the art of negotiation

I've been eating my cereal and oatmeal out of mugs for two days now. The dishes situation is baaaad. It's so bad in fact that I made Matt a tempting offer. I'd do the dishes if he'd pick up the yard. The negotiations were short, and he quickly accepted. He's currently outside with Vegas, raking up the yard that she has managed to destroy in a few short months. I'm enjoying my side of the bargain. I'm clean, warm, and comfortable, sipping coffee in-between loads. My high school FBLA advisor always said I'd go into business. I guess she was right, because in my mind, I made one hell of a deal.