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As mom to a growing family, the chances are that you feel a lot of pressure to be the perfect homemaker. You likely spend hours in the kitchen or keep everything sparkling irrelevant of the fact it’s a constant struggle with a young family. Hardly surprising that you find motherhood more exhausting than a full-time job!

Luckily, while mom is often the word where the home is concerned, you don’t need to take all this on your shoulders alone. Accepting that you can’t do it all could be the first step in seeing yourself with the perfect home at last. All while buying yourself a little valued time to think about something else for once!

It’s the ideal scenario, we’re sure you’ll agree, and it’s one that could come within easy reach if you implement the following tactics in your household from now on.

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# 1 – Make rotas your best friend

Do you tackle cleaning alone every day? Are you the sole chef in your household? Gender shifts aside, this is still the case for many mammas out there, and it needn’t be. Implementing a rota around cooking, cleaning, or both could be just the thing to see you all on top of housekeeping at last. 

Instead of fighting a losing battle, this ensures you get a helping hand which both frees you some time and shows the rest of the family what you’re dealing with. Even if you still take the helm of the house stuff on your shoulders, a rota that outlines at least one day when other family members take care of this could be a life-changer.

# 2 – Focus on the fun of home-based crafts

Crafting with kids is always fun, but turning your focus towards more home-based crafting activities could prove beneficial for everyone. The majority of youngsters adore baking, but you can also take this further by looking for furniture upholstery ideas or similar that you can all get involved with. That way, you can impart useful knowledge, and ensure that your jobs are at least a little easier. 

# 3 – Don’t forget that decor is down to everyone

Too often, moms take entire decor projects on their shoulders, often because they don’t feel that they have a choice. The good news is that you do, and all you need to remember to implement it is that decor is down to everyone. This isn’t just your house, after all! A good compromise to start with here would be to ask your kids how they’d like their rooms decorated, or let your partner decorate a communal space with you. After enough small steps like these, you should find decor ideas become a much more inclusive process that doesn’t all fall on your shoulders!

You might be Supermom, but even your powers have their limits. If homemaking is one of them right now, then don’t hesitate to put these pointers into action and see how much of a difference they make to you.

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Kori

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Kori is a late diagnosed autistic/ADHD mom. She is currently located in Albany, NY where she is raising a neurodiverse family. Her older daughter is non-speaking autistic (and also has ADHD and Anxiety) and her youngest daughter is HSP/Gifted. A blogger, podcaster, writer, product creator, and coach; Kori shares autism family life- the highs, lows, messy, and real. Kori brings her own life experiences as an autistic woman combined with her adventures in momming to bring you the day-to-day of her life at home. Kori is on a mission to empower moms of autistic children to make informed parenting decisions with confidence and conviction.

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