A card from Fair Play by Eve Rodsky
Storage, Garage & Seasonal Items
Home suit
If you have a storage unit or a garage, do you have any idea what’s inside it? If not, now is the time to get it organized and have a CPE plan in place before someone asks, “Honey, where’s Zach’s sleeping bag? He has a sleepover tonight.”
Holding this card means owning all three
C
Conception
We have storage
P
Planning
- Inventory management of summer/beach/lake/camping/bikes/pool items or winter items
- Researching and renting storage unit
E
Execution
- Managing items in garage (place in bins, racks, shelving etc.) or give away to “Tidying Up, Organizing, & Donations” cardholder)
- Tidy shelves and storage in garage
- Air in bicycle tires, sports balls, pool rafts
- Organize sports, ski, and camping equipment and/or luggage
Suggested Minimum Standard of Care
Is the garage or unit reasonably organized? Can you find things when you need them?
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.