Things That Make You Feel At Home?

[trying2movefwd]

This may sound strange to some, but I feel most at home when I am in church. Church is my "safe" place. No one ever hurt me there. It was my refuge as a kid. As far as items are concerned being curled up in my throw blanket my great aunt got me for Christmas makes me feel warm and cozy. Thanks for this @SheilaKathy

 

[Deleted member 37085]

Maybe. I enjoy my animals. Other than that...nothing. I dread being at home even when alone.

@Zoogal Oh how I love your honesty. I too feel not so comfortable in my own home - even though it is filled with so many of my favorite things. My home feels like a cage, and I want out and when I am out - I so want back in (my home) again. Not comfortable anywhere. Not at peace anywhere. The only place I am at peace, is when I am sleeping (without nightmares). Again, @Zoogal, I so love your candor. (hugs and more hugs @Zoogal. JadesJewel

 

[Gs172003]

@Zoogal Oh how I love your honesty. I too feel not so comfortable in my own home...

Thank you and I'm sorry for your struggle

 

[SophiaWisdom]

This may sound strange to some, but I feel most at home when I am in church. Church is my "safe"...

YES! My church is home. I go to a few churches for various events (bible study, women's groups, etc) but I have a home church - I love that it's called that. And my church sisters are literally my family and I've often said I would be dead without them.

In my own home I have books I love - mostly Christian, including whichever devotional I'm reading.

I actually feel more at home when I travel around the world - and there I always keep my diary with me and whatever cool jewelry I've picked up, or if I'm traveling with an essential oil. That's comforting to me :)

 

[Deleted member 37085]

Thank you and I'm sorry for your struggle[/QUOTE
Fast forward now it's 5/31/17 @Zoogal and thank you for kind words back in Jan. for I'm doing better as I believe this time period was when Emdr sessions were still going on. (yukk!) Doing better now!

 

[Nessa7]

The sound of Turner Classic Movies, The Price Is Right, and Golden Girls

 

[Deleted member 37085]

Delicious food smells comin' from the kitchen, wonderful DVD in recorder, and dimly-lit place w/candles aglowin' all round! Yep!

 

[anonymous]

My T's office.

 

[Changing4Best]

Lights have to always be on. That is a biggy for me. I hate darkness.

I have a sweetpea candle too, which I like to burn now and then. I love the gentle aroma that it creates.

Yes, when I have something in the crock pot and the home has its aroma all around, what a treat, even before I eat. Especially if it is an old family recipe.

 

[DharmaGirl]

Sitting on my porch in August, with the shade from the green beans keeping me cool, watching the chickens do their thing, and try to come up with wacky ways to get into my fenced off gardens. There must be a glass of sugar-free sweet tea on my table. Perfection!

 

[Tornadic Thoughts]

Herbs for infusions, clean water, homegrown fruits and veggies, wild nutrition to forage, comfortable skirt, jeans, socks, tank top, and sweater, favorite straw hat, good books, good music, fuzzy blanket, lots of pillows, a bath tub, epsom salts, hula hoops, mini-trampoline, spritzer bottle with water and peppermint essential oil (portable a/c...lol), surrounded by lots of greenage, tall trees, running water, and my zero gravity lawn chair. Wherever I roam, much of all of the above goes with me.

 

[One step at a time]

A lot of my sense of home comes from doing something that makes me feel safe: being in nature alone (where no one is likely to find me), working in the barn, hiking with a person I trust, and cooking with people I love, and with good music on.