1 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:05,080 Hi everyone. I'm Ronnie. 2 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:07,840 And I'm Jessica. And you're listening to Clean 3 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:10,200 with me. The podcast where we walk. 4 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:16,840 You through cleaning your house. Hey guys, this. 5 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:20,200 Is Jessica And today's episode is gonna be catching up on 6 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:23,320 laundry. While we clean a bedroom so. 7 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:26,840 Let's get right into it. First thing I want you guys to 8 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:27,560 do like. Always. 9 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:29,960 Let's get ready for our clean, get ready for the day in some 10 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:32,159 capacity. Open up some windows. 11 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:34,000 Light a candle. And then we're going to get 12 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:36,960 right started on the cleaning session. 13 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:41,000 So I definitely need a laundry day my. 14 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:45,960 Laundry is pretty backed up and. Even though. 15 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:48,280 I have. Been the last. 16 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:49,720 Few days. Doing a couple. 17 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:52,080 Loads a day. I just haven't been able to get. 18 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:54,280 Caught up because. I went quite a few. 19 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:56,520 Days without. Doing anything so. 20 00:00:56,880 --> 00:00:59,440 I definitely need a. Laundry marathon day, so I'm 21 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:01,320 going to start with. That let's go ahead and. 22 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:03,720 Move our clothes from the washer to the dryer and from the dryer 23 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:07,600 to a laundry. Basket and while the machines 24 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:11,680 are running, we're going to do. Some bedroom and cleaning and 25 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:15,640 organizing. So whatever is a priority to 26 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:17,480 you, whether that be your sheets. 27 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:21,160 Blankets or maybe just a? Load of clothes, towels, let's. 28 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:25,160 Go ahead and. Do that first and then set a. 29 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:28,440 Timer for however long your washer and dryer are. 30 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:30,040 I will remind you at the end of the. 31 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:31,280 Episode to. Do a laundry. 32 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:33,520 Switch but. Whenever I'm doing. 33 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:35,480 Like a laundry. Marathon day I. 34 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:37,640 Always. Set a timer on my phone. 35 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:39,560 Because. Otherwise I lose. 36 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:44,080 Valuable time with the clothes being done and then I just 37 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:47,440 forget about it and then I'll remember way after and it just 38 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:51,800 maximizes the loads that I do when I set set a timer for 39 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:53,560 however long my washer and dryer. 40 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:57,000 Is something else. Too While. 41 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:00,040 We're in the laundry room, Kind of look at your laundry area 42 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,000 room, wherever it is you do laundry. 43 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:04,720 Does that need to be? Organized has it. 44 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:08,759 Been a minute since you. Have tended to. 45 00:02:08,759 --> 00:02:13,160 The laundry area. I have said many times before I 46 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:14,280 keep. A box with all. 47 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:15,720 Of the mismatched socks and I go. 48 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:18,640 Over that. Go through them about once a 49 00:02:18,640 --> 00:02:20,680 month and get rid of all the ones that haven't found a mate. 50 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:24,240 So if you have that system that I have described. 51 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:26,400 Before or something like it and it's time for. 52 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:29,280 You to review. Your sock matches. 53 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:32,160 Go ahead and do that. Maybe you just. 54 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:34,160 Have some dryer lint floating around that needs to. 55 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:36,720 Be swept up, maybe just need to do a quick wipe down. 56 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:40,920 Of the tops of your. Washer and dryer, I know they 57 00:02:40,920 --> 00:02:42,800 accumulate. Dust pretty easily. 58 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:46,680 Clean out your. Dryer lint. 59 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:49,880 I personally don't have one of these, but I've seen a lot of 60 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:51,200 people. Use those steam cleaner. 61 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:54,160 Things on ads. For the washer and dryer and I 62 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:56,560 want 1 so bad because it looks like it cleans really well. 63 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:00,560 They just look so fun. If you guys use those, let me 64 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:02,160 know on Facebook. If they work well. 65 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:05,880 For you if it's worth buying it because it it just looks like a 66 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:09,360 fun tool to have. Or maybe. 67 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:11,840 You just need to kind of sort your dirty laundry. 68 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:13,920 I have a bunch of laundry baskets and everything kind of 69 00:03:13,920 --> 00:03:16,200 got just mushed. Up together, but. 70 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:20,200 I found I am usually more. Efficient with washing clothes 71 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:22,000 when I. Separate everything into. 72 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:25,040 Different laundry. Baskets, whether that's. 73 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:26,480 You know, all towels. Together. 74 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:28,400 Because they're going to. Be washed together so you're not 75 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:30,040 having to dig through dirty laundry. 76 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:34,520 If you have a big giant pile like I do, I have multiple 77 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:37,680 laundry baskets. So before my laundry marathon, I 78 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:40,520 like to just kind of go through everything, put them together. 79 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:42,000 Like all the. Kids clothes together, all my 80 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:43,480 clothes. Together, all Joey's work 81 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:44,840 clothes. Together my husband. 82 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:48,320 Because. He usually washes his own work 83 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:50,400 clothes. Or whatever, but we wash those 84 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:52,360 separately because they. Get really dirty. 85 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:54,640 Anyway, that's specific to me, but. 86 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:57,560 I like to. Separate things. 87 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:01,440 You know, that way I'm not digging through dirty laundry 88 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:04,240 every single time I do a load and. 89 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:07,040 It's done once. And then next time you do a 90 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:10,040 load, everything's already separated for you to throw in 91 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:12,680 there. So once you have that going, 92 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:14,440 let's go ahead and move to a bedroom. 93 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:20,160 And I cleaned my kids bedroom yesterday and. 94 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:24,000 They had. Gotten a little bit unorganized 95 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:25,200 in there. For sure. 96 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:28,840 So I. Kind of introduced some more 97 00:04:28,840 --> 00:04:31,080 containers. To separate their. 98 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:32,560 Toys a little bit more and I'll talk a. 99 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:34,000 Little bit about that this could. 100 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:37,800 Be your bedroom. A kids bedroom, a guest bedroom, 101 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:38,800 whatever. Bedroom. 102 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:41,200 Needs the most attention. Maybe you have like an office or 103 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:44,360 a craft room or something like that If you don't have. 104 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:48,800 Kids or whatever. Room is just accumulating 105 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:51,480 clutter right now. Let's go ahead and tackle that 106 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:53,280 room. Or you maybe you have. 107 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:57,720 Many moderately messy bedrooms that you want to just tackle all 108 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:00,600 of them in the amount of time I'm giving you, then that's 109 00:05:00,840 --> 00:05:02,240 perfectly. OK as well. 110 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:05,480 Whatever you want to do. Let's start. 111 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:08,440 Right now. So when it comes to cleaning a 112 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:11,080 bedroom now my kids bedroom didn't have. 113 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:13,400 Any dishes or anything because I don't let them eat in there. 114 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:15,280 But my bedroom there's going to be. 115 00:05:15,280 --> 00:05:17,120 Cups, maybe a. Plate or something from a 116 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:19,000 midnight snack. So. 117 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:22,880 Just if there's any kind of plates, utensils, anything in 118 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:26,040 the room. I kind of looked in my kids room 119 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:28,640 to see if there was a secret hiding place for forks. 120 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:32,200 If you guys have children, you know that for some reason they 121 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:34,600 eat forks and spoons. I don't know where they go. 122 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:37,960 I buy them so. Often it's ridiculous and I know 123 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:40,680 I'm not the only one that has that problem because I've seen 124 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:47,120 many people talk about it. But all jokes aside, any any 125 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:49,360 kind of dishes at all, let's go ahead and move those to the. 126 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:54,760 Kitchen and then the next thing I like. 127 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:57,440 To do is trash. Because I'm just. 128 00:05:57,440 --> 00:05:59,880 Trying to get. All of the easy stuff out of 129 00:05:59,880 --> 00:06:01,360 the. Way and. 130 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:03,920 So I don't. Get off track. 131 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:06,080 In a really messy or cluttery. Room I like. 132 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:08,440 To do. Just focus on one thing at a 133 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:10,800 time. So let's focus on trash now. 134 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:12,920 Get a trash bag. Or a trash. 135 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:15,480 Can and just. Walk around the room, start from 136 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:18,480 one side to the next and just throw away any and all trash. 137 00:06:18,840 --> 00:06:21,280 There was a lot of trash. In my kids room because they're 138 00:06:21,280 --> 00:06:25,400 really big into crafts, especially my oldest so a lot. 139 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:26,880 Of cut up paper. And stuff like. 140 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:30,720 That so this is a big step. In my cleaning. 141 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:33,320 Process again every. Room's different. 142 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:35,240 You could. Be cleaning your room or 143 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:36,560 whatever. Maybe you don't have a whole lot 144 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:38,000 of. Trash but just do a quick. 145 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:41,760 Sweep of the room. And just collect. 146 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:44,440 All the trash, throw it away. And if. 147 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:47,800 You do have a lot of trash that'll really clear up the 148 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:51,000 floor. And then? 149 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:55,000 After the trash, I like to do clothes because if there isn't a 150 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:58,480 lot of trash, there's always. Clothes in a bedroom typically. 151 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:04,560 So again I. Grab a laundry basket to put 152 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:08,400 everything in and my kids do. Have a habit. 153 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:11,440 Of like when they're looking for pajamas or something, if I tell 154 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:14,160 them to go put pajamas on they will empty. 155 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:17,280 Out a. Drawer looking for something 156 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:20,800 they want. So I have. 157 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:23,680 To put things in. Piles of Is it going back in the 158 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:25,680 dresser or going in the laundry basket? 159 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:28,240 Because sometimes they'll put clean clothes next to the 160 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:29,760 dresser while they're looking for stuff. 161 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:33,240 That's just. The phase of life I'm in so. 162 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:35,560 If you do have any clean clothes, maybe you have. 163 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:37,760 Like a chair. And in between. 164 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:40,040 Chair where you. Have like clothes. 165 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:41,120 That aren't dirty, but they aren't. 166 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:44,760 Clean either. Decide what you want to do with 167 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:47,160 those and let's just get rid of any clutter. 168 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:50,800 But if you're anything like me, if you're cleaning. 169 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:55,680 Your bedroom specifically, I've mentioned before that I kind of 170 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:59,000 struggle with keeping my clothes organized and stuff, so the 171 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:01,200 clothing part. Of the room. 172 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:04,320 Usually takes the most time whether it's my kids room or my 173 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:07,360 room their their clothing is a little more organized than mine. 174 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:13,120 And while we are doing clothes and getting all The Dirty 175 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:15,160 clothes together in a hamper. And stuff. 176 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:17,280 It this would. Be the time to strip your bed. 177 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:19,120 If you are. Going to do that? 178 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:22,240 If it's not time to wash your sheets and you just want to make 179 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:24,480 your bed, then after you're finished with the clothing you 180 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:26,360 can just make your bed and make it look nice. 181 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:27,640 But. If you are. 182 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:31,320 Stripping your bed. And washing that as the next 183 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:33,280 load of laundry. Then just kind of. 184 00:08:33,919 --> 00:08:35,440 Put it with. The Dirty clothes and then take 185 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:37,799 it to the laundry room once you're done gathering all. 186 00:08:37,799 --> 00:08:43,120 The Dirty clothes. And just a side note, since we 187 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:45,000 are going to do. Several loads of. 188 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:48,360 Laundry today. It's a lot. 189 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:52,000 Easier to finish organizing projects and getting. 190 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:56,840 Clothes and stuff organized and dressers organized when we have. 191 00:08:57,200 --> 00:08:58,240 All. Of the clothes. 192 00:08:58,240 --> 00:08:59,240 That we're going to work with because. 193 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:00,160 If we just. Are. 194 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:03,200 Organizing a small amount of clothes and we have a bunch of 195 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:04,040 dirty. Clothes like. 196 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:06,880 I've got right now a big. Pile of dirty clothes so if I 197 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:10,760 it's not bad to organize the clothes that I have but if. 198 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:13,440 I don't have. A lot of stuff being washed and 199 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:15,320 put. Away then went. 200 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:18,480 If I spend all the time organizing just a small bit of 201 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:21,680 clothes as I'm folding and putting stuff away, I might be 202 00:09:21,680 --> 00:09:25,760 tempted to stuff things or kind of just throw everything in a 203 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:28,160 drawer or something because I. Spent all this. 204 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:33,520 Time organizing in a way that would benefit. 205 00:09:33,520 --> 00:09:36,320 Like to where I can see the. Small amount of clothes I have 206 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:39,960 instead of planning for a. Larger amount, so be mindful of 207 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:42,760 that. If you do, go to organizing your 208 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:44,960 clothes after we're done cleaning the initial room. 209 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:47,600 That account. For any dirty clothes you have 210 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:49,920 and make sure you're leaving plenty of space. 211 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:52,560 For that. So after you're done with 212 00:09:52,560 --> 00:09:54,840 clothing, let's. Do miscellaneous so. 213 00:09:54,920 --> 00:09:57,040 This is specific. To whatever room you're working 214 00:09:57,040 --> 00:10:01,560 in, of course, but I like to use this time to clear surfaces. 215 00:10:01,560 --> 00:10:03,360 If the floor if there's still stuff on the. 216 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:08,400 Floor then I do that before I do surfaces, but miscellaneous. 217 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:10,560 Stuff I just start from one side of the room. 218 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:12,880 If there's a whole. Lot of things. 219 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:14,920 And it's. Really just a lot of stuff. 220 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:17,880 I put them in piles. Based on what room they go. 221 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:20,920 In. That way I can gather everything 222 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:21,840 up at. Once and take. 223 00:10:21,840 --> 00:10:26,600 It to the other rooms, so if it goes inside the room, it would 224 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:29,480 be in one pile so I could put everything away at one time. 225 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:32,520 If they go, you know, in another kid room or something, I would 226 00:10:32,520 --> 00:10:33,440 put all that. Together. 227 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:36,040 And this includes. Under. 228 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:37,720 The bed as. Well, if you got some stuff. 229 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:39,240 Peeking out from underneath the bed. 230 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:41,920 I had been putting off cleaning under the all. 231 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:44,720 The beds in the house for a long time, but I was noticing they 232 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:45,960 were starting to accumulate a lot of. 233 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:47,480 Stuff. I thought it was going. 234 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:50,000 To be a. Huge project because. 235 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:53,200 We have wood floors, so things just kind of skate underneath 236 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:54,520 the. Bed really easily. 237 00:10:55,080 --> 00:11:01,680 In all of our. Rooms and I cleaned every area 238 00:11:01,680 --> 00:11:04,400 underneath each. Bed in the house which I only 239 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:06,600 have. I only have 3 bedrooms but. 240 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:09,520 They were pretty. Bad and I mean. 241 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:11,640 It only took me a few minutes each room. 242 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:14,960 Because it. Seems like a lot more than. 243 00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:16,760 Out actually is. A lot of it is. 244 00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:19,840 Just Knick knacks toys. It only. 245 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:21,480 Takes a couple minutes to put them away. 246 00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:23,240 It always looks worse than it actually is. 247 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:26,880 So just get a broom or some a. Tool to kind of get everything 248 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:28,760 out from underneath the bed, and then let's put that 249 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:30,280 miscellaneous stuff away. With all the. 250 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:32,280 Other stuff, and again once you're done with the. 251 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:34,200 Floor. And under the bed you can work 252 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:36,200 your way up. To the surfaces. 253 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:39,200 And if you have a. Problem area that's. 254 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:40,560 Going to take you a lot. Of time. 255 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:43,320 Don't worry, don't feel like you're not keeping up with. 256 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:47,400 Me, I am speaking kind of fast. This is. 257 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:49,800 Just a generic guide for cleaning your room. 258 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:52,120 But everybody's. Going to have different areas 259 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:54,480 that need more attention that they want to focus on. 260 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:57,280 Like I said, mine would be closed but. 261 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:00,200 If you are. Cleaning a child's room with a 262 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:02,920 lot more knickknacks or something like that, or a craft 263 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:05,440 room or something with a lot more just miscellaneous things 264 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:08,400 that need to go in different rooms or a storage room, then 265 00:12:08,440 --> 00:12:11,120 that's going to be what you're spending the most time on. 266 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:13,840 So again, this is completely. Specific to you. 267 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:15,280 And your room. This is just a. 268 00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:18,680 Guide. And as you're doing this, I say 269 00:12:18,680 --> 00:12:23,280 this all the time. But how peaceful it is to go to? 270 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:25,360 Sleep on clean sheets in a clean. 271 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:27,560 Room. Especially if it's been a few. 272 00:12:27,560 --> 00:12:30,120 Days since you've done a really good clean of your room. 273 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:33,360 It's just it really. Clears your mind, helps you 274 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:34,880 sleep. Easier you're not sitting there 275 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:36,000 with. Anxiety about. 276 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:41,320 The room being dirty or just having the cluttered feeling, it 277 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:43,120 just it isn't conducive to a good. 278 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:45,280 Night's sleep. And it's like that way. 279 00:12:45,280 --> 00:12:49,080 With your kids too, if you have. Kids my. 280 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:50,560 Kids are much more likely to want to. 281 00:12:50,560 --> 00:12:52,680 Sleep in their own room. They don't, but they at least 282 00:12:52,680 --> 00:12:54,640 start out in there. If their rooms. 283 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:58,440 Clean and they want to spend more time in their playing and 284 00:12:58,440 --> 00:12:59,680 stuff. They don't want to be in a 285 00:12:59,680 --> 00:13:02,440 messy. Environment and they might not 286 00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:04,840 articulate. That to you, but if you. 287 00:13:04,840 --> 00:13:06,840 Clean their room and keep their room clean. 288 00:13:06,840 --> 00:13:10,120 You will notice that they want to spend more time in there then 289 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:11,560 if their room is cluttering and dirty. 290 00:13:11,560 --> 00:13:15,280 My kids won't even go in their room and I do. 291 00:13:15,280 --> 00:13:19,160 Have a bonus episode? For small children, my kids 292 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:20,840 still listen to it because they. Like that? 293 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:23,800 They're featured on it so when they clean the room they do 294 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:27,040 listen to that. Funnily enough, I I was a little 295 00:13:27,040 --> 00:13:30,840 self-conscious making the kid. Episode, but the fact that they 296 00:13:30,840 --> 00:13:33,280 use. It every time makes me feel 297 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:36,000 better about it and they love it so. 298 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:40,840 And I know a couple of you had commented that your kids listen 299 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:41,960 to it and clean their. Room SO. 300 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:43,320 That's what. The goal was. 301 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:45,560 But yeah, it doesn't hurt to point that. 302 00:13:45,560 --> 00:13:48,080 Out to your kids too, right? Like I try to tell. 303 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:51,000 Them Isn't it so much nicer when your room's clean? 304 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:53,480 Yeah, it is. I like it when it's clean. 305 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:55,480 Doesn't it feel better? And don't you want to hang out 306 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:56,960 and hear more when it's clean? Yeah. 307 00:13:57,280 --> 00:14:01,560 And even if you think they're not paying attention. 308 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:04,080 If you especially. If you pointed out to them, 309 00:14:04,080 --> 00:14:05,600 they. Are going to realize hey you 310 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:07,200 know I do feel a lot better when my room's. 311 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:10,640 Clean and this isn't to make. Them feel bad or shame when it's 312 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:11,320 not. Clean it's. 313 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:13,440 Just. You know, pointing out. 314 00:14:14,440 --> 00:14:16,880 The positive feelings when you're cleaning have your room 315 00:14:16,880 --> 00:14:18,160 clean so that they'll want to do. 316 00:14:18,160 --> 00:14:22,560 That so just work on clearing surfaces and getting all. 317 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:28,320 Those Knick knacks. Put away and like any other room 318 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:32,800 clutter may accumulate or have made a permanent home on a 319 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:36,720 surface that necessarily isn't. Necessarily a place where it 320 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:37,400 should. Go. 321 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:41,080 Or maybe you? Have some open. 322 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:44,000 Storage like some. Shelving or something? 323 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:47,000 That you. Need to store things on but it 324 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:48,320 doesn't really. Look very good. 325 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:50,800 It looks cluttery. I definitely. 326 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:53,080 Recommend those little. Cloth cubbies. 327 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:58,840 You can get the shelves that hold those cloth cubbies for 328 00:14:58,840 --> 00:15:00,240 really cheap. I like them. 329 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:02,520 For adult bedrooms, kid bedrooms. 330 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:05,480 I have. Only a few of them in the kids 331 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:06,720 room and that's. What I was talking about at the 332 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:11,040 beginning of the episode. Their toys get really crazy. 333 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:11,840 Really. Quickly. 334 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:15,560 So the more separated I never used to. 335 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:18,320 Really do this to the. Extent I do. 336 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:19,800 Now and I. Still. 337 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:22,800 Have room to improve on it for sure, but. 338 00:15:23,520 --> 00:15:25,080 Those cloth cubby. Things. 339 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:27,280 I put like. All their Barbie accessories. 340 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:29,440 In one of them, all their dolls in one. 341 00:15:30,760 --> 00:15:32,280 Barbie dolls. All their baby dolls. 342 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:35,520 Stuff in another one. And the more separated things. 343 00:15:35,520 --> 00:15:37,720 Are like that, the easier it is for them to. 344 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:39,560 Find their toys keep. Track of their. 345 00:15:39,560 --> 00:15:41,520 Toys. And they're not dumping out a 346 00:15:41,520 --> 00:15:44,160 huge toy box digging for one little. 347 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:45,720 Barbie purse or. Something like that. 348 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:48,400 So that's. Been really helpful in our 349 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:50,520 household. And it's the. 350 00:15:50,520 --> 00:15:54,280 Same thing with organizing. Clothes, the more spots I have. 351 00:15:54,280 --> 00:15:56,880 For my clothes. The more I also purge and get 352 00:15:56,880 --> 00:16:00,120 rid of stuff that easier. It is for me to find stuff, the 353 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:02,720 more likely I am to wear the things that I have instead of 354 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:05,320 buying. New things and I know it's a 355 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:06,600 bit. Redundant and I talk about. 356 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:10,160 It a lot, but it's. When organizing decluttering, 357 00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:11,720 it's. All the same. 358 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:15,560 Basic stuff it's. Just a matter of doing it and 359 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:19,000 going about it in an organized manner, starting with one 360 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:21,240 drawer. Working your way over to the. 361 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:27,360 Bottom drawer and just going about it with a plan. 362 00:16:28,440 --> 00:16:30,160 You'll for sure get. Stuff done. 363 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:33,960 And just be working on clearing those surfaces and stuff and 364 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:37,840 making sure everything is picked up in the entire room, checking 365 00:16:37,840 --> 00:16:38,880 for hot. Spots. 366 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:41,440 And then once. Everything's. 367 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:45,400 Cleared and every. Surface is. 368 00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:48,080 Clean then. You can do the final step which 369 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:52,040 is wiping down and dusting things I like. 370 00:16:52,040 --> 00:16:54,880 To wet dust. But you know, blinds, window 371 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:57,440 sills, maybe you have one of those sliding glass doors that 372 00:16:57,440 --> 00:16:57,720 go. To the. 373 00:16:57,720 --> 00:17:00,760 Backyard in your room and you need to clean that window off 374 00:17:00,760 --> 00:17:01,440 especially. If you have. 375 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:03,200 Pets. There could be a lot of scuff 376 00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:06,520 Marks and mud and stuff. Mirrors. 377 00:17:06,520 --> 00:17:10,200 A lot of us have big mirrors in our bedrooms, maybe windows. 378 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:12,480 All that stuff can be windexed and wiped down. 379 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:15,400 So just like. The other rooms of the house go 380 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:19,480 wipe down crazy, wiping down surfaces and mirrors and such 381 00:17:20,079 --> 00:17:22,880 until everything is dusted and wiped down once you're done with 382 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:25,359 the pickup. And like I said, we all have 383 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:27,079 different areas that need more attention. 384 00:17:27,079 --> 00:17:29,320 So if you're still picking up, if you're still doing the first 385 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:32,840 step, then you just keep doing that until. 386 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:37,240 Everything is successfully picked up and if you want to 387 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:41,320 keep doing all the bedrooms in your house while you're doing 388 00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:44,360 the loads of laundry in between each load, maybe doing a room, 389 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:46,520 then you can listen to. This episode over. 390 00:17:46,520 --> 00:17:47,960 Again. Or you can listen to another. 391 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:49,600 Bedroom. Episode just go. 392 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:51,280 Down the list we've got. Tons of different. 393 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:55,240 Episodes talking about different kinds of organizing laundry, 394 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:56,560 bedrooms. So if you want to. 395 00:17:56,560 --> 00:18:00,480 Keep listening to. The podcast while you're. 396 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:02,520 Doing your laundry? Throughout the day. 397 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:04,480 There are plenty of. Episodes to choose. 398 00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:05,560 From. It. 399 00:18:05,560 --> 00:18:07,360 So you don't. Lose your motivation if you 400 00:18:07,360 --> 00:18:11,400 just. Need that extra specific 401 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:13,680 episode? Maybe about? 402 00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:15,760 What you're specifically? Dealing with like if you want to 403 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:18,280 episode on organizing. Clothes we have that just go 404 00:18:18,280 --> 00:18:20,080 through. The titles and the descriptions 405 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:23,160 and you'll find one for sure. But just keep. 406 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:27,400 Setting that timer in between loads and using. 407 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:31,000 The loads of laundry. As little break. 408 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:33,320 UPS of your. Cleaning sessions go room to 409 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:36,680 room to room in between. While the washer and dryer are 410 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:39,400 running and then once they're done, you take. 411 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:41,720 A break. Fold some clothes, put them away 412 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:46,720 and then start a new. Load and that's not to say you 413 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:51,480 can't take a break in between. And just not do in between 414 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:54,320 cleaning or you can take care of something else in your life. 415 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:57,440 What? Maybe you work from home or you 416 00:18:57,440 --> 00:19:01,840 have some other things on your To Do List that you want to 417 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:02,800 tackle. That don't have. 418 00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:04,440 To do with cleaning, you can do that while. 419 00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:07,760 The. Washing machine is going and. 420 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:11,120 Like I said, for me the main part I don't really mind doing. 421 00:19:11,120 --> 00:19:13,440 Laundry that's not one of the. Chores that I just. 422 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:17,400 Despise or anything? But the main reason I don't get. 423 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:20,680 As many loads done as. I would have is because I don't. 424 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:23,560 Always set timers, so I'm. Going to be mindful. 425 00:19:23,560 --> 00:19:26,600 Today and set the timers and make sure that I get it knocked. 426 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:28,920 Out. But if you do have. 427 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:30,720 The time to go on a cleaning marathon. 428 00:19:30,720 --> 00:19:33,400 It's a good way to kind of. Break up your different rooms 429 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:36,480 and cleaning sessions and time them by setting the timer to 430 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:38,680 remember to switch it. You're also setting the timer 431 00:19:38,680 --> 00:19:42,000 for this how long I have in each room of the house, so I hope. 432 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:43,560 You guys. Get a lot done today. 433 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:45,520 You can. Vacuum or. 434 00:19:45,520 --> 00:19:48,040 Sweep and mop whatever room that you finished. 435 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:50,640 If you finished one, if you're still working on it, awesome. 436 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:53,240 Like I said, if you want to go ahead and organize your drawers 437 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:55,600 or your closet or something, we've got closet episodes, 438 00:19:56,280 --> 00:19:59,480 laundry episodes, drawer. Episodes just look. 439 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:05,080 Through and get. Your bedroom back to an 440 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:09,360 organized peaceful environment for you and I hope you got a. 441 00:20:09,360 --> 00:20:10,760 Lot of stuff. Done. 442 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:12,160 I hope you. Continue to get your. 443 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:14,600 Laundry done and as. Always happy cleaning guys.