Vintage Weekly Schedule
These days we find great interest in the fact that women of time’s past had specific home duties they did on specific days. It’s really ingenious if you think about it. Something about applying a rhythm to your homekeeping duties not only brings order to your days but a connection to the past.
Here are a few examples…
On Monday: Wash
Tuesday, iron
Wednesday, bake and scrub kitchen and pantry
Thursday, clean the sliver-ware, examine the pots and kettles, and look after store-room and cellar
Friday, devote to general cleaning and dusting
Saturday, bake and scrub kitchen and pantry floors, and prepare for Sunday
~Practical Housekeeping
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MONDAY – Brush up after Sunday, mend soiled linen, soak clothes, market for and prepare Tuesday meals in advance.
TUESDAY – Wash clothes every other week (Mothers’ Meeting on alternate Tuesday), wipe bathroom and kitchen.
WEDNESDAY – Iron clothes every other week, mend and lay away clothes, market for Thursday.
THURSDAY - Do new sewing in forenoon (Club every other Thursday), wipe bathroom.
FRIDAY – Do baking and special cooking, clean bedrooms, market for Saturday and Sunday.
SATURDAY – Clean living-rooms, bathroom, and kitchen, clean silver; generous dinner Saturday night, so only light meals Sunday.
~The New Housekeeping Efficiency Studies in Home Management
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Monday – Pick up after Sunday. Brush Sunday clothes and put away. Clean bathroom and put clothes to soak for washing.
Tuesday – Washing and cleaning kitchen.
Wednesday – Ironing, and arranging clothes to be mended
Thursday – Clean bedrooms and hall. Sew or mend.
Friday – Clean sitting room, parlor and dining room. Bake bread.
Saturday – Clean kitchen, lamps. Cooking
~ The Profession of Home Making
The one thing in common with these three schedules is the observance of Sunday as a day of rest.
