I often get asked how I “appear” to keep on top of things as a busy working mum. Through social media my house always looks semi tidy and things are always in their place. The truth is, my house does actually look this most of the time. Both my husband and I have a little routine in place so that our house is kept tidy and our minds are kept clutter free and refreshed- Which is how we keep this a tidy reality.
Being clean and tidy can completely get away from parents, especially when you’re swamped with parent duties and keeping little ones entertained. Doing the dishes, hanging out washing or even lugging out the giant hoover is the last thing anyone wants to do at any stage of the week. We all know being a parent can be exhausting and throwing in “house keeping” on top of it all makes for one hectic AF week!!!
I know personally, falling behind on house hold chores can often lead to that dreaded “wife guilt”. BUT doing the chores we know actually need doing can also lead to the horrible “mum guilt” because we should be spending that as quality time with our mini humans. WE JUST CAN’T WIN!!!
My Hot Tidy Tips & Remaining Sane Too
- Let the kids make as much mess as their creative minds encourage during the day. Try not let this mess upset you, don’t waste your energy running around after them making things tidy during the day
- Before you go to bed, dedicate 15 minutes to:
– Packing away any left over toys out
– Put the clean dishes away & wash anything on the sink
– Take out the bins
– Put away everything in eye sight back into its rightful place (this doesn’t take long)
– Prep breakfast & lunches. Get your coffee ready to just add hot water
– Answer any outstanding emails or text messages. Might not be apart of “cleaning” but it will make you feel more organised
The aim for each night is to start with a clean slate & NOT go to bed KNOWING there’s mess to wake up to. - Spending 15 minutes a night doing small tidying tasks will make it less overwhelming. If you stop saying “I’ll do that tomorrow” which leads to the next day which eventually leads to the end of the month, you’ll be drowning in too many larger tasks (that can be avoided if tackled bit by bit daily)
- Use a cordless Hoover to run around the main areas. A clean floor puts my mind at ease each morning for Alaska to crawl around on
- Following these steps each night will allow you to go to sleep less stressed, will encourage you to wake up feeling a little more organised & will mean your starting your day NEW & TIDY
- Hoovering for a few minutes each night will mean less work when doing a proper house clean, it also reduces dust & mess, instead of it piling up each week
- Don’t overwhelm yourself & think your house needs to be spotlessly clean all the time. I rarely actually scrub my house “clean” but it will always look “tidy enough” at the end of each day
I used to avoid hoovering my house like the plague!!! The thought of getting out the giant Vacuum, plugging it in, lugging it around the house while it hit me in my shins, actually made me squirm ahaha! Investing in a cordless Vacuum is an actual game changer! It honestly allows you more freedom and flexibility to hoover wherever and whenever you want, WITHOUT THE HASSLE!
I’m OBSESSED with the Godfreys Hoover Ultra Light Handstick as it’s super affordable (for $299 + FREE shipping) and actually gets the job done well. Once it’s charged it lasts on full speed for 20 minutes and it’s really lightweight to carry around the house. When I was reviewing this particular model, I was able to carry my 12kg toddler on my hip and multitask like a champion! This flexibility is so important to me as I need to know I can still get everything done in a quick time frame.
Thank you to Godfreys for sponsoring this post. All products were hand selected & honestly reviewed by myself & Husband. I’ve only shown what I truly love & would recommend All imagery, words and thoughts are completely my own.
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Love the tips for tidying at night!
Could really use something smaller and lightweight! With 4 kids there is always a mess somewhere! This week had my son decide to take off and empty his sand filled school shoes in our lounge room! Had to lug out the big vacuum to clean it up!
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My 11month old is sooo clingy. I really need a stick bacuum so I can hold her and clean. We also co-sleep as she won’t go in her cot so I have to go to bed when she does. Need this vacuum in my life to keep on too of everythingggg
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Sorry if this has already been asked, I did f look through all the comments, but doesn’t the noise wake Alaska if you’re vacuuming at night??
Love this post Kyree! Since having a baby, cleaning is last on the list! But if I got my hands on the amazing Hoover Cordless stick, it would mean I wouldn’t have the hassle of lugging around a huge vacuum. I could quickly whiz around before bed and have a good night sleep knowing my house is neat and tidy!! What a fantastic Christmas present for this 1st time mumma! 🙂 xx
Having this would make it so much handy to clean around the house instead of a bulky vacuum carting around and making it a trip hazard with a toddler. Thank you for all these amazing tips Kyree ❤
Would love this cordless Hoover!!!
Would be so so helpful 😍😍
Thanks for the tips Kyree, this vacuum would be a game changer!!!
This would be very handy!!! Thanks for the tips and the chance to win this !!!!! X
Loved reading this!! I have to admit I love my house tidy but I definetly have had a bad habit of saying I’ll do that tomorrow!
This week I actually started doing a bit around the house each night with my husband once my baby is asleep, so good waking up and feeling more organized for the day ahead and to enjoy more time with baby 🙂
Love your tips!! Thank you, love your Insta and blog! Xx
P.S this little cordless vacuum would be an absolutely game changer in my house, the bulky vaccum I have isn’t fun 🙂
Yes please! Entered. Great tips Kyree 🙂
Oh how I appreciate your tips and need this amazing vacuum!!!
Omg ! Yes please ✨🙏🌈🌸🦄🌿🌙💕 xx
Yes! I need one of these! My little one eats every speck so vaccuming every hour with a corded vaccum is a nightmare!
Love love love! I need to stress less about mess during the day i think. And worry more about enjoying my time b4 its off to school 😭😭
And i neeeeeeeed a hand stick sooooooo bad!!!! Help b4 i drown in dog hair and sand!!!
My 9 month old has loves her food and feeding herself! And it seems like the crumbs follow her around and I am always finding little bits all over the floor. I am in desperate need of something to make cleaning up quick and easy!
I am definitely going to try your 15 minute tidy up! I’m seriously amazed by mums who manage to keep a tidy house. Does the vacuum not wake up Alaska? I’m always scared to clean after the kids are in bed for fear of waking them and consequently always have a messy kitchen and piles of laundry in the morning D:
Love the coffee prep idea too 😀
Would love to win the store credit! Could you throw in a kitchen makeover with a dishwasher too next time? XD
This is an amazing post for easy cleaning. I don’t have babies yet, but a lot of dogs. The cordless vacuum would be so good.
I love the idea of having a cordless vacuum, especially for the car! I have two boys (one is a toddler) and a small vac for quick clean ups means more sanity for mama!
Need this vacuum so I can have a house as beautiful as yours! haha 🙂
Holy Moly! A stick Vac would seriously save lives… Well, maybe not but it would sure as hell help keep my sanity intact!! With the mess my 18 month old and 2.5 year old make I’m pulling out the big heavy corded vacuum at least twice a day! A Godfrey’s Stick Vacuum would be a game changer! Imagine how quickly I run around the house and get the job done! 🙂
Love this post! I dread thinking what I have to do the next day so following your tips will alleviate some of that stress. How quick and easy is this cordless vacuum to run over the floor ready for my 8 month old to crawl all over it the following morning!!! Thanks for the tips Kyree!
Yes please just what I need to clean up after my two adorable little grandies
Oh my goodness I so need a stick Hoover in my life!! 😍😍 with 2 school age kids, a toddler and pregnant, it’s definitely hard work keeping on top of the house work. My life would be made! 😄🙌 x
One of these would be so amazing!!
How amazing would it be to win this! My two little cherubs make my white tiled floors a mess most days! ps- love that it’s red!
Where have these been all my life?!?! Ive been hiding under a rock 😂 Game changer, life saver, best invention for mumma’s ever!!
Would love to win this! My kitchen is so dirty and it’s tricky with a 9 month old.
Oohhhhh man what I wouldn’t do for this gift!! My husband seems to think that gifts should be for the person and not the house…so no household life changing items for me this year!!!! BUT I reeeeeeeeally want a new stick vacuum!!!!! PLEASE PICK ME KYREE!!!!
I would die if I won this!!!!!!! Literally xx
What an amazing opportunity. We don’t have a vacumn right now and this portable one looks great to use throughout the day. With my 2 year old starting to feed himself, every meal time i need to sweep. How do crumbs get everywhere??
Hot damn I need one of these in my life. I’ve got two boys and we’ve become soft as we’ve gotten old (30 🤣) and now let the dog sleep inside at night so I vacuum every day as I can’t stand sweeping.
I loathe our vacuum have been looking at getting a cordless vaccum thanks for the recommendation kyree x
This would be amazing! My vacuum has just broken and I don’t have enough to buy another right now so I’m always sweeping (which isn’t easy when you have carpet) so my 6 month old can crawl around.
NEED this in my life! It would be a complete game changer for me! 🙏🙏🙏
We are living on concrete floors renovating a house with a 1 year old! Floors go in in 2 weeks! This would be so great! I hate lugging around our old vacuum!
Entered! This would legit save my life right now lol my Bub has just started crawling and I’m braking my back sweeping my floor 3 times a day!!
OMG we need a new hoover. We have a 6 month old & carpet & 2 dogs. Lots of hair. Once bub is on the move, I’m going to have to Hoover multiple times a day & cordless would make it a dream.
Ahhh I need this!!! Please!!
With two dogs inside and our first baby on the way, this would be a game changer for us! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 It would make the daily vacuum of the floors a little more inviting for my hubby to give me a hand around the house, finally. Oh please!! ✨✨✨
I’ve just started looking for a stick vacuum!! 1 white fluffy cat, 1 dog and 1 crawling baby!!! I have a bulky vacuum but to be able to whip around every night with something like would make life soo much easier!
Pretty pretty pleeeeease! I NEED this vacuum in my life!
Please I need this 😊 I have 2 kids and 2 cats…. enough said!!!! 😜
Need this please with our second of 2 under 2 on the way and a back that’s too sore to lug our heavy vacuum around.
This is great idea, I would love to win this! My little one doesn’t sleep much during the day and it’s hard to get chores done througout the day. I’m often up late tidying up. ☺
With miss 13 months crawling around the floor and putting everything on her mouth none stop all day, plus the fluff that comes out of my rug 😬, I want to make sure my floors are clean for her 🤷♀️. This would be a godsen 😻🙀
Oh yes please! Would love a cordless Vac. We live in the country, and with a 2 1/2 year old and a new born and a big dog…our floor gets so gross. I would LOVE this vac to make life just that little bit easier. I hear ya with the whole ‘lugging around the big vac’…
I have had to learn to ‘let go’ of so many things/expectations now having two kids.. my OCD self is feeling very challenged…ha. love ya Kyree and Alaska of course x
This vacuum would be a game changer! I have a 2 month old and the thought of lugging around my huge vacuum makes me cringe!