Elizabeth writes about keeping a housework log. She and her husband have been writing down how much time they spend cleaning the house and doing other household chores.

I’m not sure that I could itemize my time that neatly, because I’m always doing at least three things at one time. This afternoon, I watched Ian, changed the sheets on all the beds, fixed my blogroll, answered comments, requested desk copies of a book, vacuumed the second floor, and organized the tool area of the basement. When my husband is around, he is usually working in some capacity, but he is just doing one thing at a time.

Speaking of multi-tasking, dooce has a must read post on the paid employment switcheroo in her house. She’s now the bread-winner working from home, and her husband is the full time parent. How’s hubby doing? Read. Good stuff.