Simple GUIdelines for LIVING TOGETHER AT AFH
General
* No smoking, of any kind; no alcohol (except for
cooking); no recreational drugs. .
* Maintain quiet hours between 10:00 pm
and 8:00 am.
* Keep personal items in personal space and
negotiate about keeping personal items in
common space (e.g. books, furniture, pictures,
house plants).
* Negotiate with others about social use of
common rooms.
Food
* Plan on regular house dinners, at least four nights a week, indicating on the dinner list if you will be away.
* Cook for the household one night each week.
* Pause for worship or grace before meals.
* Share meal cleanup and daily kitchen upkeep.
* Share the cost of food and supplies, contributing
approximately $55 per person per week.
* Buy basic foods economically; pay for personal
specialty items from own funds.
* Update the supply list regularly and communicate with the house shopper.
* No smoking, of any kind; no alcohol (except for
cooking); no recreational drugs. .
* Maintain quiet hours between 10:00 pm
and 8:00 am.
* Keep personal items in personal space and
negotiate about keeping personal items in
common space (e.g. books, furniture, pictures,
house plants).
* Negotiate with others about social use of
common rooms.
Food
* Plan on regular house dinners, at least four nights a week, indicating on the dinner list if you will be away.
* Cook for the household one night each week.
* Pause for worship or grace before meals.
* Share meal cleanup and daily kitchen upkeep.
* Share the cost of food and supplies, contributing
approximately $55 per person per week.
* Buy basic foods economically; pay for personal
specialty items from own funds.
* Update the supply list regularly and communicate with the house shopper.
Cleaning
* Keep common rooms clean and attractive, both for residents and for visitors.
* Carry out weekly household jobs (approximately two hours each).
* Participate in six project days per year for larger tasks (repainting, reorganizing, maintenance and repairs).
Typically these take place on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon in odd-numbered months.
* Take part in seasonal jobs such as raking, snow-shoveling, and lawn-mowing.
House Meetings
* Participate in house meetings, held twice a month (currently every other Monday, over dinner). These
include sharing appreciations, news, concerns, and house opportunities for making changes.
* Practice Quaker decision-making process, modeled on Friends meeting for business.
* Negotiate with the household in advance before seeking changes in personal responsibilities
(house jobs, dinners, meeting nights, project days, etc.)
Stewardship
* Recycle everything possible: all clean, flat paper and cardboard; all glass containers; all cans; all
plastic containers with a recycling symbol.
* Compost all vegetable products.
* Save energy by turning off lights, conserving heat, and controlling ventilation.
* Keep common rooms clean and attractive, both for residents and for visitors.
* Carry out weekly household jobs (approximately two hours each).
* Participate in six project days per year for larger tasks (repainting, reorganizing, maintenance and repairs).
Typically these take place on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon in odd-numbered months.
* Take part in seasonal jobs such as raking, snow-shoveling, and lawn-mowing.
House Meetings
* Participate in house meetings, held twice a month (currently every other Monday, over dinner). These
include sharing appreciations, news, concerns, and house opportunities for making changes.
* Practice Quaker decision-making process, modeled on Friends meeting for business.
* Negotiate with the household in advance before seeking changes in personal responsibilities
(house jobs, dinners, meeting nights, project days, etc.)
Stewardship
* Recycle everything possible: all clean, flat paper and cardboard; all glass containers; all cans; all
plastic containers with a recycling symbol.
* Compost all vegetable products.
* Save energy by turning off lights, conserving heat, and controlling ventilation.
