I worked like a madman in my early sobriety - trimmed trees in the yard, built a deck and installed a hot tub, build workbenches in my garage, etc. The inside of our house usually looks like a tornado hit it, I have an 8 year old and a wife who is not that into cleaning, but I do from time to time take on bigger indoor de-cluttering projects. Here almost a year in (minus a few recent slips, which are why I'm back on here daily) I don't seem to have a lot of time to do things around the house, but I think that has a lot to do with the time of year/weather.
For me, the staying busy early on really helped me with getting off alcohol. When I look at all the things I accomplished in 9 months last year compared with what I accomplished while drinking, it really drives home how much "life time" alcohol can waste.