced light bulb in salt lamp (living room)

Daily:

• Changed kitchen dish cloth 
• Cleaned litterbox
• Descaled tea kettle
• 👉 Read How I Descale a Kettle with Vinegar
• Dishes: handwashed, dried, put away
• Emptied food scrap bucket
• Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
• Made meals 
• 👉 Read How I Meal Plan for Two Adults
• 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
• 👉 Read my 5 Tips on Vacuuming Every Day
• Wiped: bathroom mirror & faucet handle; gadgets; kitchen counters/stovetop; Litter Genie & scoop; lunch cooler bag 

Downtime:

• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV, Wii sports 
• Relaxed with my husband: ate salad, sausages and green beans (sheet pan style) with cheesy sourdough bread dinner & watched ‘The Commish: Dog Days’ (S3, E14)

A HOUSEWIFE APPRECIATES THE LITTLE THINGS:

A day at home isn’t always filled with big things and that’s what life at home is all about for a housewife – appreciating the little things of everyday life. 

Organizing the pantry, getting through with laundry, or watching nature outside a window while doing dishes may all seem like little things that don’t make a difference because they are easily overlooked as wonderful things, but those things do make a difference for the better. 

When something impacts a housewife’s day and her life for the better, even if it looks like a little thing, it truly is something big. 

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What I Did Today: Wednesday 11.9.22

Monthly:

• Bleach soak toilet brushes
• Laundry 1 load: gray bed blanket  

Weekly:

• Bleach soak & wash: dish brushes, food scrap bucket, sink strainers
• Changed: bed sheets 
• Cleaned oven glass
• Dusted: bathroom, bedroom, hallway, office & office bathroom
• Laundry 5 loads: sheets, delicates, clothes tops, clothes pants, towels; emptied lint trap; wiped down inner drum & lid  
• 👉 Read my Helpful Laundry Tips that Keep Me Organized and Healthy
• Lint rolled bedroom curtains
• Oil diffusers: emptied, rinsed & refilled (bedroom & living room)
• Polished bedroom & office furniture
• Refreshed bed blankets & pillows in dryer
• Scrubbed kitchen sink 
• Vacuumed air purifier, dryer lint trap & furnace
• Watered houseplants
• Wiped down kitchen window 

As Needed:

• Food prep: emptied & refilled ice trays; refilled olives jar 
• Ironed 1 shirt
• Post-power outage catch-up & clean-up
• Refilled bleach jug & vinegar bottle
• Refreshed bath towels in dryer
• Took out household garbage 

Daily:

• Changed kitchen dish cloth 
• Cleaned litterbox
• Descaled tea kettle
• 👉 Read How I Descale a Kettle with Vinegar
• Dishes: handwashed, dried, put away
• Emptied food scrap bucket
• Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
• Made meals 
• 👉 Read How I Meal Plan for Two Adults
• 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
• 👉 Read my 5 Tips on Vacuuming Every Day
• Wiped: bathroom mirror & faucet handle; gadgets; kitchen counters/stovetop; Litter Genie & scoop; lunch cooler bag 

Downtime:

• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV, Wii sports 
• Relaxed with my husband: ate salad, soup with cheesy sourdough bread dinner & watched ‘The Commish: Keeping Secrets’ (S3, E13)
• 👉 Read Costco Dinners for Two: Soups with Cheesy Sourdough Bread Dinner to learn about the meal preparation, products used, cost breakdowns & savings!

A HOUSEWIFE RESTORES ORDER:

A home functions at its best when there is order, and it is up to a housewife to create order every day and also restore order when life goes out of whack. 

Housework, and keeping a home clean and orderly, is always important, but it becomes vital after an unexpected event shakes up a household. 

When a housewife brings order to a home day in and day out, it becomes second nature for her; and when it comes to restoring order, she doesn’t shy away from tackling housework tasks with gusto, because she knows the joy of living in an orderly home, and she wants to give that gift to the people she loves.

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What I Did Today: Tuesday 11.8.22

Snow day; limited housework due to power outage & using generator 

As Needed:

• Fed & tended fire
  

Daily: 

• Changed kitchen dish cloth 
• Cleaned litterbox
• Emptied food scrap bucket
• Made bed 
• Pet the cats & put food/water out
• Prepped coffeemaker for the morning
• Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
• Wiped: bathroom mirror & faucet handle; gadgets; kitchen counters/stovetop; Litter Genie & scoop 

Downtime:

• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV 
• Relaxed with my husband: snow day; binge watched episodes of ‘Hunter’; ate take-out pizza from Westside for dinner & finished watching ‘Beverly Hills Cop II’ and watched ‘Beverly Hills Cop III’ 

STAYING AHEAD BEATS CATCHING UP:

Staying ahead of housework is what a housewife aims for every day, because she never knows what might be coming her way that can throw off her schedule. 

Catching up on housework happens but running behind is not the goal nor is it the standard operation when it comes to managing a household. 

Staying ahead makes catching up easier when it can’t be avoided; and when a housewife stays ahead of the game when life is calm, she can breathe a sigh of relief when housework tasks are done before a storm hits. 

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What I Did Today: Monday 11.7.22

Alternate Week:

• Dusted: entrance & living room 
• Polished wood furniture
• Wiped down living room chairs

Weekly:

• Bookkeeping: organized receipts (business)
• Laundry 4 loads: microfiber cloths, towels x 2, living room blankets; emptied lint trap; wiped down inner drum & lid 
• 👉 Read my Helpful Laundry Tips that Keep Me Organized and Healthy
• Mopped bathrooms & kitchen 
• Refilled: bird & hummingbird feeders; OdoBan spray bottles (bathroom & laundry) 
• Refreshed in dryer: bathmats + lint rolled; living room pillows
• Swept deck, outside entrance & yard walkway

As Needed:

• Food prep: cooked bacon (1 package); cut up cucumber; portioned & vacuum-sealed rotisserie chicken for freezing; refilled turkey container; restocked cheeses; rinsed carrots; took out sausages & tamales to thaw 
• Made hummingbird food 
• Swept mud room, outbuilding entrances, yard boardwalk
• Tidied cardboard recycling
• Washed hummingbird feeders 

Daily:

• Changed kitchen dish cloth 
• Cleaned litterbox
• Descaled tea kettle
• 👉 Read How I Descale a Kettle with Vinegar
• Dishes: handwashed, dried, put away
• Emptied food scrap bucket
• Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
• Made meals 
• 👉 Read How I Meal Plan for Two Adults
• 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
• 👉 Read my 5 Tips on Vacuuming Every Day
• Wiped: bathroom mirror & faucet handle; gadgets; kitchen counters/stovetop; Litter Genie & scoop 

Downtime:

• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV, Wii sports 
• Relaxed with my husband: ate steak and salad dinners; watched ‘Beverly Hills Cop II’ (first half before power went out)

HOUSEWORK MUST GO ON:

Performing housework is like any other performance – it must go on. 

Even when there are obstacles in the way, a housewife finds a way to get housework done. 

Sometimes there are limitations that prevent certain housework tasks from getting accomplished, but that doesn’t mean all housework stops. 

While housework keeps a home clean and orderly, it also creates comfort in the home; and when life throws a curveball, a housewife knows that doing housework is essential to maintaining comfort for herself and the ones she loves. 

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