5 Tips for Saving Time on Housework
Whether you are new to being at home during the day or you are well experienced in it, you are probably looking to find ways to save time on housework. Housework can easily overwhelm even the most organized person. This is especially true when you have kids at home. They are constantly making messes.
Between the sink full of dishes or the mountains of laundry, you’re probably feeling overwhelmed. Luckily, there are some great tips for saving time on housework that will help you get your days in order.
5 Tips for Saving Time on Housework
Make Your Bed First Thing in the Morning
Start your morning each day by making your bed. You can do this right as you wake up or before you start your workday, but the point is to make this one of the very first things you do. Not only does it make your bedroom look cleaner and neater each day, but it also puts you in a better headspace for keeping the rest of the house that way as well.
Next Start Your Laundry
It’s now time to start your laundry! Laundry can be a pain, but it’s a great chore to do while you are working on something different. It’s the ultimate multi-tasking chore!
Choose Grocery Pickup
Grocery shopping takes a ridiculous amount of time. Time that could likely be better spent doing something else. By shopping online and choosing grocery pickup, you can easily save hours each week.
Do Weekly Meal Prep
By spending a little bit of time each week planning out and prepping your meals, you can save a massive amount of time every single day when it comes to making dinner. This frees up a lot of time each day to accomplish other necessary tasks.
Spend Less Time in the Kitchen with these Tips
Most of us moms and dads end up spending way too much time in the kitchen. Whether we are making breakfast in a rush, lunch to go, dinner for the family or you are tackling the kids’ lunches, it sometimes just gets old. Of course there is the exception, those awesome people out there that just love to cook any chance they get, but not everyone loves it. With the busy lives that we all lead, even those of us that love to cook are often looking for ways to cut back on the amount of time that we spend in the kitchen.
How do you accomplish this? I have figured out that there are some things that you can do to cut back on your kitchen time and build on your family time.
Check out how you can spend less time in the kitchen with these tips:
Meal Prep. Set aside a couple of hours on the weekend to prep your meals for the week. Even though you have to take that amount of time during the weekend, it really does cut back on your overall time spent in the kitchen. I like to take this time to prep lunches for the us and breakfasts are quicker this way too!
Meal Plan. If you have your meals planned in advance, you are less likely to spend a lot of time standing in the kitchen trying to figure out what to cook.
Use your slow cooker. I do this 5 times a week at least. All you have to do is spend 10 minutes or less in the mornings tossing ingredients into the slow cooker and turn it on. Once you walk through the door after work, dinner is ready! In addition to saving you time in the kitchen, this one is great for preventing trips through the drive thru. It’s hard to convince yourself to go out to eat when you know that you have food waiting at home.
What are your favorite time saving tricks when it comes to cooking for your family?