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I get so worn out if I do everything around the house myself, which I've had to do lately because mum is ill. Is there any way to stop myself from getting so tired after a long day of cooking and chores? I have no other people living in my home.

I've been a housewife pretty much for 28 years now and unless you want to skip some chores, then no there isn't. However, there are easier ways of doing things. Go through and straighten up each room and make the beds, then start the laundry and do a load of dishes. while waiting on the laundry you dust then sweep and mop or vacuume. Then do the windows and take out the garbage and put up the clean clothes. Wipe out the fridge and make ice if you don't have an ice maker. Then you are done until it's time to eat. You cook and clean up after. You can get it done quickly if you have a system. I do certain things on certain days.

I mop the whole house on Mondays, I dust everything really well with Pledge and a rag on Tuesdays, the rest of the time it's just a quick swipe with a feather duster, on Wednesdays I clean windows and glass stuff, Thursdays I do the bathrooms and Fridays I change the beds.

I just minimise the chores, I eat salads so there's no cooking or filthy dishes, and I try not to make much mess, then there's nothing much to clean up. Disposable paper plates and cups, that kind of thing. Applied laziness is a much-underrated skill.

You know, I really like this routine you posted and am very tempted to apply it.

It seems very efficient and helpful for not getting burnt out and keeping things in order.

Thanks for sharing this!

No problem. That's how I do things. It's worked for me for 28 years so I'm sure it will work for you. I do more because I want to do more, but those are the basics. I also sew and bake and do repair and decorating, etc etc. But those are the absolute basics that will keep it clean. Glad to have been able to help.

Also, make sure you schedule in a paperwork/bills/outside yard stuff day (Saturday) and an off day (Sunday) so you don't get burned out. On Sunday just pick up and straighten up and forget everything else except dishes if you have a dishwasher.

Eh, what's up, duck!

My sympathies to you for your mom. I hope she gets better and think that it's good that you're trying to keep the house on order.

You know, when it comes down to it, housework is still work. Work always takes energy, and this can always drain us given enough time.

I like the advice that Olive Oil Mom gave and it seems good to break the housework up into smaller organized routines throughout the week so you don't burn yourself out.

One thing that helps me sometimes is listening to music. When I listen to instrumental jazz, I get this burst of energy and don't realize that time is flying by.

If you're a Christian, housework is a perfect time for quiet prayer. There's so many suffering people to pray for in the world, and so many things we can be thankful for. Having a thankful attitude tends to brighten my spirits and I feel more energized.

So those are a couple of things.

Also, there's a really good book on housework called Home Comforts.
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It basically is like the housework bible, and can give you a lot of helpful tips and more efficient ways off doings tasks around the home. It's so organized and makes me think this is made just for aspies. But I think everyone should give it a read. The author makes it pretty interesting.

Anyway, I hope things turn out for the better. Take care.

Haha, well, I pretty much got the Sunday thing down. Yeah, I agree.

The only issue is that I work the other 6 days of the week, so when I get home on Saturday, It's later in the afternoon, and I hardly have the energy to even start housework. But breaking it up with the kind of schedule you gave seems a helpful solution for that.