Equal Distribution of Chores

I apologize for not having a more romantic topic on Valentine's Day, but according to this NYTimes article, equally distributing household responsibilities is romantic!

Matt and I try to divide our chores evenly. We divide the weekly and monthly chores into two different groups (#1 and #2) and then we alternate who does them each week/month. Then we have chores that are specific to us every week.

Now that we moved into a new house, it's time to make up new lists to reflect our new environment.

Weekly #1

• Clean entire kitchen (counters, sinks, refrigerator, microwave, floor, windows)
• Mop bathroom floors
• Shake out rugs from kitchen and bathrooms
• Wipe down dining room table, Henry's table, office desk, desk in front room
• Get stains out of couch
  

Weekly #2

• Clean both bathrooms (counters, sinks, toilets, tubs)
• Vacuum whole house
• Vacuum couch
  

Monthly #1

• Dust bookshelves and desk in living room
• Dust bookshelves in Henry's room and master bedroom
• Wash rugs
  

Monthly #2

• Wash duvet cover
• Sweep front porch
• Sweep back porch
• Clean out bowl by front door
  

Daily/Weekly: Sara

• Water plants
• Empty the dishwasher
• Do general laundry
  

Daily/Weekly: Matt

• Take out trash
• Take out compost
• Put away dishes from dinner
• Wash cloth diapers
  

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