Yes, you read correctly, if you stop washing clothes at home your health could thank you. An innocent task like hanging clothes inside the house, running several washing machines a week or using cleaning products incorrectly affects your life more than you imagine.
What aspects could you improve by stopping washing clothes at home?
Long live your lungs
The first of the problems that washing clothes at home can cause us is respiratory diseases. We already talked about this point in another of our posts. Infections occur especially in houses where there is no other option but to lie inside a room. This act causes the accumulation of humidity in the room, and consequently the proliferation of fungi and bacteria. Here you can see how to combat or reduce these effects.
Cervical pain-free
Surely more than once you have felt the uncomfortable pain in the cervical area, well you should know that the cause could be the iron. Jobs that involve keeping the head fixed are the main causes of this discomfort. If you like to have your clothes without a wrinkle, remember that it is not the most appropriate for your cervical spine.
Quality time
On the other hand, it is important to take into account the time dedicated to laundry. The time you have to do what you like, that is, your free time, is a large part of the secret of your happiness. According to an article in the New York Times, the conclusion is reached that although most people believe that money brings more happiness, that is not the case, it is time.
Well, taking into account what was explained in the previous paragraph, you should know what you invest when washing clothes at home. You separate the clothes, plug in the washing machine, hang them, iron them and finally fold them, here you have approximately 2.5 hours lost. Now think, how many washing machines do you use per week? The Spanish average is 3-4, voila! 7.5-10 hours invested in your laundry. And after a month? Exactly more than a day. The point is that happiness greatly affects your health, your mood, your life... And now the million-dollar question: Would you be happier investing that time in what you like most?
More happiness
In addition to the hours invested in this domestic task, we could add to the concept of happiness by developing tasks that you don't "hate." There are certain household jobs that you do out of obligation and are not annoying (or are less annoying), but in the case of ironing, various studies show that it is the most hated task. This causes stress, bad mood and of course unhappiness.
Health for your skin
Another harmful effect of washing clothes at home is washing them incorrectly, and this not only affects the useful life of your clothes. Bad habits, such as the wrong amount of detergents and fabric softeners, can cause skin irritation and even the development of skin allergies.
Keys to stop the negative effects of washing clothes at home:
Hang outside the house (or ventilate well).
Share tasks with your loved ones (surely you can think of something fun to do around the iron).
Meditate before you start ironing to control the hatred towards it. Here is a video that can help you 😉
Read the instructions for detergents and fabric softeners.
Turn to a clothing professional and dedicate your life to anything other than washing and ironing at home.
And what do you choose?
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