After several summers of vacationing in northern Minnesota, I now know the real reason why the pioneer women died so young … they all had to share a one-room cabin with their families and pretend like they enjoyed living that way.

The very thought of it gives me a clogged artery, an irregular heartbeat, and a terminal diagnosis. I really do love my family. But five days in a 12×12-foot room furnished with one couch, two beds, four people, and a shower so small that I accidentally shut off the water with my …