Being as I am expecting company over this Christmas Holiday I decided I'd try doing my house work as Ilsa,or should I say Ilsa in the Donna Reed, Barbara Billingsley 1950's/60's persona; Taking the plunge and acting the way a woman was expected to act in that era. I say if you want to dress and act like a woman you should experience as many things about them as you can. So off I went – dusting, vacuuming, doing the laundry, the dishes, the decorations and some baking while dressed, including an apron.
And I must say that it gave me a greater appreciation of what those women did back then. Between raising children, cooking, cleaning and looking nice for their husbands when they came home from work was really quite a feat.
I got tired just dusting and doing the laundry.
I understand why women wanted to break the mold (no pun intended) and get out of the house.
So here's to recognizing what they accomplished then and now and being able to look beautiful in the process. Oh well, time to polish the furniture!
As Always,
Ilsa