Tired of the household routine - what to do with the “housewife crisis”?

Every housewife from time to time feels that she is tired of household chores. Apathy and dissatisfaction arise. And this certainly affects family relationships. Trying to ignore the “housewife crisis” is a lost cause. You should look the problem in the eye and try to solve it.

Reconsider your approach to everyday life

You can react to fatigue and dissatisfaction in different ways: get angry, complain, swear, endure, withdraw into yourself. But usually the emotional reaction does not give a positive result. Problem solving must be approached constructively. If you are tired of your home routine, then you are doing something wrong. Take your feelings as a signal to action. You definitely need a change.

• Organizational aspects

If you have to clean often and for a long time, most likely your homework is not organized correctly.

For example, you are forced to wash the floor and clean the carpet of wool every day. These problems can be solved in another way. Use a door mat and a brush to groom the animal. You will spend 10 times less time cleaning. Is there trash on the floor? Place baskets in every room. Clutter on your desk and closet? Get organizers where each group of things will have its own compartment.

• Help from outside

As a rule, those housewives who have shouldered absolutely the entire household burn out faster. You can’t do this, especially if you also work.Distribute responsibilities among family members. The children can easily take out the trash, wipe the dust and water the flowers, the husband can buy groceries and wash the dishes after dinner. And some men are simply wonderful cooks. Don’t be greedy and delegate some of the housework to your loved ones.

• New technology

Modern technologies have made it possible to significantly facilitate the work of a housewife. A dishwasher, washing machine, robot vacuum cleaner, or multicooker can do the job for you. A steam generator iron will make ironing easier, and air washing will reduce the amount of dust in the house. Think about purchasing new equipment. With it you will be less tired.

Reboot

Life flies at a crazy speed, and people, willy-nilly, have to keep up with a lot of things. Work, children, husband, order in the house, self-care - today a woman has a lot of responsibilities. Strength is depleted and does not have time to recover in the turmoil. Like an old computer, a woman hangs on fatigue and dissatisfaction with herself. Need to reboot!

• Vacation

Remember: when was the last time you truly rested? Have you traveled? Enjoyed the sun and gentle sea? Did you go skiing? Have you vacationed in a house in the forest? Every person needs to periodically take a break from their home routine and gain strength. Take a vacation and reward yourself for your daily work. You deserve it.

• New emotions

When we are inspired, household chores seem to be done automatically. You will not notice the routine if your thoughts are occupied with something very exciting. Find yourself a new hobby. Try shooting range, salsa class, cake baking courses. Finally get a Labrador or Sphynx. Do what you have long dreamed of.

• "Doing Nothing"

There is a special technique in psychology against apathy and laziness. You need to lie down on the sofa and do nothing – at all. Don't limit yourself to deadlines. Just relax and rest. In this case, you cannot perform absolutely any actions: read, watch TV, talk on the phone. All muscles should be relaxed.

Most people cannot continue the experiment for more than an hour. Vacation seems so desirable only when you can’t afford it. And when it’s here, use it as much as you want, the brain begins to demand some kind of activity. And the thought of having to clean and do laundry doesn’t seem so boring anymore.

Combine business with pleasure

In parallel with household chores, you can and should receive pleasant emotions. It's no secret that women are capable of multitasking.

You can easily combine cleaning and cooking with your favorite activities:

• turn on the music;
• chat with a friend on the phone;
• apply the mask to your hair or face;
• turn on your favorite TV show, series;
• listen to an audiobook.

Do it right now!

There is no magic recipe for fatigue. Each housewife overcomes the crisis in her own way. But there are a couple of ways to feel better today:

• Have a “fasting day.” Dedicate one day a week entirely to rest.
• Treat yourself to something delicious. Order pizza, rolls, buy a delicious cake or chocolate. Delicious food produces happiness hormones.
• Stop asking too much of yourself. You cannot be perfect in everything - this is a direct path to fatigue.
• Separate the wheat from the chaff. Select the main items that you will perform: wash the floor once a week, wipe the dust 2 times a week, carry out general cleaning once a month. All.Don't wipe or wash here and there every day.

Routine is contraindicated for women. It makes the light in the eyes go out, the shoulders droop, the smile disappears. You need to do household chores with ease and pleasure. If the housewife is happy with herself and life in general, then the rest of the family members are happy too! And it doesn’t matter that somewhere behind the sofa there is an uncleaned piece of paper.