Keeping your home clean and tidy can feel like a daunting task. But I promise that doing little bits here and there will help SO much in the long run. It’s worth noting that these tasks don’t all need to be done at once. Maybe you vacuum on Monday and do bathrooms on Friday. Or you do all your cleaning on Saturday and get it all knocked out in a day… you do what works for you.
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1. Vacuum flooring.
You are in the #cleaningarmy now. We vacuum. A lot. The good news is that when you vacuum regularly, less dust and dirt will accumulate on all of the things. So grab your vacuum and clean your floors. While you have it out, get your horse hair brush and suck up any dust on your window sills, tables and any other hard surfaces. This will really help with maintaining the dust level in your home.
2. Quick bathroom wipe down.
Bathrooms get gross and fast. In our rotation in the Cleaning Army Calendar, bathrooms get deep cleaned every 3 weeks. So if it’s one of those weeks, see here for a helping hand. But if it’s not bathroom week, that doesn’t mean you get a free pass. Check your sinks, counters, mirrors and faucets. Wipe up any toothpaste spills or rogue beard hairs, and give the toilet seat a wipe. Our water, bleach and Tide® recipe is perfect for this (1 gallon of hot water, 1 tsp of Tide® and ⅓ cup of bleach). You will thank yourself come bathroom week.
3. Appliance exteriors.
Fridge/Dishwasher/Microwave:
- Wipe down your appliances with a bit of soapy water on a cloth (we love blue Dawn® for this). Once dry, follow up with some Weiman® Stainless Steel cleaner on stainless steel appliances or Windex® if they are plastic.
Stoves:
- If you haven’t let things get too crusty and burnt on, Dawn® Powerwash should take care of most of your stovetop spills. If your stovetop is super charred, you may need to bring out the big guns with Easy-Off®. See detailed instructions here.
Pro Tip: Always be careful with Easy-Off®. It will damage your aluminum burners, countertops and flooring. Lay down garbage bags to protect the area and use caution. Watch the over spray, it can remove decaling.
4. Laundry.
If you have multiple people in your household, you might prefer to do a load of laundry every day. Personally, I’m a once-a-week girl and do all my family’s laundry in one day, and then fold in the evening while I’m binging the Office. You do you. But let’s get a good grip on the basics of doing laundry right here.
5. Change bedding.
Freshen up your bedding by running all your sheets and pillowcases through the wash, and make your beds. Nothing beats that hotel feeling of clean, crisp bedding.
Keeping up with these 5 things can help prevent your house from spiralling out of control. Remember, surface cleaning weekly is easier than deep cleaning monthly. You can do this!
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Jun 1
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May 31
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May 23
Petition to have all toilet seats removable from now until the end of time. Sign below ⬇️ #cleaningtips
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May 21
Needed this to live on the feed forever cause you folks ask me about it everyday. This is the @malibucpro hard water treatment I use on my hair. If you have super hard water, it sticks to your hair just like your shower doors. It makes your hair coated and feel like straw—your shampoo doesn’t work as well and your hair feels limp and lifeless. It’s super to easy to use, you can do it at home and it’s safe for highlighted/colour treated hair. Linked it up in both our Amazon storefronts and on stories. @hairhouseyeg 💁🏼♀️ #hairtutorial
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May 12
Dawn Platinum means serious business. Did you know that 3 bottles of the leading non-concentrated dish liquid equals ONE bottle of Dawn Platinum? @dawndishwash has a powerful formula to help you get through more dishes with less product, which will save you some moola plus you can use it outside of the kitchen! Dawn Platinum cleans windows and BBQ grills, tire rims…anywhere you need to fight a greasy mess, you can reach for Dawn Platinum. We love Dawn Ultra around here, but Dawn Platinum is even more concentrated so it’s the best grease-cutting you can get. You know it works on dishes but where else are you using Dawn, outside of the kitchen sink? Share your best stories below so I can test them out! #ad #dawnpartner
gocleanco
May 9
If you give a Mom a coffee…😵💫 ☕️ Don’t overdo it this week leading up to your big “day off”. #happymothersday
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May 3
April in nutshell. #springcleaning
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Apr 28
dump scare > jump scare 🫣
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Apr 27
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Apr 26
You each get one guess: GO! #springcleaning
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Apr 17
Check out my IG Live on Wednesday—I'll be chatting with P&G dishwashing scientist, Morgan Eberhard, to answer all your burning questions about the new Cascade Platinum Plus. Remember…the dishwasher pod that blew all your minds a couple weeks ago?! It’s the solution we have all been waiting for; cabinet-ready dishes without pre-rinsing or the need to dry them out of the dishwasher. My DM’s were DEEP when I showed you Cascade Platinum Plus in action and tbh, I didn’t think loading the dishwasher could get so many people steamed up! Drop your questions below so we can answer them on the live with Morgan. She knows her stuff —she’s a legit 👩🏼🔬 folks. #sponsored #cascadeplatinumplus #cascadepartner
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Apr 15
Happy National Laundry Day! Not sure why we need a national day for laundry since we do it everyday but hey hey I’m always in the mood to hug a box of tide so here we are! Anyways, in celebration of Laundry Day, we have a blog post all about my new washer and dryer to answer your pressing questions. It will live on the blog so you can go back and check when (touch wood) your machine kicks the bucket. Link is in our bio to read! #laundryday
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Apr 13
Nothing like a few before and afters to get your asses motivated! Remember you can start one drawer a day and build from there if you don’t know where to start. Also, try to rope in some friends to help you—6 hands are better than one! Pick a designated day each week for about a month and get everyone together and tackle projects around your homes together. It’s way more fun to clean/organize someone else’s house. Trust me, I made a business out of it. 😉 #springcleaning
gocleanco
Apr 12
Vacuum round up and break down of how they made it into our Amazon Storefront in stories today! We are also planning a Vacuum Fight Club…so drop your favs or the ones you want to see us test in the comments and I’ll hook us up.
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Apr 2
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Apr 1
Wanted to catch y’all before you had breakfast. #cleaningmotivation
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Mar 30
Some products you just have to see to believe. 🤯 Cascade Platinum Plus is a brand new product (you might have seen it on the shelves already) that is changing the GAME for your dishwashing routine. For years we’ve been doing work that really should be our dishwasher’s job! Spoiler alert: it’s not your dishwasher, it’s your dish detergent. TBH I was skeptical when @mycascade told me not to rinse and to let the dishes SIT OVERNIGHT BEFORE WASHING THEM but here we are. #sponsored #cascadepartner
gocleanco
Mar 29
It’s the final week of the Spring Cleaning Challenge! How y’all doing? Thrown in the towel yet?! 🫣 This round was fast and dirty (in the best way possible) and I’m telling ya—it feels like a fever dream 😮💨 😵💫 I’ll be recovering on my heating pad come Monday. #springcleaning
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Mar 25
Spring cleaning isn’t over until we clean the windows. Sparkling windows make all the difference, you can actually see outside and let the sunshine in! I have a Spring Cleaning offer with @oceansalesltd up in my stories, it is a package deal with the AquaBLADE and the Carbon Tuff Cloths. Check it out! #sponsored
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Mar 23
Carpet Cleaner Fight Club 👊🏻 coming at you 3.23.23 get your 🍿 and pull up a 🪑 *Carpets were harmed in the making of this video* #springcleaning