Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-10-07
Have q Plan for Each Days Work.

Have Plan for Each Days Work.
If every housewife could only be
made to believe how much time and
strength she could save by having some
definite plan for each days work, she
would early adopt one. Many work
day after day, without any plan. They
are only thinking each day of the
amount CT work there is for them to
DO, and are afraid they shall not accom-
plish all they wish to. They begin theil
days work in larrc, working at one
thug while. and before that is
finished, commence something else. and
thus proceed, when to their amszement
they find the forenoon nearly gone, moi
much accomplished, and themselves
very weary. If they would give less
thought about what they are going to
do, and more to how and when they
will do it, they would not be nearly as
weary as they 0re, and would accom-.
plish double the amount of work.
Most all housewives decide what work
they intend to do, but it is just as
essential to decide about the way in
which they will do the work. and about
the time, as TO decide what work there
is to be done.
have heard many women acknowl
edge that the worry their housework
causes them was more wearing upon
them than their manual labor, and in
all cases this worrying is caused by moi
having plan. What would we think
of school teacher under whose disci
pline and instruction We place our
children, who had no programme fol
each day aud was constantly in fret
and worry for fear she should not be
able to hear each recitation. We might
think there was danger of making on,
children fretful to be with such teach.
er from day to day. But the thought
that the mother might impart the same
fretfulness and irritability to hel
children from her own example, would
be considered absurd by many mothers
And it would be we'll for such to think
if they are not responsible for the
forming of their children's disposi
tions.
In making out the plan for youl
housework, designate the time for the
performance of each thing that is to be
done, and the length of time required
to do it. One can soon tell very &C
curately how long it will rake her te
do each thing about her house. con
slider the best way to make out q plar
is, to divide the number of bours We
intend to allow to housewerk among
the different things to be done, assign
ing to each thing the amount oi
time required to perform it. 1t will
require only few minutes to make
out such q programme. You will need
to make out one for each day in the
week, bnt there will not be any neces
sity of changing it from week to week,
as each weeks work is 80 nearly the
same. Write it out on slip of paper
and pin it up In the kitchen for refer
ence. have seen it used very success
fully both where the housewife does
hor own work and where there are one
or more servants employed.
| I will give an illustration showing o
plan for one forenOon's work, which
have used very successfully. I do. no,
consider it the plan, for probably many
can make out one better adapted to
their own convenience. only intend
to give you some idea of my system.
Take the work for Tuesday forenoon.
The first thing in the morning after
making my toilet attend to the fire in
the range. Allow me to say something
here In regard to the housewives toilet.
DO not make hasty, untidy toilet, for
perhaps you will not be able to make
any changes in it during the forenoon
Rise little earlier rather than not give
yourself time to make one you will feel
at ease In to meet any person. While
the fire is getting started, polish the
range; there is no need of giving it q
coat OF blacking every morning; polish
ing 1t with brush or soft cloth is suf,
ficient. Sweep the kitchen and prepare
what you intend to cook for breakfast
and while these are cooking, air, dus
and arrange the parlor, sitting room
and dlnIng-room. While you are
dusting and arranging these rooms
admit all the fresh air you possibly
can, If you are sensitive to the cold
put on an extra jacket. but do not b.
afraid of the cold sir. 1t will give yo,
better appetite for your breakfast, ani
Will be almost equal to outdoor exer
else. After getting these rooms ar
ranged, which will not REQUIRE mucl
time as you will have regular sweepin,
days, set the breakfast table apd attenc
to the breakfast. In about an hon,
after rising all the family are seated a
the breakfast table. When all hay,
eaten their breakfast, clear the tabl,
and place the dishes in the sink read,
Tor washing, and leave them and every
thing else and devote twenty minute
or more to reading the morning paper
1t IS better to take time now, for il yo,
wait till the work Is all "done up TO
the forenoon, in all probability you viii
not have time to read any. Then i
your husband, at the dinner table
chances to refer to something in tn,
morning paper, you, not being irritatet
at not having time for reading. vii
not find yourself informing him il
anything but an amiable tone that yo,
have not hal time for anything bu
housework.
After your reading, if You have chill
dren who attend school, get them read,
for school, seeing that they hav
everything they will need to tax
with them. so that you will not hay
to leave off to wait on them after yo,
begin your work. DO your kitche,
work next, and prepare everythin
, that must be cooked for dinner, The,
attend tothe chamber work. AS Tues
day is generally considered an ironin
day In New England ironing will be th
next work. l think it is better to hav
everything else done before beginnip
this, so you will not need to feel tina
you must hurry your ironing in orde
to get the other work done before din
ner.
l have allowed about one hour I
getting breakfast and putting the room
, in order; one to eating breakfast, clear
, ing the table and reading; one +
kitchen and chamber work; two I
, ironing, and the rest of the forenoo
) to getting dinner, resting and takin
outdoor exercise. AS rise at six an,
dine at half-past twelve, have an hou
: and half after finishing my Ironing.
l rest few moments ard then 90 on
3 for a brisk walk of twenty or thirt