hehe time for some lateral thinking:
1. Get rid of the lawn. No more mowing.
2. Get rid of the clothes line, use a dryer.
3. Toss the iron and ironing board and wear things that don't need ironing. She can wear a suit over the top for her work, that will cover anything.
4. Throw out the carpet, and replace with a wooden floor, much easier.
4. Tell the cats to move out. They're only only 1 meal from going feral, anyway.
5. Buy a dozen Lean Cuisines - that's the weeks shopping done - cooking will be all over in 3 minutes and it probably costs less and is better than buying fresh anyway.
6. Consider trading in the wife with long mileage for a short

lease on a new model with no residual.
With that lot taken care of you'll have plenty of time left to kill on IIS