Tony works shift work (he's a cop) and many times works longer or has to go in earlier than he planned. He also is on call a lot.
I do the bulk of the indoor cleaning, because I'm home. I would feel like a dolt asking him to say, clean the bathroom, when he just worked 12 hours, if I was home all day, kwim?
He does the chores I can't stand and a few others:
-unloading the dishwasher in the morning
-mop/sweep floors once a week or so
-outdoor stuff like mowing grass (though I do this sometimes too)
-any building/woodworking type things
-house maintenance
I do:
-most of the cooking
-all bill paying/money
-all laundry (I hang it outside to dry)
-bathrooms
-bedrooms
-dusting
-lunches, etc for school
-make appts for kids (dentist, etc)
-any big sorting/cleaning project (like organizing basement)
-Christmas shopping/wrapping/decorating (big project when you have 3 kids LOL)
We both do:
-food shopping (Tony's a sucker for a deal, so he actually goes more than me, because I just buy whatever, regardless LOL)
-vaccuuming when it's needed
-bed time routines
-kid's parties and other functions
-taking kids to appts
-taking out garbage
-helping kids with homework
-computer upkeep
In the winter, when I'm coaching skating, we just kind of play the "whoever has time" game LOL. But it all gets done. I have a routine I follow in terms of days things are done.
ETA I feel so blessed for my husband's help. I mean, we all have lazy days where we don't feel like doing anything, so we tend to pick up each other's slack on those days.
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