How I Automated My Home Life with AI (And Reclaimed My Weekends)

The moment I realized things needed to change came last Sunday evening. I was staring at a chaotic kitchen, mountains of unfolded laundry, and a grocery list I hadn't even started—all while dreading the workweek ahead. Every weekend followed the same exhausting pattern: catching up on household tasks instead of actually resting or enjoying life. Something had to give. What started as a desperate experiment with using AI tools to organize my home life has evolved into a system that's given me back approximately 7-10 hours every week. Here's exactly how I did it, with the tools, approaches, and lessons learned along the way. The Weekend Time Trap: Where All My Hours Were Going Before diving into solutions, I needed to understand where my time was actually disappearing. I tracked my weekend activities for two weeks and discovered these time-consuming culprits: Meal planning and grocery shopping : 3-4 hours weekly Cleaning and home organization : 4-5 hours weekly Calendar ...