Hi, everyone. I'm Ronnie. And I'm Jessica. And you're listening to Clean with me. The podcast where we walk you through cleaning your house.

Hey guys, if you're listening to this right now, you're probably sitting down and trying to get yourself to clean and you're putting it off because you don't want to.

So this is your sign and this is me telling you, just start cleaning.

I want you guys to open windows, light candles, get ready for the day, throw your hair in a bun,

and we are going to get this house clean.

While you guys are getting ready for your clean, don't forget to start out by doing a load of

laundry. I like to do a laundry switch and start a load. That way, by the time I'm done with

my cleaning session, I can switch the laundry and sit down and fold my clothes.

You guys that have been listening for a while know that I've been starting my cleaning sessions with a laundry switch. So let's go ahead and do that. And while you're doing that,

I'm just going to talk to you guys today about how the first week of school's been going and

things that have been working for me, the days that didn't go so well, what didn't work for me,

and how I'm staying motivated.

So just be doing the laundry switch while I talk and then when you're done doing that, let's go ahead and start with pre-rinsing the dishes.

Okay, so first I want to talk about what didn't work for me.

So I had a couple of days where I didn't get nearly anything done and I was really beating myself up about it because my kids were in school and I didn't have

anything going on on the days that I wasn't getting stuff done. And then the busy days where I had

a bunch of stuff going on, I got way more done. So I was like, okay, let's reevaluate, sit down, think about why you didn't get

anything done on this day. And this is why. So before I explain, go ahead and start, like I said,

pre-rinsing your dishes. If you have any pots, pans, anything that is going to be hard to clean,

let's go ahead and fill that with hot soapy water and let it soak while we're doing our other smaller stuff. That way,

by the time we get to it, it'll be ready to clean. Okay, so for the first day, I, one of the days

that I didn't get anything done, I decided that I was going to work on a project. And is this a

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