OMG that is sooo me 🤣🤣

@@jacolagreene9870 same

This happened to me when cleaning and organizing a bookshelf. I started reading some of my books… FIVE hours later, I was surrounded by books I hadn’t put back on the shelves.

& by that time it's time for dinner 🤣💜✌🏽

Love this! How did you know, have you been watching me?!

🤣 this happens to me all the time

The same here.

Yup. You have to have a plan when you clean. I prefer to organize first then clean after the clutter is cleared.

Glad I’m not the only one. Sometimes I go to put something away from one area to another area then end up organizing that area instead of the area I was planning to clean 🤦🏻‍♀️

Your a good cleaner 😊

Beautiful story. Blessings to you and your Mom.

How beautiful is a daughters love for her mum💕

So beautiful 💖

Best memories are with our loved ones 🥰 we take them for granted until the day we can’t see them. Enjoy your mom to the fullest. 💞

​@@anadelgado8661 ❤️🤗❤️

So my mom when I was in high school. I’d clean but it wasn’t what she considered clean. And I’d never be able to find anything. 😅

I understand why housecleaners don’t organize clutter but I expect to see that the space it was in was cleaned and also things tidied or put in piles so I can organize it later.

Haha 😂 I always txt my cleaning lady asking where is this and that. Thankfully she remembers everything 😁She is more than a family to me. I paid her even though she wasn’t allowed to come and clean during the pandemic. All her other clients payed her as well. We have to respect and take care of them too.

You just described when my husband cleans our house. Problem is, when I ask where he put something, he says, "I don't know."

@@lilyflare2 mine is such a nightmare when he cleans. He never organizes anything, just makes new piles I have to go through. He can’t understand why I get so pissed and I try to explain to him he’s just making it where you have to deal with everything twice instead of once to put it where it belongs in the first place!

Yes ☺️☺️ and for clients who pick up before I get there and there is no clutter I will even do little extra deep clean 🙃

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@@MoreThanCleaning can't believe people leave a mess when you're there to clean, but then entitlement never surprises. You're awesome ☮️💟

@@Toodle.Pipp001 it’s not necessarily entitlement. Some, like me, might be physically disabled and unable to do a pick up or “pre-clean” before the cleaner comes. Or they just had surgery. Or just lost a loved one. Or they have severe depression and can barely make it out of bed to clean themselves, let alone the house. Someone not doing something doesn’t always mean they’re lazy or entitled. Sometimes they just can’t do it. I’m grateful for wonderful cleaners like this one who are willing and able to come and help. ❤

@@Toodle.Pipp001 my aunt cleaned at people’s houses, and there were litterally people who left a huge mess every week, a lot of clothes on the floor

Well your Ingles is impeccable, I must say. 👍

@@jb-dk2xn well is his native language

As a former Cleaner, I disagree, if you're hired to Clean, that means to CLEAN. ie:: The removal of dirt, dust, grime, bacteria etc from Surfaces, maybe windows if agreed to., doing laundry also a separate item to be agreed to or not. Cleaner is meant to Clean Surfaces. NOT spend Their /Your Time Tidying up Other Peoples Personal Belongings First so to be able to clean the surfaces in the home. That job requires a Maid Service & is more $ because it's double the work of just Cleaning. If you're doing Full Maid Serice for Cleaning rate, you're Under valuing Your Time.

@@thebandplayedon..6145 not really sure what you’re disagreeing with? What did she say that you’re so averse to?

@@cocobrowny um, ok, I'm not being rude, it's just I don't know what else I could say that's not already been said? But here it is: She explains its helpful for the Client to tidy their belongings before she come to do Her Job of CLEANING, ( I explained the difference between Cleaning and Maid Service)but she then goes on to say she often has to do it anyway bc the Client doesn't for whatever reason. My point, as I said is if She was hired to CLEAN then she needs them to pick their crap up before she comes to clean, otherwise, if she has to pick their crap up, she is doing Work She wasn't hired and more importantly isn't being Paid to Do. That is the Client taking Advantage as well as being generally disrespectful, getting Service - ** HER TIME** - for FREE ! Not just her time either, Cleaning is physical labor, everytime she has to bend or reach to pick clothes etc. up is one more movement toward repetitive stress injury and worn out knees and joints. .... Why do that for FREE? Idk, maybe you enjoy spending your time working for free, but that's usually called Volunteering, personally, my Volunteer hours go elsewhere, somewhere useful and needed other than to people who can't clean their own home. Her time is not free, it's as valuable to her as yours is to you, and mine is to me. So, I was encouraging her to stand up for herself and get paid for the FULL Job she does. ...and also venting at people who disrespect and take advantage of people doing the very work they won't.

@@cocobrowny I think she means, she wouldn’t, as a cleaner, sort or move their personal belongings. At all. Clean around it!

I always straightened up and picked up clutter before our housekeeper came . Didn't want her to take time away from cleaning and its not her job

I rememeber hearing jokes about people who clean before the cleaners come but organizing before calling the cleaners is brilliant !😊

As an ex-cleaner, i loooved clients who todyied beforehand, it made cleaning so much simpler. Better than maximalist people who would complain that all their 50 photo frames didnt get dusted properly in the allowed total 2hr cleaning time

I put EVERYTHING away before my cleaners come! This has always made sense to me!

Yes! I had a housekeeper for awhile when I was working as a hospice nurse. The night before she came we would all tidy everything. As I told my kids, I was paying her to clean, not pick up after us.

Yes, we won't organize- we clean. I don't clean your dishes, and I don't pick up your clothes. I'll do your bedding, but I'm not a maid. You pay me $35/hr, you don't want to pay me to fold clothing. If there's any buildup of sh** on the floor, I'll shove it all in a corner and clean under and around

😳 yikes 😳

yeah a client like that wouldn't last a hot minute with me. as a housecleaner myself, I tell my clients from the get go that I do zero tidying. if I get there and their house isn't organized I completely skip over the messy parts. it waists soo much more time if you try to do their work. I'm a cleaner not a butler.

@@lovinazimmerman8478 *wastes so much more time

Exactly… many people don’t understand how our services work at all … if you want organization too then you need to hire a Marie Kondo.

​@@cherahsBroll yep👏👏👏

Yep. Go to my sister's house and start cleaning , spend weekend at home and barely do the dishes

It is. You're also being payed so that helps! I have really bad adhd and have lived in piles of garbage and stuff before i managed to get my shit together and come up with a system that kind of keeps things in check. But ive cleaned my neighbors homes for some extra cash before no problem.

As children, my friends and I would totally revamp each other's messy ass rooms no problem, but don't ask us to clean our own. In adulthood I was still organizing certain spaces for others as a nanny (with permission) and it was way easier for me to do. Just categorize, sort, clean, and put away/ organize. With my own mess every ....single...item.... is mental gymnastics before I do literally anything.

Yes!

No emotional attachment to stuff

Are those clients expecting you to magically know where all those things go??

My aunt cleans homes. Her clients already know she doesn’t do that. So everything is put away, beds are made and dishes are washed. She’s just there to clean the actual stuff.

I Make the family put everything away the night before the cleaner comes. Nothing on the floor or on counters so she can do a more thorough job actually disinfecting and cleaning surfaces. Plus I hate looking for items that they had to guess where to put

You gotta tell them ahead of time.

@@amaragrace94 that’s the worst part, we do 😬

All in asking for is your location and pricing, ma'am.🧐🤔😃

I feel the same, I just started using a timer and work as fast as I can in that time I allowed (20mins +/-) which sometimes gives me organized items to go through for the next timed cleaning.

I've been a cleaner for a decade plus and honestly we're all just happy to help in any way you want. If you ask for something that is too much you'll either get a polite no or a higher price for more work but no one will judge you so please don't feel embarrassed to ask for help 💞

Definitely just tell the cleaner beforehand not to throw anything but clear trash away

You totally just described me! I have that same problem. This video was a great explanation for me.

As a former house cleaner, I agree with the others. Do not feel embarrassed! Cleaners do a lot of different types of jobs… for instance, my first employer cleaned strip clubs, so therefore I had to clean strip clubs. You can only imagine the gross stuff I’ve seen, so cleaning someones home is a million times better, no matter what. I never threw away anything that wasn’t already in the garbage, like receipts or paper bags that I believed were trash. They would get folded and placed neatly somewhere close to where I found them. Cleaners never know what someone else considers trash so we usually don’t throw it away unless you tell us. Those paper bags and receipts could be someone’s child’s art project supplies for all we know, so it’s better safe than sorry.

Same!! My ADD only likes to clean when I'm angry or when I know someone is coming over so it tends to stay sloppy and unorganized, I've been wanting to ask for help going through my late mom's craft supplies but she passed in 2020 and between the pandemic and a million other things, it just hasn't happened.

No she didn't clean. She tidied up so someone else could clean.

It’s not cleaning, it’s decluttering and organizing to have the space open for them to clean and disinfect

I do that. I put everything away before the cleaner comes.

Yes this is what I do too! My husband is like why are you cleaning before the cleaning ladies? I’m like I’m not cleaning I’m tidying, there’s a difference. I don’t want my cleaning lady to have to waste time moving around clutter, just makes it easier for them to do their job.

@@katphish30 Exactly! My husband would ask why I cleaned before the cleaner came. I kept telling him, I wasn't cleaning, I was tidying not cleaning so she could clean quicker & easier.

Little spaces friend. Start with little spaces and add on tidying the already organized spaces as you go. Also remembering that there are those of us out here cheering you on. I am a residential maid for four houses and a salon in my area but I have to admit that my house is the last one to be clean lol and somehow keep thinking that my husband who’s on disability is going to take care of it lol O lol!😂be blessed and remember, start with a little space and just add on. You’re gonna do great I just know it!

Yes I've started to recognize that organizing and cleaning are two different things, and it really does help. Sometimes you feel like doing one, but the thought of having to do the other discourages you. But keeping them separate in my mind and in doing them really helps me.

Hey, we are all super busy these days with this or that, so what I suggest is doing exactly as she does in the video sometimes. Then either organize after or do that on certain days or times. Keeping the two separate helps. That way you aren't trying to clean and organize at the same time. There are times it makes sense to do both. If I am going to organize a cabinet, or the fridge, then I'll be taking most everything out, so it only makes sense to wipe them while I'm there. But imo, as far as daily cleaning goes, many times it just has to be like she just did in this video. Then maybe another time I can organize, or at least do what she does, then organize or put away the small piles after. When one tries to do both at the same time, it gets overwhelming and often, neither gets done. I struggled with this for a long time. Another thing I do is multipurpose cleaners. Something that disinfects, but also smells great. That helps. Lastly, go easy on yourself. Again, we are all super busy and it's not easy, so it's ok if your home looks like people actually live there. Don't be hard on yourself.

this is brilliant so they cant lie and say you stole it....nothing shuts a karen up like "I have photo evidence" lolll

I simply clean move 2 or 3 items then clean them and clean under and replace and then keep going. I don't use my phone while cleaning homes as I am concentrating on doing a good job and my phone will be a distraction. I find it simple especially since I deep clean in the beginning and the counters and items stay pretty clean by the next visit.

You can't take photos without the clients permission. It's their property and you must ask a general question about how they feel about taking photos before you do. And if it's taking a lot of your time away from cleaning , I don't suggest doing it. If you can't be trustworthy about returning things to where you found them, tell the client you can't. Maybe they'll do the Tidy before you get there. Just my thoughts. Thanks for sharing.

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Clever YT handle Joanna... it's something I would have done. Anywho, my home is half the size of yours and with the amount of hours I work a week, partially caring foe a family member, providing care for aging pets, I have contemplated hiring help. I could see why you needed someone to come in. I asked some of my family with larger homes and they hired help as well 🤔

That’s ridiculous indeed! As a former house cleaner, the fanciest thing I’d do is fold the toilet paper, it took me less than 5 seconds and I was taught it was a way to communicate that we were actually present and finished cleaning that bathroom. There were so many homes where I could tell someone cleaned up before we came in (usually because they felt embarrassed and didn’t want us to know they were “dirty”) so sometimes all I could do was wipe down surfaces and hope it felt cleaner than before, but not actually cleaning and just folding flowers of tissue is a waste of time and your money. The least they could have done is wipe things down, sweep, mop, and vacuum… I don’t think that’s too hard for anyone to do. I’m glad you finally found someone who knows what they’re doing 😊

​@@Susweca5569 I understand why you do that, I have seen in hotels. But i waste a few pieces because another person held it in their hands to fold it. Idk if it's just me or all do that

Ask! Communication is key. If I am doing something in a way my client doesn't like, I can't fix it if they don't tell me! I always tell my clients, hey if I miss something or if you want me to do something a different way, let me know! It's not rude to politely ask. "Hey, would you mind cleaning underneath these items? I would really appreciate it!"

Also be prepared to pay possibly double or triple the price if you want everything moved. It takes 2 to 3 times as long to clean if you move everything to clean. There's nothing wrong with expecting or asking someone to do more, but there's also nothing wrong with them charging you more for doing so.

@@amanda121905 but why wouldn’t you just pick up/move things to clean under/behind anyway!! If you just go around things then you ain’t cleaning properly!

@@amanda121905 but why wouldn’t you just pick up/move things to clean under/behind anyway!! If you just go around things then you ain’t cleaning properly!

@@irenemcgrath7739 I have a client who has a 300lb mirror. I don't move it. I have another client with antiques that I don't touch. It is different for each client. I charge by the hour, so I try to prioritize my cleaning. If they would rather I move the furniture than do the dishes, I do that, but usually they would rather I clean the visible mess. At home I do move and clean under everything.

I did this! As a wahm I wanted to treat myself to a cleaner to save me time so I could focus on work but instead I spent the whole day before they came cleaning for the cleaners 😂

You should have things picked up/tidied before the cleaner comes. You are paying good money and they shouldn't be having to spend more time moving things than cleaning.

Back when I had a house cleaner, I would pick up before she came so she could get all the surfaces. But I wouldn't scrub or dust! Major props to people who provide this service.

yeah they essentially sort their mess out first before the cleaners come so that the cleaners can actually clean.

Fascinating thing - knowing the difference between tidying and cleaning.

yes

If you're a homeowner/renter you should already have the right tools, most paid cleaners are using the tools and products of the homeowner, and the homeowner is a professional cleaner of their own home because they know where everything is and where everything goes.

Does she make you clean up or pick up stuff and put stuff away? She's a good Mom if she's teaching you to pick up and organize so the housekeeper can do a better job cleaning. I'm sure your cleaner appreciates that. 🙂

@@youtubesucks898 both 😭 My mom was a clean freak when my siblings and I were younger, but she's calmed down a lot and doesn't care as much

@@fionap.6311 , that's good that she's calmed down. Lol. I'd never expect anyone to clean before I arrived to clean their house, but I always immensely appreciate when things are picked up and at least somewhat organized so I can do a more efficient job cleaning. 🙂