Once Upon a Time

At the turn of the 20th century there was a wonderful little rhyme. It outlined your entire week. If you read Little House on the Prairie, this may begin to sound familiar. How wonderful to know what you were doing each day and taking the guessing out!

Wash on Monday
Iron on Tuesday
Mend on Wednesday
Churn on Thursday
Clean on Friday
Bake on Saturday
Rest on Sunday

What if we went back to this simple way of life? Maybe not churning on Thursday....but what if you put your household first and the world second? What if your faith was the center of your life? Religious activities get on the calendar in sharpie, everything else is in pencil.

It's a radical change in what the world wants and expects from you. But you can do it. We can do it!  One household at a time. Living a simpler life.

If you only had 5 minutes to do something to your house, what would it be?  I am going back to my rhyme each time.  So on Mondays I am throwing a load in the wash on my way out the door. Then  flipping it after the first round of carpool and start another load.  In house with 4 children, a wonderful husband and 4 activities, the laundry battle is not waged lightly. So I hope to win a little on Mondays now.

Lest you get the wrong impression, that I have the whole mommy thing down, come to my house on Tuesdays.  The ironing is never done.  This is my commitment to September.  Ironing on Tuesdays. Any tips you have on how to do this efficiently and effectively would be greatly appreciated.
I think I'll start with my ironing though and then branch out to the little people......

Wednesdays instead of mending clothes which was the original intention- I am mending the house. This may be in the form of picture hanging, organizing a room, knitting or scrapbooking.  Wednesdays are going to be my homebody days. Wednesdays are also religious days. We worship and eat together and catch up on the first half of the week.  It's amazing how the tone of Thursday has changed since the focus of Wednesday has changed.  Wednesday was the first day we changed. It is the one I have so far been the most successful in achieving.

Well, that gets us through half the week.  Each day, I'll update how successful I am in maintaining this simpler life.  There will recipes and crafts and schedules and organizing tips and general information that would have been shared in the town square with all the other mothers and women of the town.

I am looking forward to walking this journey with you.