Words to Live By

I can't go grocery shopping, because I have no fridge space to put things away.
I can't clean out the fridge, because I have no counter space to move things to.
I can't clean the counters, because they're covered in dirty dishes.
I can't wash the dirty dishes, because the dishwasher is full of clean dishes.
And it's my husband's turn to empty the dishwasher.

No matter what the problem might be, you can always find a way to blame someone else.

Words to Live By

Efficiency: Cleaning out the car from the last road trip while packing for the next road trip.

Words to Live By

Sometimes, you just need a day where everyone stays in their pajamas and does nothing all day. Every day. For a week. Or two.

Crappy Housewife Tip of the Day

It doesn’t matter that the trash has been overflowing for days. It doesn’t matter that taking out the trash is his job. He won’t notice. Just take the trash out yourself.



Or, alternatively, you can always reframe your laziness as righteous indignation:

"But it's been overflowing for days! Taking the trash out is his job! I'll just pile a few more things on, and he's bound to notice!!"

(When in doubt, take a picture and blog about it.)

Words to Live By

If I made dinner for us, then I did my part, and you should clean up.

If you made dinner for us, then it's your mess, and you should clean up.

(Unfortunately, when we both think like that, dinner doesn't tend to get cleaned up.)

Words to Live By

Less work now often means more work later, but it also means less work now. It's not later yet, why should later get a vote?