looking for tips. this is something I've been struggling with since I moved into my apartment last summer.
it just seems like I'm the only one that contributes anything to the upkeep. I clean, do most of the dishes (the majority of which come from my roommate), and take care of putting out the trash/recycling.
my roommate is willing to do it, but he needs to be specifically asked, told exactly what needs to be done, and reminded once or twice. and it becomes really less effort to just do it myself. I don't think he's doing it on purpose, he's just not the most aware person. if I yell at him, he says "I clean whenever it's messy"... apparantly he doesn't consider a thick layer of dust and hair on the bathroom floor to be messy :Q
we've had talks and I've tried to setup a game plan, but it only seems to take hold for a few days before dishes start piling up in the sink again and there's a mound of empty soda bottles surrounding his computer desk.
anyone have any good suggestions? (other than moving out... not an option, and other than the cleaning, he's a great roommate).
I took a wetnap, wiped it across the worst section of the bathroom floor to fill it up with dust/hair/whatever and left it on his desk with a note saying "we need to talk about the cleaning tomorrow".
it just seems like I'm the only one that contributes anything to the upkeep. I clean, do most of the dishes (the majority of which come from my roommate), and take care of putting out the trash/recycling.
my roommate is willing to do it, but he needs to be specifically asked, told exactly what needs to be done, and reminded once or twice. and it becomes really less effort to just do it myself. I don't think he's doing it on purpose, he's just not the most aware person. if I yell at him, he says "I clean whenever it's messy"... apparantly he doesn't consider a thick layer of dust and hair on the bathroom floor to be messy :Q
we've had talks and I've tried to setup a game plan, but it only seems to take hold for a few days before dishes start piling up in the sink again and there's a mound of empty soda bottles surrounding his computer desk.
anyone have any good suggestions? (other than moving out... not an option, and other than the cleaning, he's a great roommate).
I took a wetnap, wiped it across the worst section of the bathroom floor to fill it up with dust/hair/whatever and left it on his desk with a note saying "we need to talk about the cleaning tomorrow".
But he is not good at it, so I really just prefer to do all the cleaning myself.. Until my other roommate gets back from Kuwait in a few days, since he is actually decent about cleaning up..
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