The 1900 House

I've been watching an intriguing PBS reality TV show the last couple of days the I got from Netflix. It is called The 1900 House and here is the description on Netflix, "A contemporary family is transported back in time almost 100 years, from 1999 to 1900, as they spend three months in a townhouse restored to reproduce the ambiance and amenities of middle-class life in Victorian-era London. This intriguing program, originally broadcast on PBS, follows a real-life human experiment that explores the everyday modern luxuries and technological advances people so often take for granted." After watching the show I am SO glad that I do not live in the Victorian era and here are 10 reasons I love 2009...

1. I am wearing a tank top and shorts right now and in 1900 I would have had on 75 layers of corset, underpants, and dresses.

2. I own many outfits and in 1900 they owned 3 outfits.

3. McDonalds! Life without Big Mac's is pretty lame.

4. The women in 1900 had to make their own pads for that time of the month out of cloth (yuck!).

5. Electricity was just making and appearance in 1900 and I like turning the lights on at night not to mention...

6. The array of electrical appliances that I can use now to get chores done (and if I don't do my chores I am not a disgrace to society).

7. They didn't have shampoo in 1900. Hair was washed with a gross soap or homemade concoctions.

8. I like heating and air conditioning both of which were unavailable in 1900.

9. There seemed to be little time for leisure and if there was time for leisure the available activities were very limited.

10. Lastly, I love modern medicine.