EXPERT CLEANING & DECLUTTERING HABITS for a CLEANER 2024 💫

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[@karenrich9092]

You talked about forgiving yourself. I have had a rollercoaster of a life for the past 6 years since my husband died, my daughter got married, I had 2 major stays in the hospital, and I had to evacuate from a wildfire. I have things from my husband and our 2 mothers to declutter while dealing with 2 types of cancer and all the medical appointments to go with them. I really like just setting a timer to focus on some stuff unless I'm cleaning. Then, I find a cleaning video to listen to while I do that job I don't like. It may take the rest of my life to do all that I want to do, but this is NOT a sprint. It's a marathon.

[@meenakshi6344]

Wishing you good luck. Seems like a good plan.

[@Coffeecup.0110]

I had cancer, too. I hope you’re doing okay. ☮️❤️

[@tinaingram885]

I clean one room every day and take 2 days off. Saturday and Sunday. I'm retired and sick with autoimmune diseases. I hate clutter and dirt. My sister-in-law taught me this. It really helps. I wipe everything down every night in the kitchen and dining area. Vacuum every other day in there. My craft room/office is always a mess. Lol. So, I'm working on it now because of the cold weather I can't get out. Donating a lot of craft stuff because I don't do anymore. Cleaned out a huge kitchen cabinet and got rid of a ton of stuff. It felt great. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and doing this video. I shared with friends ❤😊

[@-nellie-m3711]

I’ll always do a little clean up at night, not that my home gets untidy at all but I do like to have my kitchen space cleaned and dishes are always put into the dishwasher, I don’t like dirty dishes in the sink, I’ll wipe down my kitchen benches even if they don’t need cleaning down, it’s just a habit, the same with arranging my cushions on my couch before going to bed, I like to wake up to a clean and tidy home and your 15 minutes of cleaning has helped me with that, just a little bit of cleaning each night before bed, makes for the start of a good morning ahead. ❤️❤️

[@kaleyjanenigh]

You must not have kids! 😂 Or at least not young ones! I can clean like the day is long, but I'll turn around and they'll have made another mess! Neverending! 😅

[@marjla]

Wow,it must be nice to have a dishwasher,I wash mine with my hands.

[@lizzieb6311]

I do not 💩 the bedroom door! I shut it! 😂😂😂 Typo I could not edit! 😂😂😂

[@-nellie-m3711]

@@kaleyjanenigh No we don’t have any kids living at home now, they’ve all grown up and my husband works away most of the year, so there’s only just me living in our home, but even when we did have our children at home, I have always been a time management person, working full time, shift work, one has to be to get anything done and still spend time with our children when they were little, I’d hate to have little kids now days, it’s totally different to the way we raised our children….and I don’t mean all children and parents, but it does come down to time management and teaching your children at a young age to Respect what they have and look after what they have….don’t think for one minute I’m the perfect person, there was times when I didn’t think I could handle having children and working full time plus studying all at the same time But I Live To Tell The Story Lol 😂 and Survived and now we’re empty nesters and it’s a Great Feeling to know we did Good by our children and they all have Great Jobs and Respect…😊

[@-nellie-m3711]

@@lizzieb6311 😂😂😂

[@marthaswanson5739]

I love the idea of clearing my surfaces and learning what I can and can’t live without. I am also a fan of running my dishwasher every night and emptying it every morning. Nothing better than starting the day with a clean kitchen/heart of the home.

[@clwest3538]

Set a timer. My mom really hated cleaning house but with 3 kids ... Usually Saturday morning (or during the week during summer breaks) we 'played' Beat The Clock! We all got together and 10 min a room we all hit the floor running and usually had the room clean prior to the timer 'dinging' ... then we each had 15 min for our bedrooms. As an adult, I still find 15 min a room will get it back in shape by myself. Habits really do pay off.

[@maryenglish9314]

I rarely have time to watch your videos but I am sure it was you who gave me the “eye level counter inspection”. It changed my cleaning. I was shocked at things left on my busy colored granite counters! Thank you forever!

[@cfw900]

We had 5 homeschooled children and 2 med to large inside dogs. As you can imagine by the end of the day the house needed some TLC. One hour before daddy got home from work, we woud do a house wide cleanup. The living room, dining room, bathroom and bedrooms were picked up, and vacuumed. After dinner the kitchen was cleaned and the floor swept. We dusted once a week.

[@lissaharre]

I love the 3 items max per surface. It’s not about minimalist but about curating and purposeful decor.

[@LouLou-22]

My no.1 habit is I've gotta clean my kitchen at the end or the day!!! (After dinner) Because who wants too wake up too a dirty kitchen and wash up in the morning? Not me!!! Great tips!!! Thank you Melissa!!! ❤❤❤

[@ninak8506]

Excellent point about your larger home. Also many homes add more bedrooms maybe bathes and extra closets, but actual living space stays much the same. I crave some empty space.

[@LynO5392]

I wake up and wipe all the counters and sinks in the bathroom, then move to the bedroom and make the bed, wipe down all furniture and windowsills then put away anything left out. This is before I leave the bedroom for coffee. Now I’m in the mood to clean more. I appreciate your videos and my husband thanks you. I want to entertain more and i was just embarrassed that my home felt messy. I’ve addressed everything (just about) and I’m ready to entertain. Thank you so much

[@jesswatt5824]

Hey hey- don't feel like you owe anyone an explanation or justification for moving to another house- or any other choice your family makes for itself. People are always going to find something to gripe about, especially on issues that make them feel insecure or whatever. You do you and thanks for your content!

[@kimgordon3695]

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[@DFBurgermeister]

I’ve been moving toward minimalism in my house and discovered how much easier it is to clean when surfaces don’t have a lot of stuff on them. Also, I’ve been doing a weekly decluttering task to stay on top of stuff that accumulates in drawers, cabinets, and closets. I’ve been doing this for 3 years and still find things to donate or trash. I do a ‘power tidy’ at night before bed, which just means I put things back where they belong. I really like waking up to a tidy house. My non-negotiables are bed made every morning and dishes done before bed.

[@kimgordon3695]

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[@fiddlersthree8463]

Your recipes for homemade cleaning products changed my life. I've been making my own for years according to them. The real test came when I cleaned the INSIDE of the range hood with your degreasing recipe. it was amazing. No scrubbing, just wiping -- and it was bad. The trick is to give the homemade products time to work. Yes, some things require a store-bought product but I find they are few and far between.

[@winromeo]

Is the info in her other videos? I’m aiming to clean my range hood as well, thank you.

[@fiddlersthree8463]

@@winromeo i don't think KZbin allows us to post links but here is the recipe from Melissa's video: 1/4 cup castile soap 1/2 cup baking soda 20 drops orange essential oil I wore rubber gloves and just plastered it on with my hands then let it sit overnight. It worked wonders. If you search on KZbin for 19 DIY Cleaning Products you should come up with Melissa's recipes. I omitted the cornstarch from the glass cleaner and had better luck with it but give it a try.

[@winromeo]

@@fiddlersthree8463 thank you so much!

[@p123york9]

I like the point about not second guessing yourself about whether you're ever really going to use a product that didn't work the way you'd hoped, but before throwing it out, please consider thinking for a minute (or running a quick Google search) about whether it can be repurposed. If the shampoo you bought doesn't work well on your hair, it can be repurposed as a hand-soap, or used to clean the shower tiles, or used to pre-treat laundry stains, or used to clean your garden tools. After all, it's basically just a soap with added ingredients to keep it from drying out your hair. Same for lots of other products.

[@risarahn7083]

I have to do my non negotiables! This changed everything! It helped me start routines am and pm that work for me and my family. Making my bed every am, resetting sofa every night, doing the dishes- starting dishwasher and wiping down the counters- these 3 items must be done! Other little things- before I leave the house- I do laundry. Then when I walk into the house, I keep the laundry moving- that way it’s just a moment of my time and I didn’t waste laundry time.

[@Philippians2..10]

Your comment really helped me, thank you!

[@kimgordon3695]

In Japanese culture, people wipe down the commode daily

[@sophia-annsmith9277]

For the garbage bin, I do the same with a few exceptions. Those are (1) After disinfecting & wiping bin, I put old newspaper in the bottom along with a little baking soda. It blocks smells & act as a disinfectant. (2) With the bag I add some baking soda. I find that when those things are done they help with smell etc. and makes taking out the garbage easier.

[@allsquaredup9717]

I love the way station idea. We have a large plastic bin in the garage, and when we place something there it doesn’t mean it’s “written in stone” and bound for donation. But about 95% of what gets put there eventually leaves our home. It has to be pretty stinking wonderful to merit coming back in. 😜

[@momoffour2072]

You are 100% right about habits, Melissa! And also about moving toward minimalism. I would have been a better mom when my kids were small had I understood the importance of not having so much physical stuff to manage.

[@cisium1184]

My mom was the opposite of your mom. My mom was a hoarder who strived for a kind of studied decorative clutter. For example, she would fill an empty corner of the floor with a small wooden chair. On the seat of the chair she would put a stack of hardbound coffee table books, all carefully staggered but with the spines all facing outward so that the titles could be seen. On the stack of books she would place a clay pot or a large glass bowl. Inside the bowl would be three or four fake pieces of fruit. And since my mother was also extremely frugal, all of this stuff - chair, books, bowl, fruit - would have been acquired for free from the "swap shop" at the town dump. And every corner of the house, every surface, every free patch of grass in the backyard, had some kind of decorative arrangement like this. It was like an insane asylum for interior decorators.

[@Jennifer-nz2ss]

My mom is the same. We've come a long way! I'm minimalist now.

[@hnickyj83]

That sounds like my mom too. Didn’t think of it as hoarding as much as “the 80s”

[@cathiwim]

What’s the difference between a hoarder and a prepper, in the minimalist’s eyes?

[@Stephanie-rf9xs]

@@cathiwim, for me I have a pantry of food related ingredients that allow me to exist for around 6 months without running out of necessities required for meals from scratch; therefore, I am prepared to keep my household running in lean or abundant times. Otherwise, I embrace the minimal lifestyle by keeping knick knacks from cluttering spaces in my home. I don’t go overboard with clothes, shoes, or fashion accessories that take up space. I hope my views helps answer your question! My adult son laughs at my pantry items, yet he will come “shop” my stash when his supply runs short before his next payday!

[@CWM-xl8ki]

@@Jennifer-nz2ssit’s so funny to me that you end up the opposite of your parents, I’m the opposite way round. My mom is a minimalist, nothing on the counters and everything in its place. I’m a fan of clutter in appropriate places, so I’ve got photos and trinkets and random decorative stuff on my shelves and coffee tables, I’ve even got a whole arse wall that’s just photos etc. My kitchen and bathroom are kept quite clear though. I absolutely hated the clinical feel of my childhood and not being allowed to have a mess in my room (of toys). I remember when I was about 7 I didn’t want to tidy my room and my mom fucked every single thing out the window including my bedding. 😂

[@rashmimathur5318]

When i run the washing machine in the morning, i use that as a clock to do chores like cleaning , making breakfast, doing the dishes ( i dont have a dishwasher) to name a few in the morning. Sometimes its my downtime to read a book if i dont have chores. Being a person who cannot lose to a washing machine, i underestimate how much i can get done in that time 😅 and when the washer is done, i put my clothes out to dry and im done for the morning shift. Its a win win

[@sparrowsfriend]

I love your videos! This is a long way around to solve my most dreaded house cleaning task- DUSTING. I am trying to declutter to make that easier but having arthritis, the biggest thing that has made a difference is my cordless vacuum. It is so lightweight and easy to operate. (Mine has lights on the heads so vacuuming in the dark is very interesting. You see dirt that you don’t see in the daylight.) I am so grateful that I was finally able to get one to help cut down on the dust being kicked around in my home.

[@Raising_Arrowsx5]

Love this! I have a large house. Over 3,000 sq.ft. Its never been full to the brim but I did have more stuff then I felt I could keep track of. I think thats the whole thing. Its not about the space you have. Its the amount of things you can keep track of.

[@Jenekks]

This is a great video. My husband and I started an unofficial challenge of not keeping the drip dry dishes on the counter. This might not work for big families, we are empty nesters. Anyway, I got sick and tired of seeing the clutter of hand-washed dishes on the drying mat that I had to clean up and put away every morning. So I put the drying mat away and started immediately hand drying those dishes and putting them where they belojnged on a shelf or in a drawer. Our kitchen looks so much cleaner and clearer and more beautiful. It is better not to have the drying mat out "temporarily" as it tends to stay out, and then there's a cluttered mess of an eye-sore on the counter again. It is not that difficult and just takes a couple of extra minutes. Yes, again I realize larger family homes may not be able to accomplish this, however, whenever we have our kids and grandkids over, we still don't take the dishmat out with all 8+ of us, I simply make sure the dishes go in the dishwasher right away and/or gets handwashed, dried and put away immediately. And the counter continues to look beautiful.

[@lesleyharris525]

I've been really sick, so I have given myself grace to not try to make everything perfect, good is good enough, and declutter 1 thing every day. ❤

[@romli490]

I’ve started cleaning my master bath while I wait for the water to heat up. It’s small so I clean the toilet with wipes one day, the vanity the same way the next day, the. Do the floor and shower tile with one of those magic eraser type sponges that I’ve ripped in half on the third. I take a shower right after so I’m clean too.

[@nancyrice3405]

Hi Melissa. My latest habit is having a Sunday night schedule which I do with my O&F group. It's when I do weekly laundry, water plants and take out the garbage. The idea I want to incorporate from this video is putting things away nightly.

[@teresawilliams1770]

I'll be listening to your videos while I clean my house. It's time to get rid of my parents stuff and it is so hard 😢.

[@kimgadberry6095]

I too detest cleaning. But taking pieces of your ideas have helped tremendously. I slowed down in each room and cleaned whole areas. And if I can't finish that day it's OK. Permission Permission granted. So thank you. And your micro fibers are incredible

[@tbasore08]

One of the most encouraging and practical cleaning videos I’ve watched.

[@louannhuber2651]

Buying (gifting) experiences instead of objects is a great idea to help someone grow.

[@JennLloyd]

I liked the blood flowing through veins example for your home! So true!!!

[@Coffeecup.0110]

May sound weird but I’ve found I can clean many things with water, a scrubbie, and a bar of soap. Simple, inexpensive, and effective. ☮️❤️🌎😊

[@alexisg7644]

Not weird at all! I grew up very poor and we had a cleaning bar soap for scrubbing everything. It does get the job done. It probably was a lot healthier to grow up around than all the products most people use. I have stopped using bar soap, maybe I should reconsider

[@lisalife7994]

I use diluted Dawn dish soap Works great

[@tracymarr3895]

I'm a big believer of elbow grease rather than more cleaner.

[@Coffeecup.0110]

@@lisalife7994 I use that, too! 😊💙

[@Coffeecup.0110]

@@alexisg7644 I don’t know why but cleaning with a regular bar of soap is just satisfying in a simple kind of way to me. I scrub my kitchen sink with it and dishes. It’s old fashioned goodness. It’s the little things! 😊😊😊

[@favoritevids8869]

Clutter is my worst enemy. Living with two people who can’t part with anything, clutter is the main problem in my house. I ended up with a basket system. My main living areas have baskets where things can go to be cleaned up when we get to that room or section. I have one basket for things that goes into the kids bedroom, things that go into the kitchen, into the bedroom and so on. The purpose was that I could stay focused on what I was doing and didn’t get side tracked in another room. Since it worked so well, we ended up adding a small basket on the table for those little miscellaneous things that always seem to end up there. Like a little junk drawer. We also got a magazine stand for important mail and current newspapers. It’s tidy, but still available. And you only have to pick up the basket to clean under it

[@paulajames6149]

I typically make sure the dishes are done every night. I love running a robot vacuum daily. I have a great system for mail and paper clutter. Thanks Melissa!

[@akaJaneDoe]

14:09 I’ve also started considering what else I could spend that money on that I would love even more than another outfit or piece of clothing, such as a home improvement project or new furniture piece. If I forego a few small purchases, I can get more things that I really want and will use for longer than the latest trendy clothes.

[@henrymatos9551]

Happy New Year Melissa! I always schedule my cleaning so it’s not overwhelming. Completing a task in small increments brings big dividends with time management. You always present great ideas and remind us we are not perfect. Keep up with the great videos! 🎉❤

[@JohnSRostash]

👍 Great video for the new year! I especially like the idea of setting a timer so cleaning doesn't feel so overwhelming.

[@conniemuoio166]

Hi Melissa. For me I’d say it’s a lot easier since we’re empty nesters however we have accumulated 40 years of stuff. So what we do is every spring we open the windows put some music on and declutter whatever we haven’t used within the year. As for junk drawer. We don’t have a junk drawer but have a small junk box in my cupboard which we clean out every month. Thanks for your tips.

[@kimgordon3695]

8:45 start in theKitchen

[@busyboy7635]

You sure do put out some very good videos. Always fantastic information.

[@eyeleesmiley]

This has been my problem! I’m great with everyone else’s. I’ve made a living from it and frequently referred. Thank you so much!

[@cleanmyspace]

Thank you for watching :)

[@louisekbl4]

Im feeling so lost and overwhelmed with my house at the moment. I dont know where the rime goes. But so far this year ive decluttered my clothes drawers, my skin care and makeup. Wardrobe definitely needs a going over, my craft stuff, my beauty room and this is all just the "definitely my bits" nevermind my boyfriends and joint stuff xxx

[@nicolashea8234]

The drawer idea is one we adopted. We did it when we moved and even now I have a box of stuff that's on its way out the door ....

[@cherylpeterson1]

Beauty/hair products-always make sure you can return them if they don’t work for you!!!! After 2 uses, I know! I frequently break out from random ingredients so I always, always ask when purchasing, keep the box with bar codes & the receipt until you’re certain.

[@daniart3909]

I love the way station! I do this with purging my closet. I keep a bag in my closet for clothes I’m thinking of getting rid of and I keep it for 3 to 6 months. Sometimes I find myself pulling a certain piece out that I find I need and this helps so much! Right now I have three bags about to be sent to donation!

[@ATebbs1]

Thank you for this. I have a very cluttered home and I want to overcome this. I don’t have any desire to fix it other than it is making my family upset. I can clean but the clutter is a different story. Hopefully I can get a desire and change my habits

[@cleanmyspace]

FIRST!!!! 😆

[@alison5009]

😂😂😂😂❤

[@CatherineKelly-zz5ry]

Just found your channel and it is very inspiring. Thank you.

[@juliefeeley1347]

Your home is lovely. I have found that a couple of robot vacs have been worth the investment. 3 dogs, another one 3 days a week, 6+ humans, a nursery business with a lot of dirt. The robots help to take the edge off. I try to run them daily to help with dust and dirt. Your microfiber dust mitt is a help, too. Anything to make the process easier and quicker. Love your cleaning cloths, glass cloths, mop, face cloths. Slowly building my Makers collection. Been using your lemon, rosemary, and eucalyptus in diffusers. Not too strong and refreshing. Thank you for all you do to help the rest of us!

[@SSLLatia]

I started doing this when i go clothes shopping: if I don't really LOVE it, I don't buy it. I then wait a few days or weeks and if it's still rattling in my head, I get it and try it out with my outfits. In the first phase I already got rid of so many things that I thought I needed, but I just forgot about them. In the second phase I really test it out and see if it's matching. I even have an online version of this, where I park the link in a note taking app and if after a few months, I still haven't bought it because I just forgot about it: gone! This has helped me so much in avoiding buying things that I then have no use for.

[@bethluksha9728]

My mom, who didn't like housekeeping, told me that one way she kept on top of things was to always do one extra thing. So when cleaning the bathroom I might wipe the baseboard behind the toilet one week. The next week I might dust off the light sconces. So it never needs a big overhaul, and you feel good about going just a little beyond the basics each week but don't feel overwhelmed either

[@reginabeasley872]

After I empty my garbage before I put in a clean garbage bag I put carpet freshner in the bottom of the can then I put in the bag and then sprinkle some in the bottom of the bag

[@nancyrice3405]

I also like the second guessing idea and the way station.

[@ShadowPrepper]

Clean daily is my best advice

[@thebusybees2006]

I love your fireplace and mantel colors

[@AndreavanNiekerk]

Love love love your videos!

[@jochildress5003]

That junk drawer idea is something I can do! Baby steps.

[@rosemarygrabowski5834]

"Editing." I love, love, love that! I've never been comfortable with the term "tidying up"---it's just not me---it doesn't sound like something I want any part of. But whatever you call it, it needs to be done, right? When you said " editing" a space, that jumped out at me: I can do that! It just clicked in my brain---I don't know how to explain it. So thank you very much for that! This is the first time I've watched one of your videos---I am so encouraged by this one thing, I'm looking forward to exploring your other content.

[@ronnie-lynn]

I used to have a home like yours with very little things out on “display” I guess you could say. Like home decor. But every drawer or closet was stuffed with stuff, a storage closet with boxes to the ceiling. Instead now I have all decor and vases and things that make me happy out on display! It appears I have much more stuff than before. But the truth is I have less than half the amount of stuff. If you were to open closets and drawers you would see how little I have stored. I don’t even have a storage closet anymore. I have 1 shoe box with sentimental items like photos in it. So I classify myself a minamalistish. lol ❤

[@cynthiaslebodnik6945]

I'd really like to clear my counters, especially the kitchen. The chuckle I give is to buy a book to learn how to clean. That's bringing a thing into the house, so does that mean 2 things have to go in order to have a cleaner home. Do like a lot of your ideas, especially the clutter waystation. My junk drawer could use a major overhaul.

[@Ranii1000]

I do regular decluttering and do more out than in But the weigh station is the definite stick out for me that I will try.

[@janestwyer6704]

Thanks for sharing I'm needing to clutter fr THs new year ahead & ur videos helped gt started on cleaning my home it's a lot of work but I'm feeling dwn with it over clutter n dirty even if lil to no space for myself lifting me with timer for first time n candle lit to let my home smell amazing much appreciated n thank fr hacks I'm trying few of them today 😊❤😊

[@Philippians2..10]

I think each of your points could have their own video to further explain and give examples. These tips/instructions are excellent! Thank you!

[@louannhuber2651]

I do that visualization when buying clothes. I also think about if I really need it or if I already have something that works in the same way as the purchase being considered.

[@cfw900]

I put a 13 gallon trash bag into a smaller kichen trash can. When the trash can is full, I remove the bag, and then dump all of the house trash cans into the now half full trash sack. This way all the trash gets removed regularly, and we always have near empty trash cans.

[@itsacarolbthing5221]

I'm in the U.K. Here, we have waste collections on a weekly basis; one week it's black bin (household waste), next week is brown, blueand green bins (garden waste, recycling and compostable food waste). Do you not have that in the USA/ Canada?

[@beckyseebach3029]

One in - two out. Genius!!

[@LaurenAnne6]

For my wedding, my husband and I didn't want gifts. We were about to move across the country, so we didn't want to haul more stuff. Instead, we had a destination wedding where most of the wedding guests lived and made our honeymoon a cross country camping road trip. It was so great. I'll cherish the memories forever.

[@annetteswanson420]

New subscriber here!! Getting some great tips and tricks.

[@cleanmyspace]

Thank you for subscribing!

[@ninak8506]

Hair products are some guilt ridden! I share that struggle as my own hair styles have evolved. 😱 Thanks for the push I needed.

[@sandrareiber4175]

So many great ideas to try! Starting today…..

[@MrsMags91]

in trying the minimalism taking everything off of flat surface, what about like airfryer that is used on a daily that would not fit in a cabinet to be put away?

[@justbecause9049]

That 3 things on a surface rule sounds amazing and hard to do

[@alphadog3384]

I'm doing some of these already glad l'm on the right track.

[@dmarkey4360]

I always do a little cleaning on different days example wipe down the bathroom, vacuum living room, change bedding and vacuum. Then I save heavier clean such as take everything out of bathroom draws, clean and purging for a weekend task.

[@stevemcmillin2737]

The amount of cleaning products in the stores is just insane. Most all of them have the same basic recipe and can used in multiple places around the house. OR find a recipe to make it yourself. I use your recipe for my Bona mop for my new LVP flooring. Having very old tile and disintegrating carpet removed and replace with very nice LVP was the best thing for my house keeping habits ever. They had to do so much grinding down of funky cement to prep my floors created the most awful mess EVER! Walls and every dang thing that was in the house had to be cleaned. As did everything that had to be moved out of the house for a couple of weeks. Amazing how much stuff did not come back in and now that everything is so clean I'm doing an awesome job of keeping it clean. And I'm always editing.

[@coriel2597]

My cleaning habit has to do with mail. I use to leave mail in a pile on my kitchen counter. I would go through it and pay bills and leave the bill and envelopes and coupons and mailer ads and and and….in an ever larger pile. This looked terrible. New system. Get mail everyday. Go through mail immediately. And sort out trash. Through trash out. Then act on the bills or notices right then. I sit down, make the calls or pay the bills right then. No pile! I don’t keep bills after payment and have switched to email billing when possible. So the very rare property tax bill or birthday invite is left in a basket. That basket is left in a closet. Once a month I go and clear that basket out. Great system. My bills are always paid and my pile of mail is gone! 😊😊😊

[@actuallynr]

How do you clan your cleaning supplies

[@nihan1skb]

I couldn't focus on what you were saying because your hair looks AMAZING

[@brandimt590]

My house just went on the market so I've been purging and decluttering for months. Surfaces are almost bare, but my 2 junk drawers......are crazy. It's been hard for me to clean out these drawers. I will try dropping everything into a box ( I'm also packing as I purge) as you suggest. Thx

[@robinwalker299]

You gave me some great tips!! Thank you!!

[@BryanRamiro]

I ALWAYS do the garbage smells thing, it's a real game changer!

[@yvettehernandez369]

I like the only 3 things on the counter. I’m going to try it.

[@SjofnBM1989]

I make myself a "trash can spray" which is rubbing alcohol mixed with some fragrence oil. That way after I wipe down my trash can I give it a quick once over with the spray and it'll be sanitized and smell nice.

[@Rositasparks]

Great advice as always, thank you 🧽 ❤

[@tinaingram885]

Such a great video. Wonderful!!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise!!!😊

[@elizabethmiller1035]

I decided to paint my kitchen cabinets so started by the messy side by my oven l took all the things out of the four drawers put into boxes and am going through and throwing out. I have a 9x3 foot island and l always put stuff on it so each day clear a area and am slowly clearing it. Have done 3/4 pf it, l am luck l have a large walk in pantry a few months ago l got metal racks from Ikea and have the space for my large appliances like my pressure cooker

[@jenewok]

I like the idea of collecting experiences instead of things, but both my husband and I are disabled and sometimes don't leave the house for over a week. A lot of things we can't afford to do or participate in like other people, so we get enjoyment from collecting things. For instance, my husband has been collecting comic books since 1989. He can't buy as many as he could before but it's something he still gets to do at home. Yes, they take up a lot of space but it doesn't bother us. As long as we know where everything is, that is what I call organized.

[@loes6839]

Having a small laundry basket in the bathroom that we take to the laundryroom every morning after we both showered. That way I see it when the big laundry baskets in the laundry room are full so I can turn on the machine before work and I will hang the clothes after work. And the next morning I will put the dry clothes in an empty laundry basket and put them upstairs to fold after work. Also a weekly grocery shopping trip instead of going every couple of days. Saves us a lot of money, time, mental energy and weight (going shopping hungry after a long work day means getting less healthier options, but I go once a week right after a good breakfast on my day off so that means healthier options come home). Dog related ones: Another one is washing the dog every 2 months. And also washing his stuff (blankets, bed cover, etc). This way my home doesn't smell like dog and shedding goes over quicker so less hair to vacuum.(we have an high velocity dryer, which blows out all the loose hair, way better than brushing ever could for our double coated shepherd). Another one it drying off his paws every time we've been outside and letting the dog fully dry before letting him into the living room. Also buying only dog stuff that is machine washable or can be wiped down easily.

[@missweetsugar]

I really needed that. Thks from France 🙏🏾

[@kristalhumphreys4621]

Great tips ❤

[@Philippians2..10]

The comment section is popping with awesome wisdom. Thank you all!

[@175Boomer]

Making the bed!!! And clean sink before bed. (Flay Lady reference, I didn’t cheat on you I promise, a friend told me about it) Love and faithful from CT! 😊

[@sreenapakkath9200]

Happy New Year Melissa, Chad & Riley 🥳

[@Ranii1000]

Great tips and so true

[@jenniferbrand1187]

Any suggestions for those of us with very small houses?

[@BeautyPro4u]

17:21 What is that flat gold/lt brown item on your counter? Is it a cutting board? #Curious

[@twentynine6569]

This was so helpful thank you so much

[@Nalijay]

I was just thinking about how I never see your videos on my feed anymore (damn algorithm) and now here you are. Is google/KZbin reading thoughts now? 😅😂

[@hennagal7360]

Compassionate video thanks - if its helpful we switched to an app for magazines, periodicals - eg readly. A monthly sub , so many magazines to access but zero magazine stacks in the house

[@zubryta]

Melissa, could you kindly share how you clean your HBC blanket