Friday, January 14, 2011

Inspire Your Inner Housewife.



1. Change Your Thinking

This is most important. Think of your duties in the home as something that is pleasant, creative, and fulfilling a great purpose. Not as drudgery, which is how I usually viewed it. But, with an attitude adjustment, I began to look at taking top notch care of my home in a totally different way. So, stop thinking that it's beneath you to get on your knees and scrub your floor. There is actually a lot of satisfaction from cleaning and maintaining your home. There is a sense of accomplishment with tackling projects in your home, and having a tidy orderly home for your husband to enjoy coming home to after a hard day's work.



2. Wake Up Early And Get Ready

If you're a housewife or have children at home, you need to try to wake up before they do to tackle your chores. But, first, take a shower, and get dressed down to your feet. It's amazing what I can get accomplished and the renewed sense of purpose that I have when I have showered and dressed. I look presentable, and I am ready to do what I need to do for the day.

While the kids are asleep make a list of your to-do's that you want to accomplish for the day. Try to read from the Bible and pray to help center you and keep you in a wonderful mood.



3. Create weekly menus.

It's such a lifesaver to have menus planned in advance. You can grocery shop around your menu and already know what you will be cooking. If possible, try to do most of the prep work for your dinner by lunchtime. Then you won't be as frazzled as the day progresses.



4. Set daily, weekly, and monthly goals.

Set your cleaning goals, project goals like sewing, knitting, and other hobbies, and child rearing goals. Maybe you want to be sure to teach your toddler how to count to ten by the end of the month, and you have
incremental goals in place to help you
achieve it. Maybe you want to have the garage cleaned out by the end of the month, and you set weekly goals to get it done.

5. Read websites and books for inspiration. The books that are great and inspire you to enjoy your duties in the home are : The Happy Housewife by Darla Shine, Passionate Housewives Desperate for God by Jennie Chancey and Stacey McDonald, Fascinating Womanhood by Helen Andelin and A Woman's High Calling by Elizabeth George. My favorite website for homemaking inspiration is Ladies Against Feminism.

Becoming a domestic goddess takes time, hard work and dedication. But, it brings so many rewards and great satisfaction. Choose today to create a home that your family will love coming home to.

15 comments:

  1. You're so right! I'm a housewife and I do all of these things, except for getting up and getting dressed before hubby and kids! My husband takes off very early in the morning so I pretty much let him fend for himself. I think he loves that quiet morning to himself anyway! Setting goals, making lists and taking pleasure in accomplishing things really makes housewifery enjoyable and fulfilling, even if it's just doing the dishes in the morning! :)

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  2. I just found your blog, and I love all your gorgeous vintage images, what a feast! I've given you an award over at my blog too!

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  3. Oh wow thank you so much :) I really appreciate that!

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  4. What a fun blog! I make weekly meal plans, and it makes life soooo much easier!

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  5. Hi, I am new to your blog and have enjoyed viewing your previous posts! Wonderful images love everything retro x ;)

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  6. Thanks gals :) I've got some new goodies coming soon so stay tuned!

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  7. I have just found your blog and I am so inspired! Especially with this post :) I look forward to reading more (when my 5 month old son allows me to) :D

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  8. very pleased to find this site.I wanted to thank you for this great read.


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  9. I love this post! I really need the motivation to become the old fashioned housewife I want to be. This was very helpful. Thank you.

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  10. Just wanted to let you know that I have a set of the yellow dishes in the #4 picture above. That picture appeared in the 1939 Better Homes and Gardens magazine. The dishes in the cabinet are American Limoges Bermuda pattern and the design is Triumph. They were designed by Viktor Schreckengost. It was so fun to find the picture printed in Better Homes And Gardens in 2006 and learn some history of my mom's dishes.

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  12. You inspired me with your picture. I had to write a bog post about my mom's dishes.
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  13. I love your blog and I love retro. Whodathunk that this child of the sixties would grow up to have such a "thing" about fifties advertising images? One way I get it out of my system (other than buying magazines that are older than I am) is to make retro fridge magnets with uppity woman comments. Please take a look if you have a minute. I think you'll enjoy them! http://www.cafepress.com/cafepretzel/6932341

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  14. Hello I loved this post very much.it is truly inspiring

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