About Beyond Beeton

“There is no more fruitful source of family discontent than a housewife’s badly-cooked dinners and untidy ways.”
(Isabella Beeton, The Book of Household Management, 1861)

While the world has moved on since 1861, the fundamental need for a repository of information on household management remains.  Arguably, the need is even more pronounced in 2008.

This guide is not an anti-feminist diatribe.  Nor does it seek to reposition women back into the kitchen, barefoot and silent.  What I aim to do is to provide the essentials of running a modern home, for both men and women.

So who am I and why should you care?

I’m just a 20-something woman who is trying her hardest (and sometimes gets it right) to manage a career, marriage and household and still have time for all of the important things, like shoes, food, wine and coffee.

I write about quick recipe ideas, reviews of restaurants and food retailers in Perth and household management, including budgeting, meal planning and time management. My goal is to create a resource to help you live a balanced life without sacrificing quality food.

I’m always happy to chat with readers and appreciate any ideas on how to make this website better for you.

twitter with me at http://www.twitter.com/beyondbeeton

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6 Comments

6 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Grendel // Jul 17, 2008 at 10:39 am

    Wooohooo! first comment honours!

    Looks like a good start to the blog - looking forward to reading more.

  • 2 Matt // Jul 17, 2008 at 11:54 am

    Hi Rachel,

    Agree with Grendel, great start to the blog… I love that quote too, though I must confess to not being up on the writings of Ms Beeton, but a truer sentiment I’ve not heard lately. Keep it up.

  • 3 Sunili // Jul 17, 2008 at 1:54 pm

    Way to blow her cover, AbstractMatt :P
    Now.

    *thinks about AnnieMatt and Annie’s friends (”A&M’s Friends”)*

    Let’s analyse this data, shall we? We’ll try to narrow it down by categorising and stuff.

    Proportion of A&M’s Friends who are 20-something females: approx 50% (since A&M’s Friends always seem to come in couples).

    Proportion of A&M’s Friends who are married: Most of them. (Meanwhile, Annie is wondering: “When the bloody heck will the Tiffany’s in King St open???”)

    Proportion of A&M’s Friends who are hilarious and clever and witty and blog : I thought it was just me (since Rob C stopped)!!!! OMFG!! I feel like the Phoenix Rover just Twittered that he discovered life on Mars!!

    Proportion of A&M’s Friends named Rachel: unknown ’til now; assuming at least 1.

    Hrmm…. the plot thickens????

  • 4 beeton // Jul 17, 2008 at 2:07 pm

    I think my identity is safe if it is hiding underneath hilarious, clever and witty. Nobody will ever guess!

    Unfortunately the reality is probably the opposite and I’ll get in trouble for blogging when I should be folding socks or whatever it is that I’m supposed to be doing.

  • 5 janelle // Sep 9, 2008 at 12:14 pm

    Loved the essential list of shoes, food, wine and coffee. Sigh. Right up my alley.

  • 6 Mandie // Sep 29, 2008 at 2:33 pm

    Well, I had figured it out from the first paragraph of your blog - I know your writing anywhere. Plus, you had drinking chocolate on your nose a LOT. *waves* You know, we don’t live that far away - we’re always open to tasty gifts.

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