Work and Pleasure

After you and your partner tackle your budget, you might realize that the chores that you have in your new place have increased. You might have been used to living on your own and having your own clean-up routine, but now that you share your space with another person, the work to keep your home clean might have doubled and each of you might require a little more when it comes to housekeeping. Therefore, it is important for the two of you to sit down and communicate about these tasks. You want to make sure that you are both on the same page with what needs to be done, and if there are extra tasks that one person requires that the other doesn’t, then you need to find a way to compromise on those.

Write out a chore list, including all of the chores that both of you think need to be done. Then, assign these chores out, so you each are carrying an equal load. If one of you works and the other doesn’t, then you might decide that the person that isn’t working carries a heavier load when it comes to the housework so you can even things out. This is completely up to the two of you, but try to do it in a way where one person isn’t exhausted, because he or she is trying to do everything. Be fair. Remember, if your partner is too tired because he or she is trying to maintain the household tasks by him or herself while working, he or she might be too tired to do much of anything else.

After you have your chore list and have assigned the needed tasks, make sure you follow through with your plan. Do your best to incorporate these chores into your normal routine, so they don’t seem like such an imposition. If something happens where you or your partner falls behind, then try to help each other out so you don’t fall behind, and if one of you forgets about a chore that you were assigned, make sure the other person is there to give a reminder. You have to hold each other accountable, and you have to be able to work together even when the situations you are encountered with in your regular life seem tough. Try to motivate each other so the two of you can keep up with your list of responsibilities, and work to get these tasks done in a smaller amount of time so the two of you have the rest of your time to spend with each other and do the things you want to do.

If the two of you do these chores on a regular basis, then you might have less stress when trying to do other tasks around your household. Things should be in their proper places and rooms should be clean. This will also help you be ready for any unexpected guest that might show up so you are not scrambling to clean things that should already be clean. This also gives the two of you more time to spend together without having to worry about having a long list of things to do. This might help create peace of mind, so the two of you can focus on each other and the original reason you got together, your connection with each other.

Working together on a cleaning schedule can make things a lot easier for both of you. You won’t have to worry about not having a clean dish when you are trying to eat your dinner. You won’t have to worry about your work clothes not being clean, and the overall feeling that you will get from keeping your thing in order might create less stress in the long run.