I just carry bugs outside.
Vacuum? Dust? Those are things that other people do. Fancy people.
I may be married to Leechboy when he’s not with you ;). I just had this conversation with Mr. Kalhoun the other day.
(Mr. Kalhoun) Honey! The kitty box needs to be cleaned. (he loves the little softies very very much.)
(Kalhoun) Then clean it Honey!
(Mr. Kalhoun) But Honey, I’m busy thinking about stuff.
(Kalhoun) Please lay out, preCISEly what your household duties are.
(Mr. Kalhoun) I do stuff. I do!
(Kalhoun) Do you do the Laundry? (Well…)
Do you do the dishes? (Uhhh…)
Do you vacuum? (Um…)
Do you dust? (No. I never dust. Dust doesn’t bother me.)
Do you even LOAD the dishwasher? (That’s girl work.)
Do you cut the grass? (Hey! You LIKE to cut the grass.)
When was the last time YOU changed the oil on the cars?) (no response)
Do you cook? (No. You’re better at it than me.)
Do you shop for groceries? (Well, I wait in the car for you.)
(Kalhoun) Your only responsibility in this FUCKING house is to clean the kitty box.
(Mr. Kalhoun) Well, I have stuff to think about.
(Kalhoun) Add the kitty box to your list because I’m not doing it.
Later that afternoon…
(Mr. Kalhoun) I cleaned the kitty box.
(Kalhoun) Thanks for sharing.
This is when I go hug my hubby and sweep my petty complaints right on under the rug where they belong!
So far the only task I have had to do alone in our marriage is carry munchkins and birth them. After that we share or if it is a really icky task he does it all!
Lady Chance and I went through many many many machinations to arrive at our current system:
I do the cooking and dishes.
She does all the laundry.
She drops off the kid.
I pick up the kid.
And screw it. A maid service and a lawn service. That makes things so much better.
Now if I could just get her packrat tendencies under control (she still has toys from 30+ years ago)!
I’m going to chip in as a man who is oft accused of being a messy bugger.
I’ve always felt there is a difference between cleaning because something is “Messy” and cleaning because something is “dirty.”
I will always do the second but not always do the first.
Taking ** lauramarlane’s** example above of her bloke not making the bed in the morning, in that situation i’d be the same as him. I wouldn’t make the bed either.
This wouldn’t be out of laziness but merely because i’d be thinking “what’s the point?! We’re only going to be getting back into it in about 14 hours.”
On the other hand, if the sheets were dirty (best not to think how they got that way 
) then i’d strip the bed and chuck the sheets in the washing machine without needing to be asked.
I guess what i’m trying to say is that i only clean things if there is a point to it - pick the clothes up from the floor? why bother - Floor to washing machine is just as easy as basket to washing machine. Empty the dishwasher? Why bother - Taking a plate out of the dishwasher to use is just as easy as taking a plate out of the cupboard to use.
Things should only be cleaned if there is a purpose to the cleaning - otherwise its a waste of time.
I frequently don’t even have a topsheet on my bed, and my husband and I use separate blankets, because we both like to wrap them around us rather than have them lay on top of us. Thus, making the bed has never happened that I can remember. The bed has a fitted sheet, some pillows, and a couple of wadded up blankets. Tough noogies if you don’t like it 