"CHORES" around the house!! How do you do yours?

Miriah

I do the dishes around the house...I do the laundry....I "light a fire" under my husband and children to do their part of what needs done around the house. This is goofy...but I use a game off of Real Arcade called Fab Fashion (my girls found the game and showed it to me, of course I had to play after I saw it) as a "motivation" to do things around the house. In the game you have to do things in a sequence to make sure that you get them all done. After I play the game for a while, I put the things I need to do in a sequence and then go do them. I chain all of my chores together, and try to make it fun to do the things I need done. If I don't find a creative way to do the things that need done, I get angry because no one else is doing their part.

What does everyone else do to motivate themselves? Smile

Maybe what you do isn't as goofy as what I do, but I would REALLY like to hear what everyone else does do. I think the reason that we all read things online is because it pertains to us. This pertains to everyone. LOL So what motivates you to do things around your house? Or does nothing motivate you? Do you do the things around your house or does someone else? If you don't do the things around your house...why don't you? I am NOT criticizing, I just really want to know what everyone does. [/b]

WhistleTurning

Believe it or not I uphold the male end of the chore arguement, and do al;l the hovering in the house and clean the bath rooms and the kitchen all my wife does is to do the dusting. I also cook about half of the meals, take the trash out and wash things like the car. In the garden I mow the lawns and keep the veg patch organised and do planting through out. I I at any time want a devorce then I of couse as I am well and truly house trained would accept any offers.

When next in you local bar ask the guy next to you

"Have you done the chores today"

9/10 the reply will be "what chores" slip in with the nifty answer"Mines a pint" and either run or laugh at the embaressment of the guy as he tries to riggle out of buying.

dangerdog

i'm in my early 20's, and my roommate of several years/best friend is a guy. so, that information all put together, i do about 98.97% of the cleaning around the house. when we cook, it's usually team work unless he's getting in the way, and i always pawn off cooking burgers or steaks on him. occasionally he'll do the dishes, but it's like having a dog that does this one really neat trick but only rarely. it's still nice, though, when i don't have to do them. :p

i don't really play any games or do anything specific, i just have to see it whenever i walk through the house and it drives me crazy. so i wait until i'm alone during the day, put on some music, and just knock it out. the only thing i really have to keep on myself to do is the laundry.

a lot of our friends thought it was a little bit odd that i do my roommate's laundry and all of the cleaning, but there's really no way around it. 1) he's a spoiled rich kid, 2) he's my best friend, 3) i don't want to live with someone who doesn't wash their clothes. and he doesn't know how. :p