Step Away From The Hoover: It’s No Housework Day!

Today is a wonderful day. Not only is it a Sunday and still the weekend, it’s also No Housework Day – a magical day when people who are usually tasked with doing the housework down their tools, relax and enjoy themselves.

However, the sad thing about No Housework Day is the fact that many people don’t realise it’s an actual event. There are still some lost souls who will use today to clean out the spare room, hoover the floors and/or rearrange their wardrobes (those fools!).

We say cease and desist! Grab yourself a cup of tea, plonk yourself down on the sofa and enjoy this most sacred of days.

If it’s your first No Housework Day and you have no idea how to go about celebrating it, relax. We’ve got you covered. Here’s everything you need to do to ensure that the other occupants of your house know that you’ll be doing sweet feck all for the day that’s in it.

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Get yourself to the nearest calendar and mark the date

Step 1: Add No Housework Day to the main calendar in your home
Get yourself straight to the kitchen/bedroom/wherever, grab a red pen and circle April 7^th so everyone can see that yes, it is in fact a real holiday and you will be celebrating it accordingly. If you want to go one step further, you can borrow your other half’s phone and put it onto his Google calendar so he knows what’s up. You can also write a massive notice and stick it to your front door – just to help out any of those poor fools who haven’t yet realised what an awesome day it is.

The sink is none of your concern today

Step 2: Cordon off the sink and hide the hoover
Use masking tape to make a big ‘X’ over your kitchen sink, hide your hoover in the back of the wardrobe, throw your cleaning supplies out the window and just forget about housework for the day. Go mad and throw your marigolds in the bin – you won’t be needing those suckers (well… for the next 24 hours anyway…)

Get out of the house and have some fun

Step 3: Go outside and have some fun
Leave the house for the day, meet up with your friends and go and do anything and everything that will make you happy. The whole purpose of No Housework Day is to relax and enjoy yourself.

Alternatively, set up camp on the sofa for the rest of evening. Make sure you have a constant supply of tea, chocolate and girly boxsets on tap. If needed, bring your duvet into the living room and construct a makeshift bed.

If your dog/boyfriend/kid annoys you, simply direct them to the calendar

Step 4: If your other half/kids/dog annoys you, direct them to the calendar
Just simply point at your calendar and continue to point until they get the message and leave you alone. Tell them that if they want to, they can clean the dishes and do whatever other chores that need to be done.

Air fresheners are your friends

Step 5: Strategically place air fresheners around your home
We’re not going to lie, sometimes No Housework Day can result in unpleasant smells (especially if you were supposed to take the bin out yesterday). However, this can be remedied by grabbing some air fresheners and placing them around your home.

If the kitchen is a mess, just put an air freshener on the counter and go about your business. Dirty dishes, overflowing bins and stinky sinks are none of your concern – not for today anyway.