Household Chores for DH

LameWolf

abaxas wrote: »

As a man,

Give us jobs we dont mind doing! And magically they'll get done :P

Eg, cutting lawn, cleaning cars, building fire, DIY, etc

Humph!!!! Getting Mr LW to cut the grass is like getting blood out of a stone! Can't complain too much though, he's very domesticated really - probably a result of living on his own for 12 years before I met him. But when I moved in, the back lawn was literally two and a half feet high!:eek:

JailhouseBabe

Ellidee wrote: »

Hi MQ I think buying a new duvet every 6 months is a good idea. It costs a lot to get them cleaned and even the laundrette isn't cheap. I usually get our duvets from TJ Hughes for around £15 or less and then chuck them rather than clean.

Rather than adding to landfill, perhaps you could contact some kennels and see if they could use them for dogs waiting to be re-homed? Or offer them on freecycle as pet bedding and get someone to collect them from you?

MoneyQueen

JailhouseBabe wrote: »

Rather than adding to landfill, perhaps you could contact some kennels and see if they could use them for dogs waiting to be re-homed? Or offer them on freecycle as pet bedding and get someone to collect them from you?

Hi JailHousebabe, We no longer change the duvets ever 6 months. We have invested in a goose feather and down one which goes to laundrette every 6 months and because it is much warmer than the cheap ones we don't need to put the heating on as much as we did earlier.

beemuzed

Gosh I am so lucky! DH isn't terribly good at DIY, but he'll do anything around the house, and for the past 15 years or so has done most of the cooking!

Valli

Check oil/water etc in car
clean inside car
Wash out plant pots ready for repanting in spring
clean out greenhouse (Jeyes fluid) if you have one
Unblock drains

greenbee

Valli wrote: »

Check oil/water etc in car
clean inside car
Wash out plant pots ready for repanting in spring
clean out greenhouse (Jeyes fluid) if you have one
Unblock drains

You mean you've finally managed to come up with a justification for keeping men in captivity?!

HariboJunkie

thriftlady wrote: »

Haribo you made me laugh so much, thank you:T :rotfl: :rotfl:

I'd add -Taking stuff to the tip.

We don't have a list, but things seem to have evolved into a happy state of affairs.

Me
I do all the food related things -buying, preparing, planning, and quite a lot of eating too.

I do all the laundry and ironing (bare minimum of ironing) and mending.

I do all housecleaning chores, but not very regularly or thoroughly and make sure we're well supplied with loo rolls etc and medical supplies.

I do all the gardening except very heavy work.

OH
He earns all the money.

He does any DIY work (and very well too).

He does heavy garden jobs like chopping branches off trees.

He cleans cars

He gets cars serviced, MOTd etc

He takes stuff to the tip -I sometimes do this

He fixes the computer and the kids' toys.

He takes the kids swimming and for walks etc

He washes up after every meal - this one should be divided up amongst DS1 & 2 soon.


KIDS
They change their bedlinen and make them again.

They take the bins out (wheelie bins) -OH did this when they were dustbins.

They take rubbish to the compost bin and other bins.

They put away clothes and keep their rooms tidy. DD is pretty rubbish at most of these but she's only 8.

Things we both do
Take children to hospital/doctor's depending where the appointments are.

Organise kid's baths & bedtimes-only necessary for DD now.

Take kids to out of school activities.

I feel I was a little unfair on my OH. Although everything I said about the morning routine is actually true I should say that like your OH Thriftlady he does earn 99.9% of our income and he does it by working damn hard. :T He entertains the children endlessly :A and does an awful lot of DIY.
As far as general chores are concerned as I am a housewife I consider that to be my job but when he is at home as he has been for the holidays he does do alot more in the way of hoovering, dishwashing, shopping etc.