Mental Load Planner

Running a home is more than chores. Someone has to notice what's needed and plan it before anyone does it, and that invisible work is easy to miss. This Google Sheets and Excel planner lists 100+ household tasks, splits each into Notice, Plan and Do, and shows each partner's real share of the load in hours per week. Then it helps you rebalance it.

What You Get

• Mental Load Planner spreadsheet (.xlsx) for Google Sheets and Excel 2010 or newer
• Bonus 4-page fillable + printable PDF: conversation guide, task handoff cards, weekly check-in and our agreements (US Letter)

Spreadsheet Features

• 104 household tasks pre-loaded in 12 categories: meals, cleaning, kids, money, health, home maintenance, yard, car, pets, family & social, holidays & travel, tech
• For each task: does it apply, how often, how long, and who notices, plans and does it (either partner, both, outsourced, kids or nobody yet)
• Add your own tasks; edit names and how much each stage counts
• Dashboard: total household hours per week, each partner's share, the gap, tasks with no owner
• Who carries the invisible work: notice, plan and do hours side by side
• Breakdown by category with a chart, and the 10 biggest weekly tasks
• Rebalance columns: try a new split and see each person's share before you commit
• Weekly check-in log with fairness ratings and agreements
• Example data so you can see how it works

How It Works

1. Purchase and download from Etsy (Purchases > Download files).

2. Open the .xlsx in Excel, or upload it to Google Drive and open with Google Sheets. Share it with your partner.

3. Fill in the task inventory together (30-45 minutes), then look at the dashboard.

Please Note

• This is a digital download. No physical item will be shipped.
• A planning tool for households, not counseling or therapy.
• Requires Excel 2010 or newer, or a free Google account. Not tested in Apple Numbers.
• For personal use only. Not for resale or redistribution.

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Created by me with the help of digital and AI-assisted design tools; every page and formula was reviewed and tested.

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NOTES (do not paste)

Don't use "Fair Play" (a book and card-system name) or its "conception, planning, execution" wording anywhere in the listing; the product uses Notice / Plan / Do.

This fits Productivity or Home; I'd list it in Productivity and mention it in the Home section's listings.