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A newly married couple living in a three roomed flat; wife works
five-day week from 8.30am. To 6.00pm., Including traveling time.
| 7 am. |
Make early morning tea. |
| 7.10 am. |
Dress and get breakfast while husband does
fire in the living room. |
| 7.30 am. |
Have breakfast. |
| 7.50 am. |
Wash breakfast dishes (or put them to soak).
Make beds(?), dust and tidy bedroom. Wipe out bath and basin. |
| 8.20
am. |
Tidy before leaving for work. |
| 6 pm. |
Arrive home. |
| 6.15 pm |
Prepare evening meal. |
| 7 pm. |
Serve meal. |
| 7.30 pm. |
Clear and wash up dishes. Lay breakfast. Prepare
for morning when possible, pack laundry, etc. |
Evening work:
Two evenings a week do house-cleaning. Ironing,
mending, etc., also fitted in when possible.
Weekend work:
Laundry, shopping, special house-cleaning. Extra
cooking, planned to simplify midweek meals.
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Married couple with one baby of 18 months, living in a three-bedroomed
house.
| 7 am. |
Make early tea and give baby a drink. |
| 7.20 am. |
Dress self and baby while husband attends to
boiler. |
| 7.45 am. |
Cook breakfast and serve it. |
| 8.20 am. |
Clear away breakfast and wash up. |
| 8.40 am. |
Put baby in pram or play pen. Collect days
washing and put to soak. Make beds. Tidy and dust upstairs and
in bathroom and lavatory. |
| 9.30 am. |
Do daily work downstairs. |
| 10.15 am. |
Do daily washing. Make any preparations for
lunch. |
| 11 am. |
Break for tea or coffee. Attend to baby and
put him to rest. |
| 11.30 am. |
Special work. See below. |
| 12.30 am. |
Get lunch. |
| 1 pm. |
Lunch with baby. Clear away after lunch, wash
up and tidy kitchen. |
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Afternoon. Attend to baby, shopping, gardening,
mending, etc. |
| 4.30 pm. |
Tea for self and baby.
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| 5 pm. |
Play time with baby. |
| 5.30 pm. |
Bath baby and put him to bed. |
| 6.15 pm. |
Prepare and cook supper. |
| 7.15 pm. |
Serve supper. |
| 7.45 pm. |
Clear and wash up supper dishes with tea things.
Lay breakfast. |
Special weekly work:
| Monday: Washing. |
| Tuesday: Main bedroom or child's bedroom, alternate
weeks. |
| Wednesday: Bathroom, lavatory, landing and stairs. Spare
room when necessary. |
| Thursday: Sitting room, or dining room and hall, alternate
weeks. |
| Friday: Kitchen. |
| Saturday: Extra baking. Ironing, silver cleaning,
etc., to be fitted in during afternoons and evenings, |
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