I Lived Like A 1950's HOUSEWIFE For 1 WEEK! 

Hello darlings! Just thought I would add that this was just an experiment to see what it would have been like to live and follow a schedule in the 1950s. By no means do I believe that all the values they had were right, because there weren’t! But some of the family values like sitting down together for meals, were really nice! I think in today’s society that sort of family time isn’t always prioritised. Remember, vintage style not vintage values! Sending lots of love, Sage xx

Here's a hint my 1950s/1960s mother shared with me; the drapes were not opened in the morning until you were ready for company (house tidy, housewife dressed and hair combed, children fed and husband off to work, etc). Once the drapes were open, the neighboring housewives would know it was okay to come over and have a chat.

Being a housewife and mother in my opinion is a full time job.

My mother WAS a 1950s housewife. Her day was mostly screaming...."wait until your father gets home!" ...to five active children.

My Mum was a 1950’s housewife and carried her routines through to the 80’s until she passed. She had 7 children, her first born in 1955 and I was her last born in 1975. My Mum wore Scholls around the house but heeled shoes or boots when she went out. She woke at 6am daily and did not stop,she’d eventually sit down at 7pm where she’d smoke 1 cigarette and read her paper. I have adopted some of her routines out of respect for her. She was an amazing lady.

Well I think we can all agree that James had the best week ever.

She calling herself lazy and lousy when she does more in a day than I do in a week

My paternal Grandma said that you would normally wear flats around the house, not heels to save your feet, and you would wear a house dress for cleaning and no girdle. If you went anywhere though (even the grocery store), you then changed into a nicer/non-house dress, heels, and wore a girdle. Once you became a teenager (middle school aged 11-13yrs), you HAD to wear a girdle in public and absolutely to school at all times. You washed your hair typically once per week and bathed daily. My Grandma grew up in rural Colorado. My maternal Grandma grew up in a small town in South Dakota. When it became hot and humid in the heat of summer, the fathers would come home and eat lunch with the family, then stay all afternoon at home relaxing until the heat passed, then they would go work for a few hours later into the evening, and dinner would be at 8-9pm and was called supper instead. The rest of the year the dads would go home for a good lunch then go back to work...but the point being that families ate together for basically all meals of the day. If I recall the kids might have gone home for lunch as well often times.

I loved this! It’s so funny when people think housewives/stay at home moms don’t work 😂😂😂

You didn't make James dress up! 🤣 This guy from 2020 keeps popping up in your life

I enjoyed your program! I really was a 1950’s housewife! Actually we didn’t dress each day in stockings. heels, fancy dress and a girdle. But we did wear them for evenings “out” and special occasions. Just as I do today, I wore comfortable clothes like jeans, slacks, sweaters, etc. I didn’t spend the day with so many household chores. My time wasn’t regulated back then. Because I was my own “boss” at home , that made it a lot easier than having to go out to a 9 to 5 job and following someone else’s orders. But then we had one income.. my husband’s. I remember when my friend got a job , having extra money meant she could buy lots of extras. But shortly after, two incomes became almost necessary as people wanted to have more things. Kids didn’t have the kind of activities after school that required driving them. My family activities centered at home. ...I feel like I’m giving away a “secret” because back then we actually had more freedom and the time to spend with what we most valued...family and friends. It was just easier then.

I was a young housewife (19) in the late fifties. I was spoiled by my mother as I was an only child, so I didn't have much experience, but I learned quickly. My mother was the talented homemaker who had a knack for making everything nice, she could sew anything, she was pretty near perfect. Four children and many dogs and cats later, plus a full time job, I could never match up to the lady in the video, or mom. 😊

There are actually plenty of good things to learn from the 50'es. For me personally, I like that they took so much pride in their home, and in their appearance. Just those two things alone makes you feel so much better about yourself, and because these areas are not neglected, they are not constantly draining your energy in the back of your head. So you have the mental energy to be social (because you are not embarrassed to let people in, or to let others see you), and to do creative hobbies (because you don't have a super long to do list weighing your down). And waking up to a clean house just an amazing feeling.

Literally we are now expected to do all this PLUS a 40 hour work week. and that's when they decided to take cocaine out of soda

I was a teenager in the 1950’s and I can tell you that NOBODY did all of those things on the same day! It was more like Monday - Washing, Tuesday ironing, Wednesday house cleaning, etc., etc. We also did wear loafers or flats when we were going to be on our feet much. You need to greet your husband with a drink when he comes home - bring the children in to say hello to their father before tucking them into bed and then serving him dinner. TV in the evening and then bed.

I loved this video. I can think of three reasons the schedule was so hectic. 1) Lack of experience. A 50's Housewife would have been quicker at doin the chores, dressing and putting on makeup, because she did it all the time. 2) the chores took longer because they you haven't been doing it every day. In the 50s the dusting and cleaning the bathrooms would have been more touch ups than deep cleaning because they would have been done all the time. With these first two, you'd have to do this for at least a month before it all got settled in. 3) and perhaps the biggest reason is all the time it took to set up the cameras and show what you're doing. Anyway, this is a great video, thanks for doing it.

I showed this to my Memaw, and she had a lot to say, but I'll summarize it with "aw honey. This is how society wanted us to be. It's not how we were... We were still normal women." 😅 Update: @23:17 she smiled and said yup she's gettin it. P. S. My Memaw was a full time nurse too. Lol

I well remember my mother as a homemaker in the 50s with four children, loss of a pregnancy at 6 months, a miscarriage plus two more full term pregnancies. She had a strict schedule of washing clothes and hanging all of them up on Monday using an old style washer wherein she had to manually run the washed clothes through a wringer. A general sweep through the house making beds (kids made their own if old enough), clearing clutter, sweeping floors manually washing dishes. Kids took turn washing evening dishes if old enough. Tuesday she sat at an Ironrite mangle to iron all the clothes while listening to Arthur Godfrey, taking care of baby or toddlers. During the week she always had a full meal for six on the table at supper but for breakfast she made coffee and dad had cereal. Kids had cereal, too. Mom made sack lunches for dad and all school-aged kids. Wednesday was a full day of top to bottom house cleaning. Thursday all the beds, bunk beds and crib were stripped and made up with clean bedding and dirty sheets and pillow cases were washed, wrung and hung on the line. Continual light cleaning and straightening of house, taking care of baby, sterilizing bottles, washing cloth diapers. Friday at least three little children accompanied her on the city bus to a small supermarket where she got all the groceries on the list she had prepared for the following week’s meals. Then a trip into the five and dime store for fabric and crochet thread and then she corralled all the kids and grocery bags, boarded the city bus and went home to put it all away. Friday supper was all the week’s leftovers, fresh egg salad and by the 60s, also a frozen pizza. Saturday another deep house cleaning while dad tackled the yard, car, cleaned the garage, fixed anything that was broken, put up and took down storm windows, they both tended a huge vegetable garden, all the kids pulled weeds, Saturday night baths for everyone plus mom washed the girls’s hair and set them in rollers and prepared clothes for Sunday Mass. Sunday besides early Mass, my mother prepared the biggest meal of the week, dad set the dining room table with the best dishes and China and we all sat down together at noon. Every day of the week plus after Sunday dinner, we all knelt down together and said the family rosary. Both my parents quit smoking by 1953, neither took drugs and dad had one beer before supper. My mother also sewed ALL the girls clothes, dresses and pajamas for everyone and sewed all her clothes. She knit mittens and scarves, crocheted table clothes and doilies, knit sweaters and even our dishcloths in later years. She was Wonder Woman because she also painted rooms, made curtains and the most perfect pinch pleated drapes. Sadly because of the loss of the baby in 1957, she had a nervous breakdown in spring of 1958, spent three months in a mental hospital and had 14 shock therapy treatments. How could any woman keep up this schedule for years and not go stark raving mad? The oldest child was born in 1943 and the youngest was born in 1965 when she was 43. She was my hero and a saint and I miss her every day.

my great grandmother passed at 103yrs old in 2001. She was born in 1898! I remember as a child going to her home and she still kept up this schedule till about a week before she passed. Still living in her own home. Her first husband died young in war, her second husband passed in 1950s and her third in the mid 80s. As per her wish she was buried with her first love. Her eldest daughter who fell out of a barn loft as a child and ended up with severe brain damage. My grandmother at 103 was still caring for that daughter at home. She was such a tough lady, guess they had to be back then. Perfectly meticulous house looked like a time capsule becasue she took such good care of everything she owned. She wore a very similar styled dresses like this still everyday, put her stockings and small heeled peekaboo toe shoes everyday and yes the cold cream too! At her funeral everyone was commenting on how beautiful her skin was, hardly a wrinkle at 103! She always wore sun hats too. Anyway the talk around the funeral home was she also used every virgin olive oil om her face every night. We live in small town and i went to grocery store next day to buy some extra virgin olive oil and ponds cold cream, the shop keeper was sold out. Seems all the ladies at the funeral home were thinking the same thing after seeing how great her skin was at such an age

Housework can be viewed as an awful chore, or something that helps to bring a sense of order and comfort to your life. It’s funny how in our culture how modern housewives or homemakers are belittled and yet their parents and grandparents are considered heroes for doing the exact same thing.

Watching this video made me realize that the way my grandmother and my mother taught me how to keep house (cleaning, setting the table, looking nice) is exactly how my grandmother lived in the 50’s! I guess I never really thought back on it, but it’s funny to see this way of life sneaking into mine every day, even in small ways!

Here's a tip from my mother and grandmother, who were housewives in the 1950's. Don't wear heels or makeup until AFTER your housework is done. Clean ONE room every other day, just touch up the other rooms. Then, you will be able to deep clean every couple weeks, but just keep up the touch ups so the house is always clean. Mom raised 8 kids this way. Her laundry was done by breakfast every day. This was with 3 in diapers for years. She hated the new automatic they got, and wanted the old wringer washer back, it was faster to clean cloths she said. Flats, pants and leaving the dresses and heels for when you go outside to the store or something else.

I'm 73 and this takes me back to my childhood. Mom did all those things plus raised two kids. Good copy of a woman's life.

My mother was a 50's housewife. She was the Martha Stewart of her day. She had so much energy. She was the best mother ever.

You Truly portrayed what a female in the 1900’s up to the 1970’s who actually “have a life” of responsibility and confidence !!! It’s such a LOST ART now !!! Best and Blessings to you !!! 💞🙏

Who just got this randomly in there recommended?

My mom's secret was turning leftovers into another meal. Meatloaf and mashed potatoes becomes cottage pie

I always see a happy grin on my grandma's face everytime I ask her more about her younger days.. She just says " Those were the times "

That was just adorable! Now we know why our grand daddies were so spoiled! But those women were determined to make their men feel loved and appreciated because they had been through hell in the war. Those ladies had a different perspective.

I grew up in the 50s and for sure women rejected that role over time. But there is definitely value in traditional roles so long as they are voluntarily chosen. When men and women appreciate one another’s efforts that’s great.

Ladies didn't always wear high heels when doing housework. That is a misnomer created by television shows of that era.

The blouse was too big so she “quickly put it on the sewing machine and sewed in a few darts.” Seriously, Sage, you are my inspiration. I can’t even darn a sock with a hand needle and thread without feeling like a total backwoods loser. 😢😂😂

Being at home with my child was hands down the best years of my life.

Can you imagine trying to do this with KIDS?! JESUS 1950s mom's were superheroes

Back when families could afford to live modestly on one income. 😭

I’m telling you this was way more entertaining than anything on tv!❤

My grandmother told me that 'heels' wore worn out or if you had company over (and when husband came home) but for most of the day at home, a pair of flats were worn. Also, Aprons were worn all day while at home doing housework (or a type of house dress was worn if you weren't expecting company) and taken off when going out, when company was over (or you put on a pretty half-apron). And no woman left the house without heels and earrings. Both of my grandmothers loved talking about "The Good Old Days"

Something my grandma used to say about chores: Skip one day, you'll notice. Skip two days, your family will notice. Skip three days, your visitors will notice. I don't stick to these rules but I do understand what she meant.

I'm a man and I've realized that the routine I set for myself recently to help with my life is literally being a 1950's housewife. Well'p time to put on my highheels! lol

This was/is my mom all through my 55 years of life (and before I was born as well). She had always been a proud housewife to my dad. She raised her two kids and cleaned the home, cooked the meals and Dad worked 14 hour days "bringing home the bacon". I recommend not wearing heels when you clean - in reality, there were house slippers women wore when... in the house. (But make sure your heels are ready by the door in case neighbors ring the doorbell, you never let non-family see you in slippers!)

There were some really beautiful elements of this routine that I'd like to implement i.e. cooking homemade meals, and getting dressed up everyday- even when staying home, it makes the day seem purposeful. Also love that you weren't using your mobile this week!

My grandmother was ALWAYS cleaning all the way till she died at 98 years of age. Her home was PRISTINE! I loved being at her house.

My poor mother raised 11 kids doing all this and we never had store bought bread. She baked bread at least twice a week. During the 70’s she baked two kinds of bread white and wheat lol. She had wash on the line before we left for school and allowed us to come home for lunch.

You are a fantastic cook, I’m so proud of you young lady. You brought back so many lovely memories for me as a child of the 1950s! All of the 1950s as I was born in 1950. I am so into making clothes from vintage patterns now. The dresses made a woman look feminine back then. Thank you for a beautiful video.

I love the 1950's fashion! It's just so modest.

*watches video*.... *Gets up and starts cleaning house at 10:45pm*

The job gets infinitely more difficult with babies and little children around.

I love that with you being a vegetarian and still making meat for your husband. It shows the ability for the 50's housewife to be flexible for dietary needs when cooking. I loved this video, please do more!

I wish we could go back to this. The fashion, the woman doing her job, can the man doing his! It's just amazing!

I help take care of the elderly. And many of them being 50s housewives...and to this day, Their homes are immaculate.

Wow!! Women used to do all of this and STILL get cheated on with the office secretary!

You just made me realize why my grandma used to set the table at night lol it was for breakfast! I somehow never realized, I always thought it was weird to just leave the cups and silverware out when no one was going to eat that late. Gives some nice insight as to what her routine might have been like when she was younger :)

My mom wore flats to do housework in the 50's. Also save the girdle for going out. Not necessary at home. Boy, do I ever remember how a girdle felt at the end of the day. Kudos to you for making it through.

you know that’s how 50s house wives felt, exhausted and over it 😂🥺 “no I didn’t change into a dinner dress Arthur, just eat the meatloaf”😒

My mum was a housewife. She never wore heals and a nice dress to clean. Old slacks and top was the cleaning uniform. She got nice just before Dad got home.

Wow, that was amazing. The memories of my grandmother and my mother. They were also traditional wives, but with a career it’s so beautiful to see this.

I still do a lot of this on a daily basis because, that's what I grew up watching my grandma's do. So when I had kids and decided to be a stay at home mom, I concentrated on making a home for my family and taking care of our kids. I did what I grew up watching my grandmas and mom doing. I'll be honest, I don't end up getting everything on my list done every single day. I put a lot more attention into my kids and I enjoy being outside in the woods. You can't do that and keep up with all of those chores. Now that my eldest is in school, there are plenty of times where I'm folding laundry or catching up on cleaning well into the evening. So I'd consider it more of a modern version of the 50's house wife. My husband often helps me with the chores around the house. Especially when it becomes 11 p.m. and I'm staring at a full load of laundry, straightfromthe drier. Lol The reason I'm commenting this is, stay at home moms have gotten a lot of grief since the 80's. I think that's because of how they've been depicted in 80's and 90's sitcoms. It's not the 50's anymore, things have changed. But there are still women, like myself, who grew up incorporating certain aspects of this style of living into their lives. It doesn't make me anything other than happy to take care of my family

A neat side affect of this experiment, her house got thoroughly cleaned.

Ok guys let's be honest...She is so adorable ❤

Someone told me to put vinegar and dish liquid in a spray bottle to clean the bathtub. It really gets soap scum off great. I use a long handle brush with a cloth attached to reach all over. Works great.

I love this video. If only life could be this simple and worry free. Beautiful job Sage and James.

My takeaway from watching this: there are some REALLY good lessons to be learned here. Are ALL of the things housewives did applicable/rational? No. Should everything they did be thrown out as a relic of times past? Absolutely not! The idea of using leftovers and being thrifty, or sewing your own alterations, OR PLANNING YOUR MEALS FOR THE WEEK are incredible. There is definitely some wisdom in these things. Just don't expect me to vacuum in heels.

My great grandfather used to yell at me about needing to “learn how to cook, clean, and sew!!” I was like, what is there to learn? Apparently quite a lot 😭 shout out to all the hard working women out there 🙏

This is what my grandma does every day when me and my brother visit.

I saw you washing dishes 🧼 and I can tell you that seeing you so happy and dancing moved my heart 💗 You are such an incredible wife and woman. I true example of womanhood. I can see how meal prepping for your husband fills your heart as much as it fills mine. People can’t imagine how happy homemaking makes us feel. Wish you the best marriage and the happiest life angel

This makes me miss my mom even more. She was such a hard worker. And she loved her five children more than anything. Thanks mom for the best childhood. I love you.

My Grandmother wore a girdle like that every day. She said that it made her feel secure and all ‘tucked in’ and didn’t understand how women could go about their day with everything ‘hanging out’. It was a challenge in the 90’s to try and find more girdles for her. She passed away 17 years ago yesterday, she was an amazing woman.

Please do another one of these videos when your nursing schedule allows it. I’ve been watching this one over and over for 2 years now! 😂

Gwynn McCallan you do matter! I was an English Military wife for 27 years, following my husband around from posting to posting. Raising children, caring completely for the household, with odd jobs when someone would employ me. Like you, I once felt irrelevant, but, my children are responsible parents themselves now, and I am proud of it. It’s hard with no second income or super, but I wouldn’t trade a moment of knowing that I may have been a housewife full time, but a good one!!

No that’s not right. You’re making it look too simple. The 50’s vacuum weighed 40 pounds. 😂

This oddly gives me motivation to do house chores

I am watching this a year after you made this video. The only women I knew who wore heels to do housework was on TV. My mother and my Aunts all wore flat shoes and didn't have on their girdles till they went out to shop for groceries or clothes, church, and anything like that. I grew up in the 60 and can remember most of the work my mother did on a daily basis.

You pull off that vintage look impeccably well! It's like you're actually from that time.

I remember doing exercises in the morning with my mom. We would follow along with Jack LaLanne on our black and white TV.

My mom was a 1950's housewife. You came pretty close in some areas, like Ponds Cold Cream and Vanishing Cream were on her vanity all her life. But she would hoot with laughter watching you clean house in a girdle and heels. She'd be barefoot in shorts and an old shirt. Other housewives I knew would wear plain cotton "house dresses." They wouldn't leave the house in them but they wouldn't be embarrassed if a friend stopped by to visit either. They'd clean up and change their clothes before their husbands came home. I remember exercising with Jack LaLanne sometimes when I was a kid but my mom was much too busy cleaning house. She'd say that if you clean your house properly, you shouldn't need any other exercise. She had a daily cleaning schedule (make beds, light dusting, clean bathroom, vacuum whole house), a weekly schedule to do an extra chore like ironing one day a week in addition to the daily chores. And then there were once in a while chores like stripping the floors and waxing them. My mother would take occasional breaks from her housework during which she'd have a cup of coffee and a cigarette. Most people smoked in the 1950's. She took weekends off and we'd usually go visit friends or go somewhere. We were a family of only 3 but we didn't have leftovers often. My mother cooked in small amounts. Dinner might be pork chops, mashed potatoes (no gravy) and a large spoonful of canned (yuck) vegetables and milk. There would be dessert for after dinner. Our meals were definitely not as healthy as the ones you prepared. Most people were not very informed about nutrition. They were a generation who lived through the Great Depression. They were grateful just to have food on the table every night. My dad liked to see red meat on his plate because he was proud he could afford it and felt he deserved it as the wage earner. But true to the image of the 1950's housewife's reputation for thrift, my mother would often serve us thriftier meals like chicken ala king served on toast, much to my dad's disgust and my delight.

Awww, you and James look absolutely adorable dancing. You can tell he really adores you.

I grew up in the 1950's had a stay at home mom unless she was going out she didn't wear makeup, heals or dresses other than a house dress and penny loafers on a daily basis. in my house dad made breakfast, mom made all other meals almost everything was fried in bacon grease or chicken fat vegetables mostly fresh,

My grandma told me that almost all women took “uppers” back then for energy and “downers” at night to sleep. Doctors didn’t mind prescribing anything you asked for, and smoking cigarettes to keep your appetite down was also extremely important🤦🏻‍♀️ add lots of coffee and alcohol, and it’s amazing that any of these people lived past 80! EDIT: if this comment triggers you, get therapy!It’s a *personal* anecdote, of course not %100 of women took drugs. It was, however, very prevalent regardless. My LORD 😂

My mother never came out of the bedroom in her robe, she was always dressed. My dad never came to the table in a T shirt, he was always dressed except for his tie and suit jacket. My mother's exercise was housework and taking care of 8 kids

Vacuuming in heels when no one is watching? You go, girl! 😂

One thing I realized as a kid was how little my mom had to do (she was this type of housewife). The reason she wasn't THIS busy is she didn't do this for a week, or even a month, Mom did this every day for decades. When you keep your home clean, keeping it clean does not take so much time. You only have to do a little touching up and then a deep clean once every three or four weeks. When you keep the home clean every day by just tidying up, the major cleaning time is cut in half because everything has already been put where it needs to be and there's never any TRUE mess or heavy dust. Doing this as a lifestyle, each day become easier, you learn how to do all the tasks more efficient and quicker. I can honestly state that my mom has told me she preferred being a housewife raising kids over the time she was an accountant after my brother and I grew up and moved out.

I'm not a housewife but as an adult with adhd having all the household chores written down and setting specific time periods for them really helps with my toddler brain 🤣🤣

My grandmother was a housewife in the 50s, she would get fully dressed like you but wear her slippers around the house and only wear heels when she went out

Lord have mercy child! I am 76 today….I was 18 when I first got married in high school…had my first baby later that year. I don’t believe I ever worked as hard as you are…bless your heart! Love the way you looked…just precious!

Second time enjoying this as my nails dry. Question: I believe your kitchen floor tiles have asbestos. It's worth a check. 1950s was a time that more affordable homes and construction became more available to people. Unfortunately, there were materials that were and are STILL HARMFUL.😵Stay safe!💕

My nan said she used to cheat with wearing heel, shed put them on to see my gramp go to work and then put slippers on and only put them back on for going out or for his arrival home. X EDIT: Thank you all for the likes.

There's a reason why every 50s housewife had house slippers. Shoes were worn when going out or having guests or during honeymoon stage of marriage

This is the way I was raised. Then, when I was raising my kids, I adapted much the same. Fresh squeezed orange juice daily, along with homemade breakfast. Shuttle the kids to school. Fetch a newspaper and a coffee, to bring home. I used to vacuum in stilettos. 🤣

In the 1050's my grandmother had boat shoes for when she did the housework. ANd also had a day dress that was used for cleaning. It was not fancy and did not matter if it got dirt on it. SHe said many of her friends either did housework in slippers that were flat or found boys sneakers in the right size to wear. But you changed to nice shoes/heels before your husband came home or if you were going out shopping or leaving the house.

According to my nana, 50s housewives did all this- but no one did it in heels. Barefoot at home unless it was too cold

No wonder my grandmother can't stop cleaning..even to this day. Shes 77 and lives on her own. She would do her lawns, get on the roof to blow off the roof, clean, cook and so much more. Ive learned so much for her. My husband is lucky

My grandmothers would have been 1950s housewives. One thing I can say is that my paternal grandmother was MASSIVE on exercises accordingly to my relatives (sadly she passed before I was born) and was a massive cleaner. Like, literally the house would be spotless. Whereas my maternal grandmother, who I did know, even in the 90s, she seemed to LIVE in the kitchen preparing meals and cleaning ip after them. 😂

Neat video, thank you. My mother was born in 1927 an definitely a 1940s-50s housewife, and she never wore heels around the house. Nor did she wear a skirt when cleaning. She wore shorts or peddle pushers (what we call capri pants now) around the house. Heels and dresses were a must for shopping, though. Also, she did not dress up before Dad came home. She did wear the bright red lipstick, though. Mom raised 4 kids and always had a clean and tidy house. I can see why you were exhausted. It is a lot of work - wow!

The big thing that changed is how neighbours no longer get together. Stay at home mums used to take a break and visit each other for a quick chat a couple of times a week. Always ready to help out by sharing things if one of them was running out - sugar, flour, etc. Dads used to go to the local pub and meet their friends. We were poor and didn't have much but I never felt we lacked anything that we really needed. Most people were slim because food was fresh, not processed and most people walked or cycled to work. Women had few labour saving devices and most men did manual work. The income divide was much narrower than today. Nowadays some people have much more disposable income than others and it seems to have made us more individualistic, more materialistic and less community minded. Sharing common hardship brings people together.

Housewives and stay at home mothers are magical.

I love your house. So many beautiful things and it looks so welcoming and cosy!

My auntie made soup at the end of the week with leftovers and it was always so delicious. The ingredients were well seasoned already and made the best soups. That’s a great way to reduce waste. Love this video 🤩

You forgot a very important task, ironing! They ironed even the towels and having well ironed clothes was n1 priority.

Seeing this makes me realize that being a housewife in the 1950's was a profession along it's own!!!! Hats off to all the women who endured it. So much work! Makes me grateful to be a woman in modern society.

2023 and I still love watching this! Wish I could hit a second thumbs up!