chores
Posted By: anon on 2006-08-23
In Reply to: Who does the chores in your house i.e.....sm - Poll lady
me for #'s 1 through 5. I also take the garbage to the dump every week. He mows the lawn on a riding lawnmower about 3 times a year and still complains I don't do anything, which is yet another reason why this marriage is going down the tubes.
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1. Laundry. - ME, though my daughter Jenny does help me fold if she is around when I am doing it.
2. Dusting and vacuuming the house. - ME (DH does it maybe 6 x a year)
3. Cleaning bathrooms; ME, but have kids clean their sink every week.
4. Cleaning the kitchen after meals. - ME (he does all the cooking though)
5. Lawn chores. --DH does all that, I am in charge of the pooper scooper in the backyard though, fun.
What chores?
I have a housekeeper who has been with me for years, will come whenever I want her to. My hubby does the cooking (gourmet)and yard (I might help a little there). Am afraid if I were to stop MTing my husband might expect me to do house clean. Ugh!!
Chores
1. Laundry - ME.
2. Dusting and vacuuming the house. - What?
3. Cleaning bathrooms. - I clean mine, and I don't set foot in DH's. It's scary.
4. Cleaning the kitchen after meals. - ??
5. Lawn chores - Both of us, when it's not too hot.
I'm considering getting a cleaning service. Ya think?
Who does the chores in your house i.e.....sm
- Laundry.
- Dusting and vacuuming the house.
- Cleaning bathrooms.
- Cleaning the kitchen after meals.
- Lawn chores.
For our house, my husband & I split the laundry chores, he does the yard work, everyone pitches in for the dusting/vacuuming, the kids clean their bathroom and my husband & I alternate cleaning ours, and we rotate who cleans the kitchen after meals. The kids also don't get an allowance - this is part of their "living" experience; however, if they want to do extra work like clean extra areas that aren't theirs then they can make some money.
Maintenance chores...sm
Computer users can do the main maintenance chores without taking a class because Windows provides simple point-and-click interfaces to things like disk cleanup, disk defragmenting and backup. The other important things are running antivirus and antispyware software and keeping them up to date, but most of these configure themselves to update automatically.
One thing that can be tricky is installing and configuring a firewall, depending on your particular situation and version of Windows. However, firewalls have also become much more user-friendly in recent years..
Eliminating a virus once you have one is another matter, some being so nasty that they resist removal. For these, "a class" in computers won't give you the expertise to exterminate them anyway.
If you Google "regular Windows maintenance" (including the quotes so it's treated as a single search phrase), you'll find lots of reasonably nontechnical advice online that will tell you everything you need to know to keep your Windows system in good running order and as reasonably well-protected as possible.
What chores around the house does everybody have "blindness" for??
Right now I've 8 ice cube trays with ONE ice cube in it and the garbage is balanced in a delicately constructed pyramid 12 inches above the level of the garbage can and the "structure" has extended onto the top of the chest freezer it sits next to. I'm gonna see how long this can continue!
Yes very spoiled but very responsible and do chores. sm
Most kids are "spoiled" in some way or another. I have two teens who do not ask for any material things. They do not care about name brand clothing or shoes, etc. They are leaders - not followers.
They keep their rooms clean, help out around the house, clean the kitchen, bathrooms, help me do the laundry. Now that school is back in - homework and school work come first. My husband and I spoil our kids on our own just because they are "good kids."
Family of 4 - we share most chores; however,
for the laundry - I do all laundry and fold, they put their own clothes away in their drawers or hang up in their closets.
Me, husband, and 2 teens (1 boy and 1 girl). They are both great about helping out around the house. When the trash is full - one of them just automatically take it, empty the can, etc.
Lawn chores - all my husband. He wants it that way, as he is very particular about his "grass".
Anyone doing home chores today instead of working? sm
So far we've put out 40 bags of mulch around the flower garden area as it was time to refresh it, and then I've put in a fence in the back yard for the dog (deal alert - if you have a small dog that won't jump over a fence, you can get 150 feet of kennel fencing that is 3 feet high at Lowe's with the stakes for just under $100, and it took me less than an hour to figure out how I wanted it to look and install it... and I'm not a home improvement queen!).
The dog feels like she's in doggie heaven running around without having to have her tie-up ropes and my neighbors across the road should be happy that I've spruced up the flower garden area - especially since they just put their house on the market.
Now I'm ready for a nice long Calgon soak!!!
Entertain them? Chores? Church on Sunday? You women are a joke!
How you are reading that into my statements is really a hoot! Please tell me you don't have children! My, we are all on the defense over this - how many of you have no relationship with your kids? Soooooooo sad!!
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