Ninety Things You Can Do in Fifteen Minutes

I'm a huge fan of the 15-Minute Rule:
You can do anything for 15 minutes!

Several years ago, I wrote down 90 things I could get done in 15 minutes. 

No, not all 90 in 15 minutes! 

Ninety different things that would take me 15 minutes or less to accomplish. 

I was trying to get to 100, but I started bogging down, so I decided 90 was good enough. 

Here's my list . . . 

1. Have a cup of coffee with my husband 
2. Sweep and mop my kitchen floor
3. Read a couple of chapters (or more) in the Bible
4. Read a chapter in a book
5. Mix up a cake or brownie recipe
6. Make my bed and pick up the clutter in my bedroom
7. Swish and swipe my bathroom
8. Clean my bath tub
9. Clean the shower surround on my bath tub
10. Clean out the fridge
11. Clean out the freezer
12. Write a pantry or freezer inventory
13. Make a menu
14. Make a grocery list
15. Dust all the furniture in my house with a Swiffer Duster
16. Vacuum, sweep, or Swiffer my entire house – just the middles
17. Declutter one cabinet
18. Declutter a bookshelf, maybe more
19. Clear my desk
20. Declutter a file cabinet
21. Start or reboot a load of laundry
22. Fold and put away a load of laundry
23. Iron three of my husband’s dress shirts
24. Iron three of my blouses and/or skirts
25. Water plants
26. Write a blog post
27. Write a card to someone and address it
28. Make an appointment for the doctor, hairdresser, and/or dentist
29. Clean the windows in a room
30. Clean my guest bath
31. Vacuum the living room furniture
32. Take a bubble bath
33. Manicure my nails
34. Cut fabric for a quilt block
35. Pluck my eyebrows
36. Call or text one of my children
37. Put my feet up!
38. Clear out my e-mail inbox
39. Clean the baseboards in a room
40. Clean a light fixture
41. Sweep the front porch or deck
42. Sweep the carport
43. Make a card to send to someone
44. Pin a pattern to fabric to cut out
45. Cut out a pattern
46. Sew something small or a few seams of something bigger
47. Chat with a friend
48. Sew on a button
49. Hem a skirt or pair of pants
50. Cross stitch
51. Have a healthy snack
52. Grill a cheese sandwich
53. Make a smoothie
54. Cuddle with my husband
55. Call a sibling
56. Load or unload the dishwasher 
57. Wash a sink of dishes
58. Wipe down my kitchen counters
59. Wipe my cabinet doors
60. Wipe down my fridge and stove
61. Wash the trash can
62. Empty the trash from each room
63. Organize our DVDs
64. Organize photos
65. Rub my husband's back
66. Clean a set of mini blinds
67. Take a walk
68. Clear out my pen & pencil cup
69. Clear out my mail holder
70. Wash my face and brush my teeth
71. Put a meal in the crockpot for dinner
72. Wash and chop vegetables for supper
73. Start a recipe of bread
74. Wipe down the washer and dryer
75. Organize craft supplies
76. Reorganize my dresser drawers
77. Declutter my night stands
78. Wipe down canisters and small appliances
79. Clean all the mirrors in the house
80. File papers
81. Clean out the car and wipe the dash
82. Clean a ceiling fan or box fan
83. Clean or change the heating and/or air-conditioning filter
84. Clean the lampshades on all the lamps
85. Clean one wall, maybe more
86. Reorganize under the kitchen or bathroom sink
87. Mop a bathroom floor
88. Change the sheets on my bed
89. Wipe window sills
90. Call a friend to chat

Ok, so this was a bit extreme! I just wanted to challenge myself to see what can be done in small bits of time. Maybe you saw a thing or two you could do in 15 minutes! ;) 


What can you get done in 15 minutes?