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Not Keeping the House Clean at All Times

I am a compulsive stress cleaner. But after reading Marilynne Robinson's Housekeeping, I believe that society puts unfair pressure on women to be clean and orderly at all times. The eccentric aunt in the novel ultimately rejects all forms of domesticity, including, as the title suggests, housekeeping. While I'll continue to be a chronic stress cleaner, I think it's OK to cut yourself slack when you don't have the time or energy to finish all of your chores.

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