This Is How I Do It

One of my fantasies has been to be a Home Ec teacher. As early as I can remember I was in the kitchen cooking up a storm, investigating, trying different concoctions, reading the labels on spices to see if I wanted to dump them into the pot. My mom has stories I'm sure she would tell you if you asked. I loved Home Ec in middle and high school. In fact, I bonded with one of my teachers in particular in high school and still talk to her till this day. At home and at school, I learned how to sew, cook, clean (not my favorite, my mom will tell you about that too), babysit, build things and do just about anything around the house that I wanted to. It built my confidence and has been paramount in my development as a strong independent person.

You can imagine this came in handy when I became a mother at the age of 19. Raising babies, staying home with them, cooking, nursing, nurturing, loving, goodness, I just remember that period of time as some of the best joys of my life. It wasn't just the babies in all their glorious yumminess though, it was the homemaking.

During my academic journey, trying to figure out what I wanted to be when I grew up, home ec teacher was at the top of the list. It seems though, that the family and consumer sciences have become pretty obsolete in the public school system and I chose a different path for myself (Community Health, I'll tell you all about that later!). My new scheme/idea/fantasy was to teach home ec type classes to my peers. My roommates and I would joke about starting a public access television show a la Martha Stewart for the young, alternative homemaking crowd.

Part of my intention with this here blog is to share some of my homemaking tips, tricks, methods, style, lists, etc. I will name such posts "This is How I Do It". The title is to stress that this is how I do things, I do not take my logic and methods as the only way, and certainly don't think this is how everyone else should do it too. I just want to share the methods of my madness. I have found great personal growth in being efficient and crafty around the house and would like to share that spark.