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This isn't the same woman who had her house decorated with old wedding dresses, is it? I recall a dining room that looked like Miss Havesham (?) might be in hiding.

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This isn't the same woman who had her house decorated with old wedding dresses, is it? I recall a dining room that looked like Miss Havesham (?) might be in hiding.

I'm about 80% sure that was her friend Penny, but really... They blur together.

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That is really sad :'(

The pink flower box nearly did me in, but I was able to reach my inhaler in time. I'm a little ashamed at how hard I laughed while reading her post.

I remember reading a post some time back where she went into great detail about how she plans for her afternoon tea parties. She showed the table, and it was magnificent. Not an inch was left undecorated. What broke my heart a little was the fare she had artfully arranged around the table. Center stage was a platter of limp, sweaty cheese slices. She said she was going to have people Skype in to join the party, and I hope that was true. The thought of a Walter Mitty-esque tea party where she talks to an empty room that is bustling with friends in her mind is just too sad to contemplate.

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I read a few random posts and they all made me sad. This truck has wheat growing in the seat but one door handle works....hey it's a nice place to stay if I get locked out of home... The momentary splash of an emotion resembling happiness that you might get while washing your hair outside... If you want to go to work, please consider first if you have a centerpiece and if you sew any of your own clothes...see, you need not be bored... Drinking tea in the afternoon helps to relieve the stress...Drinking tea in the morning helps to relieve the stress... Drinking tea with friends helps to relieve the stress... Naps help to relieve the stress... Don't feel guilty if you sit down and have a rest... Hi all, look at this teacup that I bought... I did a really fun thing today, I got out of the house and had tea outside... The need to justify the expense of buying a magazine as a treat to yourself... and the magazine she got was about tea...

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//homeliving.blogspot.ca/2015/10/the-tea-table.html

My god. That sad "bench" made out of scraps. That elaborate tea for an invisible guest. Where is her husband in all this? Why hasn't he taken her to a doctor? I'm past snarking.

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This is what living that mind-numbing, degrading, patriarchal bullshit day in and day out for decades does to you - throwing a sheet and some dishes on a board in the yard is AN ACCOMPLISHMENT (her word, not mine). No Lydia, I hate to break it to you, but it's not. It's really, really not.

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I find this framed picture a bit sad too...

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Usually people display pictures of their loved ones or places they visited or artwork they love... Lydia cut a photo out of a magazine and framed it. Oh to be somewhere else...

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Oh and this old post

homeliving.blogspot.com/2014/07/a-home-scene.html

Y'all have probably covered it but I'm reading for the first time.

I am always delighted to see a painting or photograph of a calming interior of part of a house, and this corner with the chair is one of them. There should be a place for every homemaker in every home that is kept to her pristine standards, where she can feel she has realized her goal of being a good keeper at home.

I have attained the goals in my life, there is a corner in my house that isn't a complete shambles...

If you have been struggling to get your home the way you have always dreamed, but cannot seem to attain it; if you feel like crying over it when you wake up in the morning; if you are angry at the lack of perfection in your home, there might be a few things you can do to change things for good.

Oh maybe not, maybe I feel like crying over my house every morning...

The interactions with husband and kids will be fine once you've nagged them so much they don't want to hear you talk again:

They will get tired of hearing your voice, but assure them that the constant reminders will stop when you no longer have to tell them to pick up every little thing. Sometimes just a look of disapproval or of being displeased will be the signal they need to clean up after themselves. If you consistently make everyone pick up after themselves and do their share of the work (or more, going the second mile) they will hear less of your voice and will notice how pleased you are that they are not adding burdens to your work.

If your house is a total chaos although you never do anything else but housekeep, and cleaning the house feels like walking through the valley of the shadow of death, maybe you need help.

Seriously. From a professional.

4. In total chaos that you do not think you will ever create order from, you can begin your day with a serious prayer for help from the Lord. He is our aid and our deliverer. Sometimes, cleaning a house can seem like walking through the valley of the shadow of death, but you can fear no failure, because our prayers for excellence will be answered.

The world needs more anxiety:

5. The New Testament teaches us to be good stewards, and shows a parable of what happens to the unfaithful steward who did only what was required of him and nothing more. We need to fear that being negligent of our homes can cause us to lose what we have.

7. Do not be intimidated by people who say you are too focused on housekeeping. There has always been the saying that "people are more important than things" but keeping house means you care enough about people to make a clean and pleasant dwelling place for the family and for company. In order to keep things from getting out of control, you have to develop picking-up habits that never quit.

Yeah, housekeeping requires some effort but if people in your life are saying that you are too focused on housekeeping and they're telling you that people are more important than things, maybe they are worried about you.

8. Beware of the distractions of ministries, charities, social things, too many classes to attend, or things that will take away your time. Your home is the center of your ministry, your charity, your social life and your creativity. If you become overwhelmed, try eliminating everything outside the home until you get total control of your housework and get caught up with everything.

Translation: I'm overwhelmed if I have to meet people or do anything and I can't even cope with the housekeeping duties that I assigned myself.

9. It helps to have a pretty notebook and pen to write down the following things:

-Everything you need to do in your home that is urgent.

-Things that need to be done eventually

-Things you would like to do that are not necessary but personally fulfilling or interesting

-What you can do today (dishes, floors, laundry, putting things in order, cleaning off the tops of tables, etc.)

It is satisfying to list the "today" things and check them off, including the start and finish time.

Because I can't remember to do the dishes unless I've written it down in a pretty notebook and because that's all the satisfaction I'm going to get when I check off cleaning the tabletops from my list.

This woman's life seems so sad... more so with all the posts she wrote about justifying why she never should be forced to leave home and do anything other than dress trees with curtains and tinker with mismatched teacups to calm herself. Because Jesus loves women who do that and their families are so much happier.

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No wonder she is depressed, when things get overwhelming she just never leaves the house? That is a recipe for depression. I get where she's coming from, I've done it myself, but everyone needs human contact every once in a while. Does she ever blog about her family or friends?

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Even though these blogging fundies constantly rail against addictions to porn and other sinful (normal) activities, I realize that these women actually have their own addictions. Housekeeping and Jesus. I mean, do they think about anything else? They don't talk (blog or post) about anything else, do they? And addictions are sinful, last I checked.

Lady Lydia is absolutely obsessed with 'keeping house'. What a life. Poor, poor woman.

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Is her husband still alive? Does she have any children who live nearby? No friends? It sounds like she spends all day, everyday alone, having little contact with the outside world. Does she even go out to th grocery store?

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Her husband is alive and well and lives in the house with her. You'd never know it from the way she writes, which to me, speaks volumes.

She does occasionally post pictures of times she is with friends or acquaintances. Why these friends cannot see how desperate and depressed she is and encourage her to get some help, I have no idea. Maybe they're as fucked up as she is.

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I'm about 80% sure that was her friend Penny, but really... They blur together.

100% sure that was Penny.

The way to tell them apart is Penny spends a lot of money on actual vintage clothing (wedding gowns, fur coats) and other dustcatchers (antique toys), while Lydia mostly buys crap at the dollar store. Also Penny's decor is 10x more overblown than Lydia's.

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If she is trying to find ways to fill her time, I wish she would use it to do something she can feel is helpful to someone else. She sews, so can't she sew blankets for the homeless or baby blankets. I seem to remember a program about grandmas sewing blankets for babies who were getting out of the hospital after being sick. Or she could make little girl dresses to donate. She can do all this in the comfort of her own home and at her own pace. She needs something to make her feel like her life has purpose.

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Exactly. Project Linus is a great one; I crochet for them and I have friends in their 70's who regularly make very simple blankets and quilts for them. But no, Lydia spends her sewing time and talent making horribly out of style dresses for herself, to pose in the yard by herself. :cray-cray:

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Exactly. Project Linus is a great one; I crochet for them and I have friends in their 70's who regularly make very simple blankets and quilts for them. But no, Lydia spends her sewing time and talent making horribly out of style dresses for herself, to pose in the yard by herself. :cray-cray:

That's an adorable name. That sounds great :-)

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My latest baby came out of the NICU with a Project Linus blanket. It was very nice to give him something of his own.

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She made this mirror. I don't think she's very concerned that her handicrafts are useful.

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She made this mirror. I don't think she's very concerned that her handicrafts are useful.

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OMG, that looks like....well....female genitalia. And now I cannot unsee it. :shock:

I'm reminded of the episode of Everybody Loves Raymond where Marie goes to sculpture class....

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She made this mirror. I don't think she's very concerned that her handicrafts are useful.

https://

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What was this in reference to, on her blog? I can get to the picture, but can't find it on the blog.

It looks like something you'd see on the set of a grade school play.

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What was this in reference to, on her blog? I can get to the picture, but can't find it on the blog.

It looks like something you'd see on the set of a grade school play.

If one of my great-nieces had made that, I would have smiled really big and asked her to tell me all about her artwork. My great-nieces are adorable little girls, not grown women with blogs. :lol:

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This woman seems so sad. I would guess her kids don't come around much, and who can blame them? People ARE more important than things, but she clearly doesn't see that.

On my first visit to my future mother in law's house I broke one of her mother's china tea cups...with my ass. She laughed and said, its OK, its just a thing. I'm just happy you're both her visiting!

Lydia would throw a FIT methinks. Funny how she's missing one of the biggest parts of homemaking - making the house feel like a welcoming home!

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I just don't get it. I know there's a daughter who still talks to her and has children, and there is at least one son somewhere. Her husband seems to be fairly fit, even though he is older, and they could be having a lot of fun. It could be that his work is demanding, but I doubt it. He seems pretty healthy and it's not like her time is spent nursing him.

I'm in a similar situation; we retired very recently and although it's been a bit weird at time we're having a good time doing things that don't cost a bomb - going for walks, getting our art supplies back our, volunteering, gardening. I've discovered all the local farm markets and have joined a board. My husband is fixing the house up and volunteers twice a week.

If Lydia weren't so depressed/agoraphobic/whatever is going on she could be enjoying her sixties. Barring health issues, this can be a really cool time of life.

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This woman seems so sad. I would guess her kids don't come around much, and who can blame them? People ARE more important than things, but she clearly doesn't see that.

On my first visit to my future mother in law's house I broke one of her mother's china tea cups...with my ass. She laughed and said, its OK, its just a thing. I'm just happy you're both her visiting!

Lydia would throw a FIT methinks. Funny how she's missing one of the biggest parts of homemaking - making the house feel like a welcoming home!

Off topic, but I once broke a pair of champagne flutes at Macy's...with my ass. :? Welcome to the sisterhood.

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