I need help. I feel like I'm always working, always moving, and always behind. It's exhausting really.Ms. Hoole says that, "An ideal homemaker plans a program or a schedule for each day so that she is the master, rather than the victim, of her work."And since, as I stated earlier, I am increasingly falling victim to my work I have chosen scheduling to be my first topic to tackle in my revised experiment. In her book "Project Organization" Marie Ricks says that "A well-used calendar is an ... 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
A Whole New Line Up
Move over Mrs. Hoole, I've got a whole new line up! (And it's stunning if I do say so myself.)Things are about to change with my Homemaking experiment. (Recently I realized that my experiment was too small but too unfocused...too broad but too narrow...too much information but not enough information...) What am I talking about?Can't tell.Yet.I've been stewing over the change for several weeks now and I almost have all the rules set.Almost.Monday morning all will be revealed.Until then I am ... View the Post
I May Have Committed a Homemaking Sin
Today I may have committed a homemaking sin...a big one. Although it may not be a homemaking sin. It may be just a sin against domesticity. Which technically is probably the same thing...I don't know...ANYWAY the sin of which I speak is this: Today I gave away a bunch of cookbooks...and I mean A BUNCH OF COOKBOOKS.You see this afternoon I was working back in Chapter 4 of Ms. Hoole's book with "A Place for Everything" and I decided to "streamline" a certain room. So I did. So I got rid of the ... View the Post
Merry Christmas!
My kids are in bed and asleep, my husband is out in the garage finishing up a few Christmas gifts, and I have a pile of tape and wrapping paper with my name on it in front of the TV. Tonight will be bliss---all is right in the world.My current homemaking challenge is to "meet the minute". Which I have this week. My husband usually works 6 days a week and I usually run a preschool and art classes however....this week everything has been canceled. We have all been home together. It has been ... View the Post
Facet No. 5: Meet the Minute—The List
As with all of her chapters Ms. Hoole has written out a complete list to help us master the chapter. Here's her list to help us make the most of our time and "meet the minute".#1. Maintain good working conditions.#2. Keep everything within reach.#3. Make use of the best appliances and cleaning agents available.#4. Avoid making work for yourself.#5. Eliminate unnecessary steps--avoid "busy work".#6. Dovetail your activities.#7. Work quickly.#8. Conserve your energy.#9. Have some minute ... View the Post
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