SelfBoundBeauty

SelfBoundBeauty t1_ja9ie7d wrote

Talk it over with her but I've had success going around in a schedule. Monday is bathroom, Tuesday is Hallways, Wednesday is Kitchen, etc. If it's your turn on a day, you just spend 20 minutes cleaning up in there. For bathroom day that usually means wipe down the tub/sink/toilet and put the linens in the laundry, but sometimes there's a bigger job to focus on. It takes pressure off other areas of the house.

For daily-ish chores, utilize the power of waiting and link them to something you're already doing. Wipe down a counter while your hot pocket microwaves. Rinse the tub while waiting for the water to heat up. It sounds like your partner has already attached finishing eating and doing the dishes

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SelfBoundBeauty t1_izoj7fq wrote

My fav example is with vacuum cleaners. At first, when everyone just beat the dirt out of their rugs, vacuum companies had to convince people to buy it. They had to be easy, effective, and worth having. Once vacuums became the standard, companies didnt need to worry about quality, they needed to worry about a steady flow of customers. Someone who buys 1 vacuum that lasts 50 years isn't going to be as much profit as someone who has to buy a vacuum that craps out every 3 years.

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