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Cleaning vids on youtube

85 replies

NapQueen · 30/06/2018 08:32

Im addicted. Mainly american women cleaning their whole house. They have barely any "stuff", seem to use amazing gadgets and special cleaning products. And they all have these very flat shiny hardwood floors throughout which they go over with one soak of the mophead.

I thought it would motivate me to clean but I just end up watching them in amongst a mess.

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WutheringFrights · 23/07/2018 19:48

I blatantly spoke to soon 😳

MyOtherHusbandIsTomHardy · 23/07/2018 19:49

I like Claire Witt - she's not all about cleaning but her house is lovely and it's kind of addictive

MyOtherHusbandIsTomHardy · 23/07/2018 19:49

She's in the UK too.

WutheringFrights · 23/07/2018 19:50

I’m watching Emily Norris - she makes me feel like I can achieve stuff...

JiltedJohnsJulie · 23/07/2018 19:52

Sassitude for some reason the videos motivate me far more than the fly lady ever has. I mustn’t like all the reading on the fly lady. Either that or I just like looking at other people’s houses and am a nosey old cow Grin

Wuthering I’m guessing the sad song might have been an indicator Wine

SassitudeandSparkle · 23/07/2018 20:21

I could definitely post Costco haul vlogs, but why people would be interested in toilet roll and washing powder is a mystery. I should watch Jen's, I bet she buys interesting stuff (we have had to hire a van to get the furniture from Costco home though, it is massive!).

Hedgehog80 · 23/07/2018 20:23

Oh yes I do this!!
I just started the organised Mum method today really really hoping it helps

JiltedJohnsJulie · 23/07/2018 22:27

I’ve just watched How Jen Does It’s latest video. I think I’ve realised where I’m going wrong. The tasks that take her an hour would probably take me all day. She doesn’t seem to factor in 15 Brew, two telephone calls, watching Homes Under the Hammer or a nap...Grin

Heismyopendoor · 23/07/2018 22:35

I like VasseurBeauty and she’s in her apron. Two very different styles. Plus they make other videos too.

I have a YT channel (not here to promote it lol) and made a few cleaning videos but I don’t think they went down well with my subscribers. Food shopping hauls and clothing hauls on the other hand really do!! I must say I’m a sucker for a food haul. Im super nosey lol, food wise I quite like She’s in her apron (again!), Shelley’s Home life, Grady’s Mom, The Family Fudge, etc. They are all across the pond, I guess I don’t like uk food hauls lol

andalittlebitofpixiedust · 24/07/2018 07:12

Yes I watched Clean My Space do a kitchen deep clean and she said it took her 30 min including cleaning the fridge? She's on glue.

DaisyRenton18 · 24/07/2018 09:10

Absolutely love cleaning videos and blogs Blush they are making a difference to my home, though. I struggled a lot when I moved in to my first home and am only just getting to the point where unannounced guests don't cause me to hide behind the sofa and pretend I'm not in.

Some new videos on here I didn't know, so looked those up - I've just watched someone dust all the individual leaves on their plants! Confused I have never done that. I'm obviously not as in control/on top of it all as I thought!

Fishface77 · 24/07/2018 09:19

But it does only take them a short time because their homes are spotless when they start.
Like I started my living room, put stuff on the stairs to take upstairs, the stairs needed hoovering so I started on them, got to the top and there’s laundry so decided to put that in the machine (multi task), some fucker has pulled out ALL the Tupperware so I spent 20 mins sorting that and cleaning the draw (throwing the carrier bags that are stuffed in every orifice on to the floor), then I decided to fold the carrier bags but needed a small plastic basket to put them in so went to buy one from my local £1 shop, saw zoflora and bleach and bought that, didn’t have a carrier bag so bought a carrier bag, got home, had a cuppa, went to get the milk out the fridge, decided to clean the fridge, took everything out.
Put everything back in the fridge without cleaning it, threw the carrier bags in the bin and lay down on the sofa.
Took me 3hrs23mins.
House is a shit tip.

andalittlebitofpixiedust · 24/07/2018 11:05

Fishface I would watch the fuck out of that as a video, with you narrating and occasional Benny Hill music. Grin I think they have a LOT of prep and several takes of anything to do with the children especially.

JiltedJohnsJulie · 24/07/2018 11:52

Heis if you did come on here to promote your videos, you’re doing rubbish job, you haven’t said what you’re called on YT Grin

Fish you definitely need to start up an YT channel. It is so much like my life, it’s scary!

Fishface77 · 24/07/2018 12:49

I could be called the declitterer

Fishface77 · 24/07/2018 12:49

Sorry to lower the tone Grin

Heismyopendoor · 24/07/2018 16:22

Haha Jilted I didn’t want people to read ‘im a youtuber’ and think I am just here for promotion. I wouldn’t ever share it on here as have shared a lot on MN. We’re just a small channel anyway, under 100k subscribers as a rough guide lol.

Fish you need to claim that!!

Fishface77 · 24/07/2018 21:42

Heismyopendoor I will!
But just out of interest I’d like to know your YouTube channel so I can silently seethe over your immaculate house and your beautiful well behaved Children.

JiltedJohnsJulie · 24/07/2018 21:57

But just out of interest I’d like to know your YouTube channel so I can silently seethe over your immaculate house and your beautiful well behaved Children. Me too Fish Grin

Heismyopendoor · 24/07/2018 21:59

Haha Fish my house is far from immaculate 😂 and my kids have just ran upstairs to tell me that one tried to lick the other’s eye ball 😂 that sort of stuff is in my videos so may not be what you are looking for lol

JiltedJohnsJulie · 24/07/2018 22:11

Now Heismy now you’re just making me want to watch it more Grin

Fishface77 · 25/07/2018 00:14

And me!
I could make a video and kidnap (joke) Richard Attenborough and make him narrate it!
“The queen of the den crawls out of her creased linen sleeping stage, she wipes the smeared liner from around her eyes and struggles not to be incontinent of urine due to her poor bladder control as she did not do what the healers recommend and do any pelvic floor exercises. Age is against this slovenly beast whose skin is comparable to a rare rhino.
After wiping the saliva from her jaw and grooming as much as is possible she begins the banshee call of the truly wild, encouraging her young to wake with, at first, gentle murmurings which increase in frequency and volume until the young crawl from what appears to be the family bed. Interestingly although there are other sleeping arrangements, the young choose to encroach on their parents space and sleep between and on top of them. Unless they are marking their territory by throwing their belongings around the den in what appears to be a random fashion but is actually quite sinister. They are a strange species.”

qazxc · 25/07/2018 11:04

Fishface I would absolutely watch that!

Idbemonica1 · 25/07/2018 16:15

Wuthering really enjoying the Emily Norris videos on youtube. Many hours wasted today oopsBlush

andalittlebitofpixiedust · 25/07/2018 17:16

Yes, I like Emily Norris. I don't really understand how her life (apparently) works but I wish mine worked like that.