tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post3382056512754210250..comments2023-09-30T10:51:00.684-04:00Comments on Monica Wilkinson: Waiting Gracefully: Create a HomeMonica Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17235919587298518908noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-88142673786178991302010-06-04T03:18:53.585-04:002010-06-04T03:18:53.585-04:00Thanks so much for posting this. I'm 36 and st...Thanks so much for posting this. I'm 36 and still single. I'm not sure why I haven't found Mr. Right for me yet...but God knows and I want God's best for me. You are so right about this...there's no reason to wait till you're married to make a beautiful home,cook from scratch...etc...<br />My aunt gave me my grandmother's wedding china years ago...and I kept it in boxes for a few years. I didn't want to use it till I got married. Then one day I decided I'm not going to wait to use pretty things. I want to have beautiful things in my home everyday. There's no reason to wait. <br />My dad and I share an apartment because it cuts down on expenses. I convinced him to give away our ugly dishes...now we have wedding china as our everyday plates. It's so much fun...and it actually looks really lovely in the cupboard :) :) I shared your blog on my Facebook page :) :)<br />Greetings from Oregon,<br />Heather H :) :) :)Heather's Blog-o-ramahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05490555197097928275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-39061954539012228632010-06-03T14:39:01.155-04:002010-06-03T14:39:01.155-04:00I love your ideas, and this series. :)I love your ideas, and this series. :)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309241540221272766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-57485681863276782652010-06-03T12:02:34.879-04:002010-06-03T12:02:34.879-04:00I agree with all my heart on this. I never lived o...I agree with all my heart on this. I never lived on my own, when I was single. I lived at home, but did aspire to have a home that was a refuge from the world. I did things to prepare to be a mother, such as being a nanny. Learning to bake and clean.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185791827449141775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-80528065536055811912010-06-03T10:59:29.320-04:002010-06-03T10:59:29.320-04:00I had to laugh...My first kitchen table was a card...I had to laugh...My first kitchen table was a card table and chairs. But I have managed to use it in every house since. Currently, it is my daughter's craft table in the basement.angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00688991209865856563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-19177038333678077072010-06-03T10:45:37.725-04:002010-06-03T10:45:37.725-04:00I'm single and have lived by myself several ti...I'm single and have lived by myself several times over the years in apartments. But now that I've had my townhouse for 15 years, I love being home! I enjoy decorating and re-decorating (inside and outside) for the holidays/seasons and I've just now gotten "into" thrift stores and look for antique-y things with which to decorate. I especially like doilies (I do have some my great-grandmother made) and embroidered tablecloths. I like having a neat home - it's not necessarily always clean! Thanks for this post, Monica!Jadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06660007146186030615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-36197401074244837932010-06-03T07:17:26.921-04:002010-06-03T07:17:26.921-04:00I totally agree! My sister and I lived together fo...I totally agree! My sister and I lived together for a number of years before we were both married. So many folks seemed to be surprised that we would cook from scratch, desire to garden and preserve produce. We got a lot of comments from married ladies who declared that they would just eat cereal if they were single! <br /><br />Those years were really when I learned the most about homemaking and making your home a haven. That training has certainly paid off! While I've learned a LOT since marriage, any skills one can learn early on will better prepare you for a later season when you may not be able to invest the time to learn. Like canning and preserving, sewing, freezer cooking, baking, etc. <br /><br />We used to make a big pan of lasagna and then freeze individual portions for lunches. We'd often cook a huge Sunday dinner and then eat it throughout most of the week.Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03129793790973176351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-52456200878050239792010-06-03T06:53:33.650-04:002010-06-03T06:53:33.650-04:00I know what you mean. My home is my refuge. I ca...I know what you mean. My home is my refuge. I can't wait to get home after a long day at work, and then I don't want to go back out anywhere.Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17304388526906074361noreply@blogger.com