Our first Family Chore Hour was a success!
Did I even mention Family Chore Hour in this thread? 
It’s exactly what it sounds like: One hour where EVERYONE in the family is doing household chores, because nothing’s worse for morale than to be cleaning up while somebody else is reading the newspaper, playing on the computer, etc.
I won’t go into all the particulars of how the chores were assigned (unless somebody’s interested, because I did put a lot of thought into it!), but the main thing is, it happened and things got done! There was grumbling at times, but no arguments. And I’d guessed fairly well how much work the kids could accomplish in two half-hour chunks, so I’m feeling especially good about that!
As for me, I’m still on track with my weekday house chores. I’m making a mighty effort to stick to what I wrote down, and not be tempted by “while I’m here” moments. Sometimes I actually have to say “NO!” to myself out loud, which sounds really goofy but it always works!
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