In conclusion, in the book Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson a major life lesson is taught through the masterful manipulation of tone, mood and plot events that apprises the reader with the knowledge that if any problem seems impassable it is ok and even beneficial to end your life or…
We shouldn’t get paid for chores because they are a part of family life and we all need to pitch in or it will never get done, plus it keeps your home clean and organized. Doing chores teaches you about responsibility. Sometimes we have to do…
Chores have to get done whether you get paid or not. Everyone in a family needs to pitch in on the house sometimes. It teaches people responsibility. Parents do not get money to do chores, so why should kids? There are many things you can do to earn money, but helping around the house is not one of them. These are a few reasons why kids should not get paid to do chores.…
Broadly speaking, the term ‘housework’ is used to describe the management of the home, which ‘involves a range of activities, the purpose of which is to maintain household members’ (Hatt 1997: 39). Hatt discusses how the industrial revolution and the rise of capitalism created a tidal wave of mass social change; causing production to shift from within the household to the factory. The home is now the site of the ‘reproduction’ of labour, a role which has become strongly gendered; shaped by social policies and ideologies that maintain gender roles(Malos, 1980, Cooke, 2009). There have been a lot of significant changes occurring in the area of housework since the mid 20th century following feminist challenges to the gendered division of labour and social changes that have allowed women more equal opportunities into paid work. However, despite this men have not taken on their fair share of the housework leaving the women to do a ‘second shift’ (Edmond and Fleming, 1975, Craig, 2007). Today the growing answer to the double shift for many middle class families is the paid domestic worker; and as a result of the growing demand for this service, large domestic leaning companies are commoditising domestic labour. Ehrenreich and Hochschild (2003) argue that despite technological advancements and lower standards of upkeep in the home, domestic cleaning companies strive to provide hard intensive domestic labour ‘the old fashioned way’. The home has become a paid workplace where a Taylorist standardised approach to cleaning is obligatory. Low paid domestic work has long been associated with certain ethnic minorities however; globalisation is intensifying such assertions by employing workers from underdeveloped countries who are willing to accept low wage work. These migrant domestic workers are also further exploited in an emotional sense. In this essay I am going to analyse and further discuss…
Personal hygiene; Safety/security; Desired level of cleanliness of the home; Emotional wellbeing and Physical health.…
First off, chores are not the same as a job. While studies show that adults who did chores as a kid are more successful in school. Studies did not say kids who got paid to do chores were more successful. Chores are just a family thing.…
While it may be tempting to keep all of your beloved items, most of the things people store in their garages are unnecessary. As a result, it's best to just throw them in the garbage…
I cannot live with someone who does not clean or keep a neat space because I was raised in a home where having a messy room is unacceptable and cleaning should be a priority. In my opinion, one should not leave home without making their bed and making sure there is no mess in the floor with exception of running late. Also, I would rather we have a shared responsibility of cleaning the space we share, like the bathroom and kitchen areas. Not saying that my roommate must be OCD but I would prefer for them to know how to keep…
As with your physical clear out, don't make this a once-off project or an irregular purge. Develop clutter free habits in every aspect of your life, and you will enjoy an easier flow through life on a continuous…
Everyone knows how the story of Cinderella ends, but did you ever really think about how she spent her days before she met the prince? She did daily routine was not glamorous. She did everything from sweeping the floor to cooking the meals. if someone has asked Cinderella, "Are there any household chores that you particularly hate?" she probably would have answered, "why, none, of course. Housework is my duty!" In the real world, however, most people have definite dislikes for certain household chores. The top three of these tasks include ironing clothes, washing dishes, and cleaning the bathroom.…
Marie Kondo has followed a very practical and step by step approach towards organizing and balancing the surrounding. After crafting the ground to make the reader realize the real notion of decluttering, she has presented a step by step approach to practice tidying and decluttering. She has not jumped directly into the widespread notions and has presented her ideas in the most practical way, which can be easily applied at household level.…
We're here to help you and make your life alittle easier. There's so many things you have to do between life, work, children, family, that cleaning doesn't have to take a toll of your time. Nobody wants to spend their day cleaning their home, so leave that to us.…
This process can be fun and then again sometimes it can be just down right boring and a huge chore to do. First of all, cleaning a room would not be so bad if you keep everything organized because then your room obviously would not need cleaned except for the weekly vacuuming and dusting. Also, your mother would not nag at you to clean your room.…
Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Soon relatives will be getting together to drink, dine, and celebrate. As the women arrive you’ll hear comments about how nice the decorations look, and how clean the house is. Outside, the men will be inspecting a brand new shed, and discussing their home projects. This behavior difference between the men and women is not specific to Thanksgiving. All year round we see women decorating and cleaning while men put their effort into fixing and building. Women keep the home looking good and men make sure everything works the way it should. Why is it that women take on the aesthetic side of home maintenance and men take on the functional side? Is it their differing opinions on what they deem “necessary”? Is it their upbringing? Or could it simply be the way they’re wired?…
The mother at home works with the same attitude. Whether it is sweeping or cleaning the utensils or preparing food, she does it with love and care. Cooking, cleaning, sweeping may be lowly tasks but the mother with her worshipful outlook towards work changes daily chores into joyful jobs.…