Best Housework Tips & Self-Care Secrets!

[yugoprowers]

@wololo haha same here!

 

[nukernet]

I keep it mostly tidy during the day, do what I can when I can, do a load of washing/ drying per day and put away all the clothes at the end of the week usually on a Sunday. Hoover once a week upstairs, have to mop once a day downstairs and usually do that as soon as I’ve put them to bed. Bathroom gets done a few times per week just as and when. Just don’t put pressure on yourself. Me and my partner share the load too which helps a lot, I put the dishwasher on a night and other half empties on a morning. It’s not easy but I try not to do everything all at once as then it seems like a chore

 

[steven92]

Do you have a partner? If so, let them do it, you have enough on your plate.

 

[samir123]

I have a cleaner once a week and it helps massively because I come home and it motivates me for the week to keep on top but it always goes to hell at the weekend x

 

[woden84]

Robot hoover changed my life

 

[jdh]

@woden84 do u have pets? Wonder what they're like with dog hair?

 

[woden84]

@jdh yes and it’s unbelievable how much hair it picks up

 

[jdh]

@woden84 amazing do u mind sharing which one u have please x

 

[woden84]

@jdh

 

[jdh]

@woden84 thanks

 

[moodycat]

Lower your standards you live there its not a show house and don't do it all yourself your family live their too, expect everyone to pull their weight.

 

[bchapman]

Bless you, I’m not one to speak because I only have one little nugget, but once he’s in school and I get home that’s my time to have a coffee then crack on and get the house in a vaguely reputable state the self care I don’t think ever really comes back, lol but my business is my me time because I wire wrap all hours I can once he’s at school and house work is done and once he’s in bed again lol. But that for me is my time where I can just shut out everything else. You however have three, so my plate is a lot less than those with more than one! It’s also hard when they’re still baby’s/toddlers, because if you’re not gifted with a sleeper, then naff all you can get done in between them having developmentals and separation anxiety, teething etc. xx

 

[foolishprodigal]

When I had babies I treated myself to a cleaner who came every fortnight, she’d start one end of the house and I’d do what I could. You have to give yourself a bit of a break. But I’ve just started following the organised mum, and done a few of her cleans and it’s really good. You really achieve in a short space of time. But the trick is to not have too much “stuff” and ensure everything has a home so it can easily be put away x

 

[kiarrastewart]

No idea! Let me know if u find an answer please x

 

[swendoogs]

@kiarrastewart not sure there is one lol. As quickly as I tidy mine I realise I shouldn't have bothered 5 mins later x

 

[richardmac]

I used to like baby cinema, it made me feel like a grown up. I used to drop the older 2 at school and nursery, and go to the baby cinema session. I would buy coffee and tiffin. Take a blanket and get an aisle seat. I went on my own, as most of my friends had one or 2 kids. I would feel like I watched the film even if I had had to wander round or sit on the floor on a rug wafting toys or playing peek a boo.
I lived with a dusty house and would just do what I could when they were little.

 

[oceanpatterns]

Don't put it down, put it away! I used to do so much more ing of stuff from one area to another thinking ill get round to putting it away!
Makes it so much easier to clean if stuff is away and not out everywhere.

 

[copperhose]

Motivate the kids to help, nobody has a free ride we all chip in. I'm chronically ill so I can't do much but the kids have always done a few things and in return they get a treat like a takeaway or if they wanted something like some sweets and a comic etc. Nowadays it's them wanting some gaming credit, but the jobs are bigger now too

 

[towalkwithjesus]

Every time you leave a room take an item with you that belongs somewhere else.
Can someone look after the little ones while you do a complete clean and then do one room each day after.
Your house is a home not a show home xx

 

[billyallen50]

I keep telling myself it's not forever they will be grown up soon and I Will miss the toys maybe not the repeated dreaded washings mind you. I gut the house 1 day a week and the rest just tidy what I can before 8pm then I switch off and have me time with netflex and my phone but yeah the identity thing is a hard one some days I'm the calm patient mom other days I'm the angry maw out malcom in the middle xx