Hello friends, welcome to my ultimate spring cleaning video I am really excited to be sharing
this with you all if you've been watching my channel for a while you know
that creating a clean and cozy space is so important to me and maintaining that
really does take a lot of work and it can feel overwhelming especially if you
live a busy life like I do I know we all are busy in our own way so I hope this
spring cleaning routine provides some inspiration in tips on how to maintain
and clean your space so I created a list no surprise here of everything that I
want to clean today and if you are new to my channel it's just me and my
husband Brandon and we live in a one-bedroom one-bath apartment so
thankfully my cleaning routine doesn't take too terribly long because we do
live in a smaller space and it's just us two and he is very tidy himself so he
doesn't create a big mess which I very much appreciate and since we do live
together we also split up the cleaning responsibilities
so typically Brandon will clean at the shower for us and also the toilet so I
love that for me I don't need to touch the toilet so I'm not gonna be cleaning
those sections but I'm really excited so let's just get right into it okay my
first order of business is to tidy up this section of our bedroom because I've
just been plopping a bunch of clothes here and I'm not gonna do a whole closet
clean-out today or anything of that sort but I just need to get these out of the
way so I'm able to vacuum and clean our carpets whenever I have a cleaning day I
just like to list out all of my priorities and just little reminders of
things that I don't want to forget to clean and this also really motivates me
because as I clean I cross things off which is just so incredibly satisfying
much much much better except as I was filming this I noticed that these shoes
are like the opposite way and that's how specific and extreme I am getting today
I want this place to be as pristine as possible perfect now we are all
symmetrical
you get okay now I'm going to start dusting and I do
have a duster but some surfaces I don't really use a duster I just use a
microfiber cloth or if it's really really bad I'll just use a paper towel
and then sweep it all up and throw it away but thankfully most services I can
just use this microfiber and I have these two multi-purpose sprays so after
I get all the dust off I spray on the spray and just wipe it down so it's all
fresh and clean both of these smell so delicious we've
had this one for awhile it's lavender and argan oil and then we just got this
one today from Target it is citrus and basil scent so I personally love having
products like this that kind of make cleaning extra fun because I kind of get
multipurpose cleaners to blend with whatever season it is so in fall I had
an apple cider scented one and in winter I had a pine one and now we have the
floral and citrus ones also I always make sure to dust and wipe down my
surfaces before I start vacuuming and mopping because as you start dusting and
wiping things down things will fall on the floor it's just inevitable so it
just makes the most sense to vacuum of it
the door handles and our lights which is just an example of something that I
usually don't clean every week or even every month at all it's kind of just
like a season kind of thing so that's why this spring cleaning day is a little
more intense because I'm really focusing on the little details and things that I
don't usually spend time cleaning another thing are our baseboards again
I usually neglect the hiss all year round except when it comes to spring and
when I really go in depth so here where I'm about to show you something really
disgusting but also kind of satisfying yech
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let this serve as your reminder to not forget to clean the top of your doors oh
boy watch this I can't reach their duty with
one hand there you have it dust city people dust City oK we've
wiped down and dusted everywhere in the bedroom so now I am just going to head
over to the restroom and start tackling that it's probably my least favorite
spot to clean but it's okay we got this we can do it we're in it together and
again I'm gonna vacuum everything at the end and do my little carpet cleaner so
the bedroom isn't fully complete but most of it
something really gross is how dirty two brush holders can get so I'm actually
gonna empty my now I just cleaned it a few weeks ago but I noticed it's already
getting some yucky stuff at the bottom it's just when the water kind of
trinkles down some grody stuff can start growing down there so make sure you
don't forget to clean that okay so to clean the inside of this I just put some
water and some multi-purpose spray and this is an old toothbrush it is not one
of the ones I've just pulled out of it and I am just kind of like scrubbing it
around in there and making sure it's all fresh
this is what we used to clean our glass cooktop if you've ever gotten anything
stuck on here which is really easy to do highly recommend this product and this
is the same brand as the previous product but this is what we use for our
stainless steel appliances this isn't technically cleaning by a favorite way
for you to just make our home feel really fresh this time of year is having
fresh flowers of course I just bought these the other day and they are so
precious there's some pink tulips and some baby's breath such a sweet combo
but real quick I'm gonna change the water and give them a little trim so
that they can stay fresh and healthy for a little bit longer
I'm not sure how true this is but I did read somewhere that if you put a copper
penny which all pennies are copper into your flower vase it helps preserve them
something with the copper helps keep them fresh longer
again I'm not totally sure about it but I try to do it when I remember because
anything to prolong the life of my flowers I will do that good yeah you you
take a marker to make a bed yeah you
making me wanna try forever I feel so free oh my sweet baby
long duster is key it expands so much and really helps you reach those tall
pleases that are tricky especially if you're a little short like I am also
once your duster starts to get really dirty before you switch it out you can
suck up some of the dust with your vacuum with your little this little part
of your vacuum so that way you don't have to switch it out all the time
yeah to make
me Lord at Radford so clean the toilets whenever I ask you
to such a good anything husband of the air victim massage one thing I recently
got that is just making me so happy is this essential oil diffuser and I've
been putting just some water and lemon essential oil in it and I just love the
way it creates this just spall like atmosphere in our apartment I'll turn it
on and show you guys see I think I need to add more water in it actually but you
can start to see this I guess it's not steam but it's diffusing the water and I
put lemon essential oil because it apparently helps eliminate some germs in
the air so that is just a win-win also you can change the life and you can do a
setting where there's no light as well so that's pretty cool you can customize
it alright friends I'm starting to run out of energy and steam we have been
working our booty off but I'm gonna make my little carpet cleaner now and we'll
show you guys how I do that then I'm gonna let that sit for a little bit and
then I'm gonna back you and clean my plans and then we're pretty much done so
we're on the less like let's keep going okay so for our little carpet deodorizer
I'm just gonna mix some baking soda and lemon essential oil basically it just
helps kind of bring any sense that might be stuck in your carpet because if you
didn't know baking soda has that ability to soak up stinky signs so if you have a
stinky fridge you can also just throw one of these in your fridge to help kind
of clear the air so I kind of just eyeball it so I'm just gonna put some
baking soda in the bowl and then sprinkle some lemon essential oil
okay now that I have my mixture I'm gonna sprinkle it all throughout the
carpet and our apartment and the rugs and then I'm gonna let it sit for 30
minutes and then we'll vacuum it all up and if you have longer than 30 minutes
you can totally let it sit for longer but I'm just trying to get this done
okay now it is time for one of my favorite parts of cleaning and that is
cleaning my sweet baby plants especially my finale fig because these big leaves
collect so much dust that's only downside about these guys and I also
just got white birds-of-paradise that also has pretty big leaves so what I do
to clean them is I just wipe wipe them down with a wet paper towel and just
kind of I'm pretty gentle with it but also like I give enough pressure to make
sure I'm getting all the dust so that you know they stay nice and healthy and
also we stay nice now be because when you have a bunch of things collecting
dust it'll definitely impact the air quality and just the cleanliness so
gotta make sure you take care of these little guys
nice and clean
besides cleaning my plant leaves my second favorite cleaning thing to do is
a vacuuming carpet it's just so satisfying to see like the lines it
creates but I'm really hoping to get a new cordless vacuum soon right now for
our apartment it's really not a huge deal because it's so small the cord kind
of follows me around but it would make life a little bit easier so let me get
let me know if you guys know of any good ones
I'm always so shocked at how full the vacuum gets after I vacuum our place
it's satisfying but also crazy that's so much just in dirt collects in so little
time and that's it thank you guys so much for watching I really hope you
enjoyed this video and you just make the most of this spring season I know there
is so much uncertainty and pain and discomfort across the world right now
but you so that knew I loved and the best is yet to come and I hope that we
can all just come together and encourage each other and make the most of what we
have now so thank you guys so much again for watching and I cannot wait to see
you