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

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.

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 would rather lie on a sofa than sweep beneath it.

I would rather lie on a sofa than sweep beneath 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.

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

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

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?

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

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

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