Are you tired of picking up after your kids? A toy by the door, a magazine carelessly thrown on the couch, a video game console’s controllers all over the coffee table, a jacket on the floor… The mess is only half the frustration — the other half is that it happens constantly.
What if you confiscated these items and allowed your children to retrieve them only on a particular day? Call it your “Monday Turnover Box.” The rule: Any item that isn’t picked up or put away after dinner will be placed in the box. Kids (maybe even Dad) can …read more

I will start by acknowledging that my hubby does much of the laundry on the weekends. However, it may very well be my imagination, but since I started working from home to manage my business, The Pet Set , I get the distinct feeling that there has been a reversal of roles without my knowledge. For years I commuted to and worked in Manhattan and so did/does hubby; therefore household chores seemed to have been shared equitably.
This Sunday’s New York Times Style Section , covers the issue of the rift in who does more house cleaning with the deft of …read more