tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475675772650336352.post5237771773611930965..comments2024-01-28T11:48:06.891-08:00Comments on Nestled Under Rainbows: I'm not a good house keeperLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646760896578776857noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475675772650336352.post-56767716815109747412017-05-06T14:58:06.810-07:002017-05-06T14:58:06.810-07:00Such a great post ~ love your blog xSuch a great post ~ love your blog xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523049539132587821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475675772650336352.post-51883797645025401102017-05-02T05:49:11.066-07:002017-05-02T05:49:11.066-07:00thanks Mel xxthanks Mel xxLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646760896578776857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475675772650336352.post-44653789414864044972017-05-02T05:48:49.843-07:002017-05-02T05:48:49.843-07:00thank you so much xxthank you so much xxLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646760896578776857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475675772650336352.post-90327808282302108592017-05-02T05:48:30.569-07:002017-05-02T05:48:30.569-07:00You're dead right, I know this time is short a...You're dead right, I know this time is short and one day the house will be still and quiet and I will be able to walk across the room without someone clinging onto my legs. So I breathe through it and LIVE xxLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646760896578776857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475675772650336352.post-83460552672583186942017-05-02T05:47:14.764-07:002017-05-02T05:47:14.764-07:00I love the message that you send your daughter too...I love the message that you send your daughter too, that her exploration of the world is more important than a clean floor. Thanks for the comment and encouragement xxLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646760896578776857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475675772650336352.post-78732867592519105392017-05-01T16:53:03.198-07:002017-05-01T16:53:03.198-07:00Oh Laura, I love this so much! Thank you for shari...Oh Laura, I love this so much! Thank you for sharing this- I am very much like you in this respect! HUGsMama Ash Grovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14477958069982028795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475675772650336352.post-89973365354243745232017-04-28T07:13:39.371-07:002017-04-28T07:13:39.371-07:00You have five beautiful, healthy, very happy child...You have five beautiful, healthy, very happy children! Your home looks cosy and comfortable. You are doing a wonderful job.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11702229101079053703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475675772650336352.post-68806514823420879982017-04-26T15:49:38.858-07:002017-04-26T15:49:38.858-07:00A show place or a home that looks lived in
I go fo...A show place or a home that looks lived in<br />I go for number 2. It's always the happy place. Childhood and moments shared are relatively short. You will have a lifetime to be a domestic goddess in the cleaning dept. If you choose. But then you and Garry might run away from home some days for your own adventures. Life doesn't wait but housework does. Your putting your time where it matters-your FAMILY. :-) Adrienne (NZ)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475675772650336352.post-69219967924279747552017-04-25T12:29:36.164-07:002017-04-25T12:29:36.164-07:00Thank you for this post. I couldn't agree more...Thank you for this post. I couldn't agree more that home-making is so much more important than home-keeping. My daughter tracks mud into the house, gets flour all over the kitchen and does messy art projects,etc. If a family does a lot it is impossible to keep a house perfect. So when I see a perfect house in which little children live, quite frankly, I question the amount of doing going on!Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17695288671797007773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475675772650336352.post-85438437744130584782017-04-24T14:36:12.221-07:002017-04-24T14:36:12.221-07:00I think I might blame stupid cleaning product ads ...I think I might blame stupid cleaning product ads for that, or maybe even patriarchy generally, thanks for the comment and for sharing of course xxLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646760896578776857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475675772650336352.post-77280135551809957802017-04-24T14:34:47.370-07:002017-04-24T14:34:47.370-07:00Oh my goodness that is just the loveliest comment ...Oh my goodness that is just the loveliest comment ever thank you so much!!! I feel really good about finding my peace with this and I feel very happy that when the moany, critical voice in my head says 'look at all this mess!' that I can answer well it is a lovely home and we are all happy here, and I really do feel good about that. Thanks again so much for your lovely, kind words xxLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646760896578776857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475675772650336352.post-62992312639776259022017-04-24T13:23:40.883-07:002017-04-24T13:23:40.883-07:00Thank you for this. I know that for me, I would mu...Thank you for this. I know that for me, I would much rather you do things with your kids, take moments for you, and create beautiful patterns and dolls than bleach your counters. <br /><br />Honestly, I have never once thought about your housekeeping in all the time I've read your blog. I actually share your pictures and stories quite a bit and say things like, "Isn't she just so wholesome? Look how she does so much amazing stuff with her kids! I want to do something like that too." Never, ever have I looked at a happy baking disaster and thought, man, doesn't she ever clean? Mostly it's, wow, she has five kids and seems really put together. And I love her kitchen. Your life is too sweet to worry about the smudges on the windows. Seriously.Sweetsknithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09407191722854127128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475675772650336352.post-82266029133966096122017-04-23T02:59:35.093-07:002017-04-23T02:59:35.093-07:00Such a beautiful post, well done! Completely agree...Such a beautiful post, well done! Completely agree, the pressures to keep a perfect home are so unnecessary x Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16342027914952826543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475675772650336352.post-73638674578670469372017-04-22T23:53:28.467-07:002017-04-22T23:53:28.467-07:00I get that too. I would rather we had much less st...I get that too. I would rather we had much less stuff making everything easier to look after but there are 7 of us living in a pretty small space so the stuff seems enormous I don't however feel it's my place to get rid of other people's stuff and that takes a lot of breathing through and accepting. But as we all grow older I feel it will change by itself. Thanks for your comment xxLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646760896578776857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475675772650336352.post-14166486599659303672017-04-22T18:22:51.275-07:002017-04-22T18:22:51.275-07:00I relate to so much of this! My challenge is that...I relate to so much of this! My challenge is that not everyone is ok with the mess in my house or feels at peace. It such a struggle to balance, but I also am seeing as my kids get bigger it is easier to have some semblance of order, but I still want to do all the other things. It is so good to be at peace with where you are.Chiskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06587658545851403603noreply@blogger.com