Comments on: Home Sweet Home

By: April

April — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:31:04 +0000

What a great post! And a great sentiment too. It’s a nice reminder to remember that life is pretty good. :)

By: sharon

sharon — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:08:42 +0000

I love this post! It reminds me to make the best of what I have. And it reminds me that I need to work on my meal planning skillz.
Thank you!

By: pinky

pinky — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:23:13 +0000

this post really spoke to me. I appreciate that I have had a more than easy life – and yet I’m just naturally a glass half empty kind of person. I think I was just born that way. Sometimes I feel resentful about LAUNDRY and DISHES and TOYS EVERYWHERE but I have to remind myself that I am so very lucky to be able to have what I have.

cooking dinners is something I really need to work on – we sort of just “find” dinner, and that is stressful, and can be unsatisfying and expensive too.

By: beapea

beapea — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:02:53 +0000

Thanks for this wonderful post. I often complain about our tiny apartment with no storage and the crazy higher rents for bigger apartments and super crazy high house prices. I try to focus on the fact that the longer we live here, the more money we save, and the better we’ll be off in the long term.

By: nicole

nicole — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:45:17 +0000

In the heart of it all we are blessed aren’t we?

By: BeachMama

BeachMama — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:01:41 +0000

What a great post. I think Toby knows a little of what he speaks. And I will admit that I am typing this sitting in air conditioning, not that I wanted it, but because I lost the bet with Hubby and after ten years without he got his a/c (I turn it off when he leaves for work, shhh…..). I wish more people could remember or know that life is what you make it. We can all be happy with what we have if we just put our minds to it. There are many temptations out there, it is hard to resist them all.

As for cooking, I love it! But, and yes there is a but, when your spouse drowns every thing in Ketchup after a while you kind of give up on cooking anything fancy. We don’t eat out much anymore and I too do up a menu plan, it’s fun, easy and I don’t spend as much when I actually plan what we are going to eat.

Thanks for sharing Brenda!

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:31:01 +0000

I so relate…I also feel like I will never truly be an “adult” – I feel so young! I’m going to be one of those 80 year olds who swears she feels 18 inside. At least, I hope so! We, too, are apartment dwellers and it’s hard to see others w/ lovely homes – but we are lucky and have a very nice apartment. You couldn’t survive in South MS w/out air conditioning, I don’t believe.

Cooking supper for us is also a huge accomplishment for me. I never cooked regularly before I became a SAHM and it’s a major task. Everything gets easier with practice, for sure. I also can’t do w/out a list to shop from! I know it means a lot to my husband that I cook good meals, especially since he works super hard (physically and mentally). He loves to brag on me, and that just makes me smile. Of course, it definitely helps that on his days off, he gives me a break.

By: Sarah @ BecomingSarah.com

Sarah @ BecomingSarah.com — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:09:53 +0000

I used to feel the same way about cooking. Then I discovered that sometimes cookbooks had stories. I don’t know what it is about a recipe with a story, but I’m willing to put SO MUCH MORE effort into it.

And now I love to cook, go figure. I’ll cook and bake and cook some more all day long if you’ll let me.

The best part, though, is still what you mentioned. It isn’t making the food, it’s eating at home, sitting with my family, bonding over green beans or parmesan chicken or goat cheese crumbles. There is something about never eating out or turning to fast food that has turned me into a bit of a food snob, but we’ll just overlook that part…lol…

By: Amanda Brown

Amanda Brown — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:06:39 +0000

I loved this. It sounds like Steve an Toby have some similar opinions…I often fall into the comparison trap, especially when it comes to our home. Most of our friends live in brand new homes or ones they have done extensive renovations to, but ours is just an old, character-less box from 1973. I hate it some days. But really, who am I to complain about a roof over my head, a fridge full of food, two healthy girls, and a man who loves me? Good for you for focusing on the beauty in your everday. I am trying to do the same.

PS; We have lots of stains on our carpet too!

By: Gramma

Gramma — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:00:05 +0000

One of my daughters plans the same thing every week…that way it is a “no brainer” and there are no surprises. Pizza every Friday, Hamburgers every Saturday. Her family thinks ground beef is only for burgers. Then a roast on Sunday, Mexican something (tacos, enchiladas or tamales) Monday, vegetarian or fish (because of Omega 3, I try to work salmon in every week). Tuesday, chicken Wednesday, maybe pork chops or stir fry Thursday. It sounds limited, but really seven different menus seems to be enough variety. Leftovers are worked into lunches and after school snacks. My weakness is buying something just because it is on sale and then forget to use it before it is time to throw it away.