I'm a simple soul. For me, there's nothing better than being at home. I love it. Partly I suppose because I love our home, it's cute and cosy and because we have knocked it about over the past few years, it's exactly how we want it. Full of interesting features and little details that have special meanings to us
Being off work (did I mention I'm on holiday??) has allowed me to spend more time at home and made me really appreciate this quirky little place. We'll be leaving it soon so I'm really pleased that we'll get one more Christmas here, it's a perfect Christmas house as it really lends itself to being dressed up. I'm planning to do a living room tour post next month when I've put my decorations up, partly because I LOVE reading other people's house tour posts (especially Charlotte's) and partly because it will be a great way for me to reminisce about this house when we've moved on
My favourite part of the week is Sunday night, when we curl up on the sofas with blankets and dogs, fire lit, candles lit, roast in the oven, glass of red in hand and Sunday night TV keeping our minds off work the next day. If it's raining - so much the better. The patter of rain on the windows only makes this scene cosier
Today I've been at home all day, reading, catching up on my favourite blogs, doing some washing and some online shopping, planning blog posts. It's a filthy day outside, dark and rainy and just being cosy inside with my candles lit and the dogs snoozing on the rug is lovely. For once, I've got nothing pressing to do today so I'm enjoying the silence (broken by the occasional dog snore) and a nice cup of tea and contemplating doing some baking in a while. Maybe.
I always thought that I couldn't bear to be a housewife, I am too independent and wouldn't want to rely on someone else to bring in the money. What would I do when I wanted to buy him a birthday present, for example? Not to mention the fact that I'd be deadly bored. Wouldn't I? With no nice car to drive about in, no money to spend, no important meetings to get nervous about?
But at times like this I can definitely see the appeal. Life takes on a slower pace when you have no strict schedule. Plus I'm tired, I've been working full time for 14 years with no gaps. I've been abroad once in that time, this current holiday is the longest time I've ever had off work and for the last three and a half years life has been about non-stop building work and planning for the future. I want to step off the hamster wheel, curl up and rest for a while
This holiday couldn't have come at a better time
Your Sunday nights sound absolutely perfect, there is absolutely nothing better than being cosied up with blankets, a glass of wine and something yummy in the oven. You just can't beat it. I am exactly the same as you - up until this year I was really career focussed and my plan was just to keep pushing myself up the career ladder and making the most of the weekends as my 'me time'; I wasn't particularly bothered even about marriage or children etc, I just wanted to be successful and independent. But this year I've fully gone into nesting mode and started daydreaming about what it would be like to be able to spend more time at home, cooking, baking and making the house a nice place to be. Just goes to show how much your priorities change as you get older! I would LOVE to see your Christmas decorations up and more of the house, I am a proper nosy sausage like that! xo
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ReplyDeleteOh Rosie, you are a real kindred spirit! I've been the same, relentlessly pushing myself to achieve more and more in my career but in the last year or so it's started to feel a bit hollow ... what am I doing it FOR?? Nesting at home is where my heart is, I can't deny it! It must come with age as you say. Thanks for your lovely comment, I was nervous about putting up a room tour and that photo was to ease me in gently! xx
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ReplyDeleteYou write beautifully - felt like I was curled up on the sofa with a cup of while listening.
It sounds like you have such a marvelous life. I know I hope to achieve what you just wrote about someday. I only just left the nest (left my parents' house a month ago) and my aim in life is to have just that. A quirky cosy house filled with lots of memories and personal things.
Thanks for putting me in a good mood Rachel :)
So glad that you're enjoying your time at home. Definitely sounds like you deserve it x
Thank you so much, that's a really lovely comment! It's an exciting time for you, just starting out on your own. Be sure to enjoy every minute xx
DeletePlease come and make my flat cosy, it is so sterile! I need big help! Yours looks so cosy. I often think about being a housewife, but I'm too independent too, I love money and I think I would go a little mental, I did when I was unemployed, my brain had too much time to think. NIGHTMARE. I'm glad you're enjoying your break and having time to chillax, I did that all last week, me, Lee, a duvet and crappy TV - perfect :) xxxx
ReplyDeleteThanks Becca! I do wonder if it would get boring after a while, if the novelty would wear off. But I'm certainly loving it just now! xx
DeleteI have so much love for this post. I am definitely a home person, be it my family home where I've grown up or my little university flat I share during term time, I love them both. There's something so warm and comforting knowing that no matter what happens these places of haven are still there for you, solid structures in your life (: And I definitely wouldn't say no to becoming a housewife, although I do wonder if I could stand it for a long time! xx
ReplyDeleteThat's exactly what home is - a haven, you've hit the nail right on the head! Always a safe, comforting place to come back to, wherever you've been and whatever you've done xx
DeleteI love love love your house :) I also live in lincolnshire and have learnt to appreciate the its cosiness over the the last few years. Although, I really feel i'm going to miss it when I leave for uni next year. A lovely post as always :) xxx
ReplyDeleteThank you! I love Lincolnshire, I've tried living elsewhere but I always come back :-) xx
DeleteI just got home from work, lit my candles and whipped up a little cottage pie :) Sat down to read some blogs and yours made me smile and feel all cosy.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely day you've had, i was like you with my career it was all work work work until got diagnosed with the horrid C word last year. Really puts life into prospective.... after a year off work sick i am back now but with a totally different outlook on life. I am now a newly wed and love nothing more than days at home cooking and pottering.
Keep up with having some days just for you to chill and relax! xxxx
Oh yummy, we had cottage pie last night!
DeleteI'm so sorry to hear you were visited by the dreaded C word but it sounds as though you've well and truly put it behind you so congratulations on your new life! xx
Your home looks so cozy!! I love all the natural colors!! Have a great + relaxing day!! xo
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DeleteYour post has really made me look forward to getting my first place with my boyfriend. We have been together four years in February but we've had to be apart a lot due to studying in two different areas.
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited about my future, reading this post has only highlighted that fact even more to me tonight.
Wonderful post and can I just add, your hair looks gorg! :)
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It's a great feeling, to be excited about the future! You and your boyfriend have lots to look forward to. Thanks for your comment about my hair! I'm loving your new twitter profile pic by the way xx
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DeleteThat sounds like the most perfect Sunday night in my book! I hope the rest of your holiday is as relaxing and enjoyable. Gemma xx
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DeleteAwww I really enjoyed reading this post. I'm glad you're having the break you deserve. I can't to have my own little house that I can make cosy and warm for me and my husband, it's so hard to make rented your own! xx
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Thank you so much! Might your landlord allow you to decorate in neutral colours and put up a few pictures if you make good the holes when you leave? It's worth asking :-) xx
DeleteYour Sunday night sounds wonderful! And I love your house by the way, it looks so cosy and nice in that photograph! x
ReplyDeleteThanks Em! xx
DeleteYour house looks gorgeous, can't wait to see a room tour :) I absolutely love being at home, it's my favourite place in the world and when you work so hard on making it lovely it just seems such a shame to have to be away from it so much. I always think it feels like such a treat to be at home in the daytime during the week, probably because it happens so rarely! x
ReplyDeleteThank you Helen! I agree, I hate to be away from home xx
DeleteI agree about Sunday nights. Definitely the most perfect time of week, especially to spend relaxing inside before everything starts up again. And just like everyone else has said above, you're home looks like one of the coziest places ever. I'm sure Christmas is a dream over there! Cherish it while you can. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Sarah! It seems Sunday nights are everyone's cosy-time xx
DeleteI'm so with you on the rain making it cosier! Nothing makes me feel as relaxed as doing what you describe above on a sunday after a nice dog walk in the afternoon so they get really tired and snore away all evening :) ahh bliss, is it nearly sunday?! I'm really enjoying your blog. Enjoy the rest of your time off x
ReplyDeleteThank you, I'm so pleased you're enjoying it. Our dogs spend a lot of time snoring, until it gets near dinner time, then they come to life! xx
DeleteIt sounds like my perfect day! I was off today too, but I feel ike I wasted it and took it for granted. I wish I had properly chilled out in my wee home :) your house looks lovely, by the way. Looking forward to the living room tour <3
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Your home looks so amazingly cosy- we bought our first house three years ago and I adore it. It isn't our perfect or ideal home by any means, but it is our first home together so it will always hold special memories there. We lived there when we got married, when we had our first baby and now our second baby is due and will live there too. I will be sad to leave it but we have no plans to yet.
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