The Chore of doing Chores

Since I really try to limit myself to just posting one photo a day on my photo blog I have to do something with the extras. The following picture is a true depiction of everyday life here at the Smith house.

It has been a chore for us to find a chore list that works. Since the new year we've been experimenting with a new chore chart. We've tried several versions in the past but nothing lasted more than 6 weeks. With this one we're only into it 3 weeks but it seems to be doing better than the others. We've been trying the "zone" tactic. This week Megan has the Dish Zone which means unloading the dishwasher of clean dishes, re-loading it with the dirty, and doing the "hand washables". Since she's only 4 1/2 she needs a little bit of help from me which results in the mess you can see below.