Declutter Your Home Simply
How to Declutter Your House in 3 Easy Steps
By The Cleaning Lady If you are wondering how to declutter your house without making a bigger mess, the answer is to keep the process simple: prepare your sorting containers, work through one small area at a time, and finish every decision before you stop. You do not need to empty the entire room onto…
Is Your Cluttered and Dirty House Making You Sick?
And what you can do about it right now! By The Cleaning Lady Lots of people feel overwhelmed by clutter. Whether you love to shop and need that extra pair of shoes or you hold onto things and can’t seem to throw them away, we all have some clutter in our lives that we would…
Is a Messy House a Sign of Genius? What Science Says
By The Cleaning Lady Is a messy house a sign of genius? No. A messy house is not a reliable measure of intelligence, and clutter does not make someone smarter. One frequently cited study found that a disorderly room encouraged more original ideas in a specific creativity task, but it did not test IQ or…
10 Amazing Products To Keep Your Home Clean and Organized
According to Good Housekeeping Magazine By The Cleaning Lady Introduction The product experts at Good Housekeeping Magazine are always busy at work finding the best products that will save you time and money. They review thousands of products and only choose the best for their “500+ Club.” There’s always something clever and handy on the…
Handy Resources to Help You Declutter Your Home
Guest post by Alice Robertson of TidyHome.info A cluttered space looks smaller and can cause anxiety, making your home less of a soothing oasis and more of a stress-inducing mess. You can help restore order to your house and create a calming environment by decluttering at least once per year—for example, when you complete your…
5 Steps to Moving While Pursuing Entrepreneurship
By Eva Benoit of Evabenoit.com Are you moving to start a new chapter in your life? If you’ve always pictured yourself launching a home-based business one day, this could be the perfect excuse to take the leap in your professional life, especially if your previous home was too small to accommodate a workspace. And when…
Turn a Life Transition Into a Chance to Improve Your Life
By Bruce Fletcher of Lifetimeofhappy.com Life rarely stays the same for long. After a while, something will typically take place that rocks our world and these major life transitions can be hard to accept at first, but if you change your mindset then you can turn unexpected events into a chance to turn bad habits…
7 Creative Ways to Redecorate Your Rented Home
Guest post by Natalie Jones of Homeowner Bliss If you’re tired of your apartment or home and want to redecorate it in a way that better reflects your personality, it can be hard to know where to start. Whether you work from home, entertain often, have small children, or need more space in general, there…
Living a Better Normal After the Pandemic
By Tina Martin of Ideaspired.com After so much time living in a pandemic, going “back to normal” hasn’t felt normal at all. If you’ve felt anxious about returning to normal life, you’re not alone. Many of us feel anxious about getting back out there. Not only because we’ve spent so much time socially distanced, but…
Tips for Moving When You’re a Business Owner
By Christopher Haymon of AdultingDigest.com Being an entrepreneur can be challenging. Moving while running a business can be even more challenging, and you might be stressed out trying to navigate it all. You shouldn’t worry too much — with careful planning, some smart strategies, and consistent communication with customers, you can move without significant disruption…
Renting a Storage Container with PODS: Your Ultimate Solution for a Clean and Organized Home
By The Cleaning Lady Say you bought a house years ago, and it was just you and your partner with loads of space and a lifetime of memories to make. And make those memories you did! Along the way – you had a couple of babies and added some pets to the mix; now you…
About The Cleaning Lady
I’m The Cleaning Lady, a professional house cleaner with 20 years of hands-on experience. I share practical cleaning, organizing and product advice for people who want a cleaner home without spending all day on it. I’ve worked with people of all ages and abilities, including clients managing mobility challenges, mental health conditions and neurodivergence. Those experiences shaped my realistic, judgment-free approach to housework. My goal is to help you clean more safely and efficiently with methods and tools that work. My motto is “Clean smarter, not harder!”
