Girl, put your records on! (Music for housework)
Any regular readers will no doubt be aware that I have a natural aversion to housework. This is not to say I don’t do it – I want to live in a pleasant and comforting home, so needs must etc… But generally speaking it’s not top of my list of things I...
Taking care of the workforce (ie you)
Looking after a home and family is physically demanding work. Without health, energy and emotional calm, it can be an uphill struggle. So it makes sense to prioritise your well-being, make it non-negotiable. Looking after No1 needs to be Job #1. However, the...The hidden benefits of The Housework Workout…
In Housework Blues, I describe the many wonderful benefits of The Housework Workout, (ie using housework as a form of exercise). Yet I’m not the first to suggest this idea. In fact, if you search for ‘housework’ on Amazon, one of the top results is the...
Housework? But I’m a feminist!
It’s not often you’ll see the word feminist linked with the topic of housework. Surely, feminists don’t do housework..? Oh, but we do! A belief in equality is all well and good, but it won’t do the dishes or make the beds. And until the theory of equality reaches the...“I hate housework
but this book enabled me
to at last make some form
of peace with it.”
~ Amazon Review
Gifts for the Undomestic Goddess
