CLEAN MAMA’S ☙ Simple Shortcuts
[Pages:5] CLE AN MAMA'S
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.
Find the entire series here.
TIPS FOR CLEANING ROUTINE
O 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.
O 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.
O Keep a small baking pan for uncooked meats in the refrigerator to keep your refrigerator shelf clean.
O 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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O Stop using a top sheet. This simplifies bed making when paired with a duvet and launder-able duvet cover.
O Keep your daily used cooking supplies on a cutting board by your stove for easy access and less clean up.
O 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.
O 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!
O Choose cleaning supplies that you enjoy using. Color coordinate or just choose supplies you like the look of ? I find that having cute supplies make cleaning more fun!
O Don't put it off ? get it over with and get on with your day.
O Listen to a podcast, audiobook, or your favorite music ? think of it as an escape.
O Call someone and chat while you're cleaning. Chances are you'll enjoy the conversation more than you realize that you're cleaning.
O Make it a game ? set a timer and race yourself.
O Invite someone over ? you will probably get more done in a shorter period of time.
O Reward yourself with something that motivates you when you accomplish your goal.
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TIPS FOR THE LAUNDRY
O Start it the night before. Makes a multi-load day feel like it goes faster.
O Do it daily! Wash, dry, fold & put away.
O Laundry bags! Makes sorting to fold so much easier.
O For white laundry add 2 slices of lemon.
O I like to place delicate items on top of the dryer to dry them without all the heat.
O Fold items before they cool from the dryer.
O Time yourself folding/putting away a load. Make it a game to beat your last time.
O Get the kids to spray stains before putting in the laundry.
O My washer has DELAY START. I load it the night before and set it to wash early the next morning.
O "Do it!" ? Spencer W. Kimball
O When doing a load a day, throw everything in together! Mesh bags FTW.
O Kids make great dryer unloaders.
O Clean your machine!
O If you have a large detergent with the nozzle throw the plastic lid in the washer to clean it.
O Wash a load of hang dry in the evening. Dry overnight ? fold and put away the next morning.
O Separate laundry that hangs and clothes that are folded so you're doing only one task per load.
O Vinegar for softener!
O Your tips! Wash ALL kids' clothes separately
from parents. Less sorting is nice!
O One load a day and separate hampers for presorting have saved me.
O DIY baking soda scent booster and vinegar as softener for the softest towels!
O I have to leave a laundry basket in the hall outside of the laundry room to remind me that I have laundry going.
O 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
O Taking a writing inventory changed my life... and my budget
O Lay containers out for lunches ahead of time! Will save on dishes.
O Kale salad keeps for days - put chicken salad on top for easy lunches.
O Buy family packs of meat in bulk and marinate in freezer bags - one recipe, multiple freezer meals.
O When dinner is cooking, use that time to wash dishes and make breakfast smoothie packs for morning.
O Always have chopped onions in the freezer.
O Baskets! When I get home from the store I put all the food for each meal in a separate basket.
O Plan ahead at the grocery store.
O 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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O Cook once, eat twice. Repurpose leftovers into another meal.
O Double or triple Sunday night dinner and transfer extra food right into meal prep containers.
O Always cook 2-3x more than you will eat. Cook once, eat 3x.
O Shop and prep on separate days. Plan meals out on Fridays for the following week.
O Smoothie packs. I prep 6-12 individual zip locks with my ingredients for smoothies.
O Prep all veggies and fruits so they are ready to grab and eat or cook.
O Create seasonal meal lists so you don't have to brainstorm a meal plan each week.
O Cooking on weekends.
O Prep snacks along with meals.
O A manual chopper to speed up that tedious process.
O Always double or triple a meal that freezes well.
O Meal plan with a calendar in front of you! Choose do-able recipes for your schedule.
O Prep several pieces of chicken (boil, Instant Pot) shred with mixer and season.
O Wash, cut and place in containers in front of fridge. Easy to grab. Easy to use.
O Shredding chicken in my KitchenAid stand mixer!
O Theme days. Meatless Monday, Taco Tuesday, Freezer Friday (my fave).
O Chop up all the veggies for dinner and even for the next day early on when you have energy.
O Prep and cook protein/vegetables. Meals
come together easily from the variety of cooked components.
O Freeze containers for ready-to-heat individual meals (meatloaf, mashed potatoes, green beans.
O Cook a lot of meat that can be used in several different ways and freeze it in portions.
O Prep items on Sunday afternoons - boil eggs, chop veggies, make freezer rice, etc.
O Prep dinner at breakfast/lunch.
O Cut up cucumbers/peppers and store in covered containers in the fridge - easy snack or side!
O Wash and dry all fruit/veggies for snacking and lunch.
O Spend one afternoon prepping multiple bags of 2-3 recipes to put in the freezer.
O I keep a freezer inventory. Makes planning meals so easy - no digging in the freezer.
O Pre-cooked proteins, roast your own vegetables in big batches.
O Chop/prep ingredients on Sunday for the week.
O Prep ingredients, not full meals.
O Dinner of rotisserie chicken each Monday with a simple veggie and starch - easy clean up.
THE BEST EASY MEALS
O One pot or one sheet pan meals are quick and easy with little clean up.
O Pasta + cheese + veggie + protein + spices. Usually 15-20 minutes, tasty, easy clean up.
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O Slow cooker or grill. They both make cleaning up so easy.
O Breakfast is my favorite easy dinner meal.
O Stove Top Stuffing Meatloaf
O Prep or pre-cook parts in the morning and just assemble and final cook at dinner.
O Quesadillas: all cheese for the kids, and chicken and cheese for adults.
O Prep ingredients before! Chop onions, shred cheese, cook ground beef.
O Frozen chopped onions and peppers always on hand.
O Breakfast for dinner, pasta casserole or any casseroles I can make in advance.
O Cut up a couple of rotisserie chickens and freeze in portion sizes for recipes.
O Skillet Buffalo Chicken
O Make a big batch of meatballs and then freeze. They cook up quick in the air fryer.
O Instant Pot Spaghetti! So easy and quick.
O Tacos! You can put anything in a taco shell.
O Club sandwiches, chicken enchiladas ? make 2 and freeze for later.
O Meatloaf, Crockpot pot roast.
O Gnocchi with bacon and peas. Yummy, tasty, and simple.
O "Change your Life Chicken"
O Grilled cheese and soup
O German pancakes
O Sandwich night. Put out lots of veggies, grated beets, onions, lettuce, sprouts, etc. and cold cuts.
O Gimme Some Oven ? Easy Zuppa Toscana
O Taco Salad with beef
O Veggies and Kielbasa roasted with salt and pepper and olive oil over brown rice.
O 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
O 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 ? 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 ? who wants to do that? You're waking up to do something that will make your day run more smoothly.
O 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 ? 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.
O 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.
O Get your morning drink going. Coffee, lemon water, a smoothie, tea ? whatever you drink first thing in the morning, get that going.
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TIPS FOR EVENING ROUTINE
O Tidy up and then relax with the family.
O Cleaning all the clutter from counters, tables, and every other corner of the main floor.
O Fixing the coffee maker in the morning.
O Clean kitchen, lunches made and coffee maker programmed for the morning.
O Loading dishwasher after dinner.
O Kids clean up dinner dishes and then cuddles on the couch with my husband and Netflix.
O Gym, dinner, bath, bed!
O Making my husband's lunch. Uninterrupted shower. Start laundry/ tuck in kitchen.
O Wipe down all countertops and sink and set up coffee.
O I make sure to do a load of laundry that I then fold in the morning.
O Heating pad under the covers while I wash my face, etc. so I always climb into a warm bed.
O I take 10 minutes and write in my gratitude journal. Then lights out.
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