Eve Penman: An Empowered Housewife in Rural America

Have you been wondering to yourself: What must it be like to live in the midst of the historic February 2019 snow-dump on the rural north Olympic Peninsula of Washington State? Please, let me fill you in. For starters, our front yard is a swimming pool of snow and I haven't seen the bottom fence beam since February 8th: That's when my husband and I officially got snowed-in our remote private property.  We share a fence line with Department of Natural Resources land that connects to Olympic National Forest land, to give you an idea of the remote logistics. Due to the length of the driveway (over one-tenth of a mile) and us not having any major machinery to the move the snow, it's been a shoveling game for over a week: But, since we have supplies, we aren't injured and aren't in serious need of anything, we haven't made it top priority to get out, especially since the local 'news' from neighbors was that the county roads are covered with snow ...

I recently went on a YouTube search for bed-making tips from the people who do it all the time and are the best at it in the field: luxury housekeepers. In my search I found this gem featuring 5 pro bed-making and cleaning tips   from Constance Chapalain, Assistant Housekeeping Manager at the Four Seasons Hotel George V in Paris, France -- a bona fide 5-star luxury hotel!: The video is presented in the luxurious French language and subtitled throughout, so it’s easy to watch and read sans sound if preferred; it’s also enjoyable to watch with the volume on, to hear (and learn) the French language. All the tips are top-notch and demonstrate what luxury housekeeping is all about -- meticulous attention to detail. Each tip below includes a direct link to the time stamp on the video where that tip starts. 1. Meticulously Made Bed @ :32 seconds    The secret: hospital corners are what give any bed a touch of meticulous luxury. I never used to do hospital corne...

According to ToughNickel.com’s article, How to Get Food Stamps or SNAP Benefits When Self-Employed , there are six fields of self-employment that often require food stamps for economic survival: 1. Online Sellers / Flea Marketers 2. Writers 3. Affiliate / Commissioned Salespeople 4. Seasonal Workers / Lawn Care Professionals  5. Agricultural Workers / Farm Stand Owners  6.  Craftspeople / Artists Basically, anyone who receives an IRS 1099 Form most often applies for food stamp benefits. Learn about Benefits in Washington State here:  washingtonconnection.org/home/   Learn about Benefits in another state here:  fns.usda.gov/snap/apply   According to the Washington State Department of Social & Health Services (DSHS) in 2017 Clallam County had a population of 74,240 , of which 68% (50,573) received assistance of some kind from DSHS, of which 21% (15,417) received basic food program assistance (the second largest group after cl...

Visit the updated  HOMEMAKING PAGE  to find my recommended housekeeping & homemaking resource links for personal betterment in the domestic arts. Links featured in the Homemaking Hub are found through independent research or created by me, such as the steam cleaning video below.  Featured links/videos in the Homemaking Hub are neither affiliations nor endorsements. Happy Cleaning! Before-and-after musical photo montage of steam cleaning projects at home with a Eureka Hot Shot handheld steam cleaner: Photo 1/Cover: Bathroom fixtures and toilets receive a weekly steaming / Glass refrigerator shelves removed for deep cleaning (Pro Tip: Cold glass can crack when exposed to hot steam; cold glass must be brought to room temperature before spraying with hot steam .) Photo 2: Refrigerator door; dirt rings removed before & after Photo 3 : Refrigerator glass shelf; gunky buildup removed from corner before & after Photo 4: Refrigerator glass shelf; gunky...