Hi everyone. I'm Ronnie.
And I'm Jessica. And you're listening to Clean
with me. The podcast where we walk.
You through cleaning your house. Hey guys, this.
Is Jessica And today's episode is gonna be catching up on
laundry. While we clean a bedroom so.
Let's get right into it. First thing I want you guys to
do like. Always.
Let's get ready for our clean, get ready for the day in some
capacity. Open up some windows.
Light a candle. And then we're going to get
right started on the cleaning session.
So I definitely need a laundry day my.
Laundry is pretty backed up and. Even though.
I have. Been the last.
Few days. Doing a couple.
Loads a day. I just haven't been able to get.
Caught up because. I went quite a few.
Days without. Doing anything so.
I definitely need a. Laundry marathon day, so I'm
going to start with. That let's go ahead and.
Move our clothes from the washer to the dryer and from the dryer
to a laundry. Basket and while the machines
are running, we're going to do. Some bedroom and cleaning and
organizing. So whatever is a priority to
you, whether that be your sheets.
Blankets or maybe just a? Load of clothes, towels, let's.
Go ahead and. Do that first and then set a.
Timer for however long your washer and dryer are.
I will remind you at the end of the.
Episode to. Do a laundry.
Switch but. Whenever I'm doing.
Like a laundry. Marathon day I.
Always. Set a timer on my phone.
Because. Otherwise I lose.
Valuable time with the clothes being done and then I just
forget about it and then I'll remember way after and it just
maximizes the loads that I do when I set set a timer for
however long my washer and dryer.
Is something else. Too While.
We're in the laundry room, Kind of look at your laundry area
room, wherever it is you do laundry.
Does that need to be? Organized has it.
Been a minute since you. Have tended to.
The laundry area. I have said many times before I
keep. A box with all.
Of the mismatched socks and I go.
Over that. Go through them about once a
month and get rid of all the ones that haven't found a mate.
So if you have that system that I have described.
Before or something like it and it's time for.
You to review. Your sock matches.
Go ahead and do that. Maybe you just.
Have some dryer lint floating around that needs to.
Be swept up, maybe just need to do a quick wipe down.
Of the tops of your. Washer and dryer, I know they
accumulate. Dust pretty easily.
Clean out your. Dryer lint.
I personally don't have one of these, but I've seen a lot of
people. Use those steam cleaner.
Things on ads. For the washer and dryer and I
want 1 so bad because it looks like it cleans really well.
They just look so fun. If you guys use those, let me
know on Facebook. If they work well.
For you if it's worth buying it because it it just looks like a
fun tool to have. Or maybe.
You just need to kind of sort your dirty laundry.
I have a bunch of laundry baskets and everything kind of
got just mushed. Up together, but.
I found I am usually more. Efficient with washing clothes
when I. Separate everything into.
Different laundry. Baskets, whether that's.
You know, all towels. Together.
Because they're going to. Be washed together so you're not
having to dig through dirty laundry.
If you have a big giant pile like I do, I have multiple
laundry baskets. So before my laundry marathon, I
like to just kind of go through everything, put them together.
Like all the. Kids clothes together, all my
clothes. Together, all Joey's work
clothes. Together my husband.
Because. He usually washes his own work
clothes. Or whatever, but we wash those
separately because they. Get really dirty.
Anyway, that's specific to me, but.
I like to. Separate things.
You know, that way I'm not digging through dirty laundry
every single time I do a load and.
It's done once. And then next time you do a
load, everything's already separated for you to throw in
there. So once you have that going,
let's go ahead and move to a bedroom.
And I cleaned my kids bedroom yesterday and.
They had. Gotten a little bit unorganized
in there. For sure.
So I. Kind of introduced some more
containers. To separate their.
Toys a little bit more and I'll talk a.
Little bit about that this could.
Be your bedroom. A kids bedroom, a guest bedroom,
whatever. Bedroom.
Needs the most attention. Maybe you have like an office or
a craft room or something like that If you don't have.
Kids or whatever. Room is just accumulating
clutter right now. Let's go ahead and tackle that
room. Or you maybe you have.
Many moderately messy bedrooms that you want to just tackle all
of them in the amount of time I'm giving you, then that's
perfectly. OK as well.
Whatever you want to do. Let's start.
Right now. So when it comes to cleaning a
bedroom now my kids bedroom didn't have.
Any dishes or anything because I don't let them eat in there.
But my bedroom there's going to be.
Cups, maybe a. Plate or something from a
midnight snack. So.
Just if there's any kind of plates, utensils, anything in
the room. I kind of looked in my kids room
to see if there was a secret hiding place for forks.
If you guys have children, you know that for some reason they
eat forks and spoons. I don't know where they go.
I buy them so. Often it's ridiculous and I know
I'm not the only one that has that problem because I've seen
many people talk about it. But all jokes aside, any any
kind of dishes at all, let's go ahead and move those to the.
Kitchen and then the next thing I like.
To do is trash. Because I'm just.
Trying to get. All of the easy stuff out of
the. Way and.
So I don't. Get off track.
In a really messy or cluttery. Room I like.
To do. Just focus on one thing at a
time. So let's focus on trash now.
Get a trash bag. Or a trash.
Can and just. Walk around the room, start from
one side to the next and just throw away any and all trash.
There was a lot of trash. In my kids room because they're
really big into crafts, especially my oldest so a lot.
Of cut up paper. And stuff like.
That so this is a big step. In my cleaning.
Process again every. Room's different.
You could. Be cleaning your room or
whatever. Maybe you don't have a whole lot
of. Trash but just do a quick.
Sweep of the room. And just collect.
All the trash, throw it away. And if.
You do have a lot of trash that'll really clear up the
floor. And then?
After the trash, I like to do clothes because if there isn't a
lot of trash, there's always. Clothes in a bedroom typically.
So again I. Grab a laundry basket to put
everything in and my kids do. Have a habit.
Of like when they're looking for pajamas or something, if I tell
them to go put pajamas on they will empty.
Out a. Drawer looking for something
they want. So I have.
To put things in. Piles of Is it going back in the
dresser or going in the laundry basket?
Because sometimes they'll put clean clothes next to the
dresser while they're looking for stuff.
That's just. The phase of life I'm in so.
If you do have any clean clothes, maybe you have.
Like a chair. And in between.
Chair where you. Have like clothes.
That aren't dirty, but they aren't.
Clean either. Decide what you want to do with
those and let's just get rid of any clutter.
But if you're anything like me, if you're cleaning.
Your bedroom specifically, I've mentioned before that I kind of
struggle with keeping my clothes organized and stuff, so the
clothing part. Of the room.
Usually takes the most time whether it's my kids room or my
room their their clothing is a little more organized than mine.
And while we are doing clothes and getting all The Dirty
clothes together in a hamper. And stuff.
It this would. Be the time to strip your bed.
If you are. Going to do that?
If it's not time to wash your sheets and you just want to make
your bed, then after you're finished with the clothing you
can just make your bed and make it look nice.
But. If you are.
Stripping your bed. And washing that as the next
load of laundry. Then just kind of.
Put it with. The Dirty clothes and then take
it to the laundry room once you're done gathering all.
The Dirty clothes. And just a side note, since we
are going to do. Several loads of.
Laundry today. It's a lot.
Easier to finish organizing projects and getting.
Clothes and stuff organized and dressers organized when we have.
All. Of the clothes.
That we're going to work with because.
If we just. Are.
Organizing a small amount of clothes and we have a bunch of
dirty. Clothes like.
I've got right now a big. Pile of dirty clothes so if I
it's not bad to organize the clothes that I have but if.
I don't have. A lot of stuff being washed and
put. Away then went.
If I spend all the time organizing just a small bit of
clothes as I'm folding and putting stuff away, I might be
tempted to stuff things or kind of just throw everything in a
drawer or something because I. Spent all this.
Time organizing in a way that would benefit.
Like to where I can see the. Small amount of clothes I have
instead of planning for a. Larger amount, so be mindful of
that. If you do, go to organizing your
clothes after we're done cleaning the initial room.
That account. For any dirty clothes you have
and make sure you're leaving plenty of space.
For that. So after you're done with
clothing, let's. Do miscellaneous so.
This is specific. To whatever room you're working
in, of course, but I like to use this time to clear surfaces.
If the floor if there's still stuff on the.
Floor then I do that before I do surfaces, but miscellaneous.
Stuff I just start from one side of the room.
If there's a whole. Lot of things.
And it's. Really just a lot of stuff.
I put them in piles. Based on what room they go.
In. That way I can gather everything
up at. Once and take.
It to the other rooms, so if it goes inside the room, it would
be in one pile so I could put everything away at one time.
If they go, you know, in another kid room or something, I would
put all that. Together.
And this includes. Under.
The bed as. Well, if you got some stuff.
Peeking out from underneath the bed.
I had been putting off cleaning under the all.
The beds in the house for a long time, but I was noticing they
were starting to accumulate a lot of.
Stuff. I thought it was going.
To be a. Huge project because.
We have wood floors, so things just kind of skate underneath
the. Bed really easily.
In all of our. Rooms and I cleaned every area
underneath each. Bed in the house which I only
have. I only have 3 bedrooms but.
They were pretty. Bad and I mean.
It only took me a few minutes each room.
Because it. Seems like a lot more than.
Out actually is. A lot of it is.
Just Knick knacks toys. It only.
Takes a couple minutes to put them away.
It always looks worse than it actually is.
So just get a broom or some a. Tool to kind of get everything
out from underneath the bed, and then let's put that
miscellaneous stuff away. With all the.
Other stuff, and again once you're done with the.
Floor. And under the bed you can work
your way up. To the surfaces.
And if you have a. Problem area that's.
Going to take you a lot. Of time.
Don't worry, don't feel like you're not keeping up with.
Me, I am speaking kind of fast. This is.
Just a generic guide for cleaning your room.
But everybody's. Going to have different areas
that need more attention that they want to focus on.
Like I said, mine would be closed but.
If you are. Cleaning a child's room with a
lot more knickknacks or something like that, or a craft
room or something with a lot more just miscellaneous things
that need to go in different rooms or a storage room, then
that's going to be what you're spending the most time on.
So again, this is completely. Specific to you.
And your room. This is just a.
Guide. And as you're doing this, I say
this all the time. But how peaceful it is to go to?
Sleep on clean sheets in a clean.
Room. Especially if it's been a few.
Days since you've done a really good clean of your room.
It's just it really. Clears your mind, helps you
sleep. Easier you're not sitting there
with. Anxiety about.
The room being dirty or just having the cluttered feeling, it
just it isn't conducive to a good.
Night's sleep. And it's like that way.
With your kids too, if you have. Kids my.
Kids are much more likely to want to.
Sleep in their own room. They don't, but they at least
start out in there. If their rooms.
Clean and they want to spend more time in their playing and
stuff. They don't want to be in a
messy. Environment and they might not
articulate. That to you, but if you.
Clean their room and keep their room clean.
You will notice that they want to spend more time in there then
if their room is cluttering and dirty.
My kids won't even go in their room and I do.
Have a bonus episode? For small children, my kids
still listen to it because they. Like that?
They're featured on it so when they clean the room they do
listen to that. Funnily enough, I I was a little
self-conscious making the kid. Episode, but the fact that they
use. It every time makes me feel
better about it and they love it so.
And I know a couple of you had commented that your kids listen
to it and clean their. Room SO.
That's what. The goal was.
But yeah, it doesn't hurt to point that.
Out to your kids too, right? Like I try to tell.
Them Isn't it so much nicer when your room's clean?
Yeah, it is. I like it when it's clean.
Doesn't it feel better? And don't you want to hang out
and hear more when it's clean? Yeah.
And even if you think they're not paying attention.
If you especially. If you pointed out to them,
they. Are going to realize hey you
know I do feel a lot better when my room's.
Clean and this isn't to make. Them feel bad or shame when it's
not. Clean it's.
Just. You know, pointing out.
The positive feelings when you're cleaning have your room
clean so that they'll want to do.
That so just work on clearing surfaces and getting all.
Those Knick knacks. Put away and like any other room
clutter may accumulate or have made a permanent home on a
surface that necessarily isn't. Necessarily a place where it
should. Go.
Or maybe you? Have some open.
Storage like some. Shelving or something?
That you. Need to store things on but it
doesn't really. Look very good.
It looks cluttery. I definitely.
Recommend those little. Cloth cubbies.
You can get the shelves that hold those cloth cubbies for
really cheap. I like them.
For adult bedrooms, kid bedrooms.
I have. Only a few of them in the kids
room and that's. What I was talking about at the
beginning of the episode. Their toys get really crazy.
Really. Quickly.
So the more separated I never used to.
Really do this to the. Extent I do.
Now and I. Still.
Have room to improve on it for sure, but.
Those cloth cubby. Things.
I put like. All their Barbie accessories.
In one of them, all their dolls in one.
Barbie dolls. All their baby dolls.
Stuff in another one. And the more separated things.
Are like that, the easier it is for them to.
Find their toys keep. Track of their.
Toys. And they're not dumping out a
huge toy box digging for one little.
Barbie purse or. Something like that.
So that's. Been really helpful in our
household. And it's the.
Same thing with organizing. Clothes, the more spots I have.
For my clothes. The more I also purge and get
rid of stuff that easier. It is for me to find stuff, the
more likely I am to wear the things that I have instead of
buying. New things and I know it's a
bit. Redundant and I talk about.
It a lot, but it's. When organizing decluttering,
it's. All the same.
Basic stuff it's. Just a matter of doing it and
going about it in an organized manner, starting with one
drawer. Working your way over to the.
Bottom drawer and just going about it with a plan.
You'll for sure get. Stuff done.
And just be working on clearing those surfaces and stuff and
making sure everything is picked up in the entire room, checking
for hot. Spots.
And then once. Everything's.
Cleared and every. Surface is.
Clean then. You can do the final step which
is wiping down and dusting things I like.
To wet dust. But you know, blinds, window
sills, maybe you have one of those sliding glass doors that
go. To the.
Backyard in your room and you need to clean that window off
especially. If you have.
Pets. There could be a lot of scuff
Marks and mud and stuff. Mirrors.
A lot of us have big mirrors in our bedrooms, maybe windows.
All that stuff can be windexed and wiped down.
So just like. The other rooms of the house go
wipe down crazy, wiping down surfaces and mirrors and such
until everything is dusted and wiped down once you're done with
the pickup. And like I said, we all have
different areas that need more attention.
So if you're still picking up, if you're still doing the first
step, then you just keep doing that until.
Everything is successfully picked up and if you want to
keep doing all the bedrooms in your house while you're doing
the loads of laundry in between each load, maybe doing a room,
then you can listen to. This episode over.
Again. Or you can listen to another.
Bedroom. Episode just go.
Down the list we've got. Tons of different.
Episodes talking about different kinds of organizing laundry,
bedrooms. So if you want to.
Keep listening to. The podcast while you're.
Doing your laundry? Throughout the day.
There are plenty of. Episodes to choose.
From. It.
So you don't. Lose your motivation if you
just. Need that extra specific
episode? Maybe about?
What you're specifically? Dealing with like if you want to
episode on organizing. Clothes we have that just go
through. The titles and the descriptions
and you'll find one for sure. But just keep.
Setting that timer in between loads and using.
The loads of laundry. As little break.
UPS of your. Cleaning sessions go room to
room to room in between. While the washer and dryer are
running and then once they're done, you take.
A break. Fold some clothes, put them away
and then start a new. Load and that's not to say you
can't take a break in between. And just not do in between
cleaning or you can take care of something else in your life.
What? Maybe you work from home or you
have some other things on your To Do List that you want to
tackle. That don't have.
To do with cleaning, you can do that while.
The. Washing machine is going and.
Like I said, for me the main part I don't really mind doing.
Laundry that's not one of the. Chores that I just.
Despise or anything? But the main reason I don't get.
As many loads done as. I would have is because I don't.
Always set timers, so I'm. Going to be mindful.
Today and set the timers and make sure that I get it knocked.
Out. But if you do have.
The time to go on a cleaning marathon.
It's a good way to kind of. Break up your different rooms
and cleaning sessions and time them by setting the timer to
remember to switch it. You're also setting the timer
for this how long I have in each room of the house, so I hope.
You guys. Get a lot done today.
You can. Vacuum or.
Sweep and mop whatever room that you finished.
If you finished one, if you're still working on it, awesome.
Like I said, if you want to go ahead and organize your drawers
or your closet or something, we've got closet episodes,
laundry episodes, drawer. Episodes just look.
Through and get. Your bedroom back to an
organized peaceful environment for you and I hope you got a.
Lot of stuff. Done.
I hope you. Continue to get your.
Laundry done and as. Always happy cleaning guys.