Signage

Signage used for the NZ Collective. Feel free to translate, edit, create new versions, whatever!

Kitchen

General Rules

The food prepared here goes in your mouth, help keep everything clean

• Keep it simple, wash your own dishes (and slightly more).
• Get something out of the fridge or cupboard? Put it back.
• Save yourself some time, use less, wash less.
• It is hard to cook when all the pots and pans are dirty, please wash them
• Some people have strict diets or food allergies. Be considerate (don't use the same knife to cut different things)
• Don't throw away any good food: maybe someone else wants to eat it later.

Washing Dishes

• Rinse all dishes
• Soak the dishes with food caked on
• Fill sink with soapy water
• Wash dishes
• Place on drying rack or recruit a dryer
• Put dishes away
• Clean sink

Grocery Shopping

• Take an inventory against the list of staple foods and buy accordingly
• Ask for special requests

Staple Foods

• sugar
• salt and pepper
• oil: olive oil
• vinegar
• bread
• rice
• pasta and sauce
• chocolate
• coffee, tea
• energy drinks
• cookies
• cereal
• peanut butter

• potatoes
• onions, garlic
• vegetables: tomatoes, zucchini, capsicums (peppers), broccoli

• fruits
  • kiwis, bananas, oranges, avocados, apples

• cans:
  • fruit, pineapple
  • beans, chick peas
  • coconut
  • tuna

• condiments
  • ketchup
  • mustard
  • mayonaisse

Fridge

• milk, soy milk, rice milk
• yogurt
• eggs
• cheese
• meat assortment

Bathroom

This is where we go to get clean. That can't happen if it's dirty!

Please take a moment to pick up after yourself and do the following:

• Take your hair out...and wipe the sink
• Don't forget to fix the rug on the floor
• Open the window....when you finish
• Put your stuff back in the cabinet
• Hang your towel up
• How about adding flowers to the bathroom

Basically, make it prettier than when you came in, because yes, this bathroom is gonna shine.

Laundry

Just one sign

• Dirty Laundry Goes Here

The Chore List Signs

Cleaning The Kitchen

• Sweep and mop floors
• Straighten cabinet space
• Wash sink
• Clean fridge

Cleaning The Bathroom

• Scrub toilets
• Clean sink
• Clean shower
• Clean mirrors

Gardening

• Mow lawn
• Trim bushes
• Clean up outside

Daily Clean Up

Kitchen

• Do any dishes and put away
• Wipe down counters
• Put things away

Living Room

• Put dishes in the kitchen
• Fix couch cushions
• Put things away

The CouchSurfing Collective is not about a dirty couch

Landlord expects the house to be returned better than when we got it. That is called respect. If you don't know what respect is, check Respect at Wikipedia

For example:

• The vacuum cleaner can be very efficient in cleaning the floors
• Being tolerant and understanding is very effective, however it does not apply very well when the living room is messy in the morning.
• When you buy chocolate, there is a rubbish bin to toss the wrapping.
• Healthy Living Tips?

Food Warning

• Casey is vegetarian
• Elza is allergic to dairy.
• Joe only eats expensive imported foods like caviar.
• Kasper is a vegetarian.
• Leo loves chocolate.
• Hungry Steve, uhh, likes food.

• amylin is vegan.