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. Thanks for joining me in today's
episode. I'm going to talk you through
some housework and I'm also going to talk.
About what people with. Clean houses do in certain rooms
and in certain situations. So that.
You can get some. Ideas about tweaks?
In your routine that can help you in the new year.
So let's get right into the. Episode It's time to.
Gear up for your cleaning session.
Maybe you need to freshen up for the.
Day light a wax. Warmer and.
Take out the trash to get your house.
Smelling fresh? Or maybe you need to start a
load of laundry? Straighten up your front
entrance. It's time to gear up for your
cleaning session, whatever that means for you.
And this episode is going to be a little bit different than
usual because I'm going to. Try to have specialized.
Tips in each room. It's going to be kind of a whole
house speed clean and I'm going to have some tips for each room.
That I think will really help you.
So while you're gearing up for your cleaning session, I just.
Want to say. Whether you have.
Been formally diagnosed. With ADHD or you're just a
little creative? And distractible or somewhere in
between? This episode is for you a lot of
people struggle with. Staying on task during housework
because there's so many more interesting things we could be
doing. We're not lazy.
We. Are just distractible and.
We either have a. Lot of interests or we tend to
be kind of obsessed with one thing at a time if this
resonates. With you, this episode is for
you, but regardless of whether that's relatable.
To you, I'm going to talk you through cleaning your house.
So again, maybe you. Needed to get your house
smelling nice? Start a load of laundry,
Straighten your front entrance. Freshen yourself up if you need
more time to gear up for your cleaning session.
Feel free to pause the episode, I just.
Want you to get up and moving. So that I can give you your next
instructions. Basically, Are you ready?
OK, great. The next.
Thing you're going to do is gather up any.
Dishes from around the. House.
OK, maybe you've got. More than one.
Cup on a. Surface.
OK, maybe you. Forgot to clear your plate or
bowl or? Someone in your household.
Doesn't. Really remember to pick up after
themselves. If you're super.
Organized and you're the type of person who.
Has a place for. Everything and everything in its
place and you're putting things. Away as you go.
Then. You might not understand.
Why your spouse or your kids are.
Leaving things around, I think with kids, a lot of times it's a
phase. I think at around 12 they start.
To get a little bit forgetful. And then they become more
conscientious as they get. Into their older teens in many
cases. But some of us.
Never get as conscientious as. We'd like to be so hopefully.
You're gathering up any dishes from around the house.
The next thing I want you to do. Is empty.
Your dishwasher or drying. Rack.
If you want your family members. Or yourself.
For that matter, to. To wash each dish after.
Using it whether? You want them to wash it from
start to finish and place it in the drying rack or rinse it and
place it into the dishwasher you've got to make.
That easy for them. And you may be thinking, oh,
they can just stack it on the other stuff that's in the drying
rack or they can. Empty the dishwasher first.
Some of us are not going to want to do that and we're not going
to feel like we have time. I mean, picture somebody you
know. Making a quick smoothie before
heading out the door. Are they more likely?
To. Wash out that blender.
Cup if. There's an empty.
Drying rack right there. Or even somebody.
Was telling me that kind of a game changer for her was
installing a drying rack. Over the sink area.
That way it was just. Right there and it.
Just seems so easy. The dishes would.
Kind of drip dry into the sink. Or if you're like me.
You have a tray. Under your drying rack and it it
has kind of a little slant that makes it any moisture drain into
the sink. Something that my daughter.
Jessica does. Is that?
She actually places something. Under her drying.
Rack tray. To create a.
Little more of an. Incline and.
I thought that was a great idea. People with clean houses empty
their drying rack and or dishwasher first thing in the
morning because if you want. People to wash their dish right
after. Using it.
You've got to make it easy for them, they've got to.
See a place to put it they? Don't want to be playing dish?
Jenga stacking things on top of a mountain of already dry clean.
Dishes. And they don't want to have.
To empty the dishwasher. 1st or determine.
Whether that load is? Clean or dirty make.
It easy for yourself and others by emptying the drying rack and
dishwasher first thing in the morning.
Every day that sets the stage for.
Keeping up on dishes. Just like.
Running your dishwasher? Or washing dishes after dinner.
Or right. Before Bed sets the stage.
For a great morning. You don't want to.
Leave those dry dishes. For too long you want.
To put away. You want to put.
Away those dry dishes. Before the 1st meal of the day.
I'm telling you, it may not sound like a.
Big deal. But it's a game changer, folks.
So the first thing. You need to.
Do is put away? Your clean.
Dishes and then of. Course, it'll be time.
To wash those dishes. Now there are a.
Few ways to go. About this, I don't know if
you're hand. Washing or you?
Have a dishwasher but you either way.
You're going to want. To get any difficult items
soaking, you know those items that you're dreading?
Washing that pan with some dried on or baked on food.
Or maybe you have a couple things like that or your the
inside of your crock pot because you didn't use the crock pot
liner. Or wash it out right away.
Let's get those. Items soaking so that you don't
have to scrub as much later on, and.
One of my. Tried and true tips is.
Dropping a dishwasher pod in a heavily soiled pot or pan that.
Helps to get it. Cleaner, faster and with less
scrubbing. So I definitely recommend doing
that. You want to get those difficult
items soaking and then you want to pre rent your first sink load
or the items that are going into.
The dishwasher. And the easy stuff.
Or the small stuff as I call. It includes things like cups,
mugs. Glasses, silverware, bowls,
plates. And maybe even a few
strategically placed cooking spatulas or large knives.
Do what you do, but I typically put those.
In the top rack and I pre rinse using running water and a brush
on a handle to that's kind of like how I pre rinse things that
are going into the dishwasher and then I.
Will I will fill the dishwasher as?
Full as I. Can within reason, OK and even
if I don't have enough? Dishes to fill up the
dishwasher, especially if it's. The end of the day I run it
because our system is washing dishes as we go by hand
throughout. The day.
And then loading the dishwasher and running it after dinner,
washing the pots and pans. By hand, I realize you can put
pots and pans in the dishwasher, but often times.
That space is better utilized. By just putting the small stuff
in and then washing the large pots and pans by hand.
So that's typically. What I do?
Unless it's a situation where I have very few items going into
the dishwasher and I'm just like, I'll throw the skillet in
there, but of course it needs a good scrubbing before it goes
in. OK.
And if I'm hand washing because you know, there.
Are phases where the. Dishwasher is on the Fritz.
I've lived in houses that don't. Have a dishwasher?
When I'm hand washing. I typically wash the.
Glasses and silverware first, then the plates and bowls, and
then more heavily soiled items at the end, but I change the
water as needed. Throughout the process, it all
depends. On.
How well? You're pre rinsing things and
how many items you're washing. So usually.
When I've if I'm starting to hand wash.
Just be. Working on your dishes, whatever
that means for you, but usually when I'm starting to hand.
Wash. I will.
Pre rinse that first sink load and I'll fill the sink with the.
Hottest possible water and of course the dish soap.
Some people like to put a little bleach in there.
Some people like to put a. Little white vinegar in there.
If they have hard water. If you know, you know but.
Then I get. Those pre rinsed items soaking
and the water is a. Little bit too hot.
For me to work. With.
So during that stage. While that first sink load is
soaking or. After I've loaded the.
Dishwasher and I've got a few pots and pans soaking.
I will turn my attention to. The rest of the.
Kitchen. Now we're talking about not
getting sidetracked. It's OK to.
Walk away. From the sink.
It's OK to take a break from doing dishes, but what's?
Going to really mess you up. Is if you leave.
The Kitchen Do not leave the kitchen during this step if you
have some items that need to get.
Relocated. Elsewhere in the house.
Make a pile for those maybe? You want to place them on the
table or on a section of countertop.
That's already been wiped down. Maybe that's you know, you're
not going to need to clean. You know, we all have kind of
that corner of the countertop where.
We're not preparing food there. And you know it's a.
Place where people just tend to stack papers or whatever.
That might be where you can put things that are going to leave
the room at the end of this segment.
But I don't want you to leave the.
Room, I mean. Unless you absolutely.
Need to go get a rag or something.
Or some cleaning products. I'm assuming you've got what?
You need in the kitchen, most of us.
Do try not to. Leave the room because then
you're going to see something else that needs your attention.
You're going to get. Distracted.
The ideal is to stay focused. Either in one room or on one
task and in this. Episode we're staying.
In the rooms until we move on, I do have some.
Episodes I haven't done. This in a while I need to do
another one called cleaning and layers and that's.
Where you go through? The whole house in one fell
swoop. But I'm going.
To talk about why. Cleaning and layers isn't always
right for. Those of us who are
distractible. Picture someone walking into
your home, whether it's company or just another member.
Of your household. Getting home from work.
Picture what they're. Going to see they're going to
see your front entrance area, they're going to see your front
room, OK, maybe the living room that's on the front of the
house, they're going to see the and maybe the kitchen next,
they're going to see. Those first couple of.
Rooms. And that's when they're going to
kind of. Make a judgement in their mind
on whether or not the house is clean.
OK, that's the. Impression.
I'm not saying they're going to complain about it or say
anything, but. That's where.
They're going to get the impression on whether you've
cleaned or not for. Example, let's say you.
Have a two-story. Home and you've spent all day
cleaning the. Upstairs, but your entryways are
wreck. Your kitchens are wreck.
There are some dog. Toys strewn around the living
room and some of them have been stripped, some of the stuffings
been pulled. Out of those dog.
Toys. OK, there's a top ramen bowl.
Can you tell I'm getting a little?
Personal here there's. A top ramen bowl.
Sitting there on the arm. Of the couch, OK.
That's not going to. Give the impression that you've
been cleaning all day. I hate to.
Be in a situation where my husband gets home.
And I kind of. Feel Self.
Conscious. And I'm like, I know it doesn't.
Look like. It but I've been cleaning all
day. You know nobody.
Wants to be the person who says like excuse the mess or nobody
wants to hear excuse the mess or hear these disclaimers, right
it's it's just it's negative it's negative even being the.
Person who's hearing some. Kind of an excuse or disclaimer.
So the way to avoid? That situation is cleaning room
by room and starting with kind of those.
Priority areas, obviously. You've got to make.
Time to clean your. Bedroom and other back rooms
like your laundry room or a guest.
Room or an? Office, but we have individual
episodes. For that, in these whole House
episodes, our primary goal is talking you through.
All. The first impression areas.
All the areas that your guest or your.
Family is going to spend the most.
Time in. So that you get.
More bang for your. Buck, so to speak.
Then on a day when you're not feeling overwhelmed.
Do a bedroom episode you know when your.
Entryway is somewhat presentable and you're caught up on dishes.
That's the time to. Clean out your bedroom.
Closet. And I think a lot.
Of us the idea. Of organizing a closet is more
appealing than this. Day-to-day drudgery, but you've
got to push through it's. Good for your.
Brain to push yourself to do things, to push yourself to do
things that you don't necessarily feel like doing, OK?
So all that to say this this is a.
Room by room episode. Sometimes we clean and reverse
starting in the back. Just to make sure you're getting
those areas. We have.
Those individual room episodes. And sometimes.
We clean in layers. Where Pick up your whole house.
OK, now wipe down all the surfaces.
Now vacuum. Now sweet.
Tada, your whole house is. Clean.
We have those episodes. Too.
Sometimes I mix. It up and clean that way by
myself. But more often than not, I'm.
Compartmentalizing my cleaning sessions.
I'm cleaning my kitchen, I'm cleaning my living room slash.
Entry area and hallway. And then I'm.
Cleaning my guest bathroom OK and then I'm.
Making my bed so. We'll get.
To that at the end, but you'll
end with making your bed in this in this segment in this episode,
OK. So.
Hopefully you're plugging. Away on dishes.
If your dishes are. Done.
Maybe everything. Fit in the dishwasher.
Or maybe you're really fast, or you've been keeping up on.
Dishes good for you. Just move on to cleaning the.
Surfaces. Those upper surfaces.
Of your kitchen, your cabinet, your countertops, your upper
cabinets, your countertops, your large appliances.
Of course, the small appliances that are.
Sitting on the countertops. Go ahead and move on to that if
you're done with. Dishes, but some of you are
still plugging away on. Dishes.
That's OK if. All you do during this episode
is get caught up on dishes. I've helped you out because
that's definitely. Something and you can always do
some finishing touches. After that or.
Listen to another episode and go even deeper with your cleaning.
These episodes are designed in such a way that you can.
Do. Kind of the bare minimums if
you're in survival mode, or you can just deep clean the room
that we're in. So some of you are just
detailing your kitchen right now.
Others are just. Getting the dishes done Now
people with clean houses do dishes more than once a.
Day they don't. Leave things overnight, but no
judgment here if that's the situation that you're in.
There's a. Version of you.
Who didn't feel? Who doesn't?
There's a version of you who? Doesn't feel like doing dishes
in the evening. There's a.
Version of you. That leaves a breakfast.
Pan till the very end of the. Day to wash it, OK.
But right now, this is a new year.
You can take on a whole new persona and be the version of
yourself. Who?
Is kind to yourself to be the version of yourself who?
Is kind to your. Future self and thinks.
Of your future self. And does.
What your future? Future.
Self wants because not only is it good for your brain to do
things that you don't necessarily feel like doing.
But your future self. Wants you to do those things and
that way your. Future Self has an.
Easier time at things and you may be thinking that you don't
have time to keep up on dishes and I'll.
Tell you why. You think that?
It's because. You're leaving your dirty.
Dishes for SO. Long.
That you have to. Scrub them.
You have to soak them and scrub. Them and it's taking so much
time and you're thinking that it's going to take that.
It that it's always going to take that much time, but it's
not because doing dishes immediately.
While the liquids are still. Warm and liquidy is.
So much easier than cleaning up a dried on mess.
OK. So.
Don't overestimate how long it's going to take.
You. To start doing your dishes after
each meal. Or twice a day, or whatever your
goal is. For the new year.
Because. Doing the same number of dishes
when you're behind. Takes longer than cleaning as
you go. OK.
People with clean houses. Clean as they.
Go while. Cooking OK, don't beat.
Yourself. Up if you're facing.
A dish after. Right now in the kitchen, but
going forward, once you get your kitchen clean and you cook.
Dinner tonight. Clean as you go.
People. People with tidy.
Clean and tidy homes. Have their kitchen, almost.
All the way clean. By the time they serve the meal,
because they're they're washing. Things when they're done.
Using, They're washing their tools when they're done using
them, they're wiping down surfaces.
They're sweeping. Up little things that they drop
on the floor that. Might only take 60 seconds to.
Sweep up. They're not facing a disaster
kitchen. After dinner, when they're tired
and they don't. Feel like cleaning?
They're just not. Their kitchens almost clean when
they serve the food. And then all they have are the
dinner dishes. People with clean houses often
transfer the. Food.
From the pan they cooked it in into a serving dish.
Slash storage. Container.
That way they can wash that pan. Right away serve.
Out of the serving dish, put the lid on it.
Pop it into the fridge for leftovers tomorrow.
OK, these are things. That people with clean houses
do. They don't work harder.
Than you they're not. They're not smarter than you.
They've they've just established the right habits.
Maybe you weren't. Taught or you've?
Just been kind of. Rebelling in some way.
But now's the. Time.
It's a new. Year Now's the.
Time to embrace. The version of you who?
Knows how to keep. Up on dishes and you might know
it in your head, you might have the head knowledge.
But not the heart. Knowledge.
OK. It's time to take this to heart.
And just really make things easier.
You're not eating. Off of dirty dishes, So what
that tells. Me.
Is that you're washing? The same number of.
Dishes, if you let them pile up as if.
You had washed them after every meal.
It's just a procrastination issue.
But it's. Easier to wash them right away,
so. There's your little pep talk
about that. This is a judgment.
Free zone, but I want you to treat yourself better, OK and.
The rest of your family will. Probably appreciate it too
Which. Brings me to my next.
Point Most of you are done with dishes.
It's time to. Clean the surfaces.
Of your kitchen. You know what to do.
Clean from the top. Down and.
Then at the end. If you still have time.
Sweep and mop if. Not you can do that after the.
Episode but. Sweeping and mopping is
important and you've got to get on your hands and knees and get
those edges, sometimes by hand. You've got.
To vacuum out your drawers and cabinets.
From time to time, crumbs happen.
So there's a lot. You can be doing in the kitchen
while I talk. If you're.
You know, plugging away on surfaces and you're just ahead
of the game right now. You can also.
People with clean houses notice. The small details They wipe down
their switch plates and. Baseboards before they're.
Expecting company. They just do things like that
instinctively on a regular basis.
They're observant even when they're not expecting company.
There's something about expecting company that makes you
see your home through someone else's eyes and just gives you
that. Fresh perspective, but you?
Want to change your mindset? There's a version of you that
doesn't notice little smudges on walls until you're expecting
company. But you can train yourself to be
more. Observant during your everyday
routine cleaning sessions when nobody's coming over or maybe
even your significant other is out of town.
OK. Your future self.
Wants you to take. Care of that.
I've been. Posting some some short.
Clips. Of my podcast and I got.
A comment where this person said that.
She just preferred to. Clean.
When she was expecting company, but I was thinking.
Yeah, but that takes. So long, and that can be.
Stressful because. You've got a mountain of dishes.
To deal with you've got build up on your baseboards.
You've got laundry that. You have.
To go hide somewhere. It's so much.
Better to be like. 15 minutes away from company ready, meaning
your. House is tidy, so you.
Just need to grab a few things that are out of.
Place wipe some surfaces. Run a vacuum, maybe stash that
laundry basket, but you don't want to have to give your entire
home an. Overhaul right before.
Having company that's super stressful and it's going to show
when they get there. I always recommend that when
you're cleaning for company you. Allow yourself a little.
Time at the end to kind of freshen yourself up.
Sit down on the couch with a. Glass of ice water so that
you're relaxed. And.
Pleasant when they arrive, not just mid scrub when they knock
on the door. So anyway, I'm going to give you
just a couple more minutes to finish in the kitchen.
If you don't have time to sweep your entire floor, maybe you
need to. Do a little spot sweep or if you
have kids maybe you noticed a sticky spot.
On the floor. Where your foot or your shoe
was. Sticking.
Let's take care of that right now before someone else.
Notices that or before you. Go into a rage.
Because you step on it. Again.
Sometimes all you have time to do is a little spot.
Cleaning. And that's better than nothing.
The enemy of a clean house. Is perfectionism It's this all
or nothing mentality? Yes, you want.
To have a super. Clean house or whatever I.
Get that? We all want that, but let's not
let things. Build up in the meantime, OK?
I was watching a video where. This person said that.
She likes to pretend that. She's a maid working for a
picky, wealthy family, and they've got.
Cameras in their home and they're watching her.
It's just kind. Of a mind.
Trick that she does to. Make.
Sure that she keeps. Working, you know, doesn't take
breaks and that she stays. Thorough so that might help you.
If you have a. Tendency to quit.
You know these mental gymnastics.
It's like that meme where a lady.
Says that she likes to pretend that she's a rich trophy.
Wife when she's walking through the grocery.
Store or whatever. I mean, you know that.
One kind of resonated. I don't know, but you can.
Do the same thing when you're cleaning your house.
You can. Picture like what?
If I was being paid to do this and it was my job, because a lot
of us have an amazing work ethic when we're working in our paid.
Positions, but not so much. When we're cleaning our own
home. It's human nature, but.
These mind tricks can help you. Just like with weight loss, a.
Lot of it is in your head. It's, you know, it's, you know,
sometimes it's realizing that you've had enough.
Calories. And that you you don't need to
eat. More and.
Letting the food. Settle or just savoring?
Your food more well keeping a clean house is.
Also a lot about. Your mindset it's about being
more observant and. Realizing that it's actually.
Going to be. Easier to.
Wash that dish now instead of later.
It's going to be easier to clean that.
Dirty spot. On your floor, then later
tonight when you're trying to get dinner going or whatever, I
don't know what time of day you're listening to the show,
but just an example. There so.
Let's move on. Hopefully your kitchen's.
Clean if. You have anything soaking, don't
forget to come back. To that.
Maybe even set a timer to. Go back to that.
When I'm trying to get my entire.
House spotless at once. I will.
Often set a timer that reminds me like.
Finish the dishes if I have something soaking or switch the
laundry or. Move those.
Sheets from the washer into the dryer.
Because I will. Start things and not.
Finish them. Another thing I do.
When it's like a. Super lazy.
Day and I'm. Just this is.
Embarrassing to even confess. But I do a full dishwasher load.
Instead of hand washing the remaining.
Stuff. I've got time.
To just do a dishwasher switch and do.
Another empty rate, reload and run of that second batch.
It doesn't happen very often, but we all.
You know, face these. Dishasters, so I will sometimes.
Just set a timer. For three hours later, reboot
the dishwasher. Be careful though, because those
of us who are super. Distractible will sometimes just
swiping away. Will just sometimes swipe.
Away an alarm because we have so many alarms that we we've
learned to ignore them. We've we've some of them aren't
important, so we've learned to ignore them.
Like start dinner. Start dinner every day.
Swipe. Swipe.
Sometimes I don't even read the caption, so be careful about not
setting too many alarms. That's definitely a tip if.
You're a little neuro spicy. So.
Hopefully by now your. Kitchen is looking much better
than when you started if not of. Course.
Pause the episode. The next thing I want you to do.
Is pick. Up your entryway.
And your front room, just those priority rooms, those first
impression areas of your home. We all have different layouts in
my house, the entryway and living room and.
Hallway. Our first impression areas.
If I'm having company of. Course the guest bathroom.
Is a first impression area now? I don't treat the guest bathroom
as much as as a first impression area if I'm cleaning for my own
husband because. He's going to head to the master
bathroom. You know, you use your own
bathroom. He's going to head.
To the back so I'm more likely. To touch up that.
Bathroom. But the priority first.
Impression areas. That whoever it is.
Is going to see. Is where you typically.
Want to concentrate your efforts?
So let's get those. Front rooms.
Those outer areas. Those common areas, those first
impression areas. Picked up dust, the surfaces
straighten. Your throw.
Pillows. Put the pet toys or kid toys in
a toy box. Toss any.
Trash. You know what?
Needs to be done. Get those areas picked.
Up and straightened up. And of course you can vacuum or
sweep. And mop.
After the episode, but. Right now I'm trying to talk
you. Through the tidying up.
Which was is. Often the most.
Difficult part. It feels good to do those.
Finishing touches that are actually going to make your
house shine, like dusting and vacuuming, but.
Sometimes just. Picking up the floor can feel
like drudgery, so I'm going to let you.
Dust too, because that's. Going to be satisfying.
When you clear. Off a table, your reward is that
you get to. Wipe it down and every job that
must be done there is an element of fun.
Mary Poppins said that. The other area that I want.
Want you to? Touch up a little bit.
Is the bathroom. This is not a deep.
Clean, but in the bathroom I. Want you to make?
Sure that you clear. Anything off?
Of the floor. OK, not everybody's going to
have clothing and towels on their bathroom floor, but you
might. And that brings me.
To my next point. People with clean bathrooms.
Teach by example, meaning if you're sharing a bathroom.
With somebody and you tend to drop your clothing or your towel
on the. Floor and leave it sooner or
later. That other person might do the
same, even if they are a more organized person.
They're the type of person who's born, organized and grew up
putting things in the right. Place or whatever.
They're going to follow. Suit because.
It's just human nature. When you're in a messy
environment. You tend to just kind of give.
Up and not bother. Because it's.
Irritating that someone else. Dropped their clothes on the
floor. So then.
You drop yours too. So some of you are saying yeah,
I. Usually put my clothes.
In the hamper but my husband never.
Does. Well, why don't you?
Put the hamper. Right where he drops his
clothes. OK.
And in a convenient. Location that's based on his
actual lifestyle and then make. Sure you put yours in every
single time. That can help.
Folks. People with clean bathrooms do
not drop their towel or their clothing on the.
Floor ever they have drawers or trays or.
Containers for things like makeup.
They don't just leave it spread out.
No judgement here. If that's a.
Situation you're facing, but it's time to.
Clear up your bath to clear your bathroom.
Floor clear your vanity area. Make.
Sure, you have fresh toilet paper.
People with clean houses usually don't.
Run out of toilet. Paper.
When they have company, they make.
Sure, there's extra toilet paper they make.
Sure, there's a fresh hand towel hanging up.
If they're having overnight guests, they make sure.
There are towels for their guests to take showers.
And whatnot, people. With clean bathrooms, wipe.
Off the sink and vanity. After they splash a lot of water
by. Washing their face or brushing
their teeth. They wipe those dental floss.
Home runs off the mirror with some glass cleaner and maybe a
paper towel or something. They dry things too, like as far
as like their sink. Hardware so that it.
Looks shiny. Perpetually so that's the thing.
Hopefully you are plugging away on just touching up your
bathroom. You know, wiping down the sink,
the faucet, the vanity top, sanitizing the toilet seat in
the flusher handle, and making sure the bathroom is.
Stocked with stuff. Sometimes when I'm expecting
company and I just. Do a really quick touch up of
the kids. Bathroom because they.
Clean that bathroom themselves. But you know you want to do
those finishing touches when you're expecting company.
Sometimes I just go in there with some glass cleaner and some
paper. Towels or microfiber cloth and I
just. Go spray Happy I.
Spray the mirror the. Sink.
The faucet, the toilet, the floor.
Everything and I. Realize you got to.
Disinfect the toilet. But I'm talking about just
shining it up between cleanings in a pinch.
You can do it all and you. Could even use a glass and
surface cleaner as well if you if you want to use one product.
That's. Really good on everything.
But I do prefer. Glass cleaners for mirrors.
I just do so. Just a thought there.
Hopefully you're. Shining up your bathroom.
If if the toilet. Bowl needs scrubbing.
Scrub it but this. Is not.
Really a deep cleaning episode. OK, by the way.
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I hope you got a lot. Done in those key 1st.
Impression areas. Now let's.
Head to your room and make the bed.
People with clean houses make their bed.
In the morning, as soon as they. Get out of it.
That really just sets the stage for.
Picking up after yourself and cleaning up after yourself.
Throughout the day, perpetually. Clean houses, make their bed.
As soon as they. Get out of it.
And that. Sets the stage.
For cleaning up after. Yourself throughout the day,
it's if this. Is not a day that you're
changing the. Sheets, it's only going to take
you like 60 seconds. To make your bed.
Another thing you might want to do is.
Just. Walk through the house and look
for anything that could trigger your significant other.
OK, there's a tendency to focus on what's important to you, but
so many arguments can be prevented.
By just taking. You know.
Let's face it, you're not going. To keep a perfectly Immaculate
home you don't always have. Time to do all the things this
was not. One of my one or two hour bonus
episodes that you can gain access to by supporting the
show. This was just.
Kind of a lightspeed. Clean because I wanted.
To talk to you about staying on task and things like that.
What if your spouse's trigger? Is that he can't find the remote
like when he. Goes to watch TV.
Find it for him, you know, Dig in the cushions and find it.
Oh. Here's another one.
People with clean houses clean under their.
Couch cushions so that when their guest.
Is digging for their. Keys or some.
Vape or something, They're not going to just find all.
This dirt and debris and who knows what.
So let's make sure. That we are.
Cleaning under our cushions from time to time listen to a living
room deep clean. I think Jessica talks about
cleaning under the cushions a lot because.
She still has. Little ones.
If you've got little kids you need.
To be cleaning under your cushions and under your.
Couch regularly or. You're going to have.
Tons of pens, crayons, crumbs, you know.
Your guests are going to be pulling out an old hot dog or
something so. Make sure you take care of that.
I guess I'm going to wrap. This up so happy.
Cleaning and I'll talk. To you soon.