tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post4458905534408170310..comments2024-03-29T05:18:36.107-07:00Comments on Home Living: Living Without Unnecessary StressLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-78800731364731349252011-10-12T22:25:12.980-07:002011-10-12T22:25:12.980-07:00Foods to build the immune system for the over 50 c...Foods to build the immune system for the over 50 crowd(or approaching 50):<br /><br />http://www.whfoods.com/foodadvisor.php<br /><br />I've moved the spices mentioned at this site to the front of my cabinet. There's a food test you can take as well. The recipes are helpful and there are food plans. All are free and use everyday food, nothing exotic or hard to find.<br /><br />For older Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12356420873078531863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-30042719170137834252011-10-05T11:22:13.767-07:002011-10-05T11:22:13.767-07:00Your blog is very soothing ~ and encouraging. Than...Your blog is very soothing ~ and encouraging. Thank you so much.<br /><br />~SarahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-74799553154739836932011-10-03T15:41:00.547-07:002011-10-03T15:41:00.547-07:00Lydia, I want to say a big "Amen" to eve...Lydia, I want to say a big "Amen" to everything you have written in this post and the ones before it talking about resting and not allowing the stress in. I have been quite ill for a solid month now and putting these types of things into practice are how I have made it through. I still believe it best for me to turn away from negative media (no matter how many nasty comments I get Mrs. V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05852637657270835106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-40477381282520406452011-10-01T07:57:34.736-07:002011-10-01T07:57:34.736-07:00Excellent article, Lady Lydia. Thank you, again.
...Excellent article, Lady Lydia. Thank you, again.<br /><br />Blessings,<br /><br />JasmineFar Above Rubieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05090466984173332753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-84959614408072906822011-09-30T17:01:58.818-07:002011-09-30T17:01:58.818-07:00Hi Lydia,
thank you for your timely post on livin...Hi Lydia,<br /><br />thank you for your timely post on living without unnecessary stress. I wrote you a letter about it and thought I should comment on your blog because I don't see anything about this sort of stress written yet. <br /><br />My husband's father is elderly and home with Hospice care now. Hospice is a wonderful service to families who want to take care of their dying Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-52624353347354097872011-09-30T10:08:12.967-07:002011-09-30T10:08:12.967-07:00What a great post! May I sugggest a delicous herb...What a great post! May I sugggest a delicous herbal tea for the afternoon tea time? Celestial Seasonings True Blueberry is really delicious. It contains hibiscus and rose hips, blueberry leaves and flavoring aomong other (seemingly natural) ingredients. It has such a lovely color and fragrance, too. I haven't tried this yet, but I think it would be delicious iced and perhaps sweetened a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-74559765183504038512011-09-29T21:46:22.297-07:002011-09-29T21:46:22.297-07:00If you photo copy magazine pages on better quality...If you photo copy magazine pages on better quality paper, it glues in better without wrinkling, in a little book. Other sources are clippings from old greeting cards, scrapbook supplies andparts of church bulletins.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-41719025877283141062011-09-29T21:34:03.714-07:002011-09-29T21:34:03.714-07:00I have seen the beautiful old books of collected p...I have seen the beautiful old books of collected pictures of scenery and poetry and such. I thought it quaint but did not realize the idea behind it. I know that this is one of your ideas I would find useful to do. When I look through the older Victoria magazines I know how relaxing they are. I am definitely going to start a book. Wonderful post Lady Lydia. So inspiring and informative. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-62743870226888173092011-09-29T21:11:05.079-07:002011-09-29T21:11:05.079-07:00Children love those hand made books! It is fun to ...Children love those hand made books! It is fun to get stickers to put in them or to find dimensional things for them to touch and appreciate. I have not made one of those books in awhile, and your comment makes me want to do another one. I quite forgot about the butterfuly shape letter paper. I must think of some other shapes and create patterns for you here.<br /><br />I heard of a doctor who Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-86877511796884995552011-09-29T21:07:18.736-07:002011-09-29T21:07:18.736-07:00I would like to share a stress reliever that helps...I would like to share a stress reliever that helps me so much. I have started doing some of the paper crafts on this site - with such success I am so excited! I made<br />"A Book From a Box" craft - only I put drawings of little girls on the pages and cut little clothes from snips of fabrics and packaged little laces, buttons and so forth and titled the book "Emilliegh's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-35165723350194081892011-09-29T11:32:50.589-07:002011-09-29T11:32:50.589-07:00"building up the immune system"
I see a ..."building up the immune system"<br />I see a wellness doctor. He states it helps it you take Iodine, vit-D, vit-C, and a probiotic. This helps you with feeling better and energy too. Hope this helps you. We do not give our children shots so we love our wellness doctor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-11076940346605301272011-09-29T11:29:34.811-07:002011-09-29T11:29:34.811-07:00Thank you to the kind person who posted back to wh...Thank you to the kind person who posted back to what I said about not having a space. For us it is a big lack of space factor. We are renting a very nice home and waiting on God to bless us with our own home that fits our family needs. I keep you all in my prayers. Our home is so small and nees many repairs. I spend a lot of my time working on the home so that it does not fall down. But I praise Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-61186842340482849342011-09-29T11:00:16.118-07:002011-09-29T11:00:16.118-07:00Your blog is one of my favorites, so I was dismaye...Your blog is one of my favorites, so I was dismayed when I could not access it by Google a few days ago. I used to Google "home living" and it would be in the top three results. Now, I don't see it anywhere on Google. I don't know if someone has done something to you on purpose or what is going on, but I wanted to make you aware of it. I finally went through a bookmarked "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-69765038469507585962011-09-29T10:53:31.865-07:002011-09-29T10:53:31.865-07:00This was one post I really needed to read. I prais...This was one post I really needed to read. I praise God for bringing me here. <br /><br />I could not answer "Yes" to many of the questions. I do need to work on my own home and will not feel bad now about doing so. <br /><br />Thank you for the gentle reminder!<br /><br />In regards to your mantle. Sadly I am not lucky enough to have a mantle in my own home. But a favorite blogger of Decor To Adorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04359245078617786198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-60784413154273625172011-09-29T09:30:17.533-07:002011-09-29T09:30:17.533-07:00This is the best post you've ever written, and...This is the best post you've ever written, and all your posts are so very good to begin with! I always read your blog, although I rarely, if ever, comment.<br /><br /><br />I especially like and agree with keeping the parlor clutter free. Even if I feel the rest of my house is falling apart, when I walk into my clean, uncluttered parlor I feel peace washing over me.<br /><br />Thank you so Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-11103452654322683932011-09-29T07:44:46.349-07:002011-09-29T07:44:46.349-07:00building the immune system: this is a subject wort...building the immune system: this is a subject worth studying, and hopefully, I can provide some links for good reading on it.<br /><br />Hairstyles for over 50: I have been asked for ideas several times and would love to know someone who is a hairdresser that really "dresses" hair and can deal with longer hair.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-36457057986593020162011-09-29T07:43:04.198-07:002011-09-29T07:43:04.198-07:00I also want to add that there are different kinds ...I also want to add that there are different kinds of stresses, and some of them are good. The good ones are the pressures you get to do something that is important to you and that you are determined to do, no matter what. The bad ones are the stresses and pressures that you get by trying to do something you probably should not be doing: too much running to and fro for other people outside of Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-55444757268073883662011-09-29T06:46:16.056-07:002011-09-29T06:46:16.056-07:00I understand the feelings of the anonymous poster ...I understand the feelings of the anonymous poster who doesn't have a space that feels like her own in her house. I understand--I am the only woman in a household of men and my husband dislikes "frilly and feminine decorating." I carve out some space for myself with small touches to make the house feel homey--fresh flowers on the kitchen window sill, a clean white cloth on the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-37667845076910586302011-09-28T21:59:19.872-07:002011-09-28T21:59:19.872-07:00Your post could not have been more timely. I thoug...Your post could not have been more timely. I thought you were speaking directly to me! I have been up late too many nights to complete projects that with a bit of preplanning I could have avoided. I believe this time I have actually made myself physically ill and exhausted. Learning to take care of my families needs first and say no to some things is something I am really working on.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-51901956094082852022011-09-28T10:41:55.713-07:002011-09-28T10:41:55.713-07:00I see I really have a lot of work to do here. My h...I see I really have a lot of work to do here. My home right now does not leave any area for me. My prayer is for God to hear my need or a better home. It seems I have fully taken to my bed lately.May God's mercy smile down on us all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-26882829561269458602011-09-28T09:13:14.689-07:002011-09-28T09:13:14.689-07:00So nice to know i'm not the only one! Thankyou...So nice to know i'm not the only one! Thankyou for all the encouragement. I have also found that, like anonymous, it's best to follow a schedual to avoid stress. Then everyone knows what to expect, and when to expect it. I am also sure to treat myself to something special...I love' Mrs. Meyers' lemon verbena dish soap. It is divine,and since I love to wash dishes.. I find it Elizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-16867108288732908842011-09-28T08:34:39.835-07:002011-09-28T08:34:39.835-07:00I agree you have to have small rewards throughout ...I agree you have to have small rewards throughout the week, and not just wait til the weekend to "goof off." While washing dishes, one can think about something she wants to do, or shop for that is lovely. I always look forward to getting my house cleaned up enough to have someone over for tea, or to get my sewing out and cut out a new dress or make some little thing for someone. Or, Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-2690776128765196882011-09-28T08:27:03.175-07:002011-09-28T08:27:03.175-07:00Very wise post. I find that my behavior and mood ...Very wise post. I find that my behavior and mood sets the tone of my household. I get up early and make sure we have a calm, pleasant family breakfast. I taught my children to lay out their clothes and pack their backpacks the night before so there is no morning scramble to get ready. If we oversleep or something goes wrong, I tell my kids it is always important to have a "plan B"-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-37935687344378375012011-09-28T08:06:41.075-07:002011-09-28T08:06:41.075-07:00Yes, you can now pay a small fee and have grocerie...Yes, you can now pay a small fee and have groceries delivered to you. I know what you mean when you say you feel like retreating in the face of all the bad manners and ugliness and worldliness. Sometimes Saturday mornings, early are a good time to shop, because it is usally not as populated. Or, Monday mornings, early. Some stores are not as busy at the evening dinner hour.<br /><br />Shopping onLydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-73551666793032158282011-09-28T08:03:42.110-07:002011-09-28T08:03:42.110-07:00I forgot to list good food and dining, rather than...I forgot to list good food and dining, rather than standing over the sink eating a sandwich, or standing in front of the refrigerator drinking something quickly from a carton. It cuts down on stress when human beings dine, rather than forage. <br /><br />I find with last minute pressure, that it began years ago when I recovered from illness. I found I had a small amount of time left to get Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.com