It's The 1970's... What Are You Doing?

[Madge Bumstead]

Just getting ready to head out to attend a school Disco Dance!

 

[Milly Robertson]

Getting ready to go to work.

 

[Jacqueline Lindt]

Getting a manicure etc for a special date !

 

[Madge Bumstead]

Helping my mom prepare for tonight, she's putting on a Tupperware Party at our house!

 

[Milly Robertson]

Getting ideas from magazines for a new hairstyle.

 

[Jacqueline Lindt]

Rollerblading

 

[Milly Robertson]

Going out with my now husband.

 

[Madge Bumstead]

Sitting in my room listening to music on the cassette player/radio I bought with babysitting money!

 

[Jacqueline Lindt]

Helping my grandparents in their restaurant !

 

[Madge Bumstead]

Helping mom with baby brothers laundry!

 

[Milly Robertson]

Making a dessert for the evening meal.

 

[Madge Bumstead]

Talking on the telephone with Mrs. D. She just called to ask if I can babysit tonight.

 

[Madge Bumstead]

I also left a paid job to be a stay at home Mom to take care of my kids & everything else but it was in 1984 !

enjoyed every moment

In 1970's I was still in high school til 1979 !

On telephone with friends ☎

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Boy, does this ever remind me of my babysitting days, Jacqueline!

We had the exact wall telephone!

As for the 80's... my oldest was born in 1983! I, too, was also a fulltime stay-at-home mom/housewife. We took a financial hit with me being at home and not working, but I wouldn't have wanted it any other way.

 

[Madge Bumstead]

Babysitting at Mrs. D's tonight.

Getting ready to get the boys ready for bed. Both are in their cribs, and as soon as I have their nighttime bottles made up, I'll drop by the bathroom to wet down and wring out a baby washcloth, then it's down to the baby room to change the baby and toddler for the night.

Mrs. D, uses cloth diapers and rubber pants.

 

[Milly Robertson]

Going through my wardrobe and can't find anything to wear to the local dance that night.

 

[Jacqueline Lindt]

I did so much clothes/shoes shopping back then ....downtown ! Was so much fun

 

[Madge Bumstead]

Our washing machine broke down this morning, so mom and I are at the Laundromat doing laundry!

 

[Milly Robertson]

Newly married and off to the laundromat to do the washing on a Saturday morning. Came home and did the number crunching if we could afford a washing machine. The answer was yes. Not having to waste my time in a laundromat was wonderful.

 

[Kate Ellery]

Just living / working

 

[Madge Bumstead]

Newly married and off to the laundromat to do the washing on a Saturday morning. Came home and did the number crunching if we could afford a washing machine. The answer was yes. Not having to waste my time in a laundromat was wonderful.

My mom got by with just an old-fashioned wringer washing machine until around 1973, at which time dad bought her an automatic washing machine and electric tumble dryer.

After that I don't ever remember mom having to go to the Laundromat.