I'll make this quick and to-the-point. I am fighting a losing battle trying to keep the house clean, laundry done, etc. I try to break the chores up between my wife and me, but she basically just doesn't do hers. When it comes to cleaning, I feel like I'm taking care of two kids - the actual child and my wife!
What complicates the matter is that I don't work a typical 9-5 M-F schedule. I work some evenings until 9 p.m. and usually work Saturdays. I have Sundays and one other day off during the week. So I'm not here to really clean WITH her, which might be what she needs to get motivated.
How do some of you do it? Today is my day off and I have about five hours to get all the laundry done along with surface cleaning, de-cluttering, and vacuuming. I won't be able to get to washing the floors today. But it's frustrating that I have to do all of it. My wife knows I'm frustrated, but she just doesn't seem to care. She's just more sloppy than I am, I guess. I don't feel my standards are that high, so it's not like I'm saying it needs to be sparkling at every moment.
Any advice so I can avoid eating up my entire day off with cleaning?
What complicates the matter is that I don't work a typical 9-5 M-F schedule. I work some evenings until 9 p.m. and usually work Saturdays. I have Sundays and one other day off during the week. So I'm not here to really clean WITH her, which might be what she needs to get motivated.
How do some of you do it? Today is my day off and I have about five hours to get all the laundry done along with surface cleaning, de-cluttering, and vacuuming. I won't be able to get to washing the floors today. But it's frustrating that I have to do all of it. My wife knows I'm frustrated, but she just doesn't seem to care. She's just more sloppy than I am, I guess. I don't feel my standards are that high, so it's not like I'm saying it needs to be sparkling at every moment.
Any advice so I can avoid eating up my entire day off with cleaning?