{"id":747,"date":"2010-04-07T10:23:14","date_gmt":"2010-04-07T10:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2010\/04\/today-is-no-housework-day.html"},"modified":"2010-04-07T10:23:14","modified_gmt":"2010-04-07T10:23:14","slug":"today-is-no-housework-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2010\/04\/today-is-no-housework-day.html","title":{"rendered":"April Holiday: No Housework Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is No Housework Day<\/strong>! Yahoo!
\nI’m not sure how “No Housework Day” originated or when it was first celebrated. I am imagining that a woman who was tired of her daily chores, tired of the dust reappearing, that a woman who was more than likely being taken for granted threw her arms up in the air, took in a deep breath and proclaimed rather loudly “I need a break. I declare this day, April 7, to henceforth be No Housework Day<\/em>!”
\nKudos and gratitude to her! I am going to cook up a pot of Chai tea and dedicate whatever time I might have spent cleaning to relaxing! How will you celebrate the day?
\nNow, tomorrow, should you kick back into gear and dust, vacuum, iron or mop, take heart. You are burning calories!
\nHousework as exercise is not a new concept. In October, 1901, Good Housekeeping published an article entitled “Housework as Exercise.” The author was an un-named teacher of physical culture. Her message was to . . . . “Unbutton those tight collars, take off the corsets and petticoats, hike up those long skirts and pull the blinds. Whenever possible wear a gymnasium suit for scrubbing and sweeping.”<\/em>
\nHousework as Exercise Calorie Chart<\/strong>
\nCalories burned per hour:<\/em>
\nCooking \/ 80 (No tasting while cooking!)
\nIroning \/ 60
\nMopping Floors \/ 110
\nRearranging Furniture \/ 200
\nScrubbing Floors \/ 200
\nVacuuming \/ 85
\nWashing Dishes (By hand.) \/ 60
\nWashing Windows \/150
\nCalories burned per minute:<\/em>
\nWashing Dishes \/ 3
\nVacuuming \/ 3
\nDusting \/ 4
\nRearranging Furniture \/ 9
\nFolding Laundry & \/ 3
\nPutting Away
\nGeneral Straightening \/ 9
\nGrocery Shopping (pushing the cart)\/ 5
\nEnjoy your non-houseworky day!
\nMore Tips!<\/strong>
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\n8 Ways to Burn Calories<\/a>
\nSpread love … NOT icing!
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