Time management - cooking, cleaning, and exercise

Hi all
While it was difficult, we need to move on...
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@justanothergirl
I meant to commend your leadership in forming the hiking group.
10 miles! thats about 20K steps minimum. Wonderful! Yes... any exercise is good, and if you enjoy it even better.

 

Sunday
Apart from cooking

• Trimmed vegetables.
• Peeled onions
• Spread out coriander leaves to air dry and rollec in paper towel.
• Cleaned the fridge veggie bins

Did something related to clothes but forgot what exactly. I know I did not spend much time on this.

Typed up music notes for my students.​

Between 4-5 pm had my students for vocal music.

• 5 pm had coffee and watched some sports with hubby.

Kneaded chappati dough and left it to rise.​

• 6-7 pm practised my veena and violin.
• 7 pm made palak paneer. Used the already made g-g paste, and a couple of peeled onions. Used fresh spinach from Costco .

Placed remaining spinach in ziploc bags, rolled them tight shut to remove air, and placed them in the freezer.​

• Made the chapathis, had dinner.

End of day
There were many chores I did not complete.
News about JJs cardiac arrest was disturbing and premonition grew. Restlessnes abounded and could not concentrate much.
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Monday
Read early morning that Chennai was under
Security blanket. Knew why.
Managed my am cooking, went to work.
Work at office was heavy.
At 11 am received news that a family friend in Chennai had passed on.
Two hours later Ms.JJs news.
Evening was spent learning more about the circumstances about the family friend's demise and Ms. JJ.
Did nothing else. Ate something and went to bed.
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This morning was better. Will write about it later.

 

I guess we pretty much have mastered cooking.
Next move Calendar.
I have been using the calendar for two purposes.
1. Forecast
As mentioned earlier, I mark upcoming festivals, birthdays, wedding days (have set recurrence for bdays and wedding days through 2040 )at the beginning of the year and as they occur. Doctor and dentist appointments, social gettogethers, etc.

2. Look back
As I cleaned the pantry, the range hood; chores that are not done everday, or weekly, I noted them in the calendar.
This way I know, when I last cleaned the pantry, or last cleaned the hood. Depending on how quickly my pantry turns messy, and the tolerable grease level the range filters accumulate, i can plug in a time and date for the next cleanup.
Eventually, you will know that every third friday you need to check your pantry, every last day of the month is range day, and so on.

 

Aw! thats nice @coffeecups .
No, I dont have a blog.
The sticky thread should give you quick access to many important posts, not just mine but by other contributors too.

 

Sad to learn about Mr. Cho Ramaswamy passing away. He was one person I admired for his convictions, the courage to speak his mind, and his great sense of humor.

 

Tuesday
Completed cooking, bfast and went to work.
Around 10 am, hubby called and said he was going to lunch with his coworkers . yesss! no cooking for dinner!
After work, had a good cup of coffee, it was raining and cold outside.
Clothes folding
Practised music 1 hour
By dinner time, hubby said he felt like just buttermilk rice. double yess!!
No cooking for Wednesday morning!!!
Put everything in fridge, went to bed.
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Ok
I've been posting:

• Meal planning, Cooking, kitchen maintenance - periodic decluttering and arrangement.
• Clothing - washing, drying, folding, putting away
• Exercise - walking 10 minutes every hour
• Planning and scheduling - calendars.
• Single area cleaning - bedrooms

New homemakers- hope you were able to handle the chores so far.
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From today I will add one or two more to my day.

Have a great Wednesday / Thursday, depending on where you are on the planet.