(I just thought we needed a picture here...and since these were Grandma Lova's tiny irons, I thought it fit)Liz is usually our resident "Art of Homemaking" girl around these parts, but I have recently felt the need to share about some heroes of homemaking in my life. I shared part one HERE and I am sharing another homemaking hero today.....my grandmother Lova. (As a side note, she always explained her name as Love with an "a.")She really was a hero to me. She passed away when I was 14 and I ... View the Post
The Art of Homemaking: Facet 4
Today I'm officially starting chapter 4 of the Art of Homemaking. It is entitled "A Place for Everything and Everything in it's Place." It is the longest chapter in the book (so long that it is actually broken up into 8 sections) and is chuck full of information and advice that really is pretty awesome. As I reread it I thought again about how the women in decades past elevated the occupation of homemaker from a station to an art. These women were amazing, their dedication, organization, ... View the Post
The Art of Homemaking: Facet No.3—Some are Almosters
The chapter covering Facet No. 3 is a short one entitled "Some are Almosters".What is an almoster?Well Ms. Hoole describes an almoster as:those who..."just don't quite make it...Their intentions are good, and they almost make it. They spend lots of time and energy, but they don't quite reach their goals, they don't quite get the job done. Their houses are never quite clean, their ironing is never quite caught up, they are never quite ready, or quite on time. "Sound familiar?It does to me.So ... View the Post
The Art of Homemaking: A Report and Facet No.3
Happy Easter Weekend!***THE REPORTLast week was week 3 of working on "Facet No. 2 Another "A": Ambition".As I said last week I made for myself a ginormous list of tasks to accomplish.But again I didn't complete everything on the list.However, this time I didn't beat myself up about it...everything that was most important got completed---including those things that just come up---stories that need to be told, toenails that need to be painted (mine are currently neon yellow as are most of my ... View the Post
The Art of Homemaking: Ambition Meet Priority
Last week I said that I would be continuing to work of Facet No. 2 (From the Art of Homemaking)Ambition.So I have been. At the beginning of the week I sat down and made a list of 33 things that I wanted to accomplish this week (besides the usual housekeeping, child rearing, sewing, self-preservation, and other various weekly obligatory items).I worked hard. I accomplished a lot. I WAS AMBITIOUS!But I didn't get to cross off everything on my list.Dang.No matter how hard I tried not everything ... View the Post
The Art of Homemaking—A is for Ambition
This week I've been working on Facet No.2: Ambition.Here's the report...Every day this week I've had in the back of my mind....be ambitious...be ambitious...be ambitious.This has been good and bad.Good in that I've started a lot of projects, brainstormed some great ideas, and have tried to take advantage of every spare minute.Bad in that I've started a lot of projects that I haven't finished and I've been running around like a crazy person and wearing myself out---literally.Soooooo...here's ... View the Post
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