Our living situation is a bit....crowded. People may judge (I don't care), but currently, we reside with my parents. The opportunity arose and we gave up our own place for a chance to save and repair our very poor credit. So that one day- sooner than later- we can buy ourselves a small home, instead of continuing to overpay and rent one. It was the wiser and more fiscal (did I use that word right?) decision, so we took it! Isn't there a saying, "a big sacrifice reaps a big reward" or something like that? Well, we're sacrificing for our goal.
My parents are amazing for dealing with us and letting us stay however long we want. And for the most part, we are one big happy family. As a matter of fact, we've been here since July, and there has been no real drama. We all get along pretty well. Allow me to add my sister stays here; as well as my brother some weekends.
But there is always the small, yet important issue of cleaning.
Who cleaned what? And when? If someone really did clean? Etc, etc. So today I made a cleaning chart, that is effective tomorrow.
Whenever someone does something, whether they: cleaned the kitchen, swept the bathroom, mopped the living room, dusted, or anything else around the house they sign the chart. Along with signing the chart, they date & time it (an estimate is fine), and another person HAS to witness it. It's checks and balances...for cleaning. It'll solve any mystery or question of who did what last or who hasn't done something in a while.
I figured if chore charts work for most children, they should work better for adults, especially if I embed some politics into it. While the chart isn't quite toddler-friendly, it would probably work well for children if you wanted to steal or tweak the idea. I made mine in Microsoft Word because excel stressed me out. I was going to put the PDF file up, but I could not figure out how to upload it. I guess I should stick to small problem solving and politics because technology is not my thing.
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This is a completely different topic, but I'd like to point out my small Archer reference in my photo; my oldest sibling will be proud.
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