Don't worry -- we will get to what I call "the reasonably clean house" eventually! Spoiler alert: no one can clean all day, but you can manage things so the disaster is rather contained.
You'd be surprised how making one thing pretty helps with the overall feeling of disaster, though...
I love the idea of “inoculation “ against future difficulties through the beauty of the home! It’s such a simple thing (not necessarily easy, but simple), and it can have such a profound impact on the children. Not to mention, the little slice of sanity it brings the mom to just get *one* thing nicely set up amidst the chaos 😊
I also like to get my girls involved in beautifying the table and I’ve noticed one in particular really loves to put little flourishes and special touches to the table (eg little wildflowers at each setting from our yard, an illustrated scrap of paper with our name on it, a pretty little bead at each place). It’s so sweet!
I have also subsequently redone the hardware on the hutch to be more brass-like (using rub n' buff) but I guess I have only posted about that in my IG stories! I'll have to record it for the blog!
This type of thing feel extra hard and unworthy when you pick up all day and your house still looks like a disaster
Don't worry -- we will get to what I call "the reasonably clean house" eventually! Spoiler alert: no one can clean all day, but you can manage things so the disaster is rather contained.
You'd be surprised how making one thing pretty helps with the overall feeling of disaster, though...
I encourage you to read the post I linked to!
In the meantime, be at peace! You're not alone!!
I love the idea of “inoculation “ against future difficulties through the beauty of the home! It’s such a simple thing (not necessarily easy, but simple), and it can have such a profound impact on the children. Not to mention, the little slice of sanity it brings the mom to just get *one* thing nicely set up amidst the chaos 😊
I also like to get my girls involved in beautifying the table and I’ve noticed one in particular really loves to put little flourishes and special touches to the table (eg little wildflowers at each setting from our yard, an illustrated scrap of paper with our name on it, a pretty little bead at each place). It’s so sweet!
Well, the dough is not rising but I'll bake it anyway. Would love to learn how you choose paint for your walls - original, fresh, yet gentle.
uh oh -- let me know what happens to the bread!
Thank you -- I posted about the dining room here, with the paint color mentioned (scroll way down) https://likemotherlikedaughter.org/2015/08/in-which-i-reveal-the-dining-room-without-too-many-excuses-but-with-some/
Here it is with the befores and afters of the old furniture and the new (old) hutch that was a great FBMP find (and of course the kitchen is new as well, as we redid it last year, so the walls are not yellow -- but the cabinets are): https://likemotherlikedaughter.org/2024/02/the-easiest-and-best-way-to-make-sweet-potatoes-chit-chat-links/
I have also subsequently redone the hardware on the hutch to be more brass-like (using rub n' buff) but I guess I have only posted about that in my IG stories! I'll have to record it for the blog!