Health & Wellness
Mental Load Audit Checklist
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52 itemsA starting point for sharing the invisible work in your home. This free mental load audit checklist gives you a 52-item head start so nothing important slips through the cracks. it's been shaped by real families using it in real moments — the kind you don't get a second chance to prepare for. Use it as-is, or open it in Checkbloom to customise every item, share it with anyone by link (no account required on their end), and tick things off together in real time from any phone. When you're offline, changes queue and sync the moment you're back. Every Checkbloom template is free to preview and free to download as a PDF. Create a list from this template and share it with anyone by link — they can check items off in real time with no account or app download required.
Use this list as a starting point for a conversation — not a scorecard. The goal is awareness and sharing, not blame.
What's on the list
- Plan meals for the week
- Build the grocery list
- Do the grocery shop
- Track what's running out around the house
- Coordinate the household calendar
- Plan ahead for school holidays and breaks
- Notice and replace household supplies (TP, soap, batteries)
- Think about meals when guests are coming
- Track everyone's birthdays and anniversaries
- Buy and send birthday gifts and cards
- Send thank-you notes
- Buy and wrap holiday gifts
- Plan family photos and updates
- RSVP to invitations
- Schedule playdates and social plans
- Coordinate carpools
- Manage extracurricular sign-ups and gear
- Stay in touch with extended family
- Maintain friendships beyond the household
- Notice when someone in the family seems off
- Schedule annual physicals for everyone
- Schedule dental cleanings for everyone
- Track and refill prescriptions
- Notice when someone needs new glasses
- Manage immunization records
- Make pediatric and specialist appointments
- Hold space for big feelings (yours and others')
- Apologize first to keep things moving
- Notice when a kid is anxious about something
- Reach out when someone is grieving
- Plan small acts of kindness for your people
- Mediate sibling or partner conflict
- Track when relationships need attention
- Pay the bills on time
- Track subscriptions and cancel waste
- Manage budget and savings goals
- Coordinate tax documents
- Negotiate with insurance and providers
- Track warranties and receipts
- Notice when the home needs cleaning
- Manage laundry flow
- Coordinate trash and recycling days
- Track home repairs needed
- Manage seasonal wardrobes for everyone
- Plan and water plants
- Maintain pet care routines
- Count how many of these tasks you personally own
- Notice what is missing from this list for your household
- Choose 3 tasks to hand over this month
- Have a conversation about invisible work with your household
- Schedule a follow-up audit in 3 months
- Be kind to yourself in the process
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