Need to get on top of things.

[Youagain2025]

Since i got ill my house went to pot a bit . Which is a bad thing for me because of how much I have struggled with house work. I got right on top of it . To the point I felt ok with my home and It felt managerble and I no longer felt over whelmed. Its still much better compared to several months back.

My head is telling me right let's get on top of this house work. Then do some decorating so I can feel like I have achieved something and I can feel good . Then my body says no fuck that. It takes my energy and drowns it in a bucket of water.

The plan is to have a washing weekend. So I'm going to get all the washing done . Get that put neatly in to drawers.and just small bits to keep things ticking . Like the dishwasher. Wiping the sides down . Sweep the floors . Do simlar tho8gh the week.

Then in the half term have a proper blitz of the house and get the kids to help out .

I am pissing myself of though because I'm litterly sitting on my fat butt waiting for a wash to finish . And in my head i have energy but in my body i don't. It's really pissing me off.

I would write a list of all the jobs that you want to complete & estimate roughly how long each will take. Then on days when you're free I would time block the day (or half a day) and state which jobs you are going to do on your list & at what time. Tick off jobs as you go & build in small rewards as you go (coffee & cake when I've done 3 of the jobs on the list). I would probably set a timer to keep me on track!

I would mix up the jobs according to how much energy each one takes, so you don't feel exhausted.

I would take before & after photos to motivate me!

I've got a list of boring house admin type tasks to do (car insurance, pension stuff etc) that I'm now going to start on after I put a load of washing on.RYouve motivated me!!

Report back if you can & let us know how you get on.

I do stuff on different days. So,
Monday = laundry
Tuesday = ironing, with the TV on and a cuppa, hate ironing and only do a little as possible
Wednesday= bathrooms
Thursday = vacuum and dust
Friday = kitchen and supermarket
Saturday = change beds
Sunday = Very occasionally bake.
This way I do about an hours worth of housework a day, in chunks and it doesn't feel too hard.
Good luck.

I often do before and after pics. I already know what needs doing really. I'm just doing it in small chunks . More so the essentials. Then when it's half term I will try get stuck in a bit more .

I dont even own an iron 😅

You sound very organised. Probably better be that way. I do my stuff according to energy and rooms /essentials. Like I want to keep on top of the kitchen, living room, hall , stairs ( first set) and downstairs toilet.

Then the upstairs I often think sod it no one's going to see it . But obviously can't have that mind set for to long . So it will get done but in more of a relaxed manner.

Exactly. Be relaxed about it. If you chunk it up and do one chunk a day, it's a win and that way you can keep it up. I don't have a super tidy house, but I'm doing it a bit at a time, so it all gets done. Eventually. 😀👍

Definitely as long as something is getting done