Cleaning "hacks" that are costing you time

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Kendra Hennessey reveals why popular cleaning hacks are actually making mothers more exhausted and wasting their time.

Kendra Hennessey opens the episode by acknowledging the pressures of modern motherhood and homemaking, framing cleaning as a time-consuming challenge. She introduces her on-demand class promising to cut cleaning time in half. Hennessey then critiques the concept of cleaning hacks, stating they often waste time by focusing on shortcuts rather than effective methods. She uses laundry as an example, asserting the best hack is simply to do it, leveraging the privilege of having a washer and dryer. Next, she discusses spring cleaning, noting it takes longer if not maintained regularly and recommending layering deep cleaning tasks weekly. Hennessey warns against mixing cleaning products, highlighting health risks and potential damage to homes, and plans a future episode on this topic. She criticizes using products for unintended purposes, like Tide on floors, sharing student experiences of residue and damage. Hennessey advises testing products and researching before use. She also addresses vinegar's acidity, suggesting it can dull surfaces and recommending dish soap as a better degreaser. Finally, she redefines speed cleaning as efficient maintenance rather than rushing, promoting her class's methods. The episode concludes with a call to share the podcast and subscribe, noting nearly 5 million downloads over five years.

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A small bathroom cleaning habit turns upkeep into a more manageable time-saver.

Cleaning "hacks" that are costing you time frames household upkeep less as a chore list than as a time-management issue for busy moms. Kendra Hennessey, founder of Mother Like a Boss, makes a practical case that saving every deeper task for a bigger clean can quietly create more…

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Turn the bathroom clean you already do into a routine that saves future hours, without asking you to scrub every corner every week.

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