Sisyphus Acres

Homemaking meme

Sallie over at A Gracious Home started a fun new meme. Feel free to post the questions and your answers on your blog. Then go over to her blog to let her know that you're participating. She's using Mr. Linky so this is always a fun way to find new blogs!

Aprons – Y/N? If Y, what does your favorite look like?
I have one, but I don't use it as often as I should!

Baking – Favorite thing to bake
Cinnamon swirl bread (made with white wheat four ~ yummy!)

Clothesline – Y/N?
I use my outside one while weather permits, when we redo the front porch I intend to put an indoor line in there.

Donuts – Have you ever made them?
Nope.

Every day – One homemaking thing you do every day
Maing beds, doing dishes

Freezer – Do you have a separate deep freeze?
Yes

Garbage Disposal – Y/N?
No.

Handbook – What is your favorite homemaking resource?
I don't have one.

Ironing – Love it or hate it? Or hate it but love the results?
hate it but love the results.  I buy wash and wear.

Junk drawer – Y/N? Where is it?

Yes. One in my end table.

Kitchen – Color and decorating scheme
Mine is a bright Amish blue, I have stenciled a teapot border and have teacups stenciled as the wallpaper.  Als have lots of moose things in there (I collect moose stuff)

Love – What is your favorite part of homemaking?
My house feeling comfortable and inviting

Mop – Y/N?
Not really, mopping is one of Hannah's chores

Nylons – Wash by hand or in the washing machine?
Machine

Oven – Do you use the window or open the oven to check?
Open the door, I'm a need to "stick my finger in it" kind of checker

Pizza – What do you put on yours?
preferable mushrooms, sometimes sausage

Quiet – What do you do during the day when you get a quiet moment?
hopefully read

Recipe card box – Y/N? What does it look like?
we had nice little wooden one my dad made, but we outgrew them, now we use a photo storage box.

Style of house – What style is your house?
Big Blue Box, not sure it has a style outside, nice clean lines though

Tablecloths and napkins – Y/N?
yes, daily ~ and cloth napkins only at dinner ~ we are trying to cut down on waste.

Under the kitchen sink – Organized or toxic wasteland?
Organized

Vacuum – How many times per week?
Just about everyday. Again, see the mopping question above.

Wash – How many loads of laundry do you do per week?
4 loads, more when I'm washing linens (every other week)

X’s – Do you keep a daily list of things to do that you cross off?
Sometimes

Yard – Y/N? Who does what?
Dad does the mowing, we share the trimming duties and flower garden, I manage the veggie garden and Hannah primarily watches the herbs.  I watch all of the fruit trees and bushes.

Zzz’s – What is your last homemaking task for the day before going to bed?
Usually putting laundry away, paperwork or checking email