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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.
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.
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.
I think housework is the reason most women go to the office.
I think housework is the reason most women go to the office.
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.
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
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 would rather lie on a sofa than sweep beneath it.
I would rather lie on a sofa than sweep beneath it.