IKEA Life at Home, Goodbye Expectations
Do you find it a struggle to find quality time with family and friends? Let’s try to change that with IKEA Life at Home, Goodby Expectations!! Let’s say “goodbye” to stress and “hello” to cooking, eating and being with each other.
Home has always been a place where you can shut out the world, kick back and be yourself. IKEA Life at Home Report shows we want our home to be just that. In today’s world though we now let in strangers along with friends and family into our lives and homes. This can be inspiring or stressful because it brings with it constant comparison and expectations.
This is especially true in the kitchen as we now have lifestyle blogs, TV programs and cookbooks that have raised the bar! How do these people constantly serve delicious, nutritious, locally-sourced, seasonally-appropriate meals every day when you are run ragged just trying to get the kids to eat.
The truth is not everything is always perfect. Don’t let it stress you out, everyone does what they can to make it work!! IKEA thinks this is great, “Let’s Relax” and talk about this. Let’s say goodbye to expectations and stress and hello to cooking, eating and being together. “Goodbye” the “right” way – “hello” your way!!
IKEA Life at Home Report
IKEA Life at Home Report asked thousands of people around the world about life at home and explored the expectations that are stressing them out. Number one was that you should be sharing quality time with your family and friends. This is not always the easiest to do. While 73% of people say they cook to make themselves feel at home, 42% say they lack time to cook everyday day and 34% of those living alone wish they could eat with others more often. What if preparing and enjoying food together was the answer to sharing quality time?
So, why not have fun and be productive at the same time? Prepare meals in advance and let everyone help out. It doesn’t matter if you do meals for the whole week or just the breakfasts. You can also squeeze in quality time in odd places, like when grandma teaches you her favourite recipe over Skype.
Lastly, try to show everyone in the family how chores can be super fun. Kids are great helpers, so make your kitchen kid-friendly and invite them in.
Comments & Reviews
Shauna Torres says
My kids love helping me in the kitchen, yet I still seem to stress, A LOT! LOL… I need to learn to relax a bit. Maybe making my kitchen more fun and organized would help.
Audrey McClelland says
We love to make family meals part of our quality time together. It’s a great way to connect.
Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle says
I’m not sure what it is about food that makes for such great family and friends time. I think food is the vehicle for forcing everyone to slow down and just be.
Jeanette says
I love hosting events and get-togethers at my house. Food is always such a huge part of that. There’s just something about gathering together and having a chance to just sit down and chat. I’m thankful that most of the time our family enjoys dinner together. I like the idea of Skyping relatives over a recipe–that would be fun for the grandparent and the grandchild!
Meagan says
I love making my kitchen kid friendly. Not to mention, iKea has the best kitchen gadgets ever!
William Sweeney says
I had not seen this commerical yet!!! WE love to make dinner as a family, it’s a great way to spend time together!
Brandy says
Making dinner together is great for bonding time! It’s really important that you have fun while being safe at the same time1
Kathy says
I love bonding time with my girls. I love the idea of having cleaning supplies for kids like you have pictured. I need to do that for my girls. That’s such a wonderful idea.
Olivia Douglass says
IKEA is an awesome place to spend a few hours! We never leave without buying something and usually leave with a lot of ideas!!’
Alicia says
The kitchen is an important part of our home. The kids love helping cook meals and we enjoy spending quality time together while we eat.
Ann Bacciaglia says
Our kitchen is one of the busiest rooms in our house. I love it when the kids want to help me make our meals.
Jennifer says
These are great tips! My kids love helping out in the kitchen, but often it stresses me out to have them around the food, a hot stove, or the oven. I’m hoping when they get older it will get a little easier.
Stefani Tolson says
I think it is important to spend time with family. That is why I work from home and am my own boss!
Elizabeth Lampman says
My kids love to be involved in the kitchen. They like to pick out recipes and help me make breakfast and dinner.