When we approach housework from the view that there are chores to be done before we can get on with enjoying ourselves, there’s just no way that we are going to enjoy the housework. Equally, we’re unlikely to get any enjoyment out of it if we are only doing it to please others, or because [...]
I’m married to an architect. An architect who thinks that minimalism is the pinnacle of style and beauty. The poor man ended up with me. I don’t have anything against minimalism, per se. It’s just that I have a lot of stuff. I’m not the ornaments and trinkets type, but I do like books and [...]
Before I launch into how to find Zen in housework, I’d like to explain a little more about Zen. Let me start by saying that Zen can’t be simply explained. Zen is the reason of unreason, that which is not, the simplest phenomena, but also probably the most difficult thing in the world to explain. [...]
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Hello, my name is Tracy and I am the Zen Housewife. Just a year ago I was probably the world’s worst housewife. Now I’m middling to good, and thoroughly enjoying it. So, what’s changed? My mind has. During last summer I discovered Zen, and have become a meditator. At first the changes I noticed were [...]