Vintage Skills and Style in the Modern World
So the 1950s Housewife Life continues. This week was much like last week. I kept up with the daily cleaning, deep cleaned two rooms, and made some discoveries along the way. OH YES, and a pandemic broke. More on that later. Overall, my perception is starting to change and I
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I completed the first week of my 1950s housewifery experiment! I have now been attempting to be an ideal housewife for seven days! Things are getting sparkling around here. I did the basic daily cleaning (dust/sweep/tidy) every weekday and did the deeper weekly cleaning in the kitchen and living room.
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An ideal daily cleaning schedule from America’s mid-20th century, and the mediocre 21st century housewife who attempts it.
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Here is the secret: The reason I knit so much is that I watch way too much television. I have made the deal with myself that if I am knitting, or otherwise fixing/making something, it isn’t rotting my brain. The other reason I knit so much is that I can’t
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Sometimes, it’s fun to do something finicky. When everything in the modern world is focused on convenience, and “hacks,” and recipes that take 30 minutes, there’s something to be said for slowing down every once in awhile. Tedious projects give us the chance to build our concentration, unplug from the
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