Question

Help out a pregnant nesting mamma What hacks you got to tidy your home and what do you use?  

Answer 1

Try method stuff its non toxic and has no chemicals. Flash bathroom range I spray and leave to soak and wipe with a minky and microfiber cloth. Dettol in a can pink or blue for windows mirrors and stainless steel. Viakal for my shower and grout and around plug holes in the sink. I use mrs Hinchs journal. Write down tasks for the day even if its just 5 things in each room. Tick them off as u go. I always start bathrooms upstairs bedrooms and work my way down. Even if u clean your house over a week. do the odd job here and their. I use bin liners and go around the house and chuck stuff inside it  am terrible. Everything gets chucked if its lying around.  

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@fairground93 Dettol in a can? What’s that?  

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U will never use glass cleaner again  

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@fairground93 ah. I just spray the air with it. Never thought to use it as a cleaner. X

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@grubbs ita fab for windows mirrors and glass stainless steel I watch wll my door handles

Answer 2

If you haven’t used it in a year throw it out  

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@sunless913 I know someone who gives it 3 months!  

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I go by the 1 year rule too lol

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@gram I’m 3 months  

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@buzzer I'm really bad for thinking "yeah but it might come in handy one day" and throwing stuff in a box and forgetting I have it  

Answer 3

Been there, done that. Clean as you go and certainly declutter if you can. Put a schedule in place and stick to it, find time to rest. If you are feeling anxious about the current situation and depending how close to your arrival date, try to meditate. I found that I bought every gadget for my little ones arrival and didn't use 90% of it.  

Answer 4

Forgot to mention, I use hydrogen peroxide to clean. Use less chemicals and more plant based products. They generally are very competitive on price, I usually grab a few extra when on sale.  

Answer 5

Have a look at team tomm. If you Google it she has a tidying list to do daily that works around family life. She does a boot camp if you are looking to get rid of stuff

Answer 6

Have you YouTubed Marie Kondo? I was obsessed with her routines when I was pregnant lol. Every single item of baby clothing was folded with precision  One year on and I still follow her. Not exactly cleaning but more so organising and folding etc.  

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@gerthagerti1 done my whole house with MARIE kondo technique. It’s so easy to keep tidy now x

Answer 7

I have completely decluttered and cleaned my whole house in the last 3 weeks. I used this list to give me a boot up the backside. I managed nearly everything with a toddler too  

Answer 8

I tidy upstairs in the morning every day, just a quick once over pick clothes up, make beds, kids toys in toy box etc, quickly wipe down toilet and sink etc (i dont spend more than 10/15 minutes doing it but i do it every day) I have my coffee then and when the kids have breakfast ill give downstairs a sweep (2 dogs who overnight manage to drop more hair than is on their body i swear ) At some point ill do any dishes and give the kitchen a quick wipe down and stick some washing on. Other than a few more sweeps of the floor and a load of washing to put away thats my every day. I do everything quickly though so that lot takes me no time at all. Then, when im feeling productive  ill pick a room and clean it properly

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Microfiber everything. Mop, clothes, dusters  and i dry all bedding, throws, cushion covers on the line outside so they make the house smell extra nice. If i tumble them they loose their scent