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“The plain Truth of the Matter is, I am excessive poor, and my Wife, good Woman, is, I tell her, excessive proud; she cannot bear, she says, to sit spinning in her Shift of Tow, while I do nothing but gaze at the Stars; and has threatened more than once to burn all my Books and Rattling-Traps (as she calls my Instruments) if I do not make some profitable Use of them for the good of my Family. The Printer has offer’d me some considerable share of the Profits, and I have thus begun to comply with my Dame’s desire.” - From Poor Richard’s Almanack

My name’s Shelly. I am lucky enough to spend half of my time writing and the other half of my time keeping house while my fabulous partner works to bring home the loot. This blog is about the keeping house half of my time.