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With summer quickly approaching, we are making so many plans for weekend getaways, beach playdates and various fun things to celebrate the season. We fill our calendars with events that its easy to forget about the chores at home. But I absolutely hate hanging around a dirty house, especially since I work from home most of the time. So I’ve deceived to cancel all my plans and dedicate one day a week to completely organizing and cleaning up all the messes at home. That typically includes a grocery run to Costco, laundry, closet clean-up, dishes and the typical chaos that comes with having a toddler.
This week, on my Costco run, I picked up some reinforcements. These guys from Procter & Gamble will help me keep this place in tiptop shape.
The first on the to-list (and the biggest bain of my existence) is laundry. I am not a fan. I usually like to do a big load once week and one or two smaller loads throughout the week as needed, especially for John’s and Jaxson’s clothes. I’m reminded constantly how boys are so much dirtier than girls just by the laundry they accumulate. How does one get so stinky and attract so many stains? Anyway, I digress. To keep their clothes fresh, clean and stain-free, I use Tide Advanced Power detergent. Just as strong as bleach products, but without the damage of bleach itself. I love the clean, floral scent too. But again, boys are dirty. Sometimes I need a little extra boost to make stinky clothes smelling brand new again. Downy Fresh Protect is the best. I recently discovered this amazing product and have been adding it to every load. They are like little beads you add into the wash along with detergent. It is like deodorant for your clothes, and especially perfect for our workout clothes!
Once laundry is done, I usually like to tackle Jaxson’s play area in our living room. We spend most of our time in the living room so it gets pretty crazy. I try to keep his toys clean as much as possible to keep the sick germs away. I’ll usually just spray some Honest all purpose cleaner (safe for kids!) on a Bounty Advanced paper towels. I love that you can tear off different sizes and extra absorbanpcy for all those spills that invetibly happens. Jaxson also discovered he loved to write on paper…and on walls. So I will usually do a quick scrub down of our walls with Mr. Clean Magic Eraser.
At this point in my day, I’m usually over cleaning. Ha! So I’ll just do a quick run-through of all other surfaces with the Swiffer Duster. This little tool picks up all those little dust bunnies with just one swipe. I am obsessed with it. I keep one in every room!
We actually have a cleaning crew come every other week for a real deep clean, but I feel like having this routine of my own complementary cleanup has really helped me get organized in all areas of my life. It’s crazy how productive I am in other things when my house is spick and span.
How do you get ready for summer?
xo, Lydia
