Surviving the Domestic Jungle

Last night I watched a movie called “Becoming Jane” about the life of Jane Austen. It starred Anne Hathaway and James McAvoy and it was FABULOUS! I never realized she had a life so similar to her books. Of course the movie is not completely fact based as most aren’t but it was so good and I can see where she found her inspiration for her stories. I cried one little tear at the end because the whole movie is about love, finding it, keeping it and letting it go. It got me thinking about that time period which I love so much. Ladies were ladies and men did their best to be gentlemen and things were simple. Playing the piano and reading were types of entertainment and people wrote letters to express their feelings for each other. It was a beautiful time and then I started thinking about whether or not I would go back in time and live in that period. I have obvious advantages that would help me such as knowledge of hygiene and vaccinations as well as upcoming events! I don’t know if I would permanently go back in time but maybe for a few months just to see what it was actually like. I wish I could take elements of then and bring them to our time. Especially the ladies behaving like ladies. Not that I am a shining example of a lady but it just seems like a better way to be than the way some women have become nowadays. Men would definitely be more gentlemanly and I would also bring back the letter writing. When I met my husband, I did not even know what his hand writing looked like until we were together for 2 or 3 months! Life has become about the telephone and text and emails and has lost the personal touch of a letter or a simple conversation. We are losing our ability to communicate with people one on one and I think that is not a good thing. The fashion of the times, while beautiful, is very impractical. Long live jeans and shorts and pants! I do enjoy wearing dresses but they didn’t just wear dresses. The dress was the cake topper and underneath was unimaginable amounts of fabric and corsets and everything I do not want to ever wear except for if I were ever to dress up in authentic clothing. I don’t foresee that happening so cozy clothes and jeans for me! Check out the movie and catch a glimpse into the life of one of history’s best writers!!