Hinch Yourself Happy summary

If you have trouble working up the motivation, just imagine how much nicer and calmer it will be to spend your free time in rooms that are clean and orderly. Of course, everyone prefers bathrooms that are shiny and pleasant smelling rather than grimy and stinky. So let’s go ahead and start with some tips on how to get your bathroom spick-and-span.

The best way to tackle this room is to begin with the bathtub. So get things started by getting all the surfaces clear of soaps, soap dishes, shampoos, towels and any other products that might get in the way of a thorough cleaning. 

Let’s continue our full house cleansing by moving on to the kitchen, a room with no shortage of surfaces and crevasses in need of de-griming. But for now, let’s focus on one of those tricky areas that we tend to put off – the fridge.

Before you start, turn down the temperature in your fridge to avoid wasting energy. Then, empty out your fridge completely. Next, go through everything and throw away the items that have far surpassed their sell-by-date. This step alone will be a major improvement.

Like your refrigerator, the drains of your kitchen and bathroom sinks and your bathtub are easily neglected until they become a big stinky problem. Everything might seem fine until the moment your drain clogs up, and you’re dealing with standing water and bad smells.

To avoid this, you’ll want to take preventative action by cleaning your drains at least once a month.

It’s important to get a good night’s sleep, so many of us are always on the lookout for how to improve our eight hours of nightly shut-eye. Yet few people will think about one of the most obvious ways to improve the sleep experience: making sure your bed is clean.

Step number one is to strip your bed of all sheets and blankets and give your mattress a good vacuuming. Try to be as thorough as you can since this is intended to vacuum up all the dust and dead skin cells that have accumulated over time.

The couch is a main attraction in many homes. You may be sitting on one right now! But here’s a question: When’s the last time you cleaned it?

Let’s face it; couches can collect a lot of crumbs, spills and worse. And since they’re a central part of most living rooms, it’s wise to keep them clean.

Nothing can ruin an otherwise perfect room quite like a dirty rug. And nothing can brighten up a room quite like a perfectly clean rug. In fact, having clean rugs in your home is so important that it was one of the first things the author posted about on Facebook.

You may think that getting your carpet clean would be a huge chore, but it’s actually a rather straightforward process, especially if you’ve already cleaned your couch. The modus operandi is basically the same.

At this point, you may be thinking, “What about that stain on my carpet, couch or clothes that won’t go away no matter how much scrubbing I do?” Well, the author knows your pain. 

Stains are indeed the worst, but don’t go throwing things away just yet as there are many tips for getting rid of even the most stubborn stains.