Have you ever taken anything out of the clothes basket because it had become, relatively, the cleaner thing?

Have you ever taken anything out of the clothes basket because it had become, relatively, the cleaner thing?

The worst thing about work in the house or home is that whatever you do it is destroyed, laid waste read more

The worst thing about work in the house or home is that whatever you do it is destroyed, laid waste or eaten within twenty-four hours.

Housekeeping is like being caught in a revolving door.

Housekeeping is like being caught in a revolving door.

Housekeeping ain't no joke.

Housekeeping ain't no joke.

I think housework is the reason most women go to the office.

I think housework is the reason most women go to the office.

My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance

My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance

I buried a lot of my ironing in the back yard.

I buried a lot of my ironing in the back yard.

My husband and I have figured out a really good system about the housework: neither one of us does it

My husband and I have figured out a really good system about the housework: neither one of us does it

Few tasks are more like the torture of Sisyphus than housework, with its endless repetition: the clean becomes soiled, the read more

Few tasks are more like the torture of Sisyphus than housework, with its endless repetition: the clean becomes soiled, the soiled is made clean, over and over, day after day