she just likes to mow and we've always worked together at trimming. These are the only outside chores she does. I actually start doing chores outside at about 6am and usually finish at aout 7:30 pm. I have to stop from time to time to run errands or to get the kids to or from school. She likes to sun while she is doing so maybe that's why.
I have always tried to keep the house clean, sometime cleaner than others. I do think she is/has tried to take over the role of husband (one of my issues is that she treats me like an employee)