When I am queen of the universe, I will never ever have to do another dish. Nobody in my house will leave the cap off the toothpaste or leave a wet towel on the floor. And if, by chance, I ever do it, someone will pick up immediately after me without any judgment or dirty looks.
Part of our task master (AKA referee)
Since I’m not the official queen of anything and I still hate doing dishes, Alec and I used the Nest’s Task master checklist as a means to divide up our regular chores. TheNest.com is a sister site to wedding-planning site,The Knot, and it’s for newlyweds. I only got to use that site for about one month before having to turn my allegiance to BabyCenter and The Bump (the daughter site) but that’s a story for another day.
The Taskmaster List divides up the sweeping and dusting but also gift buying and vacation planning. What’s fun about this activity is the feeling of relief you will get when it’s done, and the pleasure of seeing it all written down.
What’s lame about this activity is that it might also cause you to face your own June-Cleaver fantasies or shed some light on your mate’s primal Neanderthal leanings. Or maybe that was just me.
Go on, get started on your own chore list!
Check out this article which suggests that every task on the list should be “hers”.
http://www.thriftymommy.com/1955-housekeeping-article/
Ah, the perks of modern marriage.
I like the concept. I’m a list person (and have a checklist for everything) but I’m not sure Tage would go for that.
On another note… I am SUCH a fan of Babycenter– they have the BEST sample baby schedules!
PS The Rookie Moms would like to go on the record as saying that we don’t believe that a functional household requires a HER and HIM.
That’s a great list, it made me think of things I need to add to my Husband and my chore chart. It’s been on my to post about list for weeks.
Oh and that article from the 50s is great. It’s like an episode of the Gilmore Girls that I love. I think it could be fun to have a yearly Donna Reed day
Thanks for posting this list. Who knew such a think existed??? I wish that our household chore list was this short!!!! How come it seems so much more complicated in the real world??? Thanks again for the great post.
I came across FLYLADY online and I am in LOVE with her system. It has helped me in so many ways. I love the weekly home blessing hour and the daily routines you stick to every day. If you need help in this area, seriously check it out! http://www.flylady.com/
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Use http://upsees.com for splitting chores. It’s free and it actually works.