Thank you for including me in this video, I really appreciate the awareness. ❤. You are doing good work here.

All those times my dad screamed “you live like a pig, clean your room” I was what, six? No one showed me how. He acted like it was second nature. Thanks for this video, hon.

My dad slipped an index card full of chores, under our doors, every Saturday. There were five of us, my dad, an elementary school principal, knew how to keep children busy. We hated it, couldn’t go anywhere or watch tv until our chore list was done. He itemized each chore with 1.) Clean sliding glass doors a.) Clean bottom after vacuuming dust out, b.) clean glass inside and out side. Each chore was explained in detail. I realize not everyone had a dad like mine, it definitely taught me how to clean. Love your channel.

Actually *nothing* is intuitive, but most people don't remember being taught. It really helps to have someone teach every step, because not everyone had that opportunity early in life. Thank you for doing this.

It was extremely validating to hear someone who cleans professionally to admit they hate scrubbing bathtubs. On the weekend I was scrubbing the bathroom of the rental house we’d just moved out of. It clearly hadn’t been deep cleaned before we moved in, and eventually I just broke down in tears because I hate cleaning and I was mentally and physically exhausted doing this on top of the move. I feel so much better knowing that even “clean people” find some of this stuff challenging.

"I'm going to show you how to clean." *Proceeds to aggressively throw multiple bottles on kitchen floor.*

I love videos that show people how to be adults without being condescending. Straightforward and educational.

As a neurodivergent person raised by neurodivergent parents who didn't teach me how to properly clean but complained all the time how messy I was, this feels healing. Thank you!

I like the fact that you have a regular looking house on the inside where people live. Majority of the cleaning vlogs look like people live in a showroom.

Really appreciate seeing a normal house being cleaned, not a model show home that looks unlived in.

With all the products I've bought, my house still doesn't clean itself, damn it.

As someone with ADHD, the really nice thing about actually getting into some kind of cleaning routine is that once you get everything to a consistent level of “clean enough”, you really dont need to do big deep cleans that often, which was what was keeping me in a rut of having a really messy living situation. Like. If on a random Sunday I feel like scrubbing out the entire oven until it’s brand new or washing the pillows, etc, I can do that as a little project. But otherwise as long as everything stays “clean enough” and we’re cycling through what’s getting cleaned each day/week/etc, nothing builds up enough that it’s too much work to get done in like. half an hour to an hour

I have no idea why this is so soothing, but it is. What makes me really happy is that your house is clearly being lived in. There's some mess, and some stains that won't come out of the carpet, and a bunch of pets. And you just move the random items, clean the surface, and move them back. Most "clean your house" videos make me feel like a failure because the houses all look like they're straight from an IKEA ad. So, thank you for this. I watched the whole vid.

I feel like I was raised by the internet, I learn the most basic stuff here, while my mom just humiliated me for not learning how to do it by aging.

Do you know I actually cried watching this??? I'm showing it to my teenage sons to help them out. I was raised by a perfectionist that never taught me anything because I wouldn't do it right. Thank you so much for sharing this video. We all have ADD or OCD in our family. I'm 50 yo now and still learning.

I have ADHD and it feels very soothing to hear someone feel empathy for how an ADHD brain functions. Before I started to figure out my personally preferred method of cleaning, I… just didn’t do it. There were piles everywhere, because I was fearing to forget to do something with the content of those piles, or would forget (more like… erasing it from my radar) where I put it if I stored it somewhere out of sight. Yet, I found out that my brain loves simplicity. Especially when my surrounding is as less taxing on my senses. It relaxes me, and gives me the option to start a day without stress. I still work with the pile system, which is why a neurotypical person would most likely not find anything in my room suitable for themselves - for example, I have a “pile” for very important documents I need in the near future; all dates and labeled, but not related to one another at all. Cleaning is tough with ADHD. There’s almost no chance to find good and well-meant resources of how to keep your house with this condition. I needed to figure out what my brain actually liked the hardest way: by suffering from endless times of failure. Wouldn’t have happened if I found you earlier. You’re a TREASURE.

im autistic and I grew up in a abusive household and my mother would beat me up and yell at me every time i was cleaning the incorrect way and she would never tell me how to clean this video made me cry for the first time in months it felt like for the first time in my life that someone cared about about me thank you for making this video

I love all these „Internet Mom“ and „Internet Dad“ type of videos, that just explain and teach useful everyday stuff, because there are just SO many people who do not have those in reallife. Thanks for your work, be assured that this means a lot to many people! 🥰

When my son finished his A levels and had a four month break before he went to university, I taught him how to wash and dry clothes. How to cook the meals he enjoys. How to clean. What products to buy. How to shop. I’d been teaching him how to budget since he was five and started getting pocket money. He’s now been at university 2 years almost, and often helps his friends out. The first weeks they didn’t even know how to use a washing machine. They didn’t realise you need to change bed sheets and wash them!😮. They couldn’t cook. He said it was actually quite shocking. So you can understand how some kids who’ve been brought up in certain situations don’t know how to manage. People blame them, but they haven’t been given the skills in life❤️

healed something in me to see someone treat adhd piles as not dirty and not mess. thank you ❤

I also love that the house looks like a lived in house. A lot of cleaning channels are cleaning already clean homes.

I adore how genuinely unbothered your animals are by the vacuum. Your dog just gets up and moves to a different room, and your cat just watches.

I remember having to explain to a friend of mine who couldn’t understand how a person’s house could get so messy. I pointed out she learned from her mom, but not all mom’s know how to clean and maintain a household. And some people were taught to clean but told so often “if you can’t do something right don’t do it at all” which when they’re older with their own place they think “Well, I don’t have time to mop the proper way so I can’t mop” even though there are countless methods and most of them are good enough! Also some people were raised with chores as punishment, so as they got older they think “why do I have to do the dishes? I’ve been good!” I had to make a drastic shift in my mind set before I could even begin to get a handle on cleaning regularly. Flylady helped, not so much her method but her mindset. Cleaning is blessing your home, it’s blessing your family. Sorry, I took the long rambling way to say what you’re doing is fantastic and your wife is 100% right, cleaning is not always intuitive. It’s something you learn.

This man is a compassionate, empathetic and caring person. I wish him all the best.

I like how he makes sure to mention the most low-cost and economical way to effectively clean. I feel like a lot of cleaning content tends to promote excessive product use/purchasing that is wasteful. This also makes it really accessible!

Something that helped me was when I realized that decluttering, organizing, and cleaning are three different processes. When deciding on which one to do, I gave myself permission to not worry about the other two (for the time being). For example, if the kitchen really needs to be cleaned, then I just focus on cleaning (wiping out the stove, fridge, and sink, sanitizing surfaces, mopping the floor) and not worry about organizing (should the blender be stored in this cabinet or a different one?) or decluttering (I don't need three dozen dish rags; which ones should I toss?). Narrowing your focus like this can help minimize overwhelm, reduce indecision, and ultimately help you get done faster. . Thanks for the video. We got this, friends.

To be honest the fact that you also leave some messes and explain that "it's my house, I can be lazy sometimes" really comforts me, you don't leave on a pristine spotless mansion, you live in a house with stuff in the middle you need to move to another spot to clean a space. Really loved this video, really helped

No excuses but I have realized how my undiagnosed ADHD mixed with never being taught, just expected to clean has been hard. Specifically with my room, thanks a million this means a lot !!!

I still remember my mom teaching me to "clean" my room at a very young age of four or five, which was to make my bed and put my toys in their proper places. So cleaning was a fun play process for me, making the doll bed, sitting the doll up in a nice outfit, putting books away, etc. I still like cleaning many, many years later.

I am an adult with autism, and growing up my sister and I had to do chores around the house. I always got in trouble because I wasn’t doing things “correctly” and my side of our bedroom was always messy. It wasn’t until I became an adult where I had a conversation with my mom and sister about it. I told them I don’t know how to clean my house. Every time I go to my sister’s house it’s immaculate, and I’m flabbergasted as to how. It’s a natural thing for her, so she was confused that I was confused. This was a longwinded comment to say this video was very helpful.

I'm actually gratified to hear a 6'4" tall dude say that scrubbing bathtubs takes a lot of effort, and he hates it. I'm a nearly 60 year old woman built like a garden rake and scrubbing the bathtub has been the bane of my existence. Until I realized that I could use a scraper, I avoided it like the plague, and the tub always ended up looking awful. It was only when I realized I could scrape it (mine has a smooth surface) that I realized my bathroom could look nice, and it motivated me to clean it every month, top to bottom. I'll give barkeeper's friend a shot, too. You're absolutely right that cleaning isn't intuitive AT ALL. My mom's mom died just as my parents got married, so my mom never had the chance to lean on her mom's knowledge when she got her own home and family to maintain. It wasn't until I discovered Aurikaterina and you that I really got a full-on grip on how to get things clean, and it's a hell of a mood lifter to be in a clean home. After getting the entire bathroom sparkling, I even just like walking in there and looking at it. My mind and mood sees it as being in control of my environment rather than at the mercy of it.

As someone who is self-taught for probably more things than I should be, the opening of this video gave me an incredibly enlightening realization: how many things am I doing incorrectly / wastefully simply because I was never taught (or was taught by someone who was also never taught). Wow. Talk about a BIG lightbulb moment. Thank you! 🙏🏽

this doesn’t feel like a youtube tutorial, this feels like my dad just showing me how to do things! you are absolutely amazing ‼️‼️

This video is so freaking wholesome. the lack of judgment, the empathic understanding and just clear intentions of wanting to help others just brings so much joy.

My parents got arrested and they need to serve time. They left me with a hell hole of a room with so much clothes(washed and unwashed), dirty plates, rotting garbages and rotten wood boards. The aunt who is kind of the home owner(It's a family house) was getting on my nerves so being there to clean their mess up had been a dreadful thought to me because all of my life my parents had gaslit me into believing that I was a lazy, filthy child when 1. they've never taught me how to clean, 2. They're the one making messes, 3. I have undiagnosed chronic illnesses they refused to get check since I was 12. I always put your video on whenever I need to clean up the place even before they got arrested, but I've never need to do it as throughly as this time, so this video is a life-saver to me, it relieved me so much fear and anxiety. You may not ever saw my comment, but I would like to tell you how you basically helped me dig myself out of my misery since I was a teen who has no way of escaping that hell of a family by giving me the push to clean up after myself and making me realize that I can make it in this life, despite everything.

My Home Ec teacher made my class's final on how well our kitchens were cleaned. She'd also make us do weekly chores, like laundry, taking expired food out of the fridges, and it taught me very essential life skills. We need more Home Ec/FCS teachers in schools man!

I cannot express enough how encouraging it is to see a person showing this information in such a compassionate non-judgemental way. Also, seeing a home with things that actually *need* cleaning makes me feel connected as a human and not feel like I am failing at life. Thank you for sharing your home and your knowledge.

Do I know how to clean? Yes. I have a blackbelt in cleaning and organization. Did I watch this whole video? Of course I did. Thank you for doing this. So many people don't know how to clean. I remember working a job and I cleaned and organized and my boss was stunned because they could never figure out how to do it. Someone showing you how (judgement free) is invaluable.

I come from an abusive home. One of the abuser tactics my dad used was demanding that my mother "relax and let the kids deal with it." Whenever she started to clean the house and then call my sisters and I lazy and incompetent when we did clean and he was extremely over critical so it felt like everything we did was wrong until we just gave up and began to feel like it was not worth it to even try. We lived in disorder, chaos and clutter. We got food poisoning a lot because he wouldn't let our mother put food away in time but then insisted we eat it so it won't go to waste. It was only when I was in my midtwenties did I start to feel like I was developing mediocre cleaning skills. I'm now in my 30's and I'm finally in a place where I do the dishes regularly. I honestly don't feel like this would have been possible had I not met my husband. He's so kind and gentle and he helped me make a home where we feel safe and loved. I don't feel stressed. Part of my cleaning journey was definitely deeply ingrained in the healing and recovery process.

Can I just say, thank you! I always felt so horrible for having hair in my vacuum! Thought I was the only one sitting on the floor cutting it out. Thank you for showing me that I am not abnormal. That people actually "live" in houses and not everyone's is immaculate ❤

I've always scrolled through videos on various social media to find out how to clean something, and felt like an idiot the whole time. The idea that it shouldn't be considered intuitive is mind-blowing. I love it.

You're the first person I've ever seen make a "cleaning for dummies" video. Thank you ❤

My Mum didn't teach me to clean because she is a perfectionist and did it all herself. I learnt how to clean at my part time job. I worked at a fast food restaurant and learned how to clean a kitchen, dining room and bathrooms. I swept, mopped and washed dishes. I learnt safe food handling. I'm grateful for that experience.

Having a long handled scrubber for the tub was a game changer for if you can’t reach or you have back issues. It has helped immensely.

you popped up on my for you page, and as a young adult who has never been taught to properly clean and lives in a family hoarding situation, you not only made me feel seen and gave me a solid rubric of what to do, but also kept the energy light and funny. i can’t thank you enough

Reassurance tip: the first time you clean properly around the outside of the toilet, you will be horrified at how cruddy it is. But, it will never be that bad again, because you will (hopefully) get into the habit of doing it regularly, and then it will be just be a "swoosh" clean every time. So much easier after it's done right once!

I'm autistic so often "common sense" isn't common or sensical to me. People expect me to just know things, and this video helped a lot with me figuring out what the proper way is to clean something because I just do not learn in the same way a lot of people do. Having someone patiently explain it helps A LOT.

Can we just take some time to appreciate how funny and cool this guy is? 😂👏🏼👏🏼 I actually enjoyed learning how to clean, this was extremely helpful. Thank you so much

I think about this sometimes. I was raised by my grandmother, who was very clean. And I don't remember a time where she sat me down and was like "this is how you clean." I was just expected to know how to do it. And by the time I was a messy teenager, all patience went out the window, and fights ensued. My grandma did the best she could, obviously and I'm grateful for her. But I think if I had been given those tools as a kid, things would have been a little bit easier for me. Now I know how to "clean", but keeping things tidy and not having to deep clean at random times is what I struggle with.

The "I SAID GET-EM OUTTA HERE" as if he's upset they didn't magically disappear made me fucking die laughing. Great video dude.

So comforting. No screaming, no shaming, just a man parenting all of us who were never taught but still shamed to hell and back. Only in my 20's did I realize that I only ever tried to figure it out on my own, but never actually knew how. My dad would scream and shout, but he wasn't that clean at all either. For the last few years, I've just been realizing all the stuff that I never even knew needed cleaning. I never saw it, I never looked at it, yet one day I'm like: shit, this can probably be cleaned, somehow. 🤦‍♀️

One good thing about the internet is that it taught me a lot of people haven't learned the lessons many consider "common sense" or that they should be shamed for not knowing. Maybe people don't know how to clean house, or good hygiene, or spending wisely, or fluent English, and that's okay. It's made me more compassionate (I hope) and less judgmental. 🙂

As someone who was severely neglected as a child, thank you so very much for showing this. I only ever used what I perceived to be common sense but never actually learned from anyone. Thank you so much!

When I worked as a nurse going to people's homes, I had one lady who complained about her vacuum cleaner not picking up. (Some people thought we were there to fix a variety of problems, not just health-related) I told her I'd take a look and when I did the canister was so full that it could not contain another speck of dirt. I showed her how to empty it and told her to empty it regularly. Enjoyed your video tonight.

For those of us returning as we clean- Timestamps: 1:36 Cleaning supplies 4:20 General surface cleaning 8:35 Toilet | Inside 9:31 Windows 11:58 Mirrors 13:07 Sinks 15:30 Bathtub & shower 19:30 Dusting 21:31 Vacuuming 26:03 Toilet continued | Outside 29:27 Dishes | Dealing with grease 31:05 Final thoughts Thank you so much MMC!! This was so helpful!!

My grandmother taught me to clean the corners/edges first, then most of the work is done by the time you get to the big part - and the details are taken care of. She applied it to all areas of cleaning. It’s easy to remember and something that always helps me focus.

This helped me out so much. I'm moving out of the house in about a month, attending college and living in a dorm. I lived in a dorm during high school, but I went home on the weekends and the dorms had their own cleaners. It'll be different in my college dorms now, it'll be all up to us. I spent a long time being scolded and ridiculed by my father for not knowing how to clean properly, and eventually every attempt with him around just made me really anxious that he'd make fun of me again and make a big deal out of me doing something wrong, even when he'd never actually bothered to teach me, which just completely discouraged me from cleaning altogether. Been super insecure about it for a while, so this was really helpful. This was really comforting too, for someone to acknowledge that in certain cases some people just really don't know how to clean. I loved how clear and specific this was, since I have a hard time following instructions that aren't step by step or vague. Thank you.

It's very brave of you to show your home as it is and not bother prettyifying it just because it's on camera. You're showing us your real lived in home and demonstrating how cleaning works with your own stuff. This is very real and we see it and appreciate it.

ADHD wife here. Thank you for respecting the piles. My husband moves them or destroys them and then it takes me at least an hour to remember what the pile was, what was in it, and what I was saving it for. Lots of tears.

I think it's great that you don't assume someone knows things, even if they seem simple, and you don't judge. You just go, "here's how you do it" and you thoroughly explain it. Great video.

I compiled all the info from this videos into a nice format below, to remember it better, hope this helps! Thanks Midwest Magic Cleaning! For those of us living alone for the first time, this is great. --- All resources from the video 1. Dish soap 2. Sanitising spray made from: > 70% strength isopropyl alcohol > Half a teaspoon of dish soap 3. Toilet cleaner 4. Scouring agent for bathtub 5. A couple of dish rags > Cleaning rag > Drying rag 6. Microfiber rag 7. Ultra microfiber rag 8. Sponge with scouring pad 9. Mr Clean “Clean Freak” multi-purpose cleaner 10. “Bar Keepers Friend Cleanser” (scouring agent, oxalic acid, versatile powdered cleaner) --- Clean Everything in Two Steps 1. Emulsifier for grime 2. Sanitising spray --- Surfaces Removing Grease & Grime 1. Clear a section of the countertop. 2. Soak a rag. 3. Put a tiny amount of dish soap on it and mix it together. 4. Wring out the rag so it's damp. 5. Scrub countertop down left-to-right to get rid of grease and grime. 6. Dry off the area with a rag. Sanitising 1. Mist the countertop with sanitising spray. 2. Let it sit for 30 seconds. 3. Wipe it down. --- Toilet 1. Get the toilet cleaner. 2. Put on some gloves. 3. Go along the inside rim of the toilet bowl with the tip pointing upwards and squeeze. 4. Make sure it comes into contact with the underside of the toilet. 5. Coat the sides. 6. Let it sit as long as possible. 7. Spray with Mr. Clean or sanitiser, including lids, sides, front, bottom, and base. 8. Use toilet paper to scrub everything on the outside. 9. If you use a rag, wash it on hot without fabric softener. 10. Take a toilet scrubber and brush, making sure to get up underneath the lip of the toilet. --- Window Method 1 1. Pull up the blinds. 2. Soak a rag. 3. Put a tiny amount of dish soap on it and mix it together. 4. Wring out the rag so it's damp. 5. Scrub window up-down to get rid of grease and grime. 6. Quickly dry off the area with a rag. 7. Do the same on the outside. Method 2 1. Spray sanitiser. 2. Wipe with a microfiber rag. 3. Dry with an ultra microfiber rag. --- Mirror 1. Spray sanitiser. 2. Wipe with a microfiber rag. 3. Dry with an ultra microfiber rag. --- Sink 1. Spray down with Mr. Clean. 2. Let it sit for a few moments. 3. Wet down a sponge and drain it a bit. 4. Use the scouring side to scrub the sink, including between the sink and faucet handles. 5. Take a dry rag and dry it all off. 6. Remove hard water stains with CLR if necessary. --- Bathtub 1. Wet down the tub. 2. Wear gloves due to oxalic acid. 3. Sprinkle the powder, don’t wait for it to settle. 4. Scrub with the scouring side of the sponge (tip: scrub in circles if the bathtub surface is textured aka if it has bumps). 5. Spray with sanitiser to remove residue from previous cleaner. 6. Wipe up all that. --- Dusting Tip: Dust top-to-bottom. Start at the top where the wall meets the ceiling, then objects suspended on walls, then go down. Method 1 Use a dry cloth to wipe down dusty areas. Method 2 1. Get a Swiffer duster. 2. Put the handle of the duster into holes of the soft part. 3. Shake to get the fluffy part to pop out. 4. Adjust angle if needed (typically 45°). 5. Wipe down items. --- Vacuuming Vacuuming steps depend on the type of vacuum. The one shown in the video is lile this: 1. Set the bristle height: - Fluffy carpet - high - Wooden floor or thin carpet - low 2. Clear hair out of bristles by cutting them with scissors and pulling them out. 3. Take clogged filters outside and bang them out. Some can be cleaned with hot water. 4. Use the vacuum hose for crevices, corners, nooks, etc. 5. Vacuum in a forward-backward motion. --- Dishes 1. Never dump grease into pipes; it solidifies and clogs plumbing. 2. Never use metal utensils on non-stick pans. --- Cleaning a Greasy Pan 1. Scrape all the grease together with a plastic spatula and dump it in the trash. 2. Wipe down the spatula and pan with toilet paper. 3. Run water over the residual grease and clean with your regular dishes.

Added context below. Additional reminder that some people don't build habits at all, ever (thanks, neurodivergence!), so having the _bare minimum_ explained in a gentle way like this is incredibly helpful. Editing to add: This comment has gotten a lot of traction, so I'm going to attempt (once) to add a bit of the context I initially tried to leave out for sensitivity. The technical definition for "habit" is "any regularly repeated behaviour that requires *_little or no thought_* and is learned rather than innate" [emphasis added]. Those of us who cannot form habits require conscious thought for every decision train. We use coping mechanisms, systems, frameworks, labels, triggers, reminders, and organization (to name just the few I use myself) _instead of_ "thoughtless" habits. We may be very good at operating within these frameworks and from the outside it _looks like_ we've got habits, but I can say from personal experience that each one is an analogue to something I was "supposed to" have learned as a child and "should be able to" do without thinking about it as a result. I'll list them if you want me to, but seriously, it's endless. I deliberately used the broad term "neurodivergence" because the inability to form habits applies to so, so many diagnosed and undiagnosed brainspaces (including ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, and executive function disorder, just to name a few I'm familiar with). I deliberately used the term "inability" because I'm _not_ referring to lack of motivation, lack of repetition, or lack of guidance - I, for example, am autistic and cannot for the life of me remember to brush my teeth _even though_ my parents 100% taught me how and repeated the action with me throughout my childhood. I'd love to have fewer cavities. I hope this helps explain a few of the misconceptions I've seen in the conversation below. And as always - if you know, you already know. *_*hug*_*

The irony of finding this video on Mother's Day. My mother was a perfectionist who never taught me any of this. Because I could never do it right. Thanks for this.

Thank you for including how to dispose of the cooking fat. That's a question I had for years before being able to find an answer. It's the one thing that my mom wasn't able to teach me when it came to cleaning. Btw, this video is an amazing resource and you've truly provided an incredible service to innumerable people.

The camaro peeking through the back door is a nice touch. Wholesome uncle vibes.

This should be shown in the middle and high schools! The kids need this training!!!

As kids in the 70’s I know my cousin and I were shipped off to our grandparents for the summer. We were taught how to do all this stuff. I had my own cleaning business as a kid because of it. My elderly neighbors used to hire me out, clean houses, yards, wash cars, walk dogs, etc. I still do it today. What puzzles me, WHY was HOME EC cancelled in schools? EVERYBODY NEEDS TO LEARN THE BASICS! I would actually teach my younger friends cooking, cleaning, sewing, clothing and beauty. Give the younger ones a chance! They’re eager to learn, then TEACH! After showing this amazing duo how to make tacos at hime, I came home to find CLASS for 15-20 young girls from their church ALL LEARNING HOW TO MAKE TACOS! They were laughing and eating, having a ball! I seriously have never been so proud in my life. They had it DOWN!

This is why I have taught my children from the time they could pic up a rag to clean and have family contributions! Thank you for doing this! It’s so needed!!

you will not believe how many young adults don’t know basic cleaning, like wipe off tables BEfORE sweeping or even how to sweep… this should be learned before they even get a job or their drivers license tbh

Surprisingly, a man explaining each step of cleaning was way more motivating than being yelled at haha thank you ❤

That tidbit about twisting the top knob on the vacuum to instantly unspool the power cable just changed my whole life

Nothing drives this home for me better than when I moved in with my husband and asked him to clean the bathroom. He cleaned the inside of everything, but not around it. Genuinely didn't cross his mind that cleaning the toilet means more than cleaning the bowl lol

Not only did you just teach people who don’t know how to clean, clean but you also created a video for those of us who need to clean but can’t get motivated!! Ty !! I am favoriting this and coming back to each week to do it again “with you!! TY ❤

The premise of this video is so sad. When I lived in Oregon I ended up taking in this girl because she was homeless with an infant and had come from two generations of homeless parents, and about three months in she came home crying because she had bought dish soap and windex and she had never bought cleaning stuff before in her entire life. She was I think 25 at the time. Really eye opening.

I am 21 and have no clue what I'm doing and this has frankly saved my life. Thank you man

shoutout to respecting/moving the ADHD piles! A source of strife between my partner and I for many years (that we have since worked out!) was him accidentally hiding stuff from my ADHD self while cleaning by "de-cluttering" and "putting away" my stuff, thus hiding it forever lol. Not every house is gonna be pristine, and that's fine. Just be like us and only do your major-major cleaning when guests are coming! To the point that your dog starts staring at the front door in anticipation when you both start cleaning the house too intensely....or maybe don't do that lol

It would be cool if you had starter gift sets for sale with the empty spray bottle, gloves, bar keepers friend.... and an encouraging outline of simple steps (moose jokes included). These could be great graduation gifts.

Other than how informative it is, my favorite part of this video is how the green goblin occasionally takes over your body before you immediately convert to a professional demeanor.

That first video you showed me really hit home. My mom is a hoarder and most days I feel like I have all of the same tendencies. Thank you for being both informative and encouraging.

I also come from a hoarder's house. I am forced to share a bed with my parent due to their hoarding habit so even I am unable to get my things organized even if i want to. This helps ALOT.

“It’s gonna smell like alcohol.. because it’s alcohol”.. lol 😆 I love how he addresses people’s sheepish freak outs.

It’s so refreshing to see a how to video that’s not like “Oh my god you guys I have found the top five “secret” products that you NEED to have to keep your home clean!” He gave so many different options and kept acknowledging that there are those who can’t afford certain products and there’s still options and techniques that can help them keep their homes clean. I wish we had more content like this that pushes “here are some tips, do what works for you” instead of the constant “these specific products are the only thing that will fix your problems, link in bio” marketing that we see all the time. Such an awesome video 😌

Beautiful home with beautiful pets and art! The sentiment of this video is so amazing. I clean all the time and still learned a few things!!

Thank you so much for the work you do.This should be a mandatory class in high school, kids should learn how to do basic cleaning and cooking. My kids learned to cook and clean from a very young age so they don’t have to struggle once they live on their own.

I LOVE the fact that you kept your wife’s items in the same areas because of her ADHD. It drives me bonkers when things I have on counters at home get put upstairs or shoved in a bag because I now have absolutely no clue where specific things like letters or bills are, but I get blamed for having a mess or get told I should have cleaned up and they wouldn’t have had to clear the table when they got tired of MY things being there. It is literally just how our brain works.

I started watching this video and thought, “Who doesn’t know how to clean a counter?” I started reading the comments and realize how many people DON’T know. I also didn’t know how many people have triggering memories attached to cleaning. I certainly do. I had a mother who let dishes, pots and pans pile high. There was trash in the sink and old food. Then, she would pick a fight and punish me by telling me I had to wash the dishes. I have always had some lower back pain so the hour and a half it took would hurt me. When I moved out, I washed dishes immediately so I would never be at the sink for an extended period of time or see nasty dishes in the sink. Thank you for this video.

I dont even usually watch this sort of content, but I love what you've done with it. You've made this feel accessible to a high school student, even in 2024 a kid who wants to be responsible with their fast food job money or whatever could probably stomach spending $20 on their first set of cleaning supplies especially when they know how far it will stretch and know how to use it. Thank you for this!

I love that your old doggy watched you explain the vacuum 💛

Thank you for distinguishing that you don't need super expensive cleaners and can clean with a few simple things you probably already have lying around the house. That's really important to hear, especially considering most cleaning channels swear by a million products that not everyone can afford.

This is the most compassionate, comprehensive, and thoughtful instruction of essential cleaning I’ve ever seen. A preteen, teen, or adult would equally be able to watch this video and feel capable of cleaning a home to a level of reasonable sanitation. This is such a good skill building video!

Thank you. I get yelled at a lot because I dont do chores correctly. They say i half ass things and dont do things i know i should do. This video really feels warm and judgement free for those of us that struggle.

There was so much in this video I just... didn't know. The way I pulled out my vacuum during that section of the video and was shocked to find the part holding up the cables actually moves lmfao and I'd never even noticed the carpet height switch! You made everything seem really straightforward and simple, and as someone who gets really overwhelmed easily, I really appreciate it. Even just... the fact that you can move stuff out of the way, clean, and put stuff back. For some reason that feels revolutionary to me. Thanks again!

When he said,"you don't need all of these so we're going to get'em off... Get'Em OFF!" And he tossed all the unnecessary cleaners in the floor, is the moment I gave my like!😂

I remember my mom literally yelled at me for using more than 7 squares of toilet paper to clean myself and later yelled at me for "living like a slob" when I was a pre-teen. I watched her clean a 1600 sq ft. property wide-eyed and panting because she was in her 50s. It wasn't until semi-recently, and I am 32, that I realized she never actually taught me to maintain and nurture my living space. I'm not being angry or pointing fingers at my momma but just making a realization. Thank you for making this video.

This video was incredibly helpful to me. I’m neurodivergent and I’ve always struggled with incredibly basic tasks like cooking or cleaning, and I’ve always been embarrassed to ask for help. Reading these comments made me feel like I’m not alone in this, and this video was so helpful.

Honestly, my mom taught me to clean, but was overwhelming because she had a giant caddy with TONS of different cleaners and cleaning tools. Always made me anxious of what was going to happen if I accidentally used the “wrong” cleaner. Bless you kind sir and this lovely video! 🙏

one of my biggest goals when im a father in the future is to actually take the time to thoroughly explain how to do things. pretty crappy being yelled at for not doing something right when nobody bothers even attempting to teach you.

"This does take some effort, I hate doing it." Thanks sir, I'm still learning how to keep a house clean and sometimes it ain't easy 😊

Appreciate the respect you show to your wife and her piles. ❤

This is a blessing. Thank you so much for showing us how to clean and to think about why we clean as well. Your patience and kindness is incredible and it's inspiring. May God bless you and your family ❤