keep house
Maintain a home
To keep house is to manage a household—cleaning, cooking, and maintaining domestic order.
The phrase implies ongoing responsibility rather than occasional chores: She kept house for her elderly father for years.
A housekeeper is someone employed to keep house for others.
Removing dirt and mess
- tidyingMaking spaces orderly
- dustingRemoving surface grime
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- moppingCleaning floors with water
vacuuming · laundry · ironing · scrubbing · polishing · dishwashing · sanitizing · disinfecting
Allocating funds systematically
- meal planningScheduling what you'll cook
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- childcareSupervision of young ones
- cookingPreparing food with heat
grocery shopping · baking · meal prep · home economics · bill paying · inventory · household accounts · menu planning
cleaning
Removing dirt and mess
mopping · vacuuming · laundry · ironing · scrubbing · polishing · dishwashing · sanitizing · disinfecting · decluttering
budgeting
Allocating funds systematically
- meal planningScheduling what you'll cook
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- childcareSupervision of young ones
grocery shopping · cooking · baking · meal prep · home economics · bill paying · inventory · household accounts · menu planning · errand running
keep housewander
Move without fixed direction
drift · live rough · squat · couch surf · roam
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