What I Did Today: Monday 1.30.23

Alternate Week:

• Dusted: living room, office & office bathroom ( + blinds)
• Polished wood furniture
• Took apart litterbox station & vacuumed 
• Wiped down living room chairs

Weekly:

• Bookkeeping: added weekly receipts to monthly worksheet ledgers (home); organized receipts (business)
• 👉 Read How to Save Money When You Don't Have Money
• Laundry 3 loads: towels, microfiber cloths, delicates; emptied lint trap; wiped down inner drum & lid 
• 👉 Read my Helpful Laundry Tips that Keep Me Organized and Healthy
• Oil diffusers: emptied, rinsed & refilled (bedroom & living room)
• Refreshed in dryer: cat blanket & chair towels

As Needed:

• Food prep: cut up cucumber; took out turkey to thaw
• Swept yard boardwalk 
• 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

Downtime:

• Exercise: Elliptical (4.42 miles @ 20:48 minutes; resumed ‘Romance of the West’)
• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV
• Relaxed with my husband: ate salad, sausages with green beans (sheet pan style) and cheesy sourdough bread & watched ‘Duel’ 

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What I Did Today: Sunday 1.29.23

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 (+ dishrack mats & sponge)
• 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 household wastebaskets
• 👉 Read How to Add Luxury to a Home with Wastebasket Liners!
• Mopped bathrooms & kitchen
• Refilled OdoBan spray bottles (bathroom & laundry) 
• Refreshed in dryer: bathmats + lint rolled; living room blanket & pillows 

As Needed:

• Food prep: filled eggs container & ice trays; portioned & vacuum-sealed cheese, chicken & steaks; refilled butter dish & lemon juice squeeze bottle 
• Made gallon batch of OdoBan disinfectant 
• Refilled laundry soap pitcher 
• 👉 Read How I Store Bulk Laundry Soap in my Home

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 (4.4 miles @ 21:42 minutes; started ‘Romance of the West’)
• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV 
• Relaxed with my husband: ate salad, soups with cheesy sourdough bread dinner & watched ‘Sewer Divers: The Nose Knows’ (S1, E5)
• 👉 Read Costco Dinners for Two: Soups with Cheesy Sourdough Bread Dinner to learn about the meal preparation, products used, cost breakdowns & savings!

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What I Did Today: Saturday 1.28.23

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
• Washed: burner pans & ice trays 
• Put groceries away

As Needed:

• Food prep: emptied ice trays; refilled coconut oil jar; restocked tea   
• 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
• Wiped: bathroom mirror & faucet handle; gadgets; kitchen counters/stovetop; Litter Genie & scoop 

Downtime:

• Exercise: Elliptical  Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV
• Relaxed with my husband: enjoyed shopping errands; ate pizza dinner & watched ‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2’ (Bad Movie Saturday Night #100)
• 👉 Read Costco Dinners for Two: Cauliflower Pizza Dinner to learn about the meal preparation, products used, cost breakdowns & savings!

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What I Did Today: Friday 1.27.23

Triannual:

• Vacuum: replaced bag & filters; cleaned & wiped down

Alternate Week:

• Took out old flowers to compost pile & washed vase 

Weekly:

• Emptied Litter Genie & wiped down
• Refilled bird feeders (+ put out suet) 
• Swept: deck, outside entrance & yard walkway
• Took out household garbage & recycling: metal, paper, plastic
• Wrote out grocery list 
• 👉 Read my Grocery Shopping Tips

As Needed:

• Food prep: cut up cucumber; restocked drinks; took out sausages to thaw 
• Made toothpaste 
• 👉 Read Cleaning and Other Uses for Baking Soda in my Home
• Refreshed bath towels in dryer 
• Swept workshop entrance 
• 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
• 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:

• Exercise: Elliptical (7.93 miles @ 37:40 minutes; finished ‘Yankee Fakir’)
• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV
• Relaxed with my husband: enjoyed a lunch outing at Taco Time; business projects; scrolled memes 

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What I Did Today: Thursday 1.26.23

Alternate Week:

• Deep-cleaned bathrooms ( + baking soda scrub bathroom sink) 
• 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 & OxiClean; wiped down inner drum & lid 
• Wiped down steam mop & vacuum

As Needed:

• Food prep: restocked cheeses, kitchen freezer & pantry; rinsed carrots
• Restocked cat treats 

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 (7.03 miles @ 34:13 minutes; started ‘Yankee Fakir’)
• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV
• Relaxed with my husband: ate salad, soups with cheesy sourdough bread & watched last half of ‘Commando’
• 👉 Read Costco Dinners for Two: Soups with Cheesy Sourdough Bread Dinner to learn about the meal preparation, products used, cost breakdowns & savings!

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What I Did Today: Wednesday 1.25.23

Weekly:

• Changed dishrack mats
• Laundry 3 loads: clothes tops, clothes pants, towels; emptied lint trap; wiped down inner drum & lid 
• 👉 Read my Helpful Laundry Tips that Keep Me Organized and Healthy

As Needed:

• Food prep: emptied & filled ice trays; refilled creatine jar, cinnamon & salt shakers
• Refreshed bath towels in dryer
• Removed toilet bolt caps; soaked in vinegar/water & scrubbed

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
• 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
• Wiped: bathroom mirror & faucet handle; gadgets; kitchen counters/stovetop; Litter Genie & scoop; lunch cooler bag  

Downtime:

• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV
• Relaxed with my husband: enjoy business lunch outing in Port Townsend; worked on business projects 

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Read my Helpful Laundry Tips that Keep Me Organized and Healthy here.

What I Did Today: Tuesday 1.24.23

Monthly:

• Cleaned mirrors, pictures & windows: bathroom, bedroom, entrance, front door, hallway, kitchen 

Weekly:

• Bleach soak & wash: dish brushes, food scrap bucket, sink strainers
• Bookkeeping: Added weekly receipts to monthly worksheet (home); organized receipts (business) 
• 👉 Read How to Save Money When You Don't Have Money
• Changed: bed sheets; kitchen sponge
• Cleaned oven glass
• Dusted: bathroom, bedroom, entrance, 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
• Oil Diffusers: emptied, rinsed & refilled 
• Polished bedroom & entrance furniture
• Refreshed in dryer: bed blankets & pillows; kitchen mats
• Scrubbed kitchen sink 
• Swept outside entrance 
• Vacuumed air purifier, dryer lint trap & furnace
• Watered houseplants

As Needed:

• 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
• Relaxed with my husband: ate snacks (me) and steak & broccoli (him) dinner & watched ‘Hunter: Legacy’ (S1, E5)

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What I Did Today: Monday 1.23.23

Monthly:

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

Weekly:

• Laundry 2 loads: towels, microfiber cloths; emptied lint trap; wiped down inner drum & lid 
• 👉 Read my Helpful Laundry Tips that Keep Me Organized and Healthy
• Mopped bathrooms & kitchen
• Refreshed in dryer: living room pillows 

As Needed:

• Food prep: cut up cucumber; filled turkey container & olives jar 
• Put away online orders 

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 (6 miles @ 29:44 minutes; finished ‘Robin Hood of the Pecos’)
• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV
• Relaxed with my husband: ate salad, beef stroganoff with cheesy sourdough bread & watched ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ 
• 👉 Read Costco Dinners for Two: Beef Stroganoff with Cheesy Sourdough Bread Dinner to learn about the meal preparation, products used, cost breakdowns & savings!

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Read my Helpful Laundry Tips that Keep Me Organized and Healthy here.

What I Did Today: Sunday 1.22.23

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 (+ dishrack mats & sponge)
• Emptied household wastebaskets
• 👉 Read How to Add Luxury to a Home with Wastebasket Liners!
• Refilled OdoBan spray bottles (bathroom & laundry)
• Refreshed in dryer: bathmats + lint rolled; living room blanket 

As Needed:

• Food prep: filled salad dressing squeeze bottle; took out turkey to thaw 
• Refilled: baking soda container, litterbox & vinegar bottle 

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
• Wiped: bathroom mirror & faucet handle; gadgets; kitchen counters/stovetop; Litter Genie & scoop; lunch cooler bag 

Downtime:

• Exercise: Elliptical (6.05 miles @ 31:05 minutes; started ‘Robin Hood of the Pecos’)
• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV
• Relaxed with my husband: ate salad, fish sticks with sweet potato fries & watched ‘Sewer Divers’

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What I Did Today: Saturday 1.21.23

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
• 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
• Refreshed in dryer: living room pillows; toilet toppers + ironed  
• Washed: cat dishes + mat; burner pans & ice trays

As Needed:

• Food prep: cut up cucumber; emptied & filled ice trays; made ranch dressing; took out chicken & steak to thaw   
• Ironed 1 shirt
• Refilled OxiClean jar 
• 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
• Relaxed with my husband: ate pizza dinner & watched ‘Modern Vampires’ (Bad Movie Saturday Night #99)
• 👉 Read Costco Dinners for Two: Cauliflower Pizza Dinner to learn about the meal preparation, products used, cost breakdowns & savings!

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What I Did Today: Friday 1.20.23

Weekly:

• Emptied Litter Genie & wiped down
• Refilled bird feeders + put out suet
• Swept outside entrance, workshop entrance & yard walkway
• Took out household garbage & recycling: metal, paper, plastic 
• Wrote out grocery list & put away groceries
• 👉 Read my Grocery Shopping Tips

As Needed:

• Food prep: grind coffee (1 jar); restocked drinks, kitchen freezer & fridge 
• Replaced Litter Genie bags 
• 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
• Pet the cats & put food/water out
• Prepped coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
• Refilled Berkey water filter
• Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
• Wiped: bathroom mirror & faucet handle; gadgets; kitchen counters/stovetop; Litter Genie & scoop; lunch cooler bag  

Downtime:

• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV
• Relaxed with my husband: enjoyed a lunch outing & shopping errands; ate chicken bake dinner & watched ‘Road Games’ 
• 👉 Read Costco Dinners for Two: Chicken Bakes Dinner to learn about the meal preparation, products used, cost breakdowns & savings!

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What I Did Today: Thursday 1.19.23

Triannual:

• Cleaned washing machine with vinegar & baking soda 

Weekly:

• Changed towels in bathrooms & kitchen (+ sponge)
• Emptied household wastebaskets 
• 👉 Read How to Add Luxury to a Home with Wastebasket Liners!
• Refreshed bathmats in dryer + lint rolled

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:

• Exercise: Elliptical (7.14 miles @ 34:59 minutes; finished ‘The Great Diamond Robbery’)
• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV
• Relaxed with my husband: ate snacks (me) and pot stickers (him) dinner; watched ‘The Commish: Who Do You Trust’ (S4, E5)

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What I Did Today: Wednesday 1.18.23

Monthly:

• Scrubbed dishracks 

Weekly:

• Bleach soak & wash: dish brushes, food scrap bucket, sink strainers
• Changed dishrack towels 
• Cleaned oven glass
• Laundry 4 loads: delicates, clothes tops, clothes pants, towels + hot pads; emptied lint trap; wiped down inner drum & lid  
• 👉 Read my Helpful Laundry Tips that Keep Me Organized and Healthy
• Scrubbed kitchen sink 

As Needed:

• Food prep: cut up cucumber; filled olives jar; made hot cocoa mix 
• Refreshed bath towels in dryer
• Replaced shower curtain liner 

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
• 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:

• Exercise: Elliptical (7.06 miles @ 35:41 minutes; started ‘The Great Diamond Robbery’)
• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV
• Relaxed with my husband: evening at home; mud room work & business paperwork

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Wife It Like You Own It: Life Lessons from a Housewife in Anti-Housewife America

What I Did Today: Tuesday 1.17.23

Weekly:

• Changed: bed sheets; kitchen sponge
• Laundry 1 load: sheets; 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)
• Refreshed bed blankets & pillows in dryer
• Swept outside entrance 
• Vacuumed air purifier, dryer lint trap & furnace
• Watered houseplants

As Needed:

• Food prep: refilled lemon juice squeeze bottle 
• Put away online orders 
• Refreshed bath towels & kitchen mats 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
• Pet the cats & put food/water out
• Prepped coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
• Refilled Berkey water filter
• Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
• Vacuumed (half the 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
• Relaxed with my husband: enjoyed a late lunch outing  

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What I Did Today: Monday 1.16.23

Alternate Week:

• Dusted: living room, office & office bathroom ( + blinds)
• Polished wood furniture
• Took apart litterbox station & vacuumed 
• Wiped down living room chairs

Weekly:

• Bookkeeping: organized receipts (business); added weekly receipts to monthly worksheet ledger (home) 
• 👉 Read How to Save Money When You Don't Have Money
• Laundry 3 loads: towels, chair towels, microfiber cloths; emptied lint trap; wiped down inner drum & lid
•  👉 Read my Helpful Laundry Tips that Keep Me Organized and Healthy
• Mopped bathrooms & kitchen 
• Refreshed in dryer: cat blanket & living room pillows

As Needed:

• Food prep: cooked bacon (1 package) 

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 (6.02 miles @ 29:33 minutes; finished ‘Six-Gun Gold')
• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV
• Relaxed with my husband: ate snacks (me) and steak & broccoli (him) dinners; watched ‘Gangs of New York’

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What I Did Today: Sunday 1.15.23

Monthly:

• Accounting Reconciliation: reviewed December statements against monthly worksheet ledgers & filed in binder; updated yearly income/expenses/savings worksheets 
• 👉 Read How to Save Money When You Don't Have Money

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 (+ dish rack towels & sponge)
• Emptied household wastebaskets
• 👉 Read How to Add Luxury to a Home with Wastebasket Liners!
• Refilled OdoBan spray bottles (bathroom & laundry) 
• Refreshed in dryer: bathmats + lint rolled; living room blanket 
• Washed burner pans & ice trays

As Needed:

• Food prep: cut up cucumber; filled ice trays, eggs & turkey containers; refilled butter dish; restocked cheeses; took out butter, cheese & chicken to thaw 
• Refilled cat food containers 
• Restocked vitamins 

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
• Wiped: bathroom mirror & faucet handle; gadgets; kitchen counters/stovetop; Litter Genie & scoop; lunch cooler bag  

Downtime:

• Exercise: Elliptical (6.15 miles @ 31:11 minutes; started ‘Six-Gun Gold’)
• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV
• Relaxed with my husband: ate salad, soups with cheesy sourdough bread & watched ‘The Commish: Born in the USA’ (S4, E4)
• 👉 Read Costco Dinners for Two: Soups with Cheesy Sourdough Bread Dinner to learn about the meal preparation, products used, cost breakdowns & savings!

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What I Did Today: Saturday 1.14.23

Weekly:

• Laundry 5 loads: towels, clothes tops, clothes pants, mop pads, whites; emptied lint trap; wiped down inner drum & lid
• 👉 Read my Helpful Laundry Tips that Keep Me Organized and Healthy
• Wrote out grocery list & put groceries/supplies away
• 👉 Read my Grocery Shopping Tips

As Needed:

• Food prep: chopped up walnuts & refilled jar; decanted olive oil into pouring bottle & glass jars; made hot cocoa mix; emptied ice trays; took out steak to thaw 
• Made bird suet (3)
• 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
• Relaxed with my husband: enjoyed shopping errands; ate pizza dinner & watched ‘Invaders from Mars’ (Bad Movie Saturday Night #98) 
• 👉 Read Costco Dinners for Two: Cauliflower Pizza Dinner to learn about the meal preparation, products used, cost breakdowns & savings!

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What I Did Today: Friday 1.13.23

Alternate Week:

• Took out old flowers to compost pile & washed vase 

Monthly:

• Descaled coffee maker with vinegar rinse & scrubbed reservoir

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

As Needed:

• Food prep: restocked drinks; shredded cheese  
• Refilled outside water dish
• Refreshed bath towels in dryer
• Removed refrigerator grille/kickplate, vacuumed & wiped down
• Restocked tealight candles 
• 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
• 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 (3.48 miles @ 18:25 minutes; finished ‘God is the Bigger Elvis’)
• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV
• Relaxed with my husband: ate chicken taquitos with refried beans dinner & watched ‘The Hard Corps’
• 👉 Read Costco Dinners for Two: Chicken Taquitos with Refried Beans Dinner to learn about the meal preparation, products used, cost breakdowns & savings!

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What I Did Today: Thursday 1.12.23

Monthly:

• Added vinegar to toilet tanks

Alternate Week:

• Deep-cleaned bathrooms (as needed: scrubbed bathroom sink with baking soda)
• 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/OxiClean; wiped down inner drum & lid 
• Wiped down steam mop & vacuum

As Needed:

• Food prep: portioned & vacuum-sealed for freezing (chicken bakes, fish sticks, panko chicken & pot stickers); refilled baking soda jar & ice trays; restocked kitchen freezer & pantry; took out turkey to thaw 
• Made toothpaste 
• 👉 Read Cleaning and Other Uses for Baking Soda in my Home

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 (3.59 miles @ 18:35 minutes; started ‘God is the Bigger Elvis’)
• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV
• Relaxed with my husband: ate salad, fish sticks with sweet potato fries dinner & watched ‘The Commish: Working Girls‘ (S4, E3)

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What I Did Today: Wednesday 1.11.23

Monthly:

• Bleach soak toilet brushes
• Cleaned Berkey water filter

Weekly:

• Bleach soak & wash: dish brushes, food scrap bucket, sink strainers
• Cleaned oven glass
• Laundry 4 loads: towels + Berkey mat, clothes tops, clothes pants, delicates; emptied lint trap; wiped down inner drum & lid 
• 👉 Read my Helpful Laundry Tips that Keep Me Organized and Healthy
• Scrubbed kitchen sink 
• Wiped down kitchen window 

As Needed: 

• Food prep: cut up cucumber; emptied ice trays; rinsed carrots & peppers 
• 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:

• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV
• Relaxed with my husband: ate salad, soups with cheesy sourdough bread dinner & watched ‘The Commish: Against the Wind Pt2’ (S4, E2)
• 👉 Read Costco Dinners for Two: Soups with Cheesy Sourdough Bread Dinner to learn about the meal preparation, products used, cost breakdowns & savings!

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What I Did Today: Tuesday 1.10.23

Weekly:

• Changed: bed sheets; kitchen sponge
• Dusted: bathroom, bedroom, entrance & 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
• Oil diffusers: emptied, rinsed & refilled (bedroom & living room)
• Polished bedroom & entrance furniture
• Refreshed bed blankets & pillows in dryer
• Swept outside entrance
• Vacuumed air purifier, dryer lint trap & furnace
• Watered houseplants

As Needed:

• Food prep: baked blueberry/chocolate chip cookies; filled eggs & turkey containers   
• Put away online orders 
• 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:

• Exercise: Elliptical (6.66 miles @ 33:45 minutes; finished ‘Fun in Acapulco’)
• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV
• Relaxed with my husband: ate salad (me) and steak with broccoli (him) dinners & watched ‘The Virginian: The Modoc Kid’ (S5, E19)

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What I Did Today: Monday 1.9.23

Monthly:

• Laundry 1 load: gray bed blanket

Weekly:

• Bookkeeping: added weekly receipts to monthly worksheets (home); organized receipts (business)
• 👉 Read How to Save Money When You Don't Have Money
• Laundry 2 loads: towels, microfiber cloths; 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: chair towels; living room blanket & pillows

As Needed:

• Food prep: filled salad dressing squeeze bottle; made blueberry/chocolate chip cookie dough; refilled brown sugar & dried blueberries jars; restocked cheeses 
• Mud room project: vacuumed mud room; removed rugs & moved to workshops

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 (6.49 miles @ 32:37 minutes; watched ‘Fun in Acapulco’)
• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV
• Relaxed with my husband: ate salad, beef stroganoff with cheesy sourdough bread dinner & watched ‘The Out-of-Towners’ (1999)
• 👉 Read Costco Dinners for Two: Beef Stroganoff with Cheesy Sourdough Bread Dinner to learn about the meal preparation, products used, cost breakdowns & savings!

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What I Did Today: Sunday 1.8.23

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 (+ dish mats & sponge)
• Emptied household wastebaskets
• 👉 Read How to Add Luxury to a Home with Wastebasket Liners!
• Refreshed in dryer: bathmats + lint rolled 
• Washed burner pans & ice trays

As Needed:

• Food prep: cut up cucumber; filled ice trays; made ranch dressing; refilled chia seeds & hemp hearts jars; took out turkey to thaw  
• 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
• Wiped: bathroom mirror & faucet handle; gadgets; kitchen counters/stovetop; Litter Genie & scoop; lunch cooler bag  

Downtime:

• Exercise: Elliptical (6.43 miles @ 32:27 minutes; watched ‘Fun in Acapulco’)
• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV
• Relaxed with my husband: ate salad and chicken bake dinner & watched ‘County Line: No Fear’
• 👉 Read Costco Dinners for Two: Chicken Bakes Dinner to learn about the meal preparation, products used, cost breakdowns & savings!

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What I Did Today: Saturday 1.7.23

Weekly:

• Emptied Litter Genie & wiped down
• Laundry 4 loads: towels, clothes tops, clothes pants, whites; emptied lint trap; wiped down inner drum & lid  
• 👉 Read my Helpful Laundry Tips that Keep Me Organized and Healthy
• Mopped bathrooms & kitchen 
• Refilled bird feed containers, feeders & storage bins + put out suet 
• Refreshed toilet toppers in dryer & ironed 
• Swept deck, outside entrance & yard walkway 
• Took out recycling: glass, metal, paper, plastic 
• Wiped down steam mop & vacuum

As Needed:

• Food prep: emptied ice trays; refilled olives jar; restocked drinks, pantry & kitchen freezer; took out bacon, chicken & steak to thaw 
• Ironed 1 shirt 
• Made bird suet (3) & window cleaner 
• Swept workshop entrance 
• 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
• 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
• Relaxed with my husband: ate pizza dinner & watched ‘Martial Outlaw’ (Bad Movie Saturday Night #97)
• 👉 Read Costco Dinners for Two: Cauliflower Pizza Dinner to learn about the meal preparation, products used, cost breakdowns & savings!

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