by Danielle | Feb 2, 2011 | Blog, Homemaking, Housework Blues (extract), Staying sane
Inferiority is relative. It needs something or someone else to be compared to. A sense of inferiority arises from comparing ourselves to someone else, someone supposedly superior. Why do we do that? Is it helpful? Very often, it isn’t but it can be automatic and...
by Danielle | Nov 16, 2009 | Blog, Family, Housework Blues (extract), Staying sane
If, for whatever reason, you don’t take on external help (and even if you do – you’ll still have to tidy up before they come!), it makes sense to utilise existing labour sources. I’m referring to The Others. The people you live with. Now you may be thinking...
by Danielle | Oct 17, 2009 | Blog, Cleaning, Housework Blues (extract), Staying sane
The results of housework are all too fleeting. You spend your time performing boring tasks and before long, they need doing again. There’s not much scope for any earth-shattering achievements, right? Wrong!A surprising side-effect of monotonous jobs is the...
by Danielle | Oct 6, 2009 | Blog, Family, Health, Housework Blues (extract), Staying sane
Women are instinctive nurturers and carers. Historically, we are the caretakers of the species. Even in recent times, women who work full-time still tend to be the ones who make a house a home, administer TLC and know/care how each family member likes their...