A card from Fair Play by Eve Rodsky
Groceries
Your family needs to eat. Can we all agree on that? Good. So how do the pantry and refrigerator get stocked on an ongoing basis? With CPE. This includes noticing what’s about to be used up or expire, keeping a running grocery list, and getting to the market . . . ideally before you realize there’s not a drop of milk in the fridge. Even if your family orders groceries online and your go-to dinner is frozen pizza, this card requires CPE nearly 365 days a year. Consult the various “Meals” cardholders regularly so you can be sure you have taco shells in the cupboard for taco night.
Holding this card means owning all three
Conception
Your family needs to eat
Planning
- Making a master list (consulting with “Meals” cardholder)
- Checking refrigerator and pantry for what is low and adding to list
Execution
- Shopping (grocery stores and/or online)
- Loading and unloading groceries
- Placing items in pantry/refrigerator
- Throwing away expired items from refrigerator/freezer
Suggested Minimum Standard of Care
Shopping (grocery stores and/or online) Loading and unloading groceries Placing items in pantry/refrigerator Throwing away expired items from refrigerator/freezer
A starting point. You and your partner agree the real standard together, and the holder meets it without reminders.
Holding it well
- It’s a Daily Grind: relentless and time-bound. Make sure each of you holds a fair share of these, ideally one from each suit.
- The holder owns all of it: noticing, planning and doing. No “just tell me what to do.”
- Agree the Minimum Standard of Care together, then let the holder meet it their way.
- Not working? Bring it to the weekly check-in and re-deal it. Don’t take it back mid-week.
Put this card on your table
Deal it, agree its standard, and see who holds what. Free.