- Hi guys, welcome back to my channel.
In today's video I'm going to be
filming for you a festive speed clean.
So I'm basically going to be cleaning my house
from top to bottom getting ready to put
our Christmas decorations up.
There is a decorate with me video to come
so this is more just cleaning the house,
getting ready for it,
getting it smelling like Christmas,
and also getting our Christmas sheets on,
and stuff like that.
So I really hope you enjoy it.
If you like speed cleaning videos
I would love for you to subscribe
to my channel and stick around.
I make them all the time,
and one British newspaper has even dubbed me
the speed cleaning queen.
Which, I'm not gonna lie, I'm loving that title.
And this video is also a collaboration
with Rebecca Lamb,
she is another one of my colab giveaway winners
and I chose her channel because I really enjoy her videos.
She makes quite similar videos to the ones that I make
and she is a mom of two boys,
one that is three years old,
and also a very tiny new baby as well.
So if you're at that same stage,
you have a young baby,
definitely check out her channel.
She makes routine videos, speed cleaning holes,
so yeah, I love her channel,
and I would love for you to go over,
check her out, show her some love,
she's definitely one to watch.
I'll put the links to her channel in my description box
and she's also doing a festive speed clean.
But without further ado, let's get into the cleaning.
And to make it actually more festive,
I thought I would wear a Santa hat, as you do, let's go.
So first off, I want my house smelling like Christmas
so I'm gonna make my very own DIY Christmas surface spray.
So all you have to do it get an old empty spray bottle,
and some scented Zoflora, and I have one in winter spice.
And I'm gonna put two cap fulls in the water,
and then one down the drain,
because it can make your drains smell really nice as well.
And I'm basically gonna use
this DIY surface spray on everything,
and it will leave my house smelling like Christmas.
So I'm just gonna get on, let's start out with the kitchen.
I'm just gonna put all of our stuff
on the surfaces away, like our bread,
and oh my gosh, my recycling has been crazy this month.
I think it's because I'm doing so much more
online shopping than normal
and so many leaflets are coming through
so our recycling is a bit out of control at the moment.
So I'm gonna sort this area out, empty the bins,
and then give it a good clean under the bins
because this is something that I don't do enough
so I'm gonna mop it as well,
and then I'm gonna wipe down all of our surfaces.
We have a gloss kitchen so literally
every fingerprint shows up,
but I'm gonna do our cupboards with a glass spray,
because I find that that gives it the best shine,
and then I'm gonna use my surface spray
on all of the surfaces in the room.
And like I said, it gives off a really nice scent.
If you're not sure what Zoflora is,
it's something I've literally just discovered
because my friend was recommending it to me.
It kills 99.9 percent of germs,
I'm not sure if you can get it in the U.S.,
but I'm really enjoying using it
because there's so many different ways that you can use it.
But now I'm gonna get on and clean the play area.
I'm gonna put all the toys away
that the boys had out this morning,
so all of the Legos,
their pajamas are just randomly on the couch
so I'll put them away,
and then I'm gonna clean the surfaces there as well.
I like to leave out a few little toys
that actually look quite nice.
And then I'm going to Hoover the rug.
I love this rug so much,
it's just from Ikea, and it's so thin
that once a week I put it in the washing machine
and give it a really good clean
because the kids eat on it, and slime on it,
and it just gets really messy.
And then I'm gonna Hoover our whole living area
with my Dyson V6,
this is still going strong and I am loving it,
it recently slowed up a bit
but I took it apart and washed it out really thoroughly.
I found a video on how to do this
and it's been really great.
So I would recommend doing that if yours is slowing up.
But I'm just gonna clean the whole kitchen.
I'm being really silly here.
I'm listening to Christmas songs
and it definitely made cleaning so much easier.
And then I'm gonna mop with
the mop that everyone goes crazy for,
it's my spray mop where the canister comes off
and you can put any cleaning products in it that you want to
so again, I'm just gonna use warm water
and then a couple of cap fulls of my winter spice Zoflora.
So this is gonna disinfect the floor,
and it's also gonna make it smell
really nice and Christmasy.
This will last like weeks as well.
Depending on how much I use it,
but I don't normally have to refill it that much
and I always use a new mop head on it.
They get really dirty,
so I ended up ordering extra ones online.
I'm just gonna run around and clean the floor,
and this is so quick,
I think that's why I love this mop so much.
And now our main living area is done.
Next up it's on to our front rooms,
I'm just gonna put some things away like the kids bags.
Turn the fire on because I think it looks really festive.
And then sort out the cushions on our couch.
The kids do this to the couch all the time,
it's so frustrating.
I really like the way they look when it's all done
so I'm just gonna go with it.
Then I'm gonna Hoover our rug,
and then I normally pick up the rug and Hoover under it,
and Hoover all of the rest of the floor in the room
because some crumbs can definitely get under there.
Then I'm gonna dust everything on our mantelpiece
and take it all off and give it a good wipe
with this Method cleaner.
It is specifically for granite surfaces
and because our love our new fireplace so much,
I'm just desperate to keep it really nice.
So I'm sure you can use other cleaning products on this,
but I just feel safer using this specific marble cleaner.
Then I'm gonna light some Christmas candles,
this one is gingerbread and it smells amazing.
And now it's on to my office.
You know my nice brand new office
that was really nice and tidy on my Instagram,
well it normally looks like this.
It is like a dumping ground for all the deliveries I get,
and everything that I do.
So I just really need to sort it out.
So I'm gonna put away all my paperwork,
and boxes and things.
Give it a good wipe with a glass cleaner
because the top surface of my desk is glass.
So I'm gonna give it a good wipe
and then I'm gonna dust down all of the prints on my shelves
and I'm especially going to wipe down this one
because it is my silver play button.
It came you guys,
and I just wanna say thank you so much,
it is like my prized possession and I love it.
Every time I look at it I feel so proud of myself.
So thank you so much for subscribing.
So yeah that is my office,
and that is the front room all nice and tidy.
Then I'm gonna go upstairs and clean the bedrooms
and I'm gonna use my cleaning caddy which I love.
I found it in Donel's.
I'm gonna start out in Frazier's bedroom.
His room is the newest and probably my favorite.
I'm gonna wipe down all of the surfaces
with my Christmas spray,
and then put his books away,
but I'm gonna leave The Christmassaurus out.
I'm also gonna wipe down his windowsill,
and also give his windows a good clean as well.
And then air out the room as well.
Then I'm gonna take all of the sheets off of his bed,
because at this time of year
I normally put some cute Christmas sheets on.
I think even just a duvet cover
of a different season can make such a difference in a room,
so I got these new ones for him,
I found them in Next, and I really liked the colors.
I thought they would really suit his room.
So he will absolutely love these,
they're new for this year.
Then I'm gonna give his radiators a little wipe as well.
And then put any toys away that are out in his room.
He's got these big cupboards where I can hide everything,
which is amazing.
I'm also gonna Hoover his room with my Dyson V6 as well.
And then that is his room done.
Then it's on to my second son Caleb's room.
So I'm gonna wipe down his windowsill
and also clean his windows.
And then again air out his room while I clean it.
I'm gonna put his books away
and then wipe down the surfaces
with my Christmas surface spray again.
And then I'm gonna sort out his bed
because I also have some festive sheets for him.
And then I'm gonna organize this corner of his room.
This is a little corner where he does fancy dress,
or he'll sit and read a book,
and it can get quite messy and out of control with toys.
So I'm gonna give it a Hoover underneath,
and then try and put the toys back
in like some sort of order.
Sort out his fancy dress clothes,
and his masks and things like that.
And then Hoover his room.
I'm gonna take his rug up,
his rug is also great because it's the kind of one
I can throw in the washing machine.
I'm gonna give his room a good little Hoover,
and then change the sheets on his bed.
And this year I've got him some really cool ones.
They are these elf yourself sheets,
so basically there is also a hat on the pillowcase
so when he lays in his bed he looks like he's an elf.
So yeah I'm pretty pleased with these this year.
Next up is on to our family bathroom.
It's a pretty small family bathroom,
but I'm gonna start out with
a little bit of bleach in the toilet.
And then I'm gonna use my blue cloth
because blue is for loo.
So to avoid cross contaminating
I tend to use different colored cloths for different things.
So I'm gonna clean the toilet with that and my spray,
and then I'm going to give it a good wipe
and then what I like to do is leave
the toilet brush like that so it can dry out
before I put it back and away.
Then I picked up these cute little hand towels from Primark
that are festive.
I thought it would just make the house feel more festive.
Then I'm gonna clean the sink with my pink cloth,
because pink is for sink.
I'm just gonna take everything off,
give it a good wipe down,
I do do this regularly when the boys are in the bath
sometimes I'll just give it a wipe.
So this area is normally very clean.
Also gonna wipe down the mirrors,
and I just got it on my face there,
and then also quickly do the floor,
but again I sometimes clean the floor
when the boys are just in the bath and I'm there.
Next up I'm moving on to Jackson's little nursery.
He has got quite a few toys in there
because I tend to put him in there
when I'm getting ready in the morning.
So I'm just gonna tidy up those toys
and give it a quick Hoover.
It's normally pretty clean.
But I do need to clean up his changing area.
So I'm gonna just organize everything,
put some things away,
and then give it a good wipe.
But I'm gonna use a paper towel
because I really don't wanna get any germs
from anything else on to this area.
So that is Jackson's little nursery all nice and clean
and then it's on to the final bedroom which is mine.
So I'm just gonna put some clothes away,
and then take the sheets off of our bed
because I also have some festive sheets for our room.
I just picked these ones up in Next
and I really liked the pattern on them.
They have little polar bears all over them
and I really like the colors
and I though they were really festive.
So I'm just gonna change the pillow cases,
and then put the sheet inside out
and quickly put it on our duvet cover.
And then I'm gonna add obviously our pillows,
do an army roll off the bed by the looks of it.
And yeah I actually just bought this new
like chunky knit blanket thing to go on the end of our bed,
but I'm really not sure about it.
I kind of like the way it looks
but it's so heavy I'm almost regretting buying it.
But anyway I'm just gonna quickly Hoover our room
and then I'm also gonna tidy up my vanity area.
This definitely builds up with clothes
and just cosmetics and paperwork,
and random stuff, cow poles there as well.
So I really just need to clear everything away
and give it a good wipe with a glass spray
because it is glass.
And finally, that is my room done.
Right, so I have cleaned the whole house
and I'm feeling so much better
and ready to put up the decorations.
But in the interest of being real,
I just wanna show you one room
that I have not got around to doing,
and that would be our laundry room.
Take a look at that,
that is because I did not get a chance
to fold any laundry yesterday.
That is the backlog I get if I miss just one day.
But anyway I've got to go to London now,
so I'm gonna just have to leave that room
for Matt when he gets home.
Sorry, bye guys.