Housework

My Washing Machine Eats Socks

October 22, 2010

I’m serious: my washing machine eats socks! I have an entire pile of single socks, the matching pair vanished — just like that. It drives me nuts! But I initiated a plan of attack. Instead of putting socks in my children’s draws, I keep them all in a pretty basket. Since I’ve been following through with the plan, socks haven’t [...]

Sorry The House Is In A Mess

October 20, 2010

A friend dropped over today. I knew this friend wouldn’t care about the state of my house but I heard myself say, “Sorry the house is in a mess.” I hear the same phrase when I visit friends in their homes. Why do we do it? Why do we apologise? Personally, I feel embarrassed when my house is messy — [...]

I Didn’t Clean The Kitchen Last Night

July 27, 2010

Are you sufficiently horrified? This is the sight I woke to this morning. The Husband (I like calling him that) had been on-call for 60 hours and he stumbled home last night, absolutely exhausted. He fell into the chair, and I could tell, he just couldn’t move, let alone talk. I felt like dropping myself; however, seeing him [...]

Vintage Mother Value

May 13, 2010

Much, if not all, of work performed by mothers, in relation to caring for children and home-duties, is unpaid work. In a world where money = status, bearing and caring for children is at the bottom of the pile. I believe in the value of Motherhood as a chosen occupation or otherwise; however today’s society doesn’t. Fifty odd years [...]

Workhouse or Housework

April 3, 2010

No one wants to live in a workhouse, where people are tense because of the list of rules. A home is a place to be comfortable and relaxed. In saying that, to achieve a comfortable atmosphere, housework needs to be done. It’s about finding the balance between making your ’house work’ without it becoming a ‘work house’. I was [...]