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A few extra minutes of chores might not seem like much, but they add up. In the past three months, the average American has missed out on two fun events, avoided hosting guests twice, and had two arguments in their household due to their home’s messy state.
According to a new survey of 2,000 people in the United States, the stress of having to clean their home before they can relax is ever-present for nearly two-thirds (64%).
Of those who have missed out on doing something fun because they needed to clean their home, respondents spent that time doing laundry (56%), cleaning the bathroom (51%), doing the dishes (46%), vacuuming (40%), and mopping (38%).
Results of the aforementioned survey also showed that the average person loses an average of six hours a week between prepping to clean, cleaning, and recuperating afterward — nearly an entire workday.
With so much time spent on cleaning, it’s not surprising that seven in ten respondents admitted that being an adult is less fun than they thought it would be.
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When they think back to what excited them most about adulting, 68% remember looking forward to the opportunities they’d have, like living on their own (50%), driving (47%), and having more free time (43%).
The reality is that, outside of work and sleep, more than half of respondents estimated they have only approximately four hours of personal time per day, with nearly one-third (31%) reporting even less.
For more than half of the survey’s respondents, that limited time is quickly eaten up by chores that leave them drained.
Two in three Gen Z and Millennial respondents reported feeling exhausted after cleaning their home, with many describing household chores as physically demanding. That fatigue may be tied to a lack of downtime, too.
The survey discovered that the average American spends just 18% of the year on “free time.”
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While most of the respondents want to recommit to adulting the way they once imagined, one in seven struggles to see where they could possibly carve that time out (15%).
The most common cleaning stressors include dishes piling up in the sink (37%), dirty floors (33%), and a ring around the toilet bowl (30%).
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