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Cleaning Products for People Who Have Other Things to Do
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items I like a clean house. I simply do not believe maintaining one should become my principal occupation. These are the machines, products and small cheats that keep things reasonably civilized while I am at work, at the barn, making pottery or doing lite...
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Fake It Till It Smells Like a Bougie Hotel
The Cleaning tools
This little employee vacuums and mops while I go live an actual life. It is not going to replace an occasional proper cleaning, but it handles the daily dust, hair and general household debris before the floors begin issuing a formal complaint. I pre...
iRobot Roomba Plus 405 2in1 Vacuum & Mop Robot
The robot may do the cleaning, but apparently it still expects me to maintain its little brushes, filters, mop pads and vacuum bags. This replacement kit fits the Roomba Plus 405/505 Combo and gives me a complete supply in one box, so I can replace d...
Replacement Parts for iRobot Roomba Plus 405/505 Combo
I live in a converted barn with gloriously high ceilings and, unfortunately, the reach of a fairly short woman. This telescoping kit lets me dust beams, remove cobwebs, clean ceiling fans and reach high windows without constructing a dangerous little...
30ft High Reach Duster Kit w/ 5-24ft Pole
I love these because I drop one into the tank and the toilet stays noticeably fresher and cleaner between actual scrubbings. They do not eliminate the need to clean, but they substantially delay the moment when I have to acknowledge the toilet as a p...
Vacplus Toilet Bowl Cleaner Tablets, 30 Pack
I love this steam mop for the slate floors in our converted barn. It heats quickly, loosens the grime and gives me properly clean floors without requiring a bucket, an elaborate chemical cocktail or the rest of my afternoon. The flip-down scrubber is...
BISSELL Steam Mop 1940A PowerFresh Floor Cleaner
Spend the extra money for the RinseClean version. The separate clean- and dirty-water system means I am not repeatedly dipping the mop back into an increasingly sinister bucket of floor soup and calling it cleaning. The foot-powered wringer saves my ...
O-Cedar RinseClean Spin Mop & Bucket + 2 Heads
Dawn Powerwash is what I reach for when ordinary dish soap would require entirely too much soaking, scrubbing and personal commitment—but it stopped being merely dish soap in my house some time ago. I keep a bottle in the bathrooms for quick sink and...
Dawn Platinum Powerwash Dish Spray, 16oz
Two dogs, one converted barn and a truly impressive amount of fur and dust—this air purifier has been life-changing. It quietly tackles the dander, everyday odors and floating nonsense, and the extra filter makes this value pack worth it. Worth every...
Medify Air MA-50 Value Pack White with 1 extra filter: HEPA Air Purifier, 4 Settings, 1000-1200 sq. ft., Energy Star Certified
Fake It Till It Smells Like a Bougie Hotel
Sometimes the house is not completely clean, but it can still smell as though a discreet and highly competent hotel staff has recently passed through. These are the soaps, sprays and assorted olfactory deceptions I use to create the impression of a b...
This White Tea diffuser oil is my fastest route to making the house smell like a serene boutique hotel—even when the actual cleaning staff, meaning me, has declined to report for duty. The scent is clean, airy and quietly expensive rather than aggres...
Aroma Country White Tea Diffuser Oil Refill
This cordless waterless diffuser is the machinery behind my bougie-hotel deception. It uses the fragrance oil directly—no water, no heat and no tiny humidifier puddle to deal with—and I can move it wherever the house needs a little olfactory assistan...
Waterless Essential Oil Car Diffuser - Desert Titanium
Because my husband has significant health issues, keeping the air as clean as I reasonably can is not optional in our house. This Medify helps with the airborne evidence of cats, old-barn living and my various creative projects while running quietly ...
Medify MA-40 HEPA Air Purifier, 1793 ft²
Replacement filters are not remotely exciting, which is precisely why I buy them during Prime Day instead of waiting until the purifier demands one at full price. These fit my Medify MA-40 and let me keep a spare ready, so an appliance we rely on for...
MA-40 Replacement Filter for Medify Air Purifier