I once suggested to my wife that we use the RT bug-tracking system to keep track of household chores. And then, I said, we could create an RT account for each of the kids, and buy each of the kids an iPad Mini, with the Safari homepage set to the RT page, so that as soon as they opened their browsers, they could see what chores they had to do, and easily report on their progress!<p>For some reason, she was not convinced.
Is there any particular reason you are using GitHub issues instead of a more traditional todo list app?<p>I'd be worried about strangers opening issues about my house...
On a related note, it's funny that "issue tracking" is somewhat constrained to software development (or, put another way, the software development domain has some of the better tools for the task) when it's really applicable across industries.<p>Several years ago I put together a very-slightly-modified version of Trac (<a href="http://trac.edgewall.org" rel="nofollow">http://trac.edgewall.org</a>) to keep track of maintenance issues with a vehicle fleet. It's worked nearly flawlessly for years and serves the purpose extremely well.<p>Are there any commercial projects that have taken this approach? "Software-style issue tracking for brick-and-mortar businesses"
You should take a look at <a href="http://www.redbeacon.com/my-home/" rel="nofollow">http://www.redbeacon.com/my-home/</a> Its a tool built specifically for tracking household repairs and projects. Plus, Redbeacon can connect you with home service pros (plumbers, handymen, etc) if you need help with any of your tasks.<p>disclaimer - I'm an engineer at Redbeacon. Many of the team members use our My Home tool for all kinds of projects around the house.
I recently began using a support ticket system (OS ticket) for similar reasons. Everytime I find something that needs maintenance around my house or building, I email support and it makes a ticket, which is then routed to the right employee to fix it. My welder does most of the building repairs, and he gets contractors for bigger projects. Now I can just look at the notes on the support ticket to see what has happened.
I think it's better to use a tool that is more than a simple todo list. It should be specific to your home and it should learn what your home needs. <a href="http://redbeacon.com/my-home" rel="nofollow">http://redbeacon.com/my-home</a>
Using a free account for that type of application is an abuse of Github. Free accounts are for open source projects. Get yourself a payed account for that.