Heloise is in the House!
Would my new BFF who sent me the Heloise book please zip me off an email? I lost your email address and I’d like to properly gush out a marriage proposal to you. Tyvm.
This book is made of awesome. I’m having the best time reading it.
It was printed in 1967 (or there abouts) and it’s a serious blast from the past. You can tell housewifery was a whole different ballgame back then.
There are hints for how not to get blisters on your hands from ironing.
Not from the heat of the iron, mind. From having to iron TOO MUCH.
Do people still iron? I wonder if I have one.
A lot of tips involve sewing. Mayhaps I need to learn how to do that. You can make tea towels out of old ratty bath towels if you know how to sew.
Women! Heloise encourages us to take at least one hour a WEEK to pamper ourselves! Take a bath, slather on the face cream, paint your toenails, just whatever you do- NO CLEANING for that entire hour!
For an exciting change in your daily routine? Drink your cup of coffee in the living room. Don’t drink it in the kitchen, for God’s sake! Go wild with it, girls.
Honestly. I squeed. I love this book. I am a kinky Heloise wannabe.
There is one part I don’t understand though. In the prologue, as Heloise cheers all of us housewives on, encouraging us to do our chores with gusto, pride and courage (Yes. Yes, she says “with courage”) she then writes this line:
“And, don’t forget gals… the second wife usually has the maid!”
So, then… we all want to be the second wife?
I are confused.
(But for real. Email me!)
~cunt
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Friday June 5th, 2009 12:45pm
My mom gave me one of her books when I married for the first time along with two of Peg Bracken’s recipe/advice books.
What a hoot they are… and frankly I love them today.
Don’t know if you allow links.. but here is one about her mom.. the “original” Heloise.
My mom firmly believed in the coffee in the living room moment..
Forget the link.. sigh
http://www.heloise.com/original_heloise.html
See now I took that comment to mean that if you don’t keep the house clean you’ll be the ‘ex’ wife :)
*giggles*
Sounds like a hoot and a half
Oh and yes, people still iron. My mother irons nearly everything
I iron
I also have a housekeeper – and drink coffee anywhere in the house I please.
I guess I have the best of both worlds LOL
Nope the second wife is the mistress he supports on the side that the 50′s housewife claimed not to know about.
You sent me a message to my LJ inbox. I suck, and I deleted it without reading it because I thought it was something else. Please resend??
I love ironing, so much so that this week I customised my ironing board. A 2×3 sheet of MDF covered in wadding covered in strong cotton material for the top, fixed onto old ironing board will make the whole process easier. No more having to shift your stuff every 6 inches. entire garments can be tackled in one go ! not only will you save time slaving over a hot iron but the sheer pleasure of feeling like a smug bitch is soooooooo worth it!
PS I also made that laundry soap too so now I have goo (I just didnt have a 5 gal bucket so I have the concentrated version..but hey concentrated versions are all the rage at tesco :)
PS my Ironing board upgrade cost £4.00 as opposed to the £40 that tesco wanted for a wide board. Hey what can I say Im an ironing geek!
I iron my cloth napkins. I can’t stand setting a pretty table and then having wrinkled napkins. I also iron his work shirts. My grandmother used to iron bedsheets!
I still iron bed sheets……I do draw the line at dusters though and socks. panties yes socks no.