The Lure of the Homespun Blog...Jam Tomorrow?

I've spent a good few hours reading other people's blog pages these past few days and, my goodness, aren't they all relentlessly jolly? Who is going to want to read my cathartic rantings, when they can look at pictures of cuddly kittens and the results of that day's cake baking?

I am cheered to know that even in these financially straightened times, there are still women out there free to fill their days with walks through the woods in search of yule logs, and photographing their china, and fill their houses with the smell of vanilla and eggy goodness............sourced from their own free range fowl. And, yes, I am jealous.

I do believe that inside every woman is a domestic diva who hankers over a gingham apron and a grateful man to feed at the end of the day. I also believe in every woman's right to choose the life that best suits her, but the idea of choice is a myth. The feminists of the 60s and 70s earnestly told us that we could have it all. Well we can't. Sorry, but we really can't. The reality is that modern woman, unless she can afford to hire help, works her metaphorical balls off, both at work and at home, and frequently has to stop to pick up the plates that dropped to the floor and smashed. How many of us have found ourselves fretting about collecting and feeding children when a business meeting has gone on later than anticipated? And how many of us have cried ourselves to sleep because we came home from work too tired to spend the quality time with our children that we promised ourselves would become the norm and not the occasional surprise occurrence? We spend our lives compromising and beating ourselves up for doing nothing as well as we should, or, more importantly and frustratingly, as well as we know we could.

So, yes, how great it would be to actually live the simple life that we enjoy reading about.....if only we could find enough banknotes under that yule log to pay off the mortgage and the car loan. Until then we can only dream........................which is why we love the homespun blogs so much.