I’ve always wondered what some Type-A women do when their husbands pitch in around the house. Kids’ bath time, cleaning the kitchen, grocery shopping. Admittedly, I’m pretty Type A... Read more >>

Now men have a reason to pick up their dirty laundry. The more housework the man does, the less likely it is that he will be served with divorce papers. This is not a small issue when you consider... Read more >>

I’ve been doing housework for umpteen years and I am really tired of it. I asked a friend to see if her housekeeper had one day a month to help me out. She is coming in a week so I have started... Read more >>

I’ll admit that I admire clean houses and the serenity that comes with order and I do have certain friends that you can call on unannounced and sit in their neat, magazine-perfect surroundings.... Read more >>

Gilda Radner and Mom shared a simple philosophy: It’s always something. Today proved it. Inspired to write, I dressed and proceeded to the bathroom to brush my teeth. Seeing proof that... Read more >>

A recent Gallup poll found that, despite all our lip service to equality of the sexes, when it comes to the division of household labor, women continue to do the bulk of it. Men are primarily... Join this chit chat >>

Meet George. George is kind, hard-working, honest, and loyal. I met George a few weeks ago. He has been in my heart since the day I met him. He is soulful. He is kind. And when he smiles it... Read more >>

I decided to take a break from feverishly writing the final 10,000 words of my parenting book, due on September 1st. So I told my son, “I’m not working today. I’m just going to go... Read more >>

Time and time again, I need a reality check like I need my two front teeth knocked out of me. Living in the “all about me” mentality can really get ugly. Once in a while, if I’m... Read more >>

Newborns sleep sixteen to twenty hours a day, but new mothers are lucky if they get more than two consecutive hours. It’s a paradox my child-free friend struggled to make sense of: “Okay,... Read more >>