Personality of your home

At MOPS on Wednesday we had our Home DIY competition results. Mothers were given 3 categories to put their home make-over projects into.

1. Dramatic - major big cleanup
2. Creative - putting the creativity to work
3. Budget - makeovers that do not require much money

We saw some great entries and everyone received a prize for their involvement. Some cleaned up their garage, some made new beds for their children, some had their yards tidied up, etc.

We talked about how the layout of our house reflects our personality. It is quite true, I find, that the first impression that people have at your house tells about what we do with our space and our personality.

For me, my house's layout is designed for both work and rest. I run a day care from home and most of the time, the first thing that people commented on my house is it's like a child care centre. They see the toys, the safety gates, the books, children's artwork, etc. It reflects on what I do in my house : I run a child-minding service.

But does it reflect my personality too? I think it does.

Everything from furniture to toys is very practical. I don't have flowers in the house because I need to attend to them and they take up unwanted space. The real ones die and I'd rather spend that time minding my own child.

My dining table and kitchen bench are in a mess. The dining table is also where I work, so my day care notes for the day are on it, children's toys and books that need mending are piled on it too. The kitchen bench has our fruits and water jugs and baby's formula and water flask. I'm a mess when it comes to immediate organisation!

Does your home reflect your personality?

Birth of another blog

Do I really need another blog to write myself away? Perhaps. I have two other blogs serving different purposes and it has been weighing on my heart to write on children, parenting and especially the wonder of God. It is not going to be a preachy blog, but practical tips, some thoughts and reflection.

"From the day of conception" is meant to write about conception of babies, parenthood, childhood, growing up, adulthood... You get it, right from the start of conception, we enter this world and go into the different stages of life.

I hope that this blog can address challenges and joy in the different stages of life. I'm still learning about life, still living it and loving it. Life's a gift from God and I treasure it very much.

For those who are still growing up to be an adult, I've been there before and hope to share some of my life with you.

If you are a parent, so am I. Let's exchange some parental ideas!

I've studied, worked (and still am), dated, married, given birth and still going on by the grace of God.

If you happen to stumble upon this blog, do feel free to leave your thoughts and comments.