The art of Chores

I recently decided that my kids (and I) have gotten old enough to take care of ourselves. That is, we have taken it upon ourselves to do our own laundry, clean our own house, change our own sheets and so forth. It’s been three months (okay, so two of those months the kids were away) and so far we’re surviving. The house looks alright. We’ve created a little work wheel with chores on it (bathrooms, floors, sweep, toilets, etc) like the kind you see at camp and once a week we spin that wheel and perform the task demanded of us. I haven’t heard anyone come into our house yet complaining of any odors. The kids and I are each individually responsible for doing our own wash and by hook or by crook the laundry is getting done (at times our kitchen looks like a 24 hour laundromat). It may be a frat house here but I tell you…it’s a pretty darn clean one.