As I read old homemaking routines from the 1950's and earlier, I can't help but wonder what my grandmothers' days were like. And what their mothers' days were like. All the way back.
Thinking that perhaps one day my granddaughters or great-granddaughters will wonder what I did all day, I thought I'd jot down some notes as I go about my day and then keep them here.
Monday 2/15/16
President's Day
No School today
Kids are sleeping late because they were at a friend's Valentine's Day party late last night while my husband and I had a Date Night!
6:00 am - Wake. Husband is working from home. He works at the computer desk in the dining room. I sip my coffee and eat a muffin.
7:00 am - Head to the gym, Today is a Chest & Triceps workout. I've had a cold for about a week, and before that had a sore arm from donating blood, so it's been almost four weeks since I've had a good workout. I do about a 45 minute weights workout, then 30 minutes of cardio on the elliptical machine.
8:30 am - Home from the gym, I shower, wash my hair, get dressed and begin my day. I start with laundry. Strip the bed and wash the sheets. Realize that I would like a second pair of sheets and order a set from amazon.com.
9:00 am - KB is awake. I cook some pancakes for her. Realize that the buttermilk is getting low and start a new batch. I clean the kitchen while the pancakes cook.
Homemade Buttermilk Recipe
I began with a starter culture from Cultures for Health. But once you get it going, it's as easy as putting 1/2 cup of buttermilk in a quart mason jar, filling with milk, leaving on the counter for 16-24 hours. Then, bam! it's Buttermilk!
9:30 am - Strip KB's bed and move laundry. Make myself breakfast of hard-boiled eggs and toast.
10:00 am - Clean the bathrooms, move laundry, make the bed. While cleaning the bathrooms I realize that the wood around the mirror in our guest bathroom is getting dry and dusty. Last week I mixed up a batch of beeswax wood polish and this seems like the perfect opportunity to try it out! Polish all wood trim in guest bathroom.
Beeswax Wood Polish Recipe
4 oz. beeswax pastilles
1 oz. olive oil
Eucalyptus, lavender, and lemon essential oils
Melt Beeswax in a bain marie. Add olive oil. Stir together. Remove from heat and add a few drops of each essential oil. Store in a half-pint wide-mouth mason jar.
11:00 am - Organize nightstand and bedroom bookshelf. Cook pancakes for PB. Vacuum master bedroom, hallway, living room, and dining room. Set up coffee pot for tomorrow.
12:00 pm - Unload dishwasher. Warm up leftover pot roast for lunch. Make a turkey-cheese quesadilla sandwich for K. Eat lunch. Read and rest for a bit. I'm currently reading Four to Score by Janet Evanovich.
1:00 pm - Grocery shop. Come home and put away groceries.
2:00 pm - Wash sofa slipcovers. Help KB with math homework. Make a cup of Rooibos Chai tea for myself. Make KB's bed. Help PB with math homework. Vacuum KB's room. Move laundry. Rest and knit. Begin prepping supper.
4:00 pm - Put two chickens into the over for roasting. Make PB's bed. Rest, knit, and watch Brady Bunch with the kids.
Roast Chicken Recipe
2 whole chickens, rinsed and patted dry.
2 large onions, peeled and cut into thick slices
2-4 carrots peeled and cut into large chunks
2 whole head of garlic, sliced in half across the cloves
4 tablespoons butter, melted
salt & pepper
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Scatter vegetables in the bottom of a large roasting pan. Place chicken back-side-up over vegetables. Brush the chickens with butter and season with salt and pepper. Roast for one hour. After an hour, turn the chickens over (breast-side-up), brush with more butter, season with more salt & pepper. Tie the legs together with cotton kitchen twine (optional). Return to the oven and roast for one more hour. Remove from the oven and rest for 5-10 minutes before carving.
5:00 pm - Turn the chickens. Start potatoes boiling for mashed potatoes. Cut up some broccoli for steaming. Make a batch of salt dough fro PB's class tomorrow. Mash the potatoes and steam the broccoli.
6:00 pm - Supper
6:30 pm - Remove meat from the bones of the extra chicken. Start chicken stock. Wash and dry dishes. Put away leftovers.
Simple Roast Chicken Stock
Bones from 2 whole roasted chickens
Onions
Carrots
2-3 bay leaves
4-6 black peppercorns
4 quarts of cold water
Place everything in a stock pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer. Simmer 8 hours or overnight.
7:30 pm - Family TV time. We watched Modern Family.
8:00 pm - Reading time
8:30 pm - Lights out for kids. Tuck them in, Finish watching Scandal episode that my husband and I started two night ago.
9:30 pm - Sleep
Thinking that perhaps one day my granddaughters or great-granddaughters will wonder what I did all day, I thought I'd jot down some notes as I go about my day and then keep them here.
Monday 2/15/16
President's Day
No School today
Kids are sleeping late because they were at a friend's Valentine's Day party late last night while my husband and I had a Date Night!
6:00 am - Wake. Husband is working from home. He works at the computer desk in the dining room. I sip my coffee and eat a muffin.
7:00 am - Head to the gym, Today is a Chest & Triceps workout. I've had a cold for about a week, and before that had a sore arm from donating blood, so it's been almost four weeks since I've had a good workout. I do about a 45 minute weights workout, then 30 minutes of cardio on the elliptical machine.
8:30 am - Home from the gym, I shower, wash my hair, get dressed and begin my day. I start with laundry. Strip the bed and wash the sheets. Realize that I would like a second pair of sheets and order a set from amazon.com.
9:00 am - KB is awake. I cook some pancakes for her. Realize that the buttermilk is getting low and start a new batch. I clean the kitchen while the pancakes cook.
Homemade Buttermilk Recipe
I began with a starter culture from Cultures for Health. But once you get it going, it's as easy as putting 1/2 cup of buttermilk in a quart mason jar, filling with milk, leaving on the counter for 16-24 hours. Then, bam! it's Buttermilk!
9:30 am - Strip KB's bed and move laundry. Make myself breakfast of hard-boiled eggs and toast.
10:00 am - Clean the bathrooms, move laundry, make the bed. While cleaning the bathrooms I realize that the wood around the mirror in our guest bathroom is getting dry and dusty. Last week I mixed up a batch of beeswax wood polish and this seems like the perfect opportunity to try it out! Polish all wood trim in guest bathroom.
Beeswax Wood Polish Recipe
4 oz. beeswax pastilles
1 oz. olive oil
Eucalyptus, lavender, and lemon essential oils
Melt Beeswax in a bain marie. Add olive oil. Stir together. Remove from heat and add a few drops of each essential oil. Store in a half-pint wide-mouth mason jar.
11:00 am - Organize nightstand and bedroom bookshelf. Cook pancakes for PB. Vacuum master bedroom, hallway, living room, and dining room. Set up coffee pot for tomorrow.
12:00 pm - Unload dishwasher. Warm up leftover pot roast for lunch. Make a turkey-cheese quesadilla sandwich for K. Eat lunch. Read and rest for a bit. I'm currently reading Four to Score by Janet Evanovich.
1:00 pm - Grocery shop. Come home and put away groceries.
2:00 pm - Wash sofa slipcovers. Help KB with math homework. Make a cup of Rooibos Chai tea for myself. Make KB's bed. Help PB with math homework. Vacuum KB's room. Move laundry. Rest and knit. Begin prepping supper.
4:00 pm - Put two chickens into the over for roasting. Make PB's bed. Rest, knit, and watch Brady Bunch with the kids.
Roast Chicken Recipe
2 whole chickens, rinsed and patted dry.
2 large onions, peeled and cut into thick slices
2-4 carrots peeled and cut into large chunks
2 whole head of garlic, sliced in half across the cloves
4 tablespoons butter, melted
salt & pepper
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Scatter vegetables in the bottom of a large roasting pan. Place chicken back-side-up over vegetables. Brush the chickens with butter and season with salt and pepper. Roast for one hour. After an hour, turn the chickens over (breast-side-up), brush with more butter, season with more salt & pepper. Tie the legs together with cotton kitchen twine (optional). Return to the oven and roast for one more hour. Remove from the oven and rest for 5-10 minutes before carving.
5:00 pm - Turn the chickens. Start potatoes boiling for mashed potatoes. Cut up some broccoli for steaming. Make a batch of salt dough fro PB's class tomorrow. Mash the potatoes and steam the broccoli.
6:00 pm - Supper
6:30 pm - Remove meat from the bones of the extra chicken. Start chicken stock. Wash and dry dishes. Put away leftovers.
Simple Roast Chicken Stock
Bones from 2 whole roasted chickens
Onions
Carrots
2-3 bay leaves
4-6 black peppercorns
4 quarts of cold water
Place everything in a stock pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer. Simmer 8 hours or overnight.
7:30 pm - Family TV time. We watched Modern Family.
8:00 pm - Reading time
8:30 pm - Lights out for kids. Tuck them in, Finish watching Scandal episode that my husband and I started two night ago.
9:30 pm - Sleep
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