Start with work you can describe
A shared task list is useful when it captures a specific arrangement. “Look after the kitchen” leaves several questions open. A narrower task, such as putting clean dishes away, gives people something concrete to discuss.
University of Minnesota Extension’s roommate guidance suggests talking about how household responsibilities will be divided. Its original audience is college students and other first-time roommates. We use that ordinary coordination idea here, not as evidence that a particular list fixes problems in every household.
Name the responsibility without assigning blame
Write the task before deciding who will take it on. Include relevant preparation if the people involved consider it part of the job. The point is to clarify the work under discussion, not to prove who has done more.
If people understand the task differently, leave room to describe those differences. A polished chart is not a substitute for agreement.
Agree on what the entry means
Record the person who has agreed
Add a name only when that person has actually accepted the arrangement. An empty space does not mean the task defaults to whoever usually notices it.
If no arrangement has been reached, write “not agreed.” That keeps the open question visible without presenting an assumption as a decision.
Clarify what “done” means
Use an ordinary description of completion. For putting dishes away, the people involved might agree that the clean dishes are returned to their usual places. This is a wording example, not a standard every household must adopt.
Keep the description short enough to use. If it turns into an inspection checklist, consider whether it still serves the arrangement you intended.
Add timing only where it matters
Some tasks have a relevant time because something else depends on them. Others can remain flexible. Record the distinction rather than giving every household action a fixed deadline.
The form does not decide how much work anyone should do or what division is fair. Those choices belong to the people involved and their circumstances.
Leave a way to change the arrangement
Discuss what should happen if the usual person is unavailable or the task changes. A note such as “check before swapping” or “leave the question on the shared page” can record an agreement you have actually made.
Do not assume that handing over a task has been accepted because you wrote another name beside it. Keep uncertain changes marked as questions until they are agreed.
Choose where the current version lives
University of Georgia Extension’s time-management guidance includes shared household scheduling in an agreed place. Choose a location that works for the people using this sheet: paper, a shared note you already use, or another existing arrangement.
The medium is not the main decision. Everyone involved needs to know which version represents the current agreement and how a change will be flagged.
Download the adult chore chart
The blank US Letter PDF is available immediately, with no email or household setup. Complete the rows together and voluntarily. It is a coordination note, not a contract or a test of a relationship.
Download the adult chore chart (PDF)
Each row is one agreed task. Leave the person field “not agreed” when no one has accepted it. Mark Done only when the agreed work is complete; an unchecked row is not a score or a debt.
| Task | Who | When | Done |
|---|---|---|---|
| ________ | ________ | ________ | □ |
| ________ | ________ | ________ | □ |
| ________ | ________ | ________ | □ |
| ________ | ________ | ________ | □ |
| ________ | ________ | ________ | □ |
Add a short note about what “done” means when a task needs it, any unresolved question and how you will propose a change. Agree where the current chart will stay. These notes belong to the people involved, rather than being instructions from the worksheet.
See the filled example PDF for illustrative entries, not suggested assignments. You can print the blank PDF or this page. The printable chart page also provides Print and the same downloads. Fill in your own rows on paper; this tool does not store or customize household entries.
Keep unfinished agreements visible without turning them into a score. If the difficulty is a conflict between people, a task sheet alone cannot resolve it. This guide does not offer relationship therapy or a method for making someone cooperate.
Keep your personal preparation separate
If a task you agreed to take on involves an ordinary item for tomorrow, My Week has a corresponding preparation action. Choose the evenings focus and use Replace to select “Prepare one thing for tomorrow.”
Use that only when it fits your own task. The shared household sheet stays in the place you chose together. My Week does not assign responsibilities to other people, synchronize a household calendar, or send them reminders.
Frequently asked questions
Does every task have to be split equally?
The sheet does not define fairness. Record the arrangement participants actually agree to, without a universal ratio or score.
What if nobody has agreed to a task?
Write “not agreed” and keep the question visible. Do not assign it by default to another person.
Can roommates use the sheet?
Yes, as an optional coordination note. The linked Minnesota Extension material discusses household responsibilities in a roommate setting; it does not validate this particular form.
Does My Week share this list with my household?
No. Keep the shared record separately. My Week offers individual preparation actions, not household task assignment or synchronization.