5 Steps To Get Into A Deep Cleaning Routine

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🗓️ 14 January 2021

⏱️ 20 minutes

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A clean home can feel like a fresh start. Here's how to build a cleaning routine without getting overwhelmed.

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0:00.0	This is MPR's Life Kit. I'm Kavita Kadusa.
0:04.4	Most of us are in our homes a lot more than we were at this time last year.
0:08.8	And maybe like me, you've noticed how clean your surroundings are,
0:12.4	directly affects how you feel about being in it.
0:16.0	So if one of your New Year's resolutions is to clean house,
0:19.4	we have tons of tips for you to get a done as painlessly as possible.
0:24.3	To help kick things off, I spoke with someone who's responsible for converting the messiest
0:28.8	among us, teenagers into expert cleaners.
0:32.7	My name is Kevin Frazier. I'm a master gunner, a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps.
0:37.5	Kevin is based at Camp Le Shun in Jacksonville, North Carolina,
0:41.2	and he's responsible for turning 17, 18, 19-year-olds into young Marines.
0:46.6	It's hard on him. Very, very hard on him.
0:48.8	He understands. He says he lived the same way before he entered the Marine Corps.
0:53.8	Close in a pile in the corner of the room, beds not made, food everywhere.
1:00.1	The military on the other hand is very clean and organized.
1:03.2	Like very clean and organized.
1:05.8	Shoes have to be in a certain place.
1:07.9	Beds made just so floors kept spotless.
1:11.5	Kevin says there are reasons behind that.
1:13.7	It's all about discipline.
1:15.2	Everything for the military and especially the Marine Corps revolves around mission readiness.
1:19.6	A simple aspect of keeping your room clean and disinfected means that individual
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