This week I've been working on Facet No. 5 "Meet the Minute" from Daryl Hoole's "The Art of Homemaking" book. The first words of the chapter are: "An ideal homemaker makes the best use of her time and energy by being efficient...." And then the chapter outlines 10 different ways to become efficient---everything from maintaining good working conditions to eliminating unnecessary steps. In the weeks to come I'll be working on those steps but this week, after reading the chapter I combined the ... View the Post
The Art of Homemaking: Because Tomorrow is Another Day
photo sourceThe week before last when I wrote this Art of Homemaking post or even the week before that when I posted about the "touch it once" motto I could have titled either of those posts, "Because Tomorrow is Another Day." You see up until recently that is how how I've dealt with things I haven't wanted to do (things like folding the giant laundry pile, cleaning out the pantry, and sorting the toys in the toy bins). I always think, well...it doesn't have to be done right now and after all ... View the Post
The Art of Homemaking: In Search of the Ultimate Sugar Cookie
(You don't mind a picture of kid-decorated cookies do you? Although I think they did a better job that I can...) My art of homemaking this last month has been the search for the ultimate sugar cookie. It all started when I made a batch of sugar cookies before Christmas and they just weren't very good. They were so dry and just tasteless. From there I decided that I wanted to find a great (not just good) sugar cookie recipe in time for Valentine's Day. It took three tries (and a lot of ... View the Post
The Art of Homemaking: Putting the House to Bed
A few months back when Elizabeth and I were able listen to Daryl Hoole speak we took pages and pages of notes. (She just had so many great things to say!) And one of those things is what I've been working on this week. Mrs. Hoole says that before you go to bed you should put your house to bed.Basically that means before you go to bed straighten up your house and get it ready for a new day...put all dirty dishes in the dishwasher, pick up all toys, make sure laundry is folded and put away, ... View the Post
The Art of Homemaking: Touch it Once
Remember awhile back when I said that I'd been keeping a secret and that I had started The Art of Homemaking book again...but hadn't been posting about it. Well, all that was true but then the holidays and the illness that never ends began and I fell off the wagon. But I'm back...and I've been working through it again.And since I've talked about chapters 1-4 quite a few times I'm skipping to where I currently am---chapter 5, which is entitled "A Place For Everything". The chapter header ... View the Post
The Art of Homemaking: “Cause For Alarm”
Simon just left to go play over at his best buddy's house. Being 8 now he thinks he's old and big and tough...too tough for his mom to drive him over to his friends, even in the wind and the snow. But I watched him out the front window...because even though he's 8, he's only 8 and I'm a worrier. And what I worry most about is my kids. Lately I've been worrying that I'm not teaching Simon how to be responsible enough. I am reminding him constantly to do things, brush your teeth, flush the ... View the Post
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