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 will clean house when Sears comes out with a riding vacuum cleaner.

I will clean house when Sears comes out with a riding vacuum cleaner.

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

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

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.

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.

At worst, a house unkept cannot be so distressing as a life unlived.

At worst, a house unkept cannot be so distressing as a life unlived.

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

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.

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

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