- Hi guys, welcome back to my channel.
In today's video, I'm going to be sharing with you
my spring cleaning routine.
You guys seem to love when I make these cleaning videos
so I thought I'd show you what I do when
it comes to spring cleaning.
I don't know this is right.
This is just what I do.
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So yes, without further ado, let's jump into it.
So first off when it comes to spring cleaning,
I will clear out my closet.
When winter is finally over and I know
it's been a really long winter in the UK,
I think spring is finally here.
So it's a good time to take everything out of your wardrobe,
put all of the winter stuff away and take all
of your summer and spring clothes out of storage.
This is also a great time to minimize your things.
If there are any items that you haven't worn
for six to 12 months, it's time to get rid of it.
Next up is to dust and clean light fixtures properly.
I probably should do this more often than I do, but I don't.
So all I do is take a microfiber cloth.
I get mine from Poundland, so the are super cheap,
and I just take apart what I can or just reach up
and literally dust it and give it a really good cleaning.
Next up is to clear out any cupboards or drawers
that have got out of control.
For me it is my under the sink cupboard.
And I actually feel a bit embarrassed
because I have made a video all about how I organize
this cupboard a couple of years ago,
so I'll link that down below.
But what I'm gonna do now is take everything out
and put it all back, chucking out anything that I don't use
any more and I've also got some clever storage solutions.
For this, I've got this really cool shelf in here
and then I use these little boxes from IKEA as well,
to store cloths and things like that.
Next up is to clean your dishwasher and I probably
do this more than once a year,
but I thought it was worth mentioning.
I would just up the salts in the dishwasher,
add more rinse aid,
and then I will also do a dishwasher cleaner like this.
So all you have to do is take the top off
and put it upside down,
put it on hot wash and it will clean out your dishwasher.
It will smell so much better as well
and maintain your machine.
Spring cleaning to me is getting to the areas
that I don't clean all the time every week.
So I like to think of under
and behind units or couches, etc.
I'm now actually gonna look under my couch.
I haven't done this for awhile,
so I don't know what we're gonna find.
(lively music)
All right, so it wasn't actually that bad this time,
but as a parent, I probably do it more than once a year.
But I found the remote and I also found some money,
so that was the result.
So I'm just gonna give it a good Hoover and mop down
and that will be a lot better.
(lively music)
Next up is to launder your pillows and duvets.
I wash the boys sheets every one or two weeks,
but once a year,
I like to actually wash it in the washing machine.
Obviously check first that you can do that
with their duvets.
Ours is actually goose down feathers,
so we have to take ours to the dry cleaners.
But I can put the boys in the machine as well.
It's just nice to refresh it and you can also Hoover
your mattress and flip it if you need to as well.
Next up is to clean any black mold
that you have in your bathrooms.
It doesn't matter how much I wash our shower,
every now and then we will get some black mold.
So I use Cillit Bang black mold remover.
I really rate it, but it is quite potent.
So when you spray it, make sure you open a window,
close the door, 'cause it does smell quite strong.
Leave it on for five minutes and then I will wash
it off with this toothbrush.
I actually took this from a hotel
and I use it for cleaning now.
So I'll just spray it on and then
it comes off really, really well.
I also like to go through my make up once a year as well
and make sure nothing has expired.
If you look on most beauty products,
there is a little picture of a pot
and it will have a number on it.
This one says 6M so that is six months.
Some say 12, some say 24.
So you can just have a look and think
about how old things are.
I must admit, I'm more careful when it comes
to eye products like mascara or eye pencil, etc.
I just like to go over my make up collection
and then also wash my brushes.
I have this really cool mitt, I will link it down below.
It's a really easy, quick way to wash your brushes.
You can just put on some face cleanser and then rub
your brushes all around the different areas on this mitt
and it cleans it really, really well,
and it makes your brushes last for a long time.
Next up is windows.
Soon, the sun will be shining through showing every speck
of dirt on your windows.
It's a good time to clean them.
We actually used to have a window cleaner,
but we canceled him because we thought
it was actually working out a little bit expensive.
So I would just go around and clean the windows,
inside and out, make sure they look all nice.
Obviously as a mum, we're gonna get hand prints
on the outside of the window and the inside as well,
but I'll just wash that as in when.
Next up in my spring cleaning routine
is to clean carpets and rugs.
I will tend to spot clean our carpets upstairs
if they get dirty or you can actually hire a steamer
if you wanna give them a really deep clean.
But I also wanted to show you our rugs.
I have specifically bought rugs that can go
into the washing machine.
So this one is from IKEA and we also have one
in the other room from French Connection.
Both of them can be put into the washing machine
and just put onto a normal cycle.
And they come out good as new.
So I can do that quite a lot,
but I thought it was worth mentioning
while we're talking about rugs and carpets.
Another thing that I like to deep clean is our fridge
and I actually dread this.
I actually hate cleaning; it's one of the worst things
that I have to clean.
But I'll just take it all out, give it a good wipe down.
I normally use my method cleaner because it is non-toxic
so say if you're cleaning something where food is stored,
that's quite a nice one to use.
So I'll just take it all out, wash it all down,
and put it all back in,
chuck anything that you don't need anymore.
Also, you could clean your freezer out,
but I tend to do this when it is the height
of summer because then it defrosts much quicker
when you put the drawers and things like that outside.
Next up is another one that I dread cleaning
and that is my oven.
I actually hate cleaning this so much
that I call this guy to come and do it.
He charges me 30 pounds and he cleans my oven
and it comes out good as new.
I tend to do that twice a year, but I have used Oven Pride
in the past and that has worked really well.
I have never found a natural way to clean my oven
that works, so if you have, please comment down below,
let me know what it is.
But I've used Oven Pride.
You do have to be quite careful with this,
make sure you're wearing gloves,
'cause it can burn your skin.
It is quite strong, but this works really well,
and it's quite reasonable in price.
You can just put everything right into a bag
with the mixture and it washes up quite well.
But yeah, if you wanna be lazy like me,
you can call the guy that I use.
Another one that I like to clean that
you may not have even thought about is
to clean your oven hood filters.
These come straight out and you can actually put
them into a dishwasher on hot wash.
So I'll just stick it in and put it on a 60 degree wash
and they come out as good as new.
Jackson wanted to join me because he feels
very passionate about the next one.
It is to clean your skirting board.
So I will literally, it's quite self-explanatory,
just give the wall a wipe down because it isn't something
that you do every single week.
I have another tip for you.
I am obsessed with these things.
They are called Magic Erasers.
You can get them in Poundland or in most shops,
and they just erase any scuffs or marks that you
have on your walls or your skirting boards
or they actually work really well in the bath as well.
If your kids ever get marks from toys in the bath,
like my boys, they run cars and this takes it all away.
So yeah, I'll link these down below as well.
It's also quite a good idea to go through the kids toys
and get rid of anything that they've grown out
of playing with or don't use anymore.
I actually like to do this with the kids,
'cause I think it's quite a good lesson for them
to think about donating them to other children.
And I also tend to do this before Christmas,
before the influx of toys.
Right so that is it for this video.
I really hope you enjoyed it.
Let me know in the comments below how you spring clean
and don't forget to subscribe to my channel
and I'll see you at the next one.
Bye guys!