2006-09-03

Sunday, September 3, 2006 was the day of The Great Cat-Shit Closet and Under-Table Midden Cleanup. Also the bathrooms.

Random thoughts about work and stuff

Facts:

• The house needs more cleaning than it gets
• I could do more cleaning than I do
• Even with the cleaning I do, I still have very little time for my own projects
• I do this:
  • most of the driving
  • most or all of the dishes (Sandy sometimes unloads, or starts the dishwasher after I have loaded it)
  • occasional help with paperwork
  • occasional (but typically time-consuming) computer maintenance
• Sandy does lots of stuff too:
  • prepares lunches/snacks for kids in the morning
  • keeps track of kid-related deadlines (schools, camps, etc.)
  • fills out all kid-related paperwork

I feel like offering to do more regular cleaning, but I am also reluctant to commit the additional time.

Questions:

• Is the extra cleaning something which I should do anyway?
• Who does it benefit, in what (approximate) proportions?
• Who "owns" the expenses caused by the children, including extra cleaning (the messes are primarily caused by them)?