Homemaking on a Blustery Day | Fall Cook and Clean with Me | Elegant Homemaking Inspiration

Welcome to a new homemaking week in the life. The winds seem extra powerful this year and you'll see their ferocity in today's video. I find homemaking to be a comforting refuge from the storm. Today you'll see some steam mopping, cooking, baking, ironing, and (of course) a well-deserved rest with a cup of tea. 

 

Do you take comfort in doing housework on a blustery day? 

Many people have asked me about steam mop recommendations. I decided to purchase one of the steam mops with the best reviews on Amazon and I am very pleasantly surprised by it. The one issue I do not like is having to deal with a cord. I'm used to a cordless vacuum cleaner and with mops that are not attached to cords, so this takes some getting used to. Having said that, I love the steam mop and how it sanitized floors. I also find the steam sounds strangely soothing... kind of like when I steam my clothing or when I iron. It's the little things with homemaking! 

My daughter and I enjoyed making these pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting. This recipe is so good... the pumpkin bars taste more like cake and the frosting is just delicious. The recipe can be found on Taste of Home. 

Tranquility

The storm rages outside,

Inside there’s warmth and peace.

Homemaking provides a calmness, 

As I wait for the gale to cease.

 

I focus on beauty in my task;

The eloquence of the steam.

My thoughts in their own soliloquy,

“To sleep, perchance to dream.”

 

There is tranquility to be found in

The art of an everyday chore.

I’m delivered from the din outside,

As I steam and mop our floor. 

- Jennifer L. Scott

Today's poem, Tranquility, explores the comfort that can be taken from homemaking when there is a storm raging outside. I hope you enjoy my original poems. 

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