What is Homemaking?
Hello there! In today's post I really want to focus on one question: What is homemaking? I think that in our modern society, homemaking has really started to take on a negative connotation. And I think that is very unfortunate. Nowadays when people think of homemakers, they think of housewives, of women who are confined to the home, lazy, not meeting their full potential. Or they think of overly kitchy 1950's housewives in retro attire. I think that both of these assumptions, or views of homemaking in general are false. Now, are there some lazy housewives who don't keep up their homes? Sure. And are there stereotypical 1950's housewives around? Yeah. But I don't believe that makes of the majority of modern day homemakers. According to Dictionary.com, homemaking is defined as the creation and management of a home, especially as a pleasant place in which to live. I think this is a beautiful definition of what I try to achieve as a homemaker. I also think that i