I practiced for many years to always light candles at the dinner table and put music on every evening, whether we had a piece of toast or banquet fare for our dinner. It soothed all of our souls.
The mundane is a heaviness that compounds stress to make life feel even more unmanageable. Adding color and interest into the tasks of my life significantly diminishes that weight of stress and refills my soul to keep going. Listening to a book on tape while folding laundry or playing loud music while cleaning the kitchen makes the chores so much more enjoyable.
The reality is that the constant stream of work will never really stop flowing; it will only change and morph over time. Your home will never be perfect, but accepting housework challenges as a part of a normal life and embracing them as part of a regular rhythm will allow you to make peace with the realities of daily life. It all bring grace to the the people in your home as you learn to walk in conntentment with this. Peace be yours today.