The division of household labour

I don't understand why more people don't do this. Honestly, where we live, it costs $120 for a housekeeper to spend a whole day deep cleaning from top to bottom. It drives me nuts when people I know who can afford housekeeping (*cough* my mother-in-law) complain about how much time they spend cleaning their ginormous house.

As much as I like having a clean house and enjoy some of my chores, I would love to hire out the deep cleaning.

 

I'm almost there with a couple things. I hate mowing, fertilizing, putting weed killer down, etc., but I like having a nice green lawn.

I also think it would be worth it to bring someone in 1-2x/month for some of the cleaning chores.

 

Upshot of apartment living: I get a nice green lawn outside my back door with zero effort.

 

Yep, that's why I went that way.
I'd rather be exploring than maintaining.

And now since I divide by one (me, myself & I) ...I'm cleaning and organizing this whole 3-day weekend.

 

As someone who worked in the personal service industry for years as a nanny, I can tell you there is no need. Your cleaning person has seen it all. Hell, I've seen it all. I can certainly understand not wanting your cleaner to see your sex toy and porn collection, but other than that, don't worry.

And yes, I have seen people leave out their porn and sex toys. There are just some things I don't want to know about a client.

 

Our chores are mostly divided into things snowy is willing to do and things snowy hates to do. He does the things I hate to do (towels, cat box, garbage, loading the dishwasher) pretty regularly. I'm still home more than he is, so I'm the one primarily in "charge" of housework. One thing I'm grateful for with the Chore Wars link I shared several posts ago is that it pointed out that not all housework is cleaning--there are administrative tasks associated with a household that take time to manage.

 

Division of labor isn't top clear in our home. He keeps the vehicles running, I keep them clean. He is an excellent cook, but doesn't do it more than twice a week. He vacuums once a week. That's his one official chore, but he is great at picking up the slack when I'm overwhelmed. He also does most of the parenting on weekends (read: playing with our kid). I find domestic tasks relaxing, so I tend to do them before he gets a chance. He and I have similar standards for cleanliness, and he doesn't make messes - he is exceptionally tidy honestly.

Oh, it is worth mentioning... Unless I'm physically incapacitated, I don't want his help with dishes or laundry. For those tasks, I have my system, and if it's messed with, I'm likely to get fiesty. More so if I'm stressed.

 

I can understand that. Nothing drives me crazy like E banging around in the kitchen. I'm sure he's breaking something, even when he's not.