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In this post of Mid Century Modern Mommy, Emily shares what she does to keep her home as if it were the 1950s. What does this mean? During the 1950s women were housewives. Forget the bon bons and Oprah image you may have. I am talking cleaning and tidying up once kids were off to school and hubby was taking on the world.
Emily’s husband grew up with a mom who keep their home clean. Emily however was the opposite. She didn’t have chores to do growing up. So when they got married, she had to learn how to clean. Her mother-in-law was a single working mom and still keep her home 1950s standard of clean. We know where Emily went for advice. Below are the 7 things.
1. MAKE YOUR BED: I grew up with a mom who would yell at me if my bed wasn’t made. Even when I reached adulthood. Yeah! I will say that there’s something about making the bed. It’s like signaling the day has begun. That green flag.
2. CLEAN KITCHEN AFTER EACH MEAL: Keeping your kitchen clean will help make meal preparation easier. It’s tidy and ready for each meal. I am talking about clean up crumbs, and put dishes in the dishwasher or hand wash them. Have them clean and ready to use. I have a list of things to do each day ehen we are done in the living (for example) to have it ready each day to be used. We may not need a blanket every day. Mainly in the winter. So we are going in the summer but our cat likes a soft blanket so we left out a nice soft blanket for her. It stays folded when not in use.
3. DUST AND SWEEP: Back to our list. These are two of those things. Sweep or pickup papers you no longer need.
4. FOLLOW WEEKLY PLAN: Okay confession; I am not always great at this. I often get side tracked or I have such a day that I’m exhausted come seven o’clock. Have a daily and weekly plan and try to do at least four of the things.
5. MAKE TIME TO BE PRETTY: I can remember my late Grams never went to the table without what little makeup she did wear on. Breakfast was after she had herself together. Here’s somthing to think about, lot of your Victorian ladies didn’t really wear makeup. You bourgeois class did. But not the ones like us. For those of us who don’t wear makeup here’s what we can do. Brush hair and teeth. Make sure your clothing is nice and clean. Have a clean apron on when your spouse comes home.
6. SERVE MEALS ON TIME: This is where once a week or month prep work will help. Take one day a week for grocery shopping and prep you meal and veghies so all you have to do is pull out the bowl of onions, garlic, carrots and through everything in a slow cooker in the morning. Come dinnertime, everything is ready.
7. MAKE AND KEEP A BUDGET: This hard to do. Why? Because both people MUST agree to it and be willing to stick to it. That means one doesn’t go behind the other’s back and pull money out or hold it back. This was a never ending battle between Antonia’s father and me. He’d go take money out without telling me and I’d go to the store just for the insufficient funds beep. 🤬 Seriously! Most couples fight about money.
What are some things you and your family do to keep your home running smooth?
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