tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post4807359879826658961..comments2024-03-27T17:31:58.315-07:00Comments on Home Living: For Such a Time As ThisLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-14436499233387160762007-06-24T16:22:00.000-07:002007-06-24T16:22:00.000-07:00Get a glass case to keep all those things in, in a...Get a glass case to keep all those things in, in a corner somewhere, so that people can see them and won't wonder what you did with them. If they really are something in your way, you can use them in baskets to give away when you include tea and a card and such, when you go visiting. It is cheaper than buying something else, and you can always ask the donor if they would mind if you gave it to aLydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-32942530405025532502007-06-24T15:25:00.000-07:002007-06-24T15:25:00.000-07:00One area I wanted to ask about it is how do you re...One area I wanted to ask about it is how do you reduce clutter and knick knacks when they are gifts given you by dear friends, family and children. I am accumulating so much and I do not know what to do with it. Help!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-45720139500544045332007-06-23T13:06:00.000-07:002007-06-23T13:06:00.000-07:00Oh, what great advice for us young homemakers! Tha...Oh, what great advice for us young homemakers! Thank you. I so appreciate hearing that it's not just me who gets frustrated at times with the amount of "things" to be done each day.<BR/><BR/>I praise the Lord that I did have a stay-at-home mother and grandmother who set a beautiful example for me to follow though.<BR/><BR/>Keep these posts coming, because like you mentioned, so many young wives Sherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09675431603616863614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-46219430011880593212007-06-23T10:54:00.000-07:002007-06-23T10:54:00.000-07:00I'm precisely one of the women who didn't have the...I'm precisely one of the women who didn't have their mothers at home but intend to become full-time homemakers. Therefore, my skills are not as nearly as good as they could be, but I'm determined not to let this discourage me. This post was much needed! Thank you.Mrs. Anna Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15377583333000789903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-78034759398553929352007-06-23T06:30:00.000-07:002007-06-23T06:30:00.000-07:00I hope no matter how much intimidation, doubt, and...I hope no matter how much intimidation, doubt, and pressure that you feel to "join the hunt" and enter the wage workforce, none of you ladies will go. We all need to keep our posts and guard our homes so that we don't blaspheme the word of God and also to prove the point that it is necessary and that the woman is needed in the home.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-26285073694302554092007-06-23T06:25:00.000-07:002007-06-23T06:25:00.000-07:00My mom is a wonderful housekeeper, however, she di...My mom is a wonderful housekeeper, however, she did all the work and didn't expect much from us kids. As a result, I'm hopeless as a housekeeper. I've worked full-time most of our marriage, but I'm getting ready to come home full-time as I'm having our third child, and working just doesn't make sense. Like others, I've wanted to come home, but my husband was raised by a single mother and isn'tAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-90073433709449158462007-06-23T04:41:00.000-07:002007-06-23T04:41:00.000-07:00I've been needing this post so much lately. Thank ...I've been needing this post so much lately. Thank you!<BR/><BR/>God has been leading me gently, telling me I must get my ransacked (which is putting it kindly, really) house in order. <BR/><BR/>I've been tackling it room by room, but I so needed the encouragement. It's good to be reminded that others are in the same predicament, having had no teacher and being overwhelmed.Mrs. Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00236208782578269491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-78306181171047607262007-06-23T02:25:00.000-07:002007-06-23T02:25:00.000-07:00Thank you Lady Lydia - I needed to read this this ...Thank you Lady Lydia - I needed to read this this morning! <BR/><BR/>It's so true what you say about this being a new generation of homemakers. My mother had a high powered corporate job that uprooted us from a then third world Ireland to Europe and the USA. She was rarely home and we always hired a housekeeper for cleaning. I never thought I would be a housewife, but I really feel it's my Deahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12673929531689315157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-55359783910153367852007-06-23T01:58:00.000-07:002007-06-23T01:58:00.000-07:00My friend Shannon in Alaska directed me to your lo...My friend Shannon in Alaska directed me to your lovely website! We lived in cabins near each other back in Fairbanks two years ago. Now we are both married women and I'm way off in Scotland! (I never imagined that...) I became a homemaker overnight! I went from University student/firefighter to "how on earth do I boil a potato??" hehehehehe! It's been nothing but one big adventure!!! I'll Michelle Theresehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185810008704682978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-79541478449824078852007-06-23T01:40:00.000-07:002007-06-23T01:40:00.000-07:00Dearest Lady Lydia,This is absolutely briliant. I ...Dearest Lady Lydia,<BR/><BR/>This is absolutely briliant. I know all too well the 'ransacked' look (LOL( After well over twelve months, my husband and I finally made a move on a room that was a complete disaster. he kindly transformed its built-in wardrobe into a bookshelf space (Braille being somewhat bulky). We went through the boxes, papers and other paraphanalia, slowly clearing it all up Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-76434618264282340752007-06-22T19:27:00.000-07:002007-06-22T19:27:00.000-07:00Very encouraging post!! And timely, too! Just tod...Very encouraging post!! And timely, too! Just today I was feeling QUITE overwhelmed at "the stack" of stuff-that-I-say-I-will-read-and-never-get-to beside my bed. Thankfully, I finally got the nerve to tackle it. There are other little hot spots in my home that need my attention and I think I can handle them if I do them one at a time.<BR/><BR/>His,<BR/>Mrs. Utheupshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16923593457352365778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-11333475957476230692007-06-22T17:37:00.000-07:002007-06-22T17:37:00.000-07:00I think schedules can create a lot of frustration,...I think schedules can create a lot of frustration, because you set a goal for yourself that due to circumstances and interruptions you cannot fulfill.<BR/><BR/>That being said, there is a routine you can follow, that if followed for 21 days, will become an automatic habit. You will have to write it down to follow, but years later it will be ingrained in your mind so that you won't ever have to Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-15866430248517449012007-06-22T16:22:00.000-07:002007-06-22T16:22:00.000-07:00Over the years I've found that the only method to ...Over the years I've found that the only method to keep the house clean is number one; ALWAYS make the beds and pick up the dirty laundry before you do any other thing. Then, next in importance would be to do the dishes after breakfast. Only after that point would I start picking up around the house. Once that's done bathrooms, floors and dusting in that order. If I don't make the beds first,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-55223647060812208992007-06-22T15:50:00.000-07:002007-06-22T15:50:00.000-07:00What great advice! And real, I like how you said ...What great advice! And real, I like how you said that there will be times when the house looks ransacked. I also like the reminder that own housekeeping is a ministry to our families. That has been a great motivator for me.<BR/>I find, in my season of having small children that if I can keep the laudry done, and the kitchen cleaned up at the end of the day that 3/4 of the battle is won!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18416438525742242574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-31548646867639396182007-06-22T14:31:00.000-07:002007-06-22T14:31:00.000-07:00What perfect timing! I feel a bit like Lyn. We're ...What perfect timing! I feel a bit like Lyn. We're moving this week, and it seems like junk is coming out of the woodwork. This is just the post I needed to keep me focused on a resolution to keep our new home nice.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912518378982974710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-30556556966716124272007-06-22T14:09:00.000-07:002007-06-22T14:09:00.000-07:00I really needed to read this message today. Thank...I really needed to read this message today. Thank you. I don't know why, but I am feeling very unfocused and as if the day just passes by so quickly and I don't get nearly enough done each day (and I do keep a daily list). <BR/><BR/>Any advice on how to keep on track and how to keep more to a schedule? My days are loosely based, more routines than schedule, but I am just having the most Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com