Cohousing-L Mailing List: Getting people to wash dishes and do post-meals clean up

[david bygott (davidbygott]

After various experiments, Milagro has settled on the following:
We have one common dinner each week, usually Sat night, cooked on a rota basis 
by a new team each week (3-4 members). 
The cooks are responsible for the kitchen cleanup, so they tend to clean up as 
they go. Diners often pitch in to help with this. 
All diners are encouraged to help clear tables, pre-rinse their plates after 
eating and feed them into the dishwashers.
A hired cleaning lady comes every week and cleans floors and other surfaces.
The Common House Committee members oversee all of this and encourage us to 
follow procedures.
It seems to work!

David Bygott
Milagro Cohousing, Tucson