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Yesterday
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there was sun and there was rain.
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Beauty in the mundane.
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Today we are going to be doing a midweek
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home reset. And while I'm doing that,
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I'm also going to be sharing with you
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guys some cleaning hacks that I have
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found make for a stress-free home and
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everything that I've learned over the
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years as a stay-at-home mom and
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homemaker who has been really narrowing
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down what actually makes cleaning up my
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home and maintaining it more difficult
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and figuring out something that finally
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works for our family and for our home.
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Because something I've noticed about
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cleaning that we don't talk about enough
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is that sometimes the mess isn't what
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stresses us out. It's the feeling that
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we're never actually finished because
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you clean the kitchen, somebody eats,
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you pick up the living room, and the
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kids come back. You finally get the
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laundry put away and then somehow there
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is always another load waiting in the
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background. And the thing is that if
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we're not careful, keeping the house can
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definitely begin to feel like a
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full-time job without any finish line.
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And this is something that I talked
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about in the last video that I shared
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with you guys. I was just basically
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telling you guys that I felt like before
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I began cleaning, I was already feeling
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overwhelmed because I wasn't 100% sure
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where the finish line was because I was
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doing a little bit more than what's on
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my typical cleaning schedule. And that
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in itself can be daunting when you don't
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really feel like there's a finish line.
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But something that I have learned is
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that a peaceful home isn't really
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created by constantly cleaning, but
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instead making it easier to live in. And
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over the past year or more, I've been
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trying to incorporate this into my
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channel, show you guys how I do it, and
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also teach you guys what I do. So today,
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while I reset the house, I'm going to be
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sharing some of the little cleaning
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habits and systems that have helped me
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to make our home feel a lot more calm
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without actually spending the entire day
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cleaning. I have even learned how to do
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a whole house clean in like an hour. And
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so these are just basically the simple
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changes that can make a huge and a big
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difference. So let's go ahead and reset
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the house together. Okay you guys, the
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first one is actually quite simple if
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you do not overthinking and and that is
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taking care of the little messes while
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you are already there. If I'm cooking
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dinner, then I'll wash a few dishes
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while something is cooking. If I spill
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something, I'll clean it up immediately.
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It's literally just cleaning up as you
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go. So if you walk into a room and you
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see something that belongs somewhere
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else, then just take it with you while
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you are leaving out, especially if you
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have to pass through that area anyway
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because you will eventually see that
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these little moments, they might seem
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very insignificant at the moment. But
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they keep small messes from becoming
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bigger messes. And I think that's one of
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the biggest secrets to having a
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stressfree home because you're not
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constantly trying to catch up and clean.
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Instead, you're maintaining what you've
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already done. So, of course, you're
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still going to be doing some cleaning in
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terms of home maintenance. Whereas,
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today, for instance, the only thing that
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I really need to take care of was like
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my kitchen or main living area and then
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just give my bedroom a refresh, like
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make the beds and things like that. That
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is what maintaining your home is versus
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doing a whole house catch up and get it
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all done. Second is making sure that you
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give everything in your home a place to
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belong because something will eventually
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become categorized as clutter when you
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don't know where it's supposed to go. So
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now you have the place where you just
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keep everything that has no home and
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that can easily become stressful when it
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comes to cleaning it up, but also just
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stressful on the eyes when you're
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looking at it, when you have guests
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coming over. So if you constantly have
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things sitting on your counters, your
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tables, your stairs, or your floors,
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just ask yourself where does this
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actually belong? And then if there is no
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answer or the answer is nowhere, then
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that is your sign that you actually may
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just have too much stuff. A home doesn't
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have to hold everything that you have
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ever purchased. It's okay to let some
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things go and you'll learn that the
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fewer things you have to manage, the
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easier your home is to clean. So instead
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of constantly organizing the same
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clutter over and over again, just try
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removing some of it. Because less stuff
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means less to clean, less to put away,
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and less to think about. Another thing
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that can make cleaning overwhelming is
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having a different product for literally
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everything. One kitchen product, one
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bathroom product, one for the glass, one
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for the stainless steel, the surface.
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And this is something that I've talked
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about in many of my other videos where
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I'm just telling you guys sometimes an
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allpurpose cleaner does the job. I
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prefer keeping my cleaning supplies
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simple. Just having a small collection
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of products that you actually use makes
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cleaning faster and suddenly your
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cleaning cabinet is not overflowing and
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needing a new reorganization because you
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don't have to spend 10 minutes figuring
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out which product you're supposed to use
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and going through everything under your
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cabinet. You just grab what you need and
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get started. The next cleaning hack I
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really love is a 10inut reset. This is
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unlearning having to do a full 3-hour
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clean marathon. Sometimes I set a 15inut
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timer. Sometimes I set a 1 hour timer
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and the 10-minute timer is the one that
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you go to when you just want to focus on
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those little areas that are bothering
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you the most. Just pick up the clutter,
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put a few things away, clear the
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counter, straighten the couch up, take
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out the trash, and then once your timer
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goes off, you can stop because sometimes
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we don't have an entire day to clean.
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But even if you have 15 minutes, that 15
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minutes can make a huge difference,
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especially later down the line. You may
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be surprised by how much you can
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actually accomplish in 10 focused
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cleaning minutes. And even more
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importantly, it keeps the mess from
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becoming so overwhelming that you don't
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know where to start to begin. Another
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one is to have a daily reset zone. So,
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if your house feels overwhelming like
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all the time, choose the one area that
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you always need to keep under control.
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For me, it's the kitchen. The kitchen is
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something that gets messy multiple times
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per day. But when the kitchen is clean,
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it makes the entire house feel more
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manageable. So instead of thinking I
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need to clean my entire house every
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single day, I just have my daily reset
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zone inside of my kitchen as well as my
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bathroom because sometimes I have like
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toiletries, like hair products, makeup
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products, lots of different things like
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that on my bathroom countertop. So those
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are my two daily resets zone because I
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know that as long as that's done,
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everything else probably won't take too
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much from it. So, if I just stay on top
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of that every single day and have my son
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stay on top of cleaning his room, then I
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feel like for the most part, we're good.
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Now, this hack might be actually the
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most important cleaning hack of all.
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Stop chasing perfection and stop
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expecting your home to look perfect all
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the time, you guys. I promise it's okay.
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Especially if you're like me and you
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have children and if you're
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homeschooling and like me, if you're
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home all day, your home is going to look
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lived in. There are going to be toys or
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dishes or laundry or crumbs. That's not
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saying don't clean it up. But what I'm
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saying is it's okay if it's not perfect
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every hour of the day or even every
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single day. You don't have to beat
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yourself up about that. It's literally
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just completely normal. Then next is the
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end of the day reset. This is one of my
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favorite habits. Before going to bed,
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just do a small reset. Nothing, you
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know, too crazy, but just loading the
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dishwasher or emptying the dishwasher so
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that you can load it after dinner or the
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next morning or putting some things back
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where they belong, wiping down the
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kitchen and just straightening up the
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living room. Pick up anything that's
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obviously out of place. things like that
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is what I call like a small little
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evening reset. And this is something
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that might take about 15 minutes as well
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at the most. It's not me doing a whole
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house deep clean at night. But just
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sweeping up a few things, picking up a
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few things, and loading that dishwasher
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is going to make the next morning a lot
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easier. And sometimes I forget it and
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regret to do it. cuz sometimes I'll
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share a whole house clean with me video
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and I'll show you guys my kitchen as to
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where there may only be five dishes in
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the sink opposed to a full sink of
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dishes and there may only be like a few
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things here and there which is again how
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sometimes I'm able to do a whole house
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clean within 1 hour. It's these few
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little hacks that just makes cleaning a
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lot more stressfree. And then the other
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thing has helped me is stopping the idea
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that cleaning has to be like its own
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separate event. I actually don't film
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every single cleaning session that I
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have because sometimes it's simply just
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a part of my normal daily rhythm where
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I'm not like setting it out to be a
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separate event. It is just one of those
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things where you wake up and then you
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make the bed or you wipe the bathroom
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sink immediately after getting ready in
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the morning. You put something away
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after you use it. You do a quick kitchen
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reset after a meal or you pick some
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things up before moving on to the next
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thing. It's just again home maintenance
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and just maintaining things little by
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little. And then once these things
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become habits, your home doesn't have to
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constantly go from completely messy to
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completely clean. But you are in
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maintenance mode and that is just so
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much less stressful. At the end of the
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day, I don't think the goal of
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homemaking is to create a home that
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looks perfect for other people. I think
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the goal is to create a home that serves
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the people who actually live in it. A
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home where you can rest, one where your
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children can play, a home where you
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don't feel like you're constantly
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behind. And sometimes creating that kind
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of home means cleaning less, simplifying
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more, and then letting go of the
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expectation that everything has to be
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perfect. So, if your home has felt
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overwhelming lately, just start small
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and pick one room, pick one surface, set
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a 10-minute timer, and just begin. You
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don't have to do everything today. You
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just have to make your home feel a
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little bit more peaceful than it did
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when you started. Now, if you are in a
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season where your home feels a little
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bit overwhelming and you are craving
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more than just cleaning tips, I've
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created something specifically for that
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called the 30 days to a peaceful home
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and heart. It's a completely free
10:57
resource that is designed to help you
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slow down, simplify, and create more
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peace in both your home and your heart.
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I actually go through and do this with
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you as well in a playlist of videos
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where I'm doing this whole 30-day reset
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with you guys, decluttering all areas in
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our life, our home, social life,
11:19
electronics, all the good stuff, you
11:21
guys. So, I'm going to leave a link down
11:22
below if it's something that you just
11:24
want to check out. It may be for you.
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You don't have to completely transform
11:28
your home overnight, but sometimes peace
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begins with one small decision at a
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time. And then if you want to just go
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beyond the 30-day reset, I also created
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a book called the peaceful home reset.
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This one is brand new and it is designed
11:45
to help you step back and simplify your
11:47
home while creating routines that's
11:49
going to actually support the life that
11:50
you are living in the long haul. And so
11:52
while the 30 days to a peaceful home and
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heart reset is your 30day challenge to
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challenge yourself to see how much you
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can simplify and make your home a lot
12:01
easier to maintain within the 30 days. a
12:04
peaceful home reset is going to work
12:06
with you for the long call. It's going
12:08
to have plenty of different workbook
12:10
sessions as well as some checklist that
12:13
you can either pin on your fridge or
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save it to your phone and add it to your
12:17
home screen. You can put it inside of
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your planner or binder. And these are
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going to have different checklists such
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as weekend resets, 15-minute resets,
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30-day decluttering challenges, as well
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as some scripture in there and things
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like that. So, a lot of really cool
12:32
resources inside of that one. So, I
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would say check out that free resource
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if it's something that you're interested
12:38
in and if you love it, also go ahead and
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check out the newest ebook, The Peaceful
12:43
Home Reset. Not only does it actually
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help me and support the channel, but I
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think it's a really helpful resource
12:50
that's going to be great for you guys as
12:52
well. So, I'll have both of those linked
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down below and then you can always find
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them on my blog motherhood
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andhomemaking.com as well. So, if you
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enjoyed this video, you can let me know
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new here, go ahead and subscribe. Down
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in the comments, let me know what part
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of keeping your home clean feels the
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most stressful to you, and then we'll
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talk about it in the next video. Thanks
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so much for watching, and I'll see you
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guys in the next one. Happy homemaking.
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