With 1990s computers, video games and the Internet factored into the mix, leisure time seems to run directly from the exit door at work into a wall socket at home. Technology has enhanced free time, with microwaves that cook food faster, cars that move people faster and computer chips that supply information faster. Malls such as Tuttle Crossing and City Center make shopping faster, and fast-food restaurants now deliver. Women's leisure time seems an oxymoron. Yet work still needs to be done inside the home, and whether houseleeping is shared or not, leisure time has been reduced.
Homes are larger than at any time since World War II, and bigger houses mean more upkeep.