Household Descends into Chaos as Domestic Fairies Organize, Strike at Inopportune Time

I suspect this was all started by that impertinent Laundry Fairy. She's passive-aggressive. Doesn't say a word--simply refuses to do her job. The clothes are piling up. Household members are running out of underwear. Holey and mis-matched socks are being worn.

The other fairies, exploiting the tension caused by the Laundry Fairy, are following suit. The second-most-powerful fairy in the house, The Dishwashing Fairy, has recently joined the strike. This morning, Shad and I had to share the same cereal bowl because there weren't any other ones. And the Recycling Fairy! Now there's a joke. Seriously. She's been so dang lazy you have to wade past several overflowing bags of wine and beer bottles and milk jugs just to get to the laundry room.

Moreover, there used to be two Money-Making Fairies, and now there is only one. In fact, the only fairies that can still be counted on (occasionally) are the Kitty-Litter-Taking-Out Fairy and the Garbage Fairy. The Bathroom-Cleaning, Declutterizing, Mail-Sorting, Bill-Paying, Bed-Making and Floor-Sweeping Fairies still seem to be around, but since they've unionized they've gotten pretty half-assed about their duties.

Such flighty, wily, undependable little creatures, those fairies. They always seem to go on strike during exam time, and when papers are due.

Is this a city-wide strike? How are your fairies doing?