The Laundry Ladies

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Does Less Housework Really Equal a Larger Waistline? A New York Times article about a study that links U.S. women's expanding waistlines to the fact that they do less housework has sparked a wave of outrage online, where readers decried the piece for being sexist.

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Natural suds: Soap nuts a green-cleaning alternative Here's a handful of soap nuts gathered from the soapberry tree. Drop them in your washing machine to clean your clothes and make them soft, and later you can reuse the nuts.