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Sunday, August 30, 2009
How to make housework fun
Take one outfit reminiscent of the late '50s or early '60s. Put hair 'up' and do your make-up. Remember to wear red lipstick and flat heels. Try to look somewhere between Audrey Hepburn and Betty Draper from Mad Men.

Add one husband with a camera who likes to tell jokes. Give husband dirty looks if he says "you missed a spot." Play the "lounge" music collection over the computer and dance your way through the chores - and voila! Housework as play.

Your reward - husband does the dishes and you get to relax with a glass of wine.

Who says chore day has to be boring?

Today, Dan has to repair a plumbing leak. Something tells me he's not going to dress up as Don Draper or Fred Astaire to do it, though.

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posted by Melanie O. at 10:36 AM -
2 Comments:
  • At 6:15 PM, Blogger Ann said…

    That first photo is just lovely, your hair really suits you like that. Can't think of anything that would make housework fun. Personally I like a naked iron(ing)man but its been a very, very long time.

     
  • At 7:46 PM, Blogger Melanie O. said…

    Ann - I love the idea of a naked man doing the ironing. Wonder how I could bribe Dan into doing that?

     
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