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 everybody, this. Is Jessica, And this is
Thanksgiving Eve, so welcome. Today, we're going to do.
A. What we need?
For. Thanksgiving a very deep clean
of the kitchen. I'm going to throw out a bunch
of bonus chores to you guys. You might be.
Running around today, going to other.
People's houses. Or maybe you have some?
People coming. Over either way, Thanksgiving is
a good excuse to get a really deep clean on your kitchen so
let's get right into it. I want you guys to get ready and
capacity for your. Clean.
So light a. Candle open some.
Windows and we're going to get. Right into today's.
Episode and I am. Going to do a load of laundry.
I'm going to mention a load. Of laundry.
We're going to do a laundry. Switch, but if you have people
coming over today or you have a. Lot going on and you want to
skip. The.
Laundry for today, that's fine. That's not really a top
priority. When I have people coming over
like the day of or the day before.
I try to get that done kind of the week before, but I don't.
Have anything? Going on today so I'm going to
to do a load of laundry. So move your.
Clothes from the washer to the dryer and from a dryer to a
laundry basket. And I'll remind you about that
at the. End of the.
Episode Hopefully I will remember.
I'm very scatterbrained I. Always forget that part to
remind you. But.
We're gonna go. Ahead and do a deep clean of the
kitchen because. We might have people coming in
our. Kitchen, our refrigerator, stuff
like that, helping out with cooking, spice cabinets, what
have you. And even if you.
Don't and you're going to family members house.
Thanksgiving is a. Really good.
Excuse to. Get that kitchen.
Clean. So let's get right.
Into it once you're done with your laundry.
Switch and I. Am going to have you guys doing
the dishes but if you want to focus on the bonus chores that
I'm saying I'm just going to throw.
Everything out there. That I can think of as.
Far as my. Personal kind of checklist.
For birthday parties or Thanksgiving or holidays and
then as far as it as. Far as the.
Kitchen goes and then you guys can either be working on the
dishes while I talk and then tackle all that stuff after or
you can just do whatever you need to do most in your kitchen
so. Make sure you're doing a really
thorough pre rinse. I try to 100% of the time make
it. A rule that no matter what I am
feeling, no matter if I'm going to be good and clean the.
Dishes right? After I cook or whatever that I
will at least rinse it off and let it.
Soak as. Soon as I use the the pan,
utensils, whatever, and I've been pretty good about that
lately. And when I.
Say that. I make it a rule.
Or 100%. Of the time that is an.
Exaggeration. Obviously I.
Stumble. I mess up.
Everybody does sometimes. But it's a.
Goal and I keep it in my. Head that it's non negotiable so
that I will do it more often. I often try to trick.
My own brain. Like OK, no.
Matter what, you have to do this even if you don't.
Do the dishes. You have to do this.
And I do try to make it a rule that I do.
The dishes after each meal. But that one I'm not as.
Good about usually. I'll kind of let my food settle
and be like wow for a little. Bit and sometimes I let them sit
till the next day and I try really hard not to, but that's
just. How it is?
Sometimes and it's. Important not to.
Beat yourself up, but just to evaluate and see what you can do
better and when you are doing better.
What are the? Factors that encouraged.
The good habits. OK, so just be working on those
dishes while I'm talking. And I'm going to throw a lot of.
Bonus. Chores at you, stuff that I try
to do when I'm going to have other people in the kitchen or
get together. We are going other places.
But like I said. I'm going to pretend like I.
Have someone coming to my house and use it as a really good
excuse to clean my kitchen So while.
You guys are doing the dishes. First thing I want to throw out
there. Is the refrigerator so.
Usually, no matter what, people. Are going to be up in your
refrigerator whether they're they are getting a.
Drink or putting leftovers away or.
Helping you out or putting? Something in there?
Deviled eggs or what have you. So the.
Refrigerator is an important thing to have.
Clean no matter the holiday, especially for Thanksgiving.
So let's use today as a good excuse to clean.
That refrigerator so I. Want everything thrown?
Out that is. Going to be.
Expired or getting. Close to.
It that is no good anymore and then I will take everything out,
organize it, give it a good wipe down, take out drawers, clean
them in the sink and just really, really deep clean that
refrigerator inside and out, including the freezer because
people might be getting ice or whatever.
And like I said, even if you don't have someone coming over,
just pretend like you are. As that extra kick in the pants
to get this kitchen really clean.
And the refrigerator might be a bigger.
Task. For some people rather than.
Others I struggle more with the refrigerator.
I do make it a rule. Like I always say to do.
It whenever I'm getting. Clean the refrigerator whenever
I'm getting groceries and stuff. So it's been.
Better lately. But it is something that I have
to make the conscious decision to deep clean semi regularly.
So that's one number two. Is going to be your cabinets
such? As your like pantry, food
pantry. Do things.
Need to get. Thrown out, do you?
Need to reorganize, wipe down it's.
Good to give. It a good wipe.
Down every so often and I'm going to throw a.
Lot of information at you guys, I am not expecting you to.
Finish this stuff in the. Time that I'm.
Saying it just be working on your.
Dishes or whatever. Bonus chore you.
Need. The most and just start.
Slowly getting it all done. I mentioned before my spice
cabinets are something that I struggle with and it's always
the chili. Powder for some reason, and it
made. Sense.
When I would. Buy like the.
Ones that you RIP. Open the bag and then I'd put
them in a little plastic bag and then they'd spill somehow, like
I understood. That but now I have chili powder
that's in a shaker and. It's still spilled somehow.
It's the chili powder is cursed or something in my house I don't
know. But anyway, so my spice cabinet,
I also had it a. Lot more organized.
A few months. Ago and it's kind of just blah
everywhere and I have to hunt for stuff.
So that's something that I need to completely just take
everything out, give it a good wipe down and reorganize.
It's good if you have some kind of.
Container to put them. In some little plastic things
or. Lazy Susan or something?
Like that just to keep them all organized and easy to find.
Because when things become hard to find and you're digging
through stuff, it tends to make. Things, more messy, things get
spilled, stuff like that. So the more you have a system,
the easier it is for you to keep up with it.
So #3 is trash cans so. A lot of times when we have.
Company and stuff. Trash gets taken out.
By a cousin or a brother or something like that.
So if your trash can has not. Been deep cleaned in a while and
it needs a good power washing. It needs a good hose down in the
yard. Things leak and trash goes.
In your trash can so it gets dirty really quickly.
And we don't want a big stinky. Gross mess at the bottom of your
trash can if someone helps you out and.
Like I said. Even if you don't have any of
this going on, it's a good excuse to do it.
So definitely cleaning the trash can, cleaning around the.
Trash can, The floor around the trash can, the walls around the
trash can, wherever it goes. That's a good place that could.
Be deep cleaned. As well.
And you could be doing the dishes while I talk, like I
said. Or anything else in the kitchen.
Another thing. I would like to mention is the
oven. A lot of ovens have self.
Cleaning modes so if you want to spray something in there, do the
self cleaning mode be mindful of what you're using in your oven
and I've. Said the.
Story a couple times so. If you're avid.
Listener, I'm sure you've heard it, but my parents at once in
time when we lived in New Mexico, they were.
Rushing to clean the house before a guest came over and my
mom threw some wet. Pans.
Nonstick pans in the oven. Kind of to hide them.
And my dad. Was also rushing around in the
other room. Came in the kitchen and then
when she wasn't. Looking he pressed the self
clean. Mode on the oven which the.
Nonstick pans then. Caught on fire because he didn't
know they were. In there and then he tried to.
Open the oven. Ripped off the handle and there
was a big fire inside the oven. We had.
We had to have the fire department come and throw the
oven on the front lawn and put out the fire.
It was the. Whole thing.
So safety tip. From Jessica is don't do that.
Make sure there's nothing in your oven when you self.
Clean and if you are hand cleaning your oven, just let
your. Cleaner, whatever it is a paste.
Degreaser spray. Whatever you're using, make sure
it's doing its job and you're letting it.
Sit a good minute. That way it'll be less difficult
to actually get it clean and. In the Spirit.
Of oven cleaning we don't want to forget about our.
Burners now some. Of us have the electric stove
that's like a glass top and that one's a lot easier to clean but
if you're like me and you have an electric or a gas stove that
has the little cages on it I. Have an electric.
One but. It's an old stove.
So it has those cages. And hopefully I'm calling them
the right thing, but. Things can get underneath.
There it could build up grease burnt stuff really easily.
A lot of. People, sometimes I've seen
they. Put tinfoil around it that way.
They can just change out the tinfoil often and it's not as.
Difficult to clean. Some people.
Don't like the way that looks. I don't.
Personally do that. But I do have to clean it pretty
regularly because they get. Really built up and hard to
clean fast. You can let.
Them soak. You can take it apart, let it
soak, or you can just spray it. With again the same thing you
use to. Clean your oven.
Let it. Sit there for a good minute and
then come back. To it and.
Clean it. Another fire safety tip.
If you have an oven like that, it's good to clean it.
Pretty pretty regularly because I made.
Homemade French fries the other day and a fairly large French
fry fell in one of the burners. I admittedly did not clean off
the burner when I cleaned. The kitchen and.
Then I went to go cook and the little fry set on fire.
Wasn't a big. Obviously it wasn't like crazy
fire anything, it was just a big French fry on fire.
In the oven. But the kids are always like
right next to me when I'm cooking and they were freaking
out, like. Mom set a.
Fire but. That can make.
Your house stink. Like burnt food on a food
oriented holiday. So we don't want that.
We don't want burnt smell. We don't want people thinking.
We burn the. Food burn the Turkey right so
that's something that we. Can clean and it.
Even though it's not. Super super noticeable all the
time. It's.
Still a good thing to do because we don't want burnt, smelly,
gross stuff and getting it. Harder to.
Clean by getting more and more baked on.
It reminds me we've been watching like.
Christmas movies lately. And the other day we were
watching that movie, Santa Claus and the Original.
One and where he's in, I can't remember Denny's or something
and. He's in a section with all the
other single dads. And then he's like, burn the
Turkey, huh? Some of you might know what I'm
talking about, but that's my favorite part of the movie.
And then the guy has like a burnt hand with who, what's his
name? Tim Allen.
Anywho, while you've. Got that degreaser out?
Don't forget to do your. Backsplashes behind the stove,
all around the. Stove.
Grease can accumulate, especially if.
You're a big cooker, so just. Or cook, not cooker.
So just get that all. Nice and degrease.
Let it sit for a minute and then wipe it down thoroughly.
I mentioned the. Pantry and like the.
Spice cabinet, but also. Do not forget like the places.
Where your utensils go, your plates, things of that nature
for. Me my utensil drawer where I
keep. Like the big serving spoons and
stuff is out of hand right now. It's pretty disorganized.
And just stuff is just kind of. Shoved in there and it looks
kind of messy. So that's something that I would
need to take everything out, give it a good wipe down.
And it's just good to wipe. Those drawers.
Down every once in a while we're putting clean.
Utensils in there and they still can accumulate.
Dust and stuff. Dust particles and whatever, so
it's so good to wipe. Down every once in a while and
why not use this? As a good excuse to do it.
If you are done doing your dish is awesome, you can move on to
one of the bonus chores if you have not already, or you can do
a thorough. Wipe down and.
Throw everything away. Put everything away and then
thoroughly wipe down and we're going.
To go extra wipe down crazy. Because we're deep cleaning, so
make sure you're getting every nook and cranny, every surface.
Start from 1:00 side to. The other side of the kitchen,
don't forget. Your microwave.
The little. Dish in your microwave and just
work your way all the way to the dining room.
And while you are doing that, another one that is specific to
my house. But I'm sure a lot of you might
relate to this. Another hotspot.
If you will, is on top. Of the refrigerator so I.
Have small. Kids and the.
Top of the refrigerator or is where a lot.
Of things go to die because I'm putting stuff up there to hide
it from them. And then a lot of the times when
I actually go up there and go through stuff, half that stuff I
don't even want nor need anymore.
And they've been up there for months, so don't be.
Be afraid. To throw stuff away when you're
decluttering and stuff. But a lot of times you can see.
That from the dining room. And again this.
Is a. Good of, good as excuse of.
I'm getting tongue. Tied as good of an excuse as any
to. Tackle that today.
So just go through it. Put stuff.
Away that needs to be put away. Throw stuff away that needs to
be thrown away. And make your kitchen more
aesthetically pleasing by cleaning on top of the
refrigerator. Also if you have like.
Cabinets with a shelf on top. Where you can.
Put Knick knacks and such and things are accumulated up there.
That's a good spot. You can wipe down clear and wipe
down as. Well, so things.
Like that just. Look around in your house and
see if there's anything that. Maybe you don't always notice.
Because it's just there all the time and look through the eye of
a guest and get rid of that clutter.
It could. Be a bookshelf.
Just shelving. Around your dining.
Room or kitchen, anything. Let's just try to clear that
off. Wipe it down.
Underneath your sink. Where your.
Cleaning supplies and such can go.
Those things can get disorganized really quickly, so.
That's something that we can tackle as well.
And like I said earlier, you may not be having guests to your
house, but we're going to be tired.
We're going to be exhausted even if we're not doing anything.
The kids. Are out of school so whatever
you've got going on in your life, in your house during this
holiday season, you're probably going to be burnout tomorrow
whatever you decide to do and you're going to want to relax so
let's get all that nasty credit out of the way today and then.
You can just. Relax, sit back and I.
Just keep cleaning. While I'm talking, you can
either be wiping down, doing the dishes, or doing one of the
bonus chores in the kitchen. I've been struggling with
beating myself. Up about the house and stuff and
it's not. Uncommon.
I'm sure a lot. Of you do it as well, which is
why I talked to you guys. I have trouble staying focused
and I try to tell you everything that I go through and stuff so
that you guys can relate and you can realize that I am not.
The best cleaner in the world? Not even close.
Not even close at. All I'm struggling.
To. Find my rhythm and find things
that work in ever changing seasons of life.
Sometimes things work for me. And then things change in my
life and then they no longer work for me anymore.
So. You have to constantly evolve.
And try not. To be too.
Hard on yourself, but also evaluate your situation.
So that way it's ever changing and stuff.
And part of that is realizing that you're not going to want to
clean. Tomorrow.
Probably. So let's get it.
All knocked out today. And you'll feel so much better
tomorrow and you can just relax and turn your brain off.
For a little bit. Because as much as we don't want
to admit that. We are hard on ourself or have
anxiety about our surrounding our house.
We want our guests to be. Comfortable when it.
Comes to people eating in our. Home we.
Want them to feel? Comfortable eating in our house
by our refrigerator being cleaned by.
All these places. Being nice and cleaned and wiped
down. Because they're going to be
reassured that. It's being cleaned in AI mean
made in A. Clean, nice home.
And even though a lot of our family some.
Of our family will judge. We have those family members,
but someone wouldn't judge and not all families are judgy and
that might not be the driving force, but.
You still. Want them to.
Feel comfortable so. That's a good reason to deep.
Clean and also. If you do.
Have. Anxiety.
Surrounding the state of your house and stuff like I do a lot
of the time. Then that's a good way to just
quiet. Your brain is just to tackle as
much as possible so that you can relax and not have.
To worry about that. Thing when you have 1000 other
things to worry. About over the holiday season,
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And then? Don't forget to do a really
thorough floor. Clean.
Get your baseboards too. While you're at it.
Do a Really. Thorough.
Sweep. Mop and or vacuum and just get.
Everything really, really sparkling.
And shining and do an actual mopping.
That way it gets nice and. Clean and.
Yay, I remembered. Don't forget your.
Laundry switch set A. Timer if it's.
Not going to be done for a few minutes because we're only 20
minutes and so maybe you. Have about however long your
washer and dryer is. Just set a timer so you don't
forget to do that if you did do a laundry switch.
And I hope you guys get a lot done if you're like me and you
are bad at cleaning most of the time, but when you start
cleaning you get. Super hyper focused.
And then you want to just clean your whole entire house and you
still have momentum going, then please listen.
To another episode. Keep that momentum going, like I
always say, and get your house completely.
Clean. Just do.
As much as you can until you get burnout.
Thank you. Guys, so much for.
Listening, I hope you have a great Thanksgiving and as
always, happy cleaning guys.