Keeping your spouse happy!

by Guest Author

Published in Business

You know the saying Happy wife, happy life? (Sorry ladies just using this as a way to relate ... I know youre smarter than us mere males, so easier for you to adapt than the other way around!)

Anyway, back to keeping the wife happy ... if youre like me (I seriously hope youre not!) then you tend to get lost in your own world, and to be honest, chores at home ... well they are just chores!

Now dont get me wrong, my wife works as well (economic necessity), so Im not trying to dodge responsibility here! Im happy to do whatever needs to be done around the home ... its just that Im always to busy thinking about more important things to notice the things that have to be done.

For long Ive suggested to my wife that she simply needs to tell me what she would like to have done, and Ill do it! No problem!

Turns out it is a problem for her, mainly because Im forever forgetting to do the stuff shes asked me to do. Clearly this i a major flaw in my makeup, but I was determined to find a solution ... and I found it! And it cost me all of 99c!

Now you know from my past newsletters I have told you about some very clever software products, but this time I needed something really simple and quick! Ive used task management tools (and man you get some fancy ones), but they were all a major overkill, and really lacked one key ingredient ... recurring tasks!

So I found a little iPhone app called recurring. I can set a task to automatically re-appear on my very simple task list at either daily or weekly intervals.

So far my wifes not convinced yet (well OK she doesnt even know Im using this new system!) Im waiting for her to comment on my newfound ability to notice what has to be done around the house. Which is a lie really, because I have my phone give me a list of things I need to look for. Knowing what to look for is a LOT easier than just looking for what needs to be done :) The most important one of course is making sure there is a cold bottle of bubbly in the fridge ... happy wife, happy life!

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