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

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?

I would rather lie on a sofa than sweep beneath it.

I would rather lie on a sofa than sweep beneath it.

People can say what they like about the eternal verities, love and truth and so on, but nothing's as eternal read more

People can say what they like about the eternal verities, love and truth and so on, but nothing's as eternal as the dishes.

Housekeeping is like being caught in a revolving door.

Housekeeping is like being caught in a revolving door.

They shared the chores of living as some couples do--she did most of the work and he appreciated it.

They shared the chores of living as some couples do--she did most of the work and he appreciated it.

The important thing about women today is, as they get older, they still keep house. It's one reason why they read more

The important thing about women today is, as they get older, they still keep house. It's one reason why they don't die, but men die when they retire. Women just polish the teacups.

Housework is what a woman does that nobody notices unless she hasn't done it

Housework is what a woman does that nobody notices unless she hasn't done it

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