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DH throws his clothes on the floor all the time!

Not sitting down to relax (tv or book) until work is done and baby is in bed.

If he did my laundry for me that would really help the household and our bedroom floor. That AIN'T gonna happen...so here's a more communal chore that would be helpful too...The dishes Iin the sink: wash, dry, put away and dishwasher: load, unload, put away.

If I hadn't promised to love him forever already, I'd try to use that to get him to help out.

Close the drawers (dresser, cabinet, dishwasher) after taking something out.

@mrbee: lol I could continue but then I'd feel guilty. He does do a lot of things around the house, mostly outdoor maintenance, but it just makes me wonder sometimes why he can't continue to take things upon himself inside the house.

Rinsing the dishes before putting them in dishwasher.
Not using our "good" towels to clean up floor messes.

Figure out how many bottles and pump parts I need for the next day and wash them without the accusation, "do you really need me to wash pump parts tonight? I thought you had clean pump parts." I'm not dirtying bottles and pump parts randomly for fun. It's the same dishes every day.

Putting MY dishes/clothes away...he will put his own dish in the dishwasher sometimes but completely ignore my plate that is sitting in the sink...or he'll walk right by some clothes on the floor that need to be put in the hamper. He always says, "Well, I thought you had your reasons for leaving it there!" Yeah, the reason is that I was too busy to get to it at that moment, but it would be nice if you did it, considering how often I pick up after you! Although, I guess I shouldn't complain, considering that he does sometimes manage to put his own stuff away.

@mrbee: Maybe that is something I can talk to him about. It would really take some stress off me if he even had just two chores to himself, but if he could remember to do them on his own.

We just recently had a conversation about this. How there are a few "little things" that he could do around the house, that would only take a minute, but would help keep things much tidier and make me happier! I know you asked for just one but......
- pick up his clothes off the floor
- stop leaving his pop cans on the table beside the couch until recycling day
- stop leaving random stuff on the kitchen table where it clearly doesn't belong....like socks.....or a hammer

Ahhhhh I feel better!

Put away laundry besides his own (baby stuff, towels, etc,) He takes his own stuff from the basket but leaves the rest. I don't need him to put away my stuff, but not all the towels are mine!

I'm the obnoxious spouse, hands down. I do all these things lol. I throw clothes on the floor, don't wipe up coffee spills, I leave things out, I leave half drunk glasses of water everywhere, use the good hand towel for the counter, etc.

DH sets his oatmeal bowl in the sink and doesn't put water in it. That's my main little beef. He has a dozen for me though

Washing the bottles. But he does so much more around the house that I can't be too upset he doesn't wash bottles, ever.

@mrbee, it's just the morning oatmeal bowl! It gets crusty and particularly hard to clean. I scrub harder for old oatmeal than anything else

He could throw out the junk mail. We get sooo much junk mail and I immediately throw it away when I get the mail but when he gets the mail he just lets it pile up on the counter and it drives me insane!

@mrbee: b/c if I make dinner I shouldn't have to wash the dishes too. I usually chuck it into a pan of water to soak and soften up, and if i'm in the middle of prepping dinner I don't have time to dig out toothpicks to get the garlic out of the holes. I don't want my fingers to be super-garlicky since I'm breastfeeding.