So true!

Lol, love Mira!😁

I have always appreciated "real" people in my life. They have always been the type of people that I'm drawn to, so I figured why not let the world know I'm not perfect either.🤪

I used to be more like that, but I have had to be a little bit more lax about that since starting this channel because some days I get so busy and get home so late that I just crash when I get home.🤪 Then there are days like yesterday that I honestly forgot all about it after we were done with the movie.😄

Im the same need to clean up kitchen & def sink area. Prob is that my boys make all sorts of meals late at night so sink is full again in the am😂😂 thanks Bonnie for the sneak peak into ur home!❤

Looks like it was a fun movie night, complete with popcorn!🤗 The doggie is adorable, looking to pre-clean the dishes!😁🐾❤️

Absolutely!! The more we let down our guard and show people the real us, the more people we will attract like that. We have enough perfect Instagram homes out there that make people feel bad about themselves and that they are not doing enough. I definitely don't want to portray that things are always looking perfect in my home.😊

Thank you so much!

People mention the Fly Lady all the time on here, and I still don't really know anything about her, but it sounds like I would like her stuff.😊

She's good for people whose houses keep getting out of hand & are feeling overwhelmed. She concentrates on building routines. She starts with baby steps--shining your sink before going to bed for example. My biggest take-away is you can do anything for 5 min.

I have just accepted that it happens sometimes. I generally try not to do that, but sometimes I really just forget to finish cleaning up before I go to bed.😁

Yes!! I have ruined a couple of things over the years by using my dishwasher for things that shouldn't have gone in there, so I have learned what not to put in there for the most part, but I probably still put things in there that aren't recommended... haha!

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What's so funny is I didn't even realize the hilarious look on my dog's face until people started mentioning it so I had to go back and watch and she really is looking at me like I'm crazy!😂

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I think you are spot on. That's exactly what she thinks.😄

I love that quote so much! It's so true. I feel like having a completely sterile house all the time really messes with your immune system. I think it's good to have a little dirt and not stress so much about everything being fantastically clean all the time. Also, it's going to be hard, but I'm going to try not rinsing my dishes and just see what happens. I just don't trust that my dishwasher will actually get it clean without rinsing because I've never had a dishwasher that could, but ours is fairly new, so I guess I will give it a try and see how it goes.🤞

It's the worst!

Yeah, we don't get very many mice. We have a lot of cats that live around us, so I think they keep them pretty well controlled. Now, ants is a different story. Those should be showing up in the next couple of weeks as soon as it starts to get a little warmer. Ants can be annoying, but at least I'm not grossed out by them. And thank goodness I have never seen a roach in my home. If I ever did, I would be gutting the entire house, cleaning it out, and then putting everything back.😂

Me too. She's the best!

Thanks so much! 😊

Happy cleaning!!❤️👍

LOL! Let me know if you ever hit that "one day" where you suddenly aren't tired at the end of the day. 😜😂

The best!

I'm so glad!

Thanks for sharing!💕😊

That would definitely be a deterrent for leaving any food out.😂

It's just one extra step to getting those dirty dishes in the dishwasher. It's the worst!😅

Yeah, a lot of people have commented about the smell if you don't get them completely dry and I can see that. I think I need to invest in either a new set of Tupperware so we don't have a mishmash of all kinds of Tupperware or just get some glass ones. Both have their pros and cons.

Thanks so much! 😊

That's how I've been having to do it lately as well, just a bit at a time. It works! Deep cleaning can wait. 😊❤️

Thank you!

So true!

Can you tell I have young daughters? Ahahha I tell them over and over again to keep up with their hair brushing or it becomes a nightmare. Housework is the same. Lol

I hadn't even really noticed her reaction until people started mentioning it, so I went back and watched it and it is pretty hilarious!

This put a smile on my face.😊 Thanks so much for sharing! I'm glad you tried the timer thing.❤️

I'm starting to use "bless your heart" a lot more often when I see negative comments. I say it right before I delete the comment... haha!😂

I laughed when I got to that part of Dana's book where she would time everything because I have been doing that for years, but in the opposite way where I would set a timer and then try to beat it, but by doing that, I did get a feel for about how long it takes to clean up certain things. It is pretty remarkable how much you can get done if you just get moving.😊❤️

I'm almost to the point of throwing everything out and starting fresh. I think I really want to do the glass bowls with lids only because I keep hearing about all of the dangers of plastic and using them to heat up food in, etc. But the plastic ones really are so much more convenient than the glass ones and take up less space, so I'm still undecided on that.🤔😁

Thank you!

Honestly, I throw them in whichever way they end up in my hands from the sink. As long as they are separated a little bit and not nested together, I don't really care how they are put in there. It's funny that I can be super anal about specific things and then others I couldn't care less about.😄

My dishwasher has utensil separators built in, forks and spoons go handle down. Hands get washed before they're put away.

My dishwasher has a full sized tray right at the top for all the cutlery so they fit into little slots lying down on their sides, edge up. I absolutely love it. Hadn't seen any like that before - they usually have a basket - but now I have this one I love it as everything is spaced out neatly

So we did get the email about the fire hazard of this particular air fryer and the recall on them, and I tried to get the replacement. I don't remember exactly what the problem was, but we kept running into something where it was just a pain to try to get it replaced, and then I kind of forgot about it. I should probably try again. Good thing we have a fire extinguisher right next to it, though, just in case ...haha!! How scary to have that actually catch fire! Good thing you were able to get it outside quickly enough.

Absolutely! I know I'm very blessed with a beautiful home. And even though I know I have always been very driven and have worked really hard to get to where I'm at, I know that I always feel so much better giving service to others as a way of thanking God for all that I've been blessed with. God IS good!👍🙏💕

Someone else mentioned this and I think it's a great idea. I think I actually have some in my garage right now. Now the trick is to find time to actually do it. I have about a million things going on.🤪😄

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Haha, I can see myself not using the dishwasher after it's just my husband and I. I actually don't mind washing dishes and it probably wouldn't be worth it to run the dishwasher with so few dishes or waiting 3 days for it to fill up. 🤔

Yes!😅

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Seriously, why is that?! It seems like a lot more work to rinse and load the dishwasher than to unload it, but for some reason, I just hate unloading it. I think it might be because I know that I have to unload it before I can get rid of the dirty dishes in my sink and so it's just that extra time it takes to get those dirty dishes out of my sink. Yes, I think that's it.🤔😁

Yeah, I will probably try another mic, but I do worry a little bit about it rubbing on stuff while I'm cleaning, so I guess I will have to test that out.

Thanks for checking out my channel. 😊 I'm actually sitting with Mack right now watching some KZfaq after cleaning a house together today. 👍

That's a great idea! I actually was using a dish drainer before I decluttered things and it worked great, but I gave it to the homeowner that I'm helping right now. I may get another one, though, because I loved having all the little slots that held them upright.

Others have mentioned that as well and I can see how that could happen.

I'm trying to rinse less since a lot of people commented on this video and said that the newer dishwashers, you actually aren't supposed to rinse off a lot of food because it messes up the sensors. So, as hard as it has been, I have been trying to rinse a little less. Some things come out okay. There are still other things that I feel like I need to scrub a little bit before I put in there.

@ABeautifulMessExtremeCle-zl1wp mine manages even baking dishes ie if I've made lasagne and the sauce has stuck on around the top etc Dana K White has made some videos about dishwashers, she said she went to visit the manufacturer and got some tips! One of which is to use the better products- they're aparrently more expensive for good reason. I do use the more premium dishwasher soap and run an intensive cycle if there's something more stuck on going in. I also make sure it's topped up with salt and rinse aid. Usually if something has come out dirty it's because the salt or rinse aid ran out.

How did I not know about salt in the dishwasher?!!! I just looked up a video about it. I don't think I actually need it because we have soft water, but I have seriously never even heard about this or seen dishwasher salt sold anywhere. Where do you live? I wonder if it's just not really a thing around here.

@ABeautifulMessExtremeCle-zl1wp I think lots of people don't know - my friend complained hers didn't work well and she didn't know about salt or rinse aid. I gave her some to try and it works better now!! The salt container is at the bottom of my machine under a cap about the size of my hand. You wouldn't necessarily notice it unless you're looking for it I'm in the UK, and we do have very hard water in this area, so it's essential here. In fact, I often laugh a little at the "limescale stains" in cleaning videos because they look like my house after a week or 2!! Shiny taps? Sure, the day I clean them! 😉 There are actually settings on my machine based on water hardness (which you can find on the website for the water company), and then the machine will put the right amount of salt in for the water. So it's worth checking - maybe yours would just need the lowest level? Or maybe none at all, but it's worth a try as the salt doesn't cost much. I get the salt from the supermarket, it's with the other dishwasher products. The other thing I find helps is cleaning the filter periodically, like every month or 2, but if you've been rinsing the stuff first yours is probably really clean.

Thank you for teaching me something new. I've used rinse aid, but never the salt. Although, I did stop rinsing my dishes so much and it does seem my dishwasher is doing a good job still. I wonder how many hours I've wasted rinsing dishes when I didn't need to... lol!