The Weekly Cares of Home – Vintage Weekly Home Chores
Forgive me for yet another post about the Vintage (mostly Victorian) woman’s weekly chores schedule.
This choice tidbit is found in Catherine and Harriet (Stowe) Beecher’s American Woman’s Home…
Monday, with some of the best housekeepers, is devoted to preparing for the labors of the week. Any extra cooking, the purchasing of articles to be used during the week, the assorting of clothes for the wash, and mending such as would otherwise be injured–these, and similar items, belong to this day.
Tuesday is devoted to washing,
and Wednesday to ironing.
On Thursday, the ironing is finished off, the clothes are folded and put away, and all articles which need mending are put in the mending-basket, and attended to.
Friday is devoted to sweeping and house-cleaning.
On Saturday, and especially the last Saturday of every month, every department is put in order; the casters and table furniture are regulated, the pantry and cellar inspected, the trunks, drawers, and closets arranged, and every thing about the house put in order for…
Sunday.
By this regular recurrence of a particular time for inspecting every thing, nothing is forgotten till ruined by neglect.
