Who does what?

kimberley wrote: also inspired by Nichole and Amy

How are chores divided in your house and what is your employment status?

I do most of the work unless someone is coming over and DH will do the dishes or wash the floor. (he thinks the swiffer is fun ). DH is also in charge of garbage/recycling and mowing/shoveling, although i have done it a few times. it really bothered me in the beginning that he did nothing, but now that i am not working, i don't mind as much. also, i am picky and would rather do some things myself.. like fold clothes or organize. only thing i wish is that he did more handywork around here.

kit_kats_mom replied: Since I WAH, and my cleaning standards are waaay higher than Dh's, I do most of the chores. He does usually empty the trash for me (but he always "forgets" to put the new bags in). His main job is heavy lifting and keeping our computers & backups working.

He helps when I give him a specific chore to do though and I can't complain because he will watch K for me when I feel the "need to clean".

Boys r us replied: Well, Rick and I both work full time and we don't really have any SET way of divying up the chores..but here's how it normally works:

Rick Always washes his own clothes, I do everyone else's.
Rick is the straightener..he daily or rather nightly is the person who picks up the toys after the kids go to bed, picks everyone's shoes up and takes the trash out..just general surface cleaning. I cook everynight..well...everynight sounds rough when you consider we eat out 3-4 nights a week. we share the dishes..but usually I do them. LOL..I do the dishes.
I do the major cleaning on the weekends or after the kids go to bed...but mostly the nitty gritty stuff on the weekends.

5littleladies replied: I clean upstairs, Dh cleans down. This would explain why the basement always looks like a trainwreck. He also helps with the dishes.

MomToMany replied: I'm a SAHM, and I do everything. DH will on occasion (very rarely) cook a meal, but not too often.

If he dares complain, he'll get the opportunity to do it all for a week!

TANNER'S MOM replied: My husband and I both work full time and manage a farm. I do most of the inside work with him assisting on laundry and getting kids off to school. He does most of the feeding and haying of animals morning time. And we both do it of the evening. In the summer we both cut and bale hay. But he does all the yard work not me! We are tired....but he is luckier than I am in the since that he work shift work 4 days on 4 days off...6 to 6. I want 4days off.

Maddie&EthansMom replied: Normally I do it all. He will help out if I ask him to. He doesn't mind doing dishes if he isn't too exhausted from work. And he will do the laundry at times. But, as long as we have known each other he has never dusted, cleaned bathrooms, mopped or done any deep cleaning to speak of. Even when I worked full time with a baby he didn't help out. He wouldn't cook or clean. And yet he always complains about the house being dirty. He will cook on occasion now and he helps me with the kids (if I ask.) As you can see there is no rhyme or reason to it.

He DOES do the yardwork and sets the garbage out on Thurs. morn. for the trashman. He used to do the finances, but after this week I am taking over. He doesn't tend to them like he should and it drives me crazy.

coasterqueen replied: DH and I both WOH.

He almost ALWAYS cooks dinner. If possible I try to clean up after dinner if not we'll do it together or if I'm not feeling well (just lately) he'll do it.

I do all the laundry unless I'm really behind..then with a bit of persuasion DH will help fold and put away.

I used to mow the 3.5 acres of land all myself....but now I can't due to doctors orders so DH does that as well. But he has always done the weedeating.

He takes care of outside issues such as bug spraying, maintenance issues to the land, house. I do cut all the bushes myself. He doesn't do that.

Inside I do almost all the "real" cleaning and DH does all the spot cleaning (meaning picking up to make it "look" clean). But now that I have restrictions DH does a lot more in that area as well.

I'm probably missing something but really we complement each other on the chores and deal with them equally.

Sunflower04 replied: DH and I both work fulltime so we share the chores.

GavinsMommy replied: I do everything. Hubbie has never done the dishes. And he never does laundry. Or any other household thing really. Sometimes he will help pick up dishes or something but that's about it. I stay at home and he works so I suppose it's a good trade.

MommyToAshley replied: Since we both work from home, we share the chores and care for Ashley equally. Sometimes he will do more and sometimes I will do more, just depending on who has more work to get done for the business. We don't have set chores except that I always cook and DH always cuts the grass. He usually does the dishes while I give Ashley a bath. I have to admit that he does a better job vacuuming than I do though.

A&A'smommy replied: I do pretty much everything, dh is in charge of garbage, and my inlaws well at least my fil is in charge of messing everything up my mil is a freak so when she gets in a bad mood she RUNS home and cleans EVERYTHING, I don't have time to do everything in one day

ediep replied: MY DH does all of the outside chores.... lawn, raking, weeding...

I usually do the laundry, straightening, cooking, food shopping, cleaning up dinner

we have a cleaning lady that comes every other week. She does the major cleaning, but I do vaccuum, sweep, and mop in between her visits.