Thanks Monique' !

The other day my mother-in-law, Monique',  and I were talking about being a wife and homekeeping. She first remembered one book I might like to read ( um yes!) and that list kinda grew.  

Woo hoo! 

This book is by Donna Otto who has a daily pod caste. She discusses not only

caring for your physical home but also the emotional, mental, 

and spiritual needs of your husband and family. 

Pretty straight forward

I love that organized objects just look so pretty!

And this one, this is a gem. Th Frugal Housewife is a 

homekeeping manual for the thrifty written in 1833. Yup, 1833.

It describes tips I can't even begin to imagine such as:

• "Boiled potatoes are said to cleanse hands as well as common soap; they prevent chops in the winter season, and keep the skin soft and healthy". 
• "Eggs will keep almost any length of time in lime water...I have seen eggs, thus kept, perfectly sweet and fresh at the end of three years." 
• "If you have a strip of land, do not throw away suds. both ashes and suds are good manure for bushes and young plants

This is just a novel. I haven't cracked it yet.

And this one is one I recently ordered online.

It was written in 1987 by a woman who recognized that 

wanting to be a homemaker would get her ostracized. 

She was a successful, single career woman but truly loved making a home.

I super excited to educate myself on these subjects this summer and improve my habits and skills. I pray that God will be honored and glorified and that my husband would have his love tank filled each day.