Today I'm bringing my HUSBAND on to talk about a pretty hot-button topic -- how we split up the chores at our house.

We've both been the main breadwinner in our family, and it has certainly changed how we view chores. Both of us came from families that the mom did most of the household work -- but since I worked we needed to find a new solution -- does any of that sound familiar? I think you'll love today's episode!

This episode was inspired by my post on splitting household chores -- which you can find here: https://www.pullingcurls.com/splitting-household-chores-in-marriage/

Big thanks to today's sponsor The Organized Home -- if you're looking to spend LESS time cleaning up your house and more time ENJOYING your relationships, it's the course for you! Don't forget to use the code mentioned in the podcast!

In this episode:

We're going to talk about how we ACTUALLY split chores in our house. How we split it now, and how we split it when my husband had a very busy job.

We're also going to talk about the magic tool we use to eliminate nagging. :)

Mentioned in this episode:

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepherd & Kristen Bell (one of my favorite podcast episodes of all time)Tick-Tick AppWhy we don't have a maidTeaching Teens to do LaundryMore info on our Saturday Clean can be found in Family RoutinesOur Cleaning ScheduleHow we clean our floorsRobot Vac WarsHow to make a cleaning schedule that works for youHow to not kill your husband

Show Producer: Drew Erickson | Photo Credit: Photography Hill

Show Transcription:

Hilary Erickson 0:00
Hey guys, welcome to episode nine of the pulling curls podcast. Today we're talking about splitting chores in a marriage. Now you don't have to be married. But if you're in a relationship sometimes deciding who does which jobs at your house is mind boggling. So today I have a very special guest coming on. I'll let you guess who that is. We're talking about handling chores when one of you is working a little bit more and our family I have actually been on both sides of that I've been the one who stays at home more and now I'm the one who works for income more than my husband does. We're going to talk about our favorite and our least favorite cleaning jobs and I'm going to share a big tip in a way to stop nagging. Let's untangle it.

Welcome to the pulling Curls podcast where we untangle everything from pregnancy parenting, home routines, even some family travel because heavens knows our lives are tangled I'm your host Hilary Erickson.

Okay, you guys I bet you guessed too it's going to be today's show guest is actually my husband is Drew Erickson and he is actually the show's producer. So if you've ever thought I love how quick this show is, he's so good at like editing out my 700 arms and all the stuttering that I do. He does such a great job. So if you like this podcast, it is actually him not so much me

Just so you guys have a little bit of background about him. He was actually a band director for the vast majority of our marriage. He worked as a high school band director. He worked both in California and here he left band directing about four years ago and he now works at a local community college. He teaches a few classes there on campus and he really enjoys that he has also been a Scoutmaster for six long years, and he's my best friend.

Sponsor 1:35
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