I keep things picked up, clean and always cleaning up my kitchen. Makes my days feel less chaotic. I am also very visually stimulated, so if my house if together... my brain feels more together :)
We had charcoal for our fish tank filter, I’ve put some of that in containers in our bin under the bin bag. Works a treat without covering one smell with another. Absorbs the smells
I don't have as many kids as you, I only have 5, but what really helps is no shoes on inside. With 7 of us it really helps! Also, i really dislike purses/bags on my kitchen counter and tables 🤢 Love the essential oil tips- thank you for great tips!! 👍
and i hate people bringing outside shoes on my main area rugs, it just annoys me , it can be vaccumed to remove dust and other particles but what annoys me is that those shoes go everywhere even public restrooms so its making rugs gross with all the filth.
Oh my gosh I've been wanting a vacuum tool to assist me with grooming Finlee my English cream golden retriever. The shedding with this wonderful breed is real! Thanks!
Great tips! I can’t believe you have 8 kids. You look amazing!! I love your witty personality!!!Your home is beautiful. Maybe you could show us some dinner meal ideas that you make? More videos like the redo of the girls room!
I have 4 children & one pregnant maltipoo Dog and can’t keep anything at all tidy they make it their mission to mess stuff up. Theses tips are definitely needed. Thank you ❤
I raised a family of 4 children. Picking things up as you go and putting them away where they go was my golden rule of survival. Once my husband and myself had to go out of town for a few days. I had an older single lady stay at my house while we were gone. The kids were all teenagers and knew when they had to be home and no friends. The next Monday I saw this lady at work. I asked her how it went. She said the kids were great, but they sure don't pick up after themselves. I replied oh great I at least I know you were at the right house. 😂
Put it away is definitely a game changer! I’m really bad about not doing that with important papers. Instead I leave huge piles in a few places. Then I stress out when I need something or when I go to file them. 😬🤦♀️
For the toilet brush, i keep my canister filled with pine sol (which I dump out and refill every once in a while. After I use the brush I flush a couple times and let the clean water rinse my brush off so that it's somewhat cleaner before placing back into the pine sol. I also pour a little bit of the pine sol into the toilet bowl when cleaning and it works amazingly! It smells so good, my brush/canister never even remotely smells bad, and no gross things grow on it since the pine sol is itself a cleaner =)
You have a Great Pyrenees. You have passed my "floof-management credibility" check. ✅ Before I saw your house-bear, I was like, "..yeah right, they probably don't even get the shedding level of floof piles that we get at home, pfft!' BUUT, I NOW STAND CORRECTED.😳 Thanks for sharing your tips! 🙏 💗🌿
Love these tips. Norwex has 2 toilet brushes with baclock in them which cause them to NOT get nasty. I'm a Norwex consultant if you'd like to grab one. I've had the ergonomic toilet brush for 5 yrs and it still looks new. It's AMAZING. They've come out with a new one that holds the cleaner for you. Been enjoying you for yrs. Keep up the AWESOME work
Haha! Try keeping up with an Old Man with sticky fingers and muddy shoes! Oh and two rescue dogs who are constantly needing to relearn house training. Love you tips! ❤
I have 3 indoor cats and I am super ocd and keep up light cleaning everyday. I have bought every kind of candle and plug ins and all the stuff. I PROMISE you that candle wax warmers and cubes (and again I have bought the wax cubes from so many places-the more expensive I’ve found the less effective and no throw). Go to Walmart and buy a few wax cube warmers-the $10 store brand work perfect but you want a few depending on the size of your house and if it’s two story. I have 2 upstairs and 2.5 downstairs (ones a small wall plug in warmer) and the BEST cubes are at Walmart for $2 for six cubes and ONLY ones worth while is Better Homes and Gardens. I only use the cubes once but some people will use them two days in a row. SO MUCH THROW and far better than any candle. I can’t emphasize that I’ve done it all and they’re the best way to make the house smell amazing and no flame to worry about either with littles and pets and forgetting to put it out👍🏻
Only works with dogs. Cat claws shred them in no time and if you got a cat that like to pee where it shouldn't it will do it gleefully on the leather couch. Happened to my mom and a friend. Both had to toss the sofas out, because the smell won't get out of leather, no matter what you try/do/use.
We just got a rescue Great Pyrenees and literally minute you mentioned the pet grooming vacuum I went and bought it 😂😂 I hate pet hair! But we have 5 animals in our house! I am SO excited for this vacuum.
Good Tuesday morning Angela. What can I say? These videos just keep getting better and better. Your deep cleaning and organizational skills are impeccable. TYFS and don't forget to take some time for yourself. 😊😊
Hi Angela. Happy Holidays. I really glad you showed your dog and the Neabot Pet Vacuum. I have a Great Pyrenees. He's 115lbs. Wil the Vacuum handle that large or a dog or are you finding you have to keep emptying it out?
Agreed - it sounds like Dana K White -as she frequently refers to the “donate-able donate bin” and “take it there now strategy” in her “always better decluttering method” - her book is called Decluttering at the Speed of Life. Dana is also a you tuber.
I love all the information !!!thanks Angela! Question: what kind of coffee is the best for you? We need your motivation! And energy too! Jajaj! I'm looking or more information about weight loss + routine for mom's busy like us! 🙏 thanks! Blessings 😊
I wish youtubers wouldn’t promote Amazon as they are really not doing a good job for humanity. Big Corporations don’t need our help. Thank you for a good video though! I love the tip using cotton wool balls with essential oil in the garbage bins!
Kids... they are great, but we have to remind them all the time to clean up their messes and their space. But i see progress, and the trick is making it an habit.
I read that essential oils and plug ins were very hazardous for pets. Has anyone else read this online? It wasn't about the animals eating them, it was about using them around pets.
Oh man, be really careful with scented laundry detergent and fabric softener. There are SO many chemicals in these things that are linked to do many health problems!!!
I grew up in a smoker house 🤮so as an adult I like my house to smell like we don’t live here. I love when someone says you have how many animals but it doesn’t smell 😉
For the dogs use wipes or a paper towel with soap and water to wipe paws and privates after they use the bathroom. Keeps your home cleaner and “dingle berries “ off your couch should you allow the dogs on them 💩
Please wear dish washing gloves or your hands will look 20 years older by the time you're 40. You'll be glad later.
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For reference her name is Dana K. White and she wrote Decluttering at the speed of life and Organizing your home without loosing your mind. Both books worth reading, more than once.
I live for a clean sink. I also like putting a few essential oil drops in my sink in the evenings after the kitchen is closed. Makes it smell great and feel fresh in the morning!
@@anahash3221 I used some in my fiberglass tub and my waterpik before realizing this. It etched the plastic on the waterpik and etched and discolored my tub. They are strong.
I am a minimalist however I do have hobbies that require numerous items to engage in them (baking for example) and I felt that "Let me organize my stuff in peace" mood. Some people can so easily forget that everyone comes from a different place, nothing is one size fits all.
I'm down with a chest infection at the moment and feeling dreadful with it. My house is a mess and it highlights how much I just go around picking up after everyone. I think I need to get my family on board with some of these tips
Dana's first book, "Managing Your Home Without Losing Your Mind" was the one thing that helped me SO much. I read her blog before that. Her decluttering book, while also great, is a lot of things from the first book, repeated. But without everything from the first book, and delves so much deeper into actually decluttering.. She has a podcast too (a slob comes clean), where she goes over all of the things. She's my hero lol took my house from crazy pants to calm. ☺️
I was thinking the same .., I do wish she had said who the author was … to give them credit .. but does sound like Dana k white … I can hear her in my head saying her take it ther now x
Synthetic Scented laundry has become so incredibly toxic. The number of people that get sick from it is growing so fast. I can't even visit in anyone's home anymore, and thrifted clothing is almost impossible. In the last 5 years I have found that even washing scented clothes 10 times, does not budge the scent.
I’m with you on that…. Too many scents added to everything. I like my scented laundry detergent because it’s subtle… but not oils in everything or adding scent beads
It’s horrible! I’m still trying to figure out a wash that will get rid of the smell from my Goodwill clothes, I have 4 boys that go through jeans like popsicles, I hate scented anything, I could get a headache just walking by the candles section…
Have you tried borax to get smells out? I think it's decent. Also I found Molly's Suds laundry "detergent" to be truly unscented. It's just minerals that clean your clothes. Even tide free and clear has a chemical smell 😬....
@Lydia Clayton I have, but it's not the best process for some fabrics, especially the gently used high end hunting gear my husband got for a song. 10 washes and 2 months on the clothesline thru several rainstorms with no change.
I keep a plastic packet in my freezer and throw all meat wrappers vegetables peels basically anything that makes ur trash can smell. Then when it is the day the bin trucks come i throw it in the bin.
hallelujah! love tips! and the one that for me that has made the most sense is the one that you touched on about putting stuff away not down. I have always told my kids and husband it doesn't take any longer to put something away where it belongs as it does to just set it down where you are. thanks for the tips! we are empty nesters now, but I have a husband that makes more messes then all 3 of my kids together did! xoxo
Yes I have 3 dogs that go up on the sofas, I bought those covers and they helped, but found I need to wash them weekly, sometimes mire often, it was headache, so what I use now in between washings is King or Queen size flat bedsheets,, they work great and I can fold them and store them under the sofa cushions for a quick change when needed. Ten once a week, I wash all the dog bedding, and sheets tigether,,tat was a game changer on keeping he smells gone. I buy them at thrift stores very cheap, and I can Chang the patter and color to fit my mood.
Bought the sofa protector and loved it so much I bought one for my daughter (she has 3 dogs)! She loved it and bought one for her sister! Such a life changer for all of us!
Just had a flashback to the “old house” when Benji got hold of the toilet brush after one the boys had replaced without cleaning it and little Benji dragged it around your bedroom floor and bedding 😂😂 the absolute horror on your face. I can honestly say I was crying with laughter. Those where the days 😊
I’m 21 weeks pregnant with my second child and I needed this video for motivation today! I always try to do a deep clean around the house the weekend before any holiday and I was thinking of skipping this one time… but thanks to you… I already have the living room half finished, just vacuuming and mopping left in here now. And I’m feeling accomplished! I’m also going to try that essential oil trick on the toilet brush! NOW essential oils had a candy cane one from last Christmas that I hope they bring back this year because I LOVE my house to smell like candy canes and Christmas trees all of November and December!
For laundry I just use 3 or 4 spoons of washing soda crystals and some drops of lemon or lavender essential oil. It does everything. No need for toxic laundry detergent, fragrance or softeners. Works a treat.
I’m right there with you...somewhere between a museum and horder! I settle on “we live here and it’s going to look like we live here, but I want it to be clean enough so that we want to live here.”
Great IDEAS. I USE BIG BLANKETS TO PROTECT MY FURNITURE. DOESNT LOOK GOOD. BUT MY FURNITURE IS STILL LOOKING GOOD. THANKS🎃😊. GREAT IDEAS. SEE YOU ON HOUR NEXT ADVENTURE 😅. LOL
Great tips, especially about piles. Thats me!! Unfortunately. We use covers made from fleece fabric for our furniture. When it gets dirty, you just whip it off and wash it, dry it, no ironing. Saves wear and tear on the upholstery. Also cozy in the winter.
The “picking up and putting away part” is especially important, when coming home with the kids or with groceries. I have everyone take off their shoes, jackets, hats, mittens,… and put them to where they actually belong (prevents piles in the hall) plus I force myself to unpack all the groceries before sitting down or doing everything else. This way, when dinner time rolls around I am not unpleasantly surprised by piles of groceries lingering in the kitchen. It does take a LOT of discipline though…so to all the moms out there: have some grace with yourself, when your house is not picked up ALL the time. As Angie said: let’s aim for 80% :) Pareto Principle.
This is great! Is your big white floof a great pyrenees?? I too have a 120lb white polar bear child, along with a few human teens :) the home grooming kit and furniture ideas are super helpful!
Two things I live by, leave it better than I found it and what’s in this room that needs to go where I’m going and I take it with me. I got the last one from my years in the service industry, no empty hands. 😅
We only have 1 kid and these tips are still epic. Why? 1. We also have 2 cats and a dog. 2. We live in the brother at where it rains a lot which means dirt dirt dirt. 3. So many of these are applicable even for single people! Really enjoyed this video. Thank you for sharing.
I keep things picked up, clean and always cleaning up my kitchen. Makes my days feel less chaotic. I am also very visually stimulated, so if my house if together... my brain feels more together :)
Im the same
"Between hoarders and museum" 😂❤ I can remember that. Thank you!
Saw Ashleigh's post, sorry for your family's loss. Prayers for comfort and peace for all.
"Your house isn't going to smell like a brothel." Classic. I laughed so loud my husband stuck his head in to check on me. 😆
We had charcoal for our fish tank filter, I’ve put some of that in containers in our bin under the bin bag. Works a treat without covering one smell with another. Absorbs the smells
Charcoal can be reinvigorated by sitting it in the sun, so it's reusable and not landfilling.
“That’s what she said” hahah channeling your Michael Scott haha!
I don't have as many kids as you, I only have 5, but what really helps is no shoes on inside. With 7 of us it really helps!
Also, i really dislike purses/bags on my kitchen counter and tables 🤢
Love the essential oil tips- thank you for great tips!! 👍
and i hate people bringing outside shoes on my main area rugs, it just annoys me , it can be vaccumed to remove dust and other particles but what annoys me is that those shoes go everywhere even public restrooms so its making rugs gross with all the filth.
Not wearing shoes in doors is a game changer. So much cleaner.
Oh my gosh I've been wanting a vacuum tool to assist me with grooming Finlee my English cream golden retriever. The shedding with this wonderful breed is real! Thanks!
Great tips! I can’t believe you have 8 kids. You look amazing!! I love your witty personality!!!Your home is beautiful. Maybe you could show us some dinner meal ideas that you make? More videos like the redo of the girls room!
My greatest wish: a Christmas planning video like last year, loved it so much!🥰
Just rewatched all the videos.
I have 4 children & one pregnant maltipoo Dog and can’t keep anything at all tidy they make it their mission to mess stuff up.
Theses tips are definitely needed. Thank you ❤
Woot woot- you mentioned Flylady the OG! Her methods, tips and teachings are great for side tracked homemakers 👋
Your dog is such a cutie pie just sitting there like ahh that feels so good
I raised a family of 4 children. Picking things up as you go and putting them away where they go was my golden rule of survival. Once my husband and myself had to go out of town for a few days. I had an older single lady stay at my house while we were gone. The kids were all teenagers and knew when they had to be home and no friends. The next Monday I saw this lady at work. I asked her how it went. She said the kids were great, but they sure don't pick up after themselves. I replied oh great I at least I know you were at the right house. 😂
Love Dana K White. Take it there now
Put it away is definitely a game changer! I’m really bad about not doing that with important papers. Instead I leave huge piles in a few places. Then I stress out when I need something or when I go to file them. 😬🤦♀️
I try to follow the "touch it only once" philosophy to try and keep things tidy!
I'm first! So happy to see a video from you! 💐
Very helpful tips! I only have 3 boys, but I feel like there are 10 in the house! Thank you
Incorporated most of these ideas. Life changers ❤thank you for sharing
For the toilet brush, i keep my canister filled with pine sol (which I dump out and refill every once in a while. After I use the brush I flush a couple times and let the clean water rinse my brush off so that it's somewhat cleaner before placing back into the pine sol. I also pour a little bit of the pine sol into the toilet bowl when cleaning and it works amazingly! It smells so good, my brush/canister never even remotely smells bad, and no gross things grow on it since the pine sol is itself a cleaner =)
Such a nice tip. I'm gonna apply that in my house. Thank you for sharing.
You have a Great Pyrenees. You have passed my "floof-management credibility" check. ✅
Before I saw your house-bear, I was like, "..yeah right, they probably don't even get the shedding level of floof piles that we get at home, pfft!'
BUUT, I NOW STAND CORRECTED.😳 Thanks for sharing your tips! 🙏 💗🌿
So 😁 funny! I love the "floof" piles comment. What can I call my cat hair piles?
What ?!?! The pet thing is amazing - it’s now part of my Christmas list thanks 😁
I just stopped the video and went to the bathroom and put some essential oil on that bathroom brush ✌️ great idea!
I love your attitude, -this is it, we can make it as pleasant as possible!
I do pine sol in my garbage bin and toilet brush thing. It kills the bacteria and smells so nice!
I'm crying with the toilet brush, IF YOU KNOW YOU KNOW! 😂
I really enjoy watching you, you are down to earth and funny!
Constantly fighting the kid/pet stink. So thank you for this video lol
Love these tips. Norwex has 2 toilet brushes with baclock in them which cause them to NOT get nasty. I'm a Norwex consultant if you'd like to grab one. I've had the ergonomic toilet brush for 5 yrs and it still looks new. It's AMAZING. They've come out with a new one that holds the cleaner for you. Been enjoying you for yrs. Keep up the AWESOME work
Haha! Try keeping up with an Old Man with sticky fingers and muddy shoes! Oh and two rescue dogs who are constantly needing to relearn house training. Love you tips! ❤
Great tips! We have 3 kids, and we are always home. It's hared to keep up!
I have 3 indoor cats and I am super ocd and keep up light cleaning everyday. I have bought every kind of candle and plug ins and all the stuff. I PROMISE you that candle wax warmers and cubes (and again I have bought the wax cubes from so many places-the more expensive I’ve found the less effective and no throw). Go to Walmart and buy a few wax cube warmers-the $10 store brand work perfect but you want a few depending on the size of your house and if it’s two story. I have 2 upstairs and 2.5 downstairs (ones a small wall plug in warmer) and the BEST cubes are at Walmart for $2 for six cubes and ONLY ones worth while is Better Homes and Gardens. I only use the cubes once but some people will use them two days in a row. SO MUCH THROW and far better than any candle. I can’t emphasize that I’ve done it all and they’re the best way to make the house smell amazing and no flame to worry about either with littles and pets and forgetting to put it out👍🏻
I *love* (!) your dry humour. ☆
As for the sofa idea, I only buy Leather sofas. Very easy to clean
Only works with dogs. Cat claws shred them in no time and if you got a cat that like to pee where it shouldn't it will do it gleefully on the leather couch. Happened to my mom and a friend. Both had to toss the sofas out, because the smell won't get out of leather, no matter what you try/do/use.
We just got a rescue Great Pyrenees and literally minute you mentioned the pet grooming vacuum I went and bought it 😂😂 I hate pet hair! But we have 5 animals in our house! I am SO excited for this vacuum.
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Good Tuesday morning Angela. What can I say? These videos just keep getting better and better. Your deep cleaning and organizational skills are impeccable. TYFS and don't forget to take some time for yourself. 😊😊
Thank you for the tips..love the cleaning, shopping and homeschool videos you make 😊
Pour pine soil in the container where your brush goes/ toilet
Mr cleans toilet wand if you don’t mind disposing small scrubbers every time you clean the toilet but it’s way cleaner.
Great video!! :) Thanks for the tips!
Hi Angela.
Happy Holidays.
I really glad you showed your dog and the Neabot Pet Vacuum.
I have a Great Pyrenees. He's 115lbs.
Wil the Vacuum handle that large or a dog or are you finding you have to keep emptying it out?
Angie, please name and credit the author of the book for tips 5 & 6. It’s important that authors get the credit they deserve.
Agreed - it sounds like Dana K White -as she frequently refers to the “donate-able donate bin” and “take it there now strategy” in her “always better decluttering method” - her book is called Decluttering at the Speed of Life. Dana is also a you tuber.
@@amyking6506 agreed.
@@amyking6506 That's who I thought of too. Even went back in this video to see if Dana's name was mentioned.
Agreed! As soon as she started talking about it I was like "take it there now!"
I’m pretty sure it’s Dana K white and her book Decluttering at the Speed of Life.
But I would agree- she should have referenced the book.
Thank you for your advice 😊
Great advice! We have the pet grooming kit and the sofa cover already!
Where did you get the sofa cover?
@@merjoy85 I got it from Walmart.
I love all the information !!!thanks Angela! Question: what kind of coffee is the best for you?
We need your motivation! And energy too! Jajaj!
I'm looking or more information about weight loss + routine for mom's busy like us! 🙏 thanks! Blessings 😊
I wish youtubers wouldn’t promote Amazon as they are really not doing a good job for humanity. Big Corporations don’t need our help. Thank you for a good video though! I love the tip using cotton wool balls with essential oil in the garbage bins!
Great video. Thank you
All great tips😊
Kids... they are great, but we have to remind them all the time to clean up their messes and their space. But i see progress, and the trick is making it an habit.
Can you link the sofa covers and the pot lid organizer?
You are doing a good job
I read that essential oils and plug ins were very hazardous for pets. Has anyone else read this online? It wasn't about the animals eating them, it was about using them around pets.
I know, Angie! Toilet brushes...😝I've got 6 kids of my own... and know exactly what you mean.😂
Hi! What book was it that you were referencing
Beautiful dog! What breed is it?
Oh man, be really careful with scented laundry detergent and fabric softener. There are SO many chemicals in these things that are linked to do many health problems!!!
I might be neurotic but I keep my toilet brushes outside in between uses. They gross me out that much 🤣🤢
Essential oils on the inside of toilet paper rolls on the cardboard
I have all notifications on and get none of your videos notified to me
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I grew up in a smoker house 🤮so as an adult I like my house to smell like we don’t live here. I love when someone says you have how many animals but it doesn’t smell 😉
For the dogs use wipes or a paper towel with soap and water to wipe paws and privates after they use the bathroom. Keeps your home cleaner and “dingle berries “ off your couch should you allow the dogs on them 💩
Lol “it doesn’t smell like a brothel”
Please wear dish washing gloves or your hands will look 20 years older by the time you're 40. You'll be glad later.
For reference her name is Dana K. White and she wrote Decluttering at the speed of life and Organizing your home without loosing your mind. Both books worth reading, more than once.
Yes. It's called
*"Don't put it down, put it away!"*
Thank you Dana! ♡
The box is called "donatable donationbox"!! 😁
Yes I was hoping she’d give credit to Dana. Her method is 👌👌
Where would I look for this first?!
Dishes math!
All of the things Dana says have had a huge impact on my life.
@@Melshed
Yes! Giving credit where credit is due ❤️
@@Melshed yes. Kind of disapointed she didnt. Her whole method is just life changing and she deserves the recognition
I live for a clean sink. I also like putting a few essential oil drops in my sink in the evenings after the kitchen is closed. Makes it smell great and feel fresh in the morning!
"Well, lady.. This is my life...and I've got the stuff that I've got" hahah love this quote🥰
Love these tips!
Side note: Essential oils can slowly break down plastics, especially citrus oils. (Chemists wife)
I was thinking the same
can u please explain further, like what kind of plastic and what does it break down to???
@@anahash3221 I used some in my fiberglass tub and my waterpik before realizing this. It etched the plastic on the waterpik and etched and discolored my tub. They are strong.
Can I just say that I love that you are NOT ultra minimalist?
“Let me organized my stuff in peace! Thank you.”
Love it!!! Right there with you 💕💕
I am a minimalist however I do have hobbies that require numerous items to engage in them (baking for example) and I felt that "Let me organize my stuff in peace" mood. Some people can so easily forget that everyone comes from a different place, nothing is one size fits all.
I'm down with a chest infection at the moment and feeling dreadful with it. My house is a mess and it highlights how much I just go around picking up after everyone. I think I need to get my family on board with some of these tips
I hope you feel better soon. You could end up with a new life from this discovery!
Was the book you read Decluttering At The Speed of Life? Dana K White. By far the best book about decluttering I’ve EVER read. It’s totally helped.
I feel like that is the book. I listened to it and it is the best decluttering book I’ve read by far!!
I was wondering the same thing! I love her and Dawn from the Minimal Mom!
I love her!
Dana's first book, "Managing Your Home Without Losing Your Mind" was the one thing that helped me SO much. I read her blog before that.
Her decluttering book, while also great, is a lot of things from the first book, repeated. But without everything from the first book, and delves so much deeper into actually decluttering..
She has a podcast too (a slob comes clean), where she goes over all of the things. She's my hero lol took my house from crazy pants to calm. ☺️
I was thinking the same .., I do wish she had said who the author was … to give them credit .. but does sound like Dana k white … I can hear her in my head saying her take it ther now x
Synthetic Scented laundry has become so incredibly toxic. The number of people that get sick from it is growing so fast. I can't even visit in anyone's home anymore, and thrifted clothing is almost impossible. In the last 5 years I have found that even washing scented clothes 10 times, does not budge the scent.
I’m with you on that…. Too many scents added to everything. I like my scented laundry detergent because it’s subtle… but not oils in everything or adding scent beads
Tide is what I use . I like my clothes to smell clean and have no smell
It’s horrible! I’m still trying to figure out a wash that will get rid of the smell from my Goodwill clothes, I have 4 boys that go through jeans like popsicles, I hate scented anything, I could get a headache just walking by the candles section…
Have you tried borax to get smells out? I think it's decent. Also I found Molly's Suds laundry "detergent" to be truly unscented. It's just minerals that clean your clothes. Even tide free and clear has a chemical smell 😬....
@Lydia Clayton I have, but it's not the best process for some fabrics, especially the gently used high end hunting gear my husband got for a song. 10 washes and 2 months on the clothesline thru several rainstorms with no change.
Haha! Yes, to the nose! That was my first pregnancy symptom with my 3rd that made me go buy a pregnancy test. Love the tips!
Okay clorox cleaning wands for toilets come with disposable ends and a reusable wand and way less gross than a toilet brush!
I keep a plastic packet in my freezer and throw all meat wrappers vegetables peels basically anything that makes ur trash can smell. Then when it is the day the bin trucks come i throw it in the bin.
I do the same especially in Summer!
hallelujah! love tips! and the one that for me that has made the most sense is the one that you touched on about putting stuff away not down. I have always told my kids and husband it doesn't take any longer to put something away where it belongs as it does to just set it down where you are. thanks for the tips! we are empty nesters now, but I have a husband that makes more messes then all 3 of my kids together did! xoxo
Yes I have 3 dogs that go up on the sofas, I bought those covers and they helped, but found I need to wash them weekly, sometimes mire often, it was headache, so what I use now in between washings is King or Queen size flat bedsheets,, they work great and I can fold them and store them under the sofa cushions for a quick change when needed. Ten once a week, I wash all the dog bedding, and sheets tigether,,tat was a game changer on keeping he smells gone. I buy them at thrift stores very cheap, and I can Chang the patter and color to fit my mood.
Great idea!
Bought the sofa protector and loved it so much I bought one for my daughter (she has 3 dogs)! She loved it and bought one for her sister! Such a life changer for all of us!
I don’t see the link for the sofa protector? I know I’m a few weeks late but am I missing something?
Just had a flashback to the “old house” when Benji got hold of the toilet brush after one the boys had replaced without cleaning it and little Benji dragged it around your bedroom floor and bedding 😂😂 the absolute horror on your face. I can honestly say I was crying with laughter. Those where the days 😊
I finally broke down and bought the beach scent! Thank you, I'm a mama of 6 and lots of farm animals
When I started watching your videos my immediate thought was "This woman is a saint!" You are so calm and honest and have 8 kids! Inspirational.
I’m 21 weeks pregnant with my second child and I needed this video for motivation today! I always try to do a deep clean around the house the weekend before any holiday and I was thinking of skipping this one time… but thanks to you… I already have the living room half finished, just vacuuming and mopping left in here now. And I’m feeling accomplished! I’m also going to try that essential oil trick on the toilet brush! NOW essential oils had a candy cane one from last Christmas that I hope they bring back this year because I LOVE my house to smell like candy canes and Christmas trees all of November and December!
Ne pas prendre pour modèle une mise en scène de la famille parfaite, restez dans la vraie vie faite d imperfections ! 🙂
For laundry I just use 3 or 4 spoons of washing soda crystals and some drops of lemon or lavender essential oil. It does everything. No need for toxic laundry detergent, fragrance or softeners. Works a treat.
For pets....vinegar and hydrogen peroxide. Not mixed! Used individually. Make a vinegar spray. It will eliminate that God awful cat smell!
I bought that pet grooming vaccum during the Amazon prime deal. It really works!!
I have a donation box in my house....once its in...no one can take back out!
Girl… I need links to all your rugs. They’re all so different and colorful. I need more color in my life 😍
I’m right there with you...somewhere between a museum and horder! I settle on “we live here and it’s going to look like we live here, but I want it to be clean enough so that we want to live here.”
“That’s what she said”
That killed me 😂
Thats what she said... 😍😂😂😂
Great IDEAS. I USE BIG BLANKETS TO PROTECT MY FURNITURE. DOESNT LOOK GOOD. BUT MY FURNITURE IS STILL LOOKING GOOD. THANKS🎃😊. GREAT IDEAS. SEE YOU ON HOUR NEXT ADVENTURE 😅. LOL
Great tips, especially about piles. Thats me!! Unfortunately.
We use covers made from fleece fabric for our furniture. When it gets dirty, you just whip it off and wash it, dry it, no ironing. Saves wear and tear on the upholstery. Also cozy in the winter.
"You take this tool, and vacuum your pet." lol
The “picking up and putting away part” is especially important, when coming home with the kids or with groceries. I have everyone take off their shoes, jackets, hats, mittens,… and put them to where they actually belong (prevents piles in the hall) plus I force myself to unpack all the groceries before sitting down or doing everything else. This way, when dinner time rolls around I am not unpleasantly surprised by piles of groceries lingering in the kitchen.
It does take a LOT of discipline though…so to all the moms out there: have some grace with yourself, when your house is not picked up ALL the time. As Angie said: let’s aim for 80% :) Pareto Principle.
This is great! Is your big white floof a great pyrenees?? I too have a 120lb white polar bear child, along with a few human teens :) the home grooming kit and furniture ideas are super helpful!
Yes, it is!
Do you have a link for the lid organizer for pots n pans?? Mine have been bothering me forever!
I want a link too!
Two things I live by, leave it better than I found it and what’s in this room that needs to go where I’m going and I take it with me. I got the last one from my years in the service industry, no empty hands. 😅
"...your house is going to smell like a brothel" 😆
We only have 1 kid and these tips are still epic. Why? 1. We also have 2 cats and a dog. 2. We live in the brother at where it rains a lot which means dirt dirt dirt. 3. So many of these are applicable even for single people!
Really enjoyed this video. Thank you for sharing.