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

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, Sherry dives headfirst into the (frequently 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 go-to household products and an even wackier date night that had us laughing with (and at) our neighbors.

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What is New

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

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

What is Not

Here is that Mental Floss article on 15 Things You Did not Know About Dr. Bronner And His Magic Soap
Oh, and apparently there is a documentary all about him too, called Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soapbox
And here is the actual soap. Sherry’s go-to 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, Clean My Space, or on her YouTube Channel
She also has a new book out (also called Clean My Space) that is a strong reference for some of the products, tools, and techniques she mentioned.

We are 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 is in fact one of their most successful ones!

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

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