So I've spent the last few days mulling over the life expectancy of van dwelling spiders and decided that without a food source my mini monster wouldn't be with us much longer.Wrong.Yesterday I'm stopped at a light when I see a black spot on the corner of my sunglasses. When my eyes focus on the speck I realize it's the spider! ON MY SUNGLASSES!! ON MY FACE!!!! So being the rational person I am I rip off my sunglasses and throw them against the front window, sending the spider flying off who ... View the Post
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The Art of Homemaking Experiment—Week 1: Attitude
"Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference."---Winston ChurchillMonday I restarted my "Art of Homemaking Experiment". So this week I worked on chapter 1 which is in entitled "Facet No.1 The Two A's".However, since I'm making a real go at this I decided to be realistic and tackled only the first of the "A's" which is attitude. (The other "A" is appearance...and since I'm sitting here writing in the mismatched pajamas that I've worn all day it was probably a safe decision.)The book ... View the Post
The Art of Homemaking Experiment 2012
Almost a year and a half ago I started an experiment that I wasn't able to finish....but I CAN'T LIVE with unfinished business.I need closure.So this week I began my experiment again.And this time I'll do it right...and I will complete it.An experiment is "a test or trial undertaken to discover or demonstrate something".My experiment is based on the book "The Art of Homemaking" written in 1962 by Daryl Hoole.(and just so you know Daryl is a woman)How I found this book, why I bought it, and how I ... View the Post
On Being a Homemaker and the Art of Homemaking Revival
Awhile back I started a little homemaking experiment. And then I started posting about it on this blog. But then I started posting other things and the homemaking posts disappeared until Jessica from Sew Home Grown contacted me. She gave me the opportunity to write my feelings about homemaking on her blog. That post (which is pasted in below) reminded me how much I loved and needed my experiment. So now, every Saturday there will be a post about our adventures in the art homemaking or some sage ... View the Post
The Art of Homemaking Makes a Comeback
Ok...so awhile ago I was blogging about my adventures with a little "Homemaking Experiment" that I was doing using some of these little beauties from decades past: The experiment hasn't stopped but the blogging about it had until sweet Jessica from Sew Homegrown contacted me about it. Today I got the chance to post on her awesome homemaking blog about my favorite thing---being a homemaker.If you want to read more about it (or just to check out her coolness) click over to her blog.You can do that ... View the Post
The Art of Homemaking Experiment—Revised Edition
I wasn't a cheerleader (thank goodness---no offense to any of you cheerleaders out there) or the valedictorian or the prom queen but I LOVED high school. I didn't think life could get better.Then I went to college....and I LOVED single girl, art major college life. I didn't think life could get any better.Then I got married and taught school while my husband attended a local university. I LOVED my life (it seemed so perfect). I didn't think life could get any better.Then suddenly I woke up one ... View the Post
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