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Me. Every single day. Since I started practicing.
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Not sure this would work for my spouse and me. We do not have what some would say are ‘expected gender tasks.’ We both do yard work, mowing, edging, weed eating, pruning, etc. same with laundry, vacuuming, bathroom cleaning, etc. he enjoys cooking far more than I do, so he does most of our meals. We have been married for many years and have evolved through the years to do what needs to be done with no ‘assigned tasks’. Depending on the sport season or busy time in each of our school schedules, the other may do more than the other, knowing it is a marriage partnership.
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Exactly! Yes dishes are never fun 😌.
I love this idea. In my household we have specific tasks each one does to complement one another: my husband separates and washes clothes, i fold them. My husband wipes the dust, i vacuum. I cook and he loads the dishwasher or the other way around. I bake and he grills outside.
Then tasks that are separate: i clean inside, he cleans outside( yard, grass, garden).
When I'm sick, he takes over my tasks, but he doesn't allow me to take over his if he is sick.
Idk why. This seems to work for us.
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I like the thought of sticky notes. It would definitely be nice to be able to switch chores around.
I love your sticky note idea! If I could go back in time, I would try something like that. I have been with my husband for 30 years and our relationship is more or less “traditional”. I do pretty much everything- cooking, cleaning, shopping, laundry, money management, raising our kids, and lots if outdoor tasks as well. Our son mows the lawn, our daughter helps with edging, raking leaves, etc. My husband is breadwinner., even though I work full time, too. My days are very long. When he is not working, he expects to be doing something fun. It is not easy. I gave up trying to get him interested in helping years ago. We are kind of set in our ways. He is not interested in change. Now that our kids are late teens, it is easier than when they were small. And I like to be busy. Everything is a routine for me- it is how I keep up with everything. I have very little downtime. But I am used to it. Good luck with your system! I hope it works for you both.
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I'm so sorry to hear about your long days! I know I couldn't do all of that myself!
I do almost all of the work. 😞
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I'm sorry I'm sure that's really frustrating.
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We are a traditional household.
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With you working as well is it ever hard to keep up? No disrespect!