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Your home should be your personal oasis. Home is somewhere you feel safe and most like yourself. Perhaps, like me, your home is full of clutter toys cat toys things that aren’t exactly precious and yet aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. The solution? Create little pockets of peacefulness for yourself.
Select a corner that won’t be taken over by activity. Add personal touches that fill you with peaceful feelings – a candle, a photo, your journal, a seashell or stone, a quote you like in a simple frame. Go the extra mile to bring in touches that make the space feel cozy to you – a soft blanket or rug perhaps. See if you can add elements of calm like soft music or a small water fountain. Add what feels right to you. This is your personal space.
You can use your corner of calm to sit quietly, to meditate, to knit, or to read. Even just walking by and glancing at your space can cause you to feel peaceful, knowing that you have given yourself a place for rest. And at least once a week, take the time out to use your new space.
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I love sitting in these two living room spots with a book or my laptop.
I have the same chair in the bedroom with a reading lamp. I also read in bed obsessively.
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Please let us all know in the comments what you’re up to this month! Send me a photo of your corner of calm and I’ll compile them to share mid-month to inspire us onward. Have fun with it. 🙂
If you have ideas for other monthly prompts in the Soulful Home series, I’m all ears.
Such a thoughtful post…I love your sitting area’s and yes, like you I have a few also…I love sitting in my little den, mostly for a quick show of Ellen, tea and knitting…for reading I move on to my enclosed screen room, especially lovely in the summer when I can open up all the screens and get the warmth and the fresh air…and of course, my bed is my haven at the end of the day…lots of reading there…
Enjoy your week Naomi. I hope you had a really lovely Mother’s Day.
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You remind me how much I like watching Ellen… I want to do that more. I don’t SIT and relax enough, I’m realizing. Your home and your spots sound lovely, Cheryl. Thank you for sharing!
I LOVE THIS! I have a little boy that loves Legos – and I love that he loves Legos. I feel though that I am living in a Lego and Toy Cluttered world – and I know that is only for a certain amount of time – I still would like to find my “pocket of peacefulness”. Great ideas!!!
Yes, containing the kids toys is very important to me. I try to keep them out of our bedroom and the main living areas if I can. I’ve got little canvas totes and cubbies that I’m constantly putting the toys into at the end of the day. The visual space, sans toys, feels so much calmer to me. You can do it, Rebecca. Stake out some territory that’s just for you.
I love your phrase “pockets of peacefulness”. Now I know what to call my couple of little spots that I am able to escape to. Yours look so warm and cozy. You’ve inspired me to bring more of that feel to mine.
Oh good, I’m glad! Thank you for visiting!
Naomi you have done so much with your new home. I am so delighted to have been along for the journey. Really cool so see how you’ve changed things up. Love that you aren’t afraid of colour too! May you find lots of time to indulge in your reading. You’ve got some cozy welcoming spots to do just that.
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Thanks, Kelly! It’s fun that we were friends before we even renovated the house. Now we’re thinking of new ways to find even more spaces in it we can use. 🙂
I can picture you sitting with a cup of tea and a good book, Naomi! What lovely spaces you have in your home. Thank you for the encouragement to create a haven. Much love to you! 🙂 ♥
Thank YOU for coming to visit, Jean. You are always welcome.
I see you are having tea with Debbie- I’ll be right over to join you!! That is how I like to relax in a comfy chair!
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How lovely would THAT be? Tea time!
So very peaceful! My bedroom is very calm and peaceful…it’s my oasis!
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Me too! Lately I haven’t been able to read very long because I’m so enjoying just BEing in there.
Naomi, I especially enjoyed the glimpses into your home! As a caregiver to my disabled husband, I realized the need for that quiet, calm spot…just for me. At first I thought I was being selfish. But now I see the healthy benefits.
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Oh yes, Ruth. How can you care for another until you’re caring for yourself? I hope you give yourself permission for a respite and a rejuvenating spot!
We all do need that little corner to call our own…don’t we! You have written about it beautifully….makes me want to go snuggle up with a good book and a pot-o-tea right now!
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Why don’t we do that together? I’ll go make my tea! Then we can say we had a lovely afternoon tea and chat together. 🙂
I love that you shared photos of your favorite corners. It gives a great sense of the vibe you’re describing.
Thanks, Kate. It’s nice to have an area that just walking by calms me and soothes my soul. 🙂