October 2020 Housework Diary

Here is month seven of my 'What I Did Today' daily housework diary; each month I find myself getting more efficient with my routines; I also figure out more tasks to improve the cleanliness in my home since my housework diary helps me clearly see what I do, which makes it easier for me to see what I don't do and where I can fit it in:

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What I Did Today: Thursday 10/01/20

Monthly:

  • Added vinegar to toilet tanks

Weekly:

  • Changed towels in kitchen & bathrooms
  • Cleaned bathrooms
  • Cleaned cat dishes + mat
  • Disinfected all door handles & light switches
  • Emptied household wastebaskets
  • Mopped kitchen & bathrooms
  • Refreshed bathmats & toilet toppers in dryer

As Needed:

  • Laundry two loads: whites, delicates
  • Took out household garbage

Daily:

  • Cleaned out litter box & vacuumed litter off floor
  • Descaled tea kettle
  • Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
  • Made meals & ice
  • Opened driveway gate
  • Pet the cats & put food out
  • Prepped coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
  • Refilled Berkey water filter
  • Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
  • Vacuumed entire house
  • Washed dishes & wiped counters/stovetop

Downtime:

  • Social media, online puzzles, research & writing, Wii sports, watched movies, exercise (400 swings, 90 squats, 90 push-ups)
  • Relaxed with my husband: watched an episode of ‘Knight Rider’ and started ‘Sharknado 3’

What I Did Today 9/30/20:

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What I Did Today: Friday 10/02/20

Weekly:

  • Wrote out grocery list

As Needed:

  • Food prep: grind coffee beans (1 mason jar)
  • Refilled bird bath & feeders
  • Refreshed bath towels; couch pillows & blanket in dryer

Daily:

  • Cleaned out litter box & vacuumed litter off floor
  • Descaled tea kettle
  • Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
  • Made meals & ice
  • Opened driveway gate
  • Pet the cats & put food out
  • Prepped coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
  • Refilled Berkey water filter
  • Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
  • Vacuumed entire house
  • Washed dishes & wiped counters/stovetop

Downtime:

  • Social media, online puzzles, research & writing, Wii sports, watched movies, exercise (400 swings, 100 squats, 100 push-ups)
  • Relaxed with my husband: enjoyed our weekly burger outing to Frugals, watched preview for ’90 Day Fiance Tell All’

What I Did Today 10/01/20:

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What I Did Today: Saturday 10/03/20

Monthly:

  • Created new bookkeeping ledger for October

Weekly:

  • Added weekly receipts to monthly ledger
  • Put away groceries

As Needed:

  • Food prep: baked cookies & made frozen cookie dough cubes; grated cheese
  • Refreshed bath towels in dryer
  • Took out recycling: glass, paper, plastic

Daily:

  • Cleaned out litter box & vacuumed litter off floor
  • Descaled tea kettle
  • Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
  • Made meals & ice
  • Opened driveway gate
  • Pet the cats & put food out
  • Prepped coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
  • Refilled Berkey water filter
  • Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
  • Vacuumed entire house
  • Washed dishes & wiped counters/stovetop

Downtime:

  • Social media, online puzzles, research & writing, Wii sports, watched movies
  • Relaxed with my husband: watched ‘Death Warrant’

What I Did Today 10/02/20:

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What I Did Today: Sunday 10/04/20

Monthly:

  • Cleaned off the 5-week dry erase board schedule & set it up for the next 5 weeks
  • Vinegar rinse coffee maker

As Needed:

  • Changed towels in kitchen & bathroom
  • Cleaned convection oven & wiped crumb tray
  • Laundry three loads: towels, clothes bottoms, clothes tops
  • Vacuumed entrance & living room

Daily:

  • Cleaned out litter box & vacuumed litter off floor
  • Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
  • Made meals & ice
  • Pet the cats & put food out
  • Prepped coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
  • Refilled Berkey water filter
  • Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
  • Washed dishes & wiped counters/stovetop

Downtime:

  • Social media, online puzzles, research & writing, Wii sports, watched movies
  • Relaxed with my husband: enjoyed our weekly pancake breakfast, watched ’90 Day Fiance Tell All’

What I Did Today 10/03/20:

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What I Did Today: Monday 10/05/20

Weekly:

  • Dusted living room, office, entrance, hallway & bathroom
  • Mopped kitchen & bathrooms
  • Polished wood furniture
  • Swept outside entrance

As Needed:

  • Cleaned convection oven & washed crumb tray
  • Emptied living room wastebasket
  • Laundry one load: microfiber cloths
  • Made new gallon batch of OdoBan
  • Organized office closet
  • Refilled bird feeders & tea light candles (living room)
  • Refilled dish & hand soap pumps (kitchen); OdoBan spray bottle (laundry)
  • Refreshed bath mats & towels; couch pillows & blanket + extra blankets in dryer
  • Replaced wax tart in bathroom
  • Took out household garbage & old produce to compost pile

Daily:

  • Cleaned out litter box & vacuumed litter off floor
  • Descaled tea kettle
  • Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
  • Made meals & ice
  • Opened driveway gate
  • Pet the cats & put food out
  • Prepped coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
  • Refilled Berkey water filter
  • Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
  • Vacuumed entire house
  • Washed dishes & wiped counters/stovetop

Downtime:

  • Social media, online puzzles, research & writing, Wii sports, watched movies, exercise (400 swings, 60 squats, 60 push-ups)
  • Relaxed with my husband: watched ’90 Day Fiance Pillow Talk & Tell All’

What I Did Today 10/04/20:

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What I Did Today: Tuesday 10/06/20

Weekly:

  • Changed bed sheets
  • Dusted bedroom
  • Polished bedroom furniture
  • Refreshed bed pillows in dryer
  • Vacuumed air purifier filters, dryer lint trap & furnace
  • Watered houseplants

As Needed:

  • Cleaned convection oven & wiped crumb tray
  • Emptied Litter Genie
  • Laundry three loads: bed layering blankets, blue bed blanket, sheets + white winter blanket
  • Put away online orders
  • Refreshed bath towels in dryer
  • Replaced cat blankets & threw out old blankets
  • Took out cardboard recycling

Daily:

  • Cleaned out litter box & vacuumed litter off floor
  • Descaled tea kettle
  • Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
  • Made meals & ice
  • Opened driveway gate
  • Pet the cats & put food out
  • Prepped coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
  • Refilled Berkey water filter
  • Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
  • Vacuumed entire house
  • Washed dishes & wiped counters/stovetop

Downtime:

  • Social media, online puzzles, research & writing, Wii sports, watched movies, exercise (400 swings, 70 squats, 70 push-ups)
  • Relaxed with my husband: watched two episodes of ‘Knight Rider’

What I Did Today 10/05/20:

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What I Did Today: Wednesday 10/07/20

Monthly:

  • Cleaned Berkey water filter

Weekly:

  • Bleach soak: dish brushes, food scrap bucket, sink strainers
  • Cleaned oven glass
  • Kitchen sink scrub
  • Washed ice cube trays

As Needed:

  • Food prep: cooked bacon
  • Laundry three loads: clothes bottoms, towels + dish mats + hot pads + Berkey mat, clothes tops
  • Refilled bleach container
  • Refreshed bath towels in dryer
  • Restocked kitchen freezer from chest freezer

Daily:

  • Cleaned out litter box & vacuumed litter off floor
  • Descaled tea kettle
  • Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
  • Made meals & ice
  • Opened driveway gate
  • Pet the cats & put food out
  • Prepped coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
  • Refilled Berkey water filter
  • Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
  • Vacuumed entire house
  • Washed dishes & wiped counters/stovetop

Downtime:

  • Social media, online puzzles, research & writing, Wii sports, watched movies, exercise (400 swings, 80 squats, 80 push-ups)
  • Relaxed with my husband: watched an episode of ‘Knight Rider’ and finished ‘Sharknado 3’

What I Did Today 10/06/20:

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What I Did Today: Thursday 10/08/20

Weekly:

  • Changed towels in kitchen & bathrooms
  • Cleaned bathrooms
  • Cleaned cat dishes + mat
  • Disinfected all door handles & light switches
  • Emptied household wastebaskets
  • Mopped kitchen & bathrooms
  • Refreshed bathmats & toilet toppers in dryer

As Needed:

  • Refilled bird bath & feeders
  • Refreshed couch pillows & blanket in dryer

Daily:

  • Cleaned out litter box & vacuumed litter off floor
  • Descaled tea kettle
  • Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
  • Made meals & ice
  • Opened driveway gate
  • Pet the cats & put food out
  • Prepped coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
  • Refilled Berkey water filter
  • Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
  • Vacuumed entire house
  • Washed dishes & wiped counters/stovetop

Downtime:

  • Social media, online puzzles, research & writing, Wii sports, watched movies, exercise (400 swings, 90 squats, 90 push-ups)
  • Relaxed with my husband: watched an episode of ‘Knight Rider’

What I Did Today 10/07/20:

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What I Did Today: Friday 10/09/20

Weekly:

  • Wrote out grocery lists

As Needed:

  • Paint prep: cleaned front door
  • Refreshed bath towels in dryer

Daily:

  • Cleaned out litter box & vacuumed litter off floor
  • Descaled tea kettle
  • Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
  • Made meals & ice
  • Opened driveway gate
  • Pet the cats & put food out
  • Prepped coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
  • Refilled Berkey water filter
  • Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
  • Vacuumed entire house
  • Washed dishes & wiped counters/stovetop

Downtime:

  • Social media, online puzzles, research & writing, Wii sports, watched movies, exercise (450 swings, 100 squats, 100 push-ups)
  • Relaxed with my husband: enjoyed our weekly burger outing to Frugals, watched ‘I’m Gonna Git You Sucka’

What I Did Today 10/08/20:

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What I Did Today: Saturday 10/10/20

Monthly:

  • Accounting Reconciliation: reviewed September bank statement against monthly ledger & filed in budget binder
  • Updated income/expenses/savings spreadsheets

Weekly:

  • Added weekly receipts to monthly ledger
  • Put away groceries
  • Took out recycling: cardboard, glass, metal, paper, plastic

As Needed:

  • Food prep: baked cookies & made frozen cookie dough cubes; grated cheese; made new batch of pancake mix
  • Replaced old couch pillows with new pillows
  • Took out household garbage
  • Took out old flowers to compost pile

Daily:

  • Cleaned out litter box & vacuumed litter off floor
  • Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
  • Made meals & ice
  • Opened driveway gate
  • Pet the cats & put food out
  • Prepped coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
  • Refilled Berkey water filter
  • Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
  • Vacuumed entire house
  • Washed dishes & wiped counters/stovetop

Downtime:

  • Social media, online puzzles, research & writing, Wii sports, watched movies, relaxed with my husband

What I Did Today 10/09/20:

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What I Did Today: Sunday 10/11/20

As Needed:

  • Changed towels in kitchen & bathroom
  • Cleaned convection oven & wiped crumb tray
  • Laundry four loads: delicates, clothes tops, clothes bottoms, towels
  • Food prep: sliced lunch cheese
  • Vacuumed entrance & living room

Daily:

  • Cleaned out litter box & vacuumed litter off floor
  • Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
  • Made meals & ice
  • Pet the cats & put food out
  • Prepped coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
  • Refilled Berkey water filter
  • Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
  • Washed dishes & wiped counters/stovetop

Downtime:

  • Social media, online puzzles, research & writing, Wii sports, watched movies, relaxed with my husband

What I Did Today 10/10/20:

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What I Did Today: Monday 10/12/20

Weekly:

  • Regular tasks postponed due to husband home sick

As Needed:

  • Emptied living room wastebasket
  • Refilled hydration packets, sinus rinse packets & tea bag containers

Daily:

  • Cleaned out litter box
  • Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
  • Made meals & ice
  • Pet the cats & put food out
  • Prepped coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
  • Refilled Berkey water filter
  • Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
  • Washed dishes & wiped counters/stovetop

Downtime:

  • Social media, online puzzles, research & writing, Wii sports, watched movies, relaxed with my husband

What I Did Today 10/11/20:

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What I Did Today: Tuesday 10/13/20

Weekly:

  • Changed bed sheets
  • Dusted bedroom
  • Polished bedroom furniture
  • Refreshed bed blankets & pillows in dryer
  • Vacuumed air purifier filters, dryer lint trap & furnace
  • Watered houseplants

Postponed from Monday:

  • Dusted living room, office, entrance & hallway
  • Mopped kitchen & bathrooms
  • Polished wood furniture
  • Swept outside entrance

As Needed:

  • Cleaned convection oven & wiped crumb tray
  • Laundry two loads: sheets + white winter blanket, microfiber cloths
  • Refilled bird feed containers & feeders
  • Refilled cat food containers & litter (new food bag & emptied litter bag)
  • Refilled OxiClean jar & OdoBan spray bottle (laundry)
  • Refreshed bath mats; couch pillows & blanket in dryer
  • Swept yard walkway
  • Took out household garbage & old produce to compost pile
  • Vacuumed mud room

Daily:

  • Cleaned out litter box & vacuumed litter off floor
  • Descaled tea kettle
  • Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
  • Made meals & ice
  • Opened driveway gate
  • Pet the cats & put food out
  • Prepped coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
  • Refilled Berkey water filter
  • Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
  • Vacuumed entire house
  • Washed dishes & wiped counters/stovetop

Downtime:

  • Exercise: 400 swings, 70 squats, 70 push-ups
  • Housework journal, online puzzles, research & writing, social media, spreadsheets, watched movies, Wii sports
  • Relaxed with my husband: ate dinner, watched an episode of ‘Knight Rider’

What I Did Today 10/12/20:

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What I Did Today: Wednesday 10/14/20

Weekly:

  • Bleach soak: dish brushes, food scrap bucket, sink strainers
  • Cleaned oven glass
  • Kitchen sink scrub
  • Washed ice cube trays

As Needed:

  • Food prep: ground coffee beans (1 mason jar); vacuum-sealed cheese for freezer
  • Laundry three loads: clothes pants, towels + dish mats, clothes tops
  • Refreshed bath towels in dryer
  • Replaced kitchen sink sponge
  • Restocked chest freezer & kitchen freezer

Daily:

  • Cleaned out litter box & vacuumed litter off floor
  • Descaled tea kettle
  • Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
  • Made meals & ice
  • Opened driveway gate
  • Pet the cats & put food out
  • Prepped coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
  • Refilled Berkey water filter
  • Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
  • Vacuumed entire house
  • Washed dishes & wiped counters/stovetop

Downtime:

  • Exercise: 400 swings, 80 squats, 80 push-ups
  • Housework journal, online puzzles, research & writing, social media, spreadsheets, watched movies, Wii sports
  • Relaxed with my husband: ate dinner, watched the final episode of ‘Knight Rider’

What I Did Today 10/13/20:

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What I Did Today: Thursday 10/15/20

Weekly:

  • Changed towels in kitchen & bathrooms
  • Cleaned bathrooms
  • Cleaned cat dishes + mat
  • Disinfected all door handles & light switches
  • Emptied household wastebaskets
  • Mopped kitchen & bathrooms
  • Refreshed bathmats & toilet toppers in dryer

As Needed:

  • Laundry one load: whites

Daily:

  • Cleaned out litter box & vacuumed litter off floor
  • Descaled tea kettle
  • Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
  • Made meals & ice
  • Opened driveway gate
  • Pet the cats & put food out
  • Prepped coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
  • Refilled Berkey water filter
  • Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
  • Vacuumed entire house
  • Washed dishes & wiped counters/stovetop

Downtime:

  • Exercise: 400 swings, 90 squats, 90 push-ups
  • Housework journal, online puzzles, research & writing, social media, spreadsheets, watched movies, Wii sports
  • Relaxed with my husband: ate dinner, watched 2-part pilot of ‘Knight Rider’

What I Did Today 10/14/20:

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What I Did Today: Friday 10/16/20

Weekly:

  • Wrote out grocery list

As Needed:

  • Emptied Litter Genie
  • Food prep: cooked bacon
  • Refilled bird feeders
  • Refilled Q-tip jar
  • Refreshed bath towels; couch pillows & blanket in dryer
  • Vacuumed truck & washed cup holders

Daily:

  • Cleaned out litter box & vacuumed litter off floor
  • Descaled tea kettle
  • Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
  • Made meals & ice
  • Opened driveway gate
  • Pet the cats & put food out
  • Prepped coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
  • Refilled Berkey water filter
  • Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
  • Vacuumed entire house
  • Washed dishes & wiped counters/stovetop

Downtime:

  • Exercise: 450 swings, 100 squats, 100 push-ups
  • Housework journal, online puzzles, research & writing, social media, spreadsheets, watched movies, Wii sports
  • Relaxed with my husband: enjoyed our weekly burger outing to Frugals, watched ‘Evil Roy Slade’

What I Did Today 10/15/20:

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What I Did Today: Saturday 10/17/20

Weekly:

  • Put away groceries & online orders
  • Took out recycling: glass, metal, paper, plastic

As Needed:

  • Food prep: grated cheese; made cookies & frozen cookie dough cubes
  • Refilled tea light candle containers
  • Refreshed bath towels in dryer
  • Restocked bathroom supplies
  • Took out household garbage

Daily:

  • Cleaned out litter box & vacuumed litter off floor
  • Descaled tea kettle
  • Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
  • Made meals & ice
  • Opened driveway gate
  • Pet the cats & put food out
  • Prepped coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
  • Refilled Berkey water filter
  • Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
  • Vacuumed entire house
  • Washed dishes & wiped counters/stovetop

Downtime:

  • Housework journal, online puzzles, research & writing, social media, spreadsheets, watched movies, Wii sports
  • Relaxed with my husband: watched an episode of ‘The Addams Family’

What I Did Today 10/16/20:

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What I Did Today: Sunday 10/18/20

Weekly:

  • Added weekly receipts to monthly ledger
  • Changed towels in kitchen & bathroom

As Needed:

  • Cleaned convection oven & wiped crumb tray
  • Emptied bathroom wastebasket
  • Laundry four loads: clothes pants, clothes tops, delicates, towels

Daily:

  • Cleaned out litter box & vacuumed litter off floor
  • Descaled tea kettle
  • Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
  • Made meals & ice
  • Pet the cats & put food out
  • Prepped coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
  • Refilled Berkey water filter
  • Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
  • Vacuumed entire house
  • Washed dishes & wiped counters/stovetop

Downtime:

  • Housework journal, light therapy, online puzzles, research & writing, social media, spreadsheets, watched movies, Wii sports
  • Relaxed with my husband: enjoyed our weekly pancake breakfast, ate dinner, watched an episode of ‘Knight Rider’ and ’90 Day Fiance’

What I Did Today 10/17/20:

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What I Did Today: Monday 10/19/20

Weekly:

  • Dusted living room, office, entrance, hallway & bathroom
  • Mopped kitchen & bathrooms
  • Polished wood furniture
  • Swept outside entrance & yard walkway

As Needed:

  • Cleaned convection oven & washed crumb tray
  • Emptied bathroom wastebasket
  • Laundry two loads: microfiber cloths, mop pads
  • Refilled bird bath & feeders; outside water dish
  • Refilled OdoBan spray bottles (bathrooms & laundry)
  • Refreshed bath mats; couch pillows & blanket in dryer
  • Took out cardboard recycling & old produce to compost pile

Daily:

  • Cleaned out litter box & vacuumed litter off floor
  • Descaled tea kettle
  • Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
  • Made meals & ice
  • Opened driveway gate
  • Pet the cats & put food out
  • Prepped coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
  • Refilled Berkey water filter
  • Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
  • Vacuumed entire house
  • Washed dishes & wiped counters/stovetop

Downtime:

  • Housework journal, light therapy, online puzzles, research & writing, social media, spreadsheets, watched movies, Wii sports
  • Relaxed with my husband: ate dinner, watched ’90 Day Fiance Pillow Talk’ and an episode of ‘Knight Rider’

What I Did Today 10/18/20:

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What I Did Today: Tuesday 10/20/20

Monthly:

  • Cleaned mirrors & windows: bedroom, hallway, entrance, office, living room (1)

Weekly:

  • Changed bed sheets
  • Dusted bedroom
  • Polished bedroom furniture
  • Refreshed bed blankets & pillows in dryer
  • Vacuumed air purifier filters, dryer lint trap & furnace
  • Watered houseplants

As Needed:

  • Cleaned convection oven & wiped crumb tray
  • Emptied bathroom & living room wastebaskets
  • Food prep: sliced lunch cheese
  • Laundry one load: sheets + white winter blanket
  • Refreshed bath towels in dryer

Daily:

  • Cleaned out litter box & vacuumed litter off floor
  • Descaled tea kettle
  • Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
  • Made meals & ice
  • Opened driveway gate
  • Pet the cats & put food out
  • Prepped coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
  • Refilled Berkey water filter
  • Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
  • Vacuumed entire house
  • Washed dishes & wiped counters/stovetop

Downtime:

  • Exercise: 410 swings, 70 squats, 70 push-ups
  • Housework journal, light therapy, online puzzles, research & writing, social media, spreadsheets, watched movies, Wii sports
  • Relaxed with my husband: ate dinner, watched two episodes of ‘Knight Rider’

What I Did Today 10/19/20:

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What I Did Today: Wednesday 10/21/20

Monthly:

  • Cleaned windows: kitchen

Weekly:

  • Bleach soak: dish brushes, food scrap bucket, sink strainers
  • Cleaned oven glass
  • Kitchen sink scrub
  • Washed ice cube trays

As Needed:

  • Bleach soak toilet brushes
  • Food prep: cooked bacon
  • Laundry three loads: clothes pants, towels + dish mats & hot pads, clothes tops
  • Refreshed bath towels in dryer
  • Restocked kitchen freezer

Daily:

  • Cleaned out litter box & vacuumed litter off floor
  • Descaled tea kettle
  • Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
  • Made meals & ice
  • Opened driveway gate
  • Pet the cats & put food out
  • Prepped coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
  • Refilled Berkey water filter
  • Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
  • Vacuumed entire house
  • Washed dishes & wiped counters/stovetop

Downtime:

  • Exercise: 420 swings, 80 squats, 80 push-ups
  • Housework journal, light therapy, online puzzles, research & writing, social media, spreadsheets, watched movies, Wii sports
  • Relaxed with my husband: ate dinner, watched two episodes of ‘Knight Rider’

What I Did Today 10/20/20:

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What I Did Today: Thursday 10/22/20

Weekly:

  • Changed towels in bathrooms & kitchen
  • Cleaned bathrooms
  • Cleaned cat dishes + mat
  • Disinfected all door handles & light switches
  • Emptied household wastebaskets
  • Mopped bathrooms & kitchen
  • Refreshed bathmats & toilet toppers in dryer

As Needed:

  • Took out household garbage

Daily:

  • Cleaned out litter box & vacuumed litter off floor
  • Descaled tea kettle
  • Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
  • Made meals & ice
  • Opened driveway gate
  • Pet the cats & put food out
  • Prepped coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
  • Refilled Berkey water filter
  • Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
  • Vacuumed entire house
  • Washed dishes & wiped counters/stovetop

Downtime:

  • Exercise: 430 swings, 90 squats, 90 push-ups
  • Housework journal, light therapy, online puzzles, research & writing, social media, spreadsheets, watched movies, Wii sports
  • Relaxed with my husband: ate dinner, watched an episode of ‘Knight Rider’ and ‘The Blob (1988)’

What I Did Today 10/21/20:

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What I Did Today: Friday 10/23/20

Quarterly:

  • Cleaned washing machine

Monthly:

  • Cleaned windows: living room (1)
  • Cleaned kitchen cupboard doors

Weekly:

  • Wrote out grocery lists

As Needed:

  • Refilled bird bath & feeders
  • Refreshed bath towels; couch pillows & blanket in dryer

Daily:

  • Cleaned out litter box & vacuumed litter off floor
  • Descaled tea kettle
  • Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
  • Made meals & ice
  • Opened driveway gate
  • Pet the cats & put food out
  • Prepped coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
  • Refilled Berkey water filter
  • Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
  • Vacuumed entire house
  • Washed dishes & wiped counters/stovetop

Downtime:

  • Exercise: 450 swings, 100 squats, 100 push-ups
  • Housework journal, light therapy, online puzzles, research & writing, social media, spreadsheets, watched movies, Wii sports
  • Relaxed with my husband: enjoyed our weekly burger outing to Frugals, watched ‘Jennifer’s Body’

What I Did Today 10/22/20:

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What I Did Today: Saturday 10/24/20

Weekly:

  • Added weekly receipts to monthly ledger
  • Put groceries & supplies away
  • Took out recycling: cardboard, glass, paper, plastic

As Needed:

  • Emptied Litter Genie & replaced bag roll
  • Food prep: grated cheese; made cookies & frozen cookie dough cubes
  • Refilled bird feed containers
  • Refreshed bath towels in dryer
  • Took old flowers out to compost pile

Daily:

  • Cleaned out litter box & vacuumed litter off floor
  • Descaled tea kettle
  • Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
  • Made meals & ice
  • Opened driveway gate
  • Pet the cats & put food out
  • Prepped coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
  • Refilled Berkey water filter
  • Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
  • Vacuumed entire house
  • Washed dishes & wiped counters/stovetop

Downtime:

  • Housework journal, light therapy, online puzzles, research & writing, social media, spreadsheets, watched movies, Wii sports
  • Relaxed with my husband: watched ‘Nightbreed’

What I Did Today 10/23/20:

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What I Did Today: Sunday 10/25/20

Weekly:

  • Changed towels in kitchen & bathroom

As Needed:

  • Baking soda scrub coffee & tea mugs/thermoses
  • Cleaned convection oven & wiped crumb tray
  • Laundry three loads: clothes pants, clothes tops, towels
  • Refilled dish & hand soap pumps (kitchen); hand soap pump (office bathroom); OdoBan spray bottle (laundry)

Daily:

  • Cleaned out litter box & vacuumed litter off floor
  • Descaled tea kettle
  • Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
  • Made meals & ice
  • Pet the cats & put food out
  • Prepped coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
  • Refilled Berkey water filter
  • Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
  • Vacuumed entire house
  • Washed dishes & wiped counters/stovetop

Downtime:

  • Housework journal, light therapy, online puzzles, research & writing, social media, spreadsheets, watched movies, Wii sports
  • Relaxed with my husband: enjoyed our weekly pancake breakfast, ate dinner, watched ’90 Day Fiance’

What I Did Today 10/24/20:

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What I Did Today: Monday 10/26/20

Weekly:

  • Dusted living room, office, entrance, hallway & bathroom
  • Mopped bathrooms & kitchen
  • Polished wood furniture
  • Swept outside entrance & yard walkway

As Needed:

  • Cleaned convection oven & washed crumb tray
  • Laundry one load: microfiber cloths
  • Placed Chewy order
  • Refilled bird feeders; cat food containers & litter box (emptied food bag & opened new litter bag)
  • Refreshed bath mats; couch pillows & blanket in dryer
  • Took out old produce to compost pile

Daily:

  • Cleaned out litter box & vacuumed litter off floor
  • Descaled tea kettle
  • Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
  • Made meals & ice
  • Opened driveway gate
  • Pet the cats & put food out
  • Prepped coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
  • Refilled Berkey water filter
  • Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
  • Vacuumed entire house
  • Washed dishes & wiped counters/stovetop

Downtime:

  • Housework journal, light therapy, online puzzles, research & writing, social media, spreadsheets, watched movies, Wii sports
  • Relaxed with my husband: ate dinner, watched ’90 Day Fiance Pillow Talk’ and an episode of ‘Knight Rider’

What I Did Today 10/25/20:

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What I Did Today: Tuesday 10/27/20

Weekly:

  • Changed bed sheets
  • Dusted bedroom
  • Polished bedroom furniture
  • Refreshed bed blankets & pillows in dryer
  • Vacuumed air purifier filters, dryer lint trap & furnace
  • Watered houseplants

As Needed:

  • Cleaned convection oven & wiped crumb tray
  • Food prep: grated cheese, grind coffee beans (1 mason jar/emptied bag), vacuum-sealed salad containers
  • Laundry two loads: sheets + white winter blanket, delicates
  • Refreshed bath towels in dryer
  • Took out household garbage & metal recycling

Daily:

  • Cleaned out litter box & vacuumed litter off floor
  • Descaled tea kettle
  • Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
  • Made meals & ice
  • Opened driveway gate
  • Pet the cats & put food out
  • Prepped coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
  • Refilled Berkey water filter
  • Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
  • Vacuumed entire house
  • Washed dishes & wiped counters/stovetop

Downtime:

  • Exercise: 420 swings, 70 squats, 70 push-ups
  • Housework journal, light therapy, online puzzles, research & writing, social media, spreadsheets, watched movies, Wii sports
  • Relaxed with my husband: ate dinner, filled out ballots, watched ‘Halloween 3’

What I Did Today 10/26/20:

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What I Did Today: Wednesday 10/28/20

Weekly:

  • Bleach soak: dish brushes, food scrap bucket, sink strainers
  • Cleaned oven glass
  • Kitchen sink scrub
  • Washed ice cube trays

As Needed:

  • Food prep: cooked bacon
  • Laundry three loads: clothes pants, towels + dish mats, clothes tops
  • Refilled laundry soap pitcher & OxiClean jar
  • Refreshed bath towels in dryer
  • Replaced kitchen sink sponge
  • Restocked kitchen freezer

Daily:

  • Cleaned out litter box & vacuumed litter off floor
  • Descaled tea kettle
  • Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
  • Made meals & ice
  • Opened driveway gate
  • Pet the cats & put food out
  • Prepped coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
  • Refilled Berkey water filter
  • Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
  • Vacuumed entire house
  • Washed dishes & wiped counters/stovetop

Downtime:

  • Exercise: 430 swings, 80 squats, 80 push-ups
  • Housework journal, light therapy, online puzzles, research & writing, social media, spreadsheets, watched movies, Wii sports
  • Relaxed with my husband: ate dinner, watched an episode of ‘Knight Rider’ and the movie ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’

What I Did Today 10/27/20:

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What I Did Today: Thursday 10/29/20

Weekly:

  • Changed towels in bathrooms & kitchen
  • Cleaned bathrooms
  • Cleaned cat dishes + mat
  • Disinfected all door handles & light switches
  • Emptied household wastebaskets
  • Mopped bathrooms & kitchen
  • Refreshed bathmats & toilet toppers in dryer

As Needed:

  • Food prep: sliced cheese
  • Ironing: one shirt
  • Laundry one load: whites
  • Put away online orders
  • Took out cardboard recycling

Daily:

  • Cleaned out litter box & vacuumed litter off floor
  • Descaled tea kettle
  • Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
  • Made meals & ice
  • Opened driveway gate
  • Pet the cats & put food out
  • Prepped coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
  • Refilled Berkey water filter
  • Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
  • Vacuumed entire house
  • Washed dishes & wiped counters/stovetop

Downtime:

  • Exercise: 440 swings, 90 squats, 90 push-ups
  • Housework journal, light therapy, online puzzles, research & writing, social media, spreadsheets, watched movies, Wii sports
  • Relaxed with my husband: ate dinner, watched ‘Pumpkinhead’

What I Did Today 10/28/20:

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What I Did Today: Friday 10/30/20

Quarterly:

  • Oven: self-cleaning cycle, cleaned oven knobs & storage drawer

Weekly:

  • Cleaned kitchen cupboard doors
  • Wrote out grocery list

As Needed:

  • Refilled bird bath & feeders; outside water dish
  • Refilled OdoBan spray bottles (laundry & bathrooms)
  • Refreshed bath towels; couch pillows & blanket in dryer

Daily:

  • Cleaned out litter box & vacuumed litter off floor
  • Descaled tea kettle
  • Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
  • Made meals & ice
  • Opened driveway gate
  • Pet the cats & put food out
  • Prepped coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
  • Refilled Berkey water filter
  • Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
  • Vacuumed entire house
  • Washed dishes & wiped counters/stovetop

Downtime:

  • Exercise: 450 swings, 100 squats, 100 push-ups
  • Housework journal, light therapy, online puzzles, research & writing, social media, spreadsheets, watched movies, Wii sports
  • Relaxed with my husband: enjoyed our weekly burger outing to Frugals, watched ‘From Beyond’

What I Did Today 10/29/20:

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What I Did Today: Saturday 10/31/20

Monthly:

  • Changed monthly calendars

Weekly:

  • Food prep: grated cheese; made butterscotch oatmeal cookies
  • Took out recycling: glass, paper, plastic

As Needed:

  • Changed clocks back one hour
  • Emptied Litter Genie
  • Refreshed bath towels in dryer
  • Took out household garbage

Daily:

  • Cleaned out litter box & vacuumed litter off floor
  • Descaled tea kettle
  • Made bed & refreshed blanket in dryer
  • Made meals & ice
  • Pet the cats & put food out
  • Prepped coffeemaker & tea kettle for the morning
  • Refilled Berkey water filter
  • Set-up morning dishes & vitamins
  • Vacuumed entire house
  • Washed dishes & wiped counters/stovetop

Downtime:

  • Housework journal, light therapy, online puzzles, research & writing, social media, spreadsheets, watched movies, Wii sports
  • Relaxed with my husband: watched ‘Spaced Invaders’ and episodes of ‘The Addams Family’

What I Did Today 10/30/20:

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Monthly Totals:

  • Changed Bed Sheets: 4 times
  • Cleaned Bathrooms: 5 times 
  • Dusted: 7 days 
  • Laundry: 42 loads, 18 days
  • Made the Bed: 31 days
  • Mopped: 9 days 
  • Took out Garbage: 8 times 
  • Took out Recycling: 9 times 
  • Vacuumed: 30 days 
  • Vinegar Rinse Coffee Maker: 1 time
  • Washed Dishes: 31 days

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