Podcast: How Erica and Amy Share Chores
Erica: Um, but like chores, even for myself, I think my husband and I have an agreement like he does outside, I do inside, and I’m good with that.
Erica: I don’t think he’s really done a lot of work inside cause I don’t ask him, like I’ll just do it, you know? But …
Amy: You know, I- I- I think that’s fair. Like, I have the upstairs, Brian has the downstairs. So when I’m downstairs sometimes I just want to go, “Oh my gosh, this place is such a pit,” and he’ll say, “It’s fine, I’ll take care of it.”
Amy: But the upstairs, if it’s mine, then I can do whatever I want. So I will never argue that, does that make sense? I would rather have the, um, upstairs than the downstairs.
Erica: Yeah.
Amy: And then the outside I would say would be- would be Brian. Like I will plant all the flowers in the springtime.
Erica: Right. That’s what I do. Yeah.
Amy: That will be. And then a vegetable garden. But then after that I have nothing to do with it.
Erica: The snow blowing, mowing … Yeah, yeah.
Vocabulary:
have an agreement – to share a mutual understanding, arrangement, or deal with another person, “My roommate and I have an agreement that whoever cooks dinner does not have to wash the dishes.”
such a pit – a slang expression used to describe a room, house, or place that is incredibly messy, dirty, or disorganized, “After the weekend party, the living room was such a pit that it took us three hours to clean.”
take care of it – to handle a situation, complete a task, or fix a problem so someone else does not have to worry about it, “If you are too tired to walk the dog tonight, don’t worry, I will take care of it.”
does that make sense? – a common conversational phrase used to check if the listener understands your point, explanation, or logic, “I want to finish the hardest chores first so we can relax later, does that make sense?”
have nothing to do with it – to completely stay away from an activity or refuse to have any involvement or responsibility for it, “I helped choose the paint colors for the house, but when it came to the actual painting, I wanted to have nothing to do with it.”