1 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:05,080 Hi everyone. I'm Ronnie. 2 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:07,840 And I'm Jessica. And you're listening to Clean 3 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:10,360 with me. The podcast where we walk you 4 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:16,960 through cleaning your house. Thanks for joining me in today's 5 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:19,440 episode. I'm going to talk you through 6 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:24,040 some housework and I'm also going to talk. 7 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:29,680 About what people with. Clean houses do in certain rooms 8 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:33,200 and in certain situations. So that. 9 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:36,160 You can get some. Ideas about tweaks? 10 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:39,720 In your routine that can help you in the new year. 11 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:43,400 So let's get right into the. Episode It's time to. 12 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:45,200 Gear up for your cleaning session. 13 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:47,440 Maybe you need to freshen up for the. 14 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:50,000 Day light a wax. Warmer and. 15 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:52,320 Take out the trash to get your house. 16 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:56,160 Smelling fresh? Or maybe you need to start a 17 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:59,120 load of laundry? Straighten up your front 18 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:02,280 entrance. It's time to gear up for your 19 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:06,000 cleaning session, whatever that means for you. 20 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:10,720 And this episode is going to be a little bit different than 21 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:14,200 usual because I'm going to. Try to have specialized. 22 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:17,320 Tips in each room. It's going to be kind of a whole 23 00:01:17,320 --> 00:01:21,600 house speed clean and I'm going to have some tips for each room. 24 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:22,920 That I think will really help you. 25 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:26,520 So while you're gearing up for your cleaning session, I just. 26 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:28,240 Want to say. Whether you have. 27 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:32,520 Been formally diagnosed. With ADHD or you're just a 28 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:36,480 little creative? And distractible or somewhere in 29 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:40,560 between? This episode is for you a lot of 30 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:45,640 people struggle with. Staying on task during housework 31 00:01:45,960 --> 00:01:49,160 because there's so many more interesting things we could be 32 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:50,680 doing. We're not lazy. 33 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:53,960 We. Are just distractible and. 34 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,760 We either have a. Lot of interests or we tend to 35 00:01:56,760 --> 00:02:00,480 be kind of obsessed with one thing at a time if this 36 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:04,280 resonates. With you, this episode is for 37 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:08,440 you, but regardless of whether that's relatable. 38 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:10,720 To you, I'm going to talk you through cleaning your house. 39 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:14,120 So again, maybe you. Needed to get your house 40 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:16,800 smelling nice? Start a load of laundry, 41 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:21,080 Straighten your front entrance. Freshen yourself up if you need 42 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:23,440 more time to gear up for your cleaning session. 43 00:02:23,640 --> 00:02:26,800 Feel free to pause the episode, I just. 44 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:33,000 Want you to get up and moving. So that I can give you your next 45 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:35,520 instructions. Basically, Are you ready? 46 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:37,000 OK, great. The next. 47 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:40,000 Thing you're going to do is gather up any. 48 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:42,520 Dishes from around the. House. 49 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:45,520 OK, maybe you've got. More than one. 50 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:46,760 Cup on a. Surface. 51 00:02:46,920 --> 00:02:53,000 OK, maybe you. Forgot to clear your plate or 52 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:56,600 bowl or? Someone in your household. 53 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:59,360 Doesn't. Really remember to pick up after 54 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:02,160 themselves. If you're super. 55 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:04,760 Organized and you're the type of person who. 56 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:07,000 Has a place for. Everything and everything in its 57 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:10,120 place and you're putting things. Away as you go. 58 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:12,920 Then. You might not understand. 59 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:16,000 Why your spouse or your kids are. 60 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:19,200 Leaving things around, I think with kids, a lot of times it's a 61 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:21,840 phase. I think at around 12 they start. 62 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:26,600 To get a little bit forgetful. And then they become more 63 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:31,360 conscientious as they get. Into their older teens in many 64 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:32,840 cases. But some of us. 65 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:38,720 Never get as conscientious as. We'd like to be so hopefully. 66 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:41,440 You're gathering up any dishes from around the house. 67 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:45,520 The next thing I want you to do. Is empty. 68 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:48,440 Your dishwasher or drying. Rack. 69 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:51,800 If you want your family members. Or yourself. 70 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:55,200 For that matter, to. To wash each dish after. 71 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:57,360 Using it whether? You want them to wash it from 72 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:00,840 start to finish and place it in the drying rack or rinse it and 73 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:03,760 place it into the dishwasher you've got to make. 74 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:07,000 That easy for them. And you may be thinking, oh, 75 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:09,640 they can just stack it on the other stuff that's in the drying 76 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:12,280 rack or they can. Empty the dishwasher first. 77 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:17,320 Some of us are not going to want to do that and we're not going 78 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:20,600 to feel like we have time. I mean, picture somebody you 79 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:22,480 know. Making a quick smoothie before 80 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:25,400 heading out the door. Are they more likely? 81 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:27,760 To. Wash out that blender. 82 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:29,840 Cup if. There's an empty. 83 00:04:29,840 --> 00:04:32,640 Drying rack right there. Or even somebody. 84 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:36,200 Was telling me that kind of a game changer for her was 85 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:39,480 installing a drying rack. Over the sink area. 86 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:41,120 That way it was just. Right there and it. 87 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:43,480 Just seems so easy. The dishes would. 88 00:04:43,840 --> 00:04:48,320 Kind of drip dry into the sink. Or if you're like me. 89 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:54,320 You have a tray. Under your drying rack and it it 90 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:58,440 has kind of a little slant that makes it any moisture drain into 91 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:00,400 the sink. Something that my daughter. 92 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:02,120 Jessica does. Is that? 93 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:04,840 She actually places something. Under her drying. 94 00:05:04,840 --> 00:05:07,160 Rack tray. To create a. 95 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:09,280 Little more of an. Incline and. 96 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:12,840 I thought that was a great idea. People with clean houses empty 97 00:05:12,840 --> 00:05:16,400 their drying rack and or dishwasher first thing in the 98 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:21,680 morning because if you want. People to wash their dish right 99 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:22,880 after. Using it. 100 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:25,520 You've got to make it easy for them, they've got to. 101 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:28,560 See a place to put it they? Don't want to be playing dish? 102 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:33,560 Jenga stacking things on top of a mountain of already dry clean. 103 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:36,320 Dishes. And they don't want to have. 104 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:38,720 To empty the dishwasher. 1st or determine. 105 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:42,160 Whether that load is? Clean or dirty make. 106 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:47,640 It easy for yourself and others by emptying the drying rack and 107 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:49,960 dishwasher first thing in the morning. 108 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:52,960 Every day that sets the stage for. 109 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:56,240 Keeping up on dishes. Just like. 110 00:05:56,960 --> 00:06:00,200 Running your dishwasher? Or washing dishes after dinner. 111 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:03,280 Or right. Before Bed sets the stage. 112 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:06,360 For a great morning. You don't want to. 113 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:10,200 Leave those dry dishes. For too long you want. 114 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:12,840 To put away. You want to put. 115 00:06:12,840 --> 00:06:16,840 Away those dry dishes. Before the 1st meal of the day. 116 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:19,200 I'm telling you, it may not sound like a. 117 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:22,040 Big deal. But it's a game changer, folks. 118 00:06:23,840 --> 00:06:25,680 So the first thing. You need to. 119 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:27,000 Do is put away? Your clean. 120 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:29,640 Dishes and then of. Course, it'll be time. 121 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:33,000 To wash those dishes. Now there are a. 122 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:35,320 Few ways to go. About this, I don't know if 123 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:36,400 you're hand. Washing or you? 124 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:40,040 Have a dishwasher but you either way. 125 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:43,520 You're going to want. To get any difficult items 126 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:46,000 soaking, you know those items that you're dreading? 127 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:51,400 Washing that pan with some dried on or baked on food. 128 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:54,560 Or maybe you have a couple things like that or your the 129 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:57,240 inside of your crock pot because you didn't use the crock pot 130 00:06:57,240 --> 00:06:59,800 liner. Or wash it out right away. 131 00:06:59,920 --> 00:07:04,000 Let's get those. Items soaking so that you don't 132 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:08,440 have to scrub as much later on, and. 133 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:12,120 One of my. Tried and true tips is. 134 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:17,760 Dropping a dishwasher pod in a heavily soiled pot or pan that. 135 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:23,080 Helps to get it. Cleaner, faster and with less 136 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:27,200 scrubbing. So I definitely recommend doing 137 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:28,760 that. You want to get those difficult 138 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:34,760 items soaking and then you want to pre rent your first sink load 139 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:36,600 or the items that are going into. 140 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:39,600 The dishwasher. And the easy stuff. 141 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:44,640 Or the small stuff as I call. It includes things like cups, 142 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:48,920 mugs. Glasses, silverware, bowls, 143 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:51,960 plates. And maybe even a few 144 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:56,920 strategically placed cooking spatulas or large knives. 145 00:07:57,120 --> 00:07:59,920 Do what you do, but I typically put those. 146 00:07:59,920 --> 00:08:07,120 In the top rack and I pre rinse using running water and a brush 147 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:11,800 on a handle to that's kind of like how I pre rinse things that 148 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:16,960 are going into the dishwasher and then I. 149 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:19,680 Will I will fill the dishwasher as? 150 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:23,920 Full as I. Can within reason, OK and even 151 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:26,920 if I don't have enough? Dishes to fill up the 152 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:32,640 dishwasher, especially if it's. The end of the day I run it 153 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:37,280 because our system is washing dishes as we go by hand 154 00:08:37,280 --> 00:08:38,280 throughout. The day. 155 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:41,880 And then loading the dishwasher and running it after dinner, 156 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:45,840 washing the pots and pans. By hand, I realize you can put 157 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:51,160 pots and pans in the dishwasher, but often times. 158 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:56,320 That space is better utilized. By just putting the small stuff 159 00:08:56,320 --> 00:09:00,120 in and then washing the large pots and pans by hand. 160 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:02,440 So that's typically. What I do? 161 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:06,400 Unless it's a situation where I have very few items going into 162 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:10,520 the dishwasher and I'm just like, I'll throw the skillet in 163 00:09:10,520 --> 00:09:13,360 there, but of course it needs a good scrubbing before it goes 164 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:14,640 in. OK. 165 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:18,360 And if I'm hand washing because you know, there. 166 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:20,600 Are phases where the. Dishwasher is on the Fritz. 167 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:22,880 I've lived in houses that don't. Have a dishwasher? 168 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:28,080 When I'm hand washing. I typically wash the. 169 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:32,280 Glasses and silverware first, then the plates and bowls, and 170 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:36,440 then more heavily soiled items at the end, but I change the 171 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:39,320 water as needed. Throughout the process, it all 172 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:40,360 depends. On. 173 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:43,520 How well? You're pre rinsing things and 174 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:48,040 how many items you're washing. So usually. 175 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:50,040 When I've if I'm starting to hand wash. 176 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:51,640 Just be. Working on your dishes, whatever 177 00:09:51,640 --> 00:09:53,880 that means for you, but usually when I'm starting to hand. 178 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:55,600 Wash. I will. 179 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:59,120 Pre rinse that first sink load and I'll fill the sink with the. 180 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:02,760 Hottest possible water and of course the dish soap. 181 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:05,320 Some people like to put a little bleach in there. 182 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:07,840 Some people like to put a. Little white vinegar in there. 183 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:11,040 If they have hard water. If you know, you know but. 184 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:14,920 Then I get. Those pre rinsed items soaking 185 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:17,200 and the water is a. Little bit too hot. 186 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:18,840 For me to work. With. 187 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:23,440 So during that stage. While that first sink load is 188 00:10:23,680 --> 00:10:25,920 soaking or. After I've loaded the. 189 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:29,560 Dishwasher and I've got a few pots and pans soaking. 190 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:32,880 I will turn my attention to. The rest of the. 191 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:35,480 Kitchen. Now we're talking about not 192 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:38,280 getting sidetracked. It's OK to. 193 00:10:38,280 --> 00:10:39,760 Walk away. From the sink. 194 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:44,320 It's OK to take a break from doing dishes, but what's? 195 00:10:44,320 --> 00:10:46,680 Going to really mess you up. Is if you leave. 196 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:51,000 The Kitchen Do not leave the kitchen during this step if you 197 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:52,520 have some items that need to get. 198 00:10:52,520 --> 00:10:55,000 Relocated. Elsewhere in the house. 199 00:10:55,520 --> 00:10:58,520 Make a pile for those maybe? You want to place them on the 200 00:10:58,520 --> 00:11:01,560 table or on a section of countertop. 201 00:11:01,560 --> 00:11:04,760 That's already been wiped down. Maybe that's you know, you're 202 00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:07,760 not going to need to clean. You know, we all have kind of 203 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:10,320 that corner of the countertop where. 204 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:13,760 We're not preparing food there. And you know it's a. 205 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:16,960 Place where people just tend to stack papers or whatever. 206 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:21,560 That might be where you can put things that are going to leave 207 00:11:21,560 --> 00:11:23,520 the room at the end of this segment. 208 00:11:23,880 --> 00:11:25,560 But I don't want you to leave the. 209 00:11:25,560 --> 00:11:27,200 Room, I mean. Unless you absolutely. 210 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:28,920 Need to go get a rag or something. 211 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:31,800 Or some cleaning products. I'm assuming you've got what? 212 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:33,560 You need in the kitchen, most of us. 213 00:11:33,560 --> 00:11:37,400 Do try not to. Leave the room because then 214 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:40,960 you're going to see something else that needs your attention. 215 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:43,040 You're going to get. Distracted. 216 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:48,920 The ideal is to stay focused. Either in one room or on one 217 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:52,280 task and in this. Episode we're staying. 218 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:57,400 In the rooms until we move on, I do have some. 219 00:11:57,400 --> 00:12:00,200 Episodes I haven't done. This in a while I need to do 220 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:02,440 another one called cleaning and layers and that's. 221 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:05,120 Where you go through? The whole house in one fell 222 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:06,480 swoop. But I'm going. 223 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:10,600 To talk about why. Cleaning and layers isn't always 224 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:13,200 right for. Those of us who are 225 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:18,280 distractible. Picture someone walking into 226 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:23,400 your home, whether it's company or just another member. 227 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:25,600 Of your household. Getting home from work. 228 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:28,080 Picture what they're. Going to see they're going to 229 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:32,280 see your front entrance area, they're going to see your front 230 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:35,840 room, OK, maybe the living room that's on the front of the 231 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:39,200 house, they're going to see the and maybe the kitchen next, 232 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:41,600 they're going to see. Those first couple of. 233 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:44,520 Rooms. And that's when they're going to 234 00:12:44,520 --> 00:12:46,960 kind of. Make a judgement in their mind 235 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:49,040 on whether or not the house is clean. 236 00:12:49,680 --> 00:12:51,360 OK, that's the. Impression. 237 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:53,680 I'm not saying they're going to complain about it or say 238 00:12:53,680 --> 00:12:55,000 anything, but. That's where. 239 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:57,440 They're going to get the impression on whether you've 240 00:12:57,440 --> 00:12:59,560 cleaned or not for. Example, let's say you. 241 00:12:59,560 --> 00:13:02,960 Have a two-story. Home and you've spent all day 242 00:13:02,960 --> 00:13:06,400 cleaning the. Upstairs, but your entryways are 243 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:08,440 wreck. Your kitchens are wreck. 244 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:12,440 There are some dog. Toys strewn around the living 245 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:16,440 room and some of them have been stripped, some of the stuffings 246 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:17,720 been pulled. Out of those dog. 247 00:13:17,720 --> 00:13:21,280 Toys. OK, there's a top ramen bowl. 248 00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:22,480 Can you tell I'm getting a little? 249 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:24,720 Personal here there's. A top ramen bowl. 250 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:29,200 Sitting there on the arm. Of the couch, OK. 251 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:31,600 That's not going to. Give the impression that you've 252 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:33,960 been cleaning all day. I hate to. 253 00:13:33,960 --> 00:13:36,600 Be in a situation where my husband gets home. 254 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:37,840 And I kind of. Feel Self. 255 00:13:37,840 --> 00:13:39,920 Conscious. And I'm like, I know it doesn't. 256 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:41,640 Look like. It but I've been cleaning all 257 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:43,320 day. You know nobody. 258 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:47,520 Wants to be the person who says like excuse the mess or nobody 259 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:52,440 wants to hear excuse the mess or hear these disclaimers, right 260 00:13:52,560 --> 00:13:56,000 it's it's just it's negative it's negative even being the. 261 00:13:56,000 --> 00:14:00,360 Person who's hearing some. Kind of an excuse or disclaimer. 262 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:04,280 So the way to avoid? That situation is cleaning room 263 00:14:04,280 --> 00:14:07,560 by room and starting with kind of those. 264 00:14:07,560 --> 00:14:11,360 Priority areas, obviously. You've got to make. 265 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:15,480 Time to clean your. Bedroom and other back rooms 266 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:17,680 like your laundry room or a guest. 267 00:14:17,680 --> 00:14:21,880 Room or an? Office, but we have individual 268 00:14:21,880 --> 00:14:24,000 episodes. For that, in these whole House 269 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:28,520 episodes, our primary goal is talking you through. 270 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:31,320 All. The first impression areas. 271 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:34,040 All the areas that your guest or your. 272 00:14:34,040 --> 00:14:36,120 Family is going to spend the most. 273 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:37,880 Time in. So that you get. 274 00:14:37,880 --> 00:14:40,120 More bang for your. Buck, so to speak. 275 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:43,360 Then on a day when you're not feeling overwhelmed. 276 00:14:44,040 --> 00:14:46,160 Do a bedroom episode you know when your. 277 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:50,240 Entryway is somewhat presentable and you're caught up on dishes. 278 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:54,160 That's the time to. Clean out your bedroom. 279 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:55,960 Closet. And I think a lot. 280 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:59,520 Of us the idea. Of organizing a closet is more 281 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:04,000 appealing than this. Day-to-day drudgery, but you've 282 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:06,640 got to push through it's. Good for your. 283 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:10,040 Brain to push yourself to do things, to push yourself to do 284 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:13,880 things that you don't necessarily feel like doing, OK? 285 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:17,400 So all that to say this this is a. 286 00:15:17,400 --> 00:15:20,480 Room by room episode. Sometimes we clean and reverse 287 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:22,720 starting in the back. Just to make sure you're getting 288 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:24,200 those areas. We have. 289 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:27,360 Those individual room episodes. And sometimes. 290 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:30,200 We clean in layers. Where Pick up your whole house. 291 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:32,240 OK, now wipe down all the surfaces. 292 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:33,920 Now vacuum. Now sweet. 293 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:35,560 Tada, your whole house is. Clean. 294 00:15:35,960 --> 00:15:37,560 We have those episodes. Too. 295 00:15:37,760 --> 00:15:39,840 Sometimes I mix. It up and clean that way by 296 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:42,960 myself. But more often than not, I'm. 297 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:45,720 Compartmentalizing my cleaning sessions. 298 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:49,040 I'm cleaning my kitchen, I'm cleaning my living room slash. 299 00:15:49,400 --> 00:15:53,720 Entry area and hallway. And then I'm. 300 00:15:53,720 --> 00:15:57,400 Cleaning my guest bathroom OK and then I'm. 301 00:15:57,400 --> 00:16:00,400 Making my bed so. We'll get. 302 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:02,960 We'll get. To that at the end, but you'll 303 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:06,200 end with making your bed in this in this segment in this episode, 304 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:08,240 OK. So. 305 00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:11,000 Hopefully you're plugging. Away on dishes. 306 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:12,400 If your dishes are. Done. 307 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:14,360 Maybe everything. Fit in the dishwasher. 308 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:17,120 Or maybe you're really fast, or you've been keeping up on. 309 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:19,840 Dishes good for you. Just move on to cleaning the. 310 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:22,000 Surfaces. Those upper surfaces. 311 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:25,240 Of your kitchen, your cabinet, your countertops, your upper 312 00:16:25,240 --> 00:16:28,600 cabinets, your countertops, your large appliances. 313 00:16:28,600 --> 00:16:30,120 Of course, the small appliances that are. 314 00:16:30,120 --> 00:16:33,200 Sitting on the countertops. Go ahead and move on to that if 315 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:35,080 you're done with. Dishes, but some of you are 316 00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:36,880 still plugging away on. Dishes. 317 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:39,480 That's OK if. All you do during this episode 318 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:43,920 is get caught up on dishes. I've helped you out because 319 00:16:44,160 --> 00:16:47,040 that's definitely. Something and you can always do 320 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:49,920 some finishing touches. After that or. 321 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:53,880 Listen to another episode and go even deeper with your cleaning. 322 00:16:54,120 --> 00:16:57,440 These episodes are designed in such a way that you can. 323 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:00,080 Do. Kind of the bare minimums if 324 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:03,560 you're in survival mode, or you can just deep clean the room 325 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:06,520 that we're in. So some of you are just 326 00:17:06,520 --> 00:17:08,200 detailing your kitchen right now. 327 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:12,960 Others are just. Getting the dishes done Now 328 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:17,960 people with clean houses do dishes more than once a. 329 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:21,480 Day they don't. Leave things overnight, but no 330 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:25,880 judgment here if that's the situation that you're in. 331 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:27,920 There's a. Version of you. 332 00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:30,560 Who didn't feel? Who doesn't? 333 00:17:30,560 --> 00:17:32,920 There's a version of you who? Doesn't feel like doing dishes 334 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:34,200 in the evening. There's a. 335 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:36,920 Version of you. That leaves a breakfast. 336 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:41,080 Pan till the very end of the. Day to wash it, OK. 337 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:44,920 But right now, this is a new year. 338 00:17:45,920 --> 00:17:51,680 You can take on a whole new persona and be the version of 339 00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:53,400 yourself. Who? 340 00:17:54,120 --> 00:17:57,360 Is kind to yourself to be the version of yourself who? 341 00:17:57,360 --> 00:18:00,400 Is kind to your. Future self and thinks. 342 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:02,200 Of your future self. And does. 343 00:18:02,200 --> 00:18:03,600 What your future? Future. 344 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:07,080 Self wants because not only is it good for your brain to do 345 00:18:07,080 --> 00:18:10,320 things that you don't necessarily feel like doing. 346 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:16,160 But your future self. Wants you to do those things and 347 00:18:16,880 --> 00:18:19,200 that way your. Future Self has an. 348 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:25,440 Easier time at things and you may be thinking that you don't 349 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:27,880 have time to keep up on dishes and I'll. 350 00:18:27,880 --> 00:18:29,880 Tell you why. You think that? 351 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:34,000 It's because. You're leaving your dirty. 352 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:35,480 Dishes for SO. Long. 353 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:37,560 That you have to. Scrub them. 354 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:42,280 You have to soak them and scrub. Them and it's taking so much 355 00:18:42,280 --> 00:18:44,440 time and you're thinking that it's going to take that. 356 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:47,040 It that it's always going to take that much time, but it's 357 00:18:47,040 --> 00:18:51,080 not because doing dishes immediately. 358 00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:54,480 While the liquids are still. Warm and liquidy is. 359 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:59,680 So much easier than cleaning up a dried on mess. 360 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:01,840 OK. So. 361 00:19:02,640 --> 00:19:07,080 Don't overestimate how long it's going to take. 362 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:10,960 You. To start doing your dishes after 363 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:15,200 each meal. Or twice a day, or whatever your 364 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:17,000 goal is. For the new year. 365 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:21,440 Because. Doing the same number of dishes 366 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:25,280 when you're behind. Takes longer than cleaning as 367 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:26,720 you go. OK. 368 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:30,240 People with clean houses. Clean as they. 369 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:33,960 Go while. Cooking OK, don't beat. 370 00:19:33,960 --> 00:19:36,080 Yourself. Up if you're facing. 371 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:39,360 A dish after. Right now in the kitchen, but 372 00:19:39,360 --> 00:19:42,680 going forward, once you get your kitchen clean and you cook. 373 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:45,720 Dinner tonight. Clean as you go. 374 00:19:46,320 --> 00:19:49,200 People. People with tidy. 375 00:19:49,560 --> 00:19:54,320 Clean and tidy homes. Have their kitchen, almost. 376 00:19:54,320 --> 00:19:56,880 All the way clean. By the time they serve the meal, 377 00:19:57,440 --> 00:20:00,480 because they're they're washing. Things when they're done. 378 00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:02,960 Using, They're washing their tools when they're done using 379 00:20:02,960 --> 00:20:05,240 them, they're wiping down surfaces. 380 00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:07,560 They're sweeping. Up little things that they drop 381 00:20:07,560 --> 00:20:10,280 on the floor that. Might only take 60 seconds to. 382 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:14,800 Sweep up. They're not facing a disaster 383 00:20:14,800 --> 00:20:17,120 kitchen. After dinner, when they're tired 384 00:20:17,120 --> 00:20:18,840 and they don't. Feel like cleaning? 385 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:23,240 They're just not. Their kitchens almost clean when 386 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:26,840 they serve the food. And then all they have are the 387 00:20:26,840 --> 00:20:30,880 dinner dishes. People with clean houses often 388 00:20:31,080 --> 00:20:32,600 transfer the. Food. 389 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:36,880 From the pan they cooked it in into a serving dish. 390 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:38,920 Slash storage. Container. 391 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:45,200 That way they can wash that pan. Right away serve. 392 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:47,320 Out of the serving dish, put the lid on it. 393 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:50,120 Pop it into the fridge for leftovers tomorrow. 394 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:54,600 OK, these are things. That people with clean houses 395 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:56,800 do. They don't work harder. 396 00:20:56,800 --> 00:21:00,280 Than you they're not. They're not smarter than you. 397 00:21:00,520 --> 00:21:03,440 They've they've just established the right habits. 398 00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:05,840 Maybe you weren't. Taught or you've? 399 00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:09,000 Just been kind of. Rebelling in some way. 400 00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:10,800 But now's the. Time. 401 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:12,720 It's a new. Year Now's the. 402 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:15,640 Time to embrace. The version of you who? 403 00:21:16,040 --> 00:21:19,920 Knows how to keep. Up on dishes and you might know 404 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:21,840 it in your head, you might have the head knowledge. 405 00:21:21,840 --> 00:21:23,160 But not the heart. Knowledge. 406 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:26,400 OK. It's time to take this to heart. 407 00:21:26,840 --> 00:21:30,000 And just really make things easier. 408 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:34,720 You're not eating. Off of dirty dishes, So what 409 00:21:34,720 --> 00:21:35,880 that tells. Me. 410 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:38,280 Is that you're washing? The same number of. 411 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:43,160 Dishes, if you let them pile up as if. 412 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:45,240 You had washed them after every meal. 413 00:21:45,600 --> 00:21:47,480 It's just a procrastination issue. 414 00:21:47,680 --> 00:21:49,600 But it's. Easier to wash them right away, 415 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:51,920 so. There's your little pep talk 416 00:21:51,920 --> 00:21:54,040 about that. This is a judgment. 417 00:21:54,040 --> 00:21:59,960 Free zone, but I want you to treat yourself better, OK and. 418 00:22:00,080 --> 00:22:03,240 The rest of your family will. Probably appreciate it too 419 00:22:04,040 --> 00:22:05,560 Which. Brings me to my next. 420 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:07,240 Point Most of you are done with dishes. 421 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:08,880 It's time to. Clean the surfaces. 422 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:10,840 Of your kitchen. You know what to do. 423 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:12,320 Clean from the top. Down and. 424 00:22:12,320 --> 00:22:14,280 Then at the end. If you still have time. 425 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:17,640 Sweep and mop if. Not you can do that after the. 426 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:20,000 Episode but. Sweeping and mopping is 427 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:22,960 important and you've got to get on your hands and knees and get 428 00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:26,320 those edges, sometimes by hand. You've got. 429 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:29,120 To vacuum out your drawers and cabinets. 430 00:22:29,120 --> 00:22:32,120 From time to time, crumbs happen. 431 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:35,080 So there's a lot. You can be doing in the kitchen 432 00:22:35,080 --> 00:22:36,880 while I talk. If you're. 433 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:40,560 You know, plugging away on surfaces and you're just ahead 434 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:42,640 of the game right now. You can also. 435 00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:46,400 People with clean houses notice. The small details They wipe down 436 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:49,400 their switch plates and. Baseboards before they're. 437 00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:51,720 Expecting company. They just do things like that 438 00:22:51,720 --> 00:22:53,920 instinctively on a regular basis. 439 00:22:54,200 --> 00:22:58,640 They're observant even when they're not expecting company. 440 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:01,560 There's something about expecting company that makes you 441 00:23:01,560 --> 00:23:05,080 see your home through someone else's eyes and just gives you 442 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:07,600 that. Fresh perspective, but you? 443 00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:10,280 Want to change your mindset? There's a version of you that 444 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:16,120 doesn't notice little smudges on walls until you're expecting 445 00:23:16,120 --> 00:23:18,960 company. But you can train yourself to be 446 00:23:18,960 --> 00:23:21,360 more. Observant during your everyday 447 00:23:21,360 --> 00:23:25,880 routine cleaning sessions when nobody's coming over or maybe 448 00:23:25,880 --> 00:23:27,960 even your significant other is out of town. 449 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:30,600 OK. Your future self. 450 00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:32,200 Wants you to take. Care of that. 451 00:23:34,440 --> 00:23:37,920 I've been. Posting some some short. 452 00:23:37,920 --> 00:23:41,400 Clips. Of my podcast and I got. 453 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:43,920 A comment where this person said that. 454 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:45,520 She just preferred to. Clean. 455 00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:48,600 When she was expecting company, but I was thinking. 456 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:51,440 Yeah, but that takes. So long, and that can be. 457 00:23:51,440 --> 00:23:55,760 Stressful because. You've got a mountain of dishes. 458 00:23:55,760 --> 00:23:59,000 To deal with you've got build up on your baseboards. 459 00:23:59,400 --> 00:24:01,680 You've got laundry that. You have. 460 00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:04,920 To go hide somewhere. It's so much. 461 00:24:04,920 --> 00:24:09,880 Better to be like. 15 minutes away from company ready, meaning 462 00:24:10,320 --> 00:24:12,640 your. House is tidy, so you. 463 00:24:12,640 --> 00:24:14,640 Just need to grab a few things that are out of. 464 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:19,440 Place wipe some surfaces. Run a vacuum, maybe stash that 465 00:24:19,440 --> 00:24:23,920 laundry basket, but you don't want to have to give your entire 466 00:24:23,920 --> 00:24:25,880 home an. Overhaul right before. 467 00:24:25,880 --> 00:24:29,800 Having company that's super stressful and it's going to show 468 00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:33,080 when they get there. I always recommend that when 469 00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:36,040 you're cleaning for company you. Allow yourself a little. 470 00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:38,480 Time at the end to kind of freshen yourself up. 471 00:24:39,400 --> 00:24:42,400 Sit down on the couch with a. Glass of ice water so that 472 00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:43,360 you're relaxed. And. 473 00:24:43,360 --> 00:24:47,320 Pleasant when they arrive, not just mid scrub when they knock 474 00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:50,080 on the door. So anyway, I'm going to give you 475 00:24:50,080 --> 00:24:52,640 just a couple more minutes to finish in the kitchen. 476 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:55,520 If you don't have time to sweep your entire floor, maybe you 477 00:24:55,520 --> 00:24:58,400 need to. Do a little spot sweep or if you 478 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:01,760 have kids maybe you noticed a sticky spot. 479 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:04,160 On the floor. Where your foot or your shoe 480 00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:05,200 was. Sticking. 481 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:08,240 Let's take care of that right now before someone else. 482 00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:11,080 Notices that or before you. Go into a rage. 483 00:25:11,080 --> 00:25:12,640 Because you step on it. Again. 484 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:16,080 Sometimes all you have time to do is a little spot. 485 00:25:16,080 --> 00:25:19,040 Cleaning. And that's better than nothing. 486 00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:23,520 The enemy of a clean house. Is perfectionism It's this all 487 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:26,840 or nothing mentality? Yes, you want. 488 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:29,520 To have a super. Clean house or whatever I. 489 00:25:29,520 --> 00:25:32,880 Get that? We all want that, but let's not 490 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:36,040 let things. Build up in the meantime, OK? 491 00:25:38,040 --> 00:25:42,000 I was watching a video where. This person said that. 492 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:48,000 She likes to pretend that. She's a maid working for a 493 00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:51,680 picky, wealthy family, and they've got. 494 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:54,240 Cameras in their home and they're watching her. 495 00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:55,520 It's just kind. Of a mind. 496 00:25:55,520 --> 00:25:59,120 Trick that she does to. Make. 497 00:25:59,120 --> 00:26:02,480 Sure that she keeps. Working, you know, doesn't take 498 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:06,200 breaks and that she stays. Thorough so that might help you. 499 00:26:06,480 --> 00:26:08,760 If you have a. Tendency to quit. 500 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:11,680 You know these mental gymnastics. 501 00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:14,960 It's like that meme where a lady. 502 00:26:14,960 --> 00:26:18,960 Says that she likes to pretend that she's a rich trophy. 503 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:21,000 Wife when she's walking through the grocery. 504 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:23,840 Store or whatever. I mean, you know that. 505 00:26:23,840 --> 00:26:27,480 One kind of resonated. I don't know, but you can. 506 00:26:27,480 --> 00:26:29,440 Do the same thing when you're cleaning your house. 507 00:26:29,440 --> 00:26:31,080 You can. Picture like what? 508 00:26:31,080 --> 00:26:34,480 If I was being paid to do this and it was my job, because a lot 509 00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:39,800 of us have an amazing work ethic when we're working in our paid. 510 00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:42,840 Positions, but not so much. When we're cleaning our own 511 00:26:42,840 --> 00:26:45,480 home. It's human nature, but. 512 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:51,400 These mind tricks can help you. Just like with weight loss, a. 513 00:26:51,400 --> 00:26:55,040 Lot of it is in your head. It's, you know, it's, you know, 514 00:26:55,040 --> 00:26:57,400 sometimes it's realizing that you've had enough. 515 00:26:57,400 --> 00:27:00,800 Calories. And that you you don't need to 516 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:02,760 eat. More and. 517 00:27:02,760 --> 00:27:05,240 Letting the food. Settle or just savoring? 518 00:27:05,240 --> 00:27:07,840 Your food more well keeping a clean house is. 519 00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:10,440 Also a lot about. Your mindset it's about being 520 00:27:10,440 --> 00:27:13,880 more observant and. Realizing that it's actually. 521 00:27:13,880 --> 00:27:15,440 Going to be. Easier to. 522 00:27:15,440 --> 00:27:17,560 Wash that dish now instead of later. 523 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:20,560 It's going to be easier to clean that. 524 00:27:20,560 --> 00:27:24,560 Dirty spot. On your floor, then later 525 00:27:24,560 --> 00:27:28,040 tonight when you're trying to get dinner going or whatever, I 526 00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:29,960 don't know what time of day you're listening to the show, 527 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:33,160 but just an example. There so. 528 00:27:34,160 --> 00:27:36,640 Let's move on. Hopefully your kitchen's. 529 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:40,240 Clean if. You have anything soaking, don't 530 00:27:40,240 --> 00:27:41,600 forget to come back. To that. 531 00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:44,480 Maybe even set a timer to. Go back to that. 532 00:27:45,040 --> 00:27:46,760 When I'm trying to get my entire. 533 00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:50,200 House spotless at once. I will. 534 00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:53,440 Often set a timer that reminds me like. 535 00:27:53,640 --> 00:27:58,040 Finish the dishes if I have something soaking or switch the 536 00:27:58,040 --> 00:28:00,760 laundry or. Move those. 537 00:28:00,760 --> 00:28:03,280 Sheets from the washer into the dryer. 538 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:06,360 Because I will. Start things and not. 539 00:28:06,360 --> 00:28:08,440 Finish them. Another thing I do. 540 00:28:08,440 --> 00:28:09,920 When it's like a. Super lazy. 541 00:28:09,920 --> 00:28:12,600 Day and I'm. Just this is. 542 00:28:12,600 --> 00:28:16,640 Embarrassing to even confess. But I do a full dishwasher load. 543 00:28:16,640 --> 00:28:18,480 Instead of hand washing the remaining. 544 00:28:18,480 --> 00:28:20,520 Stuff. I've got time. 545 00:28:20,520 --> 00:28:24,240 To just do a dishwasher switch and do. 546 00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:27,320 Another empty rate, reload and run of that second batch. 547 00:28:27,320 --> 00:28:29,160 It doesn't happen very often, but we all. 548 00:28:29,680 --> 00:28:33,320 You know, face these. Dishasters, so I will sometimes. 549 00:28:33,320 --> 00:28:37,400 Just set a timer. For three hours later, reboot 550 00:28:37,400 --> 00:28:41,160 the dishwasher. Be careful though, because those 551 00:28:41,160 --> 00:28:43,840 of us who are super. Distractible will sometimes just 552 00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:46,400 swiping away. Will just sometimes swipe. 553 00:28:46,400 --> 00:28:50,120 Away an alarm because we have so many alarms that we we've 554 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:52,760 learned to ignore them. We've we've some of them aren't 555 00:28:52,760 --> 00:28:55,080 important, so we've learned to ignore them. 556 00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:57,920 Like start dinner. Start dinner every day. 557 00:28:58,000 --> 00:28:59,120 Swipe. Swipe. 558 00:28:59,120 --> 00:29:02,240 Sometimes I don't even read the caption, so be careful about not 559 00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:06,760 setting too many alarms. That's definitely a tip if. 560 00:29:06,960 --> 00:29:09,360 You're a little neuro spicy. So. 561 00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:12,440 Hopefully by now your. Kitchen is looking much better 562 00:29:12,440 --> 00:29:14,320 than when you started if not of. Course. 563 00:29:14,320 --> 00:29:17,720 Pause the episode. The next thing I want you to do. 564 00:29:17,720 --> 00:29:19,840 Is pick. Up your entryway. 565 00:29:20,160 --> 00:29:24,200 And your front room, just those priority rooms, those first 566 00:29:24,200 --> 00:29:27,600 impression areas of your home. We all have different layouts in 567 00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:30,720 my house, the entryway and living room and. 568 00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:33,720 Hallway. Our first impression areas. 569 00:29:34,040 --> 00:29:36,920 If I'm having company of. Course the guest bathroom. 570 00:29:36,920 --> 00:29:40,680 Is a first impression area now? I don't treat the guest bathroom 571 00:29:40,680 --> 00:29:45,160 as much as as a first impression area if I'm cleaning for my own 572 00:29:45,160 --> 00:29:47,080 husband because. He's going to head to the master 573 00:29:47,080 --> 00:29:48,960 bathroom. You know, you use your own 574 00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:50,920 bathroom. He's going to head. 575 00:29:50,920 --> 00:29:53,240 To the back so I'm more likely. To touch up that. 576 00:29:53,240 --> 00:29:55,720 Bathroom. But the priority first. 577 00:29:55,720 --> 00:29:58,480 Impression areas. That whoever it is. 578 00:29:58,480 --> 00:30:02,200 Is going to see. Is where you typically. 579 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:05,360 Want to concentrate your efforts? 580 00:30:06,080 --> 00:30:09,520 So let's get those. Front rooms. 581 00:30:09,520 --> 00:30:12,200 Those outer areas. Those common areas, those first 582 00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:16,680 impression areas. Picked up dust, the surfaces 583 00:30:16,680 --> 00:30:17,600 straighten. Your throw. 584 00:30:17,600 --> 00:30:20,640 Pillows. Put the pet toys or kid toys in 585 00:30:20,640 --> 00:30:22,600 a toy box. Toss any. 586 00:30:22,600 --> 00:30:24,200 Trash. You know what? 587 00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:26,720 Needs to be done. Get those areas picked. 588 00:30:26,720 --> 00:30:29,520 Up and straightened up. And of course you can vacuum or 589 00:30:29,520 --> 00:30:30,280 sweep. And mop. 590 00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:33,560 After the episode, but. Right now I'm trying to talk 591 00:30:33,560 --> 00:30:35,360 you. Through the tidying up. 592 00:30:35,640 --> 00:30:37,680 Which was is. Often the most. 593 00:30:37,680 --> 00:30:41,960 Difficult part. It feels good to do those. 594 00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:44,520 Finishing touches that are actually going to make your 595 00:30:44,520 --> 00:30:47,880 house shine, like dusting and vacuuming, but. 596 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:50,040 Sometimes just. Picking up the floor can feel 597 00:30:50,040 --> 00:30:52,080 like drudgery, so I'm going to let you. 598 00:30:52,080 --> 00:30:55,040 Dust too, because that's. Going to be satisfying. 599 00:30:55,680 --> 00:30:57,680 When you clear. Off a table, your reward is that 600 00:30:57,680 --> 00:30:59,880 you get to. Wipe it down and every job that 601 00:30:59,880 --> 00:31:02,120 must be done there is an element of fun. 602 00:31:02,360 --> 00:31:06,000 Mary Poppins said that. The other area that I want. 603 00:31:06,080 --> 00:31:08,440 Want you to? Touch up a little bit. 604 00:31:08,560 --> 00:31:10,920 Is the bathroom. This is not a deep. 605 00:31:10,920 --> 00:31:14,720 Clean, but in the bathroom I. Want you to make? 606 00:31:14,720 --> 00:31:16,560 Sure that you clear. Anything off? 607 00:31:16,600 --> 00:31:19,160 Of the floor. OK, not everybody's going to 608 00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:23,600 have clothing and towels on their bathroom floor, but you 609 00:31:23,600 --> 00:31:27,000 might. And that brings me. 610 00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:30,440 To my next point. People with clean bathrooms. 611 00:31:30,840 --> 00:31:35,200 Teach by example, meaning if you're sharing a bathroom. 612 00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:39,480 With somebody and you tend to drop your clothing or your towel 613 00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:42,840 on the. Floor and leave it sooner or 614 00:31:42,840 --> 00:31:45,560 later. That other person might do the 615 00:31:45,560 --> 00:31:49,480 same, even if they are a more organized person. 616 00:31:49,480 --> 00:31:53,120 They're the type of person who's born, organized and grew up 617 00:31:53,280 --> 00:31:55,120 putting things in the right. Place or whatever. 618 00:31:55,800 --> 00:31:57,680 They're going to follow. Suit because. 619 00:31:57,680 --> 00:32:00,240 It's just human nature. When you're in a messy 620 00:32:00,240 --> 00:32:03,880 environment. You tend to just kind of give. 621 00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:06,800 Up and not bother. Because it's. 622 00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:09,560 Irritating that someone else. Dropped their clothes on the 623 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:10,240 floor. So then. 624 00:32:10,240 --> 00:32:15,360 You drop yours too. So some of you are saying yeah, 625 00:32:15,360 --> 00:32:18,200 I. Usually put my clothes. 626 00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:19,840 In the hamper but my husband never. 627 00:32:19,840 --> 00:32:21,640 Does. Well, why don't you? 628 00:32:21,640 --> 00:32:25,200 Put the hamper. Right where he drops his 629 00:32:25,200 --> 00:32:26,560 clothes. OK. 630 00:32:26,560 --> 00:32:29,600 And in a convenient. Location that's based on his 631 00:32:29,600 --> 00:32:33,360 actual lifestyle and then make. Sure you put yours in every 632 00:32:33,360 --> 00:32:35,760 single time. That can help. 633 00:32:35,760 --> 00:32:38,520 Folks. People with clean bathrooms do 634 00:32:38,520 --> 00:32:40,520 not drop their towel or their clothing on the. 635 00:32:40,520 --> 00:32:45,840 Floor ever they have drawers or trays or. 636 00:32:45,840 --> 00:32:48,760 Containers for things like makeup. 637 00:32:48,800 --> 00:32:50,480 They don't just leave it spread out. 638 00:32:50,680 --> 00:32:51,920 No judgement here. If that's a. 639 00:32:51,920 --> 00:32:53,800 Situation you're facing, but it's time to. 640 00:32:53,800 --> 00:32:56,160 Clear up your bath to clear your bathroom. 641 00:32:56,160 --> 00:32:59,000 Floor clear your vanity area. Make. 642 00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:00,760 Sure, you have fresh toilet paper. 643 00:33:00,880 --> 00:33:03,080 People with clean houses usually don't. 644 00:33:03,240 --> 00:33:04,800 Run out of toilet. Paper. 645 00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:06,400 When they have company, they make. 646 00:33:06,400 --> 00:33:08,760 Sure, there's extra toilet paper they make. 647 00:33:08,760 --> 00:33:10,880 Sure, there's a fresh hand towel hanging up. 648 00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:13,400 If they're having overnight guests, they make sure. 649 00:33:13,400 --> 00:33:16,840 There are towels for their guests to take showers. 650 00:33:16,840 --> 00:33:20,120 And whatnot, people. With clean bathrooms, wipe. 651 00:33:20,120 --> 00:33:24,400 Off the sink and vanity. After they splash a lot of water 652 00:33:24,400 --> 00:33:25,960 by. Washing their face or brushing 653 00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:29,360 their teeth. They wipe those dental floss. 654 00:33:29,360 --> 00:33:33,600 Home runs off the mirror with some glass cleaner and maybe a 655 00:33:33,600 --> 00:33:38,200 paper towel or something. They dry things too, like as far 656 00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:40,520 as like their sink. Hardware so that it. 657 00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:44,080 Looks shiny. Perpetually so that's the thing. 658 00:33:45,640 --> 00:33:50,720 Hopefully you are plugging away on just touching up your 659 00:33:50,720 --> 00:33:53,400 bathroom. You know, wiping down the sink, 660 00:33:53,400 --> 00:33:59,680 the faucet, the vanity top, sanitizing the toilet seat in 661 00:33:59,680 --> 00:34:03,040 the flusher handle, and making sure the bathroom is. 662 00:34:03,040 --> 00:34:07,000 Stocked with stuff. Sometimes when I'm expecting 663 00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:09,880 company and I just. Do a really quick touch up of 664 00:34:09,880 --> 00:34:11,040 the kids. Bathroom because they. 665 00:34:11,040 --> 00:34:14,440 Clean that bathroom themselves. But you know you want to do 666 00:34:14,440 --> 00:34:16,600 those finishing touches when you're expecting company. 667 00:34:17,080 --> 00:34:20,320 Sometimes I just go in there with some glass cleaner and some 668 00:34:20,320 --> 00:34:24,239 paper. Towels or microfiber cloth and I 669 00:34:24,239 --> 00:34:26,159 just. Go spray Happy I. 670 00:34:26,159 --> 00:34:27,679 Spray the mirror the. Sink. 671 00:34:27,679 --> 00:34:30,080 The faucet, the toilet, the floor. 672 00:34:30,080 --> 00:34:31,600 Everything and I. Realize you got to. 673 00:34:31,600 --> 00:34:33,600 Disinfect the toilet. But I'm talking about just 674 00:34:33,600 --> 00:34:37,440 shining it up between cleanings in a pinch. 675 00:34:38,120 --> 00:34:40,280 You can do it all and you. Could even use a glass and 676 00:34:40,280 --> 00:34:44,199 surface cleaner as well if you if you want to use one product. 677 00:34:44,199 --> 00:34:45,880 That's. Really good on everything. 678 00:34:46,520 --> 00:34:49,280 But I do prefer. Glass cleaners for mirrors. 679 00:34:49,280 --> 00:34:52,920 I just do so. Just a thought there. 680 00:34:53,199 --> 00:34:56,280 Hopefully you're. Shining up your bathroom. 681 00:34:56,920 --> 00:34:59,000 If if the toilet. Bowl needs scrubbing. 682 00:34:59,000 --> 00:35:00,600 Scrub it but this. Is not. 683 00:35:00,600 --> 00:35:03,760 Really a deep cleaning episode. OK, by the way. 684 00:35:03,760 --> 00:35:05,920 Special special thanks to our financial. 685 00:35:05,920 --> 00:35:08,280 Supporters who support the show either. 686 00:35:08,640 --> 00:35:11,120 On. Spreaker Apple Podcasts, Which 687 00:35:11,120 --> 00:35:14,000 is that purple? App or Patreon, Jessica? 688 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:15,880 And I each have. Our own Patreon. 689 00:35:16,040 --> 00:35:19,960 I hope you got a lot. Done in those key 1st. 690 00:35:19,960 --> 00:35:21,520 Impression areas. Now let's. 691 00:35:21,520 --> 00:35:23,720 Head to your room and make the bed. 692 00:35:24,600 --> 00:35:27,760 People with clean houses make their bed. 693 00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:30,600 In the morning, as soon as they. Get out of it. 694 00:35:31,240 --> 00:35:34,080 That really just sets the stage for. 695 00:35:34,080 --> 00:35:37,120 Picking up after yourself and cleaning up after yourself. 696 00:35:37,120 --> 00:35:41,840 Throughout the day, perpetually. Clean houses, make their bed. 697 00:35:41,840 --> 00:35:43,200 As soon as they. Get out of it. 698 00:35:43,440 --> 00:35:45,000 And that. Sets the stage. 699 00:35:45,000 --> 00:35:48,240 For cleaning up after. Yourself throughout the day, 700 00:35:48,480 --> 00:35:50,240 it's if this. Is not a day that you're 701 00:35:50,240 --> 00:35:51,960 changing the. Sheets, it's only going to take 702 00:35:51,960 --> 00:35:54,000 you like 60 seconds. To make your bed. 703 00:35:54,560 --> 00:35:55,840 Another thing you might want to do is. 704 00:35:55,840 --> 00:35:58,080 Just. Walk through the house and look 705 00:35:58,080 --> 00:36:01,040 for anything that could trigger your significant other. 706 00:36:01,320 --> 00:36:06,560 OK, there's a tendency to focus on what's important to you, but 707 00:36:06,560 --> 00:36:09,160 so many arguments can be prevented. 708 00:36:09,480 --> 00:36:10,640 By just taking. You know. 709 00:36:10,640 --> 00:36:13,400 Let's face it, you're not going. To keep a perfectly Immaculate 710 00:36:13,400 --> 00:36:16,520 home you don't always have. Time to do all the things this 711 00:36:16,520 --> 00:36:19,560 was not. One of my one or two hour bonus 712 00:36:19,560 --> 00:36:23,200 episodes that you can gain access to by supporting the 713 00:36:23,200 --> 00:36:25,200 show. This was just. 714 00:36:25,280 --> 00:36:28,680 Kind of a lightspeed. Clean because I wanted. 715 00:36:28,680 --> 00:36:32,680 To talk to you about staying on task and things like that. 716 00:36:32,760 --> 00:36:37,440 What if your spouse's trigger? Is that he can't find the remote 717 00:36:38,040 --> 00:36:40,160 like when he. Goes to watch TV. 718 00:36:40,440 --> 00:36:43,320 Find it for him, you know, Dig in the cushions and find it. 719 00:36:43,400 --> 00:36:44,640 Oh. Here's another one. 720 00:36:45,120 --> 00:36:47,560 People with clean houses clean under their. 721 00:36:47,560 --> 00:36:49,960 Couch cushions so that when their guest. 722 00:36:49,960 --> 00:36:51,880 Is digging for their. Keys or some. 723 00:36:51,880 --> 00:36:56,160 Vape or something, They're not going to just find all. 724 00:36:56,160 --> 00:36:59,920 This dirt and debris and who knows what. 725 00:37:00,360 --> 00:37:03,480 So let's make sure. That we are. 726 00:37:03,480 --> 00:37:08,280 Cleaning under our cushions from time to time listen to a living 727 00:37:08,280 --> 00:37:11,200 room deep clean. I think Jessica talks about 728 00:37:11,200 --> 00:37:12,720 cleaning under the cushions a lot because. 729 00:37:12,720 --> 00:37:14,160 She still has. Little ones. 730 00:37:14,600 --> 00:37:16,720 If you've got little kids you need. 731 00:37:16,720 --> 00:37:19,000 To be cleaning under your cushions and under your. 732 00:37:19,000 --> 00:37:21,720 Couch regularly or. You're going to have. 733 00:37:21,720 --> 00:37:25,640 Tons of pens, crayons, crumbs, you know. 734 00:37:26,360 --> 00:37:28,760 Your guests are going to be pulling out an old hot dog or 735 00:37:28,760 --> 00:37:31,680 something so. Make sure you take care of that. 736 00:37:31,840 --> 00:37:33,640 I guess I'm going to wrap. This up so happy. 737 00:37:33,640 --> 00:37:35,320 Cleaning and I'll talk. To you soon.