Reflections on the heart of our home…

Posted on Sep 22 in Life in Evansville, parenting, personal storiesby TalinaPrint

You know I am a blogging contest fan right? Sure you do! Well, I’ve found another contest that I am super stoked to try winning… It’s the “Where Is the Heart of Your Home?” contest.

Remember back in the day when I was pondering motherhood and cloth diapering and didn’t have a washer or dryer? I jokingly blogged about washing laundry in the pond behind our house. Well eventually we were able to get our hands on a very old and loud washer and we also got an older dryer, both are on the verge of death though.

That is why when I saw the heart of your home contest I knew I had to try entering, you win a Samsung washer and dryer and we could really used them around here!

The heart of our home is a toss up between the bedroom and the living room these days. The bedroom is a hot spot because we all sleep in there, as in all three of us. Since Everly is so young still she’s not sleeping in her own room yet. So we’ve got changing table fun, the swing, the pack n play, a play mat… practically everything baby is up there!

Everly has shot poop around up there, learned to roll over and so much more. Shoot, for a good month after E was born we all lived up there as a family while I was on bed rest following my 4th degree tear. E was even sleeping in the bed with us through the nights. The bedroom is definitly one of the hearts of our home.

Thankfully, now that Everly is getting more active and playful we’ve also been able to begin enjoying our living room more and more. In the living room we can all hang out and get many things done there. I can be found stuffing cloth diapers or folding laundry.

We often have out laptops out when we are hanging out there too. Everly has a playmat, bouncy seat and tons of toys so she’s able to enjoy her time in there as well. Shoot, the cats even have a fun little hangout in the living room.

Versatility makes the heart of the home for us. The more we can all do in that area the more likely we are to gather there and spend time. It’s a convenience factor in our house… So, what kinds of stuff makes your "heart of the home" room so popular?

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11 Comments

• maiden53 says:

  September 23, 2009 at 3:39 pm

  Toss up for me… the kitchen, because I have 2 or more teenage boys and a husband to feed – or – the front room… that is where the XBOX 360 is and all of the boys!
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• Donna B. says:

  September 23, 2009 at 8:25 pm

  While it’s not a place where we spend time together, I certainly a laundry room is vital to a home! Though none were in diapers, I’ve done the laundromat thing and hated every minute of it.

  The heart of my home is the kitchen/dining room. It opens to the den also (double doors, so it’s a wide opening, sort of making it 3 room combo. So many memories are centered here.
  Donna B.´s last blog ..Now That I Think About It…
• Tracey says:

  September 23, 2009 at 9:54 pm

  Currently the heart of our home is the kitchen. I spend a lot of time preparing food for 4 kiddos and now a 5th (born 5 days ago!). The living room sees a lot of action too; wrestling with daddy, watching movies and eating popcorn, reading books with the kids, etc. I just got a new washer myself and I LOVE it! Funny how new appliances can get this mom excited now
• Talina says:

  September 23, 2009 at 9:59 pm

  You had a baby 5 days ago and you are here commenting on my blog? How do you find the time? Now I feel all honored!
• witchypoo says:

  September 23, 2009 at 10:26 pm

  I would have to say the great room. I work there, watch tv there, and entertain guests there as well. It’s really a huge room.
  witchypoo´s last blog ..Mah Drawahs
• Shay @ Auguries of Innocence says:

  September 23, 2009 at 10:35 pm

  Great post! I would say that ours would probably be our family room – it’s the biggest room in our house, toys & tv are in there, lots of room for the kids to spread out & play and it’s just generally where we spend most of our time.
  Shay @ Auguries of Innocence´s last blog ..Gratitude Challenge: Day Three
• Starr says:

  September 24, 2009 at 12:52 am

  I would have to say its the kitchen we definatley spend a lot of time there and like that old saying goes a way to a man’s heart is through is stomach so that works for our family!
• Karen says:

  September 24, 2009 at 12:50 pm

  I hope you win! I did diapers by hand in the bathtub when my kids were little. When I found out I was pregnant with the third one, I sat down in a chair and refused to do another thing until my husband bought a washing machine. At least then I could wash them and then just hang them out to dry.
  Karen´s last blog ..Ah, The Joys Of Kidney Stones
• Hyphen Mama says:

  September 25, 2009 at 8:51 pm

  Ours would have to be the family room/kitchen all in one big room. I can see the kids from the kitchen, there are toys strewn from one end to the other…it’s full of natural light and it’s where we spend most of our time.

  I got a new, high capacity washer a few years ago and I LOVE IT. And it uses very little water.
  Hyphen Mama´s last blog ..Another unfortunate naming dilemma….
• melissa says:

  September 26, 2009 at 1:01 pm

  I think it’s a toss up. we use both places alot especially with 2 kids. I hope you win it!!! I can’t wait to get in a place with a washer and dryer. Good luck let me know if you win

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