Everyone has that friend, or maybe it is you. Their home is always spotless and you think that your home can never be that clean. Cleaning seems to be an all or nothing chore.  Either you love to clean, or you hate to clean. Keeping your house clean is not an impossible chore, as much as it sometimes seems to be. It is possible to have a detailed home clean and not absolutely love to clean. You just need to fit your cleaning routine into your schedule. Here are a few tips to make your cleaning routine easier and help you keep your home cleaner. 

It’s in the Details

Do you just walk into your house and notice everything? All the dust particles and every spot on the floor. Or you have guests coming over and now you want to try and deep clean your whole house in approximately 2 hours, which realistically, would be at least a full day job for one person? To keep a home clean all the way down to the details all the time, you can’t try to do everything all at once. 

Make a list of everything you need to do in each room to keep your home clean, even down to dust the baseboards. After that, categorize your list by what you need to do daily, weekly, and monthly. Everyone is different, what one person might want to do monthly, is another person’s weekly task. Next, schedule out what you are going to do each week. Write it down in your planner or post it in your family’s command center, somewhere where you will see it often. Now, you have your goals and you know you will get everything done each month to keep your home spotless. The final step is getting in your cleaning groove! Put in some headphones and turn on your favorite podcast or music that gets you going. Your cleaning will be done in no time!

Hire My Amazing Maid

We get it, no matter how many tips or tricks that you try, sometimes you still just dread to clean every day. Or the list of things you have to do is overwhelming and you can’t seem to add one more thing to the list. You love a clean home, you just don’t want to or do not have the time to keep it clean. That is where My Amazing Maid comes to the rescue. Thankfully, we love to clean! Whether you schedule a regular cleaning or a one-time deep cleaning, we focus on the details.

Here at My Amazing Maid, we have different packages to fit each client’s cleaning wants and needs. You can schedule a regular cleaning schedule or just call us whenever you would like a deep clean. We are here to help you keep your house cleaner and keep that to-do list at a minimum. My Amazing Maid serves many southeast Georgia locations and with premier cleaning services for homes, apartments, and small businesses. Visit our website for an instant cleaning estimate. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

Curtain cleaning may not be on the top of your list of to-dos this week, but don’t you worry, it’s on every one of our minds at My Amazing Maid! Not only are clean and dusted curtains more sanitary for your family and pets, but you may not realize how many allergens build up on them over time. 

My Amazing Maid’s professional cleaners are ready to tackle those pesky curtains and many other cleaning jobs.

Why Curtain Cleaning is So Important

Our cleaning system sets us apart. Our customers keep coming back to us, because we provide services that work and keep their homes and apartments clean, right down to the little details – curtains, window sills, baseboards, and ceiling corners, and many more.

This extensive cleaning system, which we call our Detail-Clean Rotation System, which has been proven to be effective in more than five million cleans and over 25 years in business! We use several different techniques to ensure everything is sparkling clean. Don’t let your living room or bedroom curtains be the source of germs, we can help.

According to the queen of all things home, Martha Stewart, curtains, and drapes should be cleaned monthly. That’s not a problem for My Amazing Maid and we include it in our cleaning services.

Let us get rid of those dust mites and other allergens trapped in your curtains, while you get to take a deep breath of fresh air!

MAM Keeping the Dust Bunnies Far Away

Whether you need a deep cleaning service several times a year, a weekly home cleaning, or your planning on moving soon, My Amazing Maid is your first call in cleaning. Locations throughout Georgia and Alabama to better serve you and an instant quote available! 
Contact us today and let us keep your house sparkling clean!

Here at My Amazing Maid, we want to help give you peace of mind that you’re getting the most out of your cleaning service. Sure, you’re getting a house that’s clean and space you can relax in, not to mention the gift of free time, but hiring a maid service comes with more than that. We want to ensure you’re walking away happy with each scheduled service.

Follow our easy steps to help ensure that you’re getting the most possible out of each scheduled cleaning service.

1. Communicate Your Cleaning Needs

Cleaning needs can vary from session to session. Depending on the season or activities of your family, you might want various tasks done. Whether this is in addition to your regular cleaning, or you’re looking to swap out tasks, we can provide the customized service you desire. Talk to us about your cleaning needs, including how they change, and we’ll ensure you have a custom clean, no matter your needs might change.

2. Pick up the Clutter

We know, we know, you’re hiring a cleaner for a reason! But the truth is, we don’t know where you’re clutter belongs … or if it’s clutter at all. We can make an educated guess as to where things go, but any time we’re wrong, this requires you to go back in and move things. Avoid this step and get your home clean and in-order right from the get-go. To get your house the way you want it the first time around, clear the clutter before we head your way. It’s a quick step that can lead to a better end result.

Also, keep in mind that houses that are extra cluttered take extra time to clean. If you’re paying by time, this could take away from cleaning tasks we are able to complete (or add to your bill).  

3. Meet Your Cleaning Team

We want to say hello! We never want to infringe on your personal space or make you feel uncomfortable. However, when we run into a client, we love saying hello and waving to a familiar face. Don’t feel awkward about returning the favor, we’d be delighted!

It’s a level of trust that helps us remind you to trust your go-to cleaning team.

4. Tell Us Your Honest Review

We strive to do our best, but in the event that a client isn’t happy with their appointment, we want to know. How else can we fix the problem? Communicate your expectations so you’re paying for a service that you’re happy with each and every time. This can simmer down to even the smallest of preferences, such as how we fold a blanket. Everyone has their own way of doing things, and we want to emulate yours as closely as possible!

Get the most out of your professional maid cleaning service from My Amazing Maid by following these smart steps. Learn more about booking your next clean by clicking the tab above.  

My Amazing Maid is proud to offer eco-friendly cleaners to all of our customers. Whether we’re cleaning your office, home, or event venue, clients have their choice of opting for environmentally light solutions. Strong yet safe cleaners that get the job done right. 

Our eco cleaners are naturally scented, while still packing a powerful punch in getting surfaces clean and germ-free. But that’s not the only benefits they have to offer. 

Take a look at our favorite eco-friendly cleaning services and why we provide them with each of our professional cleaning services. 

First things first, however: what are eco cleaners? 

Eco cleaners are sprays, cloths, and other cleaning tools that are made of natural or recycled materials and/or ingredients. Liquid eco cleaners are made from environmentally friendly liquids or powers, items that help clean, but without the addition of harsh scents or chemicals. Essentially they are an environmentally-friendly, safe, and sustainable way to keep your spaces clean. 

Learn more about our green cleaning initiative here. 

Eco Cleaners Are Safe for Your Home

Because they’re made of natural ingredients, eco-friendly cleaners are safe to use in your home. Never fret about the chemicals that your kids or pets might be exposed to when asking for these green alternatives. 

From putting things in their mouth, to crawling on the floor, to getting into nooks and crannies, kids and pets simply get into areas that most adults don’t access. However, with green cleaning products, you don’t have to worry about exposure to harmful chemicals or scents. 

Green Cleaning Products Smell Great!

Everyone loves the smell of a freshly cleaned home, but sometimes chemicals are simply too strong or harsh. Avoid the metallic smells or that feeling of burned nostrils (yuck!) by sticking to eco cleaning products with every professional home cleaning session. 

Eco-Friendly Products Leave Your Home Clean

The biggest misconception about eco-friendly cleaning products is that they don’t leave the home feeling or looking clean. However, that simply isn’t the case. Most cleaners derive from natural ingredients and emulate how they attack germs. In fact, many people create their own products using ingredients like vinegar, citrus peels/oils, and hydrogen peroxide. 

Using eco products will leave your space clean and germ-free.

Going Green Reduces Your Carbon Footprint

Another perk to going green with your cleaning choices is reducing your impact on the environment. Using natural products and items can mean fewer chemicals that are released into the environment. It also means there is less of a need for products to be made in the first place, while waste is reduced due to fewer bottles or cloths being tossed out. On a small scale, this might feel like it’s no big deal, but as a growing initiative, it can mean a huge impact for the future. 

Are you ready to learn more about My Amazing Maid’s eco cleaning process? Get your space tidy and smelling great with the help of our going green initiative. Get your free estimate on our website today.

With the world in a frenzy over a sickness that can’t be seen. My Amazing Maid wants to offer tips in order to keep the COVID-19 and other virus germs out of your home! It is My Amazing Maid’s goal to not only keep our customer’s homes clean. But to also give you tips and tricks on how to best protect your family in between My Amazing Maid cleanings!

Disinfect, Disinfect, Disinfect in Columbus, Ga

Pesky germs are able to live on everyday surfaces for around 24 hours. With that being said, you should use a green cleaner to clean surfaces that are used on the daily. Setting time aside during the day to wipe down everyday surfaces can help reduce germs in your home significantly. When doing this, it’s very important to keep track of where and when you have cleaned a surface. Keeping track of this helps to reduce the spread of germs! 

After disinfecting your surfaces, if you want to help promote airflow, you may find opening up the windows and doors in your home for several minutes at a time will get the stagnant air out of your home and fresh, new air in.

Wash Those Hands 

This may be the oldest saying in the book, but washing your hands is the easiest and most effective way to keep virus germs out of your home. Stores, restaurants, gas pumps, and most other public places most likely have germs on their surfaces. The most effective way to combat these germs is to wash your hands after touching a public place! If you don’t wash your hands after touching contaminated surfaces, you will then bring those germs into your home. Therefore, infecting your home more. Though this practice is spoken of a lot, it is also the most effective way to rid your home of germs.

Clean Your Sheets

Bed sheets can be forgotten in the midst of everything, however, washing and cleaning them is very crucial! Though you may feel clean when you hop in bed, germs have a mind of their own. To most effectively combat the spread of germs, it is said that you should clean your sheets weekly!

Quarantine The Sick

Lastly, if you happen to have a sick person in your house already. Try to limit the spread of germs by keeping them contained to one bedroom and one bathroom. This confines the germs to a very limited number of places. Make sure to continuously wipe these areas down in order to kill off those germs left behind!

Stay Safe!

Though these times may be scary and unknown, if everyone does their part in limiting the spread of germs we will be just fine! Remember, disinfect, wash those hands, clean your sheets, and quarantine! Remember, it is My Amazing Maid’s goal to not only keep our customer’s homes clean. But to also give you tips and tricks on how to best protect your family in between My Amazing Maid cleanings!

Contact My Amazing Maid today for a free estimate!

Springtime in the South can mean a world of allergy triggers for those of all ages. In fact, the South, including Auburn, Alabama, at any time of year is enough to make the masses sneeze! From pet dander to pollen — so much pollen — to musty surfaces that can never seem to get dry, the South isn’t exactly a breath of fresh air. It’s a hotbed for eye-watering germs. Clean your home of allergens in Auburn, Alabama.

Keep your home allergen-free for cleaner breathing, and for ways to keep your entire home fresher, year-round. No matter what the calendar year in Auburn, AL, you can help keep your house clean from these common allergy triggers. 

My Amazing Maid Services in Auburn

First up, hire a cleaner! When you call upon My Amazing Maid’s cleaning service in Auburn, AL, you’re ensuring a cleaner, tidier, fresher version of your home. Let My Amazing Maid’s professional cleaners get into the nooks and crannies where common allergens can hide. This includes moldy showers, musty basements, dusty shelves, dust mites in fabrics, and more. Without even realizing it, you and your loved ones can be breathing in these substances, and interacting with your clean breathing habits. With regular cleanings, you can help keep your home in better breathing shape for you and your entire family.

Ask about eco-friendly cleaning products for a greener way to clean up the air within your home. Great for keeping chemicals away from kids, too!

Air Purifiers to Reduce In-Home Allergens in Alabama

Another way to help keep your breathing air cleaner is with in-home air purifiers. These quiet little machines help remove common germs from the air you breathe, leaving crisp, particle-free oxygen behind. 

Considering the frequency in which Alabama receives poor air quality reports if only from the pollen alone, this can be an effective addition to your house and keeping allergens out. 

You can also consider humidifiers with healing properties, such as natural disinfectants or menthols, including essential oils, to help keep your nasal passages clear. Be sure to check labels and ensure safety before adding any of these additions to your purifier. 

Check your Auburn, Alabama Air Filters

Another common source for airborne allergens is within our air filters. If not changed on a proper schedule, you could be introducing particles into your breathing air via air conditioning vents. Have your vents cleaned out regularly by a certified HVAC company, then be sure to change and clean your air filters for a fast and effective allergen fix. 

It takes a combination of methods to keep the South’s indoor air allergens out of your house. Consider My Amazing Maid’s professional cleaning services in Alabama as one of your go-to fixes for indoor air quality and keep your home clean in Auburn, Alabama.

To learn more about cleaning services in Auburn or to schedule your next cleaning, contact us. 

Pet hair is never a welcome addition to your home … that is unless it’s ON the pet! But when it comes to thick masses covering our furniture, fine lengths coating the floors, and stray strands getting on our clothes (yuck!), pet hair has GOT to go!

That doesn’t mean you want to get rid of your furry friends, however, and we get that! Which is why we offer a manageable way to keep your home (and your outfits) pet hair-free, while still being able to love on the furriest members of the family.

If you haven’t already, consider a regular cleaning schedule with My Amazing Maid. We can focus on your pets’ shedding (and their most popular areas of the home), to keep your spaces as hair-free as possible.

In the meantime, look for quick fixes that can remove and capture hair from its least-wanted locations.

Lower the Pet Hair Population of Your Home By:

Vacuuming!

A quick once-over can snag any clumps or stray hairs that have been left behind. This is true with carpet or hard floor surfaces. Be sure to invest in a vacuum that’s made specifically for pets. These models don’t have to be expensive but can do a better job of collecting and keeping pet hair from your floors. Not all models are created equally; spend a little time looking for a vacuum that specializes.

Ask My Amazing Maid about a vacuum recommendation in your price range!

Lint Roll the Furniture

This is fast and effective. It’s not always feasible to pull out the vacuum (and its corresponding attachments) to get rid of pet shedding, especially when you just need a fast fix. Stock up on lint rollers of all sizes – oversized versions for the couch! – so you can pick up hair in a jiffy and keep it off the chairs.

It’s a good idea to keep smaller lint rollers by the door or in your car, too. This way you can tidy up quickly while heading out.

Bonus: opt for rollers that you can wash clean to avoid excess trash and replacement papers for your brushes.

Groom Your Pets

Brush your cats and dogs regularly to help keep the shedding in check. Regular shampooing or grooming appointments can also help. Keep in mind that shedding is more prevalent at different times throughout the year, but by helping remove undercoats on your own, you can keep their hair in the trash and off your floors. 

Give the Pets Set Spaces

If shedding continues to be a problem, it’s a good idea to offer your pet a special area to call their own. Place a bed, lay blankets, etc., allowing them a comfortable place to which they can return. It will also eliminate sleeping on random surfaces and leaving hair in more areas. With a quarantined shedding space, you can tidy up the pet hair faster and more efficiently.

Help eliminate the amount of pet hair that covers your home with a few quick fixes. You can also schedule regular home cleanings from My Amazing Maid for a cleaner, pet hair-free space.

To learn more about at-home cleaning options, check out our blog.

Are you making these common cleaning mistakes? Cleanliness is not only a state of mind, but a reality for your home, office, or school. Everyone has their own preference on “how clean” they like for things to be, but no matter what your personal preferences might be, remember to look at these common “mistakes” and avoid them while doing regular chores.

By following these tips, you can help keep your spaces cleaner and healthier at all times!

1. Cleaning with a Dirty Sponge

Yuck! Sponges carry so many germs, and if you’re “cleaning” with one, you could essentially be spreading germs onto other surfaces. Be sure to switch out sponges regularly, or thoroughly sanitize so you can avoid making surfaces dirtier than they actually are. This goes for rags and wash clothes too. Remember they don’t have to smell to be germy!

2. Missing the Dirtiest Spots

Just because you can’t see that something’s dirty doesn’t mean it isn’t infested with bacteria. When cleaning, remember to disinfect things like doorknobs, remotes, sinks, and more. Each of these areas is known to be a breeding ground for bacteria, whether or not we realize it.

3. Wash Your Hands

This is self-explanatory. You should wash your hands in every instance, especially during cold and flu season, but when cleaning your home, don’t skimp on scrubbing down! Even if you wear gloves, the grossest stuff can travel, so soap up!

4. Cleaning Windows When it’s Sunny

Did you know you can miss more when cleaning windows on a sunny day? Glare will hide things like smudges and streaks. Instead, wait for a gloomy day so you can have a better view of what needs scrubbed off on each windowpane.

5. Spraying Harsh Chemicals

It can be dangerous to breathe in harsh chemicals, even if you are exposed to them hours later. If possible, use natural alternatives that won’t be harmful to kids or pets. However, if you prefer the strong stuff, remember to use minimally (dilute if you can), and avoid spraying the chemicals directly on your cleaning surface. Instead, spray or dab onto a rag so you can keep the fumes contained. (Bonus, this will keep you from using too much cleaner, too.)

Clean smarter, not harder! Stick to these simple tips for a better way to keep your home or office clean.

And when you’re tired of doing it all yourself, call on My Amazing Maid! Our expert cleaners are ready to make your home sparkle.

We’re available for appointments the Saturday before Christmas – get your house guest-ready right before the holidays! 

We at My Amazing Maid cannot be at your house all the time. So we for those days we aren’t scheduled to appear, you can use these eco-friendly kitchen cleaning hacks. Insider approved and perfect to use in between your scheduled cleaning services. 

To keep your house cleaner — and greener — at all times, check out these seven natural cleaning tips from the professional cleaning experts. 

1. Vinegar in Your Dishwasher – If you have hard water in your home, you are probably pretty frustrated with dirty-looking dishes that come out of your dishwasher with spots. You can put a dishwasher safe bowl right-side-up in your dishwasher and pour in some vinegar. Run the dishwasher — the vinegar will help combat that hard water so your dishes come out looking spotless. You can also add vinegar in the dishwasher rinse aid compartment.
2. Set a Cleaning Timer – This tip can be a game-changer for you and your children. This cleaning tip is simple. You set a timer and work on cleaning your kitchen until the buzzer goes off. Maybe you finish the dishes early, but that gives you more time to finish another cleaning task. A timer is a great way to get your children involved in some simple cleaning tasks that are age-appropriate. You get a little helping hand and the kids have fun racing the timer to get the cleaning task complete.
3. Cotton Ball in Your Trash Can – You’re not the only one with smelly garbage. It’s a fact of life. Here’s a tip you can use to make your trash bin a little less funky — or rather, smelly in a good way. Try taking a cotton ball, soaking it in essential oil, and place it in your trash bin underneath the bag. This is an easy and inexpensive odor-fighter that helps keep your trash from smelling to disturbing.
4. Get Rid of Those Annoying Coffee Stains – Your coffee mugs have stubborn brown coffee stains? Check out the baking soda trick. All you have to do is sprinkle some onto the bottom of your stained cup, add just enough water to form a paste and scrub.
5. Quit Those Sink Odors with Baking Soda and Lemon Juice – Just think of all the gross stuff that goes down your drain, it makes sense when it starts to stink. Try this cleaning hack by flushing your sink drain with hot water and baking soda, then finish it off with a cup of lemon juice water. The baking soda and lemon juice with cause a fizzy, chemical reaction and leave your sink smelling refreshed.
6. Try a Potato to Clean Your Rusty Cast Iron – Did you know potatoes can clean rust?! You can use this trick on other rusty things, too. Cut the potato in half, dip the cut end in dish soap or baking soda, and rub it over the rusty pot or surface. Save your time and money with this vegetable cleaning tool.
7. Clean Your Microwave with Lemons – You probably don’t want your morning oatmeal to smell like yesterday’s spaghetti leftovers. Here is how you can beat the stink! Use a 1/2 cup of water in a bowl or microwaveable safe dish, slice a lemon in half and squeeze the juice into the water, then drop the lemon halves into the bowl. Put the bowl in the microwave and run for three minutes. Let stand for five minutes. Warning: Do not open the microwave door before the five minutes waiting period, that’s where the magic happens. The steam trapped inside will help loosen food debris make your microwave smell lemony fresh. After you can wipe it down!

Green Cleaning Tips for Your Home

Check out this list of green cleaning kitchen tips in between your next home cleaning. We at My Amazing Maid in Columbus, Georgia care about the environment and keeping the products we use around your home safe for you and your family. To learn more about the products we use during our home cleanings click here. Schedule your next home cleaning service today!

Growing up you probably had a list of things that your parents assigned each week. Fortunately to your parents, scientists and doctors both agree that children helping out with daily tasks around the house is helpful, not only for the house, but in fundamental development. At My Amazing Maid, we want to make life easier for you and your family by taking care of the house cleaning in whatever way you choose: weekly, monthly, or just one time seasonal deep cleans. Nevertheless, that doesn’t mean your kiddos can’t help out a little with age-appropriate cleaning chores. 

Here are five age-appropriate cleaning chores kids can do around the house.

Cleaning Chores for Ages 2-3

Cleaning chores for children ages 2 to 3 should be kept very simple. It is important to remember not to be worried about precision or completion in the chores, but their willingness to help. At this age, children are just learning about helping and might not have the total motor skills to complete at an “adult” level. These age-appropriate chores could be items like:

• Picking up toys after play
• Dusting
• Putting dirty clothes in the hamper
• Helping empty the dryer into a basket
• Wiping clean windows (at their reach)

Cleaning Chores for Ages 4-6

Cleaning duties for children ages 4 to 6 can start to be more involved. Like with younger children, it is important to remember not to be worried about precision in the chores, but their willingness to help and using positive reinforcement. At this age, children are capable of helping out more and have more understanding of what chores are. These age-appropriate chores could be items like:

• Making their bed
• Pulling weeds in the garden
• Helping clear the table
• Putting dishes away in the cabinets
• Assisting in loading and unloading the dishwasher
• Watering plants
• Putting dirty clothes in the hamper

Cleaning Chores for Ages 7-9

Chores for children ages 7 to 9 and beyond can start to be more difficult and complex. Older kids can now start tasks and complete them in a timely manner. At this age, children are capable of any of the above chores mentioned as well as being able to physically do more to help and pick up after themselves. These age-appropriate chores could be items like:

• Vacuuming
• Washing dishes
• Taking dogs for walks/feeding/bathing
• Putting away their own laundry
• Cleaning bathrooms
• And any of the above tasks

Some parents implement allowances and other items to reward children for helping around the house. No matter how you decide to reward your children (even if it’s a simple high-five), your reward will definitely be fewer chores around the home. Every parent can agree … that’s a WIN!

Let My Amazing Maid Make Your Life a Bit Easier

The school year is back in full swing and the calendars are already full through next year. Let the cleaning professionals at My Amazing Maid help you and your family worry about one less to-do, cleaning the house. 

Contact us and receive your free home cleaning estimate today!