Hoarders ❤️ All I want for Christmas is a Clean Kitchen | Disaster Cleaning Motivation
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- So we sort of let this kitchen go...like really badly!! But that’s okay because we are getting back in this kitchen and making it clean for Christmas!!
#Cleanwithme #Kitchen #Declutter
As far as dishes, I would do a purge of the majority of plastic cups. If your kids are at home during the day, tell them they can only have one cup for the day. Pick a place in the kitchen where they can keep it. This eliminates getting a new cup everytime they drink. I agree with the others, less dishes is probably best. Believe me 1/2 of the stuff people have in the kitchen is not even used. You did a great job cleaning!
i used to have a purge bin in the kitchen for a while. every time i came across an item i hadn't used for a while i took a moment to reflect on keeping it. If i decided against it, i would put it in the purge bin until that filled up and i moved the bin and its content out of the house.
I agree less is better,especially with cups🎄
We always did this in my family and it worked great! With the plastic cups you could even write the kids names on them so they don’t mix them up.
we have a water bottle for every family member and that's what we drink from every day. we only use cups if we are drinking something other than water which is rare so it works amazingly!
@@kaseyjondahl7979 Great idea!
Get rid of all those junky kids cups girl! If your kids only have access to two cups/water bottles guess how many can get dirty at one time? Think about it!
I was going to comment the same thing, except try 1 cup for each family member. Find one that is good for cold or hot, make sure you can travel with it, and it’s dish washer safe. Try using this method for one month and see if you don’t have way fewer dishes to wash. You don’t have to rid of the other cups, but put them away so you can’t reach for a clean one. Just quickly wash your cup each evening and it will be ready the next day
I agree
For the oven - I’m also really sensitive to bleach and other chemicals. The best product I’ve found that actually works is Easy Off Fume Free. Yes, it still has a scent, but it is tolerable with ventilation, and it does the job in one go (the baking soda method just doesn’t work fast, especially on a really dirty oven.)
Your commentary just cracks me up. Your personality is awesome. I know you’re getting lots of dish feedback. The best thing we ever did was to get rid of all of our dishes and buy two packs of a pretty Corelle pattern. Dishes are thin but very sturdy. Fits easily into the dishwasher. We still have plastic kid cups but my kids get a new one each day and leave it at their place at the table for use throughout the day. They can rinse between use if they change the kind of drink. At the end of the night they put it in the dishwasher. Helps a lot. Keep up the great work!! Thank you for adding your sunny personality to my day!
Vinegar and baking soda, hot water and elbow grease. Ahhh sent too early. Wanted to say I love this video. You are so funny ❤️
Lol!!! Thank you so so much for your advice ❤️🙏🏻❤️
I hear vinegar and baking soda so much and it helps in some cases. The fizziness helps to unblock drains etc and for cleaning it works as long as you see bubbles but then it becomes just salt water. Here's what another person said:
Vinegar is an acid cleaner. It suspends hard water particles without the soda. It suspends hard water particles better than the salt made from mixing baking soda and vinegar. There’s no need to add soda to your vinegar bottle unless you just want to neutralize the cleaning power and make yourself work harder. If you want to clean with acid, do it. Don’t toss in the soda.
I do the same thing. And if you have a garbage disposal on that side of the sink, after you do the vinegar and baking soda and let it sit for 20 minutes then run hot water afterwards to rinse it and then throw ice and some salt on top of it run the cold water and run the garbage disposal and it will help continue cleaning it and sharpen the blades.
@@amara560 That is true. Let me be more specific: I sprinkle a ton of baking soda over whatever I want to clean and THEN I pour cleaning strength vinegar over it and let sit.
I think your kids are way too big for this kind of cups and plates. Just let them use your regular ones and you'll be amazed how much easier it will become 😜
i know it wasn’t your intention, but lots of older people need split plates. my BIL is 32 and eats with a split plate because his food touching makes him squirm. no his plates aren’t cartoons, but still. i also ate with cartoon split plates well into my teens. some people need them and we shouldn’t assume that her boys aren’t the same
I'm sorry, I just wanted to help. I didn't think this might be a issue.
@@maranta21 you’re really fine. you’re not the only person saying it. it def never came off like you were being rude! i just wanted to tell you that other perspectives might be looked at
I'm always surprised how fast I can straighten an out-of-control kitchen once I start. Once I'm left in peace to tackle it the motivation fires up and the war begins! And yes, I sometimes look at the drainer and think, "Oh, Yuck!
Dear Ms. Heart, if you have a problem with bags on the floor then the best solution is a wall coat rack. When you enter the kitchen, immediately hang the bags on the hook and it will not bother you on the floor. Greetings from Serbia.
Great job! If you having problems with too many cups being used every day, try limiting water cups to one cup or bottle to one person per day. Of course, they can get a second cup if they going to drink something else like juice, but otherwise, this could cut down on how many dishes pile up. Also if you have your microwave on the counter it would be a good idea to move it and clean underneath it as you did with the toaster oven.
I also recommend putting out healthy snacks on display. Bonus points if they don't need dishes! I have a bowl of those tiny easy-peel oranges out in the kitchen. Whenever someone wants a snack and goes into the kitchen, the fruit is the first thing they see. With how many treats there are this season, we could all use a little reminder to keep eating healthy.
i have used a mix of vinegar and baking soda with dish soap on my oven
Is wasn't as bad as I was expecting. You are definitely making progress. Great result.
First!!!!! I am two minutes in and your commentary is hilarious! For the oven and even the sink I use soda bicarbona and white vinegar. It works magic.
That’s what I use as well. Can’t do the bleach.
You are the Unicorn of the Day 💜🦄🌟💜🦄🌟💜🦄🌟 And thank you!! I will write that down!!
@@donnajohansen5915 where do you buy the bicarbonate?
@@9023rsd it is just plain baking soda.
@@donnajohansen5915 duh! 🤪 thanks!
Good job girlfriend, you have done so amazingly well but I think the kitchen would be less work (maintenance) for you if you did another kon Marie, your decision making muscle is so much more in tune and I think less plastic would not only help you keep on top of it but for your health it’s good to minimise the plastic especially ones that’s has wear & tear 🦄🌺💕
For your oven order a pumice stone (ones for toilet) on Amazon. Use that on your oven door window and anywhere else grease won’t come off.
Try "Pink Stuff" to clean your oven, then when it's clean put tin foil or one of those oven liners on the bottom 🥰
Oh I will definitely try it!! Thank you! I hope you are having a healthy & fun Holiday!
@@ahoardersheart I don't know if you will see this but we like to use an all purpose cleaner (mixed in a spray bottle) made of Dr. Bronner's liquid soap on our oven😁 We share this whenever we have the chance!
Great video. But your kids should be washing their own cups and loading their own dishes in the dishwasher. They are way old enough.
Thank you for the motivational video. I have learned that there are 3 things I have to keep-up on for a clean home. Dishes, laundry, and bathrooms. (If my dishes are done likely the kitchen is clean too.) So... I guess it is time to start a LOL (load of laundry) and do some dishes. 😊
The fume-free Easy Off cleaner is the only thing that worked on the super old, really crusty oven at my last apartment. (I had tried multiple "non-toxic oven cleaner" recipes from Pinterest on it, and while they made some improvement, they never got it fully clean.) I have asthma and get headaches easily, but it didn't bother me.
Since I know that reducing the number of cups you have is easier said than done, I'll echo another good suggestion: try having your boys pick a cup to use throughout the day. When I started this with the six-year-old who I nanny, I would put a sticky note on the counter/table that said "Sara's cup" and she practiced putting her cup on that when she wasn't using it. After a couple of days, she started writing the note for herself when she got a cup in the morning. Now she's graduated from the notes and can keep track of one cup all day - a big improvement from 3-4 cups that each got rewashed twice a day because no one knew which cup was whose. 🤪
Use a dishwasher tablet to clean the oven is it amazing especially on the oven door and won't scratch the glass. For the racks I leave them in soak overnight in a large plastic box filled with warm water and ariel powder (a washing powder in the uk). Then I just rinse the next day and the gross stuff just wipes off.
Fume free Easy Off oven cleaner. I spray it at night and clean the next day.
Ohhhh...I’m want to try that! Thank you!!
I use oven pride. Its really strong smelling but its the only thing that's worked to get the grease of it.
I don’t clean my oven often but easy off works well!
Great job on that kitchen!!
When cleaning the sink with bleach; you do not have to use super hot water. In a espresso cafe we had to use rinse bleach water with cool water. Hot wash and hot rinse then cool bleach for sanitizing. Big plus No Headache. It takes less bleach than you think too. You inspire me to share my blessings with others.
I have used coarse salt with baking soda and a lemon cut in half warm the lemon half in the microwave for 2 mins. I scrub the inside oven door, it smells nice and not a lot of elbow grease
Don't be embarrassed about the sink drain! We've all let something go like that. Hold on to the memory of how nice it was when it was clean, that (and not the gross memory) will help you keep it clean in the future.
Lol!!! Thank you so much ❤️🙏🏻❤️
I have used my handheld con air steamer on the baked on oven grease stains. It takes a while but it works.
I’m not the only one 🎉 I keep on top of the laundry every day but the kitchen is my weak spot - even though we are minimalist I just can’t bring myself to clean it every day like it needs and then I get paralysed by how overwhelming cleaning it all feels. So I’ve handed that over to my Husband - every night he cleans up (he usually makes dinner as well) while I get our twin 4yr olds ready for bed. Outsource to your Husband and Boys when you and make sure you get some relax time in amongst this busy Christmas season
Love your clean counter!
When you finish cleaning oven order a oven liner that lays on top of oven and the coil is above it. Now you just have to pull out and wash/rinse or dishwasher.
Amway oven cleaning gel, my favourite!!!
You should get the home what I call a "microwave hat" for Christmas! It's a collapsible cover for plates in the microwave so the food doesn't pop everywhere inside it :)
Oh, I know what you’re talking about!! Okay, I’ll get one!
Norwex oven and grill cleaner. I sell it so I know that makes me hard to believe BUT its the product that sold me on Norwex. Preheat the oven to very low, spray, wait 5 minutes, literally wipes the grease right off with a spirinett. 15 minutes, no toxic chemicals, no smell at all!
I use Mrs. Meyer's baking soda cream cleaner, let it set, and then follow up with a razor blade scraper. Best $.98 I've ever spent at Walmart 😂 it will work without the cleaner, but I like using it because it loosens it up so I don't have to work as hard scraping. And it's not anywhere near as bad as the regular cleaners are on the lungs nor head! I'm a migraine veteran, so I understand the need for less harsh chemicals!
For Christmas ditch the mismatched plastic containers and gift yourself some pieces that stack easily. Maybe stick anything over 8 table settings in storage. it should reduce the keeping up with dishes. Have your lunch sandwich on a paper towel, It doubles as a napkin! Have your kids rinse their breakfast bowl and place it in the dishwasher. Or if breakfast is cereal and lunch is salad bowls just as well for a salad as a plate does.
Oven & cabinets: Bar Keepers Friend! And I add a little Tide powder to bleach so the smell doesn't get to me.
Hey Mrs 💜, you are doing so great!
I think you might like Clean My Space , Melissa is a professional cleaner but hates it and always searches for the lazy way to do it 😃 please, please look her up, she has a great video for cleaning the oven also. 🍽🥣🏠
I am happy that you are doing fine, and I love this new style of video! And it is soooo cute to see your boys 🥰
Easy Off oven cleaner.... it smells really bad, I always get a headache from it but it does the job really well. For the future, invest in the oven liners that go in the bottom. They help catch food and make it easier to clean. I have never found any natural less smelly solutions that do the job for ovens...
Easy-Off oven cleaner has a fume free one it's blue.
add vinegar or lemon juice to water steaming inside microwave ❤️
Significant signs of growth: 1) You aren't cleaning the kitchen a day before. You are doing it 2 weeks before. 2) You know to start with shining the sink (and how to do it 🤣)
I use citric acid for 90% of my cleaning. You can buy it in bulk on Amazon for super cheap, it's all natural and you don't have to worry about touching it (don't get it in cuts though, it's basically just lemons, lol). I add 1 part citric acid to 4 parts water in a spray bottle, spray it on and leave it for 20 minutes or so, then wipe and reapply if you need to. For sinks and toilets I just put like 1/4 cup and let it sit.
You are so cute as Mrs Clause!
Oops, you missed the food under the microwave! 😜
You missed some crumbs on the counter in front of the microwave. When you opened the door, you can see them @ 11:07
And the burner pans on the stove are disgusting! Everything else looks really nice.
Get rid of lots of dishes do they won't pile up. Then make your kids wash dishes and put them in the dish washer.
I suck at dishes and kitchen im not dirty im just very disorganized and cluttered
Nice job cleaning all this mess. :)
Looks like you have too much dishes - cups :P - and other kitchen things. Might be time for another Konmari Kitchen Video.
But first finish other Projects before you get into something new.
Crumbs under the microwave?
Life is so busy things can just get away with us. I would be fibbing if I said my sink wasn't funkydunky. Where does time go working 9 - 5 ??? It's your castle dont worry about other people's comments. Xxx ❤❤
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You can use vinegar, lemon, and baking soda, all in hot water for the oven. I recommend you Clean My Space: th-cam.com/channels/Gozdt7Wbd15k7dWhvlmLUw.html. She haves good tips on how to clean your house with natural products.
As a Tip, I particularly clean the space where I cook so that way the oven, the kitchen, or whatever I used, is clean after each day, So you don't have to be all the time scrubbing everything, and you will have more family time. It will take you only 15 minutes.
Thank you so so much my friend ❤️🙏🏻❤️
Maybe a new oven. Self cleaning oven awesome. No work at all. 😁
Lol!! That would be nice!!! My next oven will definitely be self cleaning 🦄💜🌟
Very curious to know if your kids have chores each day or week that could be helpful second thing is getting rid of stuff it still appears that your family has so much stuff in every category I know that has been a huge challenge lastly because of your big heart it s seems that you are involved in so many things maybe just cut out one commitment it could free up some time
Our kid rule is: rinse and put your dishes in the dishwasher to help Mom out. At age 6, all of them were able to help with this. It's a life skill your boys can do! Kitchens get messy and some days we all are just busy. That floor is beautiful!
We have four boys and when they were about 10 ish I also taught mine how to do their own laundry. When my oldest two went to college they had roommates who had never done their own laundry! It's not cruel to teach your kids life lessons that they will need when they leave home
:)
Maybe invest in a mircowave cover to help keep the microwave clean when heating food.
Kitchen looks great! 😉
Maybe the boys could help doing the dishes after dinner?
Lemon juice added into the cup of water used in microwave deodorizes and helps clean it out. Smells good as you clean.
That's EXACTLY what I do. Love the fresh smell
Skórka z pomarańczy lub mandarynki dodana do wody jest jeszcze lepsza
minimal mom posted a great video today. You probably just have to many dishes.
I was just going to say this. If you are washing dishes all the time it's because you have too many!
It is worth a try, I would say so too.
Also tbh just chuck it in the dishwasher, the pre wash is pretty unnecessary and costs a lot of water and time. Maybe just scrape the big chunks off in the bin and clean bottles, etc but not normal dishes
Actually if you don't want to declutter... Maybe put your dishes in a bin and rotate every month so you don't have to get rid of stuff? Also... I know it's not pretty but in my house I leave the dishwasher wide open so stuff never accumulates outside
I watch Ms. Heart and minimal mom too. I’ve gotten rid of so much kitchen stuff, but its a struggle. When I clear out one area the other four family members seem to fill it up. 😕 It’s a little frustrating but I love them more than I hate clutter so...what an I do. 🥰
I just have to say your kitchen looks amazing love the hardwood flooring better than the carpet.
So much better!
When we bought our house in the 80’s, there was carpet in the kitchen from the 60’s! It was the kind with the black rubber
backing that was glued to the floor! The hours we spent scraping it up was ridiculous! Not only that, it was so ugly!!!
There is no doubt you’re a busy lady but I would say it’s more likely the messes get out of control like that from the habit of not putting stuff away or picking up when you’re done with things right away. Leaving a lot of small little tasks to deal with later adds up to a lot of work that could be otherwise avoided. Maybe try to enforce a rule that if something takes 5 minutes or less, don’t wait, just do it right then. Like the bags on the floor, or the dishes and miscellaneous items left out on the counter. If you timed yourself I bet putting all of those things back in their spots at the time they were initially used would all take less than 5 minutes. Even a quick rinse of dishes and into the dishwasher after each meal only takes a couple minutes. Just work on developing those habits and I think that would go a long way for you. You can do it! You’ve already come such a long way and are doing so great!
Oh it’s 100% my habits that contributed to it too!! I mentioned my ADHD but I didn’t go into details. My mind is like the stock market ticker...it is a constant running thought of information. I have to pause my mind to process the thought. So what you see is all those unfinished tasks because my mind raced to the next thing. I’m really go to reprogram my mind to make putting things away a subconscious habit since my mind is always racing! Thank you so much for your advice and help! I appreciate that ❤️🙏🏻❤️
You are a new woman!! You are so kind to others, in this video you are finally kind to yourself. No judgement its like - this is me! Let's just clean it!! 😉 Hurrah you are an inspiration xx thank you xx
I just want to say thank you so much for putting out these videos and motivating me to get my problem spots tackled!! When I watch videos of ladies with already perfectly clean houses doing a “get it all done with me” video...I feel a bit defeated to be honest. Thank you so much for keeping it real with us and for helping out us moms with kids, real messes and busy lives.
Girl you have it hard working a full-time job, being a full-time mother of two and also being a full-time housewife. No wonder, out of time you tryed to compensate by buying things and getting all money could buy. You should be extremely Proud of trying so hard. You have accomplished so very much. You are always so very patient with you children.
Your kitchen looked like I would expect any houses kitchen to look like! Your doing so good!
I wish I saw your mask on lol it looks so cute, definitely you
Lol!! I posted a picture of me wearing my mask on my Instagram page! And thank you ❤️🙏🏻❤️ You are such a good friend to me...I’m so grateful for all your encouraging messages 🦄💜🌟
Ah ok, I don't go on insta. I prefer facebook. Creature of habit.
I've been on tiktok a lot! I've learned so much about adhd, things I do but didn't realize it was a real thing! Lol
Maybe after Christmas you could do a video on decluttering my kitchen cabinets. Use one of your cabinet that rolls for not everyday using. Watch Dawn’s video and pack up what you think you can do without put in basement after a few months see if you miss anything. I would try to downsize on drinking glasses and see if it makes a difference. 😊🥰
You could do to your oven like what you did to the microwave: steam water in a oven safe container of some sort. Like what you use to bake a cake
Add some lemon juice to the water. Then when whipping it down use backing soda to help scrub tough areas
RE: the oven. I might be wrong, but I think you're going to need to use a regular heavy duty oven cleaner to get that dealt with. Spray it before bed, leave it overnight, and the next morning it will easily just wipe off (and the fumes won't be as bad) Then, maintenance can be something less heavy duty like baking soda and vinegar paste or something.
I have anxiety so I have to shove stuff out of the door lol. Minimalism is kind of a requirement for me.
Hey, Ms. Heart, I figured out your real name. The S in the kitchen stands for Mrs. Santa! How fun that parade must have been for you and your boys! :D
Lol!!! Awe, you are so sweet 🤩❤️🙏🏻
You're comments about your kitchen & dishes made me laugh! 😂 I'm handwashing my piled up mess.(I don't own a dishwasher) I'm about 1/2 way thru. Thanks for sharing this kitchen clean up. I really needed this kind of motivation, too!!! Great job on your cleaning!🤗💖
Love your kitchen Christmas look and vibe! And I cannot take my eyes off the floor! I remember the carpet! As many-for the oven a good solution of either baking soda and vinegar either citric acid will help. And same as with the microwave-try out lots of steam before. To make it smell nice, and help out with the grease, you can toss some half lemons in the water and make it steam in the oven:) Take care Mrs. Heart. A joyful and full of love Christmas to You, Your family and all the people in this channel!
Isn’t it glorious when you do the microwave steaming trick? So satisfying!!!
Right!!! It just wiped right off!!
Totally agree!!!! 😍 It's the little things!
How is it that I'm just now finding your channel? I've finally found my tribe😂. I have the most random crap sitting in my kitchen right now.
Hot tip: your oven door is removable by opening slightly and pulling up. Makes reaching the back part so much easier!
Oh wow, I had no clue!! Thank you for sharing that with me ❤️🙏🏻❤️
Dawn the Minimal Mom suggests to only keep the amount of dishes you need for one day and then they HAVE to be washed before you can get more food.
Am I the first to comment??!! Happy Christmas to you and your family
You are part of the Unicorn Squad for sure 🦄💜🌟 I hope you and your family are having a very Merry Christmas too 🙏🏻❤️
They make an easy off that is fume free it's in a blue aerosol can.
This is what I use and I love it
I have a self cleaning oven now, but years ago I used to use a fume free Easy Off , and it was great, worked really well.
Get any oven cleaner, Spray it on thick, Grab some clingwrap and lay it on top of the cleaner and Stick it to the Sides. Let it sit for a day and then it should be easy to Clean. The clingwrap helps keep the cleaner moist and working very long
Unicorn Squad 😊
You sure are 🤩💜🌟🦄
Girl have your kids help with the house hold chores. Your oldest is old enough to be able to start doing dishes, helping with the laundry, or cleaning the bathroom while your youngest could could help by sweeping or vacuuming too. There are three of us and we had a chore rotation. For the week one had laundry, one had dishes, and the other had bathroom. We didn’t have to do it everyday of the week either just 2-3 times. It will also help to teach your kids life skills. You helping them to grow their decluttering muscles but they can add keeping things clean into that. The first time I did laundry in college their was another mom there showing her daughter how to do laundry and that is a skill of independence that they need to start forming before they leave home for college. Also for the oven we use hot water and super degreaser dawn dish soap but you don’t want it to be super bubbly.
You did a fantastic job. Wow 🤩 how far you have come! The kitchen looks awesome...🥳 My advice would be: Hubby should not help. Because then you are still the project manager. And you still have a full head. Share responsibilities instead, this makes a good equal partnership...Maybe you take responsibility for washing cloth and he for kitchen cleaning. One takes cooking, the other buying food.... When you work, AND homeschool the kids, then you can't have full responsibility for household tasks... because then you try to live the life of more than 4 persons (mother, wife, teacher, worker, youtube star, good neighbour and friend, caring community member, artist), but you have only 24h a day. 💚
Thank you my beautiful friend, I really needed to read your message ❤️🙏🏻❤️
I think you forgot to wipe under the microwave.
Easy off fume free in a blue can. It has no odor really but wear gloves 🧤 for the oven. Does your oven have a self cleaning setting?
I'm going to have to try that fume free Easy Off.😊
I am chemical free here. I dont use anything toxic in my home.
I use carborundum sponges for stove, bottom of pans/pots, cookie sheets etc
Nothing brown here anymore since using them. You can purchase on amazon.
For the door of my stove when it got bad, I used norwex cleaning paste and my door looked brand new
Also, invest in a enviro cloth from norwex. Cost upfront (about $22 for a towel) But, I have had mine for about 6 years already and is still like brand new. I use for all cleaning. No longer need any cleaning supplies so in the long run, it has saved a TON of money. They are antimicrobial, antibacterial...so I never worry about meat on my counters
Your kitchen looks so beautiful! And you got your wish for Christmas! Yeah!!
My kitchen has been a lot worse...because I don't have a dishwasher and hand washing dishes is just something hard to bring myself to do. But I have been keeping up with them recently. I cleaned the top of the stove and hood. It took me five days (disabled and can't stand up for very long) but I got it done. Now I just want to sit and watch it gleam! With help, the fridge, freezer and several cabinets are also clean. Counter is almost completely cleaned--all but one little spot. Still need to clean off kitchen table and mop. It feels SO good to come in and find a clean kitchen! But I bet you know that!
Just wanted to say that I felt connected...because of my dislike of washing dishes, messes everywhere (got the messes off the floor too!) and things that accumulate on counters.
Happy holidays to you and your family!
If you struggle with dishes, may I ask why you clean them twice? You clean them yourself AND put them in the dishwasher... it would be way faster if you just quickly rinse them (or even leave that out, if they are not suuuuuper dirty) - without wiping and dishsoap... and then put them in the dishwasher?! No?
I am so excited to watch your video whenever you upload 🤗❤️
Much Love from Philippines 🇵🇭❤️
Looks great! I think you have too many dishes though. I have found that if you have less than you can only have so much to pile up. There are 3 of us and so we have 6 plates, 6 bowls, 6 cups, and I have 4 pans with lids, etc. Just a very pared down kitchen. We don’t even have enough to make it worth using the dishwasher, but my kids wash their stuff most of the time because they know if they don’t they won’t have a dish for the next time they want to eat something. Less inventory makes for less cleaning. I love your backsplash by the way.
If you want suggestions I have two.
1. Run your DW every night...even if it's not full
2. Put a little vinegar in the water for the microwave
You are doing an exelent job and you obviously care so much about your children having a safer and welcoming home. There is clearly a little bit of a plastic cup situation in the kitchen 😀, but just remember that it's nothing compared to where you were before you started your journey.
I recommend Method Heavy Duty Degreaser for your oven. Baking soda and vinegar work too, but I find it hard to clean up and I don't always want to wait hours for it to work its way through the grease.
Don’t forget under the microwave! Maybe put it under the paper towels instead of the toaster oven?
I believe Easy Off makes a fume free oven cleaner.
*EDIT* I personally have never used it. Google should be able to answer any questions xxo
Oh, I'd like to check out that Easy Off oven cleaner without fumes.😊
@@rosearthur983 I use to use Easy Off oven cleaner all the time and then switched to the one without fumes but for my sensitive lungs/ breathing even the Easy Off oven cleaner with fumes is not something that I can use.
So does the Easy Off without fumes have strong chemicals?
@@rosearthur983 www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners/1059-EASYOFFFumeFreeOvenCleaner/ There are at least 2 chemicals that can trigger respiratory problems and for
those of us who are super sensitive, it is not an option.
@@sharonevens1835Oh, ok. That makes sense why you wouldn't want to use it. I don't like the regular Easy off. It gags me.😝
That sink would have been fine with some vinegar. Dishsoap and backing soda. And lots of hot water. When IT is really bad i put a little dishwasher poeder with bolling water in it. I never use bleach.
Also having loads of cups encourages to grab new ones all the time. So having less bowls, plates and cups usually means lees dishes. Also i do not rinse stuff that input in the dishwasher. I do not handwash and soak my laundry before i put it in the washingmachine. And i do not hang my laundry to dry and then put it in the dryer.
Dishes on the counter Will be used again. If it is ready to be cleaner IT goes into the dishwasher.
First looks wonderful! With everyone home run the dishwasher after breakfast or lunch and have the boys empty it. Your husband isn’t helping you, you two are a team and working together. I would think about using plates that can go into the dishwasher. You can try water with lemon in an oven safe bowl for the same trick in the oven. Putting down foil or a matt under the elements helps a ton.
Ooo yes I love kitchen declutters!
A couple of thoughts for you
I hate cleaning oven racks, so when they look a bit grotty I put them in the dishwasher on a pot cycle with the pots and pans, they come out sparkling :)
Have you got a cute small container you can put on the bench to hold the sink plugs, sponge, scrubbers etc. If you corral all the small things in a cute container then it makes it look a lot tidier, takes up less room and looks a lot nicer imo
I also agree with what others have said, you get one cup a day per person or maybe two for adults, one hot drink and one cold. I rinse after use and store on the drainage part of the sink until I want another drink
Also dirty dishes go straight in the dishwasher. I only rinse them if they are particularly dirty. It keeps the kitchen tidy if the dirty dishes are out of sight
Great job btw
I think your kids are old enough to help you load and empty the dishwasher. Mine did from their age. I have to ask them every time for 4 years but now they occasionally do it without being asked.
I'm gonna work on my kitchen.i hate cleaning everything.but I gotta start somewhere and I want to change for the better thus next year and try to be less hoarded and such.thanks for inspiration.
Your hubby doesn’t do dishes or unload the dishwasher “for you.” You deserve to have the responsibilities shared equally! Also your kids are old enough to put their dishes in the dishwasher when they’re done with them. 😊