Kevin and I kind of have our own chores around the house and unspoken way of doing things.
*Kevin empties all the trash in the house and takes the garbage cans to the curb Sunday evenings. If he happens to not be home for this I literally loathe having to do this.
*If I make dinner one night, Kevin will do the dishes and clean the kitchen. Or vice versa. That seems to work out pretty well.
*Kevin usually tends to the outside of the house and I usually tend to the inside of the house. However, I hate, hate, hate cleaning bathrooms. Those seem to not get cleaned quite as often as the rest of the house. So much so that Kevin has resorted to cleaning them every now and then. Oops!
*I also hate doing laundry. So I'll ask Kevin to bring all the dirty clothes out to the laundry room, then I'll sort them and that's pretty much the extent of me "doing" laundry. I usually find a way to get Kevin to fold all of the clothes too, and I'll be honest and admit that I also complain about switching the clothes from the washer to the dryer. I'm bad!
*I'm in charge of our budget and bills. So far it's been working out pretty well. At first Kevin was a little hesitant about handing all that over to me, but I think he's getting more comfortable with not having a handle on it all. Probably a little grateful too.
*More often than not Kevin cooks dinner on the week nights since I get home an hour later than he does. He'll also feed the dogs. I'll try to cook dinner at least once a week on a week night (usually it's a crock pot recipe) and then I'll cook on the weekends. If I got home earlier I would love to cook dinner more often!
*If Kevin's out of town and there are clean dishes in the dishwasher, I may or may not leave those dishes in there until he returns so he has to empty them. I can't believe I just admitted that!
*Every night before bed I always have to make sure the living room is cleaned up and our bedroom is cleaned up and the bed made before we get in it. I can't stand to get into bed when it's un-made.
*Right now we have hardwood floors in our house, but when we lived in an apartment that had all carpet, I would vacuum at least every other day. It just made the rooms feel clean and I love me some vacuum lines!
*I usually give Stella a bath in the bathtub and Kevin usually gives Kahlua a bath in the sink. Right now Stella gets a bath indoors because it's cold outside, but during the summer months Kevin will usually wash her outside with the hose because it's so hot. Kahlua always gets a bath in the sink (she's teeny tiny).
*As far as organization goes, that's all me. I feel so discombobulated when things are out of sorts at home. With our wedding last year and all that planning I never felt like I could get caught up. This year I'm trying to stay on top of things and not let stuff get out of hand before it becomes too big of a project.
*By the looks of things, Kevin does an awful lot around the house - and I'm so thankful and grateful for that! I'm pretty sure that once kids enter the picture some of these roles will change so we can survive, but for now this works for us!
What are your unspoken ways (and maybe even some admissions) when it comes to cohabiting with your significant other?
