I have an array of white boards. You can use a clever dry/wet erase trick: put your tasks in wet-erase marker and check them off with dry-erase markets. That way you won't erase your tasks when you swipe the board at night.

Another idea is creating a habit. You don't have to create a project entity "Coffee" and then execute a checked-off list of action items to make your coffee, it's just habit. IF the project your dealing with really is as simple as the example you provide, you can turn it into a habit.

This technique is actually used in GTD already: you need to have all your collection devices (email, mailbox, voicemail) emptied regularly, but nowhere in your action item list should "Empty X" appear, you must make it an automatic habit.