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[quote=Anonymous]My youngest charge will soon be in preschool for 3 hours 3 days per week.  My family is keeping me working for the same hours I have been, and having me do household things during that time.  We will soon discuss what I will do for that time.  I am trying to figure out what I would most like to do, and what I really don't want to do.  I want to know my preferences before our meeting, so we can talk about it and agree on some things.  I figure they may have ideas, and I should too.

I would like some suggestions of what may be the best things I could do for them (at least my preferences that I will bring to the table).  I can't figure out what would work best, and what wouldn't, because they are very hard to work for.  I don't want to make it harder by agreeing to some tasks that just make things more problematic with them.  They are rather picky.  They tend not to give enough information about what they want or how they want something, then comment on it/criticize after the fact (after I have done it).  Even when I ask for details, I have a hard time getting enough details (not very responsive or never a clear picture - poor communicators).  Also, they are famous for the "job creep".  My original agreement was to "focus on the kids" and do "a few chores occasionally" if they themselves didn't have time, etc.  These were not supposed to be daily, since "focus on the kids" could happen all day due to the number of kids and age differences of the kids.  There isn't a space where all kids are napping, etc.

I already do: 
daily dishes - dishwasher and handwashed - not just from the day, but from them the night before and more on Mondays
trash/recycling out whenever needed (often)
some pet care, general picking up, putting paper towels/soap/wipes/Kleenex/etc. out when they runs out (often), other odds & ends
keeping calendar/schedule of kids' activities, school things, etc. and coordinating those things

I will not do:
heavy cleaning of bathrooms (will wipe counters)
scrubbing floors by hand

I know the communication/picky-after-the-fact thing would be too hard with:
organizing closets, cabinets etc.
getting rid of old toys/clothes
(they have too many opinions on what to get rid of or where things should go)

I am wondering about how these things would work, considering how they are:
shopping for groceries and Costco (they would have to give a good list, but still potential problems?)
laundry (I would say kids' only, but wonder if the details problem would rear its head?)
washing counters (too picky?)
floor - vacuuming and/or mopping (too picky?)
dusting (too picky?)
more phone calls/errands like a personal assistant (they said there are some tasks like that)

Nannies (or others can answer), which tasks would you choose, or what do you do now, that you like/don't like, and why?  Considering the way I describe these people, please help if you can see potential problems with certain tasks and the way these people are (the job creep and the few-details-then-critical-afterwards thing).

Thanks so much everyone![/quote]

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