housewifing
Running a household
Housewifing is doing the work of managing a household—cleaning, cooking, organizing, caring for children.
The term can describe the activity neutrally She spent the morning housewifing or carry ironic or self-deprecating tones when used by someone embracing or mocking the domestic role: I've been housewifing all day and I'm exhausted.
Removing dirt and mess
- cookingPreparing food with heat
- laundryItems needing cleaning
- ironingSmoothing cloth with heat
- bakingCooking with dry heat
sewing · mopping · vacuuming · dusting · canning · knitting · quilting · mending
Allocating funds systematically
- planningArranging for future events
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- organizingSystematically putting in order
- declutteringEliminating unnecessary possessions
tidying · inventory · prioritizing · routine · checklist · efficiency · resourcefulness · systematizing
Supportive care-giving
- supportiveOffering help and reassurance
- patienceCalm during delays
- encouragementSupport spurring continued effort
- reassuranceWords meant to calm
bonding · empathy · affection · warmth · devotion · guidance · tenderness · compassion
Supervision of young ones
- babysittingCaring for others' children temporarily
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
- tendingCaring for or inclining
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
mothering · eldercare · supervision · comforting · feeding · bathing · soothing · carpooling
cleaning
Removing dirt and mess
baking · sewing · mopping · vacuuming · dusting · canning · knitting · quilting · mending · dishwashing
budgeting
Allocating funds systematically
- planningArranging for future events
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- organizingSystematically putting in order
decluttering · tidying · inventory · prioritizing · routine · checklist · efficiency · resourcefulness · systematizing · delegating
nurturing
Supportive care-giving
- supportiveOffering help and reassurance
- patienceCalm during delays
- encouragementSupport spurring continued effort
reassurance · bonding · empathy · affection · warmth · devotion · guidance · tenderness · compassion · kindness
childcare
Supervision of young ones
- babysittingCaring for others' children temporarily
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
- tendingCaring for or inclining
nurturing · mothering · eldercare · supervision · comforting · feeding · bathing · soothing · carpooling · storytelling
housewifingwage labor
Work exchanged for payment
breadwinning · office work · salaried work · employment · clocking in
housewifingbreadwinning
Earning family's primary income
providing · husbanding · leisure · blue-collar work · manual labor