Deal with Homemaking Stress

Homemaking is an inseparable part of a person's life. Even with the best will in the world, household chores become boring and tiring over a period of time. Anything done with little or no interest can become stressful and emotionally damaging. This article aims to help you deal with those chores.

Steps

 * 1) Apply the brakes to your ever-running cleaning machine (i.e yourself). Take a break at regular intervals to re-energise yourself and clear your mind.
 * 2) * Take time off from laundry, cleaning and shopping chores and give yourself at least one day a week to do the things you want to do, such as read a book, go to the gym or catch up with friends.
 * 3) Concentrate on the chores that you may enjoy doing.  For instance you may like ironing clothes, so clear the backlog of clothes needing to be ironed and put them all away.  By doing this you will feel like you have accomplished something.
 * 4) Make a timetable for your weekly chores. For instance, every Monday you do the washing, Tuesdays you iron everything and put away, Wednesdays you do your grocery shopping, etc.
 * 5) Consider cooking some meals the night before. That way you will save time the following day.
 * 6) * Or, if you want to go even further, freeze meals for the whole week ahead; although it may take you a whole day to do this, you will have saved that time in the long run, time to spend on yourself.
 * 7) Ask family members to help you. For instance you can ask the children to keep their room tidy.  Your partner can help you clear away the dishes from meal times.