Graphic from The Graphics Fairy. So is the one up top.I decided to do a week of posts because a lot of you might be wondering what does an atheist "rebel" homemaker do with her time. How does it differ from those good Titus 2 mentors anyway? How does it look? How does it feel? What can you expect?
I plan to follow a specific format every day, and put in pictures where I can. The idea for the format was taken from The Simple Woman's Daybook (which is another lovely place to visit, for views into lots of other lives). No day is actually finished until I start the next one, as I may add pictures through the day.
Well, I'm getting a late start in the day with this, so I may do Sunday twice. Hopefully an average week here or there might give you an idea of what to expect from one variation of a life of "rebellion". There are lots more. In fact, it could be everything you ever dreamed of.
But we have to start somewhere. So, we shall start here.
Today I am...
Thinking...That if this helps one young woman find freedom and happiness it's worth the effort.
Thankful for...My wonderful and supportive husband
Cooking...Chicken and dumplings for dinner
Baking...A loaf of whole wheat bread in the bread machine
Wearing...My first jumper
It's McCall's #2316 and is the first I made after I married, so it's about 9 years old. I used to wear it teaching, but now it's rather old and worn so it's become a cottage dress. Under it I'm wearing a plain white t-shirt. And over it
My pink calico apron. The pattern for this used to be on the Martha Stewart website, and was called Aprons with Cindy, but it has since been taken down. I have a few apron patterns I plan to try in the future as well.
Creating...some new nightgowns. This one was finished yesterday...
It's Simplicity #7944, made without sleeves for the summer. I used quilt binding around the arm holes instead, and eyelet material for the front of the top. I also put a band of eyelet lace where the top met the skirt, and the same eyelet lace around the hem.I'm hoping to finish another tonight. If so I'll post a picture.
Going...nowhere. Which sounds horrible, but today is one of my husband's work days, when we don't usually go out. He was out of the house before I got up this morning, but will be home for supper by 6:30.
Reading... The Quest for the Holy Grail
Hoping...I finish that book tonight
Hearing... The Illiad by Homer. A Librivox podcast while I sew
Around the house...I have laundry to fold tonight after supper
One of my favorite things...Lace, lace and more lace. At least today
A few plans for the rest of the week: To finish this project. Also to finish setting up the pantry system and finish these nightgowns.
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Tomorrow is our errand day, which ought to mean lots of pictures. Then later in the week I'll share what happens on a usual stay-home day as well.
You might ask, "It's Sunday, what about church?" Well, if my husband wasn't working we might go down to the UU church for services, mostly to visit friends. But he works week-ends, both because it frees up his weekdays for school and because he gets extra pay for working on "The Lord's" day, so we just don't bother. And our lives are the slightest bit the worse off for it.
