Look for work that requires someone to be there
Check the actual hours the home will be empty. A task such as folding dry towels can wait; receiving a delivery or giving an authorized visitor access may require a person at a particular time. A person who normally handles that task is not available merely because their name is on the recurring list.
Reschedule the job or arrange specific coverage
Suppose a delivery is expected between noon and two while both adults will be out from nine to five. Check the carrier's supported options. One person might reschedule, choose a permitted pickup point or ask an adult who has agreed to receive it. Record which arrangement was actually confirmed.
Prepare the return home
For a midday delivery or a responsibility that cannot wait, name the adult who will make another plan and when they must confirm it. Do not put an absent person on a task because their name usually appears beside it. Check the actual day.
If washing clothes before departure would leave a finished load in the machine all day, use a later time that someone can finish. If a task must begin as soon as people return, leave the needed items and instructions in their usual place. A changed day does not have to create a long list of yesterday's unfinished chores.