{"quotes":[{"text":"The cruel irony of housework: people only notice when you don't do it.","author":"Danielle Raine","tags":["home","housework"],"id":23347,"author_id":"Danielle+Raine"},{"text":"She always said, 'When I'm home, I've got to get things done, even if there are visitors. Elizabeth knows how to relax in her own house.' And then she would shake her head, as if Elizabeth had remarkable powers.","author":"Jane Smiley","tags":["anxiety","cleaning","home","housework","relaxation"],"id":49111,"author_id":"Jane+Smiley"},{"text":"There is no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years the dirt doesn't get any worse.","author":"Quentin Crisp","tags":["housework","humour"],"id":131170,"author_id":"Quentin+Crisp"},{"text":"He was here! And he was performing live and in-person girl porn—household tasks!","author":"Gena Showalter","tags":["chores","housework","men","porn"],"id":132873,"author_id":"Gena+Showalter"},{"text":"Polly was all too aware that much of her time on holiday would be spent doing the laundry and the cooking and the child-care and all the other chores that back in London would be shared with her cleaning lady. A holiday with Theo and the children represented two weeks of domestic and maternal drudgery.","author":"Amanda Craig","tags":["childcare","cleaning","domestic","drudgery","holiday","house","housework","mom","motherhood","mum","tidying"],"id":160483,"author_id":"Amanda+Craig"},{"text":"Marrying Gretchen is a good idea, darling; I would enjoy bringing her up. Teaching her to shoot, helping her with her first baby, coaching her in how to handle a knife, working out with her in martial arts, all the homey domestic skills a girl needs in this modern world.","author":"Robert A. Heinlein","tags":["housework","marriage","skills"],"id":207702,"author_id":"Robert+A.+Heinlein"},{"text":"My theory on housework is, if the item doesn't multiply, smell, catch fire, or block the refrigerator door, let it be. No one else cares. Why should you?","author":"Erma Bombeck","tags":["cleaning","housework","humour"],"id":231850,"author_id":"Erma+Bombeck"},{"text":"Mindful living is an art. You do not have to be a monk or living in a monastery to practice mindfulness. You can practice it anytime, while driving your car or doing housework. Driving in mindfulness will make the time in your car joyful, and it will also help you avoid accidents. You can use the red traffic light as a signal of mindfulness, reminding you to stop and enjoy your breathing. Similarly, when you do the dishes after dinner you can practice mindful breathing, so the time dish washing is pleasant and meaningful. You do not feel you have to rush. If you hurry, you waste the time of dish washing. The time you spend washing dishes and doing all your other everyday tasks is precious. It is a time for being alive. When you practice mindful living, peace will bloom during your daily activities.","author":"Thich Nhat Hanh","tags":["breathing","driving","housework","mindfulness"],"id":364634,"author_id":"Thich+Nhat+Hanh"},{"text":"Housework won't kill you, but then again, why take the chance?","author":"Phyllis Diller","tags":["housework","humor"],"id":388269,"author_id":"Phyllis+Diller"},{"text":"Growing up, I have discovered over time, is rather like housework: never finished.","author":"Lois McMaster Bujold","tags":["growing-up","housework"],"id":433061,"author_id":"Lois+McMaster+Bujold"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":11,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}