tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post7640489565006040966..comments2024-02-15T16:06:57.800+11:00Comments on dandelion: Chaos & happinessBeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12223830744313086743noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-4927250284594130032010-06-11T15:03:50.747+10:002010-06-11T15:03:50.747+10:00Thanks for dropping by my blog. I think your place...Thanks for dropping by my blog. I think your place looks gorgeous. All that beautiful handmade work from all members of the family make it a home. Our place is just toys and jumble at the moment. Got to get around to sewing something for us rather than something for someone else. I like the title of this post 'chaos and happiness'... may it long remain that way :)SewSofiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10741174922559499669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-6681869879567542992010-06-11T13:11:52.939+10:002010-06-11T13:11:52.939+10:00Oh Darling!
I felt so at home at your cosy place ...Oh Darling!<br /><br />I felt so at home at your cosy place and loved it immediately, even though it was a quick visit. I was so pleased to find a home with lots of knick-knacks and craft around, I might have said something about how I was glad it wasn't "perfect" like those bloggers who pretend their homes/lives are perfect. I would love you to come to my house and help me style it like yours, please! I only have lots of stuff and not much style.<br /><br />luv<br />SimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-33539133154240683642010-06-10T23:17:21.628+10:002010-06-10T23:17:21.628+10:00Love this post! A happy home is a treasure beyond ...Love this post! A happy home is a treasure beyond measure. Kim :)cumquatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10478866058647271796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-27706133381450834722010-06-09T15:31:57.986+10:002010-06-09T15:31:57.986+10:00Less chaos and just general mess at my house. Othe...Less chaos and just general mess at my house. Other than the cat hair, I have no one to blame but me! We all have different expectations and different ways of doing things. The motto to remember when I travelled was 'It's not wrong, it's just different.' It applies to so many things and situations...<br />Glad you had fun on Mon, so did I. Loving out get-togethers!!!Copper Patchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115120991507986853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-43244749486463596622010-06-09T13:56:35.895+10:002010-06-09T13:56:35.895+10:00Your home really does look full of life and love a...Your home really does look full of life and love and colour. I love your philosophy on housework. I am trying to find a balance but it's hard as too many dust bunnies and toys and clothes everywhere make me feel a bit down. (I grew up in an immaculate house). <br /><br />I recently got sick of my ironing basket which has been overflowing for about 2 years. I decided to put everything away unironed and I feel SO much better!hesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11704387657735915636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-35171677001067400492010-06-09T10:54:28.913+10:002010-06-09T10:54:28.913+10:00"Happy Chaos"...sounds like home to me! ..."Happy Chaos"...sounds like home to me! With many family members living here, three grandchildren in and out, and two naughty pugs...it is the perfect phrase to describe us!Linda @ Itsy Bits And Pieceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12090973681675943970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-55656286183131894522010-06-09T09:21:35.773+10:002010-06-09T09:21:35.773+10:00I agree with you about the home issue. My home alw...I agree with you about the home issue. My home always needs a tidy up and clean. Isn't it funny how we worry what others will think.beachvintage.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075401950286198394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-44020116208802153182010-06-09T09:06:40.530+10:002010-06-09T09:06:40.530+10:00Oh Beck I think your house looks wonderful and coz...Oh Beck I think your house looks wonderful and cozy and inviting. I never judge anyone on their home as everyone is different. When I was a child my home was filled with stuff everywhere as my mum tended to be a bit of a hoarder and still is today so I guess I have gone the opposite way. I still have all my crafty stuff in different rooms of the house but I try and put them in storage boxes so it doesnt look like I have shoved it all in the corner, lol! Paul is always telling me I need to get rid of some of it but I might need it one day! I wish I could sometimes just leave things for a day or two, the only time I manage that is when I am sick in bed. I guess housework is like the magic pudding - you take some of the chores out of it and it fills right back up again doesnt it. A neverending job and yes the childhood memories are much much important. We are having a truly wintery gray day here too, so time to do some more knitting I think!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02893692345113831018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-48664922378124849752010-06-09T01:58:50.950+10:002010-06-09T01:58:50.950+10:00Your home is lovely and though I am thousands of m...Your home is lovely and though I am thousands of miles away I can clearly see how much love and warmth is enclosed in your walls. My own housework comes when I really feel like it--which with age and more kids is less and less I'm afraid!Freckled Henhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214921876047156786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-36157478149177355092010-06-09T00:54:06.176+10:002010-06-09T00:54:06.176+10:00Oh and I have this hanging in my kitchen :) http:/...Oh and I have this hanging in my kitchen :) http://www.flickr.com/photos/swirlyarts/3328230890/Swirlyartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17604277693684703535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-7442273489412599702010-06-09T00:52:47.811+10:002010-06-09T00:52:47.811+10:00Happy chaos is such a good phrase - I think I migh...Happy chaos is such a good phrase - I think I might use it for my house :) Most people are horrified when I mention that I never iron (craft stuff excluded!) Hubby does his shirts for work but life is too short to worry about a skirt that will get crumpled as soon as you sit down in it and I feel the same about housework sometimes. Life is too short - play with your kids, bake something or just sit and think. Much better than housework anyday and not many people notice the fluff :)Swirlyartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17604277693684703535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-71050680382979215072010-06-08T21:54:56.961+10:002010-06-08T21:54:56.961+10:00I could not live in an immaculate show piece home,...I could not live in an immaculate show piece home, I do love our clutter. My house is clean...enough! <br />I am surprised by what a few people have said while visiting my home; it is almost like they are just not thinking...they can be quite insensitive! <br />When I feel cheeky I'm tempted to visit their home and ask if they have just taken the plastic off their furniture.<br />Maybe we need a meme every week daring us to show our worst mess, so then people like us would not feel like the lone ranger!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-8520227306052909512010-06-08T21:30:12.068+10:002010-06-08T21:30:12.068+10:00Your post really chimes in with how I'm feelin...Your post really chimes in with how I'm feeling about tidy houses right now! We put our house on the market last week and I was totally determined that it would look immaculate and gleaming, to sell itself as best as it could. But it was a LOT of work! And it has meant boxing up and putting out of reach all my craft stuff, my sewing machine, most of my books and things I'm usually using. So here I sit, marooned in tidiness with just a laptop! As you so truly write, this house is a home and we live in it! With stay-at-home-mums and young children a house is not just somewhere you come back to at the end of the day and sleep in, it has to work round the clock and is a place for all kinds of activities. I do like to know it's reasonably clean and tidiness is quite de-stressing, but everything in moderation I say!<br /><br />The house sold before the 'for sale' board could go up, by the way, so maybe all that housework paid off!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-27835460413876406712010-06-08T21:24:58.195+10:002010-06-08T21:24:58.195+10:00You house looks gorgeous to me, full of life and l...You house looks gorgeous to me, full of life and love and so homey. I find super tidy houses scary anyway. I'm so glad you stopped worrying.<br />My house is a constant mess and chaos and I don't even have kids or a family to blame. Only me!! I hate it housework, and sometimes it seems so pointless as it will just get all messy again. I'm terrible but working on a bear etc is always a far bigger priority to me than cleaning. I tend clean and go crazy when it starts to get me down and then, it's not that tidy.<br />love the photos<br />PS Totally hear you about the leaves, totally xoteddybearswednesdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06068878478604992309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-11081916615583481982010-06-08T20:09:40.891+10:002010-06-08T20:09:40.891+10:00Meh, houseworks SUCKS! I'd rather do pretty mu...Meh, houseworks SUCKS! I'd rather do pretty much anything other than cleaning. More living, less cleaning I say! <br />I had such a lot of fun at craft night last night... I didn't want to leave the fireside! So glad to have found you all :)Tania Verdezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981092775236178182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-28440344836392970642010-06-08T19:55:43.751+10:002010-06-08T19:55:43.751+10:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11314373295390794669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-87938008819452965332010-06-08T18:43:27.763+10:002010-06-08T18:43:27.763+10:00Hi - I rceently found your blog and just wanted to...Hi - I rceently found your blog and just wanted to say I always scroll through pictures first and then if interested read the post. When I was looking at the pitures of your house my thoughts were how lovely it looked and they made me want to read the post. After reading I looked again it still looked lovely - a home that looks fun and inviting. There are so many more important things than making things pristine and in any event kids make sure it wont stay that way for long. RebeccaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-79457565193348810142010-06-08T18:11:21.574+10:002010-06-08T18:11:21.574+10:00I love the hearts and the little house/clock at th...I love the hearts and the little house/clock at the end!<br /><br />I've come to the conclusion that I have to stop worrying about my rather messy house as far as the impression it leaves on other people is concerned. (Sounds like you're in the same place.) The moment I stopped worrying about what other people thought, and decided 'I will keep my house tidy for ME, just as tidy as I need to keep me contented', I felt less worried but also, coincidentally, more able to keep it tidy! After all, now I'm doing it for my sake, not for the hypothetical judgements put on it by someone else...Flosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18098894367955345944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-13148528813815561522010-06-08T15:41:02.905+10:002010-06-08T15:41:02.905+10:00Beck, an immaculate house is the sign of a misplac...Beck, an immaculate house is the sign of a misplaced life!<br /><br />xxLieslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09392520536946879645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-28226677645642123252010-06-08T15:40:23.995+10:002010-06-08T15:40:23.995+10:00I grew up in a household where tidiness and cleanl...I grew up in a household where tidiness and cleanliness reined supreme. I swore I would not have my own home that way after realising that the memories I want my children to have are of a fun-filled loving home. When we look back on our life, are we really going to care how neat and tidy our house was, or how many wonderful times we spent living in it?Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10932498192861257917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468797593205787526.post-11783145358947636142010-06-08T15:13:39.219+10:002010-06-08T15:13:39.219+10:00Your house looks beautiful and very similar to min...Your house looks beautiful and very similar to mine. Housework is so over rated and its not fun! Creating magical little treasures is definately the way to go. Love the hearts and I love Cliffy's, what a fabulous place.BOB & MABELhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17244409268452820389noreply@blogger.com