CLEAN MAMA’S ☙ Simple Shortcuts

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Simple Shortcuts

This free printable is the

culmination of six weeks

of tips and tricks on the

Clean Mama website.

You¡¯ll find tips from Becky from Clean Mama

the Clean Mama Community on this resource.

I hope it gives you some Simple Shortcuts you

can use in your home.

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Keep your daily used cooking supplies on a

cutting board by your stove for easy access

and less clean up.

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Put daily items like dish soap, hand soap,

counter spray, toiletries, etc. on a dish or tray.

This makes cleaning the counter easier and

helps to contain those supplies.

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Start in the worst area first and keep going

with that momentum. This is why I clean

bathrooms on Mondays. If this mindset

doesn¡¯t work for you, start with something

easy first!

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Choose cleaning supplies that you enjoy

using. Color coordinate or just choose

supplies you like the look of ¨C I find that

having cute supplies make cleaning

more fun!

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Don¡¯t put it off ¨C get it over with and get on

with your day.

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Listen to a podcast, audiobook, or your

favorite music ¨C think of it as an escape.

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Call someone and chat while you¡¯re cleaning.

Chances are you¡¯ll enjoy the conversation

more than you realize that you¡¯re cleaning.

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Make it a game ¨C set a timer and

race yourself.

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Invite someone over ¨C you will probably get

more done in a shorter period of time.

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Reward yourself with something that

motivates you when you accomplish

your goal.

Find the entire series here.

TIPS FOR

CLEANING ROUTINE

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Wipe down the refrigerator shelves before

going grocery shopping. This keeps your

refrigerator clean most of the time and

makes it less of a hassle when you have

to clean it.

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Run your kitchen sink tap water on hot

before you run the dishwasher to warm up

the water and make your dishwasher start

with hot water.

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Keep a small baking pan for uncooked meats

in the refrigerator to keep your refrigerator

shelf clean.

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If you have little ones that love bath time and

are old enough to play independently while

you are in the bathroom with them, CLEAN

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Stop using a top sheet. This simplifies

bed making when paired with a duvet and

launder-able duvet cover.

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TIPS FOR

T H E L AU N D RY

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Start it the night before. Makes a multi-load

day feel like it goes faster.

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Do it daily! Wash, dry, fold & put away.

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Laundry bags! Makes sorting to fold so

much easier.

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For white laundry add 2 slices of lemon.

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I like to place delicate items on top of the

dryer to dry them without all the heat.

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Fold items before they cool from the dryer.

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Time yourself folding/putting away a load.

Make it a game to beat your last time.

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Get the kids to spray stains before putting in

the laundry.

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My washer has DELAY START. I load it the

night before and set it to wash early the

next morning.

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One load a day and separate hampers for

presorting have saved me.

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DIY baking soda scent booster and vinegar

as softener for the softest towels!

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I have to leave a laundry basket in the hall

outside of the laundry room to remind me

that I have laundry going.

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If there are too many loads because

something got in the way of laundry day, take

it all to a laundromat and get it done all at

once. Very satisfying.

TIPS FOR

MEAL PREP

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Taking a writing inventory changed my life...

and my budget

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Lay containers out for lunches ahead of time!

Will save on dishes.

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¡°Do it!¡± ¨C Spencer W. Kimball

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When doing a load a day, throw everything

in together! Mesh bags FTW.

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Kale salad keeps for days - put chicken salad

on top for easy lunches.

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Kids make great dryer unloaders.

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Clean your machine!

Buy family packs of meat in bulk and

marinate in freezer bags - one recipe,

multiple freezer meals.

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If you have a large detergent with the nozzle

throw the plastic lid in the washer to clean it.

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Wash a load of hang dry in the evening. Dry

overnight ¨C fold and put away the

next morning.

When dinner is cooking, use that time to

wash dishes and make breakfast smoothie

packs for morning.

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Always have chopped onions in the freezer.

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Baskets! When I get home from the store

I put all the food for each meal in a

separate basket.

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Plan ahead at the grocery store.

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I make sure my Friday meal is crockpot, this

is the day I¡¯ll order in if it¡¯s not prepared.

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Separate laundry that hangs and clothes

that are folded so you¡¯re doing only one

task per load.

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Vinegar for softener!

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Your tips! Wash ALL kids¡¯ clothes separately

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Cook once, eat twice. Repurpose leftovers

into another meal.

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Double or triple Sunday night dinner

and transfer extra food right into meal

prep containers.

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Freeze containers for ready-to-heat

individual meals (meatloaf, mashed potatoes,

green beans.

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Always cook 2-3x more than you will eat.

Cook once, eat 3x.

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Cook a lot of meat that can be used in several

different ways and freeze it in portions.

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Shop and prep on separate days. Plan meals

out on Fridays for the following week.

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Prep items on Sunday afternoons - boil eggs,

chop veggies, make freezer rice, etc.

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Smoothie packs. I prep 6-12 individual zip

locks with my ingredients for smoothies.

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Prep dinner at breakfast/lunch.

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Prep all veggies and fruits so they are ready

to grab and eat or cook.

Cut up cucumbers/peppers and store in

covered containers in the fridge - easy

snack or side!

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Create seasonal meal lists so you don¡¯t have

to brainstorm a meal plan each week.

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Wash and dry all fruit/veggies for snacking

and lunch.

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Cooking on weekends.

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Prep snacks along with meals.

Spend one afternoon prepping multiple bags

of 2-3 recipes to put in the freezer.

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A manual chopper to speed up that

tedious process.

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I keep a freezer inventory. Makes planning

meals so easy - no digging in the freezer.

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Always double or triple a meal that

freezes well.

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Pre-cooked proteins, roast your own

vegetables in big batches.

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Meal plan with a calendar in front of you!

Choose do-able recipes for your schedule.

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Chop/prep ingredients on Sunday for

the week.

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Prep several pieces of chicken (boil, Instant

Pot) shred with mixer and season.

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Prep ingredients, not full meals.

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Dinner of rotisserie chicken each Monday

with a simple veggie and starch - easy

clean up.

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Wash, cut and place in containers in front of

fridge. Easy to grab. Easy to use.

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Shredding chicken in my KitchenAid

stand mixer!

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Theme days. Meatless Monday, Taco

Tuesday, Freezer Friday (my fave).

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Chop up all the veggies for dinner and

even for the next day early on when you

have energy.

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Prep and cook protein/vegetables. Meals

come together easily from the variety of

cooked components.

THE BEST

E ASY ME ALS

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One pot or one sheet pan meals are quick

and easy with little clean up.

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Pasta + cheese + veggie + protein + spices.

Usually 15-20 minutes, tasty, easy clean up.

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Slow cooker or grill. They both make cleaning

up so easy.

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Breakfast is my favorite easy dinner meal.

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Stove Top Stuffing Meatloaf

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Prep or pre-cook parts in the morning and

just assemble and final cook at dinner.

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Quesadillas: all cheese for the kids, and

chicken and cheese for adults.

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Prep ingredients before! Chop onions, shred

cheese, cook ground beef.

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Frozen chopped onions and peppers always

on hand.

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Breakfast for dinner, pasta casserole or any

casseroles I can make in advance.

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Cut up a couple of rotisserie chickens and

freeze in portion sizes for recipes.

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Skillet Buffalo Chicken

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Make a big batch of meatballs and then

freeze. They cook up quick in the air fryer.

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Instant Pot Spaghetti! So easy and quick.

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Tacos! You can put anything in a taco shell.

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Club sandwiches, chicken enchiladas ¨C make

2 and freeze for later.

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Meatloaf, Crockpot pot roast.

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Gnocchi with bacon and peas. Yummy, tasty,

and simple.

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¡°Change your Life Chicken¡±

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Grilled cheese and soup

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German pancakes

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Sandwich night. Put out lots of veggies,

grated beets, onions, lettuce, sprouts, etc.

and cold cuts.

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Gimme Some Oven ¨C Easy Zuppa Toscana

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Taco Salad with beef

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Veggies and Kielbasa roasted with salt and

pepper and olive oil over brown rice.

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The most recent easy dinner I¡¯ve found is

bbq chicken tostadas. The recipe is from 6

Sisters Stuff. It¡¯s cooked chicken mixed with

bbq sauce, spread on a crispy tostada. Then

top with mozzarella cheese and bake at 400

for about 8 minutes. It¡¯s so good!

TIPS FOR

MORNING ROUTINE

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Start the evening before. The key to success

in the morning is setting yourself up for

success the evening before. I recommend

a clean kitchen at night as one of the things

that makes getting up earlier a little easier.

Why? You won¡¯t have to wake up to a mess

from the day before ¨C you¡¯ve already reset

your kitchen. This is a huge component in

keeping up with this habit because you aren¡¯t

waking up to work ¨C who wants to do that?

You¡¯re waking up to do something that will

make your day run more smoothly.

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Turn off the screens. Turning off phones and

computers and televisions a little earlier is

the best way to get yourself ready for bed.

Stop sleeping with your phone ¨C the emfs

(electro and magnetic fields) mess with

your natural body rhythms. We keep our

phones and devices downstairs in a charging

station. I find that putting them away early

in the evening (optimally/in a perfect world,

before dinner and away for the night) is really

helpful. Get a cute, old-fashioned alarm clock

and use that instead of your phone.

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Go to bed when you¡¯re tired. Stop fighting

through the tiredness and just go to bed.

If you are used to staying up late, try going

to bed earlier and see how you feel. See if

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it makes a difference in your day. Everyone

needs to sleep but everyone¡¯s perfect

amount of sleep is different. Make your

goal 6-8 hours and experiment to find what

amount makes you feel most rested and alert

during the day.

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N OT E S:

Get your morning drink going. Coffee, lemon

water, a smoothie, tea ¨C whatever you drink

first thing in the morning, get that going.

TIPS FOR

EVENING ROUTINE

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Tidy up and then relax with the family.

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Cleaning all the clutter from counters, tables,

and every other corner of the main floor.

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Fixing the coffee maker in the morning.

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Clean kitchen, lunches made and coffee

maker programmed for the morning.

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Loading dishwasher after dinner.

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Kids clean up dinner dishes and then cuddles

on the couch with my husband and Netflix.

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Gym, dinner, bath, bed!

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Making my husband¡¯s lunch. Uninterrupted

shower. Start laundry/ tuck in kitchen.

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Wipe down all countertops and sink and set

up coffee.

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I make sure to do a load of laundry that I then

fold in the morning.

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Heating pad under the covers while I

wash my face, etc. so I always climb into

a warm bed.

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I take 10 minutes and write in my gratitude

journal. Then lights out.

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