Homemaker: “a person who spends their time looking after a home and doing housework rather than being employed outside the home (typically applied to a woman).”
I don’t fit the traditional role of a homemaker, because I have a job, but the job allows me to be home all day so I find myself placing more value in my home than my job at times.
Being a homemaker is one of my greatest fulfilments. Instinctively I want to have a clean and beautiful home around me (just like most people), and to know that I can provide that for myself and my family is an honour. I have always been an organiser and cleaner, but I have noticed over the years that people don’t enjoy the concept of taking care of their space because they look at it as a chore. I ask of you to change your mindset and look at upkeeping your home as an ability. An ability to create a safe space for your family and yourself to live your life and thrive within.
Housekeeping comes with the responsibility of ensuring your home is up to your own standards every day. But just like every other human on this planet we also have days where we don’t want to do anything. This is why I recommend that you have rituals that will make those slower days more bearable. I have a rule with myself that I don’t sleep with dishes in my sink. That just ensures 1 less thing for me to worry about doing first thing in the morning. When you start knowing what would make your life so much easier if you just did it routinely then big cleans won’t be as big anymore.
Being a homemaker is not for everyone and that is okay. Technically I am not one either, but being proud of your home and wanting to take care of it is not a bad thing. If you find joy in the ‘chores’ then enjoy every moment doing it.
It is your life to live. Don’t try to satisfy other people’s dreams who don’t have to live your life.