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Housework – a good thing…? (Part 2)

Housework – a good thing…? (Part 2)

Housework – a good thing…? (Part 2) Can housework be a good thing? (Again!) Now I am a self-confessed Undomestic Goddess. I am not naturally inclined to clean and tidy. I am a million miles away from the Perfect Housewife. And yet… The other day, I had a few precious...
Why housework is mental

Why housework is mental

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...
Looking after No 1 (Book extract from Housework Blues)

Looking after No 1 (Book extract from Housework Blues)

Looking after No 1 (Book extract from Housework Blues) The Nurture Gene 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,...
Housework – a good thing?

Housework – a good thing?

Housework – a good thing? Can housework be a good thing? It just might be! Allow me to demonstrate with a personal story… My youngest child has recently begun ‘Big School’ (though it could well be the tiniest Primary school in the country…). It’s quite a milestone in...