5ft 9in and 124lbs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild
"A guild is an association of partisans who control the practice of their craft in a particular
town home. The earliest types of guild were formed as confraternities of workers. They were organized in a manner something between a trade union, a cartel, and a secret society. "
Our household responsibilities are divided between different guilds depending on the abilities skills and proclivities of the various potential guild members.
My guilds include the yard design and maintenance (pruning, tree planting, watering, plant acquisition with occasional input from the design guild), automotive, general repair, carpet cleaning, long-term financial planning (savings rates and instruments, home refinancing), taxes, weekday cooking, fielding solicitors both on the phone and at the door, &c.
Her guilds include home design both interior and exterior with some input from the other guilds, weekly bill paying, keeping the social calendar, weekend and higher-skilled cooking, cooking for guests (about 4 times a month these days).
We share general cleaning and each does his/her own laundry.
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rubato
