#39: How To Make House Cleaning Suck A Little Less

Guess what? Even pro house cleaners hate cleaning. So we asked YouTube cleaning guru Melissa Maker to share her secrets for making your cleaning chores faster, more effective, and all-around less painful. Plus, the studio dives headfirst into the (often mispronounced) Danish concept of “hygge” and how it can make for a happier and cozier home. We also take a look at the wacky backstory to one of our favorite household products and an even wackier date night that had us laughing with (and at) our neighbors.

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What’s New

Here’s The Little Book of Hygge that captured the studio’s heart
And, as promised, here are a couple of photos from our neighborhood Thrift Store Date Night. We’ve never looked better.

FYI, John bought the outfit for the gentleman in the pink tie (center) and the studio purchased the sparkly purple number on the far right.

What’s Not

Here’s that Mental Floss article on 15 Things You Didn’t Know About Dr. Bronner And His Magic Soap
Oh, and apparently there’s a documentary all about him too, called Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soapbox
And here’s the actual soap. the studio’s favorite is the almond scented one. You can water it down and it lasts forever.

Melissa Maker, Clean My Space

You can see all that Melissa does on her website, , or on her YouTube Channel
She also has a new book out (also called Clean My Space) that’s a great reference for some of the products, tools, and techniques she mentioned.

We’re Digging

After waxing poetic about Scrub Daddy (and Scrub Mommy) we found these 3-packs at Bed Bath & Beyond, which you can also get online
And yes – not only was Scrub Daddy a Shark Tank product, it’s actually one of their most successful ones!

Lastly, in the pic above you can see the studio’s favorite new shoes (33% off right now). Her favorite jeans were in the wash, which she’s sad about because she thinks the knees of the ones she’s wearing above are baggy?! Didn’t even know that was a thing.
And here are my shoes because I know that’s why you’re really here (Zappos is out of my color right now, but Nordstrom has ’em).

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