Housework

[Neferti]

I have a cleaner and gardener to do my 'house' work... otherwise, like Mantra, I just clean up after myself.

Ditto. All I need now is a Cook. Preferably some sexy male.

I have a cleaner and gardener because I broke my back a few years ago... and it made a difference... what's your excuse?

I have had someone mow my lawn for the last 10-12 years or so. Got a cleaning lady a couple of years ago, she comes once a fortnight to vacuum and clean the bathroom, etc. Both cost the going rate and I pay them out of my own income, so what? Not that it is any of your business. I am not a Centrelink client!

[The Artist formerly known as Sappho]

I am not a Centrelink client!

Don't worry, I won't tell anyone or treat you any differently.

[Neferti]

I am not a Centrelink client!

Don't worry, I won't tell anyone or treat you any differently.

Good. I got the notion that you thought that you deserved to have a gardener and cleaner because "you broke your back" and I didn't. Some people just prefer to pay for somebody else to do their chores. I loathe housework and I have better things to do than spend every weekend mowing grass and cleaning bathrooms.

[mantra]

Good. I got the notion that you thought that you deserved to have a gardener and cleaner because "you broke your back" and I didn't. Some people just prefer to pay for somebody else to do their chores. I loathe housework and I have better things to do than spend every weekend mowing grass and cleaning bathrooms.

I think about a gardener sometimes. I've just spent a couple of hours whippersnipping two months worth of grass from my back driveway and cut down some huge branches that had drooped almost to the ground. Still - it's nice to get hot and sweaty sometimes - you feel better afterwards.

I don't know if I'd like a housekeeper. When I broke my foot a couple of months ago - my daughter did everything, but I hated being so dependent. It would be worse having a stranger do that for you.

[The Artist formerly known as Sappho]

Still - it's nice to get hot and sweaty sometimes - you feel better afterwards.

I can think of much better ways of getting hot and sweat, then feeling better afterwards.

don't know if I'd like a housekeeper. When I broke my foot a couple of months ago - my daughter did everything, but I hated being so dependent. It would be worse having a stranger do that for you.

It's not intrusive Mantra... Just a couple of hours a week doing the floors, dusting and wet areas.

[The Artist formerly known as Sappho]

I think about a gardener sometimes - it's nice to get hot and sweaty sometimes - you feel better afterwards.

Sounds great!

[IQS.RLOW]

oh behave!

[mellie]

We all know that housework is women's work and that a woman's work is never done, cause they so laxy, but what housework needs to be done and what would you suggest should be the schedule.
Like ironing, should only your shirts be ironed but should other items be done (eg pillow slips, tea towels or even undies!!).

I would have responded sooner, however I have been having trouble logging onto PA all day, (error messages)...anyway, is housework a womans job?

Well, yes and no...

Ie, if a woman works and a husband stays home, then he should keep house, though if a Man works and a woman stays at home to nurture young then she should do the housework and be sure there's nothing for him to do when he gets home, given he's been working all day and deserves to rest. Unless the individual at home is ill, or has not been able to fulfil their tasks for some plausible reason, in which case, the work will be there for them tomorrow, and if the individual who goes to work wants to assist, then good and well, but if they can get what they did not get done today tomorrow, then why make the individual who went to work twice?

If both husband and wife work, then both husband and wife should share the housework, it's give and take.

Is a womans housework never done?

Well, is anyone's work really ever done, ...be it at home or at work, there's always something to do tomorrow, or when you go back to work regardless of gender.


It's life.

[mellie]

We all know that housework is women's work and that a woman's work is never done, cause they so laxy, but what housework needs to be done and what would you suggest should be the schedule.
Like ironing, should only your shirts be ironed but should other items be done (eg pillow slips, tea towels or even undies!!).

It seems my Bart has an 'issue' with me ironing pillowslips, I do this for 3 reasons.

1) They sit nicely in the linen closet.
2) They retain their crease right up until you need to wash the sheets again, about 5 to 7 days. (serve as a fantastic indicator)
3) And they look crisp and nice on the bed.


As for paying someone else to do your housework....no, I don't think i'd feel comfortable paying someone to do what I could do myself, working or not,...I held down 2 part time jobs and studied at uni, took care of the kids this and still managed to find the time to do my own housework.

But it's a personal thing I guess, depending on your work , ie, a really really hard working couple may just not have the time or energy to do both, this and might prefer this time spent on doing other things together.

[mellie]

And I iron hankies because they look 'used' if you don't.

I used to iron tea towels, and underwear, (when I first moved out of home) for a good few years, but I got over that pretty quickly once the second baby came along.

I iron table cloths, and all other garments, including singlets. Not Socks. Lol

This said, I don't use hankies myself, I keep a small packet of tissues in my handbag.

My stepfather uses hankies, and they are always ironed.

My mum still irons tea towels and jammies, ...I still Iron jammies too, cringe...

Why? Because summer or winter, they look bloody awful if you don't, and I wont wear nylon/polyester blend crap to bed and cotton always crinkles so needs ironing.

Most clothes need ironing, or at least a quick pressing.