The ‘joy’ of mealtimes (Book extract from Housework Blues)
Plan, Shop, Chop I was once reading a cook-book by that original domestic goddess -Nigella Lawson. In it, she casually mentioned that planning and shopping are as much a part of cooking as the kitchen-based business. This was a eureka moment for me. Of course!...
Why housework is mental
Let’s play Spot the Difference. Woman A arrives home. She hangs up her coat, bag and keys. She looks around her tidy home, smiles and decides she’s got time to relax in her beautiful sitting room with a cuppa and a magazine. A flustered Woman B heaves the door open,...
For the non-bedmakers (like me…)
What if….? I am not a natural-born bedmaker. When I see an unmade bed, I am not overwhelmed with an urge to make it. I am more often overwhelmed with an urge to go into another room. However, I do admit to a slight blip of happiness when I see a...“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
