“The mental aspect of cleaning is by far the biggest hurdle.”

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So I feel like I’m always cleaning and the space never feels neat and put together.

Ashley taking a selfie while sitting on the floor.

A2023 pollby SWNS Digital for Affresh asked 2,000 Americans about their cleaning habits.

It found that 68% of people surveyed took about six months to nail down a cleaning routine.

However, 16% of people admitted they never found one.

A modern studio apartment

People like Cindell clean for fun and film it so the rest of us can learn.

Kimbrough is a 37-year-old content creator living in Tennessee.

Then, you’ll choose the room you’re starting in.

SpongeBob SquarePants multitasking with various cleaning chores including ironing, vacuuming, window cleaning, and dishwashing

Choose wisely, because you aren’t leaving until it’s clean.

Cindell starts in her kids' room.

“Now, we’re gonna dust.”

Cindell stands in front of an open closet holding one finger up.

“All that’s left now is to do the floors.”

“That is how you get it done quickly and efficiently,” she said.

The epiphany was NOT leaving the room to put things away.

Cindell shows her kid's room

I will absolutely get distracted and clean elsewhere, then no specific area gets completely clean.

However, that’s more of a me problem than a critique on this cleaning method.

“The mental aspect of cleaning is by far the biggest hurdle.

Cindell cleaning her kids' toys

“I always recommend looking up videos that relate directly to your situation…

A hand holding a blue cloth points to a door

A vacuum cleaner canister filled with hair and debris

A hallway with a chair, toys, and clothes on the floor. Text reads: "so this little hallway would be a room."

Cindell makes an "OK" hand gesture

Ashley points to an assortment of cardboard boxes

Open kitchen cabinet with neatly organized black and white dinnerware, cups, and stacked plates and bowls

Stack of flattened cardboard moving boxes leaning against a hallway wall near a door

Cindell shares cleaning tips in a video titled, How to clean quickly & efficiently from an ex house cleaner

Issa Rae intensely cleans her refrigerator

two women wear white hazmat suits, face masks, and yellow gloves while standing in a cluttered room