Way back in the 1950s, women couldn’t turn to YouTube for tips on beauty, cleaning the house, or marriage. Of course, this also gave them more time to actually practice the advice that they found in books and on the radio. Often, their skill at homemaking came from the enduring, daily practice they had at getting things done . . . Here are 8 of the best things you can do to level up your housewifery.

Housekeeping is a real job — and it is a job that will quickly take over your whole life if you let it. Without organization, housework can quickly become mind-numbing, repetitive drudgery. The same tasks will keep building up and can prove to be quite daunting if left unchecked. The best way to keep your

The subject of minimalism is hot these days. We have never been inundated with so much inexpensive stuff. We have never been so bombarded with marketing that promises to make us feel better about our lives. Even in the Populuxe heyday, the mid-century era of Mad Men, we did not have as much stuff to buy,

Back when I first stumbled upon this gem some 15 years ago, it reshaped my very essence as a wife, mother, and homemaker. Though it hails from 1926, its wisdom holds true even in our modern times. When Queens Ride By “When Queens Ride By” was originally a short story, submitted to American Magazine, for