One gloomy day in February, I gazed into the screen of my work computer and searched the depths of my brain. This was the day that we had to submit our Performance Plan, Professional Goals, and Personal Development Plan, and I simply could not think of anything to say relevant to my job. We had some boiler-plate i…
As part of my 2018 Project, I am spending a lot of time organizing and decluttering. Figuring out what to keep and what to let go of has brought to light the different ideas my husband and I have on what the house should look like and what level of clutter or "stuff" is acceptable and/or tolerable. It is j…
As I mentioned earlier in the week, I am posting my second challenge in my effort to spend 2018 developing new habits and routines to help streamline my home and life. My original intent was to exclusively use methodology from the 1930s and 40s, but I am finding that I am having to deviate from that is some ways to m…
Here I am, checking in to post progress once again on my first challenge. As a reminder, here are the things I set out to do. Daily Household Routines Get up with the alarm. Make the bed every morning. Establish breakfast menus. Bathe or shower at night. Plan my clothes for the next day. Go to bed by 9:00 pm,…
Part of Challenge #1 included establishing some breakfast menus that I could post inside the kitchen cabinet and follow each month. When Jitterbug started to follow a 1940s breakfast routine, she chose to use menus published in The American Woman's Cook Book , edited by Ruth Berolzheimer (Chicago: Consolidated …
Oh look! A bonus! Two blog posts in one day! I hate to break my track record of spotty posting but I just cannot help but share my excitement! Last night I made sure I took a shower before bed. I brushed my teeth, applied face moisturizer and body cream, and dried my hair. Then, I selected an outfit and hung it…
I have been on a personal color analysis journey for a long time and over the years, I have chronicled my interest and experiences on this blog. Today I want to share some updates with you on where I am now. As I noted here , my color analyst had reassessed me as a Soft Summer using the True Colour International d…
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Hi and welcome to Grasshopper Homestead. I live in East Texas in the rural countryside with my beloved husband and a menagerie of pets and farm animals. A lifelong fascination with learning about the way things used to be is the inspiration behind my efforts to step back in time in little ways each day. A lover of the simple country life, I am creative, industrious, introspective, and a sucker for a flea market. Join me as I aspire to create a vintage country life.
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I am sorry I have been so quiet on the blog lately. I will be posting some updates on the kitchen remodel and garden soon, and I do have a couple of new sewing projects to share as well. For the last month, though…
