So last week, I spent 3 days in bed, hackling up my lungs and sleeping a lot. Yes it was delightful, no I really don’t want it again! Being sick had two consequences, the first being that the house was pretty tidy as I wasn’t really using it much. The second was that I really didn’t do much housework on the weekend. So what did I get done?

Kitchen

• Clean the oven. Again because it cleaner but not exactly shiny!
• General clean (sort out the recycling and rubbish, mopping the floor and general cleaning)

Cooking

• Food prep for the week, breakfasts and lunches
• Sort out the ‘disaster bread’ recipe so it works
• Make chicken stock

Bathroom

• General clean (mop floor, change towels, empty bin, clean bath, sink and toilet)
• Sort out and clean bathroom cabinet

Bedroom

• General clean (mop floor, change bed, dust, general tidy)
• Sort out jewellery drawer

Living Room

• General clean (sweep floor, dust, tidy sofa, put things away etc)

Hall

• Hoover

General House things

• Washing (clothes wash, white wash, towel wash)
• Ironing
• Wash make up brushes
• Water plants
• Shopping
• Back up laptop
• Charge kindle and camera batteries

Well mostly, I cleaned the rooms that I was in most last week. So the bedroom got the most attention and the bits of the kitchen and bathroom that were the most used got attention but the living room was completely neglected and I hate mopping floors and hoovering so I just didn’t do that this week! As a result the flat isn’t perfectly tidy and clean but it’s liveable in.

What’s the bare minimum for cleanliness in your house? The stuff that you get done even when you’re ill?