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Why I DO NOT WANT a CLEAN and TIDY house... 3 DAYS of Decluttering, Organizing, and Cleaning!

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On a daily basis, I do not strive to have a clean and tidy home. I aim to have a home that is EASY to clean and EASY to tidy instead. After years of decluttering, I had to let go of my expectations that minimalism would make our home perpetually clean and tidy. Our home has messes because we live here and we love here. Striving for a home that is easy to clean and easy to tidy is better for me and for our family.
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A slow living lifestyle is sometimes perceived as an antidote to the effects of that fast paced life. Slow living is about balancing the things you want to do WITH the speed of life. Slowing down and embracing slow living is not about getting the same amount of things done at a slower pace. Rather, slow and simple living is about finding balance and living better in our fast paced world.
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@wyyeti4004 8 месяцев назад

Hello, Erica. A second comment. I just turned 68 & my husband is 73. I cannot put myself in your shoes with the incredible mental, emotional & soul “load” you are carrying. Please accept my sincerest prayers & kindest regards to take you through the following weeks & on from there. You don’t know me & I only have an idea of you from your videos. From the first decluttering disaster video to now, you have been & are a motivator for me, and many others. You have helped me change things in my life. And I thank you for it. Best wishes to your son for his video interests, your daughter in her artwork, and your youngest in whatever he decides on. Thank you, Mr. Lucas, and your family for your service. My husband is a ‘Nam vet.

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for being here with me! I wish you a joyful holiday as we close out 2024. ❤

@terryruiz7417 8 месяцев назад

I had to smile when you asked for suggestions, you, girl, are the one others look to for help! Excellent job. You have come so far since I began to watch you. I'm in my 70's, am caring for a 97year old parent, having lost my dad 2 years ago at Thanksgiving. Mom lives a mile away, and I finally hired someone to clean for me every two weeks. Keeping up with Mom, her place, and mine, simply too much. A neighbor and friend who cleans just left...what a blessing she is to me!

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

I’m so sorry for your loss two years ago. I love that you have help!!!

@wyyeti4004 8 месяцев назад

Hey folks…if your watching, hit the like or subscribe button! 👍Erica is an amazing woman!

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

Awww thank you!!❤

@catherinecarney2507 8 месяцев назад

I can't believe that Jack is now seven. When I started watching, he was three. This means that Brandon is now 10. I am shaking my head at how much they have grown during the past four years. I love watching your vlogs every week. I love the shirt you are wearing. It looks good on you.

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

Thank you! Yes the kids are 10, 8, and 7 now. Thanks for always being here!

@Carobmoth 8 месяцев назад

I like how you de-cluttered as you went. This makes for a much less stressful environment and makes cleaning so much simpler. Good for you for making such great progress back to a 'minimal-ish' routine.

@JmGmail 6 месяцев назад

Things that helped me. The dishes go directly in dishwasher after a rinse. Kids and parents do it each time. No food in bedrooms. Tools/clothes/laundry/ Coats/ Backpacks/books/ toys have a spot they go to once we come home. Vacuum house every week but kitchen dining area every evening after dinner is cooked before eating. Keep bathrooms clean as you go , deep cleaning every weekend. And mail , ditch junk mail as soon as it arrived and keep important mail in a basket to handle once a week. I used to do laundry only on weekends darks separated from whites by having 2 laundry baskets and kids separated the clothes right after their shower. To do list and shopping lists used to be on fridge too and a physical calendar with events /activities for kids or family. Now it is all digital. Also pickup and reset family room, living room, kitchen, dining room, before going upstairs to bed. Similarly reset bedrooms before going down each morning after shower. Basically reduce amount of effort for the weekly deep cleaning, laundry, grocery shopping, mail handling by doing stuff everyday.

@deannaw9657 8 месяцев назад

I love your content, perspective, processes, and sense of humor. You're such a good mom and wife, and you set a great example for me to give myself more grace. Thank you, Erica. ❤

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for being here with me today!!! ❤

@barbarayalch2676 8 месяцев назад

Good job momma finding an organized to keep on top of house. Yes it's good kids do help. I have 7 children and now 17 grandchildren and they help when they are here. I have 5 grandchildren who live with me and we quick pick up each evening and each morning before homeschool. And they help feed chickens, sheep and dogs on alternating days so it doesn't fall on just one person. Your boys are so adorable and helpful even if it takes a while playing and getting side tracked. You take care and give yourself grace with your family losses. My daughter passed a year ago leaving 3 young children. My heart is broken but I have to find the strength each day to get up and take care of these 5 grandchildren from my oldest daughter who is alive but struggling. So I put her in God's hands to stay strong and be able to be with her children again. Take care love your videos they give me motivation.

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

I’m so sorry for the loss of your daughter. I will be thinking of you this holiday season. ❤

@barbarayalch2676 8 месяцев назад

@@EricaLucasLoves Thank you! You are in my prayers also through this tough time. Holidays are my hardest because all my kids and their spouses and grandkids come and my daughter and my granddaughter who died of SIDS 14 years ago are not here. I thank our Lord no more suffering but the missing is so hard.

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

@@barbarayalch2676 I will keep you in my prayers. Send me an email if you want to connect more through the holidays. Grief is rough and I’m here for you like you are for me. ❤

@whittneybaldwin2267 8 месяцев назад

I vacuum the dust first and then wipe with a wet cloth if needed. We live in windy Wyoming and dry dusting doesn’t cut it.

@debnelson3979 8 месяцев назад

Good video, Erica!! You taught this old dog (68) a new trick! I absolutely loved how you chose to change your vocabulary!! To not see a mess but a home that is "loved" - I'm doing it!! To be grateful for the home that we have and to choose to see it that way - wonderful advice! Blessings to you and yours.

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

Mindset helps so much!!

@EveryPeachInReach 8 месяцев назад

It was so sweet hearing the smile in your voice when you were talking about what a good helper your 7 year old is.

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

Awwww thanks!

@valkyriesardo278 8 месяцев назад

I am a big fan of furniture casters and furniture gliders. It is SO much easier to clean when you don't have to exhaust yourself moving the furniture.

@christine1373 8 месяцев назад

I dust with a damp rag, either with water or vinegar water mix. I have two cats and cats love to rub everything including lamp shades so I use a lint roller on my lamp shades to get rid of dust and pet hair.

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

Lint roller is a great tip!

@madzabinga8382 8 месяцев назад

How are you doing Erica? What a nice long video! I am always happy to see you and see what you have been up to. I am sure things will feel different this Thanksgiving without your Mom. Hoping your heart is full of happy memories and your home filled with delicious smells.

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

I’m trying to focus on the joy. I cried in Andy’s arms yesterday so now that’s out and I can be joyful.

@joyindrelie6715 8 месяцев назад

I love that you shared a cleaning video in real time! I've found that cleaning videos sped up sometimes make feel slow when I'm cleaning at normal speed!

@lkhorvath4 8 месяцев назад

Wanted to share a hack for your bedroom rug. Saw the corner sticking up. The hack is to put ice on it and let it melt. Put something somewhat heavy to press down as ice melts. Have not personally tried it yet. My rug is too new

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

I will try it!

@laurahall7823 8 месяцев назад

What an appreciable difference in the before and after! I have “ Big 3” on my daily list… laundry, dishes, pickup. It helps keep from the house becoming an out of control mess for sure! Also - cute tops you are wearing in this video 🙂 and last but not least Happy Thanksgiving!🦃

@beachlover4413 8 месяцев назад

I really enjoy these slow, talking through tasks videos. i find they are much more helpful than watching someone speed through cleaning their house. Even though I don't have children at home. I have a husband who doesn't do anything. I am going to try the checklist so I can get around the house and get stuff done while working full time. Thank you. Happy Thanksgiving!!

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

Hi! How will you go about making your checklist?

@scara1859 8 месяцев назад

If you post your checklist on fridge maybe he will see some things he can do…Run sweeper…learn how much soap to put in washer, etc..lots of praise and might have to repeat instructions every time but getting help is worth it!! 😊

@siameseire 8 месяцев назад

Great idea about using multiple clean mop heads! And how fabulous to get cleaners to come a few times a year. That is wonderful. You do priceless things for your family and you deserve such a Wise aid.

@siameseire 5 месяцев назад

The calm jar is brilliant and a lifelong transformational skill.

@donnabradshaw5200 8 месяцев назад

My sister used to have a plaque that said " my house is clean enough to be healthy and dirty enough to be happy ". Hope you always have a happy family.

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

Wow that is amazing! I love that phrase!

@socalgal7830 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing, in detail, what a realistic daily checklist looks like. I'm planning to start one soon, as my energy level no longer works for a once a week cleaning. I also love the idea of a professional clean every few months! May your Thanksgiving day be filled with love, joy and priceless memories.

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

Happy Thanksgiving!

@susanspringall8603 8 месяцев назад

I love looking back at your decluttering beginnings. You have come so far. You give me motivation and encouragement that I will be successful.

@KlingonPrincess 8 месяцев назад

I just loved this video, esp your comments about seeing love not clutter in the daily messes. While watching, I: folded sheets, hung some laundry, cleaned the stove top and front, ran the dishwater, cleaned out the vegetable drawer (why did I let the asparagus disintegrate in there?), put away the drugstore items from yesterday in yhe bathroom, replaced the tp, found a few stray socks and such and put in the laundry bin, and took out the trash. I've been sewing lately and let things go. I live alone so I guess I've been loving my life while sewing and while re-setting my little apartment. I hope your family has a lovely Thanksgiving. Many blessings to you; you bless me so much with your videos 💜💛

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

Asparagus melts in the drawer right? I’ve had that happen. 😂

@heabooktubes 8 месяцев назад

I’ve been following you for yeeeears, and as someone with my own kids similar ages to yours, you continue to motivate me. ♥️

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

Hi!! I’m so glad you were here with me today. Happy Thanksgiving!!

@kristinakalas8100 8 месяцев назад

Erica, I can’t believe how you’ve transformed the dining room & family room! Both rooms look so spacious. You are really amazing! Your perseverance, goals & reevaluation process has really paid off. ❤

@deborahderosa4987 8 месяцев назад

I get so excited when one of your video pops up! You are so real and I love that about you.😊

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for that!

@barbaraweber3084 8 месяцев назад

I had to rewind and listen to the part about hiring house cleaners, that's cool. Maybe a more in depth video on that? What do you do before they come? What do they do? How good are they? Do they get into the grout and the corners? Are there degrees of payment or cleaning? Just asking " for a friend" 🙃

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

Sure! For now… I actually don’t do anything before they come. They don’t get the grout but I can ask for a deep clean in the kitchen and bathrooms for extra $$$.

@barbaraweber3084 8 месяцев назад

@@EricaLucasLoves nice! I wonder if I could give a cleaning for a Christmas present?

@Elizabeth-1722 8 месяцев назад

I thoroughly enjoyed this video! Your videos are so peaceful! I love that you don’t use background music, and your voice is so calming! ❤ Love you so much Erica! You feel like family to me. And I want you to know how encouraging you are to me. I am a full time SAHM and homeschooling both for the first time this year and I have found so much wisdom in watching your videos. Thank you. ❤

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

Hi! You can do this! The first year homeschooling is scary.

@LeaSonnenscheinTrier 8 месяцев назад

I am glad that there is no background music too. I am hypersensitive to sounds and simultaneously have difficulties hearing clear with overlapping noises, so I am not a fan of background music.

@ikki4021 8 месяцев назад

I’m a little behind with watching. I had no space before. But now i do and i just missed you. Our house nowadays look the same, and hearing you being gracefull and me looking at you with no judgement. I deserve that to. Me being more gracefull to myself and no judgment. Cause it’s the same everywhere. I could watch you do this for the whole week 🥰 a realistic household being cleaned by real mom, and a mom who chooses kids before cleaning/perfection ❤

@joyindrelie6715 8 месяцев назад

I dust with the tiniest bit of water (just a tiny bit so nothing really gets wet) on a cloth to pick up the dust so the dust doesn't just go into the air, it gets picked up and removed in the wash. I like to dry dust quickly before company or between cloth dusting if I feel like it.

@maxineoliver7404 8 месяцев назад

Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

Same to you!

@sunnyside2656 8 месяцев назад

Oh my goodness, Jack wearing the roller skates helping you pick was adorable ❤

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

❤

@lisafitzpatrick885 8 месяцев назад

Hi! Erica I hope ur doing a bit better. Thinking of u. Well cleaning tips I use swiffer dry wipes a bit pricey but the dust sticks to the cloth & doesn't just move it around it stays on the wand. Try it

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

Good tip!

@StarrREVA 8 месяцев назад

Great look at the progress of keeping house on a daily basis. I have been enjoying your videos for a long time. So nice to see how the kids have grown. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. I know holiday's can be hard after family loss. Try to focus on the thankfulness of the time you had rather than the sadness of what you are missing.

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for being here with me!! ❤

@lkreinmiller-author 8 месяцев назад

I found timing myself doing chores I found tedious, I discovered how little time it actually takes me to do them. Great motivator for me.

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

I did that when I edited this video! I was surprised that stripping beds took me 60 seconds. It always feels longer. Great tip!

@lkreinmiller-author 8 месяцев назад

@@EricaLucasLoves , For me it’s the best way. I just tell myself. “Get your behind in there and [XYZ]. It only takes 2/3/7 minutes." Agree, it seems sooooo much longer if I haven’t timed it. I’m glad to see you are able to get back into some of your routines. It takes a long time when you lose someone close. Hugs.

@suzie2080 8 месяцев назад

I will set a stopwatch on my Alexa. I am always amazed at how little time some tasks actually take.

@lkreinmiller-author 8 месяцев назад

@@suzie2080 , I know! It literally takes me 2 minutes to make my bed. Never an excuse to not make it when I know how little time it takes.

@karenharris3123 8 месяцев назад

Would love to see a video of you organising the hall closet. You have such patience! I was never as patient with my daughter ☹️😢

@pamelacooley6457 8 месяцев назад

Messes happen even when the kids are gone🤷‍♀️ my adult kids come over a lot. Thank you for this video. We live and enjoy in our home. It’s a busy house…we also have lots of animals. I like your ideas…very helpful. My house will never look like those minimalist houses…the not lived in look 😅😂 just never going to happen.

@dianamarsden1933 8 месяцев назад

I want to see you reset the hallway closet and your bedroom. I am learning so much about the process of decluttering. The questions you taught us to ask ourselves has been a huge help. You show us the way to do things slowly and thoughtfully Erica! Thank you💐

@cozzy8910 8 месяцев назад

Remembering the old house and this now, woooow.. 🎉🎉🎉

@sallycroft2191 8 месяцев назад

I really like the idea of your daily chart. I am going to try to replicate it to my home. Also, loved the children helping with emptying dishwasher, clearing floor of reset, making & clean up waffles sorting winter gear and cleaning room. These are skills that they will have for a lifetime and teaches them a house doesn't clean itself. Way to go, Erica Have a blessed Thanksgiving with lots of turkey and pumpkin pie.😊

@magueysunset 8 месяцев назад

Another tool I like is a journal book called Throw It Away by Guru Notebooks. It helps me think through difficult things I'm tossing out.

@joyindrelie6715 8 месяцев назад

I heard somewhere that any substance used for dusting will initially clean, but residual solution collects and holds even more stuff, so I just use a little water.

@alexmathias8938 8 месяцев назад

I love how you involve your kids in upkeep of the house. One thing I would say is to not ask your kids to help you but ask them to contribute. The former makes it seem like it’s still your responsibility and the latter makes it clear that it’s a team effort for everyone living in the house. A small thing but a big thing. This is a work in progress for me!❤❤

@gatitao3014 2 месяца назад

We moved into a home some years ago from a townhome that had garages. The home did not have any garages space or basement so all of our stored items in boxes ended up all over the house :( My mom had many health issues that limited her ability to clean alot and with my work and school schedules i too was not able to really declutter. As the years went by we bought new things and she passed away about 8 years ago. I am just now trying to go about decluttering on my own and its really hard.

@Jo-hello 2 месяца назад

That sounds like a really hard situation you are in. I’m sorry for the loss of your mother and I send you love. I believe you are able to get your house to where you want it to be, one step at a time and by being kind and gentle to yourself. I love Ericas demonstration of this. She shows herself and her family grace. I send you encouragement for what you are doing and I hope you remember that you are not alone. And the state of our home is not a reflection of our worth. We are all valued and made in Gods image.❤

@marlenetaylor3767 8 месяцев назад

I love all of this! Your more in depth cleaning on a weekly basis amazes me! I am with you on daily kitchen reset, daily tidy, daily sweep and laundry but all the extras tend to be just too much for me. I have 4 boys 11, 9, 7 and 4…we just started having each boy put their load of laundry in on a specific day first thing in the morning with their checklist. I LOVE it! It gets their laundry cycling and allows me to do extra loads during the day without their laundry needing to be done. I do at least one load of dirty/sports stuff every evening (on delay start) and then one of the kids puts it in the dryer in the morning when they put their load in.

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

Help from the kids with laundry is huge! That’s great!

@darloonie9465 8 месяцев назад

I use a utensil organizer for toothbrushes in a drawer of our bathroom. Works great.

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

Oooh!

@sopjoplop23 8 месяцев назад

The routines are hard to get back into. I lost my mom in July this year too. And my dinner meal plan is slowly getting back. And the Saturday morning cleaning was left for quite sometime, but always kept up on the kitchen. Mom drilled that one into my body going up. It is weird the mixed feelings all the time and what ends up being difficult to do. Have a great Holiday season!

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

I’m so sorry about your Mom. I am also getting back to meal planning so we share that step! Maybe I will film that too. I will be thinking of you this holiday season as grief finds a new face for you. ❤

@monaminchau4798 8 месяцев назад

We have a basket in each room for collecting “stray” items that normally live elsewhere in the house. This keeps floors and surfaces clutter-free until we are ready to sort through those baskets

@meganlewi 8 месяцев назад

Hi Erica ❤ thanks so much for this video. I’m a fellow homeschool mom and I always look forward to your videos. Thankful for all that you share on your channel. 😊

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

I’m so glad you are here! How’s your year going?

@fianorian 8 месяцев назад

Such a laid back way of cleaning.

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

Is that good in your opinion? 😂

@fianorian 8 месяцев назад

@@EricaLucasLoves Absolutely. Spotless is over rated. If I can pull it together when visitors give me half an hour's notice, that's good enough for me.

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

@@fianorianok good! I have stopped caring about picking up before someone stops by. The only friends I have that stop by like that know the messes that are in my house 😂

@fianorian 8 месяцев назад

@@EricaLucasLoves At 69 I am still my mother's child. ;)

@KaraKay 8 месяцев назад

Hi. New to your channel. I am really enjoying your video. Getting a lot of inspiration and ideas from it. I love how you operate and have the children be a part of almost everything. I homeschool as well. I would be really interested in seeing a separate video specifically for your seasonal closet and how you organize that and reset that and shifting around for the seasons. It’s already giving me inspiration on what I can do with my entryway closet, but I would really love to see one that you do because you obviously have a working system. Thank you for your videos. New subscriber.

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

Hi and welcome! I tackled that closet and feel great about it now. Here's a link! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cml_VzCpyVU.html

@Gotsomethingtosaynow 8 месяцев назад

I wonder if you could clean the toothbrush caddy in the dishwasher? Wow your kids have grown so much since I first began to watch your videos.

@joannafoster3423 8 месяцев назад

My baby of 7 kids (15) is my best at staying tidy as well. He's also very minimalist already. Older sibs, not so much.

@jennyjenkins877 8 месяцев назад

I like your unconventional mopping method... I like watching your videos for those 'think outside the box' ideas. 💡

@jenndubmac 8 месяцев назад

I love this video! Reminds ne of my Flylady days. Can't wait to get my first decluttering pass through the house some I can get back to the rhythm of that. When I dust, I use the Maid Naturally dusting spray for anything wood and the all purpose cleaner for anything else. It's a local WA company using kitchen ingredients and e.o., there has to be something comparable near you.

@lightgiver7311 8 месяцев назад

I wish I had that many kitchen cupboards.

@lynnwales2937 8 месяцев назад

I love that including grace for yourself and your family is a part of your everyday life

@irenehinojosa6629 8 месяцев назад

You are such a great mother! You have come such a long way over the years. You now have been motivating others like yourself for awhile. Kudos to you! 😊

@sburwell75 8 месяцев назад

That green floral top is very pretty.

@randibandeira5238 8 месяцев назад

Yes please clean your closet , you give me motivation 😊

@aledelmar2557 8 месяцев назад

Hi Erica. Happy thanksgiving for you and your beautiful family!

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

Same to you!

@kaylafaircloth74 8 месяцев назад

Love this video and enjoy all your content always 33:22 your carpet corner Either double sided tape or the ice cube trick. Put a cup on the corner and ice cubes around it over night. And it should lay down 🤟🏻

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

I will try this!

@lindacowles756 8 месяцев назад

Erica, I really like your approach to chores and scheduling when they are to be done, especially with the flexibility in case "stuff happens" like sickness, holidays, and other unexpected interruptions that come with family life. I once watched another channel in which the young mum was trying out various cleaning schedules but they were not very forgiving should an emergency arise. I told her, "you need a 'life happens' method." It looks like you have that.

@fionaclarke4828 8 месяцев назад

Hi Erica, I loved this video, thank you so much for sharing your home with us. I love that you're real and this was a great motivational video on how you go about your home with your schedules and reset days. I use the FlyLady method which I do find helpful but sometimes I lack the time and motivation to do the weekly zones. I do love a clean tidy home though. Like you I homeschool so time can be limited and energy levels fade. I hope you have had a blessed thanksgiving with your family. I have followed you for sometime now but first time commenting. Blessings from New Zealand.

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for being here!

@juliecombs462 8 месяцев назад

So happy to see another video! I invested in a wet dry vacuum so I only have to do the floors once. They are all on sale for Black Friday. Hope you and yours have a Happy Thanksgiving 😊

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

That sounds amazing!

@jacquelynmoloney6172 8 месяцев назад

Loved this video. ❤ Spatulas make great lightsabers 😂

@lindamusser7370 8 месяцев назад

Please do closet organization video. Your house is clean enough to be healthy and "dirty" enough to be happy. It's my idea of perfect.

@dustinstrid1199 8 месяцев назад

appreciate what u do i hope you clean the floor more often, i learned how to keep it clean more thx hun

@oliviadearth7741 8 месяцев назад

Great Reset🎉 I love the extra stuff you are finding go straight into the pockets!

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

The crayon 😂😂

@shannonrichards5367 8 месяцев назад

I love you! You are so amazing. I love seeing the real life version of keeping up on a house. Our house is constantly in rotation of projects, school, homework, playing, cooking. It’s never magazine ready but we have a lot of life going on here!

@lkhorvath4 8 месяцев назад

I always look forward to seeing your videos

@coppercurls5000 8 месяцев назад

So helpful, Erica!

@johannathorisdottir2456 8 месяцев назад

Hey Erica i love your family and furbaby and your home so cozy and peaceful. And yeah the dog is sooo cute and kind obviously so well behaved!🙂 So much fun watching your channel.

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

Thank you! ❤

@mariahwilson6505 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for the video Erica! You have a refreshing pace and perspective on your home. Also - what a wonderful life you have with your family! ❤️ Truly blessed!!!

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

Thank you!!

@SauerPatchGardening 8 месяцев назад

We want to see any video you decide to do. I look forward to them all. I'm always so happy when your notification pops up!

@kimking3466 8 месяцев назад

I recently set up a checklist similar to yours, although there are no kids in my home. I don't have the energy to do long periods of cleaning, so I broke it up to focus on an area or two daily. I use one day as a catch-up, to give myself grace for a bad day or unexpected disruption. I also have a "daily five" checklist! I keep my lists on the Sticky Notes feature of my computer, so I see them all the time. I used to make paper lists and then not look at them. You are doing a wonderful job, Erica. My house never looked that good when my kids were small.

@christineb2640 8 месяцев назад

This is one of my favourite videos of yours ❤ thank you for sharing.

@mountaingarden8823 8 месяцев назад

Erica you are fabulous! What an inspiring butterfly you are! The changes in your home are what I am working towards in our home. Thank you for all the time you devote to producing videos!

@conniesmith3922 8 месяцев назад

Happy Thanksgiving Erica to you and your family. I need to rest every day, I’m 70 and my husband is forgetful about where he gets things from! Lol.❤🦃

@elizabethlangarica8467 2 месяца назад

Thank you, Erica ❤️

@maxineoliver7404 7 месяцев назад

Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year, too!!🎄🎉🎉🤗

@RaeInTime 8 месяцев назад

Would love to see how you clean the kitchen sink with the baking soda/soap/hydrogen peroxide mixture & how much of each you use👍

@RaeInTime 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for the awesome idea about the mop heads!!🎉 We live in the desert, so the dust is insane & my mop heads get so gross 🤢 I am totally going to try your system this week!! 😀👍😎

@siameseire 8 месяцев назад

You are so awesome. 🙂

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

Thanks so much!

@pnwflipper2089 8 месяцев назад

You don’t have to have messes to have love and creativity and a childhood

@christinewallace9251 8 месяцев назад

Excellent video

@KSLassie457 8 месяцев назад

Hi Erica Watching you cleaning actually made me tired. You are an amazing mom and wife. Kudos! Can you tell me what brand/model is your washing machine? Are you satisfied with the way it cleans your clothes? TIA 🙏 Thanks for sharing!😋💕

@laurawitt4451 8 месяцев назад

Loved this one, si helpful for me. I needed to hear about changing yourvmind set aboit the mess! Thanks si much!!

@marciamartin5559 8 месяцев назад

You were talking about getting someone a few times a year to clean, do they do a good job. I’ve hired people to deep clean and I’m am guess I’m expecting to Much but they have never done what I expected them to

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

I have not experienced that but I’ve not hired them for a deep clean. Did you communicate that back? Maybe they would detail more?

@rachellebrooke4614 8 месяцев назад

This idea reminds me of the Bible verse that says “where there are no oxen, the stable will be clean”

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

Wow yes!! ❤

@emilyswinarski 8 месяцев назад

I love Swiffer dusters for dusting!! The Swiffer 360 one are the best! Traps the dust so it doesn't fly into the air and re-settle elsewhere.

@gwyenotter6414 8 месяцев назад

I noticed that you have trekking the national parks; as an adult do you enjoy this game?

@connieverbeck1110 8 месяцев назад

Happy Thanksgiving!! You are so wise!!

@jessicaquiroz7178 8 месяцев назад

Can the toothbrush caddy be washed in the dishwasher?

@EricaLucasLoves 8 месяцев назад

Probably…

@marykimble5214 8 месяцев назад

Hiring professinal cleaners sounds wonderful. My problem/holdup is never knowing approximately how much it will costs. Would you mind sharing how much it costed for you?

@ikki4021 8 месяцев назад

Can’t you get ask a company around you’re area hoe much they think it will cost? Then you know if it cost to much or of it’s something you can safe up for. ❤

@marykimble5214 8 месяцев назад

@ikki4021 don't actually have mental power to call and ask and deal with them yet (everyone's mental power works differently)

@ikki4021 8 месяцев назад

@@marykimble5214 I'm sorry to hear that! Lots of love to you ❣and please do not feel bad! that was never my intension ❣ My house is a mess, i'm not fealing well my self. What i do is fuck it all (or try to 😅) good enough is good enough. It the laundry liying to be fold, so be it. I have clean clothes, that for me is more imortant than folding them. Messy house, i don't (working on it) care, cause i spend my time and energy to the things that are more important, like playing with my children. And also this is different to everybody. But try to find what is important for you and find where you can en want to put you're energy of mental power to. One step every time. ( i hope this make sense, Englisch is not my first language. And i only mean love and help and a hand on you're shoulder. You got this and it is what it is)

@lindacowles756 8 месяцев назад

G'day, Erica! I'm new to your channel and curious about the video title. By the way, could you tell me what I'm looking at at 1:22? Were your children making something? It looks like a sink or a tub.