diff --git a/backend/src/modules/households/routes.ts b/backend/src/modules/households/routes.ts
index a8a5cb6..86bca2b 100644
--- a/backend/src/modules/households/routes.ts
+++ b/backend/src/modules/households/routes.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import crypto from 'node:crypto';
 import type { FastifyInstance } from 'fastify';
 import { BadRequestError, NotFoundError, ForbiddenError, ConflictError } from '@bytelyst/errors';
 import { extractAuth } from '../../lib/auth.js';
+import { getEventBus } from '../../lib/event-bus.js';
 import * as repo from './repository.js';
 import {
   CreateHouseholdSchema,
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ export async function householdRoutes(app: FastifyInstance) {
 
     req.log.info({ householdId: doc.id }, 'Creating household');
     const created = await repo.createHousehold(doc);
+    getEventBus().emit('household.created', { householdId: doc.id, userId: auth.sub, name: doc.name });
     reply.code(201);
     return created;
   });
diff --git a/backend/src/modules/routines/routes.ts b/backend/src/modules/routines/routes.ts
index f624b97..2673942 100644
--- a/backend/src/modules/routines/routes.ts
+++ b/backend/src/modules/routines/routes.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import type { FastifyInstance } from 'fastify';
 import { BadRequestError, NotFoundError, ConflictError } from '@bytelyst/errors';
 import { extractAuth } from '../../lib/auth.js';
+import { getEventBus } from '../../lib/event-bus.js';
 import { isFeatureEnabled } from '../../lib/feature-flags.js';
 import * as repo from './repository.js';
 import {
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ export async function routineRoutes(app: FastifyInstance) {
     }
     if (!result.doc) throw new NotFoundError('Routine not found');
 
+    getEventBus().emit('routine.started', { routineId: id, userId: auth.sub, name: routine.name });
     req.log.info({ routineId: id }, 'Started routine');
     return result.doc;
   });