How to actually tackle your honey-do list for your house
It can be a huge hassle to juggle every household chore. There have been attempts to simplify this hassle—things like task cork boards, assignment wheels, and especially honey-do lists. If you don’t know what a honey-do list is, then keep reading on how they might help you and your spouse keep your home maintenance tasks organized and ready to knock out.
What’s a “honey-do” list?
Household maintenance is a fact of life, as permanent as taxes and death. And when you live with other people (partner, spouse or otherwise), you’ll have to communicate who does what chores and when. That’s where the “honey-do” list comes in.
In simplest terms, a honey-do list is a chore list for your spouse to perform. It’s an organized way for couples to communicate what needs to get done, without having to stop for a conversation before every task.
What to consider
Now that we know what a honey-do list actually is, let’s discuss ways to set your lists up for maximum household maintenace success.
Consider seasonal tasks
It may be easier to have a few seasonal honey-do lists. This can help keep the list more manageable and focused on more immediate tasks. For example, you may not be doing as much leaf raking in the middle of summer, so you can move that to your fall/winter honey-do list.
Room-to-room tasks
Another handy way to think about your honey-do list is to separate tasks by room. This might help you from getting overwhelmed about all the tasks your home needs. For example, you can start by just focusing on bedroom tasks, while tackling other rooms later.
Exterior tasks
Similar to the room-to-room tasks honey-do list, setting one up for exterior maintenance needs can help keep things manageable. For example, cleaning gutters, checking your roof for holes or damage, or tending to your garden are important items to check off and you may be more likely to tend to them all at once rather than sporadically.
Interior tasks
Room-to-room is important, but there are other interior spaces to consider—like your closets, attic, and/or garage. Items like cleaning, moving seasonal items, and checking for leaks and holes are all important tasks and tackling them together can help keep you and your family focused.
From “honey-do” to “honey-done”
Home ownership can feel overwhelming at times, with all the regular maintenance you have to do to keep things running. But you don’t have to do it alone. The honey-do list is a way to communicate the home’s needs to your spouse and it can be fun to check in with each other about your progress.
But we get it. Life gets in the way. People don’t avoid maintenance because they want to. They put off maintenance because they don’t have the time to get to everything on their honey-do list. That’s where we come in. At Golden Home Management, we partner with you to craft the perfect Monthly Maintenance Plan for you and your family’s needs and tackle all the items on your honey-do list. Contact us today to schedule a FREE home assessment with one of our Home Coordinators.