Moso Natural Air Purifying Bag, $10, Amazon

Sometimes you just don’t have time to do laundry. And I get it, it happens. But constantly having dirty laundry (especially sweaty gym clothes and wet towels) can really cause your laundry room to smell funky. If you don’t want to worry about having a stinky smell lingering in the place where things are meant to be clean, buy yourself a charcoal bag. It will absorb odors and keep your space smelling fresh and clean. It also prevents bacteria and mold from growing because it absorbs excess moisture.

Mr. SIGA Soft Bristle Toilet Brush, $10, Amazon

I’m staying at this hostel right now, and they have a sign in the bathroom that says “don’t leave us souvenirs, use the brush.” Toilets can get really gross and it’s important to keep them clean, so you don’t end up with a nasty ring around the bowl or any extra “souvenirs.” I suggest keeping a toilet brush next to your toilet and some bleach underneath your sink. It takes about two minutes to give your toilet bowl a good clean, so it’s an easy fix.

Whitmor 20 Pair Floor Shoe Rack, $12, Amazon

I often forget to take my shoes off when I get into my house. And it’s actually pretty gross how many things you can track into your home from the bottom of your shoes. Growing up, we had a strict 'no shoes in the house,' rule and we had a shoe rack in our garage. If you come in from the garage like I did growing up, or you have a mudroom, you should take off your shoes there, and put them on the shoe rack. Then you won’t be tracking mud, dirt, or other germs and bacteria into the house with you each time you come home.

Whitmor Clear Drawer Organizers (Set of 6), $23, Amazon

If you have a junk drawer, which I’m sure most of you do, you probably have a hard time finding a way to keep things organized. And being organized can make a huge pile of things seem easier to sift and sort through. I use drawer organizers to keep everything that’s similar together. I have these in my makeup drawer, in my kitchen, and in the desk. They make a huge difference because I can actually see the things that I have.

Simplehuman Sink Caddy, $17, Amazon

Stop leaving your sponges soaking in water. They end up getting gross and smelly and who wants to wash their dishes with a dirty and stinky sponge? Ring out your sponge after every use, and purchase a sponge holder that you can hang on the side of your sink or under the sink. Then your sponges won’t smell, and you won’t have to constantly keep on replacing them. This one is great because it has ventilation holes on the bottoms so that they dry quickly, and bacteria growth is minimized.

Bona Ultimate Floor Care System, $80, Amazon

Clean your floors! It’s easy to think that your floor isn’t dirty, but it probably is. You drop or spill things, you put your dirty backpack on your kitchen floor, or maybe you’re like me and you shed, so your hair is always on everything. An easy way to clean is with a mop using detachable pads. This one comes with a microfiber applicator pad, a microfiber dusting pad, a microfiber cleaning pad, as well as two types of floor cleaner. It’s a quick way to get things clean without having to clean up a mess (that you’d probably have with a mop).

Bebone2 Section X-Frame Oxford Laundry Hamper, $26, Amazon

I use a tiny laundry basket for my dirty clothes. It’s constantly overflowing, and I’ve dropped so many socks and sports bras behind the washing machine that I can’t get back because of it. What you need is a deep laundry bag that makes laundry easier because it forces you to separate your clothes out as you toss them into your dirty clothes pile. This one has two sections, one for darks, and one for lights.

mDesign Chevron Closet Organizer, $20, Amazon

If you have a closet that you throw everything you own into while you’re cleaning, you need to organize that closet. When I think about how we have a closet at home that we put anything that doesn’t have a home, I think of Monica from Friends. I would love to offer her a tip, use something that can help make the closet an organized mess. This hanging organizer is great because it has three drawers and seven compartments for your things.

Fuginator Grout Brush Bathroom, $13, Amazon

I’d like to say that I’ve never experienced disgusting bathroom grout. Sadly I have on two occasions. The problem with my apartment in Paris was that the bathroom didn’t have proper ventilation, so it was just always damp in there. So we started to have black mold all over the shower. And when my dad came to visit he insisted upon scrubbing it away. He used an old toothbrush and a lot of bleach, but he told me you could actually pick up a grout brush that will make cleaning a whole lot easier.

Heavy Duty Garbage Bags With DuraTear Technology, $19, Amazon

First of all, take out your garbage when it’s full. When I lived in Italy no one ever wanted to carry the trash down the stairs so we ended up with these disgusting bags all by the door. They were super thin bags, so everything ended up being so stinky and smelly. And by the time we would actually take them out, a lot of the bags would rip and then we’d be left with an even bigger mess. One step that you can take is using thicker garbage bags that will not only block out the smell, but can also hold more and won’t break when you try to pick them up.

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