This ONE Habit Will Keep Your Home Clean & Tidy

I moved from a 1,100ish sq ft, 3 bed, 1 bath house into a 3,400 sq ft, 6 bed, 4 bath house. I have a family of 6, with little babies. It takes me forever to clean! But I've gotten a routine the last month that is helping. I clean one level (it's 2.5 floors) one week, then the next week I do the other. Mondays are bathrooms, Tuesday floors, Wednesday dusting, Thursday cleaning the basement playroom (a weekly task to stay on top of it!). I'm a ladybug, husband is a bee, kids are butterflies. I've been minimizing for 2ish years and our house is starting to feel easier! I was even able to help my mom yesterday declutter an entire room.

My Dad passed away last Christmas and My Mom is in a nursing home due to having dementia. I am cleaning out their house and My Sister is allowing us to take what we want because she doesn’t want to have an auction. She wants to sell the house and put the money towards Mom’s care with the nursing home. So I work 40 hours per week, spend one day or two days at our parents home on weekends and trying to take care of my home. I am so grateful for this experience because I am going to declutter and start the habits you talk about. Thank you.

Cas is LITERALLY saving my marriage. She’s saving me money. She’s saved my art classroom (and my sanity). I’m a cool cat in real life. Do some cool stuff. Always learning. Always growing. Didn’t think a random (why was it even recommended?!?!) YouTube video would change my world. Totally did. I owe her. Big time. ❤❤🎉🎉🎉

You repeatedly said “you have too much stuff” so Many times that I think I’ve finally got this fact thru my thick head. 😂 thanks Cas 💕🙏💕

The surfaces are HOT LAVA is the last thing I thought your mantra is!!!! Made me laugh so hard! I love your podcast and am so glad you are back to your relaxed self. I hope you feel that inner calm - Outsourcing housekeeping is a great way to get support.

I was watching this in my craft room and hubby came in to use the metal ruler. He stayed for a few minutes while he did what he needed to do and before he left, he said to me “that sounds like our home”🙌🙌🙌 It is 💯 true what you’ve said in this video. We did this in 2020. We had so much that we weren’t using( we’ve been married since 1997) Hubby thinks we got rid of about 80% of our stuff and we miss none of it. Our home is so effortless to clean. It took about 10 months of me nagging my family to put things away and not down back in 2020….and it was worth all the trouble. Our routine is second nature now. Great video Cas🩵

I hestatingly opened this ,because I was too bored during washing the dishes, and had nothing to listen to. I thought Cass cant have anything new to tell me, but man, I cleaned up waaay more than I hoped to , I was too lazy to start. As I was listening, I got red of that extra 7yr birthday candle I bought for my daughter's birthday, and an old candy I know I will never eat. Sometimes we need a reminder that a clean home is way more important than worryong about minor stuff like that.

I love that you included the floor as a hot lava flat surface. I need to adopt that idea. My floor is holding various pieces of mail, miscellaneous objects that need to be put away (like last season’s decor. Actually, let me be honest. It’s June, and there are rolled up Christmas throw rugs, and a set of small metal Christmas trees), sofa covered with clean clothes, full laundry basket on the floor, stuff to be donated. Every other flat surface is covered. You are SO right!! I have way too much stuff. I’m such a butterfly that I can’t fly straight. My learning style is abstract random. I’m bouncing off the walls. I don’t put things away. That and having too much stuff is my main problem. I love that you are willing to share your wisdom. ❤❤❤

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You have no idea how much I needed this today!!! Literally in tears out of frustration with my home. I think my family will hate the “hot lava” concept at first, but it will save our sanity in the end.

Oh, I LOVE having a dumpster (I'm a small business owner). I put my own stuff in it all the time. Happy to donate any and all usable things, but the things that are garbage go to the dumpster!

Cass, would love a video about...excess stuff. I know you have done a lot of wonderful decluttering videos which have helped but I would love to see something about being more intentional with what comes into the home and dealing with it before there is too much again.

Totally agree with you. My rule is to deal with everything immediately. Takes a few extra seconds but my house feels peaceful and can be cleaned in less than 1 hour. Gerrie

As you were speaking about finding a home for things on surfaces, I looked up and saw the paper plates on the counter that I hate seeing everyday, but my husband accuses me of hiding when I put them away. I shopped my kitchen and reused an in-cabinet shelf to create a home for the paper plates that is still easily accessible, but out of sight. Thank you!

I heard that the biggest shelf in your house is the floor. So true.

Girl, the most difficult part of this was realizing how much stuff I have been given( with stipulations) no more. Appreciate you. ❤

AMEN!!! "Surfaces, including the floor, are HOT LAVA"!!! ❤️‍🔥🌋🔥

Cass because of your channel I have been so motivated. I have ADHD and have a difficult time keeping things put away. I cleaned out our walk in closet last week for the first time im 18 years. Of course things have came in as well as been donated. I hadn't dusted regularly but the floors have been cleaned regularly. I took an entire SUV load of donations. Alot of things I had "planned to sell". I ended up donating it because I couldn't walk in the closet to get to what I needed. I am working so hard to clear out anything that i dont want or need...even for "someday". Everytime i go by something thats not in its place, I tell myself if I dont put it away it HAS to go in the trash. I have been doing this for about 5 days now. That has been very helpful. Thanks so much for your motivation and channel.

I've been decluttering all week with Cass and the Minimal Mom in my ears. Feeling so much more hopeful that I will actually start cleaning more regularly now that I am reducing surface items. Probably the hardest part, to be honest but I've donated a tonne, sold a couple of items on eBay and trashed more useless bits and bobs than I thought possible from my tiny one bed flat. Thank you so much Cass - you have kept my dishes done, most evenings! 🤩

I just want to say thank you for all the inspiration your podcast has brought me since I started following you.