The 1950's Housewife Is A Stereotype.....

I remember the first time I said my occupation. My husband and I went for our eye appointment, the receptionist asked what my occupation was.

I paused. I had been staying home for two years now. What am I……. A homemaker. She paused and looked at me, what is a homemaker? I explained I stayed home and handled many things in our home, to which she replied I wish I could do that…

After that day, I began looking at my role in our home completely different. I even explored the aesthetically pleasing world of homemakers online, I was intrigued. From the 1950's tradwife scene to the pretty curated photos, I realized I didn’t fit into the box of homemaking. I didn’t look like the beautiful pages I saw. My home was not full of neutrals and pretty antiques.

At the time, I was blogging and sharing on my old account the Simple Hen, I remember writing to a large homemaking community to become a “member” I was denied. I was sent an email about not fitting the criteria.

In that moment it left me feeling defeated. Am I not a good enough homemaker? As time passed, I realized homemaking is not a box or an aesthetic.

The original homemaker was the Proverbs 31 woman. There isn’t a verse that says “she wore pretty dresses and took aesthetically pleasing photos” or “she baked amazing sourdough loaves” instead it lays out the attributes of a homemaker who worried about her family.

She selflessly served. She worked hard. She submitted to Christ and her husband.

So rather you have an aesthetically pleasing home or not. Or can make sourdough or do something of the sorts. Homemaking is not a trend. Yes, skills and tricks are great.

But it’s a way of life. It’s a change of heart and the renewing of your mind. Even if you work or are a single mom you still have the opportunity to display the attributes of a homemaker.

I encourage you to follow the life Christ calls you to and not the worlds.

Please read Romans 12 and Proverbs 31. Those passage I hold dear to my heart and look to for guidance.