If you’re overwhelmed by staying on track with your household duties. Then you have come to the right place. Here are some wonderful ways to simplify your housework so you become a rockstar homemaker.
Simplifying your housework can be as relieving as it sounds to be.
Our house deservedly needs our attention, nurturing, and dedication to feel like a home. Something seemingly impossible in today’s fast-paced world. Where more possessions are seen as wealth. And, busyness as being productive. This can often turn out to be burdensome and overwhelming.
Reasons to Simplify your housework?
To be more intentional about homemaking.
The more stuff we own the more it calls for attention.
Unlike the older times, women today, have got to earn their livelihood to supplement the family income, alongside home-keeping, which can result in higher pressure.
The key to defeating this stress is simplifying the most important areas of our lives.
Removing meaningless — belongings, activities, and people from your life so there’s more room for what truly matters; for things that bring joy to your heart.
Decluttering and having fewer options is an impactful way to minimize decision-making, the root cause of getting overwhelmed.
Every day, there are so many things in the back of our minds.
A load of laundry lying in front of the washer/unfolded pile of clothes on the bed, the meat you forgot to set out for dinner, overdue bills, incomplete work assignments, and the doctor’s appointment? All screaming at you.
Everything can be simplified and streamlined.
Today, we’ll have a look at some areas you can simplify to bring harmony to homemaking.
SIMPLIFY YOUR HOUSEWORK: 10 Amazing Tips for Homemakers
1) Simple meals:
A significant part of home management is meal preparation. And the biggest ever question in the homemaker’s mind is “what to cook for dinner?”
The problem with trying to make specialty meals every day is — it implies prolonged hours of work to cook the basic everyday meals. And a lengthy cleanup, thereafter.
Something not feasible each day.
You’ll be exhausted and might soon want to give up.
Cooking delicacies every day will add complexity to your already busy life.
Rather, keep the meals simple and quick.
Think one-pot meals, quick 15-minute meals, or meals under 30 minutes. I make 7 or less than 7-ingredient meals. Meals that are nutritious, filling, and super easy to make.
Say no to meh recipes.
Create a capsule menu plan that consists of your family-favorite meals.
Feel free to repeat and rotate these meals throughout the month.
Having fewer recipes makes meal planning, grocery shopping, and pantry stocking super easy.
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2) Simple cleaning routines:
Have simple routines.
Whether it is daily, weekly, monthly, or annually. Keep your housekeeping routines short and simple by adding no more than 4 or 5 tasks.
Make sure your most important tasks are embedded in your daily routine.
Split the chores into morning, afternoon, and evening routines.
Find a balance by mixing things up — by combining high and low-intensity chores together.
Thereby you’ll know what’s next. And you can come set for easy or tough tasks.
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3) Simple lifestyle:
Slow living=less stress.
Remarkably beneficial to your health.
When you eat simple food, get good rest because you have more time, quit the rat race, you stay healthy.
4) Simple cleaning methods:
Adopt simple cleaning methods.
Increase the regularity of your cleaning routines to ensure everything cleans in a jiffy.
Use simple cleaning solutions.
Avoid using a ton of cleaning products.
It would be one less job to manage several cleaning products.
5) Decluttering:
There is so much clutter in our house – big items and bits and pieces.
Get rid of the extra belongings for some peace of mind.
Shopping, cleaning, rearranging, and decorating are time-consuming projects.
Something, I’m sure, you would want to keep well away from. As for me, it is a useless job and totally wasteful spending.
6) Lower distractions:
Simplifying is all about eliminating distractions to focus on the essentials.
This could be achieved by evaluating time wasters.
TV shows, scrolling through social media feeds, emails, long phone calls, text messaging?
Identify and evade them at least while performing your household duties.
If working in a noisy environment bothers you, schedule your chores while the kids are asleep. Turn off the television and tend to your work.
7) Simplify your finances:
Consider frugal living to improve your finances and habitat.
Create a budget.
Review – use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
If you’re just starting out on a frugal journey, take your time.
Don’t just give up on things you’re accustomed to.
Start small. Focus on one thing at a time.
Read: How I Save Money On One Income With No Kids
8) Using modern comforts:
Make the best use of apps to automate your bills, credit card, mortgage, and car payments.
The shopping apps, nowadays, offer the ease of reordering groceries and household supplies if you provide them with your monthly essentials list.
That’ll free up your time and hassle to make a new list, place an order, and check out repeatedly.
9) Learning to say NO:
Hate to hang out with the gossiping group of moms after school?
Tell them you have an important meeting lined up, you haven’t had your lunch yet😀, or anything, in a polite way.
Don’t waste your time (to please people) just because they want you to mingle with them.
Time is a valuable resource.
Do not hesitate to say NO to someone or something not worth your time.
10) A little organization:
A manual or digital calendar or a notebook can greatly assist in jotting down doctor’s appointments, parent-teacher conferences, kids’ activities, pets’ check-ups/grooming appointments, community events, birthdays, etc.
A digital note with a reminder alert or a manual one located at an easily noticeable place can do.
You can also refer to Pinterest for some pretty noticeboard ideas for your kitchen.
Final words:
Those were some easy-to-follow yet effective steps to simplify your housework and make a homemaker’s life so much easier.
Determine the areas you want to streamline. Then plan out, and start working.
Simplifying can be different for every person. So, work out your zones to which you want to slow down and bring intentionality.
Be sure to share your thoughts in the comments section below. Thank you so much for reading. Happy Homemaking!
