There can be many reasons for your stressful home life; it could be that there just simply isn’t enough time in the day to get everything done or that there are external issues that make being at home a less-than-enjoyable experience.
Everyone deserves a home that is their calm, relaxing, and restful retreat, and there are different ways of achieving this, some of which can be quite enjoyable – but first, you will have to deal with getting the basics right, which could mean getting your hands dirty.
#1 Declutter
When it comes to decluttering, you have a few different choices ahead of you. You can donate your unwanted items to charity or friends and family, or you can sell them online and put the funds to better uses. If you have items that you are significantly attached to, box them up and place them in storage.
Just because you are decluttering your home doesn’t mean that you cannot change your displays every now and then. This is when you will be able to swap your current items on display for those important ones you have carefully packed and placed in storage. This keeps your home new and interesting throughout the year or season.
#2 Deal with exterior issues
Stress in being at home doesn’t just happen within the home but can also happen outside the gate too. Having teens lingering outside, either being abusive or just intimidating, is less than pleasant and can lead to stress, depression, and anxiety issues. You are supposed to feel safe in your own home, but with groups of loud, obnoxious teens outside, you are going to feel anything but.
By no means should you confront them or get anyone else to, as this could escalate the issue further and could result in them showing off to one another or daring each other to cause damage or violence. However, using a device from mosquitoloiteringsolutions.com, you could find that the group of teens find somewhere else to meet up. This should relieve your stress and make your time at home a far more enjoyable and relaxing experience for you and everyone who lives with you.
#3 Get organized
Get organized and get the rest of the household involved too. Having just one individual do all of the tidying and cleaning isn’t just daft – it’s unfair. Draw up rotas so that nobody is stuck doing the same chore week after week. This allows children to learn how to perform different tidying and cleaning jobs around the home as well as keep things interesting for them.
To encourage younger children to join in, you will probably need to make it a game, such as seeing how many toys you can get in the toy box within a set time and, of course, providing them with a reward for doing the job so well. This is likely to have them looking forward to tidy-up time in the future.
Final thoughts
Once you ticked all these boxes, you will be able to enjoy making your nest a relaxing and restful place to be. Using scents and sounds can install tranquillity into a now stress-free home, which it will be when it has been decluttered and cleaning and tidying rotas are up and running and working well.
I live in a small Georgia town that you most likely have never heard of and I LOVE it! My house is more than full as I am a single mother of four & caregiver to my aging mother and uncle. Lover of all things Outlander. Goes to the beat of her own drum woman.
Bea LaRocca says
I appreciate you sharing these posts with all of these helpful tips to reduce stress and to improve my emotional, physical and psychological health. Over the years, your suggestions have been a Godsend
Elizabeth says
These are useful as always!
Rita Wray says
Thank you for the tips. I have been donating a lot of items lately. I just have too much stuff I don’t need.
Dreaa Drake says
Great tips thank you for sharing!
Marisela Zuniga says
I love these tips and I definitely need to do all of these, starting with decluttering my house
heather says
Great tips thanks for sharing these. I love to be organized and I need to do a little decluttering.