If you want to establish a good habit, there is a simple way to make it easier to execute. Japanese storage expert Odake (おだけ), pointed out in his article that his physical strength has declined after entering middle age and tidying up his homework has also become a burden. She shared three housework that she stopped doing after she was 50 years old, which can not only help maintain the home environment, but also not be overly tired.
1. No longer using glass containers to store items, the storage box that is beautiful and does not easily absorb odor or dirt, but the weight of glass after 50 years old makes Odake feel troubled when cleaning and reclaiming them. She decided to change the storage box at home to plastic material. As a result, she found that the plastic container not only has a light weight, but also is easy to stack, and the storage space is smaller, and the process of moving and replacing old and new has become much easier. 2. Give up the hand mixermanual mixer
can easily chop ingredients, and it is a good helper when cooking, and it is small in size and does not occupy space when placed in the corner of the kitchen.
The weight of the commercially available manual mixer is about 800 grams, but for Odake, even if it is only a short time, it becomes a tiring task to operate it in a single hand. When she lived alone, she bought a fully automatic mini food regulating machine. After using it, she did not regret buying it at all, because it saved more effort when preparing materials and only changing tools, which made things easier in the kitchen.
3. Before removing unnecessary walls, Odake would set up walls in the kitchen to prevent dust. Although they seemed to have a decoration effect, it was easy to accumulate dirt under the carpet, which was very numb to clean. In addition, she was worried that the child was knocked down by the walls. The disadvantages of using walls gradually exceeded the advantages, which made her decide to remove it.
I didn't expect that after removing the wall, the space felt more tidy, because it was convenient to sweep and the floor was always kept clean. I thought it could "beautify" the environment, but I didn't expect that it would add to the troubles of the home.
Odake said that people over 50 are in an age stage of "can still do it" and "a little bit tough" and need to reassess things that need to be abandoned. Some habits you thought were necessary to do, but actually it feels easier to let it go? If doing housework begins to bring pressure to the body and mind, by trying the above simplified methods, you may find that life is really more comfortable.