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Make a cleaning rota the whole household will stick to
One person ends up doing all the cleaning. Get a fair rota split across everyone, with 10-minute daily jobs and a kids' version.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Help me make a cleaning rota we'll actually stick to. Who lives here: [names and ages] Time each can give: [e.g. me 20 min a day, partner weekends, kids 10 min] Rooms and spaces: [e.g. 2 bathrooms, kitchen, lounge, stairs] Jobs I always forget: [e.g. oven, skirting boards, fridge] Jobs people hate: [who hates what] "Good enough" standard: [e.g. tidy and wiped, not show-home] Before you start, ask me up to 3 short questions if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A 10-minute daily reset list. 2. A weekly rota table: person by day, with jobs split so time is fair, not just the number of jobs. 3. Monthly jobs spread across four weeks so no week is heavy. 4. A swap rule for when someone can't do their job. 5. A kids' version in simple words, with a tick chart. Only use the people and rooms I've given. UK English. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. names and ages: a short note you already have. e.g. me 20 min a day, partner weekends, kids 10 min: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
The prompt · Copilot
Help me make a cleaning rota we'll actually stick to. Who lives here: [names and ages] Time each can give: [e.g. me 20 min a day, partner weekends, kids 10 min] Rooms and spaces: [e.g. 2 bathrooms, kitchen, lounge, stairs] Jobs I always forget: [e.g. oven, skirting boards, fridge] Jobs people hate: [who hates what] "Good enough" standard: [e.g. tidy and wiped, not show-home] Before you start, ask me up to 3 short questions if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A 10-minute daily reset list. 2. A weekly rota table: person by day, with jobs split so time is fair, not just the number of jobs. 3. Monthly jobs spread across four weeks so no week is heavy. 4. A swap rule for when someone can't do their job. 5. A kids' version in simple words, with a tick chart. Only use the people and rooms I've given. UK English. Stay in this Copilot chat. Leave plugins off, and do not open a file from OneDrive.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. names and ages: a short note you already have. e.g. me 20 min a day, partner weekends, kids 10 min: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You list who lives there, the rooms and how much time each person can give.
The assistant asks who hates which jobs and what standard is 'good enough'.
You get a daily, weekly and monthly rota split fairly, plus a simple version for children.
What happens
Use Copilot to make a cleaning rota the whole household will stick to
One person ends up doing all the cleaning. Get a fair rota split across everyone, with 10-minute daily jobs and a kids' version.
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