I live with three girls, and as you can imagine, the place gets pretty messy. Amazingly, the downstairs, which is shared by two of the girls, is kept reasonably clean.
The upstairs, especially the kitchen, which is shared by all of us, is pretty dirty. When they first moved in, I did most of the cleaning. I vacuumed twice a week and kept the kitchen clean (in their defense, I cooked more than they did). Soon, I tired of washing all the dishes and vacuming the floor all the time. So I stopped. I still wash my dishes when I dirty them, or put them in the dishwasher, but that's about it. If I spend time cooking a meal I will clean the whole kitchen, except the dishes that aren't mine.
Now the kitchen stays dirty. The counters seem to have a stain on them all the time, and the stove is messy. Right now, one of the roommates is vacuuming in there (thank god) and I was thinking about the last time I vacuumed. Probably last week, when I made a big ass family meal. Whenever I cook big meals I tend to destroy the kitchen, so it needs a vacuum afterwards.
For those with roommates... how do you split the cleaning? Is it one sided or is there some sort of method to the madness? I thought about organizing some sort of "chore board" or some shit but quickly dismissed the idea and had a beer. It used to be everyone cleaned up after themselves but now it's hit or miss. When someone has company over the place is cleaned up nice afterwards.
FYI, there is carpet in the kitchen, thus the vacuuming.
The upstairs, especially the kitchen, which is shared by all of us, is pretty dirty. When they first moved in, I did most of the cleaning. I vacuumed twice a week and kept the kitchen clean (in their defense, I cooked more than they did). Soon, I tired of washing all the dishes and vacuming the floor all the time. So I stopped. I still wash my dishes when I dirty them, or put them in the dishwasher, but that's about it. If I spend time cooking a meal I will clean the whole kitchen, except the dishes that aren't mine.
Now the kitchen stays dirty. The counters seem to have a stain on them all the time, and the stove is messy. Right now, one of the roommates is vacuuming in there (thank god) and I was thinking about the last time I vacuumed. Probably last week, when I made a big ass family meal. Whenever I cook big meals I tend to destroy the kitchen, so it needs a vacuum afterwards.
For those with roommates... how do you split the cleaning? Is it one sided or is there some sort of method to the madness? I thought about organizing some sort of "chore board" or some shit but quickly dismissed the idea and had a beer. It used to be everyone cleaned up after themselves but now it's hit or miss. When someone has company over the place is cleaned up nice afterwards.
FYI, there is carpet in the kitchen, thus the vacuuming.
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