In preparation for Season Two, this episode is a special collection of highlights from Season One! The highlights are in chronological order, giving you the opportunity to revisit key parts from earlier episodes or catch you up on ones you missed. My main hope is that this collection encourages a new look at what Modern Home Economics can be, and that these interviews empower you to make Modern Home Economics your own in your home and community. Season two will start next wee

Dr. David Knapp said something many years ago that I think still holds true and also applies to healthy living: "The time is now at hand to direct past traditions of problem-solving toward a new focus. The basic mission of [Home Economics] is to improve the quality of life." I think that really paying attention to if we are living healthy lives (or paying attention to our quality of life) is often overlooked. Sure, most of us think that we are living a healthy life because we

Before getting into the trial & error aspects and the nitty gritty how-to's of the blog, I'd like to talk a little bit more about why each general subject of Home Economics is important. Let's start with sewing. I'm always surprised that so many people are afraid of sewing. I'm not saying that I'm a master sewer. In fact, I just started seriously sewing (or trying to sew) a few months ago. But it's amazing how little you need to know to sew, say, an entire dress! A dress that

Welcome to my first post! I've been wanting to start a blog for a while now, but I couldn't narrow down what I wanted to blog about. After much thought and endless list making, I realized that I didn't need to narrow down everything I wanted to write about because it all fits neatly under one umbrella - Home Economics. Now, before all of the feminists get up in arms (I'm one too - don't shoot!), let me explain. Home Economics Classroom in 1911 At it's root, Home Economics was