I struggle being at home because the house has no storage so there is stuff everywhere and nowhere to put it. I guess I cope with that by telling myself that it will all be sorted soon when we renovate and by visualising it in my head when it's all done and going through magazines/catalogues to choose what I want.

But I do try to get out of the house as much as possible. I've learnt that there's no point sometimes trying to get the house shipshape before we go out for a walk because the day will just disappear and there will be no walk. So I often leave the house in chaos, get out and when I come back I'm in a much better mood and better able to cope with the idea of housework.

Apart from that, I try to get some 'me' time and sort of give myself mini-treats or things to look forward to. That could be as simple as something today which is to go to the end of my street (2 mins) away to try on a dress that I've seen in the window. All up that will probably take 30 minutes but it's something to look forward to.