10 Bad Habits You Need to Break! (Cleaning Motivation)
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Happy New Year Clean My Space Nation! Rather than talking about New Years Resolutions I figured I would talk about some bad cleaning habits (myself included) and I'll show you how to break them!
- Using too much cleaning product
- Moldy bathmats and shower curtains
- Using dirty cleaning tools ( • How to Clean Your Clea... )
- Disinfecting wipes
- Piling up damp towels & cloths
- Using bleach as a cleaner
- Leaving dirty dishes in the sink
- Holding on to old stuff
- Cluttered surfaces
- Using too much paper towel
Comment Question: What bad habit do you need to break?
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I enjoy you so much, I been cleaning for three weeks, trying to get my apartment clean. I am 74 and NEVER new how to clean until I went on RUclips. Love you so much, I tell everyone abaut your show. I like cleaning.
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Doing a bunch of laundry in one day and not putting it away. it piles up and sometimes I sleep next to it. Don't judge me lol
itsTHURSDAYagain LOL.
Omg thought I was the only one
Now I know I'm not the only one
I thought I was the only one!!! lol🤫🤫
Same!
my bad cleaning habit ? not cleaning at all. 🙌
Definetly mine too.
fadoua obaid haha!!!
If I didnt have pets i dont think id clean at all really.
fadoua oubaid jajajajajajaja lol
Amen to this one.
I always using bleach with soapy water to wash floors & clean bathroom . I know that bleach is not a cleaner itself but it gives this shiny cleaning look. My bad habit is watching a cleaning videos for about an hour to get motivated to start cleaning my home! I think this is too waste of time !! But I really get motivated to clean after watching!
I stopped cleaning up after the two other fam that lives with me. Now I just throw whatever they leave around into their rooms. My life has changed😊🙌
Or dump their stuff in a hidden area and say 'Oh? Did you forget it somewhere?' They'll get the point.
Nadia D isn’t that still cleaning up after them?
Toss it. What leeches.
I did this at an apartment I lived in a few years ago. My roommates would never do the dishes, and most of the dishes didn’t belong to any of us, just left there from previous residents, so one day I threw about 3/4 of them away. Nobody even noticed and the dishes became much more manageable.
@@ethanray265 not technically. Tossing it all in their room takes way less time than organizing & cleaning does, & it also proves a point that they need to be responsible for themselves ;)
when I use the liquid detergent cup, I empty the soap into the dispenser, then toss the soapy cup in with the laundry :) no more sticky cup or sticky ring left :}
What a great idea!!!!
Stace Carman ......I was using "Liquid" too, but...Target has these Clear contain-er's, that some may call a cookie jar. The particular one's have the Lid(silver) on the front, which is Great !! They are inexpensive. Then, buy a package of Pod's(Laundry- Detergent Pod's) then put them in the Container. I was tired of the MESS, and Hassel's of the Liquid !!! I'm getting one of those Container's to put under the Kitchen Sink, for the Dishwasher Pod's also !! They have the Large and the Smaller Container's. There is Only "2" of us, so the SMALL one's are Perfect....
Wow! Love that idea! So doing this with my baby's dreft lid!
I disagree... In college we did a experiment(nursing) by cleaning a toilet with... Vinegar....then Scrubbing bubbles..then dawn...then bleach...
We tested swabs for germs...build up...actual cleaning of dirt urine and fecal matter..etc.
Bleach does the best on all the above... Vinegar as well..
Dawn and scrubbing bubbles did well preliminarily but bacteria and build up was a issue after a few hours.
The clorox wipes did very well for surfaces... Just not for inside the toilet or inside the shower...because obviously theyre not big enough or hold enough product..but bleach is the best killer of mold mildew etc
She said, that it disinfects. But it does not really clean. It is not really made for that, so if you use it, you should also do more than just dumping it into the toilet.
ANGELEE agreed you can very try you can’t do one without the other
ANGELEE agreed you can very try you can’t do one without the other. People believe anything the internet tells them
ANGELEE agreed you can very try you can’t do one without the other. People believe anything the internet tells them
Yes, bleach is a disinfectant. A powerful one. But you need also some soap and scrubbing. Disinfecting is not cleaning.
What has helped me to clean is to pick one day a week to do nothing but strip my beds and wash sheets dust vacuum and clean bathrooms and throw out clutter. I clean on Fridays and I think my family really appreciates it.
Bad habit #1- Letting junk pile up on my kitchen counters!!
Me too!!!
I have to say I love your delivery and relaxed nature in front of the camera. I learn so many great tips and I watch longer to see what ideas you have. Well done.
Thank you so much for your kind words! Glad to hear you are finding my videos helpful!
I completely agree! I’ve learned so much. There are many videos about organization that might include some cleaning tips but these videos provide in-depth info about cleaning which I love !!
Leaving mail everywhere is our house bad habit that needs to break.
I'm so happy to hear you mention the environmental impact of using paper towels! Great video!
My bad habit is staying up way late (its about to be 5am) watching youtube videos! I have a 3 year old!!! My "pregnancy insomnia" never went away!
Stacy Paige I'm the same! And also have a 3 year old. When she was a baby i would stay up late to clean and fold laundry etc but now it's just a bad habit i cant fight
OMG, same here! I often don't sleep until 6AM and my son is 5 years old. My sleep was permanently ruined by the first year of having a baby.
Man I know this is an old comment and video, but I’m in the same boat! I had no idea there was others like me! I’ve always stayed up late and I don’t know how to break it. I also have a 3 year old and I’m currently pregnant with #2. 😩😩😩
Have you guys tried benadryl or melatonin or valerian root? :) melatonin has saved my life!
Sara Ferguson i take benedryl every night for insomnia, it works great. I was using Zzquil until someone pointed out generic benedryl is the same exact ingredient for cheaper!
My bad habit is shopping nearly daily! I collect anything that's on sale and sentimental things! I'm working on it but I can't do it alone. My partner is helping by removing everything from our closets so I can have a clear understanding how far I have gone. I love anything with a vintage feel. This is hard but you have motivated me. Thank you!
My baaaaad habit: RUclips! it's a hard habit to break...
downbntout RUclips is a rabbit hole 🕳.
Same
downbntout mine too✋
Me too! Even when i’m cleaning I have a youtube video going to keep me entertained
My bad habit is procrastinating with laundry. I hate laundry it's my least favorite thing to do lol.
Yasmin Bagley a load a day has saved my life.... I have 6 kids myself and husband..
Cecilia Hernandez ha 6 kids and a load a day? I have one child and I do a load a day!!!! omg! lol cloth diapering probs I guess :-)
Cecilia Hernandez you're a trooper! I have one and the laundry just for us two drives me nuts lol.
Oh my cecilia hernandez , I have six kids and I wash at least 2 loads a day if not more.
Delegate it! There's a laundromat/drycleaner near me that does plain ol' laundry for busy people, it's affordable, and they fold things so perfectly.
I have a horrible habit of not folding and putting away laundry when I do it. It's the one thing I hate doing the most. Not that it's easier by any means but I'd rather just push clothes around in a basket to look for a top or bottoms then to stand there folding them.
Jamie McGonagle did you try the konmari folding?
Jamie McGonagle I have that same habit but I am not going to break it lol I keep the clothes in a laundry bag and put them away in 2-3 days and I'm ok with that
Jamie McGonagle i always fold them directly from the dryer. and that way even if I don't have time to put them away at least they are not wrinkled.
I don't like matching socks or folding underwear, so that usually stays in the basket several days....I eventually get to them, but never right away.
other clothes, though....I either hang up or fold while they're still warm - helps eliminate wrinkles so I don't have to iron as much. I even made a shirt folding board (made 2 - 1 for my son, 1 for myself). I have ulnar neuropathy & nerve damage in both arms, so the board helps me get things folded neatly.
I gave up on folding clothes because I. Just. Hate. It! Bought tonnes of Ikea Mulig bars, drilled them to the wall, and as soon as my clothes come out of the dryer, I hang them all up. Socks and undies are just tossed into a basket.
I only fold beddings, towels, and wiping clothes.
Definitely cluttered surfaces, it's everywhere and I have no idea where to start!
Kirsty Macfarlane
Start with clothes
Then with books/magazines
Then with paper, documents, and letters
Then odds and ends (paper clips, pencils etc)
Then tools and electronics
Lastly sentimental items in that order. It isn't about what to throw away but what to keep. Then donate the rest. It will take a lot of time, (it did for me). But at least you know where to start lol
Kitchen island clutter is the bane of my existence! LOL!
Rolande Theriault put a basket on the island, let the basket control the amount of clutter. Once the basket is full, put the items away. If the item doesn't have a "home" in your home, decide if you have to keep it. If you do, then find it a "home", not a junk drawer or closet. If you don't, then toss it.
Kristy Macfarlane.. try looking up “ Flylady”.. she is great.. teaches about organization in a non-judgemental realistic way .. “ Jump in where you are”. And also a proponent of “ 15 mins at a time”. She always says “ you can do anything for 15 minutes” ... also breaks things down into weekly zones! She’s great!
Julie Cairns I like the basket idea!
Melissa I have a tip. I have been doing this for a decades and it really works. For musty sponges or dish cleaning cloth: After using the sponge or dishcloth, make sure it is clean of debris and then put some dish soap on/in the cloth or sponge and squeeze it out but leave that soap sitting in the sponge/cloth. It will discourage mildew growth. If you leave some soap in the sponge while it sits you will be surprised how much less bacteria grows. It has always worked for me.
If you want to save articles from old magazines, get a 2 inch binder and a pack of paper sleeves. Whenever you get your next magazine in the mail, clip out the articles you want to keep and slip them in the sleeves or glue them on yardstick so you can still reference them if you're so inclined. This is really nice for recipes. Or, to save space for the more technically inclined, scan it and create a folder for your scanned articles. If you'd like something simpler that you can hold at your fingertips, the OfficeSuite and OfficeSuite Pro apps allow you to take a photo of an image and flatten it to create several types of documents.
The bad habit I need to break this year is not maintaining. I clean a surface and swear to myself I'm going to keep it clean then it's dirty again a few weeks later. I'm hoping to find a weekly cleaning schedule that works for me.
Victoria Stone haha in my house with my kids i clean it nd by that night it goes back to dirty.😔😳😲😠😢
Nisha Arias I have that problem too but I was talking about my bedroom. My kids know not to hang out in my room or make it messy.
Clean as you go and you'll have the self-cleaning house. Once a day I set a timer for ten minutes, I can stand it for ten minutes, and clean. I never clean by a schedule. It's worked way better to ask myself what one thing bothers me the most and do that. Yes I leave jobs half done until tmoro.
I've tried that but it's not enough time for me. So now I just thoroughly clean one spot at a time.
Victoria Stone No
A tip for magazines or even Cook book declutering: it's OK to rip out the pages you wanna use and throw away the rest of the magazine. You can put the pages in a folder. Saves space AND you get to keep that indpiring article or recepie you love.
I do that, but somehow those pages never make it to the inside of a folder. LoL
Bookupied ......You can also put your "Favorite" Recipe's, in those Small Photo ALBUM'S !!! Work's Great !!! 🌸
Tear open a book?? Blasphemy!
Between the 5 cats & 2 "grandogs," sometimes paper towels are a must.
I'm not cleaning cat puke with special fancy cleaning cloths . There are other things I know my family & I can make the switch for.
I don't use bleach often, because I don't like the smell, & I worry that it will splash onto me & ruin my clothing , or any other fabric or surface. I've found washcloths, hand towels, & bath towels ruined from the younger family members thinking it was ok to use them to clean/wipe when using bleach or a product that had bleach in it.
:(
Use flour sack towels. Can get at Walmart.
I haven't used bleach since I started watching your videos about making your own cleaning solutions . I absolutely love watching and learn from your videos, thank you so much for your guidance in cleaning!!
Uhohhhh I loveeee Clorox foaming spray bleach !!!! It’s my go to product o: also if you have old magazines that aren’t too junked up, think about donating them to a nursing home! I work with dementia patients and they love flipping through magazines and news papers! 😇😇😇
Really enjoy this channel. For myself, I try to focus on economy of movement. Meaning not walking from room to room putting items away. Try to do everything in the room you are in and when you leave that room then take those items to where they belong. It is easy to get distracted especially going from room to room.
It is now 2018 and I'm just finding you! So inspiring. I am minimalizing and right now working in the kitchen. I have just realized I hold onto old lids and containers to the point that if the world runs out...I'll have you covered.
One of my cleaning bad habbits is going all over the place in my house and yard. I need to focus on one room at a time.
My worst is "I'll do it later" thinking.
I know it’s 2020, but I’m working on getting my house organized and everything needs a place or it’s out. My biggest bad habit is covering surfaces with stuff. My bar and table has had stacks of crap for quite some time now and that ends ASAP!
Piles of stuff in my kitchen on my table & desk. to make every room be more clean with less on surfaces around my house. Love your vlogs!
This is fab!
I've just moved into my first house and whilst I don't have that many bad habits, at least I'm learning properly!
Thanks!!
having a clean sink at night is a habit I have tried to make. waking up to a clean sink makes the entire kitchen feel so much better!
My bad habit is keeping too many things "handy", which means lots of clutter on surfaces. It's basically just laziness.
MissMargaret I am so guilty of this!!! Glad I am not the only one.😉
MissMargaret My bad habit is all the above 😒
This! My fiance constantly talks trash about my art room "clutter" but I actually do USE everything I have. I have sewing stuff and all different kinds of paints and art stuff, as well as writing materials. I'm an artist and a writer so I use it all for different things. To me I have everything organized so I know where it is when I reach for it... to him it looks like a cluttered mess. I'm not entirely sure how to make it LOOK organized.
I never use a sponge. I use the microfiber cloths in the kitchen and change them out every day. Of course doing that I have to have a large supply of microfiber cloths.
I have smelled one too many putrid sponges to ever want one around!!
You can get a pack of them at a dollar store
Danielle Graziani Stone I love microfiber cloths
Cecilia Hernandez i hate the way they feel on my hands.
Yeah kinda slimy, and they drag across any tiny dry roughness. Fingernails on a chalkboard --yeesh!
I just found your channel and I LOVE IT!! So many great tips and inspiration. I've subscribed and now I'm going to BUY some of your cloths, not only because I just ran out of paper towels and was JUST lamenting that I blow through so many (and it does feel wasteful), but also because I was to SUPPORT your business and ethos. Good for you, and thanks!
Ever since I started using Maker’s Clean clothes I have cut down on Paper Towels so much. love them!
No Bleach. My mom used it everyday. I prefer vinegar and baking soda to clean with.
*soda
roberta gannon ......I Use Vinegar ALOT, But Hate Soda !! Leave's A Film, Which Is More Work !!
Stylish?? Wow ok. Bleach is so bad for your heath. Using toxic substances is not stylish imo please educate yourself
Same..
My bad habits are not washing dishes every day. I have no dishwasher.
Idellle I agree with you!
Idellle same thing!
Idellle I don't have a dishwasher but also don't have enough dishes to not wash up,! I wash up while I boil the kettle to make myself a ☕️
Idellle We had a dishwasher but I hand wash all of the dishes because i dont trust the dishwasher. I use the dishwasher as a storage for the dishes
Unique Unicorn me too..
Melissa, Thank you for these awesome videos! I love watching them when you put new ones out and some of the things you said in the video are super true. I am a bad hoarder. I need to keep less things I don't need and clean up my space.
Have been following you two for years, love what you do. My bad habit is keeping old study notes. I've gone through with the first cull and about to do the FINAL RUTHLESS CULL of it all. Anything I really really want I'll be prepared to scan and store digitally using Evernote, with backup. If I don't want to do that I won't use it and its rental lease is up! They are up to 21 years old!!! Ridiculous. Looking forward to having all that space.
Clorox claims that their wipes clean and disinfect. I will use them some, especially for touch up, and they are very wet. they do a great job of getting off dirt and grime.
Yes, they do clean and disinfect. They have a detergent for cleaning and a disinfectant for disinfecting in them.
Just don't forget to rinse with potable (drinkable) water if using on a surface that may touch food. Don't want to ingest left behind chemicals.
My bad habit is not folding my laundry and putting it away. I just live out of my clean clothes basket.
Margret Whalen
Same. It’s so hard to break that habit. I guess I’m going to fold right after taking out of the dryer.
YES! I have a clean laundry bed. This is a bed that clean laundry gets dumped on when I need something that is in the clean laundry bag that I did not fold.
At least you get yours WASHED. That's my struggle and the struggle is REAL.
Apple_girl_in_a Pear_world I’m guilty too. 😂😂😂
I did this all through college 🤦♀️🤷♀️
I use paper towels. I tried micro-fiber cloths, but I have two problems with them. 1. I never have enough for a single washer load, so I get lazy and throw them in with regular towels. I use softener with my towels, so the clothes stop being absorbent. 2. My daughter and grandsons live with us and use them for grungy spills (no matter how many times I tell them not to). But, I will try again. Oh, I forget my reusable shopping bags too. I do have one tip for you that I learned from my mom "never leave a room empty-handed". No clutter or messy surfaces because every time I go from one room to another, I scan the room and take anything that does not belong and put it away. Love your channel.
THANK you for pointing out the difference between clean and sanitary (or disinfected) People don't believe me when I say an item can be dirty, but can also be sanitary at the same time.
I am REALLY bad about using paper towels to clean, especially the stove top, cuz I hate having greasy towels or cleaning cloths in the laundry. However, I do offset my bad habit by recycling a LOT (always have 3X more recycling than trash).
That ok because I believe she mentioned not to use microfiber cloths on grease.
Sheri A ......I use ALOT of Paper-Towel's as well.I think it's more Sanitary, and can't stand the "thought's" of greasy- grimey Rag's either !!!
Yes same here!!!
Not filing papers right away is my worst bad habit I think anyway. I really dislike filing. I just let it pile up and problem with that is that I've moved my office into my dining room. We rarely eat at the table, we mostly use the breakfast nook to eat. I'm good at recycling junk mail and I've gone paperless for all of our bills that have that option and we also have autopay where available. I still seem to get a lot of correspondence that needs filing and I set it aside thinking I'll do it...anyway that's my deal.
Sounds like you've taken some steps in the right direction! Keep at it and I'm sure you'll be able to kick that habit!
HELP PAPER, PAPERWORK ALL OVER THE TABLE AND WHAT
After a shower, I attach my non-slip bath mat to the tub wall to dry. Just stick a few rows of those grippy things to the wall, and the mat will dry in no time flat! Great videos, by the way, Melissa!
Just found you and I love your advices!!!!!!! I'm obsessed with having a neat and clean house and I have two little boys but somehow I'm manage to keep everything neat !
Wooow! This was so eye-opening! I never knew there was a difference between cleaning and disinfecting!! THANK YOU
I'm a "SQUIRREL!" cleaner... I'll start micro-organizing in the middle of doing big stuff first and then realize I'm behind my plan. THEN I start heaping stuff in general vicinity of where it needs to go and sometimes don't get to it. I live in a studio apartment; 25-30% s dedicated to my sewing/quilting hobby and storage and I can get overrun especially in the middle of a project..
Squirrel?
I have a bad habit of not making my bed but so far this year I've been really good about it! Also I've cleared out half my closet of junk and clothing I never wear. It feels so GOOD
When I am done frying something on the stove that is oily, I like to spray it with all purpose spray first and then use paper towels, then a cloth. The paper towels just suck up the grease like magic. My new habit is, I am going to try and handwash more of my tops, they will last so much longer that way.
definitely clutter I need to get rid of clutter
omg, please tell my wife that bleach is not a cleaner!
Dear Tom's wife,
Bleach is not a cleaner.
Sincerely,
Melissa
Clean My Space. lol
This make me smile. :)
but using bleach to clean is so satisfying!'
I've worked in a hospital laboratory for 44 years, and BLEACH IS NOT A CLEANER! Using it in hot water negates it's disinfectant properties. It will kill germs in a 10% solution with cold water, but will do nothing to remove dirt and soap scum. There are so many good products on the market; use them instead!
Paper towel cleaning 🙈 I love them. I do use cloths too but paper mire often 🤦🏻♀️
I do go back through my old magazines, often. Well, it depends on the magazine. I keep a lot of my garden and landscape type magazines and my favorite home style decor type magazines.
what I do is put my cleaning cloths in a bucket of vinegar and water and wash them all together that way they don't smell !
That's a really smart idea!!!
Happy 2017 Clean My Space Nation!!! How is the new year so far?
Clean My Space I been in a deep depression for so long and my home 🏡 was so unorganized , I trying to get better this year that's my goal ..... and thanks so much for all your help
Ana Hernandez you're not alone! I'm in the same boat. I hope that we both come back around soon.
Small steps Ana - stay strong and your home will be back on track soon - keep me posted and thanks for watching :)
You got this Christina, I believe in you :)
Clean My Space well it's only 7 days old...so good! Lol Happy New Year to you!
This year, among others, I'd like to reduce procrastination. Watching your videos is helping. It creates an urge of cleaning and decluttering. lol
You're a life saver. I'm binge watching your videos. Today is going to be an interesting cleaning/de-cluttering day.
Aaaaaaaand I'm watching this video when I should REALLY clean the house (we're selling and it is a mess...), while baby is sleeping and 4 years old is at his grandma's and grandpa's house......... *rolling eyes*
You got this Marie-Claude - finish the video and find a place to start and get cracking :) Let me know how it goes and good luck with the house sale!
Marie-Claude Thibeault of
I rarely use Clorox bleach because it is hard on clothes and I don't like the harmful chemicals. I do keep a small bottle on hand to soak my mops in to keep them from getting smelly. If you have an alternative to that please let me know.
You have such great, interesting and informative videos. I just love them and I love your personality and professionalism.
Holy cow! Just found this video and oh my goodness I feel so educated now. I still have the habit not putting my clean laundry away immediately after washing
procrastinating on my favourite project (!) with youtube and nongrams
CMS POLL: Do you use bleach?
Clean My Space yap guilty ... 😊
Clean My Space never!
Clean My Space only for the toilets and contact points.
Clean My Space yes I use bleach in the bathroom after cleaning the sink and bowls to whiten them up
Clean My Space I really dislike bleach! I started watching your videos to find other solutions and you have provided a million! love it!
My 2017 change is the big purge, its new for me but less is more and this has been hard for me in the past but thanks to the videos I've turned over a new leaf, and yes I have been cleaning wrong with bleach ! But not anymore, thanks for the tips I love your channel.
Just tuned in and I love the helpful fresh ideas. My 2 bedroom apartment is at least 50 years old and I am constantly trying to find new ways to deal with broken down this or that, and no storage space for a growing family of four. Please continue to inform us and mabey add something for apartment thearopy.
I've been told by multiple doctors that bleach will only disinfect a surface once all the organic matter that was on it has been removed, so the surface needs to be CLEANED first before using bleach to disinfect it. Now, instead of using bleach to clean, I use straight hydrogen peroxide for most surfaces. It's super cheap (I buy it by the case off Amazon), loosens gunk, and kills germs and bacteria.
I even got rid of the pink/orange mold that kept forming in my toilet bowls by cleaning the toilet as usual, pouring 16 oz. of hydrogen peroxide into the tank, flushing, waiting a while (15-30 minutes or so), then repeating the hydrogen peroxide treatment two more times.
My reasoning was that each time the toilet was flushed when mold was present, spores were probably aerosolizing and floating up into the channel under the rim, then multiplying inside the channel the water flows through under the rim where the brush can't reach; each flush was probably washing a whole new batch of spores into the bowl. So my aim was to kill spores that might be living in that channel. I did that five years ago, and the pink/orange mold has never come back.
I do sometimes have other types of mold that form around the edge of the water in my guest bathroom toilet bowl if it isn't used for a few months, so just I repeat this in there if I see that happening.
I don’t think I’ve ever had a single discussion with a doctor about bleach.
Theresa Brown mold can affect your health, so maybe the reason for the bleach talk
Suggestion: I noticed you put your detergent cup on top of your washer, after you poured the detergent in the washer's detergent tray. I put the cup in with the wash, so it doesn't build up gooey detergent every time. (Only time I have a problem finding it after the was is when I wash fitted sheets. If it isn't easy to find when pulling out the sheets, I know it got hung up in one of the corners.) 😉
Joy Pennington I rinse the cap every time with the water from the washing machine. Before any clothes are added. Keeps the cup really clean!
My good friend purchased a small plastic basket she puts in an inconspicuous place in her bathroom where they throw wet washcloths until they are laundered-and end up drying in the process. I adopted the idea and love it!
My goal is to continue to stay on top of my cleaning and continue to declutter so far so good! I plan on continuing this forever
“A pile of Mail, 6 books, a bottle of wine....”
for a brief moment I was sure she was looking at me standing next to my breakfast bar, that she just described in detail. 😱😂
That sounds like the start of a bad country song.
I know, I felt personally attacked 😭😂😜
Hi my name is Sara and I’m a new subscriber and, I am a newly obsessed watcher ( do they have meetings for this ) omg I love all your videos
thank you for this 😊
these were awesome ideas hopefully I can put them into practice
Thank you Melissa for this inspiring video and congrats on the book! I pre-ordered it and can't wait! I have a request: my laundry/mud room is constantly a disaster area - there's so much traffic through there because it leads to the backyard where my 3 huskies come zooming in and out every 25 minutes. It seems to be a natural dumping ground for boxes that need to be moved to our non-attached garage, recycling thats needs to be taken out, and loads of piled up laundry that never end! HELP ME???
I use vinegar to clean everything
Me 2!!
Me too! Except not granite!! I ruined my granite counter over a few years :(( so what I do now is a mixture in a pray bottle of half rubbing alcohol & half purified water for the granite counters! No essential oils unfortunately bc they're acidic & break down the materal, but yes! It works well to break down grease too :)
Whats a good water to vinegar ratio for spray cleaning? Also I know Apple cider vinegar is amazing but does it matter which white vinegar you use and brand?
I try to stay away from bleach because it's so toxic and tend to opt for natural cleaners only. I would love to see a video with natural bleach alternatives!
Hollie Dovie ......There is something called "Grove's Collaberative's".You can Order, and it will be Delivered to You, or You can Buy it in the Grocery Store's. It is All Natural, and Smell's Wonderful. They have different Fragrance's. They have ALOT Of different Cleaner's for EVERYTHING. I have Watchef ALOT Cleaning Video's, and they All swear by it. I am Definitely going to TRY it out !!! I was Buying ALOT at the Dollar Tree, but........... some of the Cleaner's MESS- UP the Finish on THING'S.
GOOD
LUCK !!! 🌸
I have a bad habit of not cleaning, not doing a routine & being lazy. This is my year of action & sticking to a daily routine Thanks to your tips in your new book HOLLLAHH.
Hi! I stumbled onto your videos and after watching four I subscribed and ordered a large pack and extra waffle weave cleaning cloths. I like your style of giving helpful ideas in a real life, achievable fashion. Thankyou!
I never use bleach in my home the smell always gave me an instant headache. I use natural cleaners vinager, rubbing alcohol & essential oils (Theives)
vinegar, rubbing alcohol and essential oils are all great! Thanks for your comment!
Will break my bad habit of leaving the shower mat down. It's so gross to clean post facto!
Just found you channel! Love it and binged watching/listening while late night cleaning...since I can't sleep.
Bad habit is creating piles of stuff (Clothes, books, paperwork) because of limited space and h avent found a place to put them in.. Thanks for your videos! Your a great motivation to maintain a clean environment at all times! God bless you! :-)
i use to work for a person who had there own cleaning business . I don't work with them now but she had me use disinfectant wipes to clean an entire bathroom . yes I agree with you that's not cleaning. let's just say I didn't work for her long. I won't say her name or the company name but anyone out there be careful on who you have helped you clean if you use thumb tack .
Which washing machine do you have?
Mellisa has a 🏆LG washing machine
Thank you for this vide, very informative. I don’t use bleach in the house due to a sensitivity to it, every once in a while when a job calls for something like that we opt for hydrogen peroxide
Hi Melissa.... my bad habit is i can't clean frequently. I love watching your videos and always try your ways for cleaning. Every time I clean it continues for a few days and then it stops until it gets worse
I tend to leave the last load of clothes in the washer and end up having to wash it again.
Crystal Cooke my confession too! 😬
I set a timer for 35 minutes. Washers oughtta signal when they're done.
Ditto! In fact... Yup, there is some in there now from last time. (So that's where that sweater went).
Both my washer and dryer have a signal to let me know when they are done.
G BREAD yeah me too but I keep them turned off because I live in the hood😊
did u do a video already about how to clean counch pillows? can u do a video of cleaning the surface of stuff animals and pillows that can't be put into a washer?
Belinda Hawj most couch cushions have zipper to take off, and I've always washed stuffed animals put them in a pillow case and wash as normal.
Annette Taylor Hi, How about how to clean cloth couch 🛋? Thank You
Belinda Hawj ......Most Stuffed- Animal's, CAN Go In The Washer/ Dryer. Also The Sofa Cushion's That "Zip" On & Off. Done It Hundred's Of Time's. You'd Be Surprised At The Fabric's That You CAN Wash & Dry.
Thanks for your videos! I love your ideas and your energy always gets me inspired to clean.
I noticed that you put the sponge down on the sponge side. If you turn it over it doesn't get stinky.
Thanks again!
Hey Mel am from Jamaica all your videos are educational I learn alot and these actually works......plus u r respectful and very warm....God bless
What bad habit do you need to break?
Clean My Space D) all of the above.😩
Clean My Space using too much products
Clean My Space 'holding on to old stuff'
If you could ever advise us how to avoid overwhelm when having to clean, which of course leads to procrastination, please, let us know. You'll be doing a very good deed. :)
Clean My Space keeping up with Mt Saint Dirty Clothes
this might be weird but I put a tiny amount of bleach in my dishwater when I wash dishes
not weird! maybe try vinegar instead...it disinfects like bleach but it's non-toxic and it really helps with limescale in the dishwasher. although, you'll have to use more than a tiny amount.
This may seem crazy, but I always thought that leaving my shower curtain open dried out my shower better - now I know why my curtain liners always get nasty! Thank you!
Our children are grown but I still cook everyday for a family rather than the two of us and with the best of intentions store leftovers "for lunches".... That never happen. My husband said our fridge is like digging for treasure so beginning of the new year...I am trying to make smaller meals. Our fridge has always been a source of contention so happy that less waste and less frustration could be this simple! Thank you for my daily inspirations!! Blessings from Azerbaijan
My bad habit is dusting my tables with my sleeve.
:(((( I dont know whether to cry or laugh out loud :))))
So who won the Maker's cloths giveaways?
We contacted all of the winners directly!
Bleach queen 👑 yes I use the gel on everything with a hot water rag 🙌🏼