7 TIPS FOR A CLEAN HOME (With Kids + Pets!) \\ Simple Habits for Keeping a Tidy House!
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I had tidying up competitions with my son when he was little and could count. We counted everything we took to it's right place. Or I counted the dishes I did and he took toys in his room. He shouted and asked me what number I was at, and he speeded up to beat me and win all the time. Quite fun! 😊
That is such a great idea!
I used to time my kids with my wristwatch, always worked ! 😂
Great idea! 😊
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I live by “don’t put it down, put it away” when it comes to EVERYTHING!
I'm a mom of 8 also, with 10 indoor pets in our house, and I could've just given the same advice word-for-word. So for anyone else watching and wondering if it's legitimately possible: 👏🏻 ALL👏🏻 OF👏🏻 THIS👏🏻
How do u prep meals?
Nice love it I got 4 girls 8 dogs woohoo!!
Speaking as someone whose mother, with best of intentions, never gave her kids chores (cause we will all have a house to care for one day), I think you are totally right Angie. Involve your kids in caring for your home. They learn the discipline of caring for their stuff & doing less fun things to help their space be comfortable, while also feeling like a valuable contributing member of the family. It also means they will know how to do the thing when they need to do said things as an adult. And competence as an adult is gold.
One channel I watch the mother basically thinks giving her kids chores takes away their childhood. That’s a bit much
I agree! I know several adults who’s houses are in a constant state of disarray because the value and discipline of having a clean space wasn’t something they cultivated. Because their parents were the same
Good comment! I never had chores either and though I’m sure it was well intentioned, it put me YEARS behind in being able to care for my home! Doing ok now…20 years later… but it was a steep learning curve.
YES! My mother didn't make us do ANYTHING! My brothers and I have all suffered the consequences of this! It's so hard for me to keep up with the house and I had absolutely no idea what I was doing for the first 10 years living on my own! It's disgusting looking back. I had no idea what it took to keep a clean and healthly space. My brothers are in the mid and late 30s and still live at home with my parents, and cannot keep a job. Now that I'm a parents I see that it's probably because we had 0 responsibilities growing up and they just crumble under the pressure of it all. It's so sad. I'm for sure going to give my children chores/responsibilities!!!
I agree. Well said
My mom had a stitchery that said “A home should be clean enough to be healthy and dirty enough to be happy!” I am forever grateful for her feelings on this subject. We certainly could have cleaned 24/7 with our family and pet situation but there are definitely things much more important in life! I could see the contrast in some of my friends homes, there was no relaxing really anytime in order to keep it show case ready at all times. Now I feel sorry for their moms that put that kind of pressure on themselves and consequently on to their family. That’s for your ideas and thoughts on this video.
what a great saying!
Can I just tell you how refreshing it is to watch someone relatable?! We live a similar lifestyle (well, we're half your family's size, but I digress) and enjoy our family's company, being outside, living with less (especially toys), inspiring work ethic, etc. We often feel like the odd ones out 'cause we're at the dinner table together every night (within reason) then outside chasing the chickens and playing ball afterwards. So sincerely, thank you for reminding me that our version of life, is just that, our version, dog hair covered and all ♥️ ...much love from Indiana!
Totally agree. Very similar lifestyle over here with 6 kiddos 9 and under. Really great to see there are people of our tribe out there 🤣 greetings from Wisconsin
Your work ethic is ADMIRABLE!!! I’m often so overwhelmed by the things that need to be done that my brain shuts down and I will flit from task to task without finishing anything.
Look into minimalism. Check out Dawn the minimal mom on here. I'm the same way and it helped a ton. Minimalism looks different for each person.
Checklists are a huge help to me. It is much harder to get distracted if you can see, in writing, what you are supposed to be doing. Plus getting to check something off the list is extra satisfying.
Yes! Or I will procrastinate allll day and think about an area all day instead of just cleaning it.
This is me…and the kids constantly disrupt as your cleaning a d so focus is shot. Yes, I never achieve clean but am always cleaning for this exact reason. It’s very depressing.
Just remember you don’t know how long it took her to get motivated to do all this cleaning. You can do this
As someone who had chores all my life I agree it is important to include kids in housework. I strongly suggest having everyone put their own dishes in the dishwasher after using and maybe letting the designated dish-washer choose a specific time to wash the rest each day. Leaving everything up to the designee and getting upset when it isn't done when the parent thinks it should be can cause a strong dislike of the task that lasts for years.
Love this video …….
“Power Hour “ I love that title. It is strong and satisfying. My time is usually 3 o’clock to 4 o’clock in the afternoon but now I have a name to title that time . I LOVE it !
Over the years I divided up my house into 31 sections. I found this idea years ago probably on Pinterest or something. But it’s a 31 day checklist so I try to focus on one of the items on my 31 day checklist a day. To be honest I think in all the years I haven’t actually fulfilled the 31 day checklist in 31 consecutive days. But it keeps a guideline for me so at least over a couple of months I can tackle each space in the house and then I restart it. It has definitely kind of helped me have that list organized and when I have time or during the power hour I can tackle some thing off that list.
Yes yes less toys is so much better.
First of all it’s less overwhelming to the kids. Second of all how many times do you notice your kid pulls out a toy plays with it for 2 to 5 minutes on occasion maybe 10 minutes and then they’re running off to the next thing and before you know it the room is destroyed and so overwhelming for them to even know how to clean.
My tip for helping to eliminate fighting over cleanup time is doing a drawing for which room they have to clean. Y’all for ever did I hear ,” well I didn’t make this mess and I didn’t do it.” It has totally eliminated that to where they know they get the fun part of sticking their hand and drawing the piece of paper and see what room they’re responsible to clean. It has helped so much!!!
OK and my last tip has been a life-changing thing for me. There is only a handful of clothes that the kids have that we hang up in their closet. Those clothes are you know the nice clothes if we go out to eat or we go to church or do some thing like that. But the rest of their clothes are stay around the house play close. Over the years I have gotten to wear the pajamas that they put on at night is pretty much the clothes they wear the next day. So pajamas for them are more comfy clothes that can be played close too. Y’all I don’t worry about stain sticking these things or stressing over if they stay in the best condition. Ain’t nobody got time for that !
Also what I’ve done is they each have three bins fabric bins in their closet one is for depending on the season shorts or pants the other one is shirts longsleeve or short and then the third bin is for their underwear.
OK so how many times have you guys had your kids go through their dressers and unfold very quickly all of your hard work and sitting there folding their clothes up nice. Mine forever did that so I finally decided why fold their clothes these are they’re sleeping play clothes anyways it’s not they’re nice clothes that I keep unwrinkled.
So here is the revolutionary thing that has changed my laundry with the kids. They each have their own dirty clothes hamper. I only wash their clothes separately. I used to have one big laundry basket they threw it all in and I washed their laundry then it will take me a couple hours to sit and separate their laundry and fold them. But now I wash and dry their clothes separate from each other and then every Friday is “ workday “at our house. On work day is the only day of the week they get to earn quarters for different jobs so it kind of helps motivate them. But even my three-year-olds takes her clean laundry basket and their 2 clothes bins and sorts their clothes into the right Bin. You guys, this has been awesome it’s taken off probably two hours or more a week off of my time to deal with their clothes. They do their own laundry and it’s so great they’re learning how to sort and even use hand eye coordination and take responsibility for their own things. It’s been so great!!!!!!
Help this help some of you guys. Angela thank you so much for all your heart as important to your channel. It definitely motivate and inspire us!!!! 🥰
Tq for taking your timw to write .. these are valuable lesson and advice from you too❤
I love how you keep it real by not editing out your kids busting in on your filming. Its great that you're so down to earth and set realistic expectations for your home & your family. Ive just discovered your channel today and I've subscribed straight away because i just love your style as its so similar to my expectations. I'm in no way there yet with my home, but your videos will help with the motivation to get to that sweet spot for my home & family. Thank you.
I'm so glad you're here! 🖤
We are the same.. vacuum every day, dishes always done through the day, beds made… I find that when things are tidy homeschooling is so much easier.. myself and kids all neat clutter free to focus!
Yes totally with you!!
I agree also!
We were raised up with this Golden Rule: Pick-up, Put-up As You Go. As soon as we were walking and started pulling out toys, we were taught to put them back-up when we were done. We learned you could only play with one set of toys at a time and when we finished, we put them back, before we took out something else. Not perfect when you were small, but that came as we learned. We taught our kids the same thing. Also, we were not allowed to eat or drink in the living areas, that was what the kitchen table was for.
Vacuuming everyday is a big one! My home feels clean when the floor is clean. Even if the kids don’t vacuum the greatest, it’s better than not vacuuming at all, and then I’ll get in there at least every second day to do a thorough job.
Please make a video about involving your kids in chores and how you do that! Also maybe another on how you downsize toy collections! Lol loved this video and found the tips so helpful.
We use to do the 10 min tidy with a timer on when they were little and now it’s when company comes we can dash and get shoes,towels,etc picked up. Love power hour…morning and after bed….we think alike. We also never ate anywhere but kitchen area..I wasn’t about to trash the couches,etc…even grands know…we eat in the kitchen, no food in bedroom(ants would be another layer). Our playroom growing up was outside🤣
We have 3 indoor cats and I too vacuum every day with my shark stick vac which is made for pet hair and although I have the fancy dyson stick one too-over the years I will say shark has been far better performing and much less expensive
I agree the toys can become overwhelming to even the kids when they have to many. I have a large family that is always eager to give to my kids. In order to not get too many toys from holidays and birthdays I ask my family to gift experience. get everyone a movie ticket, a gift card to go bowling, a day at the ice rink. or contribute to a larger ticket item like a ski pass, or a snowmobile for the whole family. (We live in a very cold climate if you can't tell)
Wow opened my eye about vacuuming, dishes, and toys. I feel dumb for not realising these things before… it’s like I was in denial about dishes and vacuuming being a daily thing. And adding more meaning to toys when they’re just things!
This is the second instance in the past week where God chose to speak to me through others. On Sunday my pastor spoke on rest and now a video on cleaning. Both have been a thorn in my side. I literally just had a mental break down in the middle of my living room while sitting in a pile of my children’s toys. I’m so mentally and physically burned out.
I chose to lay down on the couch because I’m exhausted and open TH-cam to your video.
All I can say is thank you 🙏🏾 ❤️
I very much agree, my little one will see that everything is organized so when she gets toys out she will actually go back and put it where it goes instead of throwing it somewhere…. She watches me everyday so now she wakes up and starts putting things where they go. She’s already leaning to be a clean little person. I love waking up to my clean kitchen!! I definitely feel like I can relax getting my cup of coffee. Vacuuming is a must every single day with pets! And swiffering, and sweeping 🧹, I do my laundry every day! And put it up every day, I never want to get overwhelmed with a huge pile!! No no..
Oh girl yes great advice. Put it away every day or yes it just becomes so overwhelming. Little things like that make such a difference
@@realityobserver7521 sure does
Love what you said you want your kids not to feel they are living in a museum or things are untouchable
I wish more people were like you. I get so grossed out when I go to someone’s house and they’ve got a nasty floor or clutter all over. It’s disgusting. We have a large family and manage to keep our house picked up and tidied all the time. Some people just don’t make it a priority and feel comfortable living in filth. Then when their kids come over they treat your house the same. They’re destructive and messy. It drives me up the wall. It’s so disrespectful.
My toddler (well she’s 5 so I don’t know if she’s a toddler anymore but she’s been doing it a while) LOVES to vacuum, mop, wash dishes & fold laundry! I enjoy her helping me it definitely makes the chores take longer but that’s ok lol
We eat all our meals and snacks sitting at the kitchen table. I’ve never had to clean crumbs or food stains off any other part of my house. It’s wonderful! And the kids love it. They each have their own special chair, placemat, napkin etc… it’s practical and brings the family together. Thanks for your awesome videos Angela!
All of my kids know that food stays in the “shiny Floor” area (kitchen and sunroom). They even told adults who visited! 😝 Ten minute Tidy, we do it every nighty! Toy rotation works great (wooden train set, castle, doll house shelf, etc,). Just like learning is a part of our lifestyle, so is cleaning and being good stewards of the things we have. Thanks for the great advice.
I love this one. Makes me want to get out my sewing machine and make some place mats for my kids.
Mom of 7 here, ages 10-17. Good stuff and you are so positive and encouraging.
I did rotating toy bins when they were little and kept drawers in the living room empty so I could put toys away quickly when they were toddlers. As they grew, we adopted a rule that they could only have one thing out of their room to play with at a time.
Minimizing their wardrobes was a lifesaver! Each kid and myself have one week of clothing per season. I like to do one load a day M-F with one assigned laundry assistant.
This was a great video. Totally agree with the abundance of toys. There is so much available now that the kiddos seem overwhelmed. Pls do more vids about children helping around the house and how to incorporate. Thanks!
I recently discovered your channel and love it! I like your ten minute tidy and power hour tips. My mom is a big proponent of making your bed first thing in the mornings! It really does feel good and helps to create a good start to the day ❤️❤️
Yahoo!!! I completely agree!! I went to college for early childhood education and I have been saying the same thing about toys for years. Rotating toys is also a GREAT idea. The “new” toys that come back into rotation seem like new!!
Yes to all of this! Love all of your examples and methods! Started getting my preschooler involved in everyday chores a few months ago and he loves being a helper and will do some things on his own now without asking just to feel like he is helping and has a sense of responsibility.
Excited for the daily/monthly/seasonal cleaning videos!
You always come through with the exact topic I'm looking for! 😆
Such a valid point about the toys! I agree with you 100% on this. Xx
Loved this! Thanks for the tips. Can you show us one day the toys each kid has and more in depth in the craft cabinet would love to see !
Love both of your channels. You are doing an awesome job of raising your children and always keep it real
loved this video! and I couldn't agree more about the toys!
Loved this!! can you do a whole house cleaning video series? That would be so amazing
Angie I love your disclaimers because you remind people that we are all different and nothing is one size fits all!
Great video! Everything so well said!! Thank you 🙏
Thank you for being so helpful! Also thank you for doing such a great job at raising great humans! ❤
Thanks so much for this video! It's so helpful
Wonderful tips!! Looking forward to your daily/monthly/seasonal cleaning videos
I love your tip videos! We have very similar parenting and personal styles so everything you say really hits home for me.
You had great tips and thanks so much for this video!
Very helpful! Thank you 😊💛
Thank you for the printables! Spring cleaning!!! 🧹🧽
I really really REALLY enjoyed/needed this!!!! 🥰😇
This is the most spot on video! I agree with all of this 100%!
By far, one of you BEST videos!!! I agree 1000% with every tip. Thank you for sharing!! 🌸
Great tips! Thank you for sharing!
Very good, practical tips. I need to watch again & take notes!😄
I found this really helpful, thanks.
Mama. I’m gonna need more about the toys. For example. How do you start limiting the toys? Kids that are used to having them, getting them…we don’t have much, be we have more then our little house can handle. I’d LOVE more on how you handle toys in your house 💕💪
Oh Angie! LISTS 🤩🤩🤩 feels like Christmas-Easter-Birthday to me! Thanks A LOT
Love this content! And yes PLEASE make a video about involving your kids and how you make it a not so bad time for them too lol
Thank you!! I needed these tips in my life! I donated 3 bags of toys recently but Im still struggling with toys everywhere. Time for another clean up round!!
As a mother of 7 children, I loved watching this video and definitely can relate❤️
Yes!! You and I are the same with the toys. My kids prefer sticks and rocks anyways!
Great video and I only have 2 kids! Amen to having kids help! It makes them feel capable and helpful!
Very helpful info, thank you.
Amen! These are all spot on!!
( well I just personally avoid the inside pets part lol) but great tips, Especially the 10 minute tidy, the toys, and getting kids involved!!
Such a great video! I was trying to find the video you mentioned about talking about getting rid of toys when the kids weren’t playing well together. I feel like I need to do this in our home. Thanks Angela!
Love your videos!:)
Great tips! I do most of these and totally agree that they are very helpful for both me and my kids. 😊
You are truly inspiring.
This is an amazing video. I agree with everything you said. Thank you for being truthful. You are so inspiring and motivating!!
I agree with you so much on how kids need to be helping because they are part of the family. It is just part of the world. I just wish there were more people in the world that have the same thoughts
This was so helpful, thank you!
Thank you for sharing this! Your videos are so helpful! Love you ♥️ love your family ♥️
I didn’t have a “playroom” growing up, mine was the middle of my bedroom floor! I shared that room with at least one sister, and at one point, two sisters, making it three of us sharing a room. I got my own room at age 13 when my older sister got married. My three children, on the other hand, had their own room from birth. There are four years between my first and second, and they wanted to share one bedroom and keep their toys in the other and have that as a playroom. Later, when our third was born, we moved to a 4 bedroom house. As the youngest got a little older, she was afraid to sleep in her room by herself, so the second and third shared a room and made the other one into a playroom, their choice (and these 2 girls are six years apart in age!).
As to laundry, my girls have done their own since the older two were 12 and 8. The oldest was upset that a certain shirt she wanted to wear that day to school had missed getting washed (it wasn’t in the dirty clothes!) so I took both girls out to the washer, showed them how to operate washer and dryer, then bought each member of the family their own laundry basket, including my husband! Oldest daughter complained that I still did the youngest child’s laundry. I told she’s 3, she can’t reach the knobs! 🤣 She did start doing her own at age 7 or 8. All three told me later on how glad they were I had taught them this very basic skill. They were so surprised when they went to college and had roommates that didn’t know the basics of doing laundry. I was a working mom all their growing up years and I couldn’t manage it all. Just that much help made such a difference. Each family member had a day of the week that was theirs and no other person could use the washer without the assigned person’s permission. It worked for our family!
Great tips! Thanks!
I also have 8 kiddos. Age 18 - 3 . what my kiddos and husband think is a clean home vs what I think are not the same 😜
And! Preach it girl chores for our kids and points you make I say all those thing ;)
Pleassssse make that video about how beneficial it is to involve kids into your everyday habits! I think it's important to say that all over again :) In my country, I can also see so many parents acting like they were servants to theirs kids and seem do not realize it will eventually make this little people unable to take care of themselves. Greatings from Poland :)
I really enjoyed this video. About to welcome baby 2, and as a new to the SAHM mom world (with my first), I fell i to the toy trap because I was bored and wanted stuff to play with my son with! Now it’s interesting to see what he enjoys at 2+. I would love to see more content if on kids clothes, toys/crafts, and ways you include your little littles in helping around the house. (Mines LOVES to sweep and vacuum and help load laundry in, and cook, so want to grow that some more).
I love love your house !!!!beautiful by the way!!
This is great, I concur with all of this content , I am in my 23rd year being a homeschool mom of 7. Your family is beautiful and the humility in which your share your content is so refreshing and a blessing.
Love the tips!!!
GREAT VIDEO!
These are such great and practical tips❤️
First time commenting! Been following you for a few months and I’ve enjoyed all of your videos. You’ve had me cracking up a few times lol. Such helpful cleaning tips. Thanks! :)
This is by far one of my absolute favorite channels I’ve ever stumbled upon on TH-cam. So thankful!!!!!
Angie you spotless nature lady! Kids or no kids
Thank you ❤️
This is the first video I have watched of yours and can I tell you, I subscribed so fast!! Love your real life attitude and can’t wait to watch more ❤️
Hey!! Use plastic plates sometimes. It really helps me out with the reducing the dishes and it’s less stressful not to do so much dishes…
Omg! You helped me see things I had never thought of, and will be applying to my home, thanks 😇
Thank you for these practical tips
I would love to see a video all about involving your kids and what you want to share about that!
I love watching your videos, and I think you are amazing. I am looking forward to watching the rest of your videos. Is there anyway you could show us what products you use? What are your ways of decluttering?
Wise tips.
Yet another perfectly timed video from the Angela
Taking the time to organize and make your house flow better, as stressful as it is in the moment, it is sooo worth it! It has really helped with lowere my stress and anxiety throughout the day! Loved this video! Thanks Angie 💕
Haha I second the daily vacuum 😅
This is great advice! I also keep toys to a minimum or at least keep them all in a container and bring out one container at a time, have done this for years and we have kept the same toys for years because they seem like new if they are only bought out occasionally. An evening clean up time at 4pm for the kids toys or crafts and then an evening clean to get the kitchen and living area back to beautiful. It feels so good in the morning walking into a clean kitchen. We sweep and vacuum everyday, I like to mop every evening in the main kitchen area also. Love your style I do a lot of the same you have talked about today. Makes life easier to take care of lots of kids, animals and a home. 👍✅👋❤️😎
Hi from Sweden! I really appreciate you and find your videos very useful! ❤️🤗
Love this thank you!🎉❤
Lovely! I'm all for less toys and responsible children. My older children grew up like that and they were so glad to always go outside to play, especially when I joined them. As someone who worked out of my home and a single parent, I saved myself from a breakdown by having them help doing things along with me and for themselves. It helped when we had to get ready to go on tours, because we worked together. We had a clean home to return to and relax together.
Nice tips.
Thank you !
Every word is gold !!!
Thank you for this video
I needed this thank you! Love your videos!
Great tips!
I just came across your channel and I just love you
Thank you for sharing yourself with us and for your wisdom
So much love 🙏🏼