The Division of Labor: Husband Jobs and Wife Jobs (and a little Steve Jobs, too)

My wife and I have a very hectic schedule.  I work every weekday, usually leaving at about 6:45AM and coming home anywhere between 4:00PM and 9:00PM, depending on what I have going on at school. Musical season is even more intense.  As I have mentioned before, my wife is a PhD student and graduate assistant at MSU.  This semester, she had class/work Monday-Wednesday on campus, then worked from home and did homework Wednesday-Sunday.  Before we even look at concerts and festival performances for me and special campus events for her it is clear to see that our schedules are pretty tight.

Like any household, we have to maintain some kind of division of labor with household jobs that need to be done.  We have four animals to care for, which means vacuuming is a must.  We both eat and are committed to the Dave Ramsey budget, which means we do not go out to eat very often, so someone has got to cook.  And we still have to get the mail, take out the trash, scoop the cat litter, do the dishes, do the laundry and pick up after ourselves.  Keeping a household running takes some work!  In actuality, we take turns with a lot of jobs.  Who ever feels like cooking cooks.  Who ever feels like washing the pots and pans washes the pots and pans.