THE BUSINESS OF HOME EC

摘要

"I'm burned out," I announced to my family over breakfast. "Two decades of homemaking are my limit. From now on I focus my energies on my writing, not my housekeeping." "Ah, a paradigm shift," hubby said. "A what?" "Complete change. Stove top to laptop." "Yeah, I guess. Anyway, I'm hiring a consultant with a home economics degree." "Good idea! Someone to formulate a comprehensive action program driven by key performance indicators." "I was thinking of someone fresh out of school, someone innovative and unfettered by old-fashioned ideas." "Good!" my supportive spouse said. "Someone not overly prescriptive ... someone to prioritize tasks based on potential value impact and identify the synergies and issues."