Jason & I waited until we were married to live together, and I'd like to think that after 3.5 years we have a pretty good rhythm going. It's not perfect & sometimes we have to change it up but it’s working for us & we've been able to learn about each other's habits & needs when it comes to cleanliness in the home.
I thought I would give a snapshot on who does what & when; I thought the "when" would be helpful because it's coming from a household of 2 full time working parents.
| HIS "CHORES" | TIME OF DAY | HER "CHORES" | TIME OF DAY |
| Take out the trash | Daily around 7pm | Cook Meals | Daily |
| Wash Clothes | Once a week | Kitchen | Daily - leave dishwasher machine running in the a.m. |
| Dishes (sometimes) | Whenever I'm too tired | Wash clothes | When hubby's out of town |
| Quick Pick up | Daily. Picking up toys, magazines etc… | Baseboard | Monthly |
| Make the Bed | Daily | Quick Pick up | Daily |
| Vacuum | A couple times a week | Going through mail & random Papers | Monthly |
| other | Anything I ask :) | Vacuum | A couple times a week |
I put the word chores because I couldn't come up with a better term. I will say in the beginning of our marriage it did think of it as a chore because it wasn't fun (yes, I have the mentality of a 2 yr. old), but now I have changed my outlook and I like doing these things to make our home a HOME.
Yes, there are days when we're tired and we don't feel like doing anything but it helps that there are two of us, and I am lucky that my guy is so willing to help, maybe it's because he's the clean freak in the relationship but I am not complaining!
Would love to see to hear how other households work when it comes to maintaining a clean home, especially with full time working parents & children.
