Chores for husbands

[Karcheer]

Hello all,

I'm returning to work on Tuesday and will be working 9-5 three days a week and out another full day doing family stuff.
Currently I do all the housework and all the house looking after (decorating, lightbulb changing and everything in between), walking the dogs, feeding etc.
My husband leaves the house at 6:30 and returns around 8, and sometimes feeds the cat breakfast.

I like to keep the house clean and tidy. It takes approx a day and a half to clean if you do it in one go.

I'd like to create a rota which includes somethings my husband could do. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thank you!

Given his long working hours, maybe the quick jobs?

• Drying up/putting dishes away/unstacking the dishwasher
• changing bed sheets
• cleaning the toilet
• quick tidying up

Write a list of everything you need done, split it in half and give him that?

Why does it take over a day to clean?! I have a 4 bed house with 3 reception rooms and a big kitchen and my cleaner does it and changes our bedding in 3.5 hours!!!!

I think you are being perhaps a bit over zealous on how frequently things need doing!

maybe, but with 2 dog, cat and very messy dh it always looks messy, I've cleaned our hall floor twice today and really could do it again.

That sounds somewhat obsessive!

Maybe his job could be leaving less mess for someone else to clear up.

Does he work seven days a week?

No five days a week.

For a start, he needs to stop creating mess.

Wow that's a lot of time on cleaning, I can clean my house in about 3 hours including dusting /hoovering and changing bed linen ... (that is when I am on a cleaning mission tho) why is a grown man making such a mess in his own home ... I would get him to tidy up after himself then split the jobs 50/50 x

Definitely make him responsible for clearing up (ideally not creating) his own mess. Given that he does work longer hours and a day more, a 50:50 split wouldn't really be fair - presumably you can get a lot of the big jobs done during the day you're not otherwise engaged?

But 'what could my husband do' is hopefully anything.