tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post116985047863182048..comments2024-03-28T22:48:30.666-07:00Comments on Home Living: The Homemaker's TimeLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-11181949565724147552010-07-07T11:38:35.120-07:002010-07-07T11:38:35.120-07:00This is so true for me. I thought God was leading ...This is so true for me. I thought God was leading me to take care of my mother-in-law but now I am having such a tough time at home. It's rare that I'm not grumpy with my children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1174428313389362052007-03-20T16:05:00.000-07:002007-03-20T16:05:00.000-07:00oh no! I was feeling pretty good about myself unt...oh no! I was feeling pretty good about myself until I read the "photos organized" item on the list. I think that one may be hopeless for me.Marie N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02358976552469177345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1173116722996844442007-03-05T09:45:00.000-08:002007-03-05T09:45:00.000-08:00A friend gave this poem to me not long ago. This s...A friend gave this poem to me not long ago. This seems to fit the discussion so well. Perhaps some of you have seen it before.<BR/><BR/>Excuse This House<BR/> (author unknown)<BR/><BR/>Some houses try to hide the fact<BR/>That children shelter there-<BR/>Ours boasts of it quite openly,<BR/>The signs are everywhere.<BR/><BR/>For smears are on the windows,<BR/>Little smudges on the doors;<BR/>I Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069108017677984704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1170774242101193712007-02-06T07:04:00.000-08:002007-02-06T07:04:00.000-08:00This post was very important for me as I am strugg...This post was very important for me as I am struggling to be a mother/wife/homemaker and also a translator and I'm always exhausted and not doing any of these things well. I know fulltime homemakers are not the majority but in Portugal, where I am from and where I live, I think it is worse than in your country. Here, more than 90 per cent of women work outside the home. I'm used to all sort of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1170688762536823382007-02-05T07:19:00.000-08:002007-02-05T07:19:00.000-08:00Mrs. Sherman, you're right; it IS I Tim. 5:14. It...Mrs. Sherman, you're right; it IS I Tim. 5:14. It doesn't take me long to find things...*grin*<BR/><BR/>I didn't do the "home business" routine, but as I know I've said time and again, I DID try to run a part-time law practice. That was a mistake. Nobody ever tells you that there is no such thing as a "part-time" law practice. For me, even just one case turned into a full-time proposition, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1170517536294818602007-02-03T07:45:00.000-08:002007-02-03T07:45:00.000-08:00Click on Kelleigh's name on the comments above and...Click on Kelleigh's name on the comments above and check out her beautiful blog.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1170516930829851402007-02-03T07:35:00.000-08:002007-02-03T07:35:00.000-08:00To answer the lady who wanted to know where it sai...To answer the lady who wanted to know where it said what was "required" of the woman, I'll point her to Titus 2, and to I Timothy 5:14 (it may have been 11 Timothy but haven't time to look)--where it says that the younger women are to "marry, bear children, and keep house."Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1170427176198504462007-02-02T06:39:00.000-08:002007-02-02T06:39:00.000-08:00I'm glad to read these perspectives on home living...I'm glad to read these perspectives on home living. I think I have been through many stages. When first married I liked lots of company and staying up late. As the children came along, I needed less distraction and more time for meals and bed time rituals and could not have too much commotion in my life. <BR/>As my husband's life became different, which included some shift work, my home was even Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1170393116542665932007-02-01T21:11:00.000-08:002007-02-01T21:11:00.000-08:00It also depends on your husband's personality and ...It also depends on your husband's personality and what he likes. My husband does not like clutter and is very introverted. He would not be stressed to come home to a house full of noise, dirt, and clutter.<BR/><BR/>I am more extroverted and don't mind clutter-however I try to keep on top of clutter because he does not like it.<BR/><BR/>Even our blessing, who has more of my personality than my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1170316335565212272007-01-31T23:52:00.000-08:002007-01-31T23:52:00.000-08:00I feel a real thing to remember in how a keeper at...I feel a real thing to remember in how a keeper at home spends her day is that we are individuals with both different seasons of our lives and different personal temperaments. I would second what Samantha so beautifully said, "To say that this chapter (Proverbs 31) is to be taken 100% literally is to exclude many women who don't fit the description exactly, mostly for reasons that are out of wendybirdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01937771656490357049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1170255366986075792007-01-31T06:56:00.000-08:002007-01-31T06:56:00.000-08:00I did assume that everyone understood that care of...I did assume that everyone understood that care of your property or yard, or any outdoor activity involving the family, was part of home making and child-rearing. Farming is just an extension of the home, and many who are not farming, still grow gardens and care for their property, which is quite time consuming but has a rewarding purpose that benefits the family without robbing the children of Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1170220073049049402007-01-30T21:07:00.000-08:002007-01-30T21:07:00.000-08:00I think lady Lydia meant this article for those yo...I think lady Lydia meant this article for those young housewives with small children who get into a home based bussiness thinking it as an easy way to earn money at home, but to find that it has become a monster which drags them away from the very reason they stay at home in the first place. <BR/><BR/>When you raise hens and sell the extra eggs or milk in a farm, you already are doing it for the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1170250568585362712007-01-31T05:36:00.000-08:002007-01-31T05:36:00.000-08:00It's really sad that society today makes young wiv...It's really sad that society today makes young wives without children feel they are not doing enough, causing them to feel pressured to take on extra work.Kellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12213310707886579746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1170184871802028982007-01-30T11:21:00.000-08:002007-01-30T11:21:00.000-08:00I find this topic and the comments that have been ...I find this topic and the comments that have been left to be very interesting. I consider myself to be both a Titus 2 wife as well as a Proverbs 31 wife. (FYI I posted above about pioneer and colonial women.) I think there can be alot more to being a keeper at home than just caring for the children and the home. Notice I said CAN. Meaning not always and not everyone. We are all given Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1170083225426316472007-01-29T07:07:00.000-08:002007-01-29T07:07:00.000-08:00had a chuckle when you said this...always thought ...had a chuckle when you said this...always thought the men's meetings at church were to find more things for the women to do!Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1170082897657293642007-01-29T07:01:00.000-08:002007-01-29T07:01:00.000-08:00I am constantly avoiding pressure to participate i...I am constantly avoiding pressure to participate in church committees, etc. <BR/>I am so glad my husband says "he won't let that happen," when a church election is underway.Genuine Lustrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397566905693730324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1169997135189246872007-01-28T07:12:00.000-08:002007-01-28T07:12:00.000-08:00I'm not saying women ought to only do the main hou...I'm not saying women ought to only do the main housework and care of husband and nothing else, just that the something else's sometimes interefere with the peaceful happy home. The small ebay stores seem reasonable if you want a little shop and want to teach your children about enterprise. You can control what you are doing and the time you spend. Sometimes home selling from a major company putsLydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1169994191855791722007-01-28T06:23:00.000-08:002007-01-28T06:23:00.000-08:00If you are happy doing more, and if your house is ...If you are happy doing more, and if your house is in order, then go to it. For women with 4 young children, extra things like babysitting, selling Avon, or sewing for the public, will take a type of attention that will result in a loss of attention to their own children, and exhaustion for the mother. Even without children, there is not enough time to do homemaking well, and it is never-ending. Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1169959138428738562007-01-27T20:38:00.000-08:002007-01-27T20:38:00.000-08:00I disagree with this.I believe a woman, with only ...< If you only did what you had to do, you would still not have time in a day to do it all. All you really are required to do as a homemaker is take care of the home, provide meals, keep up with the laundry and the groceries. ><BR/><BR/>I disagree with this.<BR/>I believe a woman, with only a husband at home, who lives in a small house, can be done with her housework with time to spare in her day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1169959503399061582007-01-27T20:45:00.000-08:002007-01-27T20:45:00.000-08:00Thank you so much for saying this.While I would lo...< Homemaking and having your own husband and children is enough for one woman. Having too much to do at home is the same as running from one job to the next. ><BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for saying this.<BR/>While I would love to have some spending money, I have never wanted a home based business. I don't have the time or energy but I've often felt guilty for not trying to do something. But what Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1169944484113984702007-01-27T16:34:00.000-08:002007-01-27T16:34:00.000-08:00This is a very important topic. Society is so comp...This is a very important topic. Society is so competitive, and expectations of what should be simple (but not easy) jobs have become so high. It is not enough to have a clean, attractive home, but one must strive to be Martha Stewart at every meal and every gift-giving occasion. It's not enough to have children to whom one reads every night, but one must also make sure that piano lessons and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1169943214156272452007-01-27T16:13:00.000-08:002007-01-27T16:13:00.000-08:00The way you breed something into your children is ...The way you breed something into your children is by being the person you want them to be. When daughters are around mothers that are homemaking, they catch on. That is all I meant by that.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1169936439071635232007-01-27T14:20:00.000-08:002007-01-27T14:20:00.000-08:00You said: "All you really are required to do as a ...You said: "All you really are required to do as a homemaker is take care of the home, provide meals, keep up with the laundry and the groceries. However even this can get to be overwhelming if you aren't from a home where it was bred into you by your mother."<BR/><BR/>Can you please expound on this? I know that I have the most difficult time keeping up with (or even KNOWING) what needs to be donePaulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563263512988137401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1169935734677404752007-01-27T14:08:00.000-08:002007-01-27T14:08:00.000-08:00I have really enjoyed reading Home Living Helper a...I have really enjoyed reading Home Living Helper and have found it a blessing. <BR/><BR/>I must however disagree with you in regard to the typical work that women in the past did. Take American frontier women or women in colonial America. Life was hard and full of hard work. Aside from other family members (or unless they were wealthy), they had no help with their work. They raised poultry, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1169935397312771512007-01-27T14:03:00.000-08:002007-01-27T14:03:00.000-08:00If you think you can take on extra responsibilitie...If you think you can take on extra responsibilities, as a homemaker, first fill out this list:<BR/><BR/>laundry done<BR/>ironing done<BR/>mending<BR/>dishes washed<BR/>kitchen clean<BR/>beds made<BR/>bedding clean<BR/>floors clean<BR/>photos organized<BR/>meals on time<BR/>groceries stocked<BR/>trash taken out<BR/>bathroom clean and sanitary<BR/>correspondence caught up<BR/>house looks nice<BR/>Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.com