I live by myself so I have to do it all and I can't afford someone to come in and clean. My boyfriend is willing to help but I hate asking him all the time to help with housework. I don't have a dishwasher either so I'm never on top of all of my chores.

This past year when things were really bad I realized that seeing dirty dishes and trying to cook and wash all the dishes was adding stress. So I stopped cooking, I bought paper plates and plastic ware and ate a lot of frozen foods. Frozen meatballs mixed with frozen pasta and veggies, frozen chicken strips, lots of soup, granola bars. Things like that.

Somedays if I picked up for five minutes or put 3 things away that was a win for me.