hi welcome back I'm Andrea Jean and this channel is dedicated to cleaning and
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join the community today I'm going to be talking about ten tips to keep a clean
home I am a busy mom of three I work full time from home and I have a
personal business so I understand what it's like and how difficult it is to
keep a clean home but these ten tips have really helped me in my life and I
think they're gonna help you as well make sure you stay to the end so you do
not miss my number one tip for keeping a clean home number ten this tip is oh so
important and valuable and that is having a home for all items within your
house that not only is gonna help you save time when you're putting things
away because you know exactly where they go but it's gonna help others as well
your kids your spouse or significant other because they - also know where
these items go and where they reside this is gonna help keep your home
organized and make cleanup super quick my next tip is to only touch items one
time now I know this can be very difficult and if you're like me I often
get distracted when I'm going from room to room and putting stuff away but be
intentional and try to stay focused you can see here with my daughter's items
these are books that we got from the library and putting the books right on
the table where our new library books always go and then I'm putting the
library book bag right in her closet now here on our fireplace mantel I have a
bunch of random trinkets I'm sure that you can relate money and nail clipper
hair ties so I'm holding onto all of those items and putting them exactly in
their home and only touching them one additional time number eight I cannot
emphasize this one enough and I know that you've heard it before but it is
worth mentioning and that is making your bed your house your bedroom could be a
complete disaster but when you've got that bed made it makes everything else
look just a little bit more put together the next thing I do is I go around the
house and make my kids bed if they have decided not to earn a quarter and do it
for that morning
and number seven my next tip is to clean from the top down so when I'm in the
bathroom the first thing I like to do is spray the mirror and get that all
cleaned off that way when I move on to the counters anything that has fallen
from the mirror I can now pick it up on the counters and finally I will move on
to the bathroom floor the same principle applies when you're cleaning or dusting
your living room I like to start up high and then work my way down that way any
dust can eventually make its way onto the floor where I will vacuum it all on
up my next tip may seem just a little bit strange but I think it's definitely
worth mentioning because it motivates me but have cleaning products that make
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as a family of five I can quickly clean up spills and then all I have to do is
throw the mop head in the washer and dryer for later number five do a little
each day and I like to start with one load of laundry laundry is one of those
things that can really pile up on you so to stay a little bit more on top of it I
tried at least get one load in a date now I don't necessarily fold it every
day but at least I have gotten it washed as far as kids toys go those can get
demolished and destroyed in a matter of minutes so I just try to tackle those
toys a little at a time it helps with overall overwhelm this the next tip is a
definite game changer but it's also one of the hardest to implement at times
especially if you're someone who really likes stuff and things and that is
having clear counters or at least as clear as you possibly can really just
keep items on your counters that you absolutely love or that serve a
particular function in your life this is gonna help in a variety of reasons one
when you're used to having clear counters
you almost feel inclined to keep them that way and two it makes cleanup so
much easier because you don't have as many items to move and dust and it will
cut down your overall cleaning time by double trust me on this one and we are
on tip number three to keeping a clean home and that is always be in the
decluttering process now this is a tip I absolutely love I'm one of those crazy
people that love to get rid of things go through things I just I definitely love
more of a minimal lifestyle one thing I tend to do is go through my kids clothes
if I'm putting laundry away and decide if it really fits or not and then I will
make a pile here in my basement so that within the week I can go ahead and
organize things for my youngest son for items that he may need or for some
reason we decided to have one more baby which I don't think we are I can go
ahead and organize it down here next I like to Mario condo as often as I can so
but I don't no longer spark joy or serves a function I will put it in a
pile here and then when we head to our local thrift store I can drop it off
really easily and my number one tip for keeping a clean home especially for busy
women is to have creative storage solutions today I'm going to be sharing
seven storage ideas that I use in my own home this one here is great for kids
toys and I got it at Walmart for a reasonable price moving on to my
upstairs can you guess what is inside there if
you have small children you probably can but it is a great diaper storage again I
got this one at Walmart in my son's bedroom this one came from Ikea and it
goes with the decor inside our variety of things here we have pants and then
down below we also keep his pajamas so easy access for him as well in my own
closet under my shirts there you can see I have a storage container of shoes
sandals things that I use for different seasons and I can just easily tuck it
right back where it belongs also in my closet I have these bins can
you tell I like bins especially if they're cute and decorative I have
variety of items in these bins from t-shirts to tank tops to workout gear
moving on to my daughter's room she is really interested in very small toy
items and so I put them right here in this bin now I've tried to keep it
organized in here but as you know things are like a tornado so at least they're
all compacted here in this bin and then I can just put the lid on really quickly
and slide it right back under her bed moving into our kitchen here is a craft
area so we have two totes here with various items inside down below it's all
puzzles and then up top it is all played out so this also helps because the kids
know where the items go so let's clean up for this mama it's a win so now I
want to know from you which of these 10 tips did you find the most valuable
leave it in the comments below I'd love to get a dialogue going also if you
enjoyed this video be sure to check out these two videos right here for some
additional ideas and inspiration and we'll see you all in the next one
thanks for watching
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