diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 4069d2a..2ab4d10 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # TODO - 2RE03 Portfolio Site
 
-The one place for open work on the site. Check items off as they land, then prune
-the Done section periodically.
+The one place for open work on the site. Check an item off, then move it down to the
+Done section with the date it landed. Prune the Done section periodically.
 
 The memory bank keeps only the current priorities and points here, so there is a
 single source of truth for what is left to do.
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ Last updated: 2026-09-10.
 
 ## Content
 
-- [x] Refine any copy that reads wrong, page by page.
 - [ ] Populate the galleries with more or real work items.
 - [ ] Add per-image captions (they are category-level only right now).
 
@@ -30,16 +29,17 @@ Last updated: 2026-09-10.
   find or shoot a better crop.
 - [ ] Consider moving `writtenearplugs.jpg` from the Urban Moto grid into the
   Print gallery.
-- [x] Optimise images to WebP: `img/` was 20 MB of the 21 MB repo. Done: 45 images
-  converted (long side capped at 1600px, q82, or q90 with lossless alpha), `img/`
-  is now 3.2 MB. `printtiresad.png` stayed PNG because WebP came out larger.
-- [x] Confirm the Forgejo repo (`2RE03-Design`) is private.
 
 ## Done
 
-- [x] Site built: 6 root pages + 10 case studies, green `#2ee666` theme,
-  scroll-snap carousels, Web3Forms contact form.
-- [x] Site published.
-- [x] First commit pushed to Forgejo (`2RE03-Design`, branch `main`).
-- [x] Temporary `refrence/` folder and four unused images removed.
-- [x] Decided to track `memory-bank/` and `.clinerules/` in the repo.
+- [x] **2026-09-10** - Site built: 6 root pages + 10 case studies, green `#2ee666`
+  theme, scroll-snap carousels, Web3Forms contact form.
+- [x] **2026-09-10** - Site published.
+- [x] **2026-09-10** - First commit pushed to Forgejo (`2RE03-Design`, branch `main`).
+- [x] **2026-09-10** - Temporary `refrence/` folder and four unused images removed.
+- [x] **2026-09-10** - Decided to track `memory-bank/` and `.clinerules/` in the repo.
+- [x] **2026-09-10** - Refined the copy where it read wrong, page by page.
+- [x] **2026-09-10** - Confirmed the Forgejo repo (`2RE03-Design`) is private.
+- [x] **2026-09-10** - Optimised every image to WebP: 45 files converted (long side
+  capped at 1600px, `-q 82`, or `-q 90 -alpha_q 100` when transparent), `img/` down
+  from 20 MB to 3.2 MB. `printtiresad.png` stayed PNG because WebP came out larger.
diff --git a/memory-bank/activeContext.md b/memory-bank/activeContext.md
index f71e3e8..2fb44a2 100644
--- a/memory-bank/activeContext.md
+++ b/memory-bank/activeContext.md
@@ -159,8 +159,10 @@ Next is user review of copy/design and the deployment decision.
 - **Git is user-gated:** never `git commit` or `git push` without explicit approval
   (see Working Agreements at the top of this file).
 - **Backlog convention:** `TODO.md` at the repo root is the human-facing list of
-  open work. The memory bank keeps only the current priorities and points there,
-  so the two never drift. Issues (Forgejo) are for items that need discussion.
+  open work. When an item lands, check it off and move it into the `## Done`
+  section with the date it landed, then prune Done periodically. The memory bank
+  keeps only the current priorities and points there, so the two never drift.
+  Issues (Forgejo) are for items that need discussion.
 - Plan-first; small, verifiable changes; plain/static, dependency-light output
   (see `projectbrief.md` → Ways of Working).
 - Private asset provenance (never credit the CEO on the site).