I just want to tell you that you have SO MUCH TALENT!!! You could brighten the darkest day, you have such a beautiful way about you, you are so entertaining , a sheer joy to watch. Congratulations to you and your family. 💖
@@ThatAwkwardMom I love watching your videos, especially when you rap. It lifts my spirits and makes me laugh ❤️🤣 #bars lol (yup… I’m that grandma) You’re the best Ariel You make me feel less alone Keep up the good work. I hope you become as famous as Dana the Minimal Mom.
Such happy news! When you started telling us you were not feeling well, I thought that might be the issue. When you've been there like I have, women know these things because we just know. Blessings to you and your family. Your home is darling.!!! Congratulations!!! 💞🙂
You know what? I hate clutter pillows. I am not even gracing them with the honor of throw, they JUST GET IN THE WAY of sitting comfortable and making a bed, ect. Straight clutter. I've never seen them being anything more than more work. I keep one normal bed pillow on my sofa that I actually like to nap with, and the corresponding nap blankie. Two PURPOSEFUL things. I'm by no means a minimalist, but if it has no purpose, it's not worth the work to me. My kids are 6 and 4, and congrats on your second!! :D
It actually really surprises me that people are so bold to ask, I've gotten asked a couple times in person while I've been out in public! Like what if I wasn't?!? Lol, and thank you 😊
I know I’m super late with this video BUT just wanted to say, self cleaning your oven is super duper dangerous! Please don’t use it. So many house fires start with self cleaning ovens. Just want y’all to be safe! ♥️♥️♥️🙏🏻
Thank you for brightening my day! You’re funny and motivating! I have stage 4 lung cancer, and you got me off the couch and up to the kitchen. I unloaded the dishwasher, loaded it, and washed the rest of the dishes that didn’t fit in the dishwasher. I even wiped off the counters and the top of the stove! Thank you! And I just heard-congratulations! Hoping you keep making videos momma!
Congratulations to you on your little one! As for the shag carpet, one thing that works for me is to occasionally turn the carpet upside down and vacuum the wrong side of it. The vibrations of the vacuum knock the dirt out. Of course then you have to vacuum the floor underneath. Then you can vacuum it right side up and it collects more of the loosened dirt out of it.
Finally a person on UA-cam who hand washes their dishes! People with dishwashers really don't know how good they have it. Also congrats on the pregnancy!!
I have a dishwasher only got one at 34 and I'm disabled so it was a need but I honestly have to say I tell everyone it's life changing and the best thing I've got ! 😊
If anyone had told me about the relationship I would develop with my appliances when I was a kid I'd have thought they were crazy. But I love my dishwasher. I might have stronger feelings for it than I have for my husband sometimes...
Here's my grandma's tip for cleaning caked on burners: seal it in an airtight bag with about a cup of ammonia overnight. Leave it outside if you are sensitive to the smell. The fumes from the ammonia will make that baked on grease just slough off like nuthin'! You can use larger heavy duty trashbags and a little more ammonia for your oven grates as well. They don't need to be submerged in the ammonia since it's the fumes that clean it. Just make sure it's airtight. Hope this helps! I looooove your channel☀
Not leaving the room empty handed is super helpful. I currently use a broom but that looks like a total game changer. You as batman I can see that ! Congrats on the pregnancy! Take care of yourself dear, I know it's hard to rest with another little one great video Ariel 😊
Congratulations on your pregnancy! 🎉 Please get all the rest you need! You can't pour from an empty cup, and your family is always number one. 🤗🥰 I only found you two weeks ago through your FlyLady videos, which have been so helpful to me. You make me feel so understood, and you make me laugh so much too! 💕 I'm so happy I found a UA-cam mom that isn't another mom version of "that girl". Seriously, I feel so guilty and inadequate when I watch those women. Thank you for keeping it real and for brightening my days. 🤗💞💐
🛋 A couple years ago I replaced old pillows with newer ones that had removable covers. The cost wasn’t bad, ordered them from Walmart. I have a husband who loves to nap on the couch and used throw pillows like a bed pillow. (One of the main reasons I got washable covers, oh and I also have three children.) Anyway, my decorative pillows, like all pillows with polyester/poly-fill/whatever that white stuff is, became flattened and fluffless. THEN I was watching ‘The Minimal Mom’ and she had replaced her pillow inserts with down filled ones. I spent about 120 on 6 pillows, sizes 20x20 and 18x18, for goose down and feather inserts, again from Walmart. My pillows are easily fluffed and aren’t losing their shape. I say save up and invest in good pillow inserts. I have my day to day covers, which were cheap and some I change out for Christmas and fall. I’m super happy with them.
Congrats. So glad to hear that what you've been "going through" is a VERY healthy reason. I eagerly check for new videos from you. My home is a disaster, I'm trying to "handle" 3 things every time I'm in a room, whether it's relocating, throwing out, moving to a donation box... Flat surfaces are a magnet for, um, anything. You can be living minimally and have this issue.
Congratulations Ariel!! A new little FlyLady is on the way 🥰 One tip for cleaning the stovetop- I used to have an electric range like yours and found that you can lift up the entire stovetop from the front edge (like the hood of a car). This gives you really easy access to clean that subterranean cave underneath the burner drip pans.
First off, congratulations!!! Also, for the stove, if you take off the burners, and the bowls under the burners, you should be able to pull upwards on the stove top to open it up. Then you can get into that space that you were trying to reach through the holes of the stove top much easier. ❤
I recently have stopped using so many spray cleaners. I had been having lung issues and I am normally healthy. So for the past few weeks I got rid of the chemicals and try not to spray much of anything....and I can tell a difference. Just commenting that because others may have similar issues.
Hello! Lurker, first time making a comment. Congratulations on your happy news! That 1st trimester tiredness is No Joke. I found you quite by accident while I too was doing a 10,000 steps a day challenge, and have enjoyed watching your videos while on work breaks. Wanted to comment about your rug dilemma - I have a variety of floor rugs and last year, discovered Ruggable. They are amazing, worth every single penny, and you can absolutely put them in the washing machine. I own three of them now, all varying sizes. I don't have a toddler any more (she's almost 19 years old now!) but my husband and I are not the tidiest of families and we had an old cat who threw up all the time (ugh). I love these rugs for how they look, how they feel under my bare feet, and how they have held up. Pro tip:select your rug and backing system, place in the online shopping cart, walk away for a day or two. They will chase you down and email you a coupon. A good coupon too, lol! I discovered this by accident with my first rug purchase. 35% off is always nice. I'm not sponsored by them or anything, just a regular ole' customer person. Yes, the suggestion of never leave a room with empty hands, is an old waitressing habit I still use to this day! Be well, stay safe, wishing you a nap each day, and a dishwasher in your future (got my first one age the age of 43 and they are a game changer!) :-)
I saw this dropped last night and was all set to watch it this morning, then saw it was taken down and was like "Aw, man! I missed my chance!" - but now you reposted it and I'm so happy live the screaming goat bit 🤣
Congrats! If you want to clean the burners and your oben from residue: soak them with baking soda. For the burner, put it in a bowl with hot water..boiling if possible. Put a teaspoon of baking soda and let it sit for a while. The longer the better. After it cools down, you should be able to whipe it of easily. For the oven: make a paste of bakingsoda and water, just so much, that the soda disolves. Put it on the stains in the oven and cover it with ceranwrap. Leave over night and in the morning it should come of pretty nicely.
Congratulations on the new baby!! Just started watching your videos recently and I love how real you are about cleaning lol not everyone is perfect and always has everything perfectly clean all the time especially when you have kids! Hope you’re doing well!
"Something you only have to do with toddlers"... I have some bad news about teenage boys my friend. They nasty. My chairs need to be burnt in the front yard at this point.
Congratulations! I know the feeling of having so much nausea and being so drained during pregnancy that you just cannot. Our 3-1/2 year old loves to tear the cushions off the couches to build houses and churches and stuff. 😄
Thanks Tracy! Yes... its tough but i'm getting through it one day at a time 🙃 Luckily my 3 year old hasn't figured out how to take the cushions out yet lol must make you crazy!!
I just discovered your channel and I'm loving it! I don't have kids at home any longer, so I'm really just watching for the dramatic EYE CLOSE-UPS. 👀 No but really, you are a joy to watch and your tips are practical and realistic. I'm way, way, waaaaY older than your target audience and it is refreshing to see a young woman so motivated and positive about her family and home life. AND you have your own UA-cam channel?!? Wow! Thank you for being such a good influence on this platform. 🥰
I’m a new subscriber and I couldn’t be happier! I absolutely love your personality! Thank you for being yourself, and you’re my new favorite person to watch while cleaning!! The rap by the way was off da hook! Congratulations, and God bless! ❤️🙏🏻
your videos have giving me the motivation to start cleaning more than before. I work full time and have a 3 year old (and a husband ;) ) but it is hard for us to keep up with the house and everything in it. So your videos help me get the motivation for getting my butt of the chair and do something about it :D
I've been watching your videos for thr past few weeks now after finding your meal planning videos so helpful and money saving! Thank you for creating funny and realistic home upkeep content. My only suggestion, is to turn off the water when you wash dishes as it will help you save on your water bill. Alright thanks for it all, can't wait to see more videos by you.
Tip about the rug: don’t get a new one! Ours had gotten old and we got rid of it, I insisted on not replacing it and honestly cleaning has been a breeze since then. Life changing. Congrats on the new baby!
I don’t have a dishwasher either. And I wouldn’t have one if you gave it to me for nothing, I just don’t see the point of paying all that money for a machine that you have to wash your dishes before you put them in the machine to be washed!! ??
Well I would hope if you spent money on a dishwasher it would work the way it was intended to! I guess you've had some bad experiences with them huh? I haven't had one in so long I can't even remember...
Congrats on now one of each. My sister just had a little girl a month ago today. It’s was a rocky adventure but I know yours will go off amazingly. Hope you get your energy back and the nausea goes away quickly same thing happened to her in the first few months but seriously by the end of it she still had a boatload of energy because she had to chase after a four-year-old there’s that. Sending you and your family hugs and good wishes!!!! I know they’re not cheap but my sister and I are saving up for a washable carpet for under the dining room table because my nephew is notorious for making a mess while he eats and soon she will have two eaters since by the time the babies 46 months she’ll be eating as well. So our friend who has way more money than us that one of those washable ones that you see on like Facebook and Instagram and she loves it she’s able to pick it up put it in the wash wash and dry it and then put it back down within an hour so that is the plan. She says it’s going to save her tons of money because she doesn’t actually have to wash it all the time she washes it I think she said like once a month unless there’s a major stains and it comes right out. It’s called ruggable if I’m correct In the spelling my apologies.
Girl, I don't even want to face what's down there on my favorite stove burner 😩😩😩 and the microwave? Wow, I heated a salmon fillet there the other day, and let me tell you, it did not end well... salmon explosion anyone?
"Perfectly said......everyone has their favorite burner"! Next time you go shopping for clothing can you make a video showing us what you bought and where you shopped at! That would be cool!
I wish I could wear that many clothes because it's hot here. I sweat like a pig haha Also, I don't use any problem using brooms. I have three different types for different situations and I love them. PS. congrats to you and your family!
The one thing I iove most about your channel is you are real. Like I feel like I could come to your house and feel comfortable. I wouldn't be terrified I was going to ruin all your white "Pintrest perfect" decore. I'm really glad you started your channel!
Congratulations! I enjoy your videos and thank you for making them. 😊 Yes, the take something with you is game changer! I call it the "while I'm at it" and have taught my kiddos to do that, too. 😁 Also, if it only takes one minute or less then I do it right away (like a counter wipe or throwing away a scrap of paper on the floor).
Congrats! That's the best kind of news! And (at least for me) the messy hands touching the backs of chairs has only gotten worse as he's gotten older due to his further reach (he touches not only his chair now, but any within reach). Hoping he grows out of it before he's a teenager, but I'm not too hopeful. 🤣
Congratulations ☺️💓 I'm hoping for a similar age gap for my kids so I will be following every step of your journey 🙂 And thank you for giving me motivation to stay sane and organized ☺️
Hi! I’m new - you got recommended to me. Specifically your Clean Mama video. Well, let’s just say I’ve been binging some of your latest videos while I do my makeup or clean myself! I just signed up on FlyLady and am pulling out one of her books (thanks MiL). First of all, congrats on your new bundle! I’m a mom of 2 girls and let me tell you, 2 is a ride. A wonderful but wild ride. I’ll be really curious to see how your routines change when you are settled with baby 2. Second, you seem pretty amazing! It’s nice to see a sister in Christ who also struggles a bit. It definitely makes me feel less alone. I don’t want to start to get up earlier but I fear that it’s the only time I’ll have otherwise. So, you’re doing a great job. And you run a channel. That’s pretty amazing. Thirdly, thank you for your content and time. You seem like a really cool person! I look forward to seeing more content! But please take your time and take care of yourself! Growing a baby is hard work! Hang in there!
Thank YOU Amber! This comment was so thoughtful. I'm sure having 2 kids won't be easy and I will be totally out of routine those first few months. But sometimes its worth it to have a messy home for those short precious moments you can never get back. Also, you are definitely not alone. I do find that if I don't read the bible in the morning, I never get to it otherwise. But I too understand how hard it is to wake up early when your kids wake up early too, which is why I struggle to get to it every morning. God knows our hearts though, our desires to be closer to him. Looking forward to hearing from you again and how things are going with the Flylady system!
Clean your dishes as you go…I fill my sink with hot soapy water and as I cook or make any type of mess I put them straight into the soapy water so it’s soaking while I continue doing anything and then while things are being cooked I will wash whatever is in there and just put clear water in your other sink so that you can just dip the soapy dishes in there and then put it straight on the drying rack and by the time you finish cooking it’s only the dishes that you’re using for actual eating that you then have to clean
Congratulations on the new baby Ariel! How exciting for you and your family!!! And oh my goodness! Yes my pillows are the most common toys in my living room too!!
Congratulations on your wonderful news and PG you won’t be as tired for too much longer. Mind yourself and put your feet up when you can. Take all the help you get offered too. Brilliant idea have all the cubes labelled making tidying up easy for your son and more importantly your teaching him very, very valuable life lessons. Delighted you got a new vacuum. I still use a sweeping brush but I have a dishwasher 🤷♀️ Stay safe and healthy. Mary, Joes wife 👏👍💐🙏🦸♀️
Congratulations on baby #2! And it’s so nice to see someone using a Tineco vacuum. I bought one a few months ago and love how light and easy it is to use.
Worth the wait. WHAT WONDERFUL NEWS, A Baby Princess on her way to a Beautiful Family. Here hoping for a healthy rest of your Pregnancy and a Very Healthy Princess. Beautiful just like You. By the way enjoy your video just like always.
Thank you for your videos and the introduction to Flylady! I am now in the process of tweaking her routines to fit my world! Also congratulations! I have a 3yo little boy and would love to be pregnant with another child, I'm so happy for you...and a little envious, "I'm not going to lie." 😉❤
Thank you, and I'm sorry for whatever reason it is that you can't get pregnant right now. I'm sure that's hard for you, and I hope you get what you want soon 🙏
Congratulations!! Thanks for telling us the good news! take care of your self! In my house, I put stuff on the stairs that need to go upstairs. When I make a trip up there, I can't miss it, and put it in its place.
Congrats to you and your family! What a blessing! May God bless you and your family! So thankful I found your channel, as I too have recently discovered the fly lady’s system, and started implementing her routines (still working on them) and I’m thankful because your videos helped me so much. (Thank you for that!) Keep up the great work Ariel! (Love your name by the way!)
Congratulations 🎉 As for the oven, I really like Norwex Cleaning Paste and a scrubby. Unfortunately, it still takes some work. But it won't smoke up your house 😂
Omg I love it when it’s the older brother younger sister thing. Congratulations Ariel! I had a feeling it was that when you said that you had an announcement. Congratulations! 💖💖💖
Congratulations! 💗 This video is very relatable to me. Our TV's are all finger printed on the bottom half's. I don't have a working dishwasher and I threw out my shag carpet for the very same reason.
Omgoodness same!! My dishwasher is a drying rack 😆😆. The fingerprints are all over the lower half of my window and instead of rugs I have foldable playmats 😆
the best electric stove cleaning hacks I've learned from my mother is that you can cover the burner cap with foil to make cleaning it much easier, AND you can lift the white stovetop up to clean everything underneath the stovetop too in case anything dripped down into it. And congrats! :) Yay for an expanding family! :)
BURNER CLEANING TIP (SAME GOES WITH POTS & PANS): add baking soda to the hot soapy water when you soak the carbon-baked foods on your burners... you'll barely need any elbow juice. You're welcome.
you should wash it after every meal. and if you want to join the dishes used the whole day I suggest you wash the sauce/food off to lessen the time when it's the time to wash them.
Congratulations on baby girl!!!!!!! Also,, I tried The Pink Stuff and it really does cut down on scrubbing. Love your videos, keep up the good work...when you have the energy! I was like the walking dead when I was pregnant!
Congratulations!!! Yes!! praise be to God! 💗🎀👸 so,so happy for your little family 🤗 I hope the rest of your pregnancy goes smoothly for you and your nausea has subsided immensely! Also, Batman? mama to be? Ya never can tell🤷♀️😆 Btw, I have used Easy-Off oven cleaner and it actually works pretty well! Maybe you can try that first and then run the auto-clean again🤔 just follow the directions on the back. Usually I just spray it inside the oven and then let it sit a long time, sometimes overnight and then wipe off👍
I am coveting your new vacuum! That's going to be my next big purchase this year. You've given me the motivation to get off my butt and go clean something, so off I go...but first, CONGRATS on your new daughter!!
HEY! I have that exact vacuum & it is so fun to use! I actually get it out almost everyday for something! Best thing l ever bought!!! You're lookin good little mama...from a gramma! Hugs!❣️
Omg. You don’t have a dishwasher. Don’t tell me - it’s that you don’t want to waste water 💦. Are you kidding me. Woman - Get a basin for your sink. !!!!!!!!! That is so wasteful. I normally don’t even care about water !
Hey Girl!!! I buy oven liners from Amazon...come in a package of 10, and once a month, I slide out the dirty one, and slide in the clean one. Stops anything from dropping into your over. Best thing I ever did!!!
I just want to tell you that you have SO MUCH TALENT!!! You could brighten the darkest day, you have such a beautiful way about you, you are so entertaining , a sheer joy to watch. Congratulations to you and your family. 💖
I agree! Ariel is so funny and relatable love her content 😊
You have such a kind heart. I had a challenging day today but you made me feel better. Thank you ❤
Congratulations on baby news 💐💃
@@ThatAwkwardMom
I love watching your videos, especially when you rap. It lifts my spirits and makes me laugh ❤️🤣 #bars lol (yup… I’m that grandma)
You’re the best Ariel
You make me feel less alone Keep up the good work. I hope you become as famous as Dana the Minimal Mom.
@@kimmeeks6766 thanks so much Kim ❤️❤️
Such happy news! When you started telling us you were not feeling well, I thought that might be the issue. When you've been there like I have, women know these things because we just know. Blessings to you and your family. Your home is darling.!!! Congratulations!!! 💞🙂
You know what? I hate clutter pillows. I am not even gracing them with the honor of throw, they JUST GET IN THE WAY of sitting comfortable and making a bed, ect. Straight clutter. I've never seen them being anything more than more work. I keep one normal bed pillow on my sofa that I actually like to nap with, and the corresponding nap blankie. Two PURPOSEFUL things. I'm by no means a minimalist, but if it has no purpose, it's not worth the work to me. My kids are 6 and 4, and congrats on your second!! :D
I just found you 20 minutes ago and you’re my new favorite. 😭 I sincerely laughed the whole video it was so relatable.
Thank you so much! Your video motivated me to get cleaning. 🙂 So satisfying. Additionally, CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Burned on stuff comes off if you boil it with a couple of Tbsps of baking soda and then scrub.
My lady...you will be famous... remember that!!
When i read it, i knew it right away. You are shining(more as usual) congratulations all of you 😘🥰
Thank you!! 💖
Congratulations!
If all else fails, try oven cleaner on that burner pan
You are the cutest!
Congratulations on the baby!! Prior to the announcement I was wondering if I was seeing a baby bump or if I was just a jerk. lol
It actually really surprises me that people are so bold to ask, I've gotten asked a couple times in person while I've been out in public! Like what if I wasn't?!? Lol, and thank you 😊
I know I’m super late with this video BUT just wanted to say, self cleaning your oven is super duper dangerous! Please don’t use it. So many house fires start with self cleaning ovens. Just want y’all to be safe! ♥️♥️♥️🙏🏻
I feel like you really missed an opportunity to use your cleaning rap about your oven to drop a hint about the bun in there 🤣
Thank you for brightening my day! You’re funny and motivating! I have stage 4 lung cancer, and you got me off the couch and up to the kitchen. I unloaded the dishwasher, loaded it, and washed the rest of the dishes that didn’t fit in the dishwasher. I even wiped off the counters and the top of the stove! Thank you! And I just heard-congratulations! Hoping you keep making videos momma!
Thank you Celeste, so happy I can motivate you during a time where I can imagine it's difficult to feel motivated. ❤️❤️
Aw Ariel, we're so happy for you! Take all the time you need and blessings to your family! We are here to cheer you along. 💞🌹🤗
Thanks so much ❤️🥰
Congratulations to you on your little one! As for the shag carpet, one thing that works for me is to occasionally turn the carpet upside down and vacuum the wrong side of it. The vibrations of the vacuum knock the dirt out. Of course then you have to vacuum the floor underneath. Then you can vacuum it right side up and it collects more of the loosened dirt out of it.
Love this tip! I’m going to have to try it!
😳 that is wicked smart, thank you!
Great Idea Thanks!
Finally a person on UA-cam who hand washes their dishes! People with dishwashers really don't know how good they have it.
Also congrats on the pregnancy!!
So true... thank you!! 😀
I have a dishwasher only got one at 34 and I'm disabled so it was a need but I honestly have to say I tell everyone it's life changing and the best thing I've got ! 😊
Hi i have a dishwasher and i dont use it i prefer handwash my dishes
@@verocastaneda237 same when we did our kitchen remodel I did away with the dishwasher .. lol
If anyone had told me about the relationship I would develop with my appliances when I was a kid I'd have thought they were crazy. But I love my dishwasher. I might have stronger feelings for it than I have for my husband sometimes...
Here's my grandma's tip for cleaning caked on burners: seal it in an airtight bag with about a cup of ammonia overnight. Leave it outside if you are sensitive to the smell. The fumes from the ammonia will make that baked on grease just slough off like nuthin'! You can use larger heavy duty trashbags and a little more ammonia for your oven grates as well. They don't need to be submerged in the ammonia since it's the fumes that clean it. Just make sure it's airtight. Hope this helps! I looooove your channel☀
Not leaving the room empty handed is super helpful.
I currently use a broom but that looks like a total game changer. You as batman I can see that ! Congrats on the pregnancy! Take care of yourself dear, I know it's hard to rest with another little one great video Ariel 😊
Thanks Joy!! 🥰
Congratulations on your pregnancy! 🎉 Please get all the rest you need! You can't pour from an empty cup, and your family is always number one. 🤗🥰
I only found you two weeks ago through your FlyLady videos, which have been so helpful to me. You make me feel so understood, and you make me laugh so much too! 💕
I'm so happy I found a UA-cam mom that isn't another mom version of "that girl". Seriously, I feel so guilty and inadequate when I watch those women. Thank you for keeping it real and for brightening my days. 🤗💞💐
🛋 A couple years ago I replaced old pillows with newer ones that had removable covers. The cost wasn’t bad, ordered them from Walmart. I have a husband who loves to nap on the couch and used throw pillows like a bed pillow. (One of the main reasons I got washable covers, oh and I also have three children.) Anyway, my decorative pillows, like all pillows with polyester/poly-fill/whatever that white stuff is, became flattened and fluffless. THEN I was watching ‘The Minimal Mom’ and she had replaced her pillow inserts with down filled ones. I spent about 120 on 6 pillows, sizes 20x20 and 18x18, for goose down and feather inserts, again from Walmart. My pillows are easily fluffed and aren’t losing their shape. I say save up and invest in good pillow inserts. I have my day to day covers, which were cheap and some I change out for Christmas and fall. I’m super happy with them.
Congrats. So glad to hear that what you've been "going through" is a VERY healthy reason.
I eagerly check for new videos from you. My home is a disaster, I'm trying to "handle" 3 things every time I'm in a room, whether it's relocating, throwing out, moving to a donation box... Flat surfaces are a magnet for, um, anything. You can be living minimally and have this issue.
CONGRATULATIONS! On...being batman 😌
Yes, thank you thank you... I was waiting for someone to congratulate me on that 😜
@@ThatAwkwardMom 🤣
Congratulations Ariel!! A new little FlyLady is on the way 🥰
One tip for cleaning the stovetop- I used to have an electric range like yours and found that you can lift up the entire stovetop from the front edge (like the hood of a car). This gives you really easy access to clean that subterranean cave underneath the burner drip pans.
First off, congratulations!!!
Also, for the stove, if you take off the burners, and the bowls under the burners, you should be able to pull upwards on the stove top to open it up. Then you can get into that space that you were trying to reach through the holes of the stove top much easier. ❤
Yep...that's what l was thinkin.
I recently have stopped using so many spray cleaners. I had been having lung issues and I am normally healthy. So for the past few weeks I got rid of the chemicals and try not to spray much of anything....and I can tell a difference.
Just commenting that because others may have similar issues.
Hello! Lurker, first time making a comment. Congratulations on your happy news! That 1st trimester tiredness is No Joke. I found you quite by accident while I too was doing a 10,000 steps a day challenge, and have enjoyed watching your videos while on work breaks.
Wanted to comment about your rug dilemma - I have a variety of floor rugs and last year, discovered Ruggable. They are amazing, worth every single penny, and you can absolutely put them in the washing machine. I own three of them now, all varying sizes. I don't have a toddler any more (she's almost 19 years old now!) but my husband and I are not the tidiest of families and we had an old cat who threw up all the time (ugh). I love these rugs for how they look, how they feel under my bare feet, and how they have held up.
Pro tip:select your rug and backing system, place in the online shopping cart, walk away for a day or two. They will chase you down and email you a coupon. A good coupon too, lol! I discovered this by accident with my first rug purchase. 35% off is always nice. I'm not sponsored by them or anything, just a regular ole' customer person.
Yes, the suggestion of never leave a room with empty hands, is an old waitressing habit I still use to this day!
Be well, stay safe, wishing you a nap each day, and a dishwasher in your future (got my first one age the age of 43 and they are a game changer!)
:-)
I saw this dropped last night and was all set to watch it this morning, then saw it was taken down and was like "Aw, man! I missed my chance!" - but now you reposted it and I'm so happy live the screaming goat bit 🤣
Yes, sorry I was having technical difficulties on my end! So appreciate your patience!
Congrats!
If you want to clean the burners and your oben from residue: soak them with baking soda. For the burner, put it in a bowl with hot water..boiling if possible. Put a teaspoon of baking soda and let it sit for a while. The longer the better. After it cools down, you should be able to whipe it of easily. For the oven: make a paste of bakingsoda and water, just so much, that the soda disolves. Put it on the stains in the oven and cover it with ceranwrap. Leave over night and in the morning it should come of pretty nicely.
Congratulations on the new baby!! Just started watching your videos recently and I love how real you are about cleaning lol not everyone is perfect and always has everything perfectly clean all the time especially when you have kids! Hope you’re doing well!
And those who say they have everything perfectly clean all the time are liars lol thanks Taylor!
"Something you only have to do with toddlers"...
I have some bad news about teenage boys my friend. They nasty. My chairs need to be burnt in the front yard at this point.
So true!! 😂😂😂😂
Congratulations! I know the feeling of having so much nausea and being so drained during pregnancy that you just cannot. Our 3-1/2 year old loves to tear the cushions off the couches to build houses and churches and stuff. 😄
Thanks Tracy! Yes... its tough but i'm getting through it one day at a time 🙃 Luckily my 3 year old hasn't figured out how to take the cushions out yet lol must make you crazy!!
I just discovered your channel and I'm loving it! I don't have kids at home any longer, so I'm really just watching for the dramatic EYE CLOSE-UPS. 👀 No but really, you are a joy to watch and your tips are practical and realistic. I'm way, way, waaaaY older than your target audience and it is refreshing to see a young woman so motivated and positive about her family and home life. AND you have your own UA-cam channel?!? Wow! Thank you for being such a good influence on this platform. 🥰
Soaking things in hot soapy water with a tablespoon of Apple Cider Vinegar will loosen things much faster!
Yes! Start that soapy water before preparing your meal and either rinse and toss or just toss your prep items right in. Makes cleanup a breeze!!
I’m a new subscriber and I couldn’t be happier! I absolutely love your personality! Thank you for being yourself, and you’re my new favorite person to watch while cleaning!! The rap by the way was off da hook! Congratulations, and God bless! ❤️🙏🏻
Thanks Bridget!! 😊❤️
your videos have giving me the motivation to start cleaning more than before. I work full time and have a 3 year old (and a husband ;) ) but it is hard for us to keep up with the house and everything in it. So your videos help me get the motivation for getting my butt of the chair and do something about it :D
I've been watching your videos for thr past few weeks now after finding your meal planning videos so helpful and money saving! Thank you for creating funny and realistic home upkeep content. My only suggestion, is to turn off the water when you wash dishes as it will help you save on your water bill. Alright thanks for it all, can't wait to see more videos by you.
You should be on TV! Massive congratulations on baby number 2. Can't wait to see how your routines develop. I hope you're feeling better now!
Tip about the rug: don’t get a new one! Ours had gotten old and we got rid of it, I insisted on not replacing it and honestly cleaning has been a breeze since then. Life changing. Congrats on the new baby!
Our throw pillows have been very useful as stepping stones for when the floor turns into lava! Congratulations on the new baby!
hahaha I soooo relate because my 3 year old plays the floor is lava game EVERY DAY. Thank you!!
I don’t have a dishwasher either. And I wouldn’t have one if you gave it to me for nothing, I just don’t see the point of paying all that money for a machine that you have to wash your dishes before you put them in the machine to be washed!! ??
Well I would hope if you spent money on a dishwasher it would work the way it was intended to! I guess you've had some bad experiences with them huh? I haven't had one in so long I can't even remember...
I love my dishwasher and I never prewash or even prerinse, and everything comes out clean. *shrugs*
Congratulations on your baby girl!!! I'm so excited for you, and interested to see how your cleaning routine evolves with a newborn.
Thank you!! ❤️ I'd imagine I won't be getting much cleaning done those first couple months lol
Girl, your videos are such a breath of fresh air. Love watching. Congratulations on your news. ❤️
Congrats on now one of each. My sister just had a little girl a month ago today. It’s was a rocky adventure but I know yours will go off amazingly. Hope you get your energy back and the nausea goes away quickly same thing happened to her in the first few months but seriously by the end of it she still had a boatload of energy because she had to chase after a four-year-old there’s that. Sending you and your family hugs and good wishes!!!!
I know they’re not cheap but my sister and I are saving up for a washable carpet for under the dining room table because my nephew is notorious for making a mess while he eats and soon she will have two eaters since by the time the babies 46 months she’ll be eating as well. So our friend who has way more money than us that one of those washable ones that you see on like Facebook and Instagram and she loves it she’s able to pick it up put it in the wash wash and dry it and then put it back down within an hour so that is the plan. She says it’s going to save her tons of money because she doesn’t actually have to wash it all the time she washes it I think she said like once a month unless there’s a major stains and it comes right out. It’s called ruggable if I’m correct In the spelling my apologies.
Congratulations on your baby girl! So excited to see your journey with 2 kids. 🥰😉
Girl, I don't even want to face what's down there on my favorite stove burner 😩😩😩 and the microwave? Wow, I heated a salmon fillet there the other day, and let me tell you, it did not end well... salmon explosion anyone?
Loved the goat scream🙀🤣
"Perfectly said......everyone has their favorite burner"! Next time you go shopping for clothing can you make a video showing us what you bought and where you shopped at! That would be cool!
I wish I could wear that many clothes because it's hot here. I sweat like a pig haha Also, I don't use any problem using brooms. I have three different types for different situations and I love them. PS. congrats to you and your family!
The one thing I iove most about your channel is you are real. Like I feel like I could come to your house and feel comfortable. I wouldn't be terrified I was going to ruin all your white "Pintrest perfect" decore. I'm really glad you started your channel!
Congratulations! I enjoy your videos and thank you for making them. 😊 Yes, the take something with you is game changer! I call it the "while I'm at it" and have taught my kiddos to do that, too. 😁 Also, if it only takes one minute or less then I do it right away (like a counter wipe or throwing away a scrap of paper on the floor).
Congrats! That's the best kind of news!
And (at least for me) the messy hands touching the backs of chairs has only gotten worse as he's gotten older due to his further reach (he touches not only his chair now, but any within reach). Hoping he grows out of it before he's a teenager, but I'm not too hopeful. 🤣
Ahhh there you are! I started the fly lady routine because of you! Now I watch you because you make my day. Congratulations 🎊
Congratulations ☺️💓
I'm hoping for a similar age gap for my kids so I will be following every step of your journey 🙂 And thank you for giving me motivation to stay sane and organized ☺️
Hey Lady, gift yourself an angry mama from Amazon and be amazed ! ( it’s an microwave cleaner by the way)
So happy that y’all are expanding your family! I enjoy the videos
Hi! I’m new - you got recommended to me. Specifically your Clean Mama video. Well, let’s just say I’ve been binging some of your latest videos while I do my makeup or clean myself! I just signed up on FlyLady and am pulling out one of her books (thanks MiL).
First of all, congrats on your new bundle! I’m a mom of 2 girls and let me tell you, 2 is a ride. A wonderful but wild ride. I’ll be really curious to see how your routines change when you are settled with baby 2.
Second, you seem pretty amazing! It’s nice to see a sister in Christ who also struggles a bit. It definitely makes me feel less alone. I don’t want to start to get up earlier but I fear that it’s the only time I’ll have otherwise. So, you’re doing a great job. And you run a channel. That’s pretty amazing.
Thirdly, thank you for your content and time. You seem like a really cool person! I look forward to seeing more content! But please take your time and take care of yourself! Growing a baby is hard work! Hang in there!
Thank YOU Amber! This comment was so thoughtful. I'm sure having 2 kids won't be easy and I will be totally out of routine those first few months. But sometimes its worth it to have a messy home for those short precious moments you can never get back.
Also, you are definitely not alone. I do find that if I don't read the bible in the morning, I never get to it otherwise. But I too understand how hard it is to wake up early when your kids wake up early too, which is why I struggle to get to it every morning. God knows our hearts though, our desires to be closer to him. Looking forward to hearing from you again and how things are going with the Flylady system!
You're so funny, love your style Batman. Congratulations to you and your family on your news!
Thanks 🦇😎
Clean your dishes as you go…I fill my sink with hot soapy water and as I cook or make any type of mess I put them straight into the soapy water so it’s soaking while I continue doing anything and then while things are being cooked I will wash whatever is in there and just put clear water in your other sink so that you can just dip the soapy dishes in there and then put it straight on the drying rack and by the time you finish cooking it’s only the dishes that you’re using for actual eating that you then have to clean
Congratulations on the new baby Ariel! How exciting for you and your family!!! And oh my goodness! Yes my pillows are the most common toys in my living room too!!
Congratulations on your wonderful news and PG you won’t be as tired for too much longer. Mind yourself and put your feet up when you can. Take all the help you get offered too. Brilliant idea have all the cubes labelled making tidying up easy for your son and more importantly your teaching him very, very valuable life lessons. Delighted you got a new vacuum. I still use a sweeping brush but I have a dishwasher 🤷♀️ Stay safe and healthy. Mary, Joes wife 👏👍💐🙏🦸♀️
Thank you Mary! 😁
Congratulations on baby #2! And it’s so nice to see someone using a Tineco vacuum. I bought one a few months ago and love how light and easy it is to use.
Oh cool! I'm a big fan of mine 😊 thanks!
Hmmm. Maybe I should buy a new microwave? Maybe once a month? 🤭😉 Mine is over the stovetop and hard to reach.
🤣 Yup. Me too!
Lol that is the easiest way to get it clean quickly 🙃
Worth the wait. WHAT WONDERFUL NEWS, A Baby Princess on her way to a Beautiful Family.
Here hoping for a healthy rest of your Pregnancy and a Very Healthy Princess. Beautiful just like You.
By the way enjoy your video just like always.
Thanks so much!! ❤️❤️
Love your videos!! You make dreadful cleaning seem so lighthearted and fun. 😬🥳😊
That's the goal!! 😁
I wear my bathrobe all the time. It's like wearing a cozy blanket. You aren't alone.
I called it. I knew you were Batman
It's really not an easy gig...
Thank you for your videos and the introduction to Flylady! I am now in the process of tweaking her routines to fit my world!
Also congratulations! I have a 3yo little boy and would love to be pregnant with another child, I'm so happy for you...and a little envious, "I'm not going to lie." 😉❤
Thank you, and I'm sorry for whatever reason it is that you can't get pregnant right now. I'm sure that's hard for you, and I hope you get what you want soon 🙏
I think I might have already said this in a previous video 🤔 but I really like your kitchen tile backsplash 😁
Congratulations!! Thanks for telling us the good news! take care of your self!
In my house, I put stuff on the stairs that need to go upstairs. When I make a trip up there, I can't miss it, and put it in its place.
I rewatched your video this evening since you had to take it down so you can get ad credits
You're awesome!
Yes, you are awesome! Thanks so much Heather, it truly means a lot! 💖
Never leaving a room empty handed is SUCH good advice!
Congrats to you and your family! What a blessing! May God bless you and your family! So thankful I found your channel, as I too have recently discovered the fly lady’s system, and started implementing her routines (still working on them) and I’m thankful because your videos helped me so much. (Thank you for that!) Keep up the great work Ariel! (Love your name by the way!)
I'm so glad they've been helpful to you and thanks so much! 💖
Yay! congrats on the new lil one!!! of course get as much rest as possible! we'll still be here. :D
Congrats on the baby girl. Stay healthy.
Girl you gotta get a dishwasher ;_;
I know!!!!
Oh, Ariel, you crack me up and make my day everytime. 😂😂 😁🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞
Congratulations 🎉 As for the oven, I really like Norwex Cleaning Paste and a scrubby. Unfortunately, it still takes some work. But it won't smoke up your house 😂
You need bar keepers friend. It will help you with your stove things
This is more like a weekly blessing! And congratulations on your new blessing!!
Omg I love it when it’s the older brother younger sister thing. Congratulations Ariel! I had a feeling it was that when you said that you had an announcement. Congratulations! 💖💖💖
@3:17 🤩 How amazing would it be if @That Awkward Mom had a Playlist just for her Rhymes!?! 😆🙏💖😍
A great idea I must say 😎😎
@@ThatAwkwardMom Yeayyy💥😆🙏❤️🎉👍🎈🤩🌟💖
Congratulations! 💗 This video is very relatable to me. Our TV's are all finger printed on the bottom half's. I don't have a working dishwasher and I threw out my shag carpet for the very same reason.
Wow, it's like we're the same person 😜 And thank you 😁
Omgoodness same!! My dishwasher is a drying rack 😆😆. The fingerprints are all over the lower half of my window and instead of rugs I have foldable playmats 😆
the best electric stove cleaning hacks I've learned from my mother is that you can cover the burner cap with foil to make cleaning it much easier, AND you can lift the white stovetop up to clean everything underneath the stovetop too in case anything dripped down into it.
And congrats! :) Yay for an expanding family! :)
BURNER CLEANING TIP (SAME GOES WITH POTS & PANS):
add baking soda to the hot soapy water when you soak the carbon-baked foods on your burners... you'll barely need any elbow juice. You're welcome.
Congratulations on your new baby! So happy for you! I enjoy your humor and realistic, down-to-earth nature.
Awwwwww.....Congratulations!!! Blessings and love for you and your family. 💖
Congratulations on your baby girl🎉 🎉
You actually make cleaning fun!! Love your sense of humor!!😊
I discovered that Easy-Off makes a cleaner for self-cleaning ovens (blue cap). It may be hard to find, but it is available. I found mine at Walmart.
Congratulations on the baby!
It sure is... Not sure if I'll ever figure it out 😂 Welcome!! ❤️😊
you should wash it after every meal. and if you want to join the dishes used the whole day I suggest you wash the sauce/food off to lessen the time when it's the time to wash them.
Congratulations on baby girl!!!!!!! Also,, I tried The Pink Stuff and it really does cut down on scrubbing. Love your videos, keep up the good work...when you have the energy! I was like the walking dead when I was pregnant!
So happy for you and your family! What a wonderful blessing!
Thank you! ❤
Congratulations!!! Yes!! praise be to God! 💗🎀👸 so,so happy for your little family 🤗 I hope the rest of your pregnancy goes smoothly for you and your nausea has subsided immensely! Also, Batman? mama to be? Ya never can tell🤷♀️😆
Btw, I have used Easy-Off oven cleaner and it actually works pretty well! Maybe you can try that first and then run the auto-clean again🤔 just follow the directions on the back. Usually I just spray it inside the oven and then let it sit a long time, sometimes overnight and then wipe off👍
I am coveting your new vacuum! That's going to be my next big purchase this year. You've given me the motivation to get off my butt and go clean something, so off I go...but first, CONGRATS on your new daughter!!
Ha, I knew it, I knew it. I knew you were were gonna say, “I’m pregnant” Congratulations! God’s blessing and favour on you and your family!
HEY! I have that exact vacuum & it is so fun to use! I actually get it out almost everyday for something!
Best thing l ever bought!!!
You're lookin good little mama...from a gramma!
Hugs!❣️
Pregnant!! Yay! You better be barefoot. Lol. God bless your family, your pregnancy, your labor and delivery!
Omg. You don’t have a dishwasher. Don’t tell me - it’s that you don’t want to waste water 💦. Are you kidding me. Woman - Get a basin for your sink. !!!!!!!!! That is so wasteful.
I normally don’t even care about water !
Hey Girl!!! I buy oven liners from Amazon...come in a package of 10, and once a month, I slide out the dirty one, and slide in the clean one. Stops anything from dropping into your over. Best thing I ever did!!!