Divide and Conquer
As a family, try dividing up the chores to make sure that no one is getting more than their fair share.  “Fair Share” doesn’t have to mean that everyone gets the same chores or even the same amount of chores.  Your 5 year old brother is not going to be able to mow the lawn once a week, but he will be able to fill the cat’s food bowl every evening.  Maybe there are some jobs you even like to do; see if you can get those as your chores.  The important thing is that everyone is taking responsibility for some tasks around the house.  Sometimes rotation charts or calendars posted on the fridge work well as reminders.

Schedule
Get into the routine of doing your chores.  When planning activities with your friends or at school remember to schedule in chores just as you would schoolwork or other obligations.  Since everyone has chores, no one should find it weird when you say “Can we meet at 6 instead of 5?  I’ve got to fold the laundry before I go out.”  Always get chores done first because it’s very easy to be tempted into skipping them once you are out with your friends doing something fun.

Spread Out the Work
Rather than waiting ‘til your room is hard to even walk through, make sure to tidy it up a little every few days.  This can make a daunting task that may take all day into a minor chore that takes just 15 minutes every few days.  The same goes for all the chores that involve cleaning or yard work. 

Do a Little Extra
Remember the reason that you do chores- to make the rest of life more comfortable.  That means that whenever you have the chance to do a little extra (say folding laundry while you’re sitting around watching TV or taking the dog with you when you go for you jog)- do it.  It’ll mean less work when you have other, more fun things you could be doing.  It means less work for the other members of your family when they are particularly busy or stressed out. 

Quit the Complaining
Chores are a pain for everyone but it doesn’t do any good to constantly complain.  All complaining does is bring the people around you down and stretch the work out longer.  It can also cause your parents to become more frustrated. Do you really want to get into an argument about something so small?  Chores have to be done; there will always be days when they come in the way of something more fun; but we gotta do ‘em, so we might as well do ‘em well. 

Try Not to Cut Corners
It’s a pain to have to keep going back and doing chores again.  Do it well the first time and save the hassle later.