Hi everybody, you're listening to the Lazy Genius Podcast.

I'm Kendra Adachi and I'm here to help you be a genius about the things that matter

and lazy about the things that don't.

Today is episode 209, How to Keep Your Surfaces Clean.

Clutter is a real thing, it feels like there's never a clear spot to put anything down.

And I also think it's safe to say that when surfaces are reasonably clear, your home feels

cleaner and more welcoming even if it's dirty, it's weird.

So today I'm going to share the 10 commandments, 10 rules.

I don't like either of those words, 10 principles, let's go with principles.

I'm going to share with you the 10 principles of keeping your surfaces clear.

Number one, you don't have to have clear surfaces.

Like you don't have to, this is not a rule.

Sometimes our season of life makes it really hard to keep them clear.

Newborn life comes to mind.

There are so many tiny moving parts, like literal moving parts to keeping a tiny baby alive.

And expecting your counter to be clear of bottles, for example, it's impossible.

It is an impossibility.

That is just not the season of life for clear kitchen counters.

Also sometimes we have busy days or we're tired or we're outside reading a book or playing

with the kids or we stayed at the library or the park longer than we thought.

Any number of things can keep us from clearing off our surfaces when we might normally

do it.

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