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Housekeeping is a real job–a job that needs to be planned carefully if one would avoid becoming a slave to housework or have free time for social activities and outside interests….In short, when a schedule has been followed until it becomes second nature, you run your house; it doesn’t run you. ~America’s Housekeeping Book, 1941 Imagine, if . . . → Read More: What Is Your Mission? An ideal homemaker is consistent in applying the best skills and methods she knows. She has a built-in self-starter. ~Daryl V. Hoole, The Art of Homemaking, 1967 I’ve fallen out of The Box. And I can tell. The housekeeping aspect of my homemaking is seemingly effortless when I have a routine. When I slip out of my . . . → Read More: Do Today’s Work Today It’s the economy, stupid. ~James Carville
I’m not sure when it struck me full force. But sometime over the weekend it hit me that details matter as I strive to be a 1950′s wife and homemaker. I mean, sure I’ve known that concept all along, but it seems to have percolated up to . . . → Read More: It’s The Details, Stupid 1950's Ad for J.C. Penny's Separates If we talk at great length about clothes and the place they play in making you an attractive, charming person, don’t think that we believe for one minute that clothes are the most important thing in the world. They aren’t. But they can do a great deal to enhance you. . . . → Read More: The Well-Dressed Girl For goodness’ sake let’s experiment and practice! ~The Home Economics Omnibus True confession time. Sometimes when I read the blog postings of younger women trying to live like a mid-century housewife, I gasp out loud and say “But, you can’t do that!” when they share their adventures teaching themselves how to sew by redecorating the entire house . . . → Read More: But! But! You Can’t DO That! In a comment to my post about planning, Lynn rightly pointed out that dual-career (homemaking and outside the home job) girls have a hard time finding the time for the details. Now, I’m not going to be the pot calling the kettle black. The past six months have been a time of tremendous overwhelm for me as . . . → Read More: But…I don’t even have TIME to plan! Now, where were we? Oh yes! We were going through The Home Economics Omnibus by Harris & Huston! Planning is not cooking but it is management. Mother gets her day’s work done because she has learned to plan. In her day, planning or management were not taught in school. This is where you have an advantage. (Page . . . → Read More: Planning is Management Meal planning can seem daunting, especially if you get psyched out by the thought of having to organize it around The Basic Seven. However, our mentor Betty Crocker tells us in the first edition of The Picture Cookbook (first published in 1950): “The basic seven is easy if you follow this pattern…” For Adequate Meals: Breakfast: Fruit, Cereal . . . → Read More: Meal Planning in Action: Braised Chicken My grandfather was a set builder, mostly for MGM, during the “Golden Age of Hollywood.” His garage was filled with Craftsman hand and power tools that lasted forever and made his woodworking hobby much more enjoyable (much of the furniture in my home was built by him). My grandmother also bought top of the line sewing . . . → Read More: A Good Carpenter is Known by His Tools My apologies for disappearing again but my grandfather’s death followed by my older sister’s visit and Baby Alice’s dedication (like a baptism only without the water) kept me away (not to mention my schoolwork!). I’m finally starting to feel like I’m catching up with myself again. In my last post, I mentioned that the girls in the . . . → Read More: Food Should Not be So Complicated |
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