tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post6827481997391712206..comments2024-03-29T16:34:01.380+10:00Comments on down to earth: The return of the homemakerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-74575374055083344702013-09-18T21:49:49.076+10:002013-09-18T21:49:49.076+10:00Thank you for your encouraging words.
I am readin...Thank you for your encouraging words.<br /><br />I am reading your blog backwards and I am finding it so interesting that there are so many things about living in the USA that are the same as living in Australia. I don't know why I never thought that we could be going through the same economic things, as well as wanting to be "homemakers".cmmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535222311594759462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-73008374368708691812013-03-19T06:37:22.283+10:002013-03-19T06:37:22.283+10:00This is such a wonderful read! Thank you so much f...This is such a wonderful read! Thank you so much for sharing this! Homemaking is such a wonderful way to go, and for me it's the only one I'd ever want! <br />I'm sorry that your foot is still bothering you so. I pray it clears up soon so that you don't have to endure too much more!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10117758083302493088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-22126390568699436742013-03-19T04:09:55.374+10:002013-03-19T04:09:55.374+10:00Dear Rhonda; I hope your doctor finds the right m...Dear Rhonda; I hope your doctor finds the right meds to battle the infection. When the infection is under control you should try something called dry brushing. My doc recommended it for swollen ankles. What it involves is taking a small,relatively soft brush and using it dry you make small strokes from your feet upward toward your core. I use a vegetable brush. I do this on my legs and arms, brushing upward toward my heart, 5 minutes per limb. It makes the inflammation and the swelling go down because it helps aid the return of fluids toward the heart where they get pumped out as they should. Take care of you<br /><br />Jlynn USAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-81391874636399461352013-03-19T01:55:23.372+10:002013-03-19T01:55:23.372+10:00Hoping you are resting and letting yourself heal!!...Hoping you are resting and letting yourself heal!! <br /><br />Thanks for this post- I have the Donna Reed fantasy for sure! look forward to the day we can pay off our debt & I can be home full-time, providing for my family. <br /><br />Best,<br />AAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-1587675769688480512013-03-19T00:47:32.653+10:002013-03-19T00:47:32.653+10:00Glad you are on the mend Rhonda, and there is a re...Glad you are on the mend Rhonda, and there is a reason that people go to medical school. Sometimes one does need a doctor and home cures do not solve everything. Please don't listen too much at other people's experiences with doctors, etc. One reads every day about how some doctor, nurse, or hospital messes up; but most are competent practitioners. Hope you feel better soon.hopflowernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-44717580135110885122013-03-18T23:01:32.722+10:002013-03-18T23:01:32.722+10:00A very sad testimony to how life is in the USA is ...A very sad testimony to how life is in the USA is that Saturday morning the young teen who was bagging my groceries asked where my bread was. I told him that I bake all of our bread. He was incredibly surprised. He said he had never heard of such a thing and did not know that you could bake bread at home. How sad.momma-lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02975411711120382015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-27617948069661978012013-03-18T22:24:59.373+10:002013-03-18T22:24:59.373+10:00Nice post! Makes me smile to put my apron on, but...Nice post! Makes me smile to put my apron on, but I must confess - I don't like to put "HOMEMAKER" on forms that ask my occupation. (I blame the 1970's.) I usually put "Doer Of Good Deeds." <br /><br />Be Healed! You can't take care of the ones you love if you don't take care of you.c. Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957567318434101293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-75434733066514335822013-03-18T21:44:20.991+10:002013-03-18T21:44:20.991+10:00On the same thought, you can do a simple lymph mas...On the same thought, you can do a simple lymph massage by rubbing the arms and legs toward the heart 10 times each every 2 hours. Getting the lymph system working helps to clear the body of any toxins or infections. Also, ibuprophen taken for pain completely shuts down the immune system and the body's ability to heal. Lavender essential oil is always a go to for infection in our house and it smells so good too. I hope the doctor is a help today and that you will soon be back to your normal activities.momma-lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02975411711120382015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-9930798846462034162013-03-18T20:02:45.161+10:002013-03-18T20:02:45.161+10:00Hi Rhonda
As a GP I must urge you to follow doctor...Hi Rhonda<br />As a GP I must urge you to follow doctor's orders! Actually, there is no such thing anymore, we are all in a partnership with our patients where we provide information and recommendations and the patient decides what to do. But, usually the recommendations are based on training, experience, evidence and a gut feeling. Compromise is tempting but can be a trap. Doctor's often agree to compromise depending on how much "pressure" the patient is able to exert (some are very persuasive!). If in doubt, get a second opinion but don't muck about with something potentially limb-threatening. If hospital is where your doctor wants you....<br />Hope you're better soon.<br />xAnne At Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11625308384316178431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-8509579585691876952013-03-18T17:59:07.484+10:002013-03-18T17:59:07.484+10:00Love this post! Take care, Rhonda, hope the antibi...Love this post! Take care, Rhonda, hope the antibiotics will properly work.Clarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00732806287346736401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-42683313862242958342013-03-18T17:51:59.617+10:002013-03-18T17:51:59.617+10:00The economic crisis not really having reached Norw...The economic crisis not really having reached Norway yet, the female homemaker is still ridiculed in this country. Money means everything, the more you have of it the better (that is the false ideal) economic status means all - nomatter how deep you have to get in debt to show it. Those of us who are trying and working toward a more selfcontained life, based on authenticity often feel more than a little ridiculed. A woman l know said: " l don't care what l work with - it's all about the money". The most frustrating thing l find is the preassure between children and young people to always have the newest version of every technological gadget be it iphone, mobile phone, ipad, ipod etc. Convincing my children that you don't chuck your mobile phone because there has come a newer version is a full time job (and a very important one l might add) PamWinkel's Crazy Ideashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17934679165455175289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-12320397999530936782013-03-18T15:45:15.364+10:002013-03-18T15:45:15.364+10:00Hi Rhonda,
I love your blog and have followed your...Hi Rhonda,<br />I love your blog and have followed your journey now for some time! You may want to get some "Inner Health Plus" tablets from your chemist as well as yoghurt. I do hope your foot heals very quickly! Fingers crossed for you! <br />My husband is on disability pension and I am on the wife's pension. There are times when I feel I almost have to apologise for not working! But I work very hard at home and everyone loves my jams and sauces and preserves. They also love my handknitted clothes that I am becoming so much better at now! I have even sold some jams to friends! My family love how quickly I have picked up the skill of knitting and admire the clothes I am making for myself and my husband.<br />Anyhow, I just wanted to take the opportunity to thank you for being an inspiration to me!!!! Thank you for inspiring me to keep on preserving, making my jams and sauces, and continuing to hone my knitting and crochet skills! I love the life I am trying to live now! <br />I will send some healing prayer your way for your foot. Take care! Dayamitranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-72607847208879043012013-03-18T10:16:52.878+10:002013-03-18T10:16:52.878+10:00Dear Rhonda,
I was tempted to say something, so f...Dear Rhonda, <br />I was tempted to say something, so forgive me now if you already know this.... but if you are having trouble with swelling, please make sure you are getting your leg actually above the level of your heart. Literally. It helps to "switch out" the fluid & since the heart is the pump, you have to make a "downhill" to the heart in order to drain the fluid, especially with swelling because that fluid is not in the veins, but in the tissue itself. I like to think of it as "refreshing the fluid" because once your legs are hanging down again, the swelling may return, BUT it will be with different fluid, fresher. Like emptying a cup of water that has been sitting and filling it with fresh, more oxygenated water/fluid. So, it can help the healing process. Just an idea, and hoping the new antibiotics help.<br /><br />All the best, L.Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919603092155041516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-62144217021265699482013-03-18T10:08:08.533+10:002013-03-18T10:08:08.533+10:00My son was put on the wrong antibiotics for his in...My son was put on the wrong antibiotics for his infection, which is a little different than yours but he ended up needing surgical incision to fix his issue. The doctors at the hospital said there are different antibiotics that work well on different parts of the body. So antibiotics for a sore throat wont fix an infection on the skin. Then also different areas of skin need different types of antibiotics because the type of bugs that live on our skin, differ depending on the site. So the wrong ones were the amoxocyllin type. He is now on an augementin duo forte. I know that my sons and your case is different as he is a diabetic and can be slow to heal and his infection was on his tail bone. He is a week out of surgery now and the nurses come every day to change his dressing but the right type of antibiotic initially could have really helped. All the best in your healing and I hope your doctor has given you the right type<br />Jenizetasgirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-91866998109243409752013-03-18T10:05:44.614+10:002013-03-18T10:05:44.614+10:00Rhonda, I hope the antibiotics work on that infect...Rhonda, I hope the antibiotics work on that infection. Sometimes it's a bit of trial and error with them unfortunately. It must be so annoying to have to sit with your leg up for much of the day but hopefully you will be back to normal ASAP. I am enjoying reading the older posts as they are always interesting.<br /><br />Nanna Chelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-82088859424498171702013-03-18T08:48:43.075+10:002013-03-18T08:48:43.075+10:00I still try to reconcile the image of the perfect ...I still try to reconcile the image of the perfect 50's homemaker, with me the modern homemaker. The amalgamation is still a work in progress! There are days I want to be thoroughly modern in my approach, methods and dress and days where I'm the modern woman. Being a real person, I alternate in how I feel each day, and how I want to be. So although I'm a loving homemaker each and every day, there are different sides to that. Which is what makes being a homemaker fun!Leianihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06651088113108495463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-80310965202984278912013-03-18T08:23:19.746+10:002013-03-18T08:23:19.746+10:00Oh gosh - I do hope the doctor can sort out your f...Oh gosh - I do hope the doctor can sort out your foot - sometimes it does take a good anti-biotic to get to the root of the infection. Make sure you eat your yoghurt though ;)africanaussiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660727599623626163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-34475964561633134342013-03-18T08:20:25.918+10:002013-03-18T08:20:25.918+10:00Well darn it all, Rhonda! Hope third time is luck...Well darn it all, Rhonda! Hope third time is lucky.<br /><br />Barb_in_GABarb_in_GAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00631779516171841044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-58876430250904393912013-03-18T08:04:02.512+10:002013-03-18T08:04:02.512+10:00I will pray that you heal quickly now and be back ...I will pray that you heal quickly now and be back to normal soon. Mitzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04415377066635534328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-9454385454834498442013-03-18T07:48:26.586+10:002013-03-18T07:48:26.586+10:00Good morning Rhonda...wishing you all the best in ...Good morning Rhonda...wishing you all the best in the healing of your feet! <br /><br />I recently ordered your book which came last week....I'm so looking forward to getting in to it...My Hubby hopes to retire next year and it will be both of us now caring and getting into our home! You really are an inspiration xoQueen Of The Armchair aka Dzintra Stitcherieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07450454650624806716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-87819860156710277372013-03-18T07:42:16.305+10:002013-03-18T07:42:16.305+10:00I hope the leg is on the way to being much better ...I hope the leg is on the way to being much better by now. Extra vitamin C always helps with healing.<br />MargaretPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990336317308988689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-158330952819387782013-03-18T06:48:02.425+10:002013-03-18T06:48:02.425+10:00Bless your heart dear Rhonda. I pray that this inf...Bless your heart dear Rhonda. I pray that this infection will be healed up soon. When taking antibiotics, make sure to eat plenty of yogurt, which you probably already know.<br /><br />Love and hugs ~ FlowerLadyFlowerLady Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678852154334714784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-62203869692740486012013-03-18T06:47:38.643+10:002013-03-18T06:47:38.643+10:00I'm so sorry to hear that your heel is not on ...I'm so sorry to hear that your heel is not on the mend, I'm sending warm wishes and healing thoughts to you from Canada, take care,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-67677085562932078032013-03-18T06:19:50.683+10:002013-03-18T06:19:50.683+10:00I love my life as a homemaker. Every day is challe...I love my life as a homemaker. Every day is challenging and interesting, and I feel at peace with my decision to live this way. It's a wonderful life when you believe in what you are doing and are willing to work hard and make the sacrifices necessary for it to be good.Jennifer Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685253944514672324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-34215515036653726302013-03-18T06:17:28.025+10:002013-03-18T06:17:28.025+10:00Fantastic post - I'm new to your blog so it...Fantastic post - I'm new to your blog so it's great to see these oldies re-emerge. I take immense pride in the work I d around the home. I work full time but my real goal is to keep my family healthy with the food I can provide from the garden and cook.<br /><br />Home the doctor has some good solutions for your foot. Sending prayers your way. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18054854689952896339noreply@blogger.com