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Jill was made to be doing this, she always has a smile and is great at explaining things from different perseptives. She really shines infront of the camera.
Finally, I found real people, real Moms!!! I was tired of 28 yr olds w huge new houses , clothes, perfectly bleached teeth. Come on. The maid probably shows up before the video to clean while the nanny is watching them as you film! Great time n tested ideas w cute humor! I love how it's about all ages. Limits on electronics. Talk over dinner. I, too, have fibro. I hate that I get sick n have down time but its life! Thanks for your series. Keep them coming! They're like having morning coffee w a good friend!!!!❤❤❤❤
Great video, great tips! This is exactly how I clean, a little at a time, putting things away as I move through the house or wait for things to cook, etc. Love you ladies, so refreshing to see common sense!!!
I really enjoyed this video! We are going to be "supervising" our three grandsons this summer for 6 weeks. This is going to be top on my list of "things to do" each day. Our grandsons are 9, 12,and 13 and our daughter is already doing a great job with them, but I am going to make sure that home is immaculate when she and her husband come in each day.
Thank you so much for these amazing tips. I also suffer from fibromyalgia and so many people don't understand how it drains you of all of your energy and can be very painful. So thank you for giving people like us a voice, and also encouragement. I really appreciate everything have been doing. I'm trying to follow ya'lls advice, just trying everyday. Thank y'all again.
Love this! I had my daughter clean her room before breakfast this morning and she brings her laundry down to the laundry room helps me unload the dishwasher she pushes the clothes in the dryer she turns the vacuum on and off for me she helps allot she's 4 years old going to be 5 in October.
i agree teaching kids to help at an early age im glad im not alone! some people think its redicliouse to have them doing chores at a young age. im proud my kids can ALL help (4 kids 1, 3, 6, and 10).
This is one of the best videos I've seen! I also have fibromyalgia & people who don't suffer with it can't possibly understand how exhausting a regular day of cleaning can be. They think you are just lazy. You have some wonderful ideas! Thank you!
The tips y’all are sharing are common sense. I can’t see how there are so many women who need such advice. Thank you for being willing to share common sense.
It's amazing how much you can get done in those small pockets of time. Just going up and down the stairs, that's a big one for me. Great ideas. Thanks and hope you feel better 😊
My mom taught me and my 3 other siblings to pick up our own room and messes, but when comes to dishes, washing clothing, and taking out trash we all pitch in because it teaches us to not be selfish and to help others as well. But I agree with your method as well to.
I just found this vid and I must say it's so very helpful. My children are 9,6 and 5 and the younger two have been having so much trouble lately with cleaning up their room (they share the same bedroom). They have been fighting so much about "who made the mess" or "who played with what toy". Thank you for the tips on picking up.
I love what you said about kids as young as 18 months ago. I would tell my two boys "you want to eat, you need to work. No one give you free food! So you need to work!!! And my beloved boys now 39 yrs and 35 yrs are very hard working men!!! And they still working for their food. lol
I really need this video! We've been so busy! and I started doing this pick up and put away slower than I wanted to, but the microwave tip was great! Thanks moms!
Been there done that myself.. Timeless information that has been tried and proven to work. It takes discipline and discipline starts at home however it is so much better for everyone all around when you try to make it fun. My daughter always enjoyed listening to her favorite music while cleaning. She didn't even feel the time.. :D
One thing I learned as a teen at my first waitressing job, was to never leave a table empty-handed. I took that little tip home with me, and it quickly became a helpful habit. I don’t have CFS, but I do have Fibro. I also have a traumatic brain injury, and degenerative issues from trauma associated with a near-fatal accident years ago, causing intense pain, and among many other things, not allowing me to stand for more than five minutes at a time. Never leaving a room empty-handed is the only way I can cope, or keep up. I had Superwoman for a mother. She was Type A, and an expert at everything she did in her life (no exaggeration). Being raised that way, I had really large shoes to fill when I got out on my own. I too became Type A, I was an overachiever, and I had unrealistic expectations for myself. I didn’t always succeed, but I had good habits (Mom started me really young), and I never stopped trying. Learning to lower my expectations and my standards after my accident took years! Then, just as I was trying to learn acceptance, I got Fibro, and had to lower standards and expectations yet again. I don’t think the frustration of no longer being able to do what I used to do will ever go away. Example: I used to clean my baseboards (on hands and knees) once a month. Now, I can’t even remember the last time I touched a baseboard. My house always used to be immaculate. Now, I do well to have that “comfortably lived-in” look, without everything looking messy and cluttered. Never going empty-handed, and using those moments waiting for toast, coffee, or the kettle to boil, are the only ways I can manage in my house now. Having to learn to cope, make do, and lower expectations are things that are forced upon us by debilitating health issues. Lord knows it is hard to deal with, and it’s certainly not fair. But I think that as long as we keep trying, and we do what we can, when we can, no one can expect more from us - including ourselves. As for kids, I don’t have any. But I was a kid once, with the same Superwoman as a mother. By age six, I could sort and fold laundry. I wasn’t yet tall enough to hang anything, but I was being taught how to iron. Also by that age, not only did I set the table for dinner every night, but I had also learned to set the table for fancy dinner parties for military officers and diplomats. Kids nowadays who are not even expected to pick up their dirty clothes, or hang up their wet towels are either lazy and entitled, or are not being parented properly. That is my opinion, and I’m sorry if that sounds harsh. I certainly don’t mean to offend anyone. But I was an only child, raised by a single mother, and I had chores and household responsibilities all my life, from age four on. My mother was a hard working woman from a hard-working family, and she raised me to be the same. I know personally what kids are capable of doing, so I can’t help but get annoyed when I see kids today not helping out, or doing their part around the house. I think I have ranted long enough, so I’ll get off my soapbox for now. I just hope that what little I have shared may offer some inspiration to others.
Hello Ladies. Lovely to see you. Finally, someone of my uh age group who understands where I come from. The importance of teaching kids how to pick it up. And That half the battle is the habit of using time efficiently. Having had a series of chronic illnesses, starting with CFS, I know the value of using those few minutes while waiting for coffee, to unpack a shelf in the dishwasher, etc. I learned to clean up my own mess as I go. If I use a plate and cutlery, when I'm finished using it, it's rinsed and either stacked or put into the dishwasher. If I make a mess while cooking, i clean up as I go so if I get too sick in the next half hour, it's not a catastrophe if it takes days to get back to it. Use the walk to the bathroom to drop off things on the way (if it's possible). If you pass the kitchen take the cup and plate to the sink, quick rinse and stack. I reckon I've been sick too long to not be eager to make chores quick and efficient. Standing for an hour or so cleaning plates that could walk on their own is not best use of my healthy time. Yet, what i have learned has made me appreciate what I can do. Still much to organise, partly because it is an ongoing process and partly because I can't put my den into the dishwasher! 😜 Great to see you both sharing your wisdom on UA-cam.
oh Narelle 😁 you NAILED IT with "standing for an hour or so cleaning plates that could walk on their own is not best use of my healthy time"!! .. you are so right! i've been doing it backwards all this time, doing kitchen duty during my stronger times to help me plow thru it, and despising every moment of it... I've noticed over the years i can actually get more cleaning done during my weaker sicklier times, possibly bcause my mind zones out and i'm not resenting all the other cool stuff i could be doing if i was feeling better. Thank you for your comment, you have changed my entire perspective on kitchen duty! 😘
Thank you so much for the tips. I am in the process of downsizing and organizing and donating stuff that I don't need. I have health problems also and your common sense tips are great. Mona
Oh wonderful it is to find a video about trying to keep the house organised, while suffering with fibromyalgia!! Some days I have to push myself to have just have a shower 😕 Sometimes it might be a month or more to be able to just spend an hour to try and do things, then back in bed totally flat on my back for the rest of the day. Thank you ladies 👍🏻
I was a daycare director and an infant teacher. We had the older infants,12-15 month olds, helping us clean the room. And yes, Jill songs and games work with young kids. Thank you!
I Literally teared up when I heard you talk about your physical ailments. I am a single mom with no family, no child support with fibromyalgia and CFS as well. I work and take care of my toddler on top of exclusively taking care of my home. I am so frustrated with these videos of women with boundless energy, on top of a mate who works and helps with the kids. Your videos are so touching because they are realistic for me and my situation. THANK YOU isn't nearly enough for the incredible feeling I get watching your video thinking about how realistic your tips are for me in my situation. I hate how messy my house is and so far all of the advice I have found seems so unrealistic, unachievable. I am ecstatic to start with your tips because they are things I believe I can actually manage to add into my already packed schedule.
Bless you, I'm saying a prayer for you. So sorry to hear of your struggles, but you are doing a great job with what you have. I'm a new mom and am amazed by you💗😘🤗 I hope you have some support system, a church or a couple friends you can lean on. Other women at church were actually more helpful than my family when baby and I needed help.:) good luck, and love in that little toddler👶🏼🤗
Melissa you're not alone Momma, be kind to yourself and know that toddlers soon turn into little kids whom are more helpful than we think they are. I got my 3 and 4 yr olds to get into the rhythm that picking up their things is expected and at one point I was feeling about the worst fibro can make you feel and I ended up playing a game with them OF peek a boo with their toys starting on the floor and I'd cover my eyes while laid out on the couch in pain then "PEEK A BOO" they would move the toy into the toy bin. You just have to get the moving of the toy to the bin as the coolest thing in the world and they take it from there.....now if only I could get them to do the dishes. No matter what you're doing a great job! When you do the best you can your kid(s) will see that so know you are doing a great job! Take care and stay two steps ahead when you have fibro, kid(s), and no family to help.
I have a homeowner I clean for and she was upset when I told her that I wouldn't pick up the toys in her 6 and 7-year-old;s bedroom. I felt they should be made to pick up their own at that age. I had 5 and like you they learned early that their toys were their responsibility.
If you have stairs, put a basket at the bottom of the stairs to put those things in, so you take it up once a day. Another wonderful you tube channel to watch is Do it on a Dime. Kathryn has soo many great ideas :)
doing dishes is a great time to have one on one time with a child. They tell you things that happen in school, why they are not speaking to a brother, why they hate so and so. Nobody comes into the kitchen because they don't want to get roped into a job so have a night for each child. Raised 2 boys this way and when they come home they send their children out to play with grandpa while we do dishes. they are now 39 and 37.
wow getting one child to help you with the dishes every day is a brilliant idea! What a nice bonding time and they feel like you are giving them full attention!
doing the dishes with children is an important teaching exercise as well as simply clearing up as they learn to handle the crocs and the k's & f's & s's & the pans and tools and to put them away where they are kept so that everything is in place for the cooking of the next cooked meal
I did like that using commercials too but now my tv been out for bout 5 mths. So now just clean 1 thing or do one thing and rest a while. Worked pt. Time at church daycare and we put on a cd that had a song sang clean up clean up everybody clean up...kids loved it. We adults did too.
I have fibromyalgia and it has really been hard for me to accept that I can't get things done the way I use to as far as cleaning my house. I make to do lists and then am disappointed and upset when I don't get things done that day. This video helped me a lot for cleaning, but showed me it was okay if everything find' t get done in a day's time.
We All grew up,In Kitchen. Even into our,Adult Years We radiated to Kitchen. It's Centering, And Always Stuff to Do there. Txs For Ideas, Have a Great Day. I Always Say" If Your House,is a little Disheveled " . It's a Lived,In House. My opinion Only. 😊. Or Paternal Grandma,Taught me. Do one Room,a Day. Your Ideas are,Fantastic. Txs. Hugs Ladies. 😊.💌 😊 .
You have always been so inspiring to me. I'm really going to take your advise and see if I can have a cleaner house. My hubby and I are both real bad about not putting stuff away. I guess you could say we are lazy but I DO like the feeling I have when I have a clean house, I just don't get that feeling very often. :( Thank you and keep on sharing! It will sink in one day and become a lifestyle change when good habits are formed.
Terry Hall Yeah it's really hard to get into the habit of keeping it clean but I've noticed once I get my bedroom spotless then it's easier to see when things are out of place and then just quickly put them back...until the next 4 months when we are all sick again and I let it all go and have to start over! LOL
I think what my problem is is that I have outgrown my house. I have way too many clothes and I can hear you tell me now the solution is to get rid of some of them but I've tried that and I still need a bigger closet and more drawers. Whatever happened to simplifying my life? I have to start again and get a reality check.
Terry Hall www.livingonadime.com/how-many-clothes-do-i-need/ here's our article on how many clothes you need. If you get it pared down that will help a lot. Really I used to be bad about collecting things but now I think, "do I really need this?" and usually I don't. So it sounds like you really need to just get rid of some stuff first. Don't make it hard. Just do one drawer or cabinet or shelf a day! Sometimes that all you can get done and that's ok. But the trick to keeping it that way is to ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, organize and keep neat that one section once you have it done. Take literally 1 minute and just straighten it as you put stuff away or go to that cabinet.
Hey dear, what is the update now? Were u able to declutter ur home? I feel ya! You need to try the Konmari method if you haven't already! There are tons of videos about that method on youtube. You seriously gotta try it! Me and my mom are like that! :( And my mom is a hoarder and she had medicines from 1981! So I got her habit of hoarding but I'm trying to get rid of the habit. I had around 375 tops, today I have barely 50! Had 120 shoes, today I ahve only 11! I had 32 purses, wallets and today I have only 10! I only have things that give me real joy and the ones that I ACTUALLY REACH for! That's the key. I've come a long way since I started the Konmari technique a month back. Plz try the technique and give me an update. xoxo :)
I lost my mom when I when I was young and my Aunt Jannie was the person who taught me how to be cleaner and organized. She used to say “Everything should have a place and everything should be put in its place”.
I made up a A-Z game to pick up with my brother. We'd draw a letter out of the bag and then have to pick up all the items that started with that item. We'd all hope to not get T for trash or C for clothes, lol
I'd like to share a pleasant way to motivate children to tidy up with everyone..(ofcourse we all always need a change..so maybe not do this each and everytme.)..but a way for small children to tidy up could be (example): Let the kiddies tidy up while someone plays a flute/other instrument or sing.. Once the instrument stops.. the kiddies must freeze until the music begins again. I was soo amazed when I saw a colleague play this little game at work (Kindergarden) and hope you'll also enjoy this tip. :) I enjoyed my listen in and thank you both!!
I'm a single mom of 3 and I never stop picking up and my house is immaculate lol thanks great video I just can't do the trash can in living room for some reason.
Sure you can. I used to think the same thing. But if you go to Bed, Bath & Beyond, for example, and see their full selection of bathroom accessories, you’ll find a whole slew of small, decorative trash cans that actually look like planters, or even artwork! Normally, I would not advocate shopping in an expensive place like that, but if you’re anything like me, this is a special circumstance. I have lived in homes where there was a formal living room and a den, or family room. I would never put a trash can in the formal room, but it was only used for guests, or at Christmas. When my circumstances changed and I no longer had a formal, essentially unused (look, don’t touch) living room, reality set in and I knew it was either a small, tasteful trashcan, or a trashy-looking room. Given those two options, which would you prefer? Go shopping, invest in a nice, decorative trashcan, and step down one rung on society’s ladder. Others either won’t even notice, or they’ll be glad you did. 😉
My daughter and I have ME/CFS and I also have Fibromyalgia so I know what you mean about some days hardly being able to do things. It is surprising what you can get done while waiting for the kettle to boil.xx ❤
I have Chronic Fatigue/ Fibromyalgia also. My fatigue has subsided after I've done a Candida cleans, and I'm trying to stay away from high amounts of carbs and sugars, and other unhealthy foods. I think the fibromyalgia is from having one leg longer than the other, and my neck and lower back are off kilter because of it. Exercise does help as it loosens everything up.
Also I wanted to add an idea my neighbor used when her kids were small. At bedtime every night she had a plastic clothes basket with a rope tied to one end. She called it the "toy train" & had her kids pull it around & toss all of their toys in it before bed. Great idea! Wish I'd done that when mine were small. Now I have lazy teenagers.😒
Hahaha I wish I grew up with such habits. Today I am an adult (more or less ;D) and ALWAYS think "I HAVE to do this and that.." These tips were great for getting kids to do something, but do you have any ideas how to make a grown up feel responsable for his/her trash? I'm thinking of my partner and I am afraid that it might be too late 🙈 I really liked the video, it was the first one I watched from you.
+Resii293 I'm not sure. I have problems with this too and just keep telling my kids to pick it up. Hubby is good with that thankfully! Maybe collect it all and dump it on their side of the bed. :-)
I grew up in the 50s and my mother always said "It's easy to clean a clean house." Judge Judy has had some real funny cases about roommates who were slobs, and you know they were kids at home who never learned to do anything for themselves or respect anyone else.
my mom was helping me tile our bathroom, she set her ring in a tiny disposable cup, then later that day cleaned up and tossed the cup in the trash, only realized it a couple days later, the day after our trash day :( ouch! we can sorta laugh now. :/ lol
Any tips on getting kids to take ownership of their mess? I have watched my kids drop things on the floor and when I call them on it up they say its so and so's and should not have to pick it up. Also one of my girls goes to her dads on the weekend and the other two that live with me me full time refuse to pick up when there sister is away saying its not fair. Any tips would be great.
I have degenerative disc disease and a herniated disck that pinching my sciatic nerve so I can't stand but for maybe 10 mins without having to lean on something or sit down :( and it really sucks. But I try to do as much as I can in that 10 min window.
The way I keep things tidy is I put away what I just used as soon as I am done with it otherwise it will be another item to put away and instead I take that extra 4seconds to put it back when I'm done so that helps me a lot but when they're other ppl who are not as diligent as me then I have to remind them like a child, ask them are they finished with what they are touching and if they can clean up after themselves please and I don't like policing my home every hour of every day but ppl need to be accountable and need to be responsible because it's a team work all the time, when they give me a disgruntled look then I just remind them that I wouldn't be telling you anything if you would of picked it up yourself and they get over their egos and quickly Change their look lol great ideas
.. yeah, i kinda saw something like that coming when they said something about getting the kids to go around and pick up certain # pieces of trash - whats trash to one person might be important to the owner. Even adults have trouble with the distinction between trash & treasure. ... * so very sorry you lost your wedding ring (i woulda been at the dump with gloves & galoshes on for a week trying to find it!! 😁)
Starting to clean at 10 yrs old is too late in life to start a kid cleaning. They become spoiled and back talk their parents. "No mom I'm not gonna clean that u clean it. I started cleaning about 3 years old and it's running through my blood when I got older. I didn't complain, I became an underground professional organizer. Start young
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Jill was made to be doing this, she always has a smile and is great at explaining things from different perseptives. She really shines infront of the camera.
Finally, I found real people, real Moms!!! I was tired of 28 yr olds w huge new houses , clothes, perfectly bleached teeth. Come on. The maid probably shows up before the video to clean while the nanny is watching them as you film! Great time n tested ideas w cute humor! I love how it's about all ages. Limits on electronics. Talk over dinner. I, too, have fibro. I hate that I get sick n have down time but its life! Thanks for your series. Keep them coming! They're like having morning coffee w a good friend!!!!❤❤❤❤
Tara and Jill you are so right! After a while it hurts not to pick up once in a habit of putting stuff away.
Great video, great tips! This is exactly how I clean, a little at a time, putting things away as I move through the house or wait for things to cook, etc. Love you ladies, so refreshing to see common sense!!!
I really enjoyed this video! We are going to be "supervising" our three grandsons this summer for 6 weeks. This is going to be top on my list of "things to do" each day. Our grandsons are 9, 12,and 13 and our daughter is already doing a great job with them, but I am going to make sure that home is immaculate when she and her husband come in each day.
Thank you so much for these amazing tips. I also suffer from fibromyalgia and so many people don't understand how it drains you of all of your energy and can be very painful. So thank you for giving people like us a voice, and also encouragement. I really appreciate everything have been doing. I'm trying to follow ya'lls advice, just trying everyday. Thank y'all again.
Yes, this is the best tip! I feel like most of what I do is pick up. But I see how it helps make life run smoothly.
Love this! I had my daughter clean her room before breakfast this morning and she brings her laundry down to the laundry room helps me unload the dishwasher she pushes the clothes in the dryer she turns the vacuum on and off for me she helps allot she's 4 years old going to be 5 in October.
Really helpful advices! First I thought that I won't like this video, then I knew I love it! Thank you!
i agree teaching kids to help at an early age im glad im not alone! some people think its redicliouse to have them doing chores at a young age. im proud my kids can ALL help (4 kids 1, 3, 6, and 10).
This is one of the best videos I've seen! I also have fibromyalgia & people who don't suffer with it can't possibly understand how exhausting a regular day of cleaning can be. They think you are just lazy. You have some wonderful ideas! Thank you!
The tips y’all are sharing are common sense. I can’t see how there are so many women who need such advice. Thank you for being willing to share common sense.
It's amazing how much you can get done in those small pockets of time. Just going up and down the stairs, that's a big one for me. Great ideas. Thanks and hope you feel better 😊
My mom taught me and my 3 other siblings to pick up our own room and messes, but when comes to dishes, washing clothing, and taking out trash we all pitch in because it teaches us to not be selfish and to help others as well. But I agree with your method as well to.
Great tips!! Kids need to learn this is part of life no matter if their boy or girls.
I just found this vid and I must say it's so very helpful. My children are 9,6 and 5 and the younger two have been having so much trouble lately with cleaning up their room (they share the same bedroom). They have been fighting so much about "who made the mess" or "who played with what toy". Thank you for the tips on picking up.
I love what you said about kids as young as 18 months ago. I would tell my two boys "you want to eat, you need to work. No one give you free food! So you need to work!!! And my beloved boys now 39 yrs and 35 yrs are very hard working men!!! And they still working for their food. lol
I really need this video! We've been so busy! and I started doing this pick up and put away slower than I wanted to, but the microwave tip was great! Thanks moms!
Been there done that myself.. Timeless information that has been tried and proven to work. It takes discipline and discipline starts at home however it is so much better for everyone all around when you try to make it fun. My daughter always enjoyed listening to her favorite music while cleaning. She didn't even feel the time.. :D
One thing I learned as a teen at my first waitressing job, was to never leave a table empty-handed. I took that little tip home with me, and it quickly became a helpful habit.
I don’t have CFS, but I do have Fibro. I also have a traumatic brain injury, and degenerative issues from trauma associated with a near-fatal accident years ago, causing intense pain, and among many other things, not allowing me to stand for more than five minutes at a time. Never leaving a room empty-handed is the only way I can cope, or keep up.
I had Superwoman for a mother. She was Type A, and an expert at everything she did in her life (no exaggeration). Being raised that way, I had really large shoes to fill when I got out on my own. I too became Type A, I was an overachiever, and I had unrealistic expectations for myself. I didn’t always succeed, but I had good habits (Mom started me really young), and I never stopped trying.
Learning to lower my expectations and my standards after my accident took years! Then, just as I was trying to learn acceptance, I got Fibro, and had to lower standards and expectations yet again. I don’t think the frustration of no longer being able to do what I used to do will ever go away. Example:
I used to clean my baseboards (on hands and knees) once a month. Now, I can’t even remember the last time I touched a baseboard.
My house always used to be immaculate. Now, I do well to have that “comfortably lived-in” look, without everything looking messy and cluttered. Never going empty-handed, and using those moments waiting for toast, coffee, or the kettle to boil, are the only ways I can manage in my house now.
Having to learn to cope, make do, and lower expectations are things that are forced upon us by debilitating health issues. Lord knows it is hard to deal with, and it’s certainly not fair. But I think that as long as we keep trying, and we do what we can, when we can, no one can expect more from us - including ourselves.
As for kids, I don’t have any. But I was a kid once, with the same Superwoman as a mother. By age six, I could sort and fold laundry. I wasn’t yet tall enough to hang anything, but I was being taught how to iron. Also by that age, not only did I set the table for dinner every night, but I had also learned to set the table for fancy dinner parties for military officers and diplomats.
Kids nowadays who are not even expected to pick up their dirty clothes, or hang up their wet towels are either lazy and entitled, or are not being parented properly. That is my opinion, and I’m sorry if that sounds harsh. I certainly don’t mean to offend anyone. But I was an only child, raised by a single mother, and I had chores and household responsibilities all my life, from age four on.
My mother was a hard working woman from a hard-working family, and she raised me to be the same. I know personally what kids are capable of doing, so I can’t help but get annoyed when I see kids today not helping out, or doing their part around the house.
I think I have ranted long enough, so I’ll get off my soapbox for now. I just hope that what little I have shared may offer some inspiration to others.
Nice and helpful. Not slow or boring.
Thank you so much to both lovey Ladies for this helpful tips
Hello Ladies. Lovely to see you. Finally, someone of my uh age group who understands where I come from. The importance of teaching kids how to pick it up. And That half the battle is the habit of using time efficiently.
Having had a series of chronic illnesses, starting with CFS, I know the value of using those few minutes while waiting for coffee, to unpack a shelf in the dishwasher, etc. I learned to clean up my own mess as I go. If I use a plate and cutlery, when I'm finished using it, it's rinsed and either stacked or put into the dishwasher. If I make a mess while cooking, i clean up as I go so if I get too sick in the next half hour, it's not a catastrophe if it takes days to get back to it. Use the walk to the bathroom to drop off things on the way (if it's possible). If you pass the kitchen take the cup and plate to the sink, quick rinse and stack. I reckon I've been sick too long to not be eager to make chores quick and efficient. Standing for an hour or so cleaning plates that could walk on their own is not best use of my healthy time. Yet, what i have learned has made me appreciate what I can do. Still much to organise, partly because it is an ongoing process and partly because I can't put my den into the dishwasher! 😜
Great to see you both sharing your wisdom on UA-cam.
oh Narelle 😁 you NAILED IT with "standing for an hour or so cleaning plates that could walk on their own is not best use of my healthy time"!! .. you are so right! i've been doing it backwards all this time, doing kitchen duty during my stronger times to help me plow thru it, and despising every moment of it... I've noticed over the years i can actually get more cleaning done during my weaker sicklier times, possibly bcause my mind zones out and i'm not resenting all the other cool stuff i could be doing if i was feeling better. Thank you for your comment, you have changed my entire perspective on kitchen duty! 😘
Thank you so much for this video! Hearing you mention fibro made me feel like there is hope for not always living in an organised mess.
Now THIS was a super helpful video! Very realistic too!
Thank you so much for the tips. I am in the process of downsizing and organizing and donating stuff that I don't need. I have health problems also and your common sense tips are great. Mona
Oh wonderful it is to find a video about trying to keep the house organised, while suffering with fibromyalgia!! Some days I have to push myself to have just have a shower 😕
Sometimes it might be a month or more to be able to just spend an hour to try and do things, then back in bed totally flat on my back for the rest of the day.
Thank you ladies 👍🏻
These are good tips especially the part of doing in 3-5 minute intervals when your body doesn't work as well as it should.
paula lucas yeah it really saves energy to do it that way!
I loved listening to you two
Every tip or suggestion you put forward is so right and doable and also both of you re so lovely and pleasant
I was a daycare director and an infant teacher. We had the older infants,12-15 month olds, helping us clean the room. And yes, Jill songs and games work with young kids. Thank you!
loved watching :) so true , never walk empty handed around.
I also find a small rubbish bin with easy assess to all rooms is a must for me.
Take Care
I Literally teared up when I heard you talk about your physical ailments. I am a single mom with no family, no child support with fibromyalgia and CFS as well. I work and take care of my toddler on top of exclusively taking care of my home. I am so frustrated with these videos of women with boundless energy, on top of a mate who works and helps with the kids. Your videos are so touching because they are realistic for me and my situation. THANK YOU isn't nearly enough for the incredible feeling I get watching your video thinking about how realistic your tips are for me in my situation. I hate how messy my house is and so far all of the advice I have found seems so unrealistic, unachievable. I am ecstatic to start with your tips because they are things I believe I can actually manage to add into my already packed schedule.
Bless you, I'm saying a prayer for you. So sorry to hear of your struggles, but you are doing a great job with what you have. I'm a new mom and am amazed by you💗😘🤗 I hope you have some support system, a church or a couple friends you can lean on. Other women at church were actually more helpful than my family when baby and I needed help.:) good luck, and love in that little toddler👶🏼🤗
+Tara Hays on, love on that little toddler:)
Melissa you're not alone Momma, be kind to yourself and know that toddlers soon turn into little kids whom are more helpful than we think they are. I got my 3 and 4 yr olds to get into the rhythm that picking up their things is expected and at one point I was feeling about the worst fibro can make you feel and I ended up playing a game with them OF peek a boo with their toys starting on the floor and I'd cover my eyes while laid out on the couch in pain then "PEEK A BOO" they would move the toy into the toy bin. You just have to get the moving of the toy to the bin as the coolest thing in the world and they take it from there.....now if only I could get them to do the dishes. No matter what you're doing a great job! When you do the best you can your kid(s) will see that so know you are doing a great job! Take care and stay two steps ahead when you have fibro, kid(s), and no family to help.
My mom was a type A. She put everyone we knew to shame! Lol. I love your advice! Thank you! I have MS and it's not easy like it used to be...
I have a homeowner I clean for and she was upset when I told her that I wouldn't pick up the toys in her 6 and 7-year-old;s bedroom. I felt they should be made to pick up their own at that age. I had 5 and like you they learned early that their toys were their responsibility.
Thank you Ladies
+Pat Hutto You're welcome!
I like what you ladies are sharing. As a guy this helps a lot!
I love your hand towels behind you! Super cute! Also love watching your videos thanks for what you guys do!
If you have stairs, put a basket at the bottom of the stairs to put those things in, so you take it up once a day. Another wonderful you tube channel to watch is Do it on a Dime. Kathryn has soo many great ideas :)
doing dishes is a great time to have one on one time with a child. They tell you things that happen in school, why they are not speaking to a brother, why they hate so and so.
Nobody comes into the kitchen because they don't want to get roped into a job so have a night for each child. Raised 2 boys this way and when they come home they send their children out to play with grandpa while we do dishes. they are now 39 and 37.
wow getting one child to help you with the dishes every day is a brilliant idea! What a nice bonding time and they feel like you are giving them full attention!
Love it! What a wise mom
doing the dishes with children is an important teaching exercise as well as simply clearing up as they learn to handle the crocs and the k's & f's & s's & the pans and tools and to put them away where they are kept so that everything is in place for the cooking of the next cooked meal
Thank you for that tip !!! i wish i would have thought of that when my kids where small. You should Wright a book !!!
I did like that using commercials too but now my tv been out for bout 5 mths. So now just clean 1 thing or do one thing and rest a while. Worked pt. Time at church daycare and we put on a cd that had a song sang clean up clean up everybody clean up...kids loved it. We adults did too.
I have fibromyalgia and it has really been hard for me to accept that I can't get things done the way I use to as far as cleaning my house. I make to do lists and then am disappointed and upset when I don't get things done that day. This video helped me a lot for cleaning, but showed me it was okay if everything find' t get done in a day's time.
nice words
Hi Tara and Jill, I really love your videos. They gave me a very great insights about organizing tips and daily life..
We All grew up,In Kitchen. Even into our,Adult Years We radiated to Kitchen. It's Centering, And Always Stuff to Do there. Txs For Ideas, Have a Great Day.
I Always Say" If Your House,is a little Disheveled " . It's a Lived,In House. My opinion Only. 😊. Or Paternal Grandma,Taught me. Do one Room,a Day.
Your Ideas are,Fantastic. Txs. Hugs Ladies.
😊.💌 😊 .
Very practical advice ladies. Thank you!
You have always been so inspiring to me. I'm really going to take your advise and see if I can have a cleaner house. My hubby and I are both real bad about not putting stuff away. I guess you could say we are lazy but I DO like the feeling I have when I have a clean house, I just don't get that feeling very often. :( Thank you and keep on sharing! It will sink in one day and become a lifestyle change when good habits are formed.
Terry Hall Yeah it's really hard to get into the habit of keeping it clean but I've noticed once I get my bedroom spotless then it's easier to see when things are out of place and then just quickly put them back...until the next 4 months when we are all sick again and I let it all go and have to start over! LOL
I think what my problem is is that I have outgrown my house. I have way too many clothes and I can hear you tell me now the solution is to get rid of some of them but I've tried that and I still need a bigger closet and more drawers. Whatever happened to simplifying my life? I have to start again and get a reality check.
Terry Hall www.livingonadime.com/how-many-clothes-do-i-need/ here's our article on how many clothes you need. If you get it pared down that will help a lot. Really I used to be bad about collecting things but now I think, "do I really need this?" and usually I don't. So it sounds like you really need to just get rid of some stuff first. Don't make it hard. Just do one drawer or cabinet or shelf a day! Sometimes that all you can get done and that's ok. But the trick to keeping it that way is to ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, organize and keep neat that one section once you have it done. Take literally 1 minute and just straighten it as you put stuff away or go to that cabinet.
Hey dear, what is the update now? Were u able to declutter ur home? I feel ya! You need to try the Konmari method if you haven't already! There are tons of videos about that method on youtube. You seriously gotta try it! Me and my mom are like that! :( And my mom is a hoarder and she had medicines from 1981! So I got her habit of hoarding but I'm trying to get rid of the habit. I had around 375 tops, today I have barely 50! Had 120 shoes, today I ahve only 11! I had 32 purses, wallets and today I have only 10! I only have things that give me real joy and the ones that I ACTUALLY REACH for! That's the key. I've come a long way since I started the Konmari technique a month back. Plz try the technique and give me an update. xoxo :)
I like the starting early...oh that more would do it.
Thanks!
Rewatched this video again today just to refresh my memory.
I lost my mom when I when I was young and my Aunt Jannie was the person who taught me how to be cleaner and organized. She used to say “Everything should have a place and everything should be put in its place”.
Very real and useful.
my kids only get TV Friday and Saturday and only after the whole house is clean, works awesome
I love your channel guys. And I always make sure to follow and share ur great ideas with whoever needs them. 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks for the inspiration. I needed to get going on cleaning today.
Love these ideas! You always have such good advice!
Thanks so much!!
Good advice for us guys too!
I made up a A-Z game to pick up with my brother. We'd draw a letter out of the bag and then have to pick up all the items that started with that item. We'd all hope to not get T for trash or C for clothes, lol
+The Cake Pop Shop Great idea!
That's a cool idea :D
good video, i always try and maximize my productivity. i am happy to see this video as more people will (hopefully) be more inclined to do the same.
While coffee was brewing, I washed the dishes. Time the coffee was done, so was I. =)
I'd like to share a pleasant way to motivate children to tidy up with everyone..(ofcourse we all always need a change..so maybe not do this each and everytme.)..but a way for small children to tidy up could be (example): Let the kiddies tidy up while someone plays a flute/other instrument or sing.. Once the instrument stops.. the kiddies must freeze until the music begins again. I was soo amazed when I saw a colleague play this little game at work (Kindergarden) and hope you'll also enjoy this tip. :) I enjoyed my listen in and thank you both!!
good reminders - thanks!
I do almost all these things and I'm still not organized and still have a cluttered house. Haha. I love your videos and tips though. Thank u
When my kids where walking good i also had them clean up thier toy's !!!
Fantastic tips, I too have CFD and Fibro.. so thx
I'm a single mom of 3 and I never stop picking up and my house is immaculate lol thanks great video I just can't do the trash can in living room for some reason.
Sure you can. I used to think the same thing. But if you go to Bed, Bath & Beyond, for example, and see their full selection of bathroom accessories, you’ll find a whole slew of small, decorative trash cans that actually look like planters, or even artwork!
Normally, I would not advocate shopping in an expensive place like that, but if you’re anything like me, this is a special circumstance.
I have lived in homes where there was a formal living room and a den, or family room. I would never put a trash can in the formal room, but it was only used for guests, or at Christmas. When my circumstances changed and I no longer had a formal, essentially unused (look, don’t touch) living room, reality set in and I knew it was either a small, tasteful trashcan, or a trashy-looking room. Given those two options, which would you prefer?
Go shopping, invest in a nice, decorative trashcan, and step down one rung on society’s ladder. Others either won’t even notice, or they’ll be glad you did. 😉
My daughter and I have ME/CFS and I also have Fibromyalgia so I know what you mean about some days hardly being able to do things. It is surprising what you can get done while waiting for the kettle to boil.xx ❤
Much appreciated, thank you ladies ❤️
I have Chronic Fatigue/ Fibromyalgia also. My fatigue has subsided after I've done a Candida cleans, and I'm trying to stay away from high amounts of carbs and sugars, and other unhealthy foods. I think the fibromyalgia is from having one leg longer than the other, and my neck and lower back are off kilter because of it. Exercise does help as it loosens everything up.
Clean as you go.
I am new to your videos and i am loving how great they are! Thanks so much ladies for all these amazing videos!
MissDeeCanada Thanks! So glad you like them! Tawra
Great video!
Thank u very much for your tips! Its so useful!
i love you guys so much i wish you were my sister and mom. 😘
Love it!
Also I wanted to add an idea my neighbor used when her kids were small. At bedtime every night she had a plastic clothes basket with a rope tied to one end. She called it the "toy train" & had her kids pull it around & toss all of their toys in it before bed. Great idea! Wish I'd done that when mine were small. Now I have lazy teenagers.😒
You both like to try going sugar free and Paleo for 8 weeks. For me this gave me my life back, no more pain and fatigue.
+Elwood Hindley I did. It helped some but wasn't the miracle I was looking for. :-(
@@LivingOnADime try the Dr gerson therapy.
Best!best!best!
love the fatigue comments. someone's it's crippling. have to seize the moments when you can do just one little thing...
I'm a new subscriber. Tfs these tips etc, going you watch lots of the videos now, hugs from Northern Ireland
I love you so authenic
Hahaha I wish I grew up with such habits. Today I am an adult (more or less ;D) and ALWAYS think "I HAVE to do this and that.."
These tips were great for getting kids to do something, but do you have any ideas how to make a grown up feel responsable for his/her trash? I'm thinking of my partner and I am afraid that it might be too late 🙈
I really liked the video, it was the first one I watched from you.
+Resii293 I'm not sure. I have problems with this too and just keep telling my kids to pick it up. Hubby is good with that thankfully! Maybe collect it all and dump it on their side of the bed. :-)
Love it, amazing tips!
Awesome ideas
I grew up in the 50s and my mother always said "It's easy to clean a clean house."
Judge Judy has had some real funny cases about roommates who were slobs, and you know they were kids at home who never learned to do anything for themselves or respect anyone else.
lovely...
Great!
I had a mental breakdown this morning= couldn't find my eyeglasses,, among the riffraff :0(
My Mom made a game out of picking up my toys. She would say who can pick it up the fastest? I would pick it up the fastest.
my mom was helping me tile our bathroom, she set her ring in a tiny disposable cup, then later that day cleaned up and tossed the cup in the trash, only realized it a couple days later, the day after our trash day :( ouch! we can sorta laugh now. :/ lol
I had picture on the wall that is what your room looks like so they can go skating etc
off the subject... but I just bought the supplies needed to make your laundry detergent recipe :)
Any tips for people without kids?
Any tips on getting kids to take ownership of their mess? I have watched my kids drop things on the floor and when I call them on it up they say its so and so's and should not have to pick it up. Also one of my girls goes to her dads on the weekend and the other two that live with me me full time refuse to pick up when there sister is away saying its not fair. Any tips would be great.
I can't remember 1/2 the time why I went into the other room, let alone remember to take something with me! LOL
I have degenerative disc disease and a herniated disck that pinching my sciatic nerve so I can't stand but for maybe 10 mins without having to lean on something or sit down :( and it really sucks. But I try to do as much as I can in that 10 min window.
The way I keep things tidy is I put away what I just used as soon as I am done with it otherwise it will be another item to put away and instead I take that extra 4seconds to put it back when I'm done so that helps me a lot but when they're other ppl who are not as diligent as me then I have to remind them like a child, ask them are they finished with what they are touching and if they can clean up after themselves please and I don't like policing my home every hour of every day but ppl need to be accountable and need to be responsible because it's a team work all the time, when they give me a disgruntled look then I just remind them that I wouldn't be telling you anything if you would of picked it up yourself and they get over their egos and quickly Change their look lol great ideas
=) Thank you for doing these videos. =)
These are good useful tips.
OH MY!!! Sorry you lost your wedding ring!
.. yeah, i kinda saw something like that coming when they said something about getting the kids to go around and pick up certain # pieces of trash - whats trash to one person might be important to the owner. Even adults have trouble with the distinction between trash & treasure. ... * so very sorry you lost your wedding ring (i woulda been at the dump with gloves & galoshes on for a week trying to find it!! 😁)
i invite play dates over because having guests makes me clean.
I do one room at a time
Starting to clean at 10 yrs old is too late in life to start a kid cleaning. They become spoiled and back talk their parents. "No mom I'm not gonna clean that u clean it.
I started cleaning about 3 years old and it's running through my blood when I got older. I didn't complain, I became an underground professional organizer. Start young
Yes... I completely agree I started really young cleaning like 4 or 5 years old... I'm married and I keep my house clean...