A chore reminder that reacts to the weather and what's happening at home, not just a fixed schedule
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A lot of housework depends on the weather, visitors, or another job being finished, so a fixed schedule doesn't always help. This reminder would still handle the regular jobs, like laundry on Thursday evening, and also speak up when heavy rain is forecast (check the gutters), when guests are coming tomorrow (tidy up), or the day after a job that needs a follow-up (fold yesterday's washing). Everything would live in one simple list for the household. It could read the local weather forecast and let you add your own events, like a visit, that trigger the right chores.
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- A household keeps one chore list with regular jobs, plus chores that appear when heavy rain is forecast, before guests arrive, or the day after a job that needs a follow-up.
- Suggested shape
- Web app
- In scope
- Regular chores on a schedule, like laundry on Thursday evening, shown in a "today" list.
- Weather triggers: read a free forecast for your town (Open-Meteo needs no key) and add chores like "check the gutters" when heavy rain is expected.
- Your own events, like "guests tomorrow", that add their linked chores on the right day.
- Follow-ups: finishing a job can add another for the next day, like folding yesterday's washing.
- One list for the household. The simplest version lives on one shared device, like a kitchen tablet.
- Optional, if there's time
- Phone notifications when a chore appears.
- The same list on everyone's phone, which needs accounts or a private shared link.
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