The Second Day of Double Retirement

Monday Chores Daily Check Calendar Swish & swipe Laundry Dishes Power Hour 10 min – Go through / Pick up papers, cans, bottles and dishes 10 min – Dust downstairs 10 min – Sweep upstairs 10 min – Mop upstairs 10 min – Vacuum upstairs Zone 1 – 15 min: Garage Refrigerator/Freezer Clean out and…

The First Day of Double Retirement

Monday Chores Daily Check Calendar Swish & swipe Laundry Dishes Power Hour 10 min – Go through / Pick up papers, cans, bottles and dishes 10 min – Dust downstairs 10 min – Sweep downstairs 10 min – Mop downstairs 10 min – Vacuum downstairs Zone 1 – 15 min: Garage Freezer (longer than 15…

Garden Update …. June 2022

It’s been a wild spring around the backyard farm with graduations, retirements, sick and injured animals, several cases of cold/flu, leaking roof, overflowing gutters and a trip to Cincinnati. The plants that were sowed in the garage were moved to the greenhouse and, in between storms, finally set out in the garden. Some of them…

April 6 …. Zone 5

Finances Check bank account transactions* Check card 1 transactions* Check card 2 transactions* Record expenses* Record budget items* Next of Kin Planning Cleaning Daily Swish & swipe Laundry (H bedding and hall bath)* Dishes Power Hour 10 min – Dust downstairs 10 min – Vacuum downstairs 10 min – Sweep downstairs Zone 5 – 15…

April 5 …. Zone 5

Finances Check bank account transactions* Check card 1 transactions* Check card 2 transactions* Record expenses* Record budget items* Next of Kin Planning Cleaning Daily Swish & swipe Laundry (H bedding and hall bath)* Dishes Power Hour 10 min – Dust downstairs 10 min – Vacuum downstairs 10 min – Sweep downstairs Zone 5 – 15…

Döstädning …. Week 13 of 52

This year I’m going to try to really embrace the idea of Döstädning, Swedish death cleaning. I want to remove the clutter, organize the things we use and love, and create a system for documents, important information and username/passwords. March 28 – Declutter and clean crawlspace March 29 – Declutter basement* (garden hand tools ) March…

April 4 …. Zone 5

Finances Check bank account transactions* Check card 1 transactions* Check card 2 transactions* Record expenses* Record budget items* Next of Kin Planning Register Big Dog with FoundAnimals tag registry service* Sort our Bigger Dog with FoundAnimals registry service Change dental appointment for Bigger Dog* Cleaning Daily Check Calendar* Swish & swipe Laundry* Dishes* Power Hour…

$300 a Month Groceries …. Week 13 of 52

Mar 30 – April 5 I’d like to do this year is cut down our grocery budget as well as the amount we spend eating out. I’m starting with a goal of $300 per month for groceries (for four adults). I wanted to check Grocery Outlet for more Irish butter. They didn’t have it but…

March 31 …. Zone 4

Finances Check bank account transactions* Check card 1 transactions* Check card 2 transactions* Record expenses* Record budget items* Next of Kin Planning Pet Section of NOKBox for Bigger Dog Cleaning Daily Laundry* Dishes* Zone 4 has no chores on Saturday or Sunday Cooking sourdough Brioche Gardening move last three tomatoes to the greenhouse* plant Russian…

Döstädning …. Week 12 of 52

This year I’m going to try to really embrace the idea of Döstädning, Swedish death cleaning. I want to remove the clutter, organize the things we use and love, and create a system for documents, important information and username/passwords. March 21 – Declutter and organize garden hand tools March 22 – Declutter and organize hose connectors…