What's the one thing you do that makes you feel like your house is clean?

tothemaxx04 · September 2010

What's the one thing that you can do that makes our house feel or look clean... Even when it's not? Mine is to vacuum and the light my scented candle in the kitchen! The house feels and smells clean and it took me 5 minutes.

JAM2000 · September 2010

my husband thinks I clean the bathroom ALL the time and it is true, I do clean it a lot. But to me if the bathroom is dirty the whole house feels dirty. I also vacuum and clean the kitchen floor a lot. Those are my two biggies.

ali-1411 · September 2010

Our kitchen and living room are one big, open room. If I clear the counters and put all the toys in the corner, the house feels clean.

EveryNameIWantIsTaken · September 2010

Putting the toys away, cleaning off the dining room table, and vacuuming. We have a small place so it tends to look very cluttered if even one toy is scattered across the floor.

daenikoffre · September 2010

Does shoving everything into a closet count?

excitedforlittleone · September 2010

EveryNameIWantIsTaken:
Putting the toys away, cleaning off the dining room table, and vacuuming. We have a small place so it tends to look very cluttered if even one toy is scattered across the floor.

This. Our kitchen and living room are like one big room so this makes it feel very cluttered all the time.

mandymack · September 2010

ali-1411:
Our kitchen and living room are one big, open room. If I clear the counters and put all the toys in the corner, the house feels clean.

This!!! Just going room-to-room and removing the clutter, putting things back where they go, instantly makes my house look clean!

rlscheck · September 2010

When the kitchen counter is clean. I agree with the candle thing too, everything seems "cleaner" when the house smells good!

rianals · September 2010

When the dishes are done, my house feels so much more manageable. My downstairs is all one room...kitchen, dining room, living room and office/junk pile!

MCC1010 · September 2010

I don't feel like the house is clean unless it smells like Pine Sol. It has to be the original scent not the lemon or ornage scents. LOL.. There is something about that smell that makes me feel like I have accomplished something

lms_bride · September 2010

If I could pick only one thing, its vacuum. I do the downstairs wood floors and the carpet upstairs. Huge difference! If I were to add another thing, it'd be to windex the appliances and glass table in our kitchen - no more fingerprints!

Emcat1980@yahoo.com · September 2010

Declutter has to be number one. But I am pretty OCD about the house and get really antsy if it's not truly clean.

taggiecb · September 2010

if I could pick only one thing it would be to de clutter, but sweeping/scrubbing floors is a big one too.

EnglishMajor03 · September 2010

Clean (and clear!) kitchen counters and dining room table.

LinnyAnne10 · September 2010

dishes washed and clean and put away, and counters looking clean. Also vacuum and declutter the living room

tothemaxx04 · September 2010

MCC1010:
I don't feel like the house is clean unless it smells like Pine Sol. It has to be the original scent not the lemon or ornage scents. LOL.. There is something about that smell that makes me feel like I have accomplished something

I totally agree! My mom used to mop with Pine Sol when I was little and now that smell makes me think of "clean"!

spiritenergy · September 2010

I make sure all the kitchen counters are cleared off and the living room toys are off the floor. I also put flowers or pine cones from outside in a vase in the kitchen and light a candle. The flowers help make it look fresh even though they are mostly weeds. Sometimes I cut roses from our front yard.

jmlushbough · September 2010

tothemaxx04:
MCC1010:
I don't feel like the house is clean unless it smells like Pine Sol. It has to be the original scent not the lemon or ornage scents. LOL.. There is something about that smell that makes me feel like I have accomplished something
I totally agree! My mom used to mop with Pine Sol when I was little and now that smell makes me think of "clean"!

Ugh, Pine Sol. Reminds me of being sick. When I was little, it's what my parents used to clean up after we were sick. Now I can't stand the smell. I don't associate it with "clean;" I associate it with vomit. Weird, huh?

Anyways, I clean the kitchen (clear counters, wipe down, put away dishes, etc.) and pick up toys. Oh, and close the doors to the messy rooms!

wifeandmama · September 2010

Vacuum, followed closely by putting every toy away

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