I’m normally a homebody, but I DO normally shop every couple days for fresh ingredients for scratch cooking in between the home projects and we like to get out for a meal or two and see friends. I especially miss my munchkins and seeing Janie! BUT, being told to stay home and NOT being able to shop for the FRESH ingredients is a whole other thing! I am NOT a can and box girl for cooking!
My ‘”STAY AT HOME” time actually began LONG before being told to at the end of February with a bad case of bronchitis. Since I was first diagnosed with Systemic Lupus and found out that my “weak” area was my respiratory tract and ANY infection which I became easily prone to, I have been a MAJOR germaphobe. I get Howie Mandel though I believe Howard Hughes was an extremist I refuse to become. It was PURE self preservation! It’s how I have stayed alive all these years. Now here we are in 2020 and I can FINALLY say, WELCOME TO MY WORLD!
SO, it occurred to me that maybe I’d feel better about all the time confined if I composed a list of everything we accomplished during that time that was not a day to day type of chore. I know I missed a few things probably, but after reading my list I’m just happy to say we didn’t just sit around and watch Netflix though there was plenty of that too! 😀
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WEEK 1
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- Grocery shopping before I knew I shouldn’t
- A lot of television, computer and reading while I recuperated
- cleaned out kitchen drawers
- menu planned
- repaired downspout drain
- dusted and vacuumed
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WEEK 2
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- paint shelving unit to match hope chest
- created whiskey barrel planters to cover old tree stumps
- dusted and cleaned door jambs
- watched Hallmark movies & shows I missed when I was in college
- menu planned
- rebuilt garden planters
- started jigsaw puzzle
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WEEK 3
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- cut quilt pieces for 2 quilts
- Farmer’s Market, NOT, but a girl can dream!
- cleaned out photo file
- repaired mudroom step and added missing molding pieces to mudroom
- rebuilt and stained garage step
- watched more Hallmark movies and shows I missed when I was in college
- menu planned
- added fence bottom
- cleaned out email SPAM folder
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WEEK 4
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- paperwork and filing
- menu planned
- planted flowers and hummingbird vine
- watched more Hallmark movies and binge watched shows I missed when I was in college
- cleaned curio cabinet and washed all the crystal
- cleaned and washed the ceiling lights and fan globes
- pressure washed ALL the concrete front and back
- cleaned all the eaves and removed the wasp nests
- cleaned and painted metal porch furniture
- vacuumed again
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WEEK 5
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- weeded
- cleaned out and straightened linen closet
- menu planned
- worked on Mirepoix quilt
- Polished kitchen counter tops
- worked on Christmas ornament “hooks”
- scrubbed garden tool shed and painted it
- organized pantry
- set sprinklers on timer for spring watering
- vacuumed garage and washed window curtains
- scrubbed window awnings free of moss
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WEEK 6
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- Farmer’s Market NOT, but a girl can dream that it will resume 😀
- Cleaned baseboards
- planted tomatoes and zucchini
- Cleaned out rain gutters of 5 gallons of silt
- organized big shed
- hubby gave blood
- menu planned
- still working on jigsaw puzzle
- changed out corroded bathroom light fixture
- scrubbed rain gutters, but they seriously need painted
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WEEK 7
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- pruned trees and eliminated volunteers out front
- pulled weeds and “cleaned up” individual flower planters
- tried to clean tomato cages up of rust, but had to start with fresh ones, painted the joints to prevent rust this time
- cleaned out the refrigerators and freezers
- cleaned oven
- re-grouted backyard pavers
- pruned dead growth from trees
- weeded under those same trees
- adjusted flower box sprinklers
- added bolts to garden boxes
- started Christmas pillowcases
- cleaning and laundry…and started everything else all over again…
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[…] I have been keeping as much as possible to my routines as much as possible though I did take some time yesterday and create a “What did you do during COVID-19 chart” to make me feel better about what I accomplished during these past weeks. You can see it HERE. […]