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ahead and get into today's cleaning
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I used to think that always having a
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clean home was only for moms or
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homemakers that either had more time,
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more money, more help, or just had it
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all together. But now I know better. The
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truth is that clean homes don't come
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from just doing everything. They just
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come from doing the right little and
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consistent things every day. So today,
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while I clean my kitchen, I want to go
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ahead and walk you through 10 small but
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very realistic things that people with
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clean homes do every single day. These
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are not going to be Instagram perfect
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habits. These are going to be real life
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habits that bring order and calm without
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the pressures. Whether you're cleaning
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along with me or you're just watching
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this video while sipping a cup of tea or
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a coffee, I think that this video is
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going to be helpful and motivational for
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you. So, the first thing that people
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with clean homes do is declutter a
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little bit every single day. This one
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might not be a surprise for you if
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you've been on my channel long enough. I
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talk a lot about decluttering. People
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with clean homes don't just clean. They
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also own less. Not all at once, but
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little by little. A drawer here, a bin
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there, tossing away broken toys, letting
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go of whatever no longer serves you. All
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of these decluttering tips. Not a
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one-time event. It's just a mindset.
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It's asking, "Do I need this? Is this
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blessing my home? Or is it cluttering
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it, making it more for me to clean, more
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for me to manage, which is also going to
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take up more time? and you're probably
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going to be doing a lot of it every
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single day. So, the less stuff that you
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have, the easier it is to keep up with
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your home. So, start small and just keep
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going. I highly encourage you to
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declutter. Another thing that people
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with clean homes do is an evening reset.
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Instead of trying to do it all at once,
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consider an evening reset because it
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takes a lot less time. Something that is
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actually tangible for you to be able to
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do every single day. Instead of trying
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to deep clean all at once, just do an
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evening reset. Not a perfection routine,
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a peace routine. Do the dishes, wipe the
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counters, a quick vacuum or toy pickup,
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putting everything back where it belongs
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with a light stem, the candle lid if you
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really want to romanticize it. But it's
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like tucking your house into bed so that
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the next morning you get to start fresh.
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Even if the whole house is still a mess,
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resetting just one or two zones every
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single night will definitely make a huge
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difference and make it a lot easier for
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you the next day. Number three is to
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tidy as you go, not all at once. We
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often imagine cleaning as this huge
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hour-long production, but clean home
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people don't wait for cleaning day. They
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pick it up as they move. They toss the
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wrapper into the trash when walking by.
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They grab the socks on the stairs as
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they go up. They wipe the bathroom
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counter right after brushing their
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teeth. It's just these little touches
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that typically take less than a minute
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or two in the flow of real life, not the
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massive overhaul projects. And the
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mindset makes such a difference. And
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number four on my list of 10 things
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people with clean homes do every single
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day is using laundry as a daily anchor.
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Most people don't do five loads of
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laundry in one day on a Saturday, but
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instead they do one small load every
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single day, or at least most days of the
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week. It keeps the overwhelm down and
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gives your day a productive rhythm.
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Folding laundry during nap time if
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you're a mama and putting it away before
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dinner, using it as like a built-in
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reset is just helpful ways to stay on
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top of it because it takes a lot longer
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to fold five loads of laundry than it
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does to just fold one small load of
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laundry that you're doing every single
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day. It almost becomes like a rhythm in
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your day that you're not even actually
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having to think about it and you're no
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longer dreading laundry day. So, think
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of it like brushing your teeth. Doesn't
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feel like a chore. It's just hygiene for
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the home. Number five is clean surfaces.
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Clean homes tend to have clean surfaces.
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Not perfect, but just clear counters,
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tables, nightstand. They're kept tidy.
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Not because the people are like neat
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freaks or even minimalist, but because
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visual peace impacts emotional peace and
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visual clutter kind of just makes the
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whole room look a mess. When your
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countertops are clean, for instance, the
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difference here in my kitchen with this
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countertop being cluttered, I feel like
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my entire kitchen is a mess. But just
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having my kitchen counters cleared off,
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it feels like the kitchen is a lot less
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cleaner, even if I didn't do a deep
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clean and mop the floors yet. When
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there's just too much stuff on everyday
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surfaces, your brain can also feel
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overwhelmed. So now I ask myself, is
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this surface serving me or is it
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stressing me out? And then I just go
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ahead and put everything back where it
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belongs. and even get the family
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involved. I'll leave like a little pile
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of things where my son has some of his
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toys and things that he needs to put
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back or maybe my husband left a few of
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his things on the counter and I
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respectfully allow him to put his things
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back. Once I'm cleaning off the
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surfaces, like for instance, this here
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messy table, it just makes the whole
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room feel a lot lighter and a lot
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cleaner. So, I try to do this every
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single day so that it doesn't become too
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overwhelmed to where it's going to take
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me a ton of time to do it. Number six is
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the right now rule, which kind of goes
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back to cleaning as you go. If it takes
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less than 60 minutes, then just do it
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right now. Wipe the mirror, toss away
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the junk mail, straighten the towels,
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wipe the counters. Do not overthink the
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little stuff. Just do it because small
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wins do add up and the mental clutter
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will definitely overwhelm you. It's not
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about perfection. It's just about ease.
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One minute at a time. Number seven is
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closing the kitchen every single night.
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There is just something liberating about
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closing the kitchen. Just after everyone
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has finished eating dinner, you make
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sure that you clear off all of the
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dishes, clear off the dinner table, put
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the dishes in the dishwasher or wash the
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dishes, clean off the surfaces, sweep
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the floor if the kids have gotten any
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type of food on the floor. Again, you
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can romanticize it by lighting a candle.
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But once you are done, blow that candle
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out, turn off the kitchen light, and
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close down the kitchen. And it gives
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closure to the day especially if
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majority of your day is spent in the
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kitchen and also gives you a fresh start
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the next morning. Try this tonight and I
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promise you are going to feel the shift
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especially when you wake up in the
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morning. Number eight is they start with
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a bed always. Even if the rest of the
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room is chaos, a made bed changes
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everything. It's quick, it's simple,
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it's momentum, and it is a small win
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first thing in the morning. It also
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helps you to start the day with
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intention. So, think of it as a reset
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button that you can just press every
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single morning as soon as you get out of
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your bed and make it up. And it's going
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to quickly become a habit to the point
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where you're not even going to want to
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see your bed not made up anymore once
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you walk into it. And throughout the
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day, instead of wanting to just climb
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back in the bed and relax in the bed,
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because your bed is made, chances are
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you're going to find somewhere else to
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spend your time maybe with your children
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or with your family versus getting back
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under those comfy comfy covers. I know,
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I know it's hard, but number nine on my
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list of 10 things people with clean
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homes do every single day is keep your
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cleaning supplies handy. You don't want
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to always have to be looking for your
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cleaning supplies. They don't keep all
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the cleaners and far away cabinets and
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cluttered underneath the sink. They keep
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essentials where they use them. For
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instance, I keep my room and dustpan
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right to the side of my kitchen pantry.
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Of course, I'm in my kitchen pantry
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throughout the day when I'm cooking, but
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I'm also inside of that little cleaning
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closet throughout the day so that I can
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clean as I go as well. A small spray and
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cloth in the bathroom, dish soap and
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sponge ready by the sink. You don't need
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a big large cleaning caddy. You just
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need your cleaning supplies to be
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accessible when you need it. When it's
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easy to reach, then it's easier to
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maintain as well. Number 10 is to keep
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morning and evening rhythms peaceful and
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You want to be able to create space
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between the chaos. The morning should
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start slow, maybe with tea or coffee, a
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candle, a morning walk, or an empty
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sink. I know some people like to do a
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full on workout in the morning. And if
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that's for you, then that's amazing,
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too. I used to like to walk on the
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treadmill with podcast. Whatever it is,
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just make sure that it's peaceful,
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whatever that means for you. And then in
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the evening, those are your windowns
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with calming rhythms, maybe tidying up a
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space or two with like some gentle
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music, romanticize a little bit, and
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make it a flow, not a rush. It's not
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about having a perfect day. It's about
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protecting those little edges, starting
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and ending with peace. And when those
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edges are peaceful, the middle of the
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day feels much more manageable as well.
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So if you've ever felt overwhelmed by
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your home, just know this. You do not
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need to be a clean freak. You do not
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need to even be a minimalist. You just
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need a few simple habits and a whole lot
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of grace. Declutter a little. Reset your
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evenings. Start the morning with a made
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bed. And also just start right where you
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are. So, let me know down below in the
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comments which of these 10 rhythms do
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you already do versus some that you may
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not even thought about and you're
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excited to try. So, if this felt like
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that gentle encouragement that you
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needed, let me know by liking this video
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and share it with someone else who you
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think is craving peas at home as well.
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rhythms that bring joy back to our
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everyday life. And I hope that you found
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this video to be helpful. Let's go ahead
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and finish this out strong. I'm just
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going to go ahead and let the music play
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out while we finish cleaning together.
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Thank you so much for watching and I
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will see you guys in the next video.
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Like an ocean without land. Not a single
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a little bit a little bit lighter with
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You're making it making it brighter
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right through the grave.
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Hope is the last thing that I need. Want
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to feel something that's real
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with you. I get that
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you're like a lighthouse in a dream with
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a distant but your beam
