Hiking in Marlboro

Today was a beautiful day, much unlike that of yesterday's dreary, drizzling rain. Because the weekend was meant to be spent camping, yet was rained out and we had to make a sheet tent in the house instead, we went hiking in the woods of Marlboro in the sun and light wind. After we made a quick stop looking at a potential house, we trekked through the woods behind Nic's college. It was perfect weather that made hiking enjoyable, however it was also the kind of weather that brought out Vermont's annoying black flies. No one seemed to be bothered nearly as much as Kacy was in her tank top-- ending our trip slightly sooner than expected. Oh well, it was still fun and we found a great spot for camping next weekend.

When we got home to our messy apartment, we realized that something needed to be done to help us keep the place livable-- if that can even be done without a dishwasher.. So, we came up with a plan. Here it is: we have a list of chores that need to be done, things such as dishes, cooking, trash, sweeping, and so on and so forth. The distinguishing factor of our list is that no one is assigned a duty, not even on a rotational basis. We do not want chore list Nazis. We have a point system assigned to the chores and we sign off on them as we go through the week. Come Saturday, whoever has the most points is treated to dinner by the two losers-- not to exceed $10. Brilliant I believe. Good work gets deserving reward and losers are not out more than $5 a week. A fair price to pay for not pulling their weight. Hopefully it will help keep the house clean as much as it will help one of us be nicely fed.