So where were we? I’ve been tracking on paper (gasp) so here goes:
Friday:
cat box mini-clean: 5 min (I kept forgetting to track this)
cooking, 20 min
clean up kitchen, 20 min
yardwork – a grand 5 min after our walk, before Noah woke up
Saturday:
Bathroom wipe-down: 5 min
Tidying: 15 min
Sweep front porch: 10 min
lunch cook/tidy: 20 min
dinner was: stop at grocery store for precooked chicken & salad, and the dishes took 5 min. I’m not counting the shopping in there ’cause I was really just driving my new car around. :)
Sunday:
bathroom wipe down – 5 min
downstairs shower wipe down – 10 min
cat box mini-clean 5 min
laundry – 15 min (all these laundries are like, a load a day, sometimes 2 – but then the folding is more efficient, you see. We sort as we take the clothes off.)
kitchen grand clean up – 45 min (this one includes cleaning the stovetop and wiping the counters down, etc.)
safety gate installation (Carl): 30 min
garage clean out (Carl): 30 min
cooking: 1.5 hrs – this included meals and playgroup prep (cookies)
Monday
bathroom wipe-down – 5 min
extra tidying pre-playgroup (getting toys out & sorted, etc.): 30 min
rearranging bathroom cupboards for safety: 15 min
dusting – 10 min
careful clean nursery – 20 min
garbage & recycling out – 10 min
cat box – 5 min
grocery shopping: 1.5 hrs, includes baby nurse in car :)
cooking: 30 min lunch & dinner combined, 1 hr playgroup
(breakfast never appears on here ’cause we each make our own)
Tuesday:
Extra special bathroom wipe down: 10 min
Polishing for playgroup (cleaning mirrors, doorhandles, wiping baseboards, dusting picture frames, etc.): 40 min
extra food prep for playgroup: 30 min
vaccuum & mop floors – 45 min
basement kitchen/craft room tidy-up (Carl): 20 min
dinner: no work whatsoever; playgroup leftovers
Today:
5 min wipe-down bathroom
1 hr 15 min – bills sorting & paying & filing (for month)
Today I think I’ll try to post some thoughts on this. Polly you beat me to some of it. :-)
