Monday 23 June 2014

Monday: Home


'An Englishman's home is his castle.' The meaning of this saying is, I think, that our homes are the places we feel most safe, where we have some control over what happens, where we can live peaceful and satisfying lives. I feel confident in asserting that this applies to men and women everywhere, not just in England! We each need our home to be a place of sanctuary where we can recharge our batteries for the parts of our lives which are out in the world and possibly outside our own control.

For those of us who are organisationally challenged, our homes can quickly become less than helpful in meeting those goals. The mountains of ironing that threaten to topple over, the mountains of dirty dishes, the great piles of important paperwork left unattended can all contribute to feelings of anxiety for everyone in the family.

Those who find such things never happen in their household will find it hard to understand those of us who do. Sandra Felton thinks the world is divided into Messies and Cleanies. She describes herself as a Messie and freely admits that she needs help to organise herself. Long ago I read one of her books and recognised myself. I needed to set in motion some systems which helped me to function better within my home and help me to create somewhere warm and welcoming for my family to return to each day.

Sandra has a blog which you may find helpful.

Another blogger I have found incredibly helpful is Rhonda at 
Down To Earth. She has some great practical ideas for getting organised and the wonderful thing about her is that she believes in the intrinsic value of our work at home.

 
Some people find Flylady helpful in establishing routines.

Organized Home is also brilliantly helpful. I've used many of her printable resources.

On future Mondays you will find other links, resources and tips for controlling and pacifying your work at home, enabling you to enjoy being there. 

Welcome home, dear daughter!

Mimi is a wife to Jamie, mother to two grown up children, a mother-in-law and a grandmother to a darling little grand-daughter. She home-educated her children and now teaches exam subjects to groups of home-educated children. She's a Worship Leader in her church and has a passion for helping women raise children to adulthood with a strong faith in the Lord Jesus.

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