Aprons – Y/N?
Yes! I just bought a new one because my old one was tearing at the pockets. It is my uniform for daily tasks from homeschooling to cooking to cleaning. I have used its pockets to carry produce from the garden or seeds and tools TO the garden.
Baking – Favorite thing to bake:
Blackberry Wine Cake
Clothesline – Y/N?
Yes, in summer.
Donuts – Have you ever made them?
No, but I have been tempted. Actually, I think I attempted them once, before I was married.
Every day – One homemaking thing you do every day:
Dishes
Freezer – Do you have a separate deep freeze?
Yes, in the mudroom.
Garbage Disposal – Y/N?
No. Compost.
Handbook – What is your favorite homemaking resource?
My Mother-In-Law. No kidding - she's good at it and I admire her orderliness!
Ironing – Love it or hate it?
Ask my poor husband. Better yet, don't.
Junk drawer – Y/N? Where is it?
Well, I don't have enough drawers to designate one for "junk" but I have a "storage room" (which is also a play room for the older kids, a guest room, a Christmas present wrapping room, etc. heehee. It used to be a sewing room and my dh's office when he worked from home.)
Kitchen: Design & Decorating?
big & open with a large island in the middle. Not much in the way of decorating, unless you count "clutter, early 2000s." I actually think my kitchen is too big for me - I am a small person and find it tiring to work in there, even though I like to cook. I would design a smaller, more efficient space. Good for parties, though.
Love: What is your favorite part of homemaking?
Cooking, and putting fresh linens on the beds.
Mop - Y/N?
Yes but not often enough.
Nylons - Wash by hand or in the washing machine?
washing machine.
Oven - Do you use the window, or open the door to check?
Window, unless I need to check the temp. Time to clean the window by the way. Yuck.
Pizza - What do you put on yours?
Oooo... Feta, fresh tomato slices, a bit of olive oil, fresh mushrooms...maybe asparagus if it weren't so expensive!Quiet - What do you do during the day when you get a quiet moment?
What's that? Can I get it online? Actually, pray a rosary, spiritual reading or nap.
Recipe card box - Y/N?
No. If it isn't in my head, online or in a book I won't find it again.Style of house -
2000 manufactured ranch-style
Tablecloths and napkins - Y/N?
Yes. Tablecloth or place mats for every meal. Usually paper napkins, but I am trying to build a collection of cloth for every day use so I can just throw them in the wash.
Under the kitchen sink - Organized or toxic wasteland?
Neither. Not much under there except some empty jars for disposing of used oil, but it could use a scrub-down around the trash can.
Vacuum - How many times per week?
I'll let you know when we get the vacuum fixed.
Wash - How many loads of laundry do you do a week?
average: one or two a day except Sundays.
X’s - Do you keep a daily list of things to do and cross them off?
No. I have tried this, but I keep misplacing it. I haven't found my "system" yet. I do put important things on the calendar, which I look at several times a day. I get daily reminders from www.fylady.net in my email, too.
Yard - Who does what?
dh mows and waters grass and trees, and helps me prepare the soil for seeds, and I water and tend the flower and vegetable gardens in summer.
Zzz’s - What is your last homemaking task for the day before going to bed?
Clear the dinner table, put food away. If dh doesn't have time, sometimes I will wash dishes and clean the sink, check on kids in bed and turn out lights.
