Another silly question: How do you split the household chores?

[Ember]

Sometimes it's nice to ask random, pointless things.

In my house, DH does all the cooking. He cooks a meal every other night (in between we eat the leftovers from the night before) and will usually do some baking during the week, too. He also cleans the kitchen and takes out the garbage. This is several hours of work so I do most of the rest of the chores.

Of course, nothing is really set in stone this is just generally how it works. How about you?

 

[charming23]

I live with mom and we split the chores pretty evenly. We take turns cooking throughout the week. She of course is responsible for her room and bathroom as I am responsible for my room and bathroom. We both clean the kitchen and load the dishwasher when needed.

 

[lecach]

There are three of us - me, DH and DS (5 years old)

DH empties the dishwasher, takes out the trash, mows the yard, handles financial stuff like refinancing, will vacuum if I ask, will start the crock pot.

I do all the daycare dropoff and pickup, grocery shopping, cooking, bill paying, house cleaning, clothes and supply shopping for all three of us, laundry. Now that DS is signed up for tball I will do most of the driving to practices and games since DH travels for work.

We both work full time although DH works a lot from home. Seems to me he could cook ocassionally, throw a load of laundry in, etc.

 

[DisneyBamaFan]

I hang out, drink beer, eat. My wife does everything else...

 

[MizTink]

I hang out, drink beer, eat. My wife does everything else...

sounds just about perfect!!!
now if i could just find a man to do everything, so i could have your job, i'd be happy!!!

 

[wdwfan16]

Our rule is you do what is needed. This works when both will step in to do what is needed.

 

[MizTink]

no man in my house so it's me and kids (DS'sGF18, DS16, DD14, DD11, and DGD6mos). the baby is the only one small enough to have an excuse to do nothin' but look pretty! either me or DS'sGF18 cook, every one is responsible for their own room, bathroom (we have 3), and laundry. the rest of the apartment is divided up into 3 areas. i have a rotating schedule on the calendar and each thing gets done daily. (1. completely clean kitchen, 2. sweep/mop kitchen & foyer floors and take out trash, 3. vacuum all carpet and dust).
we have a pretty small living area so it's really not bad at all. the kitchen is the only one that takes a little work/time, but we each only have a turn every few days, so it's nice. the kitchen is also the only job that really HAS to be done daily, but it's just easier to keep them doing it every day!!

 

[hereyago]

DM, dd11 and I live together. Dd dusts and vacuums the living room, sweeps kitchen floor and mops it as well as foyer. She has her room to clean as well. She helps take trash out and on trash day take out the bin out to the street-it has wheels. I cook, do the rest of the cleaning, mow the grass, etc.

DM-well she was a SAHM who didn't cook, clean, or really be responsible for me, and she didn't stay home that much, so she isn't about to pitch in any time soon. She pays DD to dust and vac her room each week.

 

[swald91]

SPLIT?!

 

[alexandria674]

Depends. At first when we first moved in together, we split but since I was used to things in the house being my way, I started to do the majority of it. We compromised and decided we keep the place up by tidying whatever mess, but once a week doing a full scrub down of the apartment that way since he and I have kept the place up throughout the week, the total scrub down of the place isn't so hard or takes all day. A big rule though is although one person cooks the other cleans the mess.

 

[Jestocost]

I cook most weekends, take the trash out, start laundry/switch out loads, clean the kitchen, vacuum the house, cut the lawn, empty the dishwasher/dish drainer, take out the dogs first thing in the morning and last thing at night, and a number of other things. DW has a full schedule too.

I also work full time and travel a great deal, so during many weeks a lot falls on DW.

 

[cassiez76]

split??

since i'm home with child, i'm the one usually sweeping/mopping, dishes, feeding the dog/cat, picking up the mess my husband usually leaves, cooking, laundry (he usually brings it down the stairs since i'm a klutz).

he takes out the trash (most of the time) and watches child while i get a few minutes peace in the shower. he'll do diapers and sometimes cook. he also gives me my enbrel shots twice a week, cause if he didn't, i wouldn't be able to do it! he brings home the paycheck, so i can't complain too much. he also puts up with my crazyness, which is pretty big. LOL

 

[FireDancer]

It's easy for me, I am the only one living here. If I want it done I have to do it.

When I had roommates we were pretty good about keeping the place cleaned. We cleaned out own dishes and after ourselves and when a bathroom or the kitchen needed cleaning we did it. There was no schedule but it pretty much evened out in the end.

 

[Aimeedyan]

We split pretty evenly. I do all the cooking, he does all the kitchen cleaning. I do the meal planning and grocery shopping, except when he was laid off he would do the grocery run once I made a list.

We take turns on all major household chores - joint laundry, bathrooms, dusting, vacuuming, trash, etc. I do my own personal laundry, he does his own.

 

[pooh4evr]

Split!-- ah that's cute!- no such luck here I stay home with 3 girls- do all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, "bookeeping" , running to events in the evenings and take care of the yard most of the time- Dh sometimes takes out the trash - I guess he does work about 70 hours a week though...

 

[Lucky4me]

dh just took an early retirement a month ago. I've tried to ease him into the fact he is now a stay at home Dad, just like I'm a stay at home Mom, but its taken him awhile.
Two weeks ago we made a decision that he would cook all meals and write up a grocery list. That alone has helped me so much. I hated thinking about what to cook every day because he and dd are so picky. Now it's on him. He's doing well with it. Gives him something to think about and do. He writes the grocery list and last night, we all went to the store together. Shopping was so easy. Then I could come home and relax until it's time to clean up. I don't mind cleaning up at all if someone else is cooking me a meal.

He also brings in all the wood for the wood stove, takes out the garbage and recycling, does all outside driveway and lawn maintenance, including snow removal. Next month I'll teach him how to scrub a toilet. Then I'll be the one who really feels retired.

 

[livie1205]

I am at SAHM but have a few med problems...my dh DOES help way more then he has to! He will do it even if I am in the middle of it...he is a great guy.My kids also do chores (even my 4 yr old) but I have the best dh in the world.

 

[KramBerries]

I maintain the electronics, help with the homework, do a bit of laundry, handle the finances, and do a very little bit of cooking. I also bring in the income. My wife does pretty much everything else. I help out with random other tasks as necessary. We split car maintenance and lawn work.

 

[AnnaS]

Split?

 

[LuvOrlando]

It's all Yin and Yang in my home.

DH works outside the home every day, I cook and do all school & medical stuff with the kids every day.

DH deals with the trash because I don't like to touch it, I do the bills because DH doesn't like to deal with them.

I do the laundry but DH carries it up and down the stairs.

The kids now empty my dishwasher because, for some reason I despise doing it.

I do most of the inside cleaning but DH will step in and do it if things are too busy for me to keep up.

DH is the head bug killer and I am the head ouchie fixer.

As for outside chores, I love to make our lawn green and DH mows it when it gets long.

When one of us is ill (I get migraines so that's not exactly rare) DH will take over for me.