A card from Fair Play by Eve Rodsky
Home Furnishings
CPEing this card can be as basic as making sure that every bed has a pillow, you have towels in the closet, and the drinking glasses with cracks get replaced before someone chips a tooth. This card is not a one-time deal, as there’s regular inventory to be taken and just when you could use that 20 percent off Bed Bath and Beyond coupon, it’s nowhere to be found. Kindly discuss with the “Points, Miles, & Coupons” cardholder so you’re buttoned up for your next trip to the store.
Holding this card means owning all three
Conception
The house needs to be clean
Planning
- Creating an inventory of what is needed
- Researching items for price, look and functionality
Execution
- Purchasing items for the home: pots and pans, cutlery, dishes, towels, sheets, hand towels, pillows (beds, couches, etc.), mattresses, duvets, picture frames, candles, door mats, art/posters, appliances, bed frames, couches, dressers, chairs, dining room table, drapes/shades, kitchen table and chairs, stools, carpets/rugs, trash cans, bedside tables, lamps, coffee table items, book shelves, fireplace, and outdoor items.
- Replacing broken/outdated items
- Placing items in appropriate area in consultation with “Organizing” cardholder
Suggested Minimum Standard of Care
Once you agree on a plan for what your home should look like, is that plan implemented?
A starting point. You and your partner agree the real standard together, and the holder meets it without reminders.
Holding it well
- The holder owns all of it: noticing, planning and doing. No “just tell me what to do.”
- Agree the Minimum Standard of Care together, then let the holder meet it their way.
- Not working? Bring it to the weekly check-in and re-deal it. Don’t take it back mid-week.
Put this card on your table
Deal it, agree its standard, and see who holds what. Free.