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Ramp up your routine! Our expert dos and don’ts will have you cleaning like a pro. These proven tips, tricks, and methods cover every nook and cranny in your busy abode.

Everyone has their own unique laundry routine based on their physical space (both closet and drawer space as well as access to laundry machines), their needs, their time and their opinion of what 'clean clothes' means. Whatever your laundry routine consists of, the important thing is that we each have...
Just imagine the possibility that after cooking up a feast, you could leave your kitchen cleaner than what you started with. No, I’m not talking about hiding everything under the counter like they do on celebrity cooking shows. I’m talking about simple, quick strategies to clean as you go, while you cook. Professional chefs...
What’s the last thing you want to do first thing in the morning? There’s a good change you answered ‘make the bed’. You’re not alone, and today I’m going to give you five extremely compelling reasons why making your bed each day, despite your enormous urge to skip it,...
Contrary to what many people in the Clean My Space community believe, I am prone to making mistakes when it comes to cleaning. Yes, I am admitting that I am not perfect! When I first started my cleaning company I was forced to learn all about cleaning, and I quickly...
Recently, I shared a video on how to declutter, but what I did not cover is how to deal with some of the emotional aspects of decluttering. Today I want to share some tips and tricks about declutter – and especially when it comes to the more emotional side...
Making lasting change is all about forming good habits. The philosopher George Santayana said, "Repetition is the only form of permanence that nature can achieve." And it's repetition that will turn a new behavior into a habit, and give your home a (somewhat) permanently better state! The best thing about a habit...
There's a lot to talk about when it comes to cleaning the bathroom. You have been asking about what you can do to maintain your bathroom on a regular basis. What kind of habits can you employ to keep a cleaner bathroom? I am going to outline some simple...
  Back in the day, I found keeping house to be very overwhelming. Now that I've learned some tips and tricks I find it more manageable (but hardly something I enjoy). No matter how you feel about keeping your house clean, it needs to get done. One of my secrets to keeping...
Whether it comes to cleaning or life in general, we all have them: bad habits. We are often asked about cleaning routines and best practices, which is great. But—sometimes simply correcting some of the bad habits we have is just as useful. So, I figured I would talk about...
Do you have any bad habits? I certainly do. When we last talked about breaking bad habits, we had hundreds of comments from viewers sharing their bad habits. It seems like we all have habits we'd like to break, so we decided to make another video about it! Here are...
Picking my all time best cleaning tips is a tall order, but I've narrowed it down to the most effective and handy tips I know. All-Purpose Cleaner I know when you look in the cleaning aisle, you see so many different products and you’re trying to figure out: “Which one do...
When cleaning becomes overwhelming - which I know happens a lot - taking a step back and trying to adopt some simple habits into your daily routine can really make an impact. One of the easiest ways to fight overwhelmed feelings, when it comes to cleaning, is to have...
Even if you love to clean, you probably don't want to spend all day doing it. If you're making mistakes while you're cleaning, well, that's even more frustrating and will take you even longer. Just because I am a cleaning expert, does not mean that I didn't make mistakes...
We spend a lot of time cleaning our homes - kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms... the list goes on. However, there are a number of areas in the home that we tend to forget about, at least I know I do. When you clean, you get into a routine and you kind...
I take my job (well, jobs - plural) very seriously, one of which is teaching cleaning tips online, and another, that you may or may not know, is running my own cleaning company. I started it in 2006 and over the years I’ve researched, studied, and practiced, to become...
We've been taking a lot about DIY home decor projects here at the CMS HQ lately. One of the questions we get asked about the most on the Clean My Space channel as a whole (aside from cleaning), is how we chose to decorate our home. This got us...