household division of labour Archives - To Love, Honor and Vacuum

THE EMOTIONAL LABOR SERIES: How to Eliminate Nagging for Good

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 15, 2020 | Homemaking, Resolving Conflict

What if the reason that many women “nag”, or at least men feel “nagged”, is that women are carrying too much of the mental load? If only women know what tasks need to be done, then it’s almost inevitable that they will have to issue...

PODCAST: What if Your Husband’s Not on Board with Sharing Emotional Labor?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 11, 2020 | Homemaking, Podcasts

What if you want to redistribute the mental load and emotional labor in your household–but your husband’s not on board? We’ve been talking about emotional labor all month on the blog, and we’ve got a lot more coming! And today on the podcast we...

PODCAST: Pregnancy Etiquette and How Systems Can Reduce Stress in Marriage

by Rebecca Lindenbach | Jul 11, 2019 | Doing Life Together, Family, Podcasts

It’s time for a new episode of the To Love, Honor and Vacuum podcast! I hope you all will listen, but if you don’t have time, I’ll have some links and rabbit trails below so you can read all you want as well! And consider this podcast...

What to Do When Mr. Clean Marries Mrs. Messy

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 1, 2019 | Resolving Conflict

What do you do when you have different standards for housework? It’s Monday, the day that I usually try to tackle a reader question, and today I want to talk about what to do when you’re a little messy and he’s a neat freak. But before I get to that,...

How to Bring Playfulness Back to Your Marriage

by Rebecca Lindenbach | Mar 26, 2019 | Emotional Connection, Men's Corner

You start dating, and it’s magic. You put on music and do the silliest dance you can and she just thinks you’re the funniest guy in the whole world. She laces her fingers with yours and it sends butterflies straight to your stomach. You spend all your time...

How to End the Chore Wars with Your Kids

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 23, 2018 | Family, Homemaking

What do you do when you want to teach your kids responsibility, but the chore wars just won’t stop? We’ve got a great post from Connected Families today about how to end the Chore Wars for good in your home. I just love their wisdom when it comes to this...