What I Did Today: Saturday 2.4.23

Weekly:

• Laundry 4 loads: towels, clothes tops, clothes pants, living room blanket; emptied lint trap; wiped down inner drum & lid  
• 👉 Read my Helpful Laundry Tips that Keep Me Organized and Healthy
• Mopped bathrooms & kitchen 
• Refilled bird feeders + put out suet 
• Washed burner pans & ice trays

As Needed:

• Food prep: cut up cucumber; emptied ice trays; filled eggs container; restocked drinks; took out pork chops 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
• Wiped: bathroom mirror & faucet handle; gadgets; kitchen counters/stovetop; Litter Genie & scoop  

Downtime:

• Exercise: Elliptical (6.11 miles @ 28:41 minutes; finished ‘Ride, Ranger, Ride’)
• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV
• Relaxed with my husband: ate pizza dinner & watched ‘Mindhunters’ (Bad Movie Saturday Night #101)
• 👉 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 2.3.23

Monthly:

• Cleaned drains with baking soda, vinegar & hot water (bathrooms + tub, kitchen)
• 👉 Read Cleaning and Other Uses for Baking Soda in my Home

Weekly:

• Washed cat dishes + mat 
• Wrote out grocery list & put away groceries  
• 👉 Read my Grocery Shopping Tips

As Needed:

• Food prep: refilled olives jar; shredded cheese 
• Got out cat carriers from outbuilding storage 
• 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: took cats to vet appointment; ate chicken taquitos & refried beans dinner; watched ‘The Shepherd’
• 👉 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 2.2.23

Alternate Week:

• Spot-cleaned bathrooms 
• Refreshed in dryer: toilet toppers & ironed 

Weekly:

• Changed towels in bathrooms & kitchen (+ sponge)
• Emptied: household wastebaskets; Litter Genie & wiped down
• 👉 Read How to Add Luxury to a Home with Wastebasket Liners!
• Refreshed in dryer: bathmats + lint rolled; kitchen mats 
• Took out household garbage & recycling: metal, paper, plastic; wiped down pantry recycling bins 
• Vacuumed dryer lint trap 
• Washing machine: wash cycle with Borax/OxiClean; wiped down inner drum & lid 

As Needed:

• Food prep: grind coffee (1+ jar); restocked kitchen freezer & pantry, tea 
• Ironed 1 shirt 
• Refilled OxiClean jar & 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
• 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 (6.92 miles @ 31:41 minutes; started ‘Ride, Ranger, Ride’)
• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV 
• Relaxed with my husband: enjoyed a late lunch outing & dump run; watched ‘Groundhog Day’ and 'Krull'

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What I Did Today: Wednesday 2.1.23

Weekly:

• Bleach soak & wash: dish brushes, food scrap bucket, sink strainers
• Changed dishrack mats 
• Cleaned oven glass
• Laundry 4 loads: clothes tops, clothes pants, towels, whites; emptied lint trap; wiped down inner drum & lid  
• 👉 Read my Helpful Laundry Tips that Keep Me Organized and Healthy
• Lint rolled bedroom curtains
• Scrubbed kitchen sink 
• Vacuumed air purifier & furnace

As Needed:

• Food prep: emptied & refilled ice trays; filled turkey container 
• Refilled bleach 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 

Downtime:

• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV 
• Relaxed with my husband: ate snacks (me) and steak & broccoli dinner (him); watched ‘Renegade: Teen Angel’ (S3, E11)

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What I Did Today: Tuesday 1.31.23

Monthly:

• Changed calendars
• Created new housework journal for February

Weekly:

• Changed: bed sheets; kitchen sponge
• Laundry 2 loads: sheets, delicates; emptied lint trap; wiped down inner drum & lid  
• 👉 Read my Helpful Laundry Tips that Keep Me Organized and Healthy
• Refreshed bed blankets & pillows in dryer

As Needed:

• Decluttered/organized closet, drawers & winter accessories; bagged items for donation & tossing
• Put away online orders 
• 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
• 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 (4.42 miles @ 19:16 minutes; finished ‘Romance of the West’)
• Blogging, design shops, IMDb, journaling, watched movies/TV 
• Relaxed with my husband: enjoyed a lunch outing & shopping errands; scrolled social media 

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