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If your house is really a mess and a stranger comes to the door greet him with, "Who could have read more
If your house is really a mess and a stranger comes to the door greet him with, "Who could have done this? we have no enemies.".
I would rather lie on a sofa than sweep beneath it.
I would rather lie on a sofa than sweep beneath it.
Housekeeping ain't no joke.
Housekeeping ain't no joke.
A man's home is his castle, and his wife is the janitor.
A man's home is his castle, and his wife is the janitor.
The average man has a carefully cultivated ignorance about household matters--from what to do with the crumbs to the grocer's read more
The average man has a carefully cultivated ignorance about household matters--from what to do with the crumbs to the grocer's telephone number--a sort of cheerful inefficiency which protects him.
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
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.
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.
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