{"id":2268,"date":"2025-04-18T20:25:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T20:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/domesticdaydreams.com\/blog\/?p=2268"},"modified":"2025-05-01T20:57:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T20:57:11","slug":"5-things-i-stopped-doing-that-finally-helped-me-keep-up-with-housework-as-a-working-mom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/domesticdaydreams.com\/blog\/5-things-i-stopped-doing-that-finally-helped-me-keep-up-with-housework-as-a-working-mom\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Things I Stopped Doing That Finally Helped Me Keep Up With Housework (as a Working Mom!)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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These simple shifts have been game-changers, and no matter how hectic your life gets, I promise you can do them too.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Keeping a clean house while juggling work, family, and a brain that\u2019s constantly running in five different directions? It\u2019s no small feat, my friends. For years, it felt like I was always behind on cleaning. Then I\u2019d try to make up for it by going into a cleaning frenzy every Saturday, which left me exhausted and frustrated. Sound familiar?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, I want to share the changes I made that actually work\u2014not just for keeping my house clean, but for keeping me sane too. These simple shifts have been game-changers, and no matter how hectic your life gets, I promise you can do them too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. I Stopped Cleaning the Entire House on Saturdays<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Saturday used to be my \u201call-or-nothing\u201d cleaning day. I\u2019d wake up ready to tackle the whole house, armed with my broom, mop, and good intentions… only to end the day overwhelmed, exhausted, and with a house that somehow still didn\u2019t feel clean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now? I spread it out. Here\u2019s what my weekly routine looks like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n