Homemaking Degree

I was surfing today looking for homemaking blogs, and I stumbled across a blog which mentioned that a US college had instituted a degree in homemaking., so I just had to investigate!  It's offered at The College at Southwestern which seems to be a fairly liberal Christian Seminary (I may be wrong about the liberal …

Urban Homemaker’s Challenge – Update

When I took up this challenge, I wasn't very optimistic really about making any progress: I grew up in a super-modern 70's home where all food came out of a packet, space-age style. But over the last few weeks I've actually been quite pleased with what we've achieved. We've started drinking raw (unpasteurised) milk again. …

Housework To Do List

Good morning! Though actually it is already afternoon here and I haven't got much done. We had another busy weekend so the house looks completely crazy. I think making a list of things 'to do' is really helpful - the days I do that I get much more done. (If you aim at nothing you …

The Simple Woman’s Daybook

My friend Kathryn (the bookworm) introduced me to the Simple Woman's Daybook meme, and I thought I would give it a go today:http://thesimplewoman.blogspot.com/Check out The Simple Woman for links to other Daybooks and instructions if you want to add your own.Outside My Window... it's grey and drizzling. Actually it looks very lush and green out …

Manic Monday

Shavua Tov!This was my To-Do list for today:* Hoover downstairs (somebody, who shall remain nameless, has spillt rabbit food behind the kitchen curtain and forgotten to mention it to me...)* Tidy the hallway (and get the children to tidy their video shelf which is in the hallway)* Clear the stairs (we've rearranged furniture and I …