Efficiency

I'm starting to discover just how much faster the housework goes when I make use of our entire labor force. This morning, Nathan helped me unload the dryer. He would fling himself headlong into the dryer, then emerge triumphantly waving a sock. He would hand me the sock, and I would place it in the laundry basket while he dove in for a shirt or a washcloth.

And yes, this process really is much more efficient than gathering up all the clothes in a single armful, while Nathan scatters them throughout the house.