chores
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Have A ‘Chore Audit’ With Your Partner
What tears couples apart isn’t always the Big Things. Often, it’s the everyday things, the stuff that you feel like you should be able to brush off, but trying to do so only makes you angrier, and so you brew resentment in silence until one early morning when some unrelated annoyance makes you explode with…
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Gamify Chores With Little Kids
Photo: Hero Images (Getty Images) I know, chores are chores. But take it from Mary Poppins, the O.G. Supernanny: “In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun.” To save yourself from the drudgery of daily household maintenance, you must find that element.
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Why You Need Two Chore Charts
At some point, most of us have tried to use a chore chart or wheel, or maybe just a list, to get our partners and housemates and families to do their share of the tasks that keep our homes running. But we also know the sinking feeling of seeing the dishes pile up — and…
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How Do You Keep Your Home Neat And Tidy?
“Keeping house” is something my grandmother has always excelled at. Not only does every dish, appliance and Snowbaby have a very specific place that it mustn’t be moved from, but she has a very strict dusting schedule that keeps those aforementioned Snowbabies looking their best.