Staying Home

I've had a very slow, restorative day today. I've not been feeling great so I settled myself horizontally on the sofa for much of the day with a hot water bottle on my stomach and a blanket or two wrapped around. Before I allowed myself to flop I tidied up in this room, it gets itself into a shocking state across the weekend with five of us all in here, plus various visiting children added into the mix. Really I didn't want to bend and stoop and pick up, plump and straighten and rearrange. I really resented doing it today actually. But I longed for some sort of visual calm and order so I Just Got On With It. It was worth the effort in the end.

I was grateful for a quiet (ish) house as Little B was off with Daddy visiting his grandparents, and although I ended up with four Little People in the house, they chose to play upstairs in bedrooms leaving me to slug about in my jammies downstairs. I managed half a row on my ripple. And half a magazine (it was a good half). But mostly I've just been still, doing nothing but drinking tea and looking around the room. Thinking how much I love being here, especially when I'm feeling a bit under the weather. Sometimes just Staying Home feels like the greatest luxury.

I lit the fire around about 3pm, it's been bitterly cold here this past week and we are expecting snow anytime soon. I didn't much feel like cleaning out and lighting the fire, but at the same time I longed for it's warmth and comfort. So I Just Got On With It. I cleaned, set, lit and tended until it was happy and established, and then I flopped back to my sofa. It was worth the effort.

I'm not sure what this post is about really. I just thought these few photos looked so warm and cosy and homely and I wanted to share them. We've had so many of these sorts of weekends lately that I keep thinking really it's about time we Went Out Somewhere and stopped being so lazy and indoorsy. But if it's the place we really want to be more than anywhere else, then that's ok isn't it? We can be active and outdoorsy when the temperature rises. For now, Home is where it's at.

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Comments

[Nina - tabiboo]

Oh they do Lucy and what a lovely cheery, cosy room to convalesce in.

I do hope you feel better soon.

Nina x

[Jackie]

Sorry to hear that you are feeling a little bit under the weather Lucy ~ I hope that you feel better soon :O)xx

[happy little cottage]

Hope you're feeling better! What is the point of having cozy and pretty homes if we are never in them? :)

[HopeAnn]

Your comfy colorful sofa and warm fire looks heavenly. I'm sorry you're not feeling well. Snuggle down and get well soon. :0)

[Claire]

It all looks beautiful, and you are right, home is a lovely place to be. I usually feel that we all connect more at home than when we are out and I am trying to maintain some sort of order (!). And in winter it is natural to stay in more I think. Hope you feel perkier soon. And thank you for your beautiful blog, which always makes me feel better.

[Mum]

Home is where the heart is. Get well soon.
Love from Mum
xx

[Judith. (Crete)]

If your not feeling right home is the best place to be.

[fee@chippernelly]

Aren't we lucky to love being at home?!
We were over the penines today (visiting my little sister nelly who lives in Netherton just outside Hudd) and it was MIGHTY cold!
Hope the sun comes out this week...and that you feel better
fee x

[tara]

I understand you so much! I love just being at home! more than any travel! it is my luxury too! but I often feel so missunderstood about that...most of people need to move all the time, I am not like that, it is like I travel a lot in my head, without any kms to do...I don't know if you understand what I mean, it is hard for me in english...but I try;o)
bisous***

[Heather]

I know exactly what you mean Lucy. The restorative effect of a Home Day should be bottled.

Hx

[Sarah]

Sorry you are feeling ill, hope you will soon be feeling better. It feels really cold today even down here in Dorset so being inside sitting by the fire is probably the best place to be!
Sarah x

[Kerry Martin]

I love to travel, but really...there isn't anywhere more lovely and comforting than home. Hope you feel better soon x

[Katherine of Kitten's Lost Her Mittens]

This all looks so lovely and cozy! I know what you mean about tidying up - I've been sick this weekend, but had to clean up the area I was in anyway, or it would bother me the whole time I was supposed to be resting! Hope you're feeling better now.
x Katherine

[Rani]

I've got 'the crud' too. I went for a ski and that did me in. I am so excited to have an opportunity to make more pretty things in front of the fire. Hope you're feeling better soon!! The pictures are absolutely cozy and wonderful.

[Jenny]

A cosy weekend at home is such a tonic if you're not feeling too good, it looks so homely and lovely. Hope you feel better soon Lucy xxx

[Ellen Brugmans]

Sorry you're not feeling too well, Lucy. But even when you are "flopping", your blog is looking colourful and cosy! :o)
Hope you get well soon.
Ellen

[ellen]

Home is always best. Aren't we so lucky to have a warm and cozy home.
Sending good wishes that you are over the collywobbles (sp?) and feeling much better.

[Kiwi]

I hope you feel better soon. Once I had to go out of town for 5 days and got sick with a nasty cold/flu bug the first day. When my hubby finally picked me up at the airport and brought me home 5 days later, crawling into my very own bed, in my very own room was such a relief. Being home is the best medicine ever!

[sumea]

hi lucy
your home is looking lovely with all the pretty nic nacs you've made and your ripple is looking b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l!
hope you feel better soon x
we might have some snow tomorrow :)

warmest get well hugs xxx

sumea

[Gillian]

Get well soon. Personally, I think that stay-at-home weekends are the best kind. Weekends are precious and to be enjoyed.

[Jenny]

I can think of no better place to be than at home...in front of a warm, cozy fire. Your home is simply lovely. Hope you feel much better soon.

[Mandy McCauley]

Dear Lucy,
I've had a similar day although I haven't felt ill just very tired. Pj's and crochet all day! I'm just learning and I cannot leave it alone! Your home looks very warm and welcoming. I hope you feel better soon.
Hugs
Daisy xxx

[Ellie]

I think sitting in front of a real fire in your colourful home would cheer anyone up!
Sometimes you just need days like that.
Hope you're feeling better soon.
Ellie
x

[Serena]

Feel better soon! A wonderful room to rest in and recuperate. I've had a few off days of late so jammie days were relished.

~ Serena :)

[Maria]

I hope your discomfort is a passenger, however, it is comforting to stay in a house like that to show us in the picture: the fireplace, the flowers, your crochet, a cup of tea and your ripple blanket ... many good wishes for your recovery!