There is a poem my mother had as a picture -- don't remember if she posted it or gave it to my sister when my sister had a baby, but I remember it. "Cleaning and scrubbing can wait for tomorrow, For babies grow up we learn to our sorrow. So quiet down cobwebs, dust go to sleep. I'm rocking my baby and babies don't keep."
I’m 55, raised 6 kids n help with 8 grandkids. Advise is don’t stress over the little things. Spend quality time with your kids n love, cherish n teach them.
My kids are in their 30s now and the thing I would tell my younger self is...take more time to have fun with them and not worry so much about what "should" be done.
Ditto here….time goes by too quickly n now it’s all a blur! But I couldn’t enjoy them or life if I was living in a mess! Just did the best I could each day to tidy up & still get on the ground & play w them❤️🥰🙏🏻
I like the ambient cleaning noise! The drying rack should fit in the right side of the sink! That way you can use it, but it won't clutter the counter ❤️❤️
I like decluttering & organizing videos and 1 hour better videos. My daughter is now 24 and my recommendation to younger moms is have less stuff, including toys. Every day do a 10 minute pick up (including the family) and if you can't get the house presentable, you need to get rid of more stuff. In the end everyone will be happier. Messes will happen, the key is how long it takes to get it picked up. (Ten minutes better is just picking up and putting away, not cleaning with cleaners.) Also a few minutes of cleaning when you have time. It's ok to clean for 5 minutes, don't wait until you have 30 minutes, because when they're little is hard to get large amounts of time. The 5 minutes of cleaning adds up. In the beginning it may not seem like it's working, but as you get rid of stuff, and do daily 10 minute pickups, it gets easier and you'll start seeing a difference. All of this definitely gets easier as the children get older but it helps make life easier when they're little. Also I highly recommend Dana K White's, No Mess Decluttering Method, because it's easier to do small declutters. Hope this helps someone.
Totally agree! Less stuff = less mess. I wish I had not bought as many toys and kid’s clothes. You need much less than you think. Also I wish I had not bought as many decorative items which you just end up decluttering.
My babies are now 17 and 21. What I wish I would have done when my kids were younger is not hold onto and keep accumulating stuff! I have always been a very organized person but I remember the stress I felt if company was coming. Your kids are going to take out and leave out all that stuff. Less stuff less mess 😃
I'm 63 and have just recently learned I must take care of myself. Since retirement life is so much more laid back. I was raised that every day you had a huge list of chores. My mother vacuumed, stripped the 3 beds, dusted all the furniture and cleaned the 2 bathrooms every single day. We never left any laundry in the dryer. It must be folded and put away before bedtime. When I married 45 years ago I did not do those compulsive things daily but I did learn from her cleanlyness. I miss her incredibly since her passing 8 years ago. Take care of yourself, Shannon. You can not pour from an empty cup.
Sorry you’ve been unwell. We miss you when we don’t see you for a while! Hope you are fine now. My favorite videos are “decluttering” and “one hour better” videos so I’d just enjoy more of these.
I would love a GRWM video, where you show the makeup products you are currently using (because you look amazing!). I don't use a drying rack, just a kitchen towel. I put hand washed items on it to drip dry, then use the towel to finish drying later if needed. The towel is easier to clean than a rack 😊 I had a friend who hand washed every dish and used the dishwasher as her drying rack 😂. She would occasionally run the dishes through a cycle in the dishwasher, but it was mostly a glorified dish rack 😅.
My dish drying rack fits inside my sink on the left (non-disposal) side, instead of on the counter. I can easily drain pots, leave a few dirty dishes sitting in the sink, but the rack is slightly out of sight. May work for you!
Hope you’re feeling better. It took me awhile to feel better after COVID. Give yourself grace and rest. ❤ My babies are 20 & 24! Hmm, so many things to tell my younger self. Let go of perfection, it’s ok to let your kids be kids and make messes and don’t let that stop you from having friends over and hosting play dates. If you wait for your house to be perfect to invite folks over you’ll be waiting forever. I would have had my kids do more chores around the house. But they do do their laundry so I guess that’s a win. 😂 And always play and hug your kids even when they don’t want to be hugged! They will remember the times you made sand castles and snowmen and zoomed matchbox cars with them more than the fact that you had a clean home. They grow up way too fast! ❤
As a grandmother I look back today and thought I'd share a couple of things I did. Firstly my mums house was the kind of house you had to move stuff off a chair to sit down so that's why I am what I am lol. I used to set a timer and every 2 hours we would have a quick clear up - anything not being played with went away then a quick snack and a cuddle/book read and onto the next thing. I also had an open plan home so I could see my daughter/grandchildren and manage to make food, do laundry etc - I know I was lucky. My daughter looks back with smiles of her growing up as do my grandchildren - messy is good but try and reset throughout the day - if you can't you can't if you can you do. My slogan would be "I'm playing with my children instead of my hoover"
I always say one day your house will clean and quiet, so enjoy the mess and the noise while you can, you cannot get tomorrow back. Glad you are back and feeling better.
I also wanted to get rid of the dryer rack. So now I just use a clean kitchen towel.. lay it out on the counter, still let the dishes air dry, lol and then hang up the towel to dry.
My kids are 34 and 28 now. Both are married and on their own. I would tell myself not to sweat the small stuff and appreciate the moments. Moments make memories.
I was so glad to see your video I just want to say I just turned 51 in October and when my kids was home I worked a full time job and came home and did house work I wish I could of spent more time with my kids I hate that I didn't so enjoy your kids while you can I was wondering do you do you do videos like shop with me and meals I really like videos like that to,but I just enjoy what you can do glad you are feeling better so until next video may God bless you and your family
My kids are all in school now but, when we were all home together or even now during school holidays or summer; we have a quick tidy up before each meal time. I clean the kitchen after each meal to stay ahead of the next meal. That helps keep our household of 8 functioning and less chaotic. I feel like this system helps us thrive instead of simply surviving.
My kids are grown and one of them is in is in heaven. If I could give advice to parents of little ones, I’d say just stare at your kids. Listen to every word they say, and hold them as much as you can. Try to enjoy their tiny laundry and dishes. Even try to just love the marks they might make on the walls. It’s all so precious and they’ll be grown before you know it. ❤❤❤❤❤
MY ADVICE I WOULD GIVE MY YOUNGER SELF WHEN MY DAUGHTERS WERE LITTLE IS TO ENJOY THEM LONGER AND EMBRACE THE MESS. I WORKED A FULL TIME JOB AND STILL DO AND I LET KEEPING UP WITH THE HOUSE TAKE OVER ENJOYING THEM MORE. I REGRET THAT THE MOST. THEY GROW UP SO FAST. THEY ARE NOW 16, 15 AND 9. I STILL STRUGGLE WITH IT BUT HAVE GOTTEN BETTER. MISS MY LITTLES. BY THE WAY... YOU ARE DOING AWESOME!
I totally agree about not worrying about the mess. My children are grown now. I wish I had spent more time playing with my kids and enjoying the time with them while they were growing up. Housework will always be there. Our kids grow up so fast. You will miss them so much when they are grown and out of the house.❤
My kids are now 20, 17, 11 and 10. I went so many years with people making me feel so bad because I had toys everywhere and I couldn’t seem to get the house clean and keep it clean. If I could go back, I wouldn’t let it bother me so much. Now most of those toys are gone. My younger two have a few toys they still play with. But so many of those toys have been donated or sold. It’s more about electronics now.
My kids are older with kids of their own. Don’t worry about your house at all! Have fun. No TVs in bedrooms. Dinner at the table. Vacations. Family nights. Stop the fretting. Enjoy this time. Document because your memory will fade. No arguments and yelling and frantic out the door mornings.
My 3 boys are in their 40's & 30's. I wish I wouldn't have cared what other people thought about my housekeeping. I'd stress at the mere thought that someone might stop by. I never wanted them to have very many toys in the family room. If I could go back, I'd surely ease up on the rules!
Looks like your hard work of decluttering has made a dramatic impact. You were able to pull house back together in one hour kudos! If you “peel the onion “ and do another layer of decluttering in the same space … wow … you may be able to pull house together in less than an hour! You are doing such a fantastic job ❤🎉
I had severe covid back in 2020( I have asthma) it left me not the same which they have now termed long covid, but once I got the two pfizzer shots it was like some cleaner went inside my body and scrubbed it all out. i went from not being to walk for more than 5 minutes to having my endless energy back. i have had covid this year in june, and again in late sept and im exhausted again, I cannot wait til the 90 day time is up so i can get my booster and be back to me again ❤ i hope you feel better soon.
I’m with you on the drying rack issue! I hate it on my counter, well actually I have drying mats. I use to have a drying rack that fit in one side of my sink then it broke. I did like that better.
If that squealing noise is new, maybe check the seals on the dishwasher around the edges and also the hose connections/hoses themselves. My sister's dishwasher blew the seals and they had to have insurance replace all the floors in that area.
Wow, you are so beautiFULL ❣️. Yes we like to hear the cleaning sounds. Blessed in Pennsylvania…. ✝️. Also we have great grands, in this season know that you have blessings of stuff & beautiFULL children ❣️
Hello again! Its lovely to see you again. I've missed you giving me encouragement to declutter/tidy. Although I have the best excuse now as we became grandparents for the first time!!😊😊. Much love to you and your family xxxx
Oh, my goodness. You will not believe how much your grandchild will change your life! We are blessed with 6 grands. They are a complete joy. My son once told me that I could say no to his daughter. My response was, "Why would I want to?" lol
So great to see you!! I'm glad you are feeling better. I enjoy watching all your videos. Since it is getting closer to Thanksgiving. Would you do a family video? Maybe cooking or crafting something with the family. Or talking about memories. Favorite foods. Just a suggestion. And, for you and your videos. You take care of yourself and your family. We will be right here. I'm proud of you. Your house was so much easier for you to clean.
Glad you feeling better .. I do have to say I really missed you I like to clean along with you .. I like the one hour re set .. please dont stop posting . I am a older grandma I'm 72 ... when I was young I did the card system (before Flylady) it was S.H.E.. So each day would do something .. Each night before dinner we did a toy room clean up .. after dinner kitchen was cleaned right away with all of us ( all ages ) .. this gave us lots of free time for play grounds / parks / playdates.. I did laundry daily wash / dry / put away . We had nice toy room with shelfs and bins so clean up was easy no toys in the bedrooms . I didnt send the kids off to go clean I did it with them and we set the timer for 5 min and have races.. made a game out of it .. I did a daily bathroom wipe down ( less then 5 min ) ... it seemed so easy and no stress because it didnt get out of control ... and we did boating / and fun things .. I also did 30 meals every 6 weeks so cooking dinner was just pop in the oven frozen in the morning and set my time bake so dinner was always done in the morning .. I also used my crockpot a lot .. I made up meals ready to dump into the crockpot on Sunday night so each morning just had to plop it in .. I just wish I was that organized today .. I'm a hot mess now . My kids always had clean sheet / hot meal / clean room / clean clothes .. and no stress .. it was a easy flow .. The book was Side Track home executives by Pam young and Peggy jones ( it was a lot of cards to fill out back then but if they wanted to do something we would all take a card and get it done ) .. it works .. then I went to work full time ( took the kids with me I opened a furniture store ) and the way things had been set up our house worked even better .. On the meals my girlfriend would come over and we would prep 64 dinners every 6 weeks ( I used foil pans I could toss after dinner ) ... Sorry this is so long..
I thoroughly enjoyed reading your comment. I was never that organized! I've really slowed down my cleaning. It sounds as though you are a great mom and grandmother. You have the luxury of cleaning as much or as little as time and physical ability allows. Enjoy the relief of no time restraints!
I think the cleaning sounds while you talk are great. When I’m listening while I clean it helps to hear that you’re cleaning too and keeps me motivated. ❤
So glad to see you back. When I don't see your video I know you are on the struggle bus with blinders on. I have to do the same thing. Thank you for sharing your journey
Drying rack ?? Shannon. What's under your sink? We made space for ours there and I love it!! Clear island for just a few moments of the day makes me super happy. Maybe you could put it under too
Hi there, Shannon! I love your channel and your can do attitude! 💕 We homeschooled for 20 years so I was able to spend a lot of time with my kids. Grammie now cares for my two precious little grandsons. Enjoy every moment of every day. They say the days are long but the years are short. I don’t know how that is but time flies when you’re not looking. 😎 I enjoy cleaning inspiration and hearing the vacuum cleaner over any music. 🌸 May God richly blessed you and your family always. 🩷
Good morning! Squealing usually means a bearing is going out somewhere. If it was a belt, my experience is that it would have a smell too. I'm coming down from a yearlong Hashimotos attack which srnt me hyper and it has not been a good experience but I'm "normal" at the moment. Please take all the rest you can get.
I found that I didn't care about the mess if my kids were having a great time. However, I think it is absolutely other people e.g. parents/family who put the stress on me to have the 'perfect' home. As an older person I can understand that more, as it is easy to be a lot more tidy/cleaner when you don't have those tiny little people making the mess. However, I also don't put that pressure on my kids who have children. I just pitch in by asking if they would like me to do something rather than sitting there judging. I understand the concept of less stuff makes less mess, but as a crafty person whose girls did ballet for over 15 years it's a lot easier said than done. Thank you for your honesty and it is lovely to hear you speak so kindly about yourself and your understanding of what is important in life. Family, love and laughter.
You sound so much like my daughter-in-law. They have 4 kids. One is in soccer. Two girls are in ballet 3 hours a day 3 times a week, more for performances. Then, there's the total ball of energy, their 3 year old! I honestly couldn't have done everything she's done. You know how busy that time is and how important it is to spend time with them. Indeed, family, love, and laughter!
Wie schön, dsss es Ihnen besser geht. Als Mutter einer 20 jährigen Tochter kann ich nur bestätigen, kümmert Euch um eire Kinder und verbringt soviel Zeit wie möglich mit Ihnen. Spielt, backt , kocht und genießt die gemeinsame Zeit mit wirklicher Begegnung. Diese Zeit gibt den Kindern Halt und Sicherheit in der Beziehung zu den Eltern. Nicht gekaufte Spielsachen machen die Kunder glücklich sondern gemeinsam gespielte Zeit. Das kostet meistens wenig, geht in die Natur, lest den Kindern vor, malt all das erinnert meine Tochter, selten spricht sie über den ganzen Plastikkram, der ihr gekauft wurde.
Good to see you back! I really do enjoy the decluttering, cleaning, and one hour better videos. Just a thought on the drying rack, is it possible to have a place under your sink that it is put away and you bring it out when you need it? Thanks so much.
My sugars have been elevated for several months following Covid; headed in the right direction, but I had no idea that that would last so long. Bless you and a quick prayer for continued healing.
My older sister taught me a valuable lesson after we cleaned up the kitchen etc which was to stop and look around after to see how nice everything looked. This has stuck with me all these years. Thank you for sharing your experience with us.
I love your video as always Shannon. I didn't mind hearing the natural cleaning noises. Thanks for keeping it real. I loved the nugget I was able to gleen today.... Do your best and release the rest.... I tend to strive for perfection, but have ADD tendencies it makes it tough. I have been going through a season of health issues lately myself.
I'm so thankful you're beginning to feel better. Cleaning sounds, not a problem. I did appreciate the Bible verse in tge beginning...very nice! It's amazing what can ve dine in an hour...I had just finished a morning tidy myself!
Glad to see you back.. I have missed your videos... had been praying for you.. taking care of your self is doing something productive... I just told my husband.. you can't run like mad and not crash.. the crash is inevitiable... try and avoid the crash if you can.. if not embrace it... make sure you got some freezer meals ready to go in the freezer for that recoup time and rest, recoup and get ready to climb the next portion of the mountian... even mountain climbers rest part way up the mountain, as you cant do it all in one go!!! truck loads of blessings sent your way!
Best advice I can give is take care of yourself, go out with your girlfriends or girlfriends & the kiddos. I spent plenty of time grabbing my daughter and meeting up with friends and their kids. I was lucky that in my group of 4 friends our kids are of a similar age (now 19, 18, 17, 17, 16 and 16). We are all older moms, 56 now. The mess will still be there when you get home. Have some fun! Second piece of advice, have company over, like you're doing now. We can all get a lot done in 1-2 hours! Shannon I love your content!!! You are looking beautiful in this video...LOVE your blue blue eyes!
I was so excited to see your post today. I've missed you. Your pants are baggy! You have continued to lose weight! Good for you. I'm so proud of you girl. I've lost 50 pounds and I feel so much better not carrying it around.Love you girl.
No pressure on making videos. Do what you can. Glad you were feeling better. I remember coloring with my toddler while the kitchen had towers of dirty dishes. My mom came over and was appalled at me. My daughter is now 36. So yeah, no regrets. The dishes always waited patiently to be washed. I enjoy all your videos. The 1 hour better is very gratifying while letting you make your house an hour better. :-)
I always enjoy your videos. They make me feel peaceful after I watch them. You have come along way to be able to get three rooms in an hour. Keep the dishrack. It's your home. Children do grow up. But parents need their space too. Now that they are older and you have that wonderful upstairs room!!! Consider making that the family den area. At my parents house, the living room was the first room in which you entered. It stayed ready for my Mother to receive her friends, mostly neighbors and parents of my friends. It wasn't a "bad" thing, just we knew to leave it tidy for guests and left our socks etc. in the family room, which were reminded to remove before going to bed. haha but the socks and children clutter may just be like the dishrack, what makes your home your home. Nobody wants a clean space where everyone is afraid to live in it. In my place there is not a separate den room, so clutter has to be sorted. The good news is that is small. haha. Best wishes for a full recovery. It took me about six months to get to be 100% after I had covid and I had a mild case.
I prefer either music, chatting, or cleaning sounds separately. Take the breaks you need, when you need it. We will wait. ❤ For the bedroom you can buy self closing hinges.
I have the kind of metal bar drying rack that spans part of your sink. When nothing is on it, I roll it in half out of the way. If I have more dishes than fit, I use those cushiony drying pads next to the sink. I loathe having a drying rack out or to take it out/put it away constantly. Still might not be for you guys, but thought the I’d mention it. Glad to see you back! 🙂
Hi Shannon, you've done awesome in one hour! My four kiddos are older now - 14, 15, 17 and 19, so I had 4 babies under 5 years at one point. I really wish I didn't worry too much about keeping the house clean and just spent more time with my kids. For some reason I was too paranoid that someone would walk in and think I was an awful mum and housekeeper. I think I didn't want them to say that I clearly shouldn't have had 4 kids coz I couldn't keep the house clean. Why did I even think of that? I definitely had issues about fitting in back then. Coz I married young (21) and we just moved to a new country. If I could go back and meet my younger self, I would give her a big hug and tell her she's doing great and to slow down and enjoy the moments coz the kids will grow up quickly and I won't be able to take back the lost time...
First of all, Shannon, you look beautiful! I have missed you and I hope you find a posting schedule that will work for you and your health. I like the cleaning sounds, I find it relaxing, almost as relaxing as watching someone else clean! I would like to request your prayers for a health situation I am going through. Don't want to go into the gory details as this is a public forum, but could certainly use your positive and loving thoughts. You are an angel here on earth. Rachel Minteer
Glad you're feeling better, Shannon! We did miss you. My stepdaughter is a homeschooling mom of five and she has a sign that reads "Don't mind the mess. We live, love, and laugh here." By the time I had my now 21 year old, I'd already been a Flybaby for several years so going back to my routines helped a lot. Plus I worked outside the home so nobody was there to mess it up during the day! Lol Keep the drying rack out but only when it holds dishes. I try to put my dishes away as soon as they dry then put my mat away until I wash again. It helps keep the visual clutter down so we don't tend to let things linger on the counter. I really enjoy the One Hour Better videos. They give me hope and motivation. You make things seem achievable even with physical limitations. The cleaning sounds are nice but not distracting and too loud. Your decluttering videos are good, too. Hearing your thought process as you go through things helps me remember that it's a process and not always easy. Thank you for being here with us. Can't wait to see you again! ♥
Hi Shannon 😊 Happy to hear that you're feeling better. I love the natural cleaning sounds. I really like the 1 hour better videos. I'm the same way with no more shame about what my house looks like. They're coming overall to see me, not the house lol. I'm struggling with being kind to myself and taking breaks etc. I can't go go go anymore. My body gets pissed at me. Honestly a perfectly clean house is not normal lol. It doesn't look lived in. 😊 Take good care of yourself ❤
I am cleaning along with you and when you said excuss the mess all i could think was Excuss the Mess My house is blessed. I was so glad to see your video this morning. I hope you are having a good weekend.
We love our drying rack too -- but I found one that fits into one side of my sink so it's not on the counter anymore....maybe that could work for you too?
I like the natural sounds. It makes me feel more like I’m right there with you. I would also like a full length one hour better so I can truly work along side you in my own home. You give me so much motivation and even though I’m single and don’t have kids, between full time night shift and part time nursing school my home often takes the brunt of my lack of time and energy. I want you absolutely to rest when you need it, but please know that you make a difference for me. 💕
There is a poem my mother had as a picture -- don't remember if she posted it or gave it to my sister when my sister had a baby, but I remember it. "Cleaning and scrubbing can wait for tomorrow, For babies grow up we learn to our sorrow. So quiet down cobwebs, dust go to sleep. I'm rocking my baby and babies don't keep."
Oh I absolutely love that! Such a gentle tone.
This made me cry 😢😢 I love this poem
I had that in the nursery of all my kids ..
I did a crossstitch of that and had it in my den when my children were small. Loved it! They are 48 and 46 now.
I’m 55, raised 6 kids n help with 8 grandkids. Advise is don’t stress over the little things. Spend quality time with your kids n love, cherish n teach them.
My kids are in their 30s now and the thing I would tell my younger self is...take more time to have fun with them and not worry so much about what "should" be done.
My son is 7 and I have just realized this recently but its difficult. The pressure to do all.
Ditto here….time goes by too quickly n now it’s all a blur! But I couldn’t enjoy them or life if I was living in a mess! Just did the best I could each day to tidy up & still get on the ground & play w them❤️🥰🙏🏻
I agree, my mom spent the majority of my childhood cleaning rather then spending time with us ect.
I love the 'one hour better' video's. They are a good reminder about how much can be done. "Excuse the mess. We do life here."
I have a small drying rack that fits inside the sink. I got it at Walmart. It saves me countertop space and gets the job done!
I like the ambient cleaning noise!
The drying rack should fit in the right side of the sink! That way you can use it, but it won't clutter the counter ❤️❤️
I like decluttering & organizing videos and 1 hour better videos. My daughter is now 24 and my recommendation to younger moms is have less stuff, including toys. Every day do a 10 minute pick up (including the family) and if you can't get the house presentable, you need to get rid of more stuff. In the end everyone will be happier. Messes will happen, the key is how long it takes to get it picked up. (Ten minutes better is just picking up and putting away, not cleaning with cleaners.) Also a few minutes of cleaning when you have time. It's ok to clean for 5 minutes, don't wait until you have 30 minutes, because when they're little is hard to get large amounts of time. The 5 minutes of cleaning adds up. In the beginning it may not seem like it's working, but as you get rid of stuff, and do daily 10 minute pickups, it gets easier and you'll start seeing a difference. All of this definitely gets easier as the children get older but it helps make life easier when they're little. Also I highly recommend Dana K White's, No Mess Decluttering Method, because it's easier to do small declutters. Hope this helps someone.
Totally agree! Less stuff = less mess. I wish I had not bought as many toys and kid’s clothes. You need much less than you think. Also I wish I had not bought as many decorative items which you just end up decluttering.
My babies are now 17 and 21. What I wish I would have done when my kids were younger is not hold onto and keep accumulating stuff! I have always been a very organized person but I remember the stress I felt if company was coming. Your kids are going to take out and leave out all that stuff. Less stuff less mess 😃
I'm 63 and have just recently learned I must take care of myself. Since retirement life is so much more laid back. I was raised that every day you had a huge list of chores. My mother vacuumed, stripped the 3 beds, dusted all the furniture and cleaned the 2 bathrooms every single day. We never left any laundry in the dryer. It must be folded and put away before bedtime. When I married 45 years ago I did not do those compulsive things daily but I did learn from her cleanlyness. I miss her incredibly since her passing 8 years ago. Take care of yourself, Shannon. You can not pour from an empty cup.
I like the natural cleaning sounds a lot. The One Hour Betters are just what I need. Thank you so much. 😊
I just love the person you are...your openness and honesty about how life really is is just so refreshing and encouraging.. Thank you💕
Thank you for these sweet words
Sooo happy to see your video pop up on my notifications! I’ve missed you
Shannon you are so pretty both inside and out😊
I like the cleaning sounds like they are here. They’re present but not overbearing or overtaking the commentary.
Sorry you’ve been unwell. We miss you when we don’t see you for a while! Hope you are fine now. My favorite videos are “decluttering” and “one hour better” videos so I’d just enjoy more of these.
Your owl pillow is super cute! I do enjoy the cleaning sounds in the background. :). Also, you are beautiful!
I would love a GRWM video, where you show the makeup products you are currently using (because you look amazing!).
I don't use a drying rack, just a kitchen towel. I put hand washed items on it to drip dry, then use the towel to finish drying later if needed. The towel is easier to clean than a rack 😊
I had a friend who hand washed every dish and used the dishwasher as her drying rack 😂. She would occasionally run the dishes through a cycle in the dishwasher, but it was mostly a glorified dish rack 😅.
That’s too funny about the dishwasher being a glorified drying rack 😂
Right?! I'd like a grwm/beauty video as well.
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My dish drying rack fits inside my sink on the left (non-disposal) side, instead of on the counter. I can easily drain pots, leave a few dirty dishes sitting in the sink, but the rack is slightly out of sight. May work for you!
Drying Rack: I found a smaller draining rack that sets down in my sink. I know it’s there, but it frees up the counter. Keep after it Ms S! ❤️
Hope you’re feeling better. It took me awhile to feel better after COVID. Give yourself grace and rest. ❤ My babies are 20 & 24! Hmm, so many things to tell my younger self. Let go of perfection, it’s ok to let your kids be kids and make messes and don’t let that stop you from having friends over and hosting play dates. If you wait for your house to be perfect to invite folks over you’ll be waiting forever. I would have had my kids do more chores around the house. But they do do their laundry so I guess that’s a win. 😂 And always play and hug your kids even when they don’t want to be hugged! They will remember the times you made sand castles and snowmen and zoomed matchbox cars with them more than the fact that you had a clean home. They grow up way too fast! ❤
As a grandmother I look back today and thought I'd share a couple of things I did. Firstly my mums house was the kind of house you had to move stuff off a chair to sit down so that's why I am what I am lol. I used to set a timer and every 2 hours we would have a quick clear up - anything not being played with went away then a quick snack and a cuddle/book read and onto the next thing. I also had an open plan home so I could see my daughter/grandchildren and manage to make food, do laundry etc - I know I was lucky. My daughter looks back with smiles of her growing up as do my grandchildren - messy is good but try and reset throughout the day - if you can't you can't if you can you do. My slogan would be "I'm playing with my children instead of my hoover"
I always say one day your house will clean and quiet, so enjoy the mess and the noise while you can, you cannot get tomorrow back. Glad you are back and feeling better.
I watch 27 Fox Place and she leaves the cleaning noise in her videos as well…never thought that I would like that, but I do!
I also wanted to get rid of the dryer rack. So now I just use a clean kitchen towel.. lay it out on the counter, still let the dishes air dry, lol and then hang up the towel to dry.
My kids are 34 and 28 now. Both are married and on their own. I would tell myself not to sweat the small stuff and appreciate the moments. Moments make memories.
I was so glad to see your video I just want to say I just turned 51 in October and when my kids was home I worked a full time job and came home and did house work I wish I could of spent more time with my kids I hate that I didn't so enjoy your kids while you can I was wondering do you do you do videos like shop with me and meals I really like videos like that to,but I just enjoy what you can do glad you are feeling better so until next video may God bless you and your family
Missed seeing your lovely face and hearing your voice! Thank you for posting ❤
My kids are all in school now but, when we were all home together or even now during school holidays or summer; we have a quick tidy up before each meal time. I clean the kitchen after each meal to stay ahead of the next meal. That helps keep our household of 8 functioning and less chaotic. I feel like this system helps us thrive instead of simply surviving.
I really enjoy the music playing in the background.
Try a drying pad. You can put it in a drawer when you don’t need it. Ours always has dishes on it but it’s not as much visible clutter as a rack.
I like the cleaning sounds in the background
My kids are grown and one of them is in is in heaven. If I could give advice to parents of little ones, I’d say just stare at your kids. Listen to every word they say, and hold them as much as you can. Try to enjoy their tiny laundry and dishes. Even try to just love the marks they might make on the walls. It’s all so precious and they’ll be grown before you know it. ❤❤❤❤❤
I'm so sorry you lost a child. You gave some good advice. ❤️
@@3TXSisters Thank you ☮️❤️
Kohls has some wall decor that says something like "Welcome Please excuse the mess, my kids are making memories" :) -Lety from Chicago
MY ADVICE I WOULD GIVE MY YOUNGER SELF WHEN MY DAUGHTERS WERE LITTLE IS TO ENJOY THEM LONGER AND EMBRACE THE MESS. I WORKED A FULL TIME JOB AND STILL DO AND I LET KEEPING UP WITH THE HOUSE TAKE OVER ENJOYING THEM MORE. I REGRET THAT THE MOST. THEY GROW UP SO FAST. THEY ARE NOW 16, 15 AND 9. I STILL STRUGGLE WITH IT BUT HAVE GOTTEN BETTER. MISS MY LITTLES. BY THE WAY... YOU ARE DOING AWESOME!
When I don’t hand dry my dishes i place the wet clean dishes on a kitchen towel on the counter. 😁
I totally agree about not worrying about the mess. My children are grown now. I wish I had spent more time playing with my kids and enjoying the time with them while they were growing up.
Housework will always be there. Our kids grow up so fast. You will miss them so much when they are grown and out of the house.❤
That is a perfect statement. Excuse the Mess. I am enjoying my children's lives. It says it all.
My kids are now 20, 17, 11 and 10. I went so many years with people making me feel so bad because I had toys everywhere and I couldn’t seem to get the house clean and keep it clean. If I could go back, I wouldn’t let it bother me so much. Now most of those toys are gone. My younger two have a few toys they still play with. But so many of those toys have been donated or sold. It’s more about electronics now.
I am 80 years old and still struggle too, but am doing good for my age-- you go girl!
I love the natural cleaning sounds, I find them calming.
Love your pumpkin shirt, that color really looks great on you too.
Happy November 🧡💛🤎🧡💛🤎
My kids are older with kids of their own. Don’t worry about your house at all! Have fun. No TVs in bedrooms. Dinner at the table. Vacations. Family nights. Stop the fretting. Enjoy this time. Document because your memory will fade. No arguments and yelling and frantic out the door mornings.
My 3 boys are in their 40's & 30's. I wish I wouldn't have cared what other people thought about my housekeeping. I'd stress at the mere thought that someone might stop by. I never wanted them to have very many toys in the family room. If I could go back, I'd surely ease up on the rules!
Looks like your hard work of decluttering has made a dramatic impact. You were able to pull house back together in one hour kudos!
If you “peel the onion “ and do another layer of decluttering in the same space … wow … you may be able to pull house together in less than an hour! You are doing such a fantastic job ❤🎉
I had severe covid back in 2020( I have asthma) it left me not the same which they have now termed long covid, but once I got the two pfizzer shots it was like some cleaner went inside my body and scrubbed it all out. i went from not being to walk for more than 5 minutes to having my endless energy back. i have had covid this year in june, and again in late sept and im exhausted again, I cannot wait til the 90 day time is up so i can get my booster and be back to me again ❤ i hope you feel better soon.
I’m with you on the drying rack issue! I hate it on my counter, well actually I have drying mats. I use to have a drying rack that fit in one side of my sink then it broke. I did like that better.
Have missed you. Glad you are back. Don’t push yourself too hard.
If that squealing noise is new, maybe check the seals on the dishwasher around the edges and also the hose connections/hoses themselves. My sister's dishwasher blew the seals and they had to have insurance replace all the floors in that area.
That’s scary 🥺 I better get that checked
Wow, you are so beautiFULL ❣️. Yes we like to hear the cleaning sounds. Blessed in Pennsylvania…. ✝️. Also we have great grands, in this season know that you have blessings of stuff & beautiFULL children ❣️
Hello again! Its lovely to see you again. I've missed you giving me encouragement to declutter/tidy. Although I have the best excuse now as we became grandparents for the first time!!😊😊. Much love to you and your family xxxx
Oh, my goodness. You will not believe how much your grandchild will change your life! We are blessed with 6 grands. They are a complete joy. My son once told me that I could say no to his daughter. My response was, "Why would I want to?" lol
Here! Glad to see another video! ❤️
So sorry to hear you had Covid. I like hearing cleaning sounds in the background much better than music.
I would tell myself not to waste so much time ironing, because in England we iron our Clothes, 😳🙄😁💐
I still do, too!
So great to see you!! I'm glad you are feeling better. I enjoy watching all your videos. Since it is getting closer to Thanksgiving. Would you do a family video? Maybe cooking or crafting something with the family. Or talking about memories. Favorite foods. Just a suggestion. And, for you and your videos. You take care of yourself and your family. We will be right here. I'm proud of you. Your house was so much easier for you to clean.
Glad you feeling better .. I do have to say I really missed you I like to clean along with you .. I like the one hour re set .. please dont stop posting . I am a older grandma I'm 72 ... when I was young I did the card system (before Flylady) it was S.H.E.. So each day would do something .. Each night before dinner we did a toy room clean up .. after dinner kitchen was cleaned right away with all of us ( all ages ) .. this gave us lots of free time for play grounds / parks / playdates.. I did laundry daily wash / dry / put away . We had nice toy room with shelfs and bins so clean up was easy no toys in the bedrooms . I didnt send the kids off to go clean I did it with them and we set the timer for 5 min and have races.. made a game out of it .. I did a daily bathroom wipe down ( less then 5 min ) ... it seemed so easy and no stress because it didnt get out of control ... and we did boating / and fun things .. I also did 30 meals every 6 weeks so cooking dinner was just pop in the oven frozen in the morning and set my time bake so dinner was always done in the morning .. I also used my crockpot a lot .. I made up meals ready to dump into the crockpot on Sunday night so each morning just had to plop it in .. I just wish I was that organized today .. I'm a hot mess now . My kids always had clean sheet / hot meal / clean room / clean clothes .. and no stress .. it was a easy flow .. The book was Side Track home executives by Pam young and Peggy jones ( it was a lot of cards to fill out back then but if they wanted to do something we would all take a card and get it done ) .. it works .. then I went to work full time ( took the kids with me I opened a furniture store ) and the way things had been set up our house worked even better .. On the meals my girlfriend would come over and we would prep 64 dinners every 6 weeks ( I used foil pans I could toss after dinner ) ... Sorry this is so long..
I thoroughly enjoyed reading your comment. I was never that organized! I've really slowed down my cleaning. It sounds as though you are a great mom and grandmother. You have the luxury of cleaning as much or as little as time and physical ability allows. Enjoy the relief of no time restraints!
thank you for your kind words.@@3TXSisters
Looking beautiful as always, Shannon!!
How about this as a sign in the house - Excuse the mess, we don't do stress. We do our best and release the rest 😊
I absolutely LOVE that!
I think the cleaning sounds while you talk are great. When I’m listening while I clean it helps to hear that you’re cleaning too and keeps me motivated. ❤
So glad to see you back. When I don't see your video I know you are on the struggle bus with blinders on. I have to do the same thing. Thank you for sharing your journey
Drying rack ?? Shannon. What's under your sink? We made space for ours there and I love it!! Clear island for just a few moments of the day makes me super happy. Maybe you could put it under too
Hi there, Shannon! I love your channel and your can do attitude! 💕 We homeschooled for 20 years so I was able to spend a lot of time with my kids. Grammie now cares for my two precious little grandsons. Enjoy every moment of every day. They say the days are long but the years are short. I don’t know how that is but time flies when you’re not looking. 😎 I enjoy cleaning inspiration and hearing the vacuum cleaner over any music. 🌸 May God richly blessed you and your family always. 🩷
Good morning! Squealing usually means a bearing is going out somewhere. If it was a belt, my experience is that it would have a smell too. I'm coming down from a yearlong Hashimotos attack which srnt me hyper and it has not been a good experience but I'm "normal" at the moment. Please take all the rest you can get.
I literally thought of you earlier today and how I love when you post and then saw this video now. Must have sensed it. ❤😊
I found that I didn't care about the mess if my kids were having a great time. However, I think it is absolutely other people e.g. parents/family who put the stress on me to have the 'perfect' home. As an older person I can understand that more, as it is easy to be a lot more tidy/cleaner when you don't have those tiny little people making the mess. However, I also don't put that pressure on my kids who have children. I just pitch in by asking if they would like me to do something rather than sitting there judging. I understand the concept of less stuff makes less mess, but as a crafty person whose girls did ballet for over 15 years it's a lot easier said than done. Thank you for your honesty and it is lovely to hear you speak so kindly about yourself and your understanding of what is important in life. Family, love and laughter.
You sound so much like my daughter-in-law. They have 4 kids. One is in soccer. Two girls are in ballet 3 hours a day 3 times a week, more for performances. Then, there's the total ball of energy, their 3 year old! I honestly couldn't have done everything she's done. You know how busy that time is and how important it is to spend time with them. Indeed, family, love, and laughter!
Wie schön, dsss es Ihnen besser geht. Als Mutter einer 20 jährigen Tochter kann ich nur bestätigen, kümmert Euch um eire Kinder und verbringt soviel Zeit wie möglich mit Ihnen. Spielt, backt , kocht und genießt die gemeinsame Zeit mit wirklicher Begegnung. Diese Zeit gibt den Kindern Halt und Sicherheit in der Beziehung zu den Eltern. Nicht gekaufte Spielsachen machen die Kunder glücklich sondern gemeinsam gespielte Zeit. Das kostet meistens wenig, geht in die Natur, lest den Kindern vor, malt all das erinnert meine Tochter, selten spricht sie über den ganzen Plastikkram, der ihr gekauft wurde.
Wise words ❤️
My sister has a dry rack in the 2nd sink. It keeps her counter clear.
Good to see you back! I really do enjoy the decluttering, cleaning, and one hour better videos. Just a thought on the drying rack, is it possible to have a place under your sink that it is put away and you bring it out when you need it? Thanks so much.
❤omg. I couldn't click on your video fast enough. I love your videos.
My sugars have been elevated for several months following Covid; headed in the right direction, but I had no idea that that would last so long. Bless you and a quick prayer for continued healing.
Ive missed you. I am glad you are feeling . I love all your videos but i do love one hour better. Good job!
My older sister taught me a valuable lesson after we cleaned up the kitchen etc which was to stop and look around after to see how nice everything looked. This has stuck with me all these years. Thank you for sharing your experience with us.
How about.. “I’m more concerned with a happy home than a perfect house” ❤
Yes! 👏🏻
I love your video as always Shannon. I didn't mind hearing the natural cleaning noises. Thanks for keeping it real. I loved the nugget I was able to gleen today.... Do your best and release the rest.... I tend to strive for perfection, but have ADD tendencies it makes it tough. I have been going through a season of health issues lately myself.
I'm so thankful you're beginning to feel better. Cleaning sounds, not a problem. I did appreciate the Bible verse in tge beginning...very nice! It's amazing what can ve dine in an hour...I had just finished a morning tidy myself!
My fave type of video to watch. Missed you Shannon, glad you’re on the mend
You look pretty! So happy you're back!
I'm so happy to see you. You are missed.❤
I've missed you but glad you took some time for yourself and family. As soon as I saw you posted I jumped on to watch. 😊
Glad to see you back.. I have missed your videos... had been praying for you.. taking care of your self is doing something productive... I just told my husband.. you can't run like mad and not crash.. the crash is inevitiable... try and avoid the crash if you can.. if not embrace it... make sure you got some freezer meals ready to go in the freezer for that recoup time and rest, recoup and get ready to climb the next portion of the mountian... even mountain climbers rest part way up the mountain, as you cant do it all in one go!!! truck loads of blessings sent your way!
Best advice I can give is take care of yourself, go out with your girlfriends or girlfriends & the kiddos. I spent plenty of time grabbing my daughter and meeting up with friends and their kids. I was lucky that in my group of 4 friends our kids are of a similar age (now 19, 18, 17, 17, 16 and 16). We are all older moms, 56 now. The mess will still be there when you get home. Have some fun! Second piece of advice, have company over, like you're doing now. We can all get a lot done in 1-2 hours! Shannon I love your content!!! You are looking beautiful in this video...LOVE your blue blue eyes!
I was so excited to see your post today. I've missed you. Your pants are baggy! You have continued to lose weight! Good for you. I'm so proud of you girl. I've lost 50 pounds and I feel so much better not carrying it around.Love you girl.
No pressure on making videos. Do what you can. Glad you were feeling better. I remember coloring with my toddler while the kitchen had towers of dirty dishes. My mom came over and was appalled at me. My daughter is now 36. So yeah, no regrets. The dishes always waited patiently to be washed. I enjoy all your videos. The 1 hour better is very gratifying while letting you make your house an hour better. :-)
Love the Scripture at the beginning! Have missed you! Hope you are doing well! Can't wait to watch the rest!
Missed you, glad you are back!
I always enjoy your videos. They make me feel peaceful after I watch them. You have come along way to be able to get three rooms in an hour. Keep the dishrack. It's your home. Children do grow up. But parents need their space too. Now that they are older and you have that wonderful upstairs room!!! Consider making that the family den area. At my parents house, the living room was the first room in which you entered. It stayed ready for my Mother to receive her friends, mostly neighbors and parents of my friends. It wasn't a "bad" thing, just we knew to leave it tidy for guests and left our socks etc. in the family room, which were reminded to remove before going to bed. haha but the socks and children clutter may just be like the dishrack, what makes your home your home. Nobody wants a clean space where everyone is afraid to live in it. In my place there is not a separate den room, so clutter has to be sorted. The good news is that is small. haha. Best wishes for a full recovery. It took me about six months to get to be 100% after I had covid and I had a mild case.
I use a kitchen towel to put clean dishes on. When I put the dish s away, I just hang the towel on its knob.
I prefer either music, chatting, or cleaning sounds separately.
Take the breaks you need, when you need it. We will wait. ❤
For the bedroom you can buy self closing hinges.
I thought the same thing about the self-closing hinges. I have them on my laundry room door.
I have the kind of metal bar drying rack that spans part of your sink. When nothing is on it, I roll it in half out of the way. If I have more dishes than fit, I use those cushiony drying pads next to the sink. I loathe having a drying rack out or to take it out/put it away constantly. Still might not be for you guys, but thought the I’d mention it.
Glad to see you back! 🙂
I thought that sort of rack may be useful. Glad it works for you. I hate having a rack out. Actually, I hate washing by hand, lol.
Hi Shannon, so glad you're feeling better. Hang in there and thank you for the encouragement, you're such a blessing to me and my little family!
You are doing so amazing .. your kids are very lucky to have you for a mom .
Hi Shannon, you've done awesome in one hour! My four kiddos are older now - 14, 15, 17 and 19, so I had 4 babies under 5 years at one point. I really wish I didn't worry too much about keeping the house clean and just spent more time with my kids. For some reason I was too paranoid that someone would walk in and think I was an awful mum and housekeeper. I think I didn't want them to say that I clearly shouldn't have had 4 kids coz I couldn't keep the house clean. Why did I even think of that? I definitely had issues about fitting in back then. Coz I married young (21) and we just moved to a new country. If I could go back and meet my younger self, I would give her a big hug and tell her she's doing great and to slow down and enjoy the moments coz the kids will grow up quickly and I won't be able to take back the lost time...
First of all, Shannon, you look beautiful! I have missed you and I hope you find a posting schedule that will work for you and your health. I like the cleaning sounds, I find it relaxing, almost as relaxing as watching someone else clean! I would like to request your prayers for a health situation I am going through. Don't want to go into the gory details as this is a public forum, but could certainly use your positive and loving thoughts. You are an angel here on earth. Rachel Minteer
Glad you're feeling better, Shannon! We did miss you. My stepdaughter is a homeschooling mom of five and she has a sign that reads "Don't mind the mess. We live, love, and laugh here." By the time I had my now 21 year old, I'd already been a Flybaby for several years so going back to my routines helped a lot. Plus I worked outside the home so nobody was there to mess it up during the day! Lol Keep the drying rack out but only when it holds dishes. I try to put my dishes away as soon as they dry then put my mat away until I wash again. It helps keep the visual clutter down so we don't tend to let things linger on the counter. I really enjoy the One Hour Better videos. They give me hope and motivation. You make things seem achievable even with physical limitations. The cleaning sounds are nice but not distracting and too loud. Your decluttering videos are good, too. Hearing your thought process as you go through things helps me remember that it's a process and not always easy. Thank you for being here with us. Can't wait to see you again! ♥
I insert a drying rack into one of my kitchen sinks. Works great for me and I have less declutter on my sink plus looks better.
That’s a good idea! I’ll have to see if mine fits
Hi Shannon 😊 Happy to hear that you're feeling better. I love the natural cleaning sounds. I really like the 1 hour better videos. I'm the same way with no more shame about what my house looks like. They're coming overall to see me, not the house lol.
I'm struggling with being kind to myself and taking breaks etc. I can't go go go anymore. My body gets pissed at me.
Honestly a perfectly clean house is not normal lol. It doesn't look lived in. 😊 Take good care of yourself ❤
My daughter and son in law have a smaller drying rack that fits in the second side of the sink so it’s not in the counter.
I am cleaning along with you and when you said excuss the mess all i could think was Excuss the Mess My house is blessed. I was so glad to see your video this morning. I hope you are having a good weekend.
We love our drying rack too -- but I found one that fits into one side of my sink so it's not on the counter anymore....maybe that could work for you too?
I like all your videos! Maybe a Christmas decorate video and a Christmas decor declutter video.
I like the natural sounds. It makes me feel more like I’m right there with you. I would also like a full length one hour better so I can truly work along side you in my own home. You give me so much motivation and even though I’m single and don’t have kids, between full time night shift and part time nursing school my home often takes the brunt of my lack of time and energy. I want you absolutely to rest when you need it, but please know that you make a difference for me. 💕
That sounds like a great idea!
I love the one hour better videos.