The Washington times., 1927-01-03

four years, changing it q little
with the advent of the babies.
Nowadays babies need schedules
more than mothers. and they flour.
ish on them" This schedule, with
minor changes. has actually been
lived for three years, and 1t really
does work. / don't mean that It
can always be followed perfectly
for any one with children knows
how impossible !. that would be.
There are bound to be days when
schedules fly to the four winds
but when the unforeseen Is over
/ can swing right back to my
stride" These reports also prove
the value of the work plan as a
balance.wheeI. Here Is another con
firmation of that: III wish to do
something on my one day for which
I haven't planned, just jugglc
around my schedule for the other
and fitted in on some other day"
This would be difficult to do unless
we had plan to guide US.
Just as my clothes are made to
fit me, so my schedule fits my par.
ticular problems. - 81 doubt II my
plan would be Of help to anyone
else az 1t Is built ,und our fam
lily needs end circumstances, &C.
cording to my own survey" Il have
bad a variety of schedules depend
ing upon the house, the size Of our
family. and the amount of outside
help" This fitting Of the work
plan to individual problems brings
us to the emphasis that has been.
laid on the great need for q time
budget which is flexible, and which
fits smoothly into the changing life
Of the household.
Blue Monday and washday are
closely associated, but not when
one has a good work plan. Many
.housekeepers report an arrange
ment similar to this: "By dividing
the laundry work into sections &C
cording to the method required and
spreading 1t over several days,
avoid fatigue and am always fresh
at $50 to welcome friends.
Every purchase of clothing. house
linens, furnishings and equipment
Is made with first considering the
cost OF upkeep in time and effort.
Others arrange the cleaning in the
same way. On the other hand, GER
tain duties repeated during the day
may be done at one time with a
saving of time and effort as this
home-manager reports: Washing
the dishes only once a day saves
time"
''The dish drying 10 always done
In the dish drier." The use of
tho dish drier Is typical Of the
labor-saving methods Of work that
q work plan encourages. Just as
soon. as we begin to list our
duties, we develop q critical Htti.
tude to the way we work. to the
kind Of equipment we are using,
to the convenience with which It is
arranged or stored. One ambitious
planner has given this much
thought. As far as could. !
made time and motion study Of
my tasks. based on those made in
industrial plants according to the
Taylor system" A few good rec.
ords also play an important part.
such as the cataloging of informa.
ton. OF various kinds for ready ref
erence with q good card file, in.
GLIDING recipes and menus. Many,
In making reports, have stressed
the value of planning menus few
days or q week ahead.
Space will not permit us to In.
clude here the wealth Of suggest
lions which came In these reports
on interesting shortcuts in house
work and In special labor-saving
methods. We will send to any Of
our readers. on request. copy of
some Of the schedules submitted to
us in these reports. as they may be
used as a starting point in work
ing out schedule.
Above ell. have a plan Of some
kind. but work It out for yourself
80 that 1t may FIT your owr needs.
the size Of your house. the type Of
furnishings. the amount OF. clean
Ing necessary, and the kind OF
meals you serve. You may send
laundry out. or you may have It
done at home, You may do more
or less sewing. riending and cook
ing than your neighbor does No
one, therefore, can make q salts.
factory plan for you without know
ing q great deal about al these