Cutting Down On “Chore Time” By Making Tasks Easier

Time is often in short supply, or at least that’s how it feels. When you have a career to work, a family to look after, perhaps children to raise, or even a dog to walk, having time for anything else can seem tough. For many people, that’s the reality of their workweek. They go to work, come back, cook, look after the children, maybe have an hour or two to veg out, and then go to sleep ready for another day.

With all of that to do, it’s amazing how we have to do our laundry, cleaning and everything else on our off days. Of course, this is necessary, but it can also be tiring. It might also limit us from any hobbies we have, even if they’re small efforts like reading or perhaps putting a jigsaw puzzle together.

Is it possible to reclaim some of this chore time? In this post, we hope to discuss a few techniques for doing exactly that:

Make It Easy For Your Kids To Clean Up

If you have children, then if they’re old enough to help you around the house, they should. This can teach them the value of helping out and contributing to the family unit, and also to take pride in their responsibilities. Children can have mixed reactions to being asked this of course, but good parenting, tutorship and perhaps an incentive like a small allowance can help. You could even invest in furniture which is easier for them to store and enjoy their own possessions for ultimate organization, like these cool gaming beds. You’ll also find it better if you teach your teen to clean plates and fill the dishwasher after each meal, or if they clean their bedrooms by a certain age.

Make Baked-In Cleanup Part Of Your Routine

It’s also good to make baked-in cleanup something you do from day to day, so you don’t even have to think about it. Attending to the dishes straight after you eat and prepare a coffee can be a small example, while cleaning up your bathroom after your Sunday shower and spraying some shower disinfectant can be another option – investing in quick tools like a squeegee might help that habit become even easier to deal with. The trick is to put this as part of your routine, even if that’s ironing all of your work shirts while you watch your favorite show on a Sunday, little habits can help you free up time for the things you really wish to do.

Consider Small Daily “Hacks”

Some hacks can save you time in the long run, such as meal prep Sunday that gives you lunch or dinner throughout the week with little clean-up required, investing in a robot vacuum cleaner to attend to your floors, or putting together a quick cleaning supplies holder so you can take it to any room you need quickly and efficiently, instead of trying to remember where you put the furniture polish. Daily hacks, in this way, help you feel comfortable and flow well within your routine.

With this advice, you’re sure to cut down on “chore time” by making tasks easier, through and through.