That's why I love the word "homemaker".
Many of the family stories about my grandparents were about the arrival of conveniences - great stories about water piped to kitchen, bathroom being added, creosote poles thrown up in the front yard for electricity. My own birth story always began with my mother's gratitude for a good slop jar in the bedroom when her water broke at night.
Biggest difference between then (any "then") and now - The Information Age. We don't just accept things as they are (or as we're told they are) any more. We go look it up and find out for ourselves what our options are. Homemakers reject an "everyone is the same and has to do the same things" mentality. We are so diverse and interesting, and free to be ourselves.
Barometer - there is nagging physical discomfort that agitates us when the barometer rises. Any part of the body surrounded or filled by fluid is affected by a change in barometric pressure, and we're 70 percent water. Sinuses and joints we always think of, but also muscle, which is full of fluid. Our bodies have overall responses, too. Blood pressure will rise and our blood itself (and possibly lymph fluid, maybe even mucus) will become slightly thicker, which affects the entire body in lots of little nagging ways. We get a lot of "I'm uncomfortable!" signals, all coming in at the same time.
Today :
Vacuuming
Send last report
Some closet declutter
Get ready for church tonight