How to Share Your Homemaking Skills
- Allison Weeks
- 3 days ago
- 3 min read
Updated: 10 minutes ago
A companion blog to MM#33 | A Homemaker's Summer Pt3; Helping Others Make a Home
When you think of sharing your homemaking skills, you may think of passing on recipes and cleaning techniques to your children, or baking your famous sugar cookies with grandchildren one day, far in the future. Those are some great opportunities and you should absolutely look forward to them. However, you don't have to wait until you are a seasoned homemaker to pass on what you know or use your skills to help someone else in their homemaking. But you do need to realize that it requires a little sacrifice on your end. You may need to give time, energy or other resources, but the return is well worth the investment.
In Monday Motivation #33, I reflect on a time when my young adult son needed help making his new apartment feel like home. Though my flesh wanted to resist sacrificing the time and effort to help him, I'm happy to say I accepted his invitation and now I treasure the memories we made in the process of making his place feel like home.
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Ideas for Helping Others Make a Home
A child, grandchild or sibling entering college or moving out on their own this fall who could use some help setting up their first home
A toddler whose nursery is transitioning into a "big kid" room. While you made all the choices for his first "home", guide him in making a home of this new space, one he will be proud of and take responsibility to care for.
A teenager who is just itching to mark their space with their unique style. A lot can be accomplished with paint; and remember, it's just paint. You can always paint over it.
Maybe your husband started a new job and his home away from home (his office) is a bit sad and empty and could use the art of home applied there. Help him arrange furniture. Bring in an easy-to-care for plant or two. Ask if there's a piece of decor from home he might like to put in his office. Make a collage of family photos for him to hang on his office wall.
An elderly relative in an assisted living facility with a less-than cozy room to call their own. Ask if you can help arrange furniture, sew curtains or make a pretty quilt or throw blanket for them.
New neighbors moving in generally need lots of help unpacking and getting settled. Be respectful of personal boundaries, but take the initiative to welcome them with a plate of cookies or a full meal during their first few days. Be sure to include a card with your name and contact info and a promise to be available whenever they need any help moving in or have questions about the new community. If you haven't heard from them in a few days, be sure to follow up and offer your continued help and support.
Other, Non-Decorating Ideas
Share your cooking knowledge and favorite recipes.
Help them work out a daily cleaning schedule or even teach them how to clean.
Showing them how to set up and keep a budget and share your best thrifty tips.
Teach them a skill that you are proficient in such as gardening or keeping houseplants, sewing, woodworking, or flower arranging.
Share your favorite homemaking resources with them. If you are a music lover, share your household playlists with them to enjoy in their own home.
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