tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post7699517800782141731..comments2024-03-28T05:57:41.542-07:00Comments on Adventures In Keeping House: A New BeginningSannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-58646615500382291642016-01-05T04:50:13.428-08:002016-01-05T04:50:13.428-08:00I'll probably do it tomorrow.I'll probably do it tomorrow. Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-9179799305361689152016-01-05T03:47:13.083-08:002016-01-05T03:47:13.083-08:00I would really appreciate those pictures! It can v...I would really appreciate those pictures! It can very well be, that I do not quite get what is meant by "looking you best". <br /><br />Housewife from Finlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-36265728637813069222016-01-04T11:50:16.503-08:002016-01-04T11:50:16.503-08:00I'll upload some pictures tomorrow illustratin...I'll upload some pictures tomorrow illustrating what they meant under "being well-dressed" in those times. Their clothes were rather plain, at least for daily wear, but they had hats and bags and shoes and gloves and stuff like that...Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-46417745209010870562016-01-04T11:48:10.646-08:002016-01-04T11:48:10.646-08:00Housewife, I guess there is some misunderstanding ...Housewife, I guess there is some misunderstanding about what does "looking your best" really mean. In the context of the article she meant to put some effort into looking feminine and attractive so that the men would be cheered up by the way you look. She implied that women shouldn't become slovenly just because there is war going on and they have some extra duties. <br /><br />BTW, if a woman can afford it why not buying some extra clothes? In the times past when someone was sad they would tell her to go out and buy a new hat, nowadays they tell her to go to the doctor and get some pills. We don't all have to be minimalist, you know:)Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-87687072037896015942016-01-04T10:23:50.466-08:002016-01-04T10:23:50.466-08:00Disclaimer: I propably should not rant so much abo...Disclaimer: I propably should not rant so much about this subject. Maybe I just feel -I don't know, pressure, when people talk about "looking their best" since I am personally so keen to be as plain as possible. It is no religious conviction or such, I just love clothes that are -well, plain. The highest quality I can afford, but plain. Housewife from Finlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-59639065643945599852016-01-04T10:18:23.439-08:002016-01-04T10:18:23.439-08:00I did not say that people should buy CHEAP clothes...I did not say that people should buy CHEAP clothes. Or at least I did not mean to say such a thing -people, like my mother or sisters, are usually quite shocked when they hear what my clothes have costed, since they have jet to realize that quality has it's price. I have rather small, but functioning and rather pricey wardrobe. <br /><br />I meant that if woman is displeased with her appearances and she is uncertain about herself, she can waste a great deal of money in desperate try to "look her best". I have done that, too. And it seems to me that most western women are doing that all the time. <br /><br />Ladies can also use the idea of "looking their best" as a excuse to buy unneeded clothes and make-ups and such when they try fulfill their emotionals needs in buying.<br /><br />So I think it is sometimes better to take a time-out and just focus on looking tidy. <br /><br />And of course we all need a new clothes every now and then. :) <br /><br />And I agree that we should support our husbands by every way we can think of. :) <br /><br />Housewife from Finlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-39077719343392010742016-01-04T06:34:02.495-08:002016-01-04T06:34:02.495-08:00Housewife, I don't think being reasonably well...Housewife, I don't think being reasonably well-dressed is wasting money. I found I waste more money on buying clothes in cheap stores since they are of lower quality and get thrown away more easily (because cheap). That's really the modern idea, that outside isn't important and I think it's somehow connected with the attitude of "letting it all hang out" which you so decry. It's easier to keep a stiff upper lip when you look the part, too:) The idea behind the article was also that the women should support their men by being cheerful and looking well, since that's what soldiers appreciated (according to research).<br /><br />Miriam, I think people make New Year resolutions because every new year is a new start, so to say or that's how it feels. Or may be, I'm just superstitious...Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-52876530512560456592016-01-04T05:13:47.726-08:002016-01-04T05:13:47.726-08:00I hesitate to agree since the effort at "look...I hesitate to agree since the effort at "looking your best every day" can be really double-edged sword. It can lead us to be too vain and to focus too much to ourselves. This effort can also lead us to waste money very easily... It can also make someone feel really bad, since somebody's best can be really -well, mediocre. <br /><br />But we have been trough this before. :) My guide is the same as always: look as tidy as possible at all times and behave as well as you can. But there is a catch, too: my idea of optimal behaviour is rather stiff-upper-lip and I find very few people appreciating it. How I wish I lived in pre-wars England. At least I imagine that back then and there people were supposed to keep certain distance and not to get too emotional. Housewife from Finlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-6018839568994696092016-01-04T03:04:30.841-08:002016-01-04T03:04:30.841-08:00I don't fancy New Year's resolutions, but ...I don't fancy New Year's resolutions, but I really do agree with you to look and to behave your best every day. To me it's more like a challenge of a New Day :-) <br /><br />Miriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03130669456548942894noreply@blogger.com