Beat the clock by seeing how much floor cleaning and window wiping can be done in the shortest amount of time.

Stopwatch general cleaning including dusting surfaces, and cleaning the bathroom, toilets, laundry and storeroom.

See how many different manual-type tasks in and around the house and yard I can get done while the washing is going through the washing machine and then through the drying cycle.

I read once that domestic chores should be thought about by people for the value of the exercise undertaken by those performing them. That advice was in the Senior Citizens magazine distributed in the Northern Territory by the Council of the Ageing.

I have taken that on board and indeed try very hard to enjoy undertaking the tasks outlined. It does give me a sense of satisfaction.