Both my parents worked full time on the farm. And my Mom did all the housework besides going to the barn, the field, baking, washing clothes, diapers, all the rest, etc. And of course all the clothes, diapers, sheets, etc. were hung outside on the clothesline. This was true even in the winter. I did my chores in the barn and the field as well from the time I was 12 years old. And that's a long time ago.

In my time I also had a full time job and did the housework, cooking (very seldom TV dinners and very seldom fast food) and the diaper washing and three kids. Now I don't know how I did it but I could, did and had to. Just how it was. I had to watch what I spent really close. Thank goodness CMT symptoms were not there yet.