Whiteboard on the fridge fixed our passive-aggressive war

My roommate and I kept leaving each other sticky notes about dirty dishes and trash, but they'd get lost or ignored. After 3 weeks of cold silence and a moldy coffee mug standoff, I bought a small whiteboard for $8 and stuck it on the fridge. We now write one rule per day, like 'unload the dishwasher by 8pm' or 'your pizza box is still on the counter'. It sounds dumb but having it in plain sight means we both see it every time we grab a snack. We also added a 'thank you' corner for when someone actually does the chore, which cut the snark way down. Has anyone else tried a shared visual list instead of texting or notes? I'm curious if it holds up past the first month.

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luna8911mo ago

We did this but with a calendar, worked til summer.

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