Clothes of his, I always put them in the closet or drawer just the way they came out of the dryer, if inside out, so be it. Eventually he began turning them before they were washed. I would pick up anything he left on the floor, magazines, tools, dishware and his clothes. They then all hit the garbage can and after awhile he'd notice, go digging to retrieve his stuff. Oh I did make a sign above the trash can that read:

NOTICE: Missing articles are in here, after Friday they become property of the dump! The best part is I never had to say a word, he eventually got the message...

He did lose a few things until then however!

All I want to say is, I'm glad I'm not the only one who gets aggravated with this stuff. There are many many days when I feel like I do it ALL around the house, while he's watching TV or reading a book. I find myself getting resentful and I try to ask myself what's really important and what isn't, but sooner or later it builds up to a point where I blow up to let it out. True my dh is a quadraplegic but he's very independent and doesn't seem to have any trouble finding motivation when he wants to go fishing or something. I don't expect the impossible but there are things he can do around the house, but it's like he knows if he sits back and waits long enough I'll get fed up and do it anyway. And I do think they're blind when it comes to spilled coffee on the kitchen counter, or splatters in the microwave.........as women we're trained to spot that kind of stuff and take care of it immediately, I think men think if they ignore it, it'll go away (I find men are like that about a lot of things!!) And since we usually come along and take care of it.......they're right, it went away!!
Ann

Chatty, your creativity NEVER ceases to amaze (and amuse) me! I love your spunk and no-nonsense approach to everything.
((HUGS))