I made a ZINE about enjoying housework almost entirely by myself / "Monthly tote" (June 2025 issue)

In this article, I am distributing the June issue of my private monthly magazine, "Monthly tote," for free.

What is "Special Housework"?

This past New Year's Eve, I completed 10 years of "daily updates" on my housework blog.

It was an attempt called "365 Days of Special Housework," where I practiced 365 "slightly special housework tasks" in one year.

Commonly known as "Tote-Kaji".

Having faced 3,653 special housework tasks over 10 years has become a great source of pride for me, someone who had mass-produced many blank diaries from the very beginning.

▼ Here is an article that serves as my self-introduction.

Just because I stopped updating my blog doesn't mean I stopped doing special housework; in fact, I've started sharing even more of it than I did during my blogging days.

When I started posting on X with a rule that it was okay to use short sentences and not worry about how the photos looked, I realized that even though it was only mid-January, I had already done nearly 50 "special housework" tasks.

Yes, "special housework" has become as natural as breathing to me, so in truth, there were many things I couldn't finish writing about on my blog.
By posting casually and loosely on X, I hope to record many "little efforts" that had previously slipped through the cracks.

Well then, I hope you enjoy this month's tote as well.

Here is a look at a portion of the image version of tote.

What I introduced is only a part of it.
The bonus sheet, announcements, how to apply for the reader corner, the housework calendar, and more are included in the full version, which you can get via PDF.

Click here for the free PDF version

You can download it from here and print it at home or at a convenience store. It is free.

About this month's contributed essays

We received essays again this month.
Thank you so much!

Here are the contributors.

▼ Emu no Maiton-san: 'Do you all like Minazuki?'

▼ Toko-san: 'Drying laundry indoors in June and longing for my hometown'

▼ Hikari-san: 'Pickled plums are attention seekers'

▼ Tomoshibi-san: 'Rain, bouncing'

Tomoshibi-san has submitted for four consecutive issues! Thank you very much.

About the July issue's 'I will read it project x Essay recruitment'

Well then, we are accepting essays for the July issue as well.

Tomorrow, Wednesday, 4/16 – Sunday, 4/20, 23:59

I will also read submissions received after the deadline.
While I cannot feature them or write a review article, I will leave a simple comment with my thoughts ☺️

Although I can only feature about 3 to 5 people in the magazine, I will read everyone's work and write feedback. Additionally, as a participation bonus, I send out a collection of keywords that can serve as hints for your essays.

It is fine to send the keyword collection starting from this moment.

*Other announcements*

▼ The seasonal notebook that I received requests to sell on note in the past (when I wasn't updating note). I was finally able to release it. It is a refill to collect every month. I made it so that it becomes less than half price with an RP on X. Up to the May issue has been uploaded. This is the January issue.

"How did I do plum work last year?"
"How do I take care of my umbrella?"

It is a notebook that completely eliminates worries like these. Since it is difficult to create from scratch, I created the framework. In addition to pages that you can just fill in, I have also prepared pages with a high degree of freedom.

*Editor's Note*

Planning it alone, writing the text alone, drawing the pictures alone, taking the photos alone, and editing it alone. This routine, which can only be described as crazy, has already reached its sixth month.

In my more than 10 years of posting, many people have participated in my projects and I have been able to hear about their lifestyle tips. The notable point this month is that I have been able to learn a lot about how men perceive daily life, which was something I hadn't encountered at all until last year.

Thank you very much for all your cooperation! I look forward to working with you again next month.

Text by: Rinka Sanjo

Reader Corner: Please tell us about your "Today's Tote Housework"

If there are few submissions,
there is a possibility that I will add illustrations,
and I also consult with "Tote Housework Lab" members to have them published.

Please feel free to join in!

*Please note that I have set it so that email addresses are not collected, so please answer with peace of mind.