Family relationships are developed from a large number of factors. One of them may be joint work in the family (or common housekeeping).
A person is largely determined by work and his ability to work . This is a natural and most important state for every person. All people work every day. If a person does not work for a long time (and a short rest is no less important), he can very quickly lose all his skills and atrophy (not physically, but as a person). You can live in laziness and idleness (or rather, vegetate), but a person will not achieve good and high results. In this case, you won’t be able to become a truly strong, responsible person (the path of Ivan, who lies in the way and then receives everything, is just a fairy tale).
Joint work is infinitely important both from the point of view of making a task easier for someone, and from the point of view of cultivating responsibility and growing up. Growing up occurs, among other things, through work.
Thanks to joint work, most of life's needs are satisfied (the main ones are food, housing, clothing). But its well-being may depend on the joint work of all family members .
Housework is also extremely important because in the course of performing their duties, everyone learns to balance their own capabilities with their goals . It is very important to correctly assess your own capabilities with the real situation. If you constantly do something around the house, if you constantly develop diligence and strict time planning, then sooner or later you will have a correct idea of which things are achievable and which are not. At the very least, you can better understand from which side and in what ways to approach solving various everyday problems.
Who is in charge of the household?
In the 21st century, a woman works equally with a man, so why should she do household chores alone? If a wife is tired of everyday life, she does not have time to take care of herself. She cannot rest and relax, spend the evening in the company of friends. Irritation accumulates gradually, the woman lashes out at her husband and children, becomes grouchy and aggressive.
If you don't want this fate, distribute the chores around the house. The husband and children turn out to be indispensable helpers with a skillful approach. Determine what household chores your man can do, take into account his abilities and talents. Some husbands are great cooks but hate vacuuming. And someone masterfully manages children. If a man likes the activity, the result of his work will pleasantly surprise you.
It is too early to involve young children in household chores, but cleanliness must be instilled. Putting away toys is not difficult, especially if the storage system is clear and accessible. Select cabinets in the children's room to suit the child's height. Pictures of things stored there pasted onto the drawers will help your child not get confused when cleaning. Older children participate in putting things in order along with adults. They are quite capable of cleaning their room, dusting, watering flowers or washing dishes.
Your husband or children may have their own plans for their free time. A sudden loss of work turns out to be a cause of discord in many families.
Shopping and cooking
Family and household are inseparable. Either way, you can't avoid cooking. You don't want to leave your family hungry, do you?
- It is necessary to come up with a menu for several days at once. This will make it easier for you to decide which products to buy at the supermarket. Why worry about what to buy for dinner every time after work, if you can think about it in advance? If you know in advance. Whatever you eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner, all these ingredients will be in your refrigerator. Tip: Always store semi-finished products in the freezer in reserve. They are needed in case of a quick dinner or unplanned guests. Also, be sure to master one or two quick but original dishes. Then not a single guest will be able to take such an excellent hostess by surprise.
- Make a list of products that should always be present in your kitchen.
- Eg:
Housekeeping rules: what you should always have in the kitchen
- Bread,
- Cereals: rolled oats, rice, millet, buckwheat, semolina, breakfast cereals, pearl barley,
- Pasta and spaghetti
- Meat: pork, chicken, beef, sausages, chicken breasts, bacon, minced meat,
- Salt, sugar,
- Flour,
- Ham, stewed meat, sausage,
- Fish,
- Fruits: apples, oranges, bananas, pears, lemons,
- Vegetables: potatoes, carrots, cabbage, onions, tomatoes, beets, lettuce, bell peppers, greens,
- Dairy products: milk, sour cream, cottage cheese, butter, cheese,
- Semi-finished products: cutlets, dumplings, pancakes,
- Coffee, tea, cocoa,
- Eggs,
- Vegetable oil,
- Soda,
- Starch,
- Honey,
- Vinegar,
- Powdered sugar,
- Gingerbread, cookies, candy,
- Seasonings, spices.
Non-food items that you must have at home:
- Washing powder,
- Dishwashing liquid,
- Soap, foil,
- Cleaning products,
- Napkins,
- Packages,
- Towels,
- Toilet paper,
- Dishwashing sponges,
- Rags,
- Garbage bags.
Practical advice for housewives
To make household chores take less effort and time, think in advance about how to simplify them.
Cooking
Menu for the week
If you decide that you will cook cutlets on Wednesday, then it won’t take much effort to get the minced meat out of the freezer on Tuesday evening. Imagine how much time you will save by doing this. Instead of waiting for the minced meat to defrost, you can immediately stick the cutlets and send them to the frying pan.
You don't have to go grocery shopping every day and waste time in lines at the checkout, and then run home to have time to cook dinner.
Semi-finished products
You don't have to buy them in the store. Freeze the vegetables, make dumplings or cutlets and put them in the freezer. This will solve the problem if there is no time left for cooking.
Strategic reserve
The necessary products should always be in the house: sugar, salt, cereals, flour. Each family has a different list. Knowing the needs of your household, you can easily determine which products you need to maintain.
Cook in the oven or slow cooker
This method of cooking does not require constant attention. While the food is baking, you can calmly spend time on other chores.
Cleaning
Learn to keep things clean
Spending less time tidying up is simple: don’t litter. Teach your husband and children to put things away right away.
Don't turn your home into a warehouse for unnecessary things
Throw away everything you don't use. It is easier to maintain order where there is more free space.
Save time
You can soak the dishes, pour cleaner into the plumbing fixtures and stove, and after a while, remove the stains without much effort. This is much faster than intensive work with a sponge, rag and brush. Household chemicals do not stand still. In stores you will find new generation cleaning products that will save your time.
Don't try to remove everything at once
Schedule cleaning time for each day. Spending 15 minutes cleaning every day will keep you from getting tired.
Wash
Choose the right mode
This will save time on ironing and drying things. Modern washing machines are equipped with many functions, just read the instructions. Manual mode will be useful. It can handle delicate washing of the most delicate fabrics and clothing items.
Buy a dryer
By hanging your bed linen correctly, you free yourself from the responsibility of ironing it.
Use hangers
Use hangers to dry shirts, jackets, blouses and other items that take a long time and are difficult to iron. This way you will reduce the time for subsequent processing and bringing the clothes into proper shape.
Add conditioners
They soften the laundry and prevent clothes from deforming during washing, which also saves time on ironing and putting things in order.
Wash and iron things
Fortunately, you no longer need to first run to the ice hole with buckets and then wash your clothes in a trough with your hands. But here's what would be nice:
- Study the instructions for the washing machine and understand that it has so many buttons for a reason.
- Learn to sort your laundry by color and properties so you don’t throw away white T-shirts after going for a swim with red panties.
- Develop the habit of at least sometimes looking at the labels of things and comparing them with the symbol table. Some clothes cannot be washed in hot water, others cannot be washed at all, dry clean only.
It would seem that everything is very simple, no nuclear physics. But many do not master this, although knowledge here will save you a lot of nerves and money. It's the same with ironing. It is not necessary to crunch your panties and duvet covers. But if you have already taken up the iron, it is better to do everything according to the rules so as not to waste your efforts.
Practice
