About
Home-Ec101.com is a site designed to teach real people, real skills, as they apply to real lives. Few people have the resources to keep up with the glossy magazines and the reality of television is it isn’t. Home-Ec 101 is an attempt to reach average people and teach them the domestic arts that make life a little less expensive, a little easier, and a little more enjoyable.
The author of the site is Heather Solos, a 31 year old professional blogger. She is the mother of 2 boys, a girl, and a stepdaughter. Heather was a professional chef in her former life, but left the restaurant industry during a complicated pregnancy. 
She began blogging as a means to stay in contact with long distance friends and family. Initially a life blogger she soon found a vibrant community in the Lowcountry of South Carolina.
After blogging for the Post and Courier, she co-founded Lowcountry Bloggers, a site dedicated to creating connections within a geographic community of bloggers. She also keeps a personal blog, Moncks Corner Moments. Even if it looks like she has it together, Heather strives to be honest about the frustrations, headaches, and joy that is found in everyday living.
Home-Ec 101 was originally created as a resource for the rising generations that never learned homekeeping from their busy, working parents. With Home Economics curriculum disappearing from schools, there is an audience hungry for the knowledge of homekeeping that has all but vanished from our culture. I don’t profess to know everything, but if I don’t know it, I will find the answer or ask our knowledgeable and wonderful community.
Home-Ec 101 was originally founded as a partnership between Heather Solos and Ivy Hogan.
Because of the volume of mail received, not all questions may be answered.
This site accepts advertising and products for review, please see the media kit for details.
Please note that all the reviews are completely honest and forthright. Home-Ec 101 is not owned by any company- any products recommendations come from personal use and preference. This site does not have the budget or time to perform intensive product testing, but bases conclusions on the use in a single, busy household.
Comments are always welcome, it’s like finding money in the dryer. Please feel free to leave a comment! That is, as long as you’ve read the entire post. If Heather recommends, for example, Bob Smith’s Laundry Detergent Extravaganza and you comment something like “I disagree, I think the best method of cleaning this item is Bob Smith’s Laundry Detergent Extravaganza,” know that she may point and laugh at you. This site reserves the right to delete any comment that is personally attacking, spam, pr0n, or otherwise distasteful.
This site is a labor of love- enjoy!
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You have a note on the front page asking where the increased traffic is from. Your site was listed in “Neat New Stuff May 4, 2007″. That is where I found out about your site and many librarians receive this listing so that could explain increased traffic.
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I love ….love….love your site! I found it thru Momadvice.com It doesn’t surprise me that you are from the south…your humor and hospitality are wonderful. My husband and I discovered Edisto Island a couple of years ago and have vacationed there for a couple of years in the “off” season. We loved the quiet beauty of the people and the island. We always spend a couple of days in Charleston, Beaufort and Savannah. I was in broadcasting for 27 years before “retiring” to be a full time wife and “Nana” to our two precious grandkids. I wrote a book last year called “Creating Happy Memories”….please check it out on Amazon.com We have given the profits to our local Homeless Center for their children’s programs because we met while volunteering there. It helps families create wonderful memories and traditions for little or no money. God Bless, Pam
I love your site… I stumbled across it while looking for how to clean pillows. I love reading articles and getting inspired to clean, because I'm not a 'Betty' yet, but I'm on my way. Fiona from Western Australia
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You spelled "pron" or "porn" wrong….
I just found your site. Fun. I look forward to pouring over the posts.
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Love the site!
I will admit, I'm a young woman who found that I had never been taught the home-ec skills I need, and I was ecstatic to find your site. It has been surprisingly useful, and I probably just made the most successful pi-day pie I have ever created, thanks to your caramel apple pie recipe!
thanks!
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