The beginning

I decided to start this blog about what it is like to be a modern homemaker. This career path- and yes it is a career path- is an undervalued one to say the least. Most people assume that I am wasting my college degree here and are shocked at the thought of me continuing any education. "Why would you?" they ask. Apparently, a mother doesn't have to be intelligent or well educated.

People assume that keeping a home is easy work. They figure you play with kids, watch television, do some laundry then throw together a simple meal with plenty of time to spare. They cannot comprehend why I would have any difficulty keeping my floors swept or dishes put away. I get ghastly glares when they see the smudges on the walls and crayon or marker depictions on the cabinets. I must be lazy!! Or just disorganized and filthy.

Most people do not realize the work that goes into a day of keeping a home and caring for three rambunctious children! I am going to be journaling my own discovery of what it really means to be a "Modern Homemaker". The job is so classic, vintage, hip! It is rooted in history and yet moving us into the future. There is something to be said for the old ways of keeping a home, but civilization has moved forward and now with cell phones, video games, online social networking, text messaging, and the list goes on, we are obviously not able to do the same things. Some things are good- new modern conveniences like microwaves and bread makers- that women 50 years ago would have given anything to have. I am trying to discover the balance between the two worlds. One foot in the past one in the present.