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31 Days Of Housewifery

Yesterday I was reading The 50s Housewife Experiment on Jen But Never Jenn and thought I should replicate it.  Then today I was glancing at Facebook (I am supposed to be avoiding it, but failing miserably) and saw Mama Gab talking about Nesting Place's 31 Day Challenge.  I also realized that my blogging has been a pretty big failure lately.  My house has also been a disaster more often then it should be seeing as how I am home all day, everyday with two well-behaved little girls.

So everything kind of came together at once and I am going to do the challenge!  For 31 days I will do my darnedest to follow the following rules:
  • keep to a housekeeping schedule
  • NOT waste time on the computer or smartphone when I should be cleaning or playing with the girls
  • not harass my husband about his computer gaming time
  • get ready everyday (Lori if you are reading this, maybe I won't be in my pajamas when you drop Hadlee off in the morning!)
Although I have a huge case of nostalgia-itis, I am not putting a 50s twist on this, because I think not using my dishwasher, ironing all my clothes, and wearing skirts/dresses everyday will really undermine how well I do at this.  I also do not want to eat gelatin meals.  


Everyday I will post a quick update on how my challenge is going.  I will try to add links to the new post everyday on this "landing page".

Schedule
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
7, 8, and 9 are missing because I suck at life :)
Day 10
Day 11
Day 12

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