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If you're a busy mom trying to keep your
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home comfortable without spending all
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day cleaning, this video is for you.
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These are my must-have cleaning hacks
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that make everyday messes feel a little
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bit easier and a lot less overwhelming.
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Welcome to Motherhood and Homemaking,
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where faith meets everyday motherhood
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and home is our favorite place to be. As
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I clean my home today, I invite you to
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come alongside with me for some
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uplifting and some cleaning motivations
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and tips. I hope that this video finds
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you well. And if you are finding it to
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be helpful at any point in this video, I
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hope that you would give it a thumbs up.
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And if you are new here, go ahead and
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subscribe to join the family. I'm always
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sharing motherhood motivation and
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homemaking inspiration to make our lives
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a little bit easier, enjoyable, and
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encourage us to just slow down so that
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we can free up some time in our busy
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schedules and make time for what truly
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matters, spending time with our loved
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ones, and doing things that we love. So,
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let's get into all of the cleaning
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hacks. The 10inut reset is my number one
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hack because it's so easy and it is just
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so fulfilling. Set a timer for just 10
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minutes and focus on the main area
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causing you stress. It can change within
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the day. Some days it might be your
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kitchen counter. Some days it might be
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your bathroom countertop. Some days it
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might be your bedroom or the laundry
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piling up. Pick up the toys, wipe off
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the counters, fluff the couch pillows,
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whatever it is for you, and just spend
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10 minutes. Set a timer because knowing
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where you are going to end, it just
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makes all the difference. Cleaning
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indefinitely, feeling like you just
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don't know where the mess ends. I know
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how overwhelming that can be, but just
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set a 10-minute timer and say, "I'm
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going to spend this 10 minutes to just
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be intentional on doing something
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productive today and eliminating just
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one area of stress in my life today."
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It's amazing how much peace you can
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create in such a short amount of time.
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So, I highly encourage you to try it.
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And when you do this once in the morning
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and then once again in the evening, your
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home is going to stay a bit more
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manageable without hours of effort
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because you're staying on top of the
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messes. Next is keeping cleaning
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supplies on every floor or maybe even in
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every bathroom. Make cleaning convenient
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for yourself. Having a small kit
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upstairs and then another one downstairs
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will save you so much time. a
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multi-purpose cleaner, a microfiber
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cloth, some wipes, a small broom, maybe
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maybe even like a small sponge or
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Swiffer mop to make things easier for
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you. When a mess happens, you can clean
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it before it even spreads without
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running around gathering supplies and
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feeling overwhelmed before you even
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begin cleaning. Busy moms don't have
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time for marathon cleaning sessions.
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That is why we adopt the clean as you go
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habit. Wipe the shower walls after every
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shower or after every bath. Rinse the
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dishes right away after eating and even
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put them in the dishwasher if your
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dishwasher is empty. Throw laundry in
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the washer while the kids are playing
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for 5 minutes. Tiny little tasks prevent
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big messes and helps us to stay on top
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of the mess. Number four is one basket
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per room. I love this so much. And I
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didn't realize just how much I loved it
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until we relocated to our vacation home.
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And I didn't have any baskets in these
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rooms. All of my baskets were still up
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north. And you guys, by the way, my
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daughter has been spilling juice all
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over our sofa. So, I'm trying to tackle
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these stains. And you guys can notice
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that the armrest I still have to do a
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little bit more deep cleaning with. I
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have to saturate that little stain on
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the armrest and then just let it sit a
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little bit longer. And I didn't realize
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this until after I finished wiping the
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whole couch down. So, I went back and
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saturated it completely. Let that sit
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for about 10 minutes and came back and
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the stain was gone. It was quite super
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easy. I don't know what I was thinking
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getting this light colored sofa. I've
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always wanted a light colored sofa, but
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I always knew I had little kids and it
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wasn't possible. But I said, you know
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what? I'm going to try it here at this
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home because we just were investing in
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like a small chair. Nothing too crazy or
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too expensive. So, I wouldn't have been
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like super upset if it got like a little
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bit ruined and I wanted to just go with
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something that I knew would make me, you
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know, feel bright and happy. And so, I
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do love this color sofa, but it does
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take for a little bit more cleaning. So,
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if you want to simplify cleaning in your
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home, go for things that's easier to
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clean down, like leather sofas or
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microfiber, things like that. But back
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into the cleaning hacks. I just figured
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I'd throw that little cleaning hack in
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just since we're trying to simplify
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cleaning here. Back to the one basket
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per room. Getting off topic here. So,
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keep a basket in the living room, one in
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the hallway, one in the kids' room
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throughout the day. Anywhere where you
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have hight traffic areas. Maybe in the
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hallway like right when you walk inside
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the door where your shoes pile up, coats
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or bags and things you took out of the
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car can pile up. Wherever your hight
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traffic areas are, just place a basket
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there throughout the day. Toss anything
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that's out of place into those baskets
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so that at the end of the day or during
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your reset, you can just grab the basket
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and put everything away all at once
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without running back and forth, back and
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forth, up and down the stairs and back
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and forth towards that hight traffic
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area. It also keeps things looking a
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little bit more tidy and it keeps
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clutter from taking over. So, recently I
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went ahead and ordered me some more
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baskets. Next is to use multi-purpose
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products. Simplify your routine by using
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products that clean multiple areas. A
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good allpurpose bread, glass cleaner,
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and a disinfectant can handle most of
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your home. Less clutter under the sink
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and fewer decisions to make. My laundry
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hack for you guys is the laundry rule of
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one. One load a day. wash and dry and
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fold and put away. Not two or five, just
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one load every single day because this
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is going to keep laundry from becoming a
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mountain that takes over your weekend
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and your mind. Number seven is to clean
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while the kids are occupied. Use natural
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pockets of time. When your toddler is in
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the high chair eating a snack, wipe down
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the counters. When your baby is playing
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with toys on the floor, pick up the
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living room. This way, you don't need
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long stretches of time when you use
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those little moments. Just find little
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pockets of time where you naturally just
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have a little bit of time available.
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When my daughter is in her high chair
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eating, that's definitely one of my
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favorite times to get some work done
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inside of the kitchen. If I just notice
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that the kids are playing in their
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bedroom together quietly, and I will go
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inside of the living room and pick up
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some things in there. It's just natural
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little pockets of time. Teach kids
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simple habits as well. Even little ones
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can learn. So, your 5-year-old can put
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toys in a basket and your toddlers can
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help put laundry in the hamper. These
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simple routines not only teach
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responsibility, they also take a little
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pressure off of you and they make for a
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good cleaner later on down the line.
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Number nine is to keep a donation box
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handy because clutter makes cleaning
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much harder. So keep a box in the closet
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or hallway. Whenever you come across an
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item that you no longer need, just drop
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it inside of the donation box and by the
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end of the month, you'll be surprised
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just how much easier it is to tidy your
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home. And then last, of course, is to
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give yourself some grace because mom
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life is full and some days the house is
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going to show it. But that's okay. Your
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home doesn't have to be perfect. These
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hacks are here to help you create peace
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and not pressure. So do what you can and
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let go of the rest. If these tips
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encourage you or made homemaking feel a
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little bit lighter, give this video a
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thumbs up and make sure to subscribe for
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more simple, realistic homemaking videos
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and motherhood motivation. Thank you so
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much for watching this video and happy
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homemaking.