Archive | February, 2012

Household chores and rosters

9 February 2012

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One of the best things about moving out with other people, rather than living by yourself, is that you get someone to share the house- hold chores with. No having to do them all on your lonesome! Let’s just get one thing straight—the definition of chores here is not just ‘cleaning up your own mess. [...]

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Learning to Live: Conflict Resolution Part (6)

5 February 2012

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 In informal arbitration, a neutral person, or a panel of neutral people (maybe all the other housemates), hears both sides of the story from the people in dispute, who then agree to accept the decision that is made by the arbitrator/s on how the dispute is going to be resolved. Because this isn’t a legal [...]

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Learning to Live: Conflict Resolution Part (5)

1 February 2012

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By Saturday morning Belinda had had enough. She called a meeting, and she was determined to solve the problem. She sat them down on opposite sides of the living room and sat herself in the middle to act as the neutral moderator. Belinda helped them to communicate with each other in a civil manner, asking [...]

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