Category: Cleaning
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step thirteen: small appliances
Confession: I do not own a toaster. Or an air fryer. Why? Because I don’t want to clean one. But I do own more coffee makers than one human should have. And a waffle maker that gets a LOT of use. Have you ever made a grilled cheese in a…
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COUNTERTOP FAVORITES
I’m telling you, it does not get better than this daily cleaner. It simply does not. I’ve been using it for over a decade and cannot be convinced there is a better product out there I use an iPad on the kitchen counter for a lot of things: our family…
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step twelve: countertops
I am a countertop moderate minimalist. I absolutely love those styled photos on Instagram where people have books and cutting boards and vintage collections all arranged beautifully and make a kitchen so cozy. But that is not me or my home – I like them as cleaned off as possible…
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step eleven: large appliances
Time to tackle these bad boys. I intentionally haven’t cleaned mine for months just so I could relate. Yeah, that’s totally why. Also, I found a tatertot in the bottom of my oven that was basically a charcoal briquette but still recognizable as a tatertot. So whatever preservatives they put…
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step ten: kitchen drawers
I have a love-hate relationship with my kitchen drawers. I love that I have so much storage space, but I hate how it’s arranged. I never can seem to find the right combinations of things that make my drawers clean, tidy, and able to stay that way. The premade organizers…
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CABINET FAVORITES
I use pretty much only cast iron…which are super heavy so finding a sturdy option for maximizing my space was key. So far so good on this guy!
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step nine: kitchen cabinets
Buckle up. Step nine is the kitchen cabinets. Whew. We can do this. (This is me psyching myself up for this.) It couldn’t come at a better time for me – they’re scary. A couple of years of people who aren’t me putting away the dishes left me with…no rhyme…
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SINK FAVORITES
I have a septic system so keeping everything functioning properly and routine maintenance is hugely important. These are so easy to use and keep my sinks fresh and clean. You can use them weekly, but I’ve found once a month is plenty for my home.
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step eight: sinks
Something about a clean sink makes the whole space feel fresher. And they get so dirty so quickly. And just smell…funky. Or maybe that’s just my house. My boy children have an extraordinary ability to get toothpaste everywhere, the kitchen sink collects goodness knows what, etc. So let’s tackle it.…
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step seven: the catch-all drawer
Aka the junk drawer. But I’ve always hated that term – it implies that everyhing in there is junk and if that’s the case, then why do we have it?! So let’s change that. Less “junk”, more “home management”. Don’t think of it as a space where items go when…
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