This is a game-changing hack! I so relate to this! THANK YOU. I am beginning to learn that even a five minute quick clean done more often yields greater results, is more satisfying and not so overwhelming. You then start to have the confidence to tackle those dustier hidden places, but not all at once - just a few minutes whenever you feel like it and when you happen to be in that area. Little and often is the key! You then see results over a few days and then if you do decide to do a longer deep clean you are already half way there and you don't feel panic because you know you could stop and it would still look ok!
This is such an important lesson to learn! All the items you clean will end up dirty again! One shortcut I started recently: instead of folding each individual pillowcase, I will stack one set of 4 and fold them together. It is quicker and it makes it easier to put them away and use them next time.
Great ideas Laura. I've been cleaning people's homes for over 10 years and when I vacuum I have a duster in the back pocket of my jeans so I can dust an area prior to vacuuming - saves so much time. Even better with cordless vacuums cause they're lighter - you can have duster in one hand and vacuum in the other! *Another thing I've learnt is to fold the washing straight from the clothesline into family piles - in drawer order (little OCD) and deliver straight to their rooms. *Love your socks idea wish I knew this 10 years ago when the kids were little but I have finally (yeah!) got my kids to hang socks in pairs on the clothesline.
This is why I follow a cleaning routine (Clean Mama cleaning routine, look it up). Small-medium tasks are done daily, and in a certain order, so when it’s time to vacuum, the dusting was done the day before, thus preventing this whole conundrum. And I’ve noticed that actually following this routine, since things are getting done on a regular basis, I naturally drop the perfectionist tendencies, since I know if I didn’t get it to a certain standard this time, I will get to it again soon and rectify it.
It was SOO helpful hearing these tips! As a “recovering” perfectionist (lol) I do the same thing. Deep clean everything when all I was after originally was ONE SPOT. This gave me a different perspective and, ultimately, allowed me to grant myself permission to be fine with average when it comes to cleaning. Cause you’re right! There are more important things to spend your time on
Love your sock suggestion. When I was raising three boys, each had a different colour, one wore white, one wore black and the third wore grey. HUGE time saver.
this is so me! I think I have to do a major cleaning every time and that is why I take so long to do it waiting for the time. Thank you. Love your videos.
Most of the time my sheets go from the dryer right back on the bed. If I'm switching the sheets I fold in half and roll them up, then I place them in a bin. I love bins because if something is visible I have to fold it!!!!
I’m 81 with a couple of autoimmune diseases. Only this year did I receive permission to not fold underwear and cleaning cloths or wash cloths from Cas the Clutterbug. I’ve heard it before, but only now was I willing to do it 🤦♀️
I have a motto I adopted a few years back Do it as you come to it. I started this when I got Covid Longhaulers, which wiped out my ocd and I couldnt concentrate, I finally decided just do it and move on, thank you for this video. I never fold under clothes, just toss them.I just found a telescopic Swiffer duster , game changer- it is fun and I cleaned 2 rooms of picture frames I couldn't reach,,yaaay. try it !!
Laura, Yes, the washrags, underwear & such HAS to be folded. 😅 I do buy all the same socks, but I still match them up. If I didn't do all that, I would be stressed knowing it wasn't done. I'm just that person who has to do it. 😊
I can so relate to this. Sometimes I've been tempted to skip a step in the folding, arrangement, or stack of laundry and how it gets put away, and I can't just leave it alone. It becomes that persistent mental irritant that needs attention, and it's just easier to do it "right" even if it takes more time. It becomes a case of "you pay now or you pay later, but either way you're going to pay." So I put more time into it for the mental peace of mind. 🤷♀️
I only have so much room in the wash towel basket so they need to be folded to fit. Also I buy black ones for my husband and he would not hunt through a messy pile to find one so he would end up using my pretty ones.
In Sweden many people 'rock their socks', ie rockar sockorna in Swedish. My SIL throws all of the family's socks into one big basket. Who ever needs socks picks out two socks that match size-wise. No matching pair of socks. If they want a matching pair, it's up to that person to rummage through the basket. In Sweden, rock the socks is a well known habit.
