MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'housework'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:17:14 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4343202&cid=t_101498_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F01%2F13%2F5-ideas-for-cultivating-a-sense-of-wonder%2F Reverb 10 is an annual end-of-year project that helps readers reflect on the old year via a series of prompts. One of 2010′s prompts was “How did you cultivate a sense of wonder in your life this year?” This question made me think about cultivating wonder in our lives all the time, from the old year into the new. Wonder is a magical word, I think. And it’s a word that needs more exploration. We need to explore wonder more often, because as adults, many of us lose our sense of wonder in life. It gets buried under piles of bills, deadlines, responsibilities and housework. Maybe you think you’re too old, too mature or too sensible to have a sense of wonder. According to Dictionary.com, wonder means to admire, to be amazed, to be in awe, to marvel. It means something strange or s... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4343202 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:28:08 +0100 4343202 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3762956&cid=t_101498_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F07%2F17%2F3-tips-for-staying-together-with-children%2F Awhile back my friend Michelle said to the congregation at her husband’s funeral service: “He never spoke an unkind word to me.” Another girlfriend and I looked at each other, jaws dropped. And then she whispered, “They didn’t have kids.” We nodded and felt better about ourselves. But a growing body of research confirms our suspicions. Says Tara Parker-Pope of the New York Times: “One of the more uncomfortable findings of the scientific study of marriage is the negative effect children can have on previously happy relationships. Despite the popular notion that children bring couples closer, several studies have shown that marital satisfaction and happiness typically plummet with the arrival of the first baby.” Why the shift? Stress, of cours... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3762956 Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:11:51 +0100 3762956 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3359184&cid=t_101498_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4376 For the next little while my recent fab magazine conversation piece can be found here. I can honestly say that It was indeed a conversation starter. At least a comment generator as this is one of the pieces I’ve had the most people come up to me and say something. I haven’t been featuring my pieces on here, and I will get back to that as I’ve been a wee bit lazy. Hope you enjoy it. Not for the faint of heart when it comes to talking about “pee.” (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3359184 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:37:14 +0100 3359184 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2033115&cid=t_101498_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2F481831560%2F URL: http://www.chorewars.com/index.php“Chore Wars lets you claim experience points for household chores. By getting other people in your house or workplace to sign up to the site, you can assign experience point rewards to individual tasks and chores, and see how quickly each of you levels up” - Great Graphics!! For: AnyoneTopics: Behaviour Management, Coaching, Housework, Mentoring, Parenting, Relationships, Varied, YouthFeatures: Group Management, Information, Personal Records Management, Self Monitoring “Chore Wars lets you claim experience points for household chores. By getting other people in your house or workplace to sign up to the site, you can assign experience point rewards to individual tasks and chores, and see how quickly each of you levels up” - Great Graphics!!... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2033115 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:40:47 +0100 2033115 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1730718&cid=t_101498_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FoF0kedvJ_vs%2F Has lugging loads of (soaking wet) laundry led to your developing the muscles in your arms (though not as much as this Olympian mom)? Imagine if you had an iBasket, a combination laundry basket/washing machine, rendering the lugging-laundry-basket step unnecessary—-now, how about automating the next step, hoisting the cleaned but still wet items into the dryer……… Tags: asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, clothes, disabilities blog, disability, Family, family blog, Health, housework, ibasket, invention, laundry, melanie roach, olympics, Parenting, pdd-nos, Technology, washing machineShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1730718 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:17:04 +0100 1730718 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1522046&cid=t_101498_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F06%2F16%2Fequally-shared-parenting-could-it-work-for-you%2F This week’s New York Times Magazine has an interesting article about the benefits and problems associated with “equally shared parenting,” also known as “shared care”. The basic idea, according to the couples profiled in the article, is that “gender should not determine the division of labor at home.” Marc and Amy Vachon, for example, decided …they would not be the kind of parents their parents had been — the mother-knows-best mold. Nor the kind their friends were — the “involved” dad married to the stressed-out working mom. Nor even, as Marc put it, “the stay-at-home dad, who is cooed at for his sensitivity but who is as isolated and financially vulnerable as the stay-at-home-mom.” Instead, they would create their own model, one in which they were parenting... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1522046 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:29:07 +0100 1522046 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1439537&cid=t_101498_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2F289275464%2F (Source: PsychSplash) PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1439537 Tue, 13 May 2008 08:12:21 +0100 1439537 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1360663&cid=t_101498_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F267111196%2F Seven extra hours of washing, dusting, vacuuming, tidying up, putting away: A new study from the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research has found that that’s how much more housework women who are married do. From Science Daily: “It’s a well-known pattern,” said ISR economist Frank Stafford, who directs the study. “There’s still a significant reallocation of labor that occurs at marriage—men tend to work more outside the home, while women take on more of the household labor. Certainly there are all kinds of individual differences here, but in general, this is what happens after marriage. And the situation gets worse for women when they have children.” The researchers did find that the amount of housework that women have been ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1360663 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:07:33 +0100 1360663 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1325549&cid=t_101498_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fchronic-pain%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fif-my-life-was-a-reality-show%2F If this was a reality show How entertaining would it be? Why would anyone want to see My sad geography? To watch one woman’s body Slowly fall apart I’m trying to imagine What’s my counterpart? Am I a tree the wind blew down or A roof without its shingles? I think I feel more shaken Like a bell without its jingle. There are some similarities With those Survivor shows. Survival is my goal From my head down to my toes. Every morning when I wake I wonder what will come? What can I do today In spite of my bad bum? I don’t worry about the Wild, Life’s hard enough right here. Chin held high, I strive each day To find some spot of cheer. I don’t need the challenge Of slogging through the mud Avoiding snakes and reptiles? I’m just an old, sick fud. My spouse might like the show About ... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1325549 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:38:12 +0100 1325549 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1300773&cid=t_101498_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fchronic-pain%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fcreams-lotions-and-topical-treatments-for-your-skin%2F From time to time, some of you ask me about rashes and other irritations of the skin. For me, one of the first symptoms I experienced was a rash, apparently reactive to sun exposure. Since I had a most beloved powder blue Mustang convertible and we also owned a ski boat, that presented a major problem. I have always tanned without incident, rarely even burned from the sun and all of a sudden, my arms, the tops of my thighs if I was wearing a skirt and the top of my head, were all breaking out in a very itchy rash. One of the reasons one of my early diagnosis was lupus was because of the changes in my skin. I tried prescription creams, cortisone creams and Benadryl creams with some success but not complete relief. It took me awhile to figure out I had to wear sunscreen everywhere that would... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1300773 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:38:57 +0100 1300773 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1294840&cid=t_101498_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fchronic-pain%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Flive-with-chronic-pain-try-to-keep-it-simple%2F Most of us who live with chronic pain lead very complicated lives because most of us have more than one problem to deal with. We have medicine cabinets full of medications, old, new, over the counter, etc. Some of us have had many and varied diagnoses over the years we have been ill. We may lead lives of quiet desperation. We may have days we are bored out of our minds, especially if we are unable to work at our vocations. We frequently grow tired of dealing with our many problems and life can become a bit of a conundrum. Something is always coming at us. We are faced with new medications and their complications. We receive unsolicited advice from well-meaning friends and family. We know we need to exercise to some extent, but don’t feel up to it. Many of us have very limited energy due ... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1294840 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:31:58 +0100 1294840 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1283671&cid=t_101498_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fchronic-pain%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fcleaning-house-with-chronic-pain-part-two%2F Let’s get back to cleaning house in spite of feeling lousy. I figured out several years ago that we had far less dirt and mildew build-up in our fiberglass shower if we wiped down the glass door each time and sprayed the whole shower with Tilex Fresh Shower. On those rare occasions when it actually needs cleaning I use the Chlorox or Tilex shower cleaner spray then get the heck out of there due to the chlorine fumes. When you have Sjogren’s Syndrome, you have to watch all caustic sprays. I haven’t scrubbed the bathtub in years. I use 409 spray cleaner and it works just great to abolish the old ring around the tub. We gave up using bar soap years ago in exchange for the liquid bath soaps and shower gels; they don’t leave the residue that bar soaps do. For the toilets, you can’t be... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1283671 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:16:51 +0100 1283671 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1278447&cid=t_101498_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fchronic-pain%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fi-never-feel-like-cleaning-house-with-chronic-pain%2F Excuse me while I yawn. Ho. Hum. Let’s face facts. Life can indeed be boring for those of us who hold down the fort. We have to clean the same old fort, dust the same old fort, on and on it goes. It’s so irritating the way dirt keeps invading our lives. I realize we bring home dogs, grandkids, spouses and other sources of clutter but mostly, I have to blame myself. When you don’t feel that great, procrastination whispers in your ear. It enticingly whispers to you, “It’s just going to come back again. That same dirt, dog hair and clutter will be there tomorrow and hopefully, you will, also. The clothes hamper will be a little bit fuller as will the towel hamper. Are there enough towels for tomorrow’s showers? Oh, good, now you can go lie down.” It’s the old “if I had a nic... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1278447 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:00:42 +0100 1278447 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=478201&cid=t_101498_140_f&fid=34846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpuddlejumper.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F02%2F26%2Fi-dont-like-mondays%2F Not entirely true. There is a large part of me that loves a Monday morning. It’s like a clean slate. A second chance. No matter what has happened the week before Monday is a chance to start over. I like that. It feels like there is so much opportunity. So much potential. And so I woke this morning feeling a bit excited at the week ahead. But then I realised I hadn’t changed the washing over into the tumble dryer yesterday so the kids were needing clothes dried for school and Mr P was starting work late today so he was about, upsetting my routine. I tried to tackle (unsuccessfully) the Tax Credits/Child Benefit office who, unbeknown to me, had been putting money into my overdrawn and therefore useless bank account, instead of the new un-overdrawn account I had given them details... Puddlejumper's Bipolar World blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=478201 Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:49:47 +0100 478201