Cleaning

My family helps clean the house every week.  How did we do it? A big part is having the kids participate in weekly cleaning since they were little. They don’t know any different, it’s a habit, this is simply what we do. If you’re starting out with a weekly routine and have never had one…

A few weeks ago, I talked about making a home that was “stupid-easy” to maintain. Minimalism for me has made things that easy. So easy that it seems silly to procrastinate or avoid doing the tasks. Aside from decluttering all the excess, a major part of keeping a clean house is our everyday habits. If…

The idea of a seasonal, bi-yearly, or spring cleaning has always given me a feeling of dread. So, at one point I just decided that I will not require that of myself, and that is okay. Instead, I wait until something bothers me or I’m in the mood for it. Because I dreaded cleaning for…

I’ve had a few questions lately on what cleaning supplies I use. And I have hesitated to share, because when I ask that type of question, it’s because I recognize that what I’m doing isn’t working, and I see that what someone else is doing IS working, so I think I should try the products…

I’ve talked quite a lot about how it helps us to be consistent with routines. How establishing a habit of washing dishes regularly makes ours lives easier. But I have a dishwasher. And so I’ve gotten comments on my YouTube videos on how it must take me less time and it’s “easier” for me because…

One of the common factors of a messy home is procrastination.For me, I just flat out didn’t “feel” like dealing with things – whether that was getting off the couch to throw away a candy wrapper, cleaning the toilet, or washing the dishes.I never “felt” like doing it.Which is funny to think about, because do…

Want to see how minimalism makes a typical Saturday cleaning time easier? Having less means I don’t have to spend as much time managing, moving, sorting, organizing, maintaining or cleaning stuff.