chores

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At age 78—just two years before the Gimbels show—Moses had swapped her life of farm work and domestic chores for the brush and easel, turning to painting after arthritis ended her endeavors in embroidery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

But for many parents struggling to manage work, household chores, and other siblings - and even their own screen time - this might seem an impossible, unrealistic task.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

“I need to do chores anyway,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: With the Skylight Calendar Max your kids might actually do their chores.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

He’d been with the organization for a decade by now and done a lot of its more menial chores along the way.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French