I think we need more info than that. If this is only about taking out the garbage or turning off the lights then maybe your wife is too quick to give up on you.
Trust me I in the wrong and my wife it not given up to quickly. I screw up almost every day with just about anything you can think about. My wife says I am like living with a 12 year old. I afraid she's almost right on. I lost my father at 13 and my mother was never the same. I was left to grow up by my self and I not doing a good job of it.