I Lived Like A 1950's HOUSEWIFE For 1 WEEK!

Hello Darlings! I had so much fun trying this real 1950's Housewife schedule and comparing our modern life to it, it's so different! I hope you enjoy this video, it's a long one BUT you really don't want to miss the bloopers at the end!
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[@SageLilleyman]

Hello darlings! Just thought I would add that this was just an experiment to see what it would have been like to live and follow a schedule in the 1950s. By no means do I believe that all the values they had were right, because there weren’t! But some of the family values like sitting down together for meals, were really nice! I think in today’s society that sort of family time isn’t always prioritised. Remember, vintage style not vintage values! Sending lots of love, Sage xx

[@nischalsharma8825]

Ghosh! Thank God you said that I was getting that really very spooky feeling from that values they had we should only keep the styles agree with you fully agree with you I am lot more sighing now after read your comment😊

[@Mandi2727]

Could have gone without that pre qualification lol, of course I know why you said it ... because people are so weird these days. I still loved your video!

[@quitetidy]

Values being taking care of yourself and husband. Today is tit for tat and no one knows what their role is.

[@findingbeautyinthepain8965]

You would really think she wouldn’t have to, but just look what the person above you wrote. It’s really sad that someone would assume making a video like this means you agree with prioritizing your husband and home over yourself, think women shouldn’t work, think men are better than women, like segregation of people of color and people with disabilities, etc. etc. 😩 I have had people tell me that they think I rather live in the 40’s or 50’s. I was born disabled and have used a wheelchair most of my life. Of course I don’t wish I lived during a time where I wouldn’t have been allowed to go to school, and I’d be considered “lucky” if my parents chose not to put me into an institution after I was born! 🙄 I totally agree with you, people need to stop with their assumptions. Andddd...that ends my Ted Talk for today! 🤣 💗

[@Mandi2727]

@@quitetidy I am with you!!

[@j7286]

Here's a hint my 1950s/1960s mother shared with me; the drapes were not opened in the morning until you were ready for company (house tidy, housewife dressed and hair combed, children fed and husband off to work, etc). Once the drapes were open, the neighboring housewives would know it was okay to come over and have a chat.

[@AbiGodinha]

That’s so cool!

[@dreemsnake1]

Yup! Then it’s Coffee Time. There used to be a song on the radio.

[@garrieg3485]

That makes a lot of sense actually.

[@noneya734]

Interesting! I’ll start doing this!!! Errr wait...we have things like cellphones now where people ask if they can come over 🙄 just stop by! I’d love a random visit from family and friends like back then.

[@candiceyoung8244]

I remember my mother saying something similar.

[@jackiekamelmusic5616]

Well I think we can all agree that James had the best week ever.

[@spaolillo2363]

Lollllll

[@princessmia5735]

He was enjoying those homecooked meals 5 times a day

[@lambgaming1347]

@@princessmia5735 pretty sure not 5 times a day like you said. Who eats 5 meals in a day..

[@crazyleaf257]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bohemiancardinal5613]

:)))

[@ithacacomments4811]

My mother WAS a 1950s housewife. Her day was mostly screaming...."wait until your father gets home!" ...to five active children.

[@CateSmirno]

😂😅😂😊❤

[@QuietDeaths]

😂😂😂

[@User-h9l1p]

I hugged my dad & looked cute. Wait til you're father gets home. My poor mom.

[@VintageMillyBooks]

My Mum was a 1950’s housewife and carried her routines through to the 80’s until she passed. She had 7 children, her first born in 1955 and I was her last born in 1975. My Mum wore Scholls around the house but heeled shoes or boots when she went out. She woke at 6am daily and did not stop,she’d eventually sit down at 7pm where she’d smoke 1 cigarette and read her paper. I have adopted some of her routines out of respect for her. She was an amazing lady.

[@gloriawatters6539]

I'll bet she was really classy. I do like the dresses from this era. Things were more classier back then.

[@annalieseennis6623]

And flattering.

[@suem6004]

Agree. Flats were fine for indoors. We overthink things.

[@riograndelily8344]

Same with my mama. House dress and house shoes for cleaning. I still change and look nice even if I just going to corner shop.

[@zlata632]

Ложиться рано до 11 часов и просыпаться рано часов в 6, полезно для здоровья, тогда не чувствуешь усталости!

[@avaraquel6981]

Being a housewife and mother in my opinion is a full time job.

[@edwardstrain8629]

Yeah me too I do this everyday and I'm a grandmother now. Only thing that is different is the clothes. I don't plan anything though .....I'm retired lol. Yeah I occasionally hang out clothes on the line. Gardening is a plus .the girdle .....never was a fan ....so I just didn't wear neither did I wear a bra ....oh wait a minute , my young adult years of marriage was in the 70's 😉✌

[@naaomi777]

Yes the government should pay us :p seriously.

[@thetruth1271]

I agree that it should be recognized as a job. I would even go as far as to say that the husband should pay her (if he didn't already - with food, water, security, health care plan, jewelry, entertainment, new clothes, beauty saloon, transport and a roof over her head). As for it being full time, I think technically it is a part time job, because part of everything she works for is hers (half of the: mess, clothes, dirty dishes, child, meal, and so on...)

[@thetruth1271]

Why the government? Trying to strike a deal on tax reduction? :p

[@yvonnemariane2265]

And an amazing one imo. Shamed out of the home women were.. not EVEN a "choice" for many

[@crazyleaf257]

You didn't make James dress up! 🤣 This guy from 2020 keeps popping up in your life

[@misterdog7]

True he should have been wearing a suit, tie and hat.

[@zackstaa7826]

@@misterdog7 And reading the newspaper after breakfast, while drinking his coffee and smoking a lucky strike

[@alicializzie]

@@zackstaa7826 exactly!

[@dlsdyer9071]

Note: the women did not always clean house in their nice dresses. They often wore housecoats and flat slippers. She was a little hard on herself. Often they called and had their groceries delivered.

[@christy9766]

Hahaha💓💄

[@jercasgav]

My paternal Grandma said that you would normally wear flats around the house, not heels to save your feet, and you would wear a house dress for cleaning and no girdle. If you went anywhere though (even the grocery store), you then changed into a nicer/non-house dress, heels, and wore a girdle. Once you became a teenager (middle school aged 11-13yrs), you HAD to wear a girdle in public and absolutely to school at all times. You washed your hair typically once per week and bathed daily. My Grandma grew up in rural Colorado. My maternal Grandma grew up in a small town in South Dakota. When it became hot and humid in the heat of summer, the fathers would come home and eat lunch with the family, then stay all afternoon at home relaxing until the heat passed, then they would go work for a few hours later into the evening, and dinner would be at 8-9pm and was called supper instead. The rest of the year the dads would go home for a good lunch then go back to work...but the point being that families ate together for basically all meals of the day. If I recall the kids might have gone home for lunch as well often times.

[@LukeLovesRose]

A healthy and wise grandma. You should be proud

[@TheGlampireAlice]

Ballet flats is what my English grandmother would wear around the house.

[@tabaxikhajit4541]

So interesting! We assume this unrelenting 9-5, but it doesn't make sense in every occupation.

[@Elfbooks]

I loved this! It’s so funny when people think housewives/stay at home moms don’t work 😂😂😂

[@nancyalywahby2784]

It depends on the condition of the home.

[@leckerepizza]

It’s sad that people think, keeping a house clean and making dinner ect isn’t actual work while it is.

[@sunnysidesouffle8348]

Exactly it's work 🤣 Why is it not work when people hire house keepers and Nannys to do it? A housewife works for her family and the reward is having time to spend with that family

[@doll.ov.poetrii4682]

@@sunnysidesouffle8348 💯

[@mariamart_0]

Well it is domestic work…housewifes do actual labor like cleaning the interior of the house, child work is more like caring for their children and taking care of the babies health. They actually do so much domestic labor and it is even so much harder than factory labor..

[@nancywilson1488]

I enjoyed your program! I really was a 1950’s housewife! Actually we didn’t dress each day in stockings. heels, fancy dress and a girdle. But we did wear them for evenings “out” and special occasions. Just as I do today, I wore comfortable clothes like jeans, slacks, sweaters, etc. I didn’t spend the day with so many household chores. My time wasn’t regulated back then. Because I was my own “boss” at home , that made it a lot easier than having to go out to a 9 to 5 job and following someone else’s orders. But then we had one income.. my husband’s. I remember when my friend got a job , having extra money meant she could buy lots of extras. But shortly after, two incomes became almost necessary as people wanted to have more things. Kids didn’t have the kind of activities after school that required driving them. My family activities centered at home. ...I feel like I’m giving away a “secret” because back then we actually had more freedom and the time to spend with what we most valued...family and friends. It was just easier then.

[@ayisha1978]

wow, thanks for sharing all that info Nancy, wish things can go back to that time, I've got 5 kids, my husband has to work two jobs and I need to stay home and homeschool our oldest children and look after the babies, do you have any tips for me try and keep the place clean and be this lovely 50 housewife despite it all? I so found this a beautiful and inspiring and would love to implement it, my husband isn't too happy to have to work two jobs, maybe if I could be more like back then even though I've got three children and a couple little babies, my husband will be a little happier with me.

[@legacyjoyofficial]

I would love if you guys did an interview together for this chanel!

[@MsAmitola]

@@legacyjoyofficial that’s an amazing idea... thanks Nancy for sharing

[@MichaelMcGrathPhotographer]

A girdle was always worn in my house - in case someone knocked on the front door, meter readers, salesmen and the like. Women loved their figures in girdles and would again if they tried it and gave it a chance! My mother's heavy Twilfit girdle went on every morning she rose. My sister's 18-hour girdle too. They stayed on all day until bedtime. I asked them about it and they said it was none of my business!

[@whatever-fs5zs]

@@ayisha1978 well yoir husband shouldnt complain and be happy that you went through all the labour gifted him 5 kids and you even take care of all of them everyday on your own. Thats more work than he will ever do.

[@tiger5551]

Who just got this randomly in there recommended?

[@larryrogers9217]

I did. It was weak. Nobody was vegan in the '50s. She based it on TV's fantasy '50s family, not real life.

[@pattygould8240]

@@larryrogers9217 nobody is a vegan in this video.

[@Sugarblizz08]

@@larryrogers9217 My Mom turned vegan in her late teens. (1924-2018) I am fairly certain she was Preventions magazine's first subscriber!!

[@lysawoolley2113]

Yah me

[@kekeharrison8579]

Me, but I liked it💁🏽‍♀️

[@onthehappyside]

I loved this video. I can think of three reasons the schedule was so hectic. 1) Lack of experience. A 50's Housewife would have been quicker at doin the chores, dressing and putting on makeup, because she did it all the time. 2) the chores took longer because they you haven't been doing it every day. In the 50s the dusting and cleaning the bathrooms would have been more touch ups than deep cleaning because they would have been done all the time. With these first two, you'd have to do this for at least a month before it all got settled in. 3) and perhaps the biggest reason is all the time it took to set up the cameras and show what you're doing. Anyway, this is a great video, thanks for doing it.

[@8Ayelet]

Well done! This is a great video! ( Really though, my mum would not vacuum, dust, wash and iron in her very best afternoon dress, stockings , and girdle 😱

[@maryblumreich9813]

I was a young housewife (19) in the late fifties. I was spoiled by my mother as I was an only child, so I didn't have much experience, but I learned quickly. My mother was the talented homemaker who had a knack for making everything nice, she could sew anything, she was pretty near perfect. Four children and many dogs and cats later, plus a full time job, I could never match up to the lady in the video, or mom. 😊

[@DraGnFly007]

Who could? If one income could support family we'd all have cleaner homes.😜

[@bovnycccoperalover3579]

Just do your best.

[@VintageDarkCrystal]

@@DraGnFly007 I do. We are a one income family, I follow a similar routine (I have kids and homeschool so have additional things I have to do) and we get by nicely, have home cooked meals and a clean comfortable home

[@kamilareeder1493]

In your defense, she has zero kids 😂 and that makes a big difference lol.

[@roiri1565]

She calling herself lazy and lousy when she does more in a day than I do in a week

[@PatriciaTrenaman]

hahaha, I know!

[@remindyouofwho7201]

Facts. I actually have been a little inspired to clean more 😅

[@catherineshaw1122]

@@remindyouofwho7201 Same. I even ordered a duster, lol.

[@thomaswypyszinski3645]

Yes.... 🤔

[@aleidajannekekuijer2034]

Do you have the recipe for the vegetarian meatloaf?

[@patriciaanderson8556]

Here's a tip from my mother and grandmother, who were housewives in the 1950's. Don't wear heels or makeup until AFTER your housework is done. Clean ONE room every other day, just touch up the other rooms. Then, you will be able to deep clean every couple weeks, but just keep up the touch ups so the house is always clean. Mom raised 8 kids this way. Her laundry was done by breakfast every day. This was with 3 in diapers for years. She hated the new automatic they got, and wanted the old wringer washer back, it was faster to clean cloths she said. Flats, pants and leaving the dresses and heels for when you go outside to the store or something else.

[@carolynmills513]

My mom missed her electric washer as well. Said the clothes weren't as clean.

[@vintagemodernblendedliving2191]

Thank you for sharing! I want to be more of a homemaker and it always seems so daunting when I’ve tried in the past so I’m always finding ways to stream line. I also want to take more pride in my appearance so knowing I’m not restricted to dresses and heels 24/7 is encouraging! 🥰

[@da6885]

Of course, we were country folk; but as late as the 1960's, my grandmother cooked on a wood stove. There was a butane range in the kitchen, but that was for rendering, canning and the like. She never became convinced that a decent meal could be cooked on anything but a wood stove.

[@boundariessetinstone5893]

You just described my life but find myself looking like a bum more often than not cause too much to do.

[@rubynelson1164]

It always cracks me up when TV moms dress up to do housework. Really? Most real moms wore tennis shoes or house slippers or barefoot around the house. And simple housedresses.

[@HereIAm247]

There are actually plenty of good things to learn from the 50'es. For me personally, I like that they took so much pride in their home, and in their appearance. Just those two things alone makes you feel so much better about yourself, and because these areas are not neglected, they are not constantly draining your energy in the back of your head. So you have the mental energy to be social (because you are not embarrassed to let people in, or to let others see you), and to do creative hobbies (because you don't have a super long to do list weighing your down). And waking up to a clean house just an amazing feeling.

[@Jes648]

Love this advice!! Thank you!!!

[@dianapeek6936]

Now scruffy women actually take their children to school in the jim jams (pyjamas). Bone idle and spend half the moaning and groaning about how much they have to do.

[@ZiggyWhiskerz]

I showed this to my Memaw, and she had a lot to say, but I'll summarize it with "aw honey. This is how society wanted us to be. It's not how we were... We were still normal women." 😅 Update: @23:17 she smiled and said yup she's gettin it. P. S. My Memaw was a full time nurse too. Lol

[@CateSmirno]

😊👏👏👏💃❤

[@--legion]

There were millions of women who were enthusiastic in the role of housewife, or more correctly as mother and nucleus of the family. A woman of this sort has greater value than a 'career' woman.

[@ZiggyWhiskerz]

@@--legion ope, found the ignorant neckbeard chauvinist. 😅

[@--legion]

@@ZiggyWhiskerz Your revolt against Nature is a fart in the wind.

[@ZiggyWhiskerz]

@@--legion it's funny how many assumptions you seem to make. 😅 Calm down and eat the chicken nuggets your mom made for you.

[@VintageLPs]

I well remember my mother as a homemaker in the 50s with four children, loss of a pregnancy at 6 months, a miscarriage plus two more full term pregnancies. She had a strict schedule of washing clothes and hanging all of them up on Monday using an old style washer wherein she had to manually run the washed clothes through a wringer. A general sweep through the house making beds (kids made their own if old enough), clearing clutter, sweeping floors manually washing dishes. Kids took turn washing evening dishes if old enough. Tuesday she sat at an Ironrite mangle to iron all the clothes while listening to Arthur Godfrey, taking care of baby or toddlers. During the week she always had a full meal for six on the table at supper but for breakfast she made coffee and dad had cereal. Kids had cereal, too. Mom made sack lunches for dad and all school-aged kids. Wednesday was a full day of top to bottom house cleaning. Thursday all the beds, bunk beds and crib were stripped and made up with clean bedding and dirty sheets and pillow cases were washed, wrung and hung on the line. Continual light cleaning and straightening of house, taking care of baby, sterilizing bottles, washing cloth diapers. Friday at least three little children accompanied her on the city bus to a small supermarket where she got all the groceries on the list she had prepared for the following week’s meals. Then a trip into the five and dime store for fabric and crochet thread and then she corralled all the kids and grocery bags, boarded the city bus and went home to put it all away. Friday supper was all the week’s leftovers, fresh egg salad and by the 60s, also a frozen pizza. Saturday another deep house cleaning while dad tackled the yard, car, cleaned the garage, fixed anything that was broken, put up and took down storm windows, they both tended a huge vegetable garden, all the kids pulled weeds, Saturday night baths for everyone plus mom washed the girls’s hair and set them in rollers and prepared clothes for Sunday Mass. Sunday besides early Mass, my mother prepared the biggest meal of the week, dad set the dining room table with the best dishes and China and we all sat down together at noon. Every day of the week plus after Sunday dinner, we all knelt down together and said the family rosary. Both my parents quit smoking by 1953, neither took drugs and dad had one beer before supper. My mother also sewed ALL the girls clothes, dresses and pajamas for everyone and sewed all her clothes. She knit mittens and scarves, crocheted table clothes and doilies, knit sweaters and even our dishcloths in later years. She was Wonder Woman because she also painted rooms, made curtains and the most perfect pinch pleated drapes. Sadly because of the loss of the baby in 1957, she had a nervous breakdown in spring of 1958, spent three months in a mental hospital and had 14 shock therapy treatments. How could any woman keep up this schedule for years and not go stark raving mad? The oldest child was born in 1943 and the youngest was born in 1965 when she was 43. She was my hero and a saint and I miss her every day.

[@patsyhodge9071]

Your mother and father were legends and how could anyone not respect that. I was born in 1957 in NZ. My parents had 7 kids and did much of the same things as yours. Except it was my Dad who cooked us all a big breakfast/lunch after mass on Sunday and let my mum and the baby rest when we got home. It was also on Saturdays if he wasnt at work he would get up early and make us all breakfast and take us out to the beach so mum and the baby could have a little lie in. Feck they all worked tirelessly in those days. Thank you for your lovely story, I can so relate.

[@krislanc1239]

Omg wonderwoman isn't enough to describe her

[@sara2141]

It feels surreal as a member of the gen z to read all your comments filled with so much love and nostalgia. This touched my heart❤️

[@carolinasmith7532]

Thank you for sharing a glimpse of.your childhood with us. I'm a Millennial that washed all curtains deep clean 2 restroom today and I'm beat.....ordered takeout for dinner 😬 hat off to your Mother wow!

[@ms7953]

I must thank you for your careful documentation and add that THIS was the type of routine and business of life in the 1950's and 60's that we were used to, with increased/modified chore types depending on number of children/income. For example, we didn't have as many children, but my mother sewed ALL our clothes except underwear, msdr our coats, and knit all our sweaters, slippers, etc. And remember also Young Folks 😉, there was a great deal more to do than listed here- birthdsy parties (everything homemade including decorations and games), halloween costumes, homework, volunteer work at the schools or religious institutions. I lived through it then and I still struggle to fully grasp how it all got done. I wish I could express my awakened appreciation to them now.

[@duckdog8052]

My mom's secret was turning leftovers into another meal. Meatloaf and mashed potatoes becomes cottage pie

[@dianacherry1411]

Yes! Cottage pie was a staple meal in our home. My mother called it Shepard's pie. We could have a bare fridge and cabinets and she could still find ways to put food on the table.

[@rachelathome7516]

@@dianacherry1411 cottage pie is beef mince base. Shepherd’s pie is lamb mince based. 😊. They’re the same recipe just with different animal mince

[@dianacherry1411]

@@rachelathome7516 haha yes thank you! It's just what she always called it; that's why I mentioned Shepard's pie.

[@mrsanonymous414]

Once had a family member make leftover soup, it was quite interesting

[@trevorgwelch7412]

And you survived like best food ever

[@pheonixfeather292]

Watching this video made me realize that the way my grandmother and my mother taught me how to keep house (cleaning, setting the table, looking nice) is exactly how my grandmother lived in the 50’s! I guess I never really thought back on it, but it’s funny to see this way of life sneaking into mine every day, even in small ways!

[@CateSmirno]

😊👏👏👏❤

[@the100radsstalker93]

I always see a happy grin on my grandma's face everytime I ask her more about her younger days.. She just says " Those were the times "

[@edwinfriedl2446]

I'm 73 and this takes me back to my childhood. Mom did all those things plus raised two kids. Good copy of a woman's life.

[@paisleighyt6153]

Is your mother a superhuman? Doing all the chores, cooking AND raising 2 kids

[@SimmerJanay]

Glad my mom raised me and my brother while she worked a job and went out with friends by herself for almost 8 years

[@Rebecky31]

My mom had 5 kids...made us a ice skating rink and would buy used formal dresses and glue glitter on them...so we could be princesses.

[@unscmistressgaming1132]

My mom and my dad shared house hold responsibilities and child rearing. I’m so grateful for both them. Especially having two kids with undiagnosed ADHD, one with very mild Cerebral Palsy and one with mental health issues. It must have been so hard.

[@SusanChristmas]

@@SimmerJanay My mom had to work when I was a child and I resented it

[@HappyBirdsGlitterNest]

I remember doing exercises in the morning with my mom. We would follow along with Jack LaLanne on our black and white TV.

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

HappyBird's Glitter Nest Me too! Jack was amazing and a freak of nature! Check out his athletic records.

[@ramalammagramma2888]

I remember that too! And he had a big white German Shepard!

[@amykat5]

@Danielle Hess Yes!! Happy! I loved that dog!

[@katherinemcclellan8825]

U brought back such great memories. Did same with my mom!

[@susancnw59]

@@katherinemcclellan8825 so did I! I was a little thing, around 3 or so.

[@barbaraannblas3204]

You Truly portrayed what a female in the 1900’s up to the 1970’s who actually “have a life” of responsibility and confidence !!! It’s such a LOST ART now !!! Best and Blessings to you !!! 💞🙏

[@SteveSingsThings]

Housework can be viewed as an awful chore, or something that helps to bring a sense of order and comfort to your life. It’s funny how in our culture how modern housewives or homemakers are belittled and yet their parents and grandparents are considered heroes for doing the exact same thing.

[@stuffwithsoph8264]

It's because people shifted the goal post, equality for women hasn't be achieved just because we can work!! We deradicalized the movememts that should've been radical and now we're suffering for it

[@amirasummers947]

There’s still some women out here in the 21st century that CHOOSE to be housewives but then get called “lazy” or a “gold digger” etc for it that’s not real women equality actual women equality is when there’s women that CHOOSE to be housewives and not be shamed for it just like how there’s career women that arn’t shamed for it. No one should shame either housewives or career women.

[@jujutrini8412]

I’ve never felt belittled for keeping my house in order.

[@BrandinoJalapeno]

I'm a man and I've realized that the routine I set for myself recently to help with my life is literally being a 1950's housewife. Well'p time to put on my highheels! lol

[@judeflowers2813]

You're awesome! Wanna come to my house? I'm too damn lazy.

[@Iamjustherek]

Don't forget the girdle!

[@vgyhhtyhujh6500]

Beta!!! LOL

[@brendatomonaga2878]

@@vgyhhtyhujh6500 since when helping someone you love is looked down upon?

[@Siggy4844]

@@Iamjustherek hahaha :D

[@gabbygirl3951]

my great grandmother passed at 103yrs old in 2001. She was born in 1898! I remember as a child going to her home and she still kept up this schedule till about a week before she passed. Still living in her own home. Her first husband died young in war, her second husband passed in 1950s and her third in the mid 80s. As per her wish she was buried with her first love. Her eldest daughter who fell out of a barn loft as a child and ended up with severe brain damage. My grandmother at 103 was still caring for that daughter at home. She was such a tough lady, guess they had to be back then. Perfectly meticulous house looked like a time capsule becasue she took such good care of everything she owned. She wore a very similar styled dresses like this still everyday, put her stockings and small heeled peekaboo toe shoes everyday and yes the cold cream too! At her funeral everyone was commenting on how beautiful her skin was, hardly a wrinkle at 103! She always wore sun hats too. Anyway the talk around the funeral home was she also used every virgin olive oil om her face every night. We live in small town and i went to grocery store next day to buy some extra virgin olive oil and ponds cold cream, the shop keeper was sold out. Seems all the ladies at the funeral home were thinking the same thing after seeing how great her skin was at such an age

[@cjay233]

This is awe inspiring.

[@saimapatel2169]

Wow

[@saimapatel2169]

I wish I would have amazing skin!

[@jovicrazed]

Awww, that was nice to read. I have Ponds Cold Cream in my bathroom cabinet right now. Great makeup remover.

[@t.8936]

Awww that's for sharing that! She sound slike an amazing woman

[@lruss5050]

I’m telling you this was way more entertaining than anything on tv!❤

[@Nancy-px7hn]

My mother was a 50's housewife. She was the Martha Stewart of her day. She had so much energy. She was the best mother ever.

[@TheFlutterflies]

Back when families could afford to live modestly on one income. 😭

[@multifaceted7]

They still can! IF the mother stays home with the kids, there's no reason to pay for child care or to have two cars, etc. 😊

[@pattycake8272]

@@multifaceted7 or the show room floor decorations and furniture.

[@katrinarose72]

🤣😅🤣 no. You can’t. My son has been in school 6 years now as a working single mom and we can’t even live modestly in a studio apartment with me working full time. Rent and electricity are our only bills and it’s still nearly 💯 of my income, and I make $19/hr

[@multifaceted7]

@@katrinarose72 Where do you live? Somewhere expensive like New York or California? Move to the middle or the south of America where the cost of living is much lower. 😃

[@katrinarose72]

@@multifaceted7 I have lived all over the place. Currently in BFE Wyoming. Same shit everywhere. Texas was the worst, 1300+ for a one bedroom, with 2 star school districts and jobs that only paid $9/hr.

[@margaretf6147]

My poor mother raised 11 kids doing all this and we never had store bought bread. She baked bread at least twice a week. During the 70’s she baked two kinds of bread white and wheat lol. She had wash on the line before we left for school and allowed us to come home for lunch.

[@n3wfie222]

God bless your mother

[@DamzelNDistress]

Your mother was a superhuman

[@kathrinen3834]

I wish I could be more like her :(. I have five children and as much as I dream about accomplishing so much to make my family enjoy life, I can just never seem to measure up or manage life so smoothly. I really do hope that one day I can figure it all out while I’m still young.

[@margaretf6147]

@@kathrinen3834 My mother said if she had it to do over she would have had all the kids help more. She didn’t want anyone touching her washing machine lol. My father didn’t want the kids cooking, he said we could practice on our husbands when we married. We weeded the garden, did dishes and shoveled snow. That was all.

[@catherineshaw1122]

God, that sounds lovely. Not raising 1q kids but wing a kid with a mom who was present and focused on home.

[@Xxxxxx19-p1c]

The blouse was too big so she “quickly put it on the sewing machine and sewed in a few darts.” Seriously, Sage, you are my inspiration. I can’t even darn a sock with a hand needle and thread without feeling like a total backwoods loser. 😢😂😂

[@CateSmirno]

😂😅😂 👏👏👏

[@DaniPrays]

Being at home with my child was hands down the best years of my life.

[@frankvaden772]

I was a teenager in the 1950’s and I can tell you that NOBODY did all of those things on the same day! It was more like Monday - Washing, Tuesday ironing, Wednesday house cleaning, etc., etc. We also did wear loafers or flats when we were going to be on our feet much. You need to greet your husband with a drink when he comes home - bring the children in to say hello to their father before tucking them into bed and then serving him dinner. TV in the evening and then bed.

[@chandraboonenberg594]

U Just EXPOSED THIS VIDEO 😂😂😂

[@chugchug72]

Different people have different lifestyles and way they lived, some people complete these things EVERYDAY and others didn't, she was just showing things people in the 50's might've did on a day to day or weekly basis, but nice comment! :D

[@riograndelily8344]

Mother never wore a gurtle at home while cleaning and washing. This is more like a movie version of 1950's house wife. Yes we had to greet dad and even I still am left with the tradition of welcoming husband home with a drink. Either coffee, tea or beer.

[@magdlynstrouble2036]

This whole video would've been different if she had like 5 kids (like you were supposed to). 2 in school, maybe, and 3 at home. 2 in diapers, cloth, of course! which you had to wash yourself! In addition to laundry for 7 people.

[@lornaduwn]

I think she has based this on s magazine article of what somebody thought should be done by a housewife back then. It was probably written by a man or a woman who, being a magazine writer, probably had a maid to do the work. Just read an article today of what those magazine writers think a household is like and you will know what I mean. Who in the world actually has a house like those they show pics of in those magazines?

[@yvettep1093]

My grandmother was ALWAYS cleaning all the way till she died at 98 years of age. Her home was PRISTINE! I loved being at her house.

[@kindredg]

LOL. My grandmother's house was pristine too but it drove me positively batty. I would throw one piece of tissue into a trash can and in less than an hour my grandma had emptied it. Also, we were required to sleep ON TOP of the bed-spread so we woudn't make her feel obliged to wash and re-make the bedsheets. And god forbid I ever show up to her house hungry-- she would bark at me that "I'm not a restaurant." My grandad was retired for 35 years before he passed away so I think my grandma always resented the fact that she never get to retire.

[@dreemsnake1]

Same for my mom.

[@mycolorfulcottage]

Same for my grandma and I picked up some of those habits.

[@Healingandchoices]

@@mycolorfulcottage Me as well from my Grandma. Cleaning for hours on cleaning days....more than four. Then non cleaning days it must be about two hours over those days that I work my very long hours from home. So many of my friends have commented over the years that I have a very clean home but I personally never feel its complete. By no means am I dressing up for any of this😅

[@adelinaiuh8330]

That'd great.

[@leahfaison8775]

That was just adorable! Now we know why our grand daddies were so spoiled! But those women were determined to make their men feel loved and appreciated because they had been through hell in the war. Those ladies had a different perspective.

[@Fauxrising2022]

I never thought of it like that, but your so right! It’s sad that modern Hollywood made women of that period look like slaves. Growing up I loved and despised that era because I thought these gorgeous women were being taken advantage of by their husbands. I’m very glad I came across your comment! Many blessings 😊

[@d.t.guerrero961]

I love the 1950's fashion! It's just so modest.

[@gailwiley4117]

A neat side affect of this experiment, her house got thoroughly cleaned.

[@54Suerte]

I help take care of the elderly. And many of them being 50s housewives...and to this day, Their homes are immaculate.

[@mythirlmaiden]

oh I know what you mean. Some of my residents keep their home almost supernaturally clean

[@amandasmith5344]

I worked with public school girls- they mostly don’t know how to do much in regards to cooking, housework, money management, baby care. It’s sad- but they spike volleyballs well!

[@kailan121]

@@amandasmith5344 guess their parents failed to teach them 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@Snail_Nailz]

@@amandasmith5344 its crazy but I remember taking “home ec” (home economic) classes in elementary/middle school & I’m a 90s kid (born mid 80s)! However, I did grow up in the midwest which as we all know is much more traditional in values....but they no longer offer it either 😔

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

@@Snail_Nailz They need to bring back home ec :)

[@deborahoskwarek1059]

You are a fantastic cook, I’m so proud of you young lady. You brought back so many lovely memories for me as a child of the 1950s! All of the 1950s as I was born in 1950. I am so into making clothes from vintage patterns now. The dresses made a woman look feminine back then. Thank you for a beautiful video.

[@vintagewife]

I love that with you being a vegetarian and still making meat for your husband. It shows the ability for the 50's housewife to be flexible for dietary needs when cooking. I loved this video, please do more!

[@iamblackthorne]

Uh... no. Moms were not short order cooks then. You ate what she made or had nothing. Vegetarianism was not a thing, except in India and the occasional individual who would have been considered odd.

[@vintagewife]

@@iamblackthorne Rude, I was just making a positive comment.

[@iamblackthorne]

@@vintagewife Sorry.

[@stuffwithsoph8264]

@@iamblackthorne Except it absolutley was

[@coconutorange7609]

@@vintagewifenot rude may be she is saying the truth

[@tanvinagvekar6367]

Ok guys let's be honest...She is so adorable ❤

[@mfibonacci5275]

She's even got the innocence of the times

[@kyletroknya2419]

She sure is

[@annparsell310]

Yes! She Is Super Cute!

[@annparsell310]

Ok, I Juuuust Finished Watching! She Is So, Adorable! I Love Her Creativity! I Bet She's A Gemini! I'm Hungry, Now And I Want Those Little Cucumber Bread Treats...😂! Thank You, For The Wonderful Video! You're A Doll!😉👌

[@chlariepeace6810]

Yes she is and not everyone can get away it you have to be beautiful to dress like this

[@katydid1600]

This makes me miss my mom even more. She was such a hard worker. And she loved her five children more than anything. Thanks mom for the best childhood. I love you.

[@diamondhair11]

You are so right........I never understood how hard mom worked until I had to do it. My kids are now grown and I never taught them very well..... I always did everything. You have to teach kids or they will be ignorant.

[@rebeccav.3734]

Vacuuming in heels when no one is watching? You go, girl! 😂

[@kellybrentmoody9744]

My grandmother told me that 'heels' wore worn out or if you had company over (and when husband came home) but for most of the day at home, a pair of flats were worn. Also, Aprons were worn all day while at home doing housework (or a type of house dress was worn if you weren't expecting company) and taken off when going out, when company was over (or you put on a pretty half-apron). And no woman left the house without heels and earrings. Both of my grandmothers loved talking about "The Good Old Days"

[@dianapeek6936]

I am 82 and I still don't leave the house without makeup and earrings on and hair looking just fine. I loathe scruffy women and those dreadful women in Walmart make me cringe. You'd have to drag me kicking and screaming into one.

[@PandaMonium92827]

Literally we are now expected to do all this PLUS a 40 hour work week. and that's when they decided to take cocaine out of soda

[@lilyanaschaefer4698]

Ommmmmmgooodness seriously feel that. I live with my family at the moment and🙃 I work full time so its very hard to clean up everything.

[@theblissfullone]

haha well said, Miranda. :-)

[@ItsIvyy]

This is the best! 😭😂

[@candi0826]

It’s sad

[@jacquelein]

🤣 so true

[@ruhhshelle]

My takeaway from watching this: there are some REALLY good lessons to be learned here. Are ALL of the things housewives did applicable/rational? No. Should everything they did be thrown out as a relic of times past? Absolutely not! The idea of using leftovers and being thrifty, or sewing your own alterations, OR PLANNING YOUR MEALS FOR THE WEEK are incredible. There is definitely some wisdom in these things. Just don't expect me to vacuum in heels.

[@vintagemodernblendedliving2191]

Luckily for us, after reading a few comments from the children of these 1950s house wives they actually vacuumed in flats! Haha 😋

[@leah38521]

There were some really beautiful elements of this routine that I'd like to implement i.e. cooking homemade meals, and getting dressed up everyday- even when staying home, it makes the day seem purposeful. Also love that you weren't using your mobile this week!

[@CateSmirno]

😊👏👏👏❤

[@dorian417]

Agreed! In my relationship, my partner (female) works full time and I'm (NB male) in graduate school so we joke that I'm the "house spouse" because I'm at home studying a lot and have the time to take care of the house/daily chores. It's not a strict 50/50 split, my partner helps with cooking some nights and I usually have a part time job to help with added income. Anyway, I usually just wear my pajamas to do chores, but it really feels motivating to put together a "look" even if you're not going outside at all.

[@g.t.3186]

You just made me realize why my grandma used to set the table at night lol it was for breakfast! I somehow never realized, I always thought it was weird to just leave the cups and silverware out when no one was going to eat that late. Gives some nice insight as to what her routine might have been like when she was younger :)

[@dianapeek6936]

As above, even now I lay the breakfast things out before I go to bed, plus a quick tidy e.g. plump up cushions and fold up newspapers. I also made sure that most of the children's toys were tidied up and put away before my husband came home from work.

[@Gerry1of1]

My mum was a housewife. She never wore heals and a nice dress to clean. Old slacks and top was the cleaning uniform. She got nice just before Dad got home.

[@juceelucee2841]

Yes, women didn't dress up to clean. They wore their nightgown and robe and slippers with hair in curlers to cook breakfast. Get the husband off to work, get the kids up feed them and tend to their needs. Then she would sit down with coffee and toast and read the morning newspaper. Then after that it was up to start the day.

[@achanwahn]

Yeah, my grandmother never dressed like this lady to do chores. She didn’t even do the makeup unless it was Sunday. Or half the chores she does. & what is with that fluffy nightgown?

[@christystewart4567]

I think it has to do with the television shows back then. Enough showed women in dresses, heel and pearls doing housework.

[@mariahfrancois9517]

My mah never did get dressed up to clean the hose she wore short and my dad still loved her

[@ratherbfishing455]

Most women did not wear slacks in the 50s. It was not ladylike. They had pride.

[@christinecortese9973]

I grew up in the 50s and for sure women rejected that role over time. But there is definitely value in traditional roles so long as they are voluntarily chosen. When men and women appreciate one another’s efforts that’s great.

[@imlargessbeauty3166]

Yes, key words, when men and women "Appreciated One Another." I don't know a man at this time besides my father and son, that I would make a peanut butter sandwich for.

[@jarielhenthorn8874]

Yessss! Absolutely. Well said.

[@imlargessbeauty3166]

@Dove Smiling I respect that, my father and mother have been married for 54 years. Awesome 😊

[@imlargessbeauty3166]

@Dove Smiling Thank you, I believe this. But it is something great when you have come through it all together. Now you have history and stories to tell. Awesomeness 😄

[@judyjohnson9610]

Someone has to do all the things. Now with the two income family, all these things are now being outsourced. The two incomes have to add up to a lot for it to be worthwhile.

[@angelwolf5756]

Wow, that was amazing. The memories of my grandmother and my mother. They were also traditional wives, but with a career it’s so beautiful to see this.

[@CateSmirno]

😊❤

[@chyrlwillis9422]

My mom wore flats to do housework in the 50's. Also save the girdle for going out. Not necessary at home. Boy, do I ever remember how a girdle felt at the end of the day. Kudos to you for making it through.

[@Kittenadore]

*watches video*.... *Gets up and starts cleaning house at 10:45pm*

[@snoopy1390]

Right?!😂 Now I'm thinking of everything that needs to be done around my house. It looks like a bomb went off!

[@cjok8367]

@@snoopy1390 lol,I'm looking around feeling so much shame. What happened to us?

[@dawnemyers9842]

This is not reality at all.

[@kallmekahla7642]

@@cjok8367 right?!😂😩

[@lexmc8419]

SAME 😂😂😂 I felt like shoot I don't clean enough

[@rocketmom60]

Ladies didn't always wear high heels when doing housework. That is a misnomer created by television shows of that era.

[@knowledgechannel7518]

Thank you. Wearing heels all the time is how you get bunions. They were worn for going out and special occasions.

[@Carol-Bell]

Exactly. The Mrs Cleaver (from the TV show “Leave It to Beaver”) idea of vacuuming in heels and a dress with a pearl necklace was NOT what the average housewife did. I was born in 1951, and my mother only dressed up when she went out. It’s just not practical, as you found out.

[@mledged4771]

Ladies may not have all worn high heels to do housework but my grandmother did. She didn’t even own a pair of flats. She thought exercise was walking around the block. She lived in San Francisco and dressed up before my grandfather arrived home after work. I lived with my grandparents during my teen years and it was very much like TV portrayed it. She was born in 1900. This lifestyle was valued as being very civilized.

[@dbullard8581]

Well my mom and granny did

[@rosebonnie7444]

My great grandma wore slippers inside and changed into heels when going out. She was always a practical woman, with a very tidy house. She didn't like wearing "outside shoes" indoors cause it made the floors dirty really quickly.

[@barbierebel6473]

I love this video. If only life could be this simple and worry free. Beautiful job Sage and James.

[@emmib1388]

It can be if you choose to live this life.

[@peachjam6370]

I wish we could go back to this. The fashion, the woman doing her job, can the man doing his! It's just amazing!

[@emmib1388]

there are still couples today that have traditional roles and the wife stays home to take care of the household. but there are some who have to work or others choose to work for all the extras

[@sandramarcantelli4958]

My mom was a 1950's housewife. You came pretty close in some areas, like Ponds Cold Cream and Vanishing Cream were on her vanity all her life. But she would hoot with laughter watching you clean house in a girdle and heels. She'd be barefoot in shorts and an old shirt. Other housewives I knew would wear plain cotton "house dresses." They wouldn't leave the house in them but they wouldn't be embarrassed if a friend stopped by to visit either. They'd clean up and change their clothes before their husbands came home. I remember exercising with Jack LaLanne sometimes when I was a kid but my mom was much too busy cleaning house. She'd say that if you clean your house properly, you shouldn't need any other exercise. She had a daily cleaning schedule (make beds, light dusting, clean bathroom, vacuum whole house), a weekly schedule to do an extra chore like ironing one day a week in addition to the daily chores. And then there were once in a while chores like stripping the floors and waxing them. My mother would take occasional breaks from her housework during which she'd have a cup of coffee and a cigarette. Most people smoked in the 1950's. She took weekends off and we'd usually go visit friends or go somewhere. We were a family of only 3 but we didn't have leftovers often. My mother cooked in small amounts. Dinner might be pork chops, mashed potatoes (no gravy) and a large spoonful of canned (yuck) vegetables and milk. There would be dessert for after dinner. Our meals were definitely not as healthy as the ones you prepared. Most people were not very informed about nutrition. They were a generation who lived through the Great Depression. They were grateful just to have food on the table every night. My dad liked to see red meat on his plate because he was proud he could afford it and felt he deserved it as the wage earner. But true to the image of the 1950's housewife's reputation for thrift, my mother would often serve us thriftier meals like chicken ala king served on toast, much to my dad's disgust and my delight.

[@engletinaknickerbocker5380]

I recall creamed eggs and string beans on toast, Welsh rarebit, too. On Sunday nights, there'd be a family talent show with popcorn while homemade pizza was cooking or maybe the talent show after the pizza, Yes, the daily chores, on Saturday chores including Altar Society assigned cleaning the church duties, and fixing Sunday breakfast ahead of time. Inevitably, in the afternoon there would be a chicken cooking in the pressure cooker, and the tooting when the pressure was attained and the heat lowered, then the dratted smell of pressure-cooked chicken while removing bones of the hot chicken to quickly place in the refrigerator. Mother sure knew how to cook a chicken with fluffy dumplings, though. I've never seen anyone cook it the way she did. Father's choice of a special meal, baked steak, potatoes, cabbage salad or canned spinach, and the ever popular red or green Jell-O or pudding for dessert. Before there were too many of us, she baked pies, and we'd wait for her to put cinnamon and butter on the extra piecrust for pinwheel cookies.

[@sandramarcantelli4958]

@@engletinaknickerbocker5380 I was around 9 years old when my father came home with a cheese pizza. It was an exotic food to us. We weren't impressed and I didn't eat another one for some years. Of course, my dad hadn't know that the toppings were .important and worth the extra cost.

[@debragreen8257]

I agree with your comments, no housewife would do housework in their best dress and outdoor shoes! And fruit for breakfast? More likely porridge and golden syrup. Also no meal plans, they shopped every day.

[@LUIS-ox1bv]

I remember the 50s, and while many folks smoked, the majority did not. I recall our teachers relaying the dangers of smoking back then. My father was the only smoker in my family.

[@sandramarcantelli4958]

@@LUIS-ox1bv I was born in 1948. My parents, very respectable hard-working people smoked. My aunts and uncles all smoked. All my parents' friends smoked. When I started working in offices in the 1960's, the great majority of my co-workers smoked - inside the office. The non-smoker was definitely in the minority and it would not have been wise to mention anything about being bothered by the cigarette smoke.

[@madalynepaige6661]

My great grandfather used to yell at me about needing to “learn how to cook, clean, and sew!!” I was like, what is there to learn? Apparently quite a lot 😭 shout out to all the hard working women out there 🙏

[@pinkiesue849]

He was interested in your future

[@GabrielleHayes1921]

To be fair I think both genders should know how and also how to work on broken things around the house and car. And yes I'm saying men should know how to sew, it's a good thing to know

[@worldview730]

can't learn that crap in school

[@desertmoonlee6631]

@@GabrielleHayes1921 men should work mostly they are biological stronger than us to handle hard work compared to women we need rest days. Our generation women can do whatever they want but studies show women are so stressed and tired because we can’t run away from nature and biology we chosed to challenge it and we have to many social problems nowadays and life is more complicated.

[@riggs20]

Yell at you? Sounds like he was kinda mean! 😉

[@bbghoul_x]

Awww, you and James look absolutely adorable dancing. You can tell he really adores you.

[@deniset3164]

Someone told me to put vinegar and dish liquid in a spray bottle to clean the bathtub. It really gets soap scum off great. I use a long handle brush with a cloth attached to reach all over. Works great.

[@valienpire]

I'm not a housewife but as an adult with adhd having all the household chores written down and setting specific time periods for them really helps with my toddler brain 🤣🤣

[@granjmy]

On the other hand, you are highly organized. THAT is something to be proud of!

[@michellecarpintero9667]

I'm the same way. I just bought a super cool pad that has a to do list, meals, MUST DO's!, important times, shopping lists, exercise and hydration reminders. And at the bottom a space to fill in what I'm grateful for... so I don't forget to remind myself to always be grateful no matter what is going on in my life. It's been such a God send when life seems overwhelming.... in my toddler brain LOLOLOL!!

[@alexiakelley4245]

I have ADHD, and you just gave me an idea to be more productive.

[@roxiegalaviz5545]

you know that’s how 50s house wives felt, exhausted and over it 😂🥺 “no I didn’t change into a dinner dress Arthur, just eat the meatloaf”😒

[@roxiegalaviz5545]

p.s your shoe flying off had me ctfu! bloopers at the end are everything! 😂🥰

[@theoldaccountthatiusedtous6767]

Some of them were probably like that, and some of them were probably so hard on themselves, like apologizing for not being able to do it effortlessly (your way is better for the mental health!)

[@mommiefields5128]

No DV was unhear of a man could beat his wife to death an nothing was said

[@arizonagreenbee]

@@mommiefields5128 the joke flew over your head faster than the fucking Luftwaffe

[@mplwy]

@@mommiefields5128 That's not true.

[@katstar25]

Please do another one of these videos when your nursing schedule allows it. I’ve been watching this one over and over for 2 years now! 😂

[@aussiejubes]

I know I'm back now for the umpteenth time 😂

[@emileyyy493]

This is what my grandma does every day when me and my brother visit.

[@Jeremycampfann]

Can you imagine trying to do this with KIDS?! JESUS 1950s mom's were superheroes

[@camilagenevieve3390]

And with 15 kids like my grandmother did, she was always so sweet too, she deserved much better.

[@-criedjupiter-8464]

@@camilagenevieve3390 my goodness did all of our grandparents just start going at it every year lol? Whats going on?! 😂

[@DJUniMekaju]

@@madashell7224, thanks for the idea. Mwahaha! I'm gonna have my daughter help as soon as she's old enough to talk. Of course, I'll make her feel like a big girl since she'll be doing big girl things. 🤭

[@222ouch]

my Mom did with 6 kids. She had a routine. She did not do it all in one day. But she also did not have a washer machine like today. it was a wringer style and alot of work, no dishwasher, no fancy vacume cleaners. My father had a push mower and no snow blowers. We also had our chores to do on cleaning day. You had to eat what she made. No special meals for picky eaters. You ate what she cooked or you must not be hungry LOL

[@lisaeischens2352]

@@madashell7224 You could’ve had the best of both worlds in my family! I not only got to be the oldest of 6 kids (2 girls and then the 3 boys-in that order) and do the milking of 50 cows and all the feeding of the calves, chickens, pigs, etc. plus the mowing o the 1 1/2 acres of grass with a push mower, throw the hay bales off the field, on to the wagon, then unload on to the hay elevator in to the top of the barn (the haymow). Then, it was usually time to head back out to the barn at 5 to milk the cows again. Mom also had to have my help with my 5 siblings, weeding the garden, cleaning the house, harvesting the garden and on and on and on...while my 3 little brothers never had to want for a thing but to be waited on and cleaned up after as they took off with the car ( dad worked over the road construction so they got away with murder) for several days while nary a scolding from their ever protective mother who thought that the boys were to be boys, out joy riding, smoking substances, and then having a hot meal waiting for them upon their arrival home no matter the hour or length of time they had been gone. Arthritis is a wonderful friend to a hard working woman, all the payback for misogyny in your own damn household growing up and fully supported by your own mother! To this day, us 3 girls keep up our homes and yards while that same sentiment cannot be equated to the 3 “boys” for that is what they forever will be to my mom. I’m so glad the 1950’s are history for the sake of women.

[@JCHK.]

My Grandmother wore a girdle like that every day. She said that it made her feel secure and all ‘tucked in’ and didn’t understand how women could go about their day with everything ‘hanging out’. It was a challenge in the 90’s to try and find more girdles for her. She passed away 17 years ago yesterday, she was an amazing woman.

[@valiantsfelinesmccarty6678]

My maternal grandmother had severe osteoporosis weighing only 98 pounds fully clothed. She never suffered from it as she always wore a girdle that reached to under her bra band. She'd stopped wearing heels. Grams instead wore quarter inch heels these really nice suede shoes that were quite expensive for the time about $50 a pair and definitely the Keds tennis shoes. she never suffered from the osteoporosis until she was told by her brassiere fitter for her new mastectomy bra (because she didn't have a rebuild like they do now). The fitter stated grams didn't need a girdle she was so tiny and thin, even though she'd 4 children and was one who'd moved from corsets to girdles. All her lifetime her body had been supported by this type of garment. She was now in her 70s! Well, going without that girdle allowed her back and her ribcage to shatter when she leaned over to tie her tennis shoes! Her girdles design and length had held her body together! We had to spend months visiting her in the hospital then rehab center she begged us to take her home and we did. she was one of these people who becomes dementia it's called hospitalization dementia she honestly thought she was on the QE2 going across the pond to England's to visit the family in Scotland and going with her dead husband who died in 1948! Upon returning home she was immediately fitted for a modern therapy girdle.. We sometimes wondered how many other women fell apart once their family told them oh you don't need that anymore or refuse to help them find a girdle once they stopped being sold in the stores? At

[@dolly7759]

@@valiantsfelinesmccarty6678 do you think her body was supported by it that she got weak? maybe odd question I know they say you can get a weak back from it

[@SevillaILove]

We do SPANX now. More comfy. And I agree.. I can't stand to let it "all hang out' even when I'm at home in a house dress. I wear my spanx. There is a comfort in it. Glad it's not those old girdles or corsets though!

[@sancraft1]

I wish we went back do girdles and slips. I see women in dresses today that clearly need a slip and a girdle.

[@dolly7759]

@@sancraft1 totally agree ! But I want the same quality that they had back then! Spanx and even bras are not the same quality as back then... bullet bras are truly amazing I just wish it was without the bullet lol less pointy but unlike today's bra it separates instead of just shoving boobs up.. and therefore making one look more slender.. instead of a uniboob..

[@cheryl8466]

I still do a lot of this on a daily basis because, that's what I grew up watching my grandma's do. So when I had kids and decided to be a stay at home mom, I concentrated on making a home for my family and taking care of our kids. I did what I grew up watching my grandmas and mom doing. I'll be honest, I don't end up getting everything on my list done every single day. I put a lot more attention into my kids and I enjoy being outside in the woods. You can't do that and keep up with all of those chores. Now that my eldest is in school, there are plenty of times where I'm folding laundry or catching up on cleaning well into the evening. So I'd consider it more of a modern version of the 50's house wife. My husband often helps me with the chores around the house. Especially when it becomes 11 p.m. and I'm staring at a full load of laundry, straightfromthe drier. Lol The reason I'm commenting this is, stay at home moms have gotten a lot of grief since the 80's. I think that's because of how they've been depicted in 80's and 90's sitcoms. It's not the 50's anymore, things have changed. But there are still women, like myself, who grew up incorporating certain aspects of this style of living into their lives. It doesn't make me anything other than happy to take care of my family

[@CateSmirno]

I totally agree. in everything we do, you need to know the measure and find a balance between the past and the present. now we just want to take the spirit of the 50s to feel the femininity and aesthetics of that time😊❤

[@valeriasanchezpch]

I saw you washing dishes 🧼 and I can tell you that seeing you so happy and dancing moved my heart 💗 You are such an incredible wife and woman. I true example of womanhood. I can see how meal prepping for your husband fills your heart as much as it fills mine. People can’t imagine how happy homemaking makes us feel. Wish you the best marriage and the happiest life angel

[@suitcase__]

This oddly gives me motivation to do house chores

[@Ritabug34]

Same!

[@veganlunchmom]

Me too!

[@leighbee13]

Sudden urge to empty and fill the dishwasher!

[@eithnemelee2997]

I come back to this video every time I get lazy and need motivation to do chores

[@EllieofAzeroth]

Same, I paused the video to clean my house 😂

[@bebopsbaby1]

My grandmother was a housewife in the 50s, she would get fully dressed like you but wear her slippers around the house and only wear heels when she went out

[@MerryKayMilam]

I am watching this a year after you made this video. The only women I knew who wore heels to do housework was on TV. My mother and my Aunts all wore flat shoes and didn't have on their girdles till they went out to shop for groceries or clothes, church, and anything like that. I grew up in the 60 and can remember most of the work my mother did on a daily basis.

[@davidg1612]

You pull off that vintage look impeccably well! It's like you're actually from that time.

[@schsgirl08]

Something my grandma used to say about chores: Skip one day, you'll notice. Skip two days, your family will notice. Skip three days, your visitors will notice. I don't stick to these rules but I do understand what she meant.

[@sharonpearson4609]

My grandma too

[@kristiryan740]

Wonderful words of wisdom.

[@PHE4_]

So so true.

[@kj8294]

Wise words

[@riteshurkude2097]

Skip a year and no one would notice

[@juliamiller5120]

Housewives and stay at home mothers are magical.

[@elizabeththomas6811]

Gwynn McCallan you do matter! I was an English Military wife for 27 years, following my husband around from posting to posting. Raising children, caring completely for the household, with odd jobs when someone would employ me. Like you, I once felt irrelevant, but, my children are responsible parents themselves now, and I am proud of it. It’s hard with no second income or super, but I wouldn’t trade a moment of knowing that I may have been a housewife full time, but a good one!!

[@belindabelinda6941]

I love your house. So many beautiful things and it looks so welcoming and cosy!

[@josiecameron4349]

Seeing this makes me realize that being a housewife in the 1950's was a profession along it's own!!!! Hats off to all the women who endured it. So much work! Makes me grateful to be a woman in modern society.

[@lorettatayor5840]

my mom would dry mop the hardwood floors. then mop them. then the next day would dry mop again to make sure they were clean. THEN, she would take paste wax and paste wax the living room floor on her hands and knees. then go back & buff them with a towel on her hands and knees. no joke.

[@lorettatayor5840]

@Peter Evans no she passed away sometime ago. But up until her late 70's, she was going strong.

[@lorettatayor5840]

@Peter Evans Whoo nelly yeah!

[@ericaeidummckellips7725]

Yep

[@madysoncloud1055]

@Shruti Tripathy so are the men 🤠

[@joanmoore3488]

My mother never came out of the bedroom in her robe, she was always dressed. My dad never came to the table in a T shirt, he was always dressed except for his tie and suit jacket. My mother's exercise was housework and taking care of 8 kids

[@whyamigae9666]

My mam tells me stories like this, from the late eighties when she was with my dad. My ganda never came out in a robe or anything he was always fully clothed, even when he was sick in his latter years. My mam told me how he only started to come downstairs in his knickers and top after my dad moved in when they were married. My mam was fully on so embarrassed

[@kathrinen3834]

Do you think that you would have preferred this way or would you have preferred a more casual lifestyle? No hate, I’m just super curious.

[@everythingbeauteeful]

your mom was a rockstar I appreciate women of that era

[@bronwyn9082]

I NEVER saw my step grandmother without her makeup on or in a pair of slacks, always a skirt suit I think I may have seen her in a pair of garden shoes buut they were definitely kept in the shed away from eyes. Apart from that she always wore black 1 inch patent leather heels. Her hair could double as a crash helmet it was so thick with hair spray.

[@dani09eveline]

I love this!

[@roringusanda2837]

😮💕God bless Jack LaLanne! He was such a wonderful, insightful and optimistic man!

[@pamelaarias5586]

Sis you deserve an academy award just for working in those heels for a week.

[@judedeprey6831]

I love this. I was a child in the 50s, and I remember every single thing that you’re doing. I don’t think people realize that “stay at home moms“ really were busy. I raise seven kids, and got a job when the littlest ones were in kindergarten. (Two sets of twins). When I finally began my Career outside the home, I couldn’t believe what a breeze it was. It was actually a hard job, working for protective services with children. But compared to being a stay at home mom, I loved it. I have to add, that I really loved being a stay at home mom. I couldn’t have loved it more.

[@shellylbarrett]

No that’s not right. You’re making it look too simple. The 50’s vacuum weighed 40 pounds. 😂

[@Cherieosaurus]

I had one of those. I remember pulling with all my might to get that thing to move. My arms were so sore. Changing out the bag on the back held by the spring, it pinched like crazy. Those things were pure evil.

[@christinegelabert1651]

Yesss...THE ELECTROLUX KILLER!

[@lynnyoung7947]

😂😂😂

[@cinderella581985]

The Kirby was a monster. No wonder poor mom had a spinal fusion at 32 yrs old.

[@robinmartz9052]

Lol!

[@goldenboy5500]

I grew up in the 1950's had a stay at home mom unless she was going out she didn't wear makeup, heals or dresses other than a house dress and penny loafers on a daily basis. in my house dad made breakfast, mom made all other meals almost everything was fried in bacon grease or chicken fat vegetables mostly fresh,

[@nancykraus5127]

In the 1050's my grandmother had boat shoes for when she did the housework. ANd also had a day dress that was used for cleaning. It was not fancy and did not matter if it got dirt on it. SHe said many of her friends either did housework in slippers that were flat or found boys sneakers in the right size to wear. But you changed to nice shoes/heels before your husband came home or if you were going out shopping or leaving the house.

[@ambergarcia690]

No wonder my grandmother can't stop cleaning..even to this day. Shes 77 and lives on her own. She would do her lawns, get on the roof to blow off the roof, clean, cook and so much more. Ive learned so much for her. My husband is lucky

[@georgew.5639]

The job gets infinitely more difficult with babies and little children around.

[@SusiesTips]

Yes I was thinking that. In 2020 I do that every day with 3 kids (including a 1 year old baby) and I also work a part time from home in the computer.

[@lakatoslakatos4873]

Was thinking the same thing lying next to my 8 month old so he sleep bcuz he’s taking reflux med and has insomnia at the moment from the meds so he only sleep if I’m next to him 😩 i do love cuddling with him but it’s been a hard week like this hope he’ll be better in a few days

[@ContoseFadas.]

Yes!! I have to do that in two hours while my baby naps and then that’s all for today! Haha

[@thes.a.s.s.1361]

@@SusiesTips Yes like when you want to vacuum and you pick all their crap up and put them away get the vacuum out then they trash the room just to be difficult.

[@zb5381]

@@ContoseFadas. I was the same! It gets better :)

[@jackiegeib8344]

2023 and I still love watching this! Wish I could hit a second thumbs up!

[@AngieLembo]

This is the way I was raised. Then, when I was raising my kids, I adapted much the same. Fresh squeezed orange juice daily, along with homemade breakfast. Shuttle the kids to school. Fetch a newspaper and a coffee, to bring home. I used to vacuum in stilettos. 🤣

[@avalondreaming1433]

I love those 50's dresses!!! So flattering.

[@mtntime1]

With those big flowing skirts. I found them very attractive. But now, it's leggings everywhere, bouncing cellulite on display. Sigh....... Bring back the 50s, at lease this aspect of it. Liked the cars, too.

[@avalondreaming1433]

@@mtntime1 So true. The clothes were sexy in a very classy way.

[@tthomestead2763]

I agree. And her hair is absolutely beautiful.

[@shakilove8221]

They are comfy I bought one for a project and then bought 2 more but I dont wear the other stuff lol

[@Wishfull171]

So basically I think I found out I’m a 50’s housewife at heart 😂 I love my home clean, to the detail, I enjoy workouts at home, I cook. At least twice a day from scratch, bake, I plan everything, can’t sit still, I even have vintage aprons. Love this video so much!!! Thank you!

[@nicoletrammell3792]

How do you have time to go to work?

[@Wishfull171]

@@nicoletrammell3792 I’m insane, I do it around school and work, have five cats too 😬 but honestly when the semester and work gets too much I let my house go for a bit and just focus on those and cooking. It helps I’m in school part time too and right now the semester ended. I was working part time but now I work full time but it’s from home, so it’s easier to cook or keep things clean and care for the kitties.

[@luiscartagena497]

@@Wishfull171 where the trad girls be at though? Can’t even find one in this era of liberal degeneracy.

[@shymoment]

This is the same thing modern housewives do. We do certain things on certain days and we have a list for each day. We are organized and we plan ahead.

[@kiaramcghee5501]

Yes minus wanting to go to school online because I don't think they had time to do so

[@RPBSpeaks]

My auntie made soup at the end of the week with leftovers and it was always so delicious. The ingredients were well seasoned already and made the best soups. That’s a great way to reduce waste. Love this video 🤩

[@cardwitch91]

My grandmothers would have been 1950s housewives. One thing I can say is that my paternal grandmother was MASSIVE on exercises accordingly to my relatives (sadly she passed before I was born) and was a massive cleaner. Like, literally the house would be spotless. Whereas my maternal grandmother, who I did know, even in the 90s, she seemed to LIVE in the kitchen preparing meals and cleaning ip after them. 😂

[@lpm67]

There's a reason why every 50s housewife had house slippers. Shoes were worn when going out or having guests or during honeymoon stage of marriage

[@felisd]

Also, I highly doubt they wore such fancy dresses for housework, even with an apron. That t-shirt dress she wore towards the end of the week was probably more what they wore during the housework bits every day, and then changed into the nicer dresses for going shopping or having company over, and when the family came home. Definitely no on the pencil skirts for housework (though I did like that denim one!), as that would have been way too impractical.

[@debedwards1717]

That's what I was just about to say. Mum had house dresses and shoes, and going out dresses and shoes. But I must say, my mum ALWAYS had her hair and makeup looking like this.

[@mariekatherine5238]

In my house we wear slippers or house shoes inside, and save the others for going out! It’s more hygienic, keeps the floors clean, and the feet aerated and comfy!

[@kathleenstrittmatter6895]

@@felisd yes. My mom was a 50s housewife. She had house dresses like a cotton robe with snaps.

[@danicegewiss862]

@@felisd My mom wore a house dress. Kmart sold them when I was a kid.

[@hobmoor2042]

The big thing that changed is how neighbours no longer get together. Stay at home mums used to take a break and visit each other for a quick chat a couple of times a week. Always ready to help out by sharing things if one of them was running out - sugar, flour, etc. Dads used to go to the local pub and meet their friends. We were poor and didn't have much but I never felt we lacked anything that we really needed. Most people were slim because food was fresh, not processed and most people walked or cycled to work. Women had few labour saving devices and most men did manual work. The income divide was much narrower than today. Nowadays some people have much more disposable income than others and it seems to have made us more individualistic, more materialistic and less community minded. Sharing common hardship brings people together.

[@swiftkarma4436]

Unfortunately these days your neighbors very well may be the killer. People come in go in communities. So sad.

[@auapplemac1976]

My dad never went to the pub, but in the summer he/we sat outside and kibitzed with our neighbors. He did have a semi-regular card night at one of the men's houses.

[@lucygoosie7726]

My parents always had dinner parties, my mom had tea with the ladies, and my dad had pool night with the guys where they came over for billiards. But that stuff just stresses me out! Whenever we have people over for dinner, I spend a month stressing about it and dreading it, then for the actual dinner I have to fake my way through it with layers of deodorant and pray that I don’t get nervous diarrhea while company is over. As soon as they leave, I collapse onto the sofa and sleep for a few hours. I have no idea how people can enjoy it. Corona lock down has been so stress free. I don’t have to constantly make up excuses for not getting together with people. Do people actually enjoy getting together? I only do it out of obligation.

[@gunlovingurls9200]

I meet up with moms I went to nursing school with, pretty much daily. Such a blessing that so many of us stay home now and have each other. Restrictions where I am aren’t as severe as other places.

[@christystewart4567]

@Xray Paul somehow I don’t think Amy Coney Barrett is a liberal feminist and yet she has a job. So did Sarah Palin and any number of conservative women so it’s not liberal feminism that changed things only.

[@nancycurtis488]

Lord have mercy child! I am 76 today….I was 18 when I first got married in high school…had my first baby later that year. I don’t believe I ever worked as hard as you are…bless your heart! Love the way you looked…just precious!

[@julieellsworth5245]

james is having the best week ever

[@theanimalsmagicshop4785]

My mom was the queen of clean and carried on with most of her 1950's housewife responsibilities her entire life. But...she always took a break in the afternoon to watch the soap operas. I loved watching this video - you did a great job :)

[@caitrina19]

My mom must have been her twin! Never forget the soap operas!

[@jhamilton8398]

Guiding Light. My mom and granny never missed an episode.

[@nurseylori]

You’re right that sitting down to dinner together as a family is still so important and now it needs to be said without phones....time to catch up with each other.

[@tammyrobinson6409]

Amen to no phones at the dinner table

[@josevalladares8766]

I love this time period .the way men dressed in suits and woman in nice dresses