Motivation Monday: My Favorite YouTube Cleaning Channels

Happy Monday!

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and Easter if you celebrated! We spent Saturday celebrating with Tim's side of the family and yesterday celebrating with mine. We had a great time and can't believe how fast the weekend went by.

Since I'm sure plenty of you have a lot of cleaning up to do after a holiday weekend I wanted to share a little cleaning motivation with you. I have been obsessed with YouTube cleaning channels for some time now and wanted to share my favorites with you. These girls always keep me motivated and for some weird reason I think it is super entertaining to watch someone else clean.

1. Kelly Marie

Kelly posts mostly cleaning videos and I am obsessed! For some reason her videos are some of the most satisfying. I also relate to her since I'm not cleaning up messes from kids and her videos also feature her adorable puppies!

2. Brittany Vasseur

Brittany does a wide array of videos but cleaning and organizing are definitely present on her channel. She has such an amazing personality and her son Carter is just the cutest! She also gives great tips and life hacks and I find myself watching every single video she puts out, no matter what the topic is.

3. Elle Fowler

Elle started out as a makeup guru but has rebranded her channel as a lifestyle channel. Right now she is decluttering a different area of her house every Monday while she prepares to move across the country. I am obsessed with her declutter series and look forward to Monday's because of her videos!

4. Brianna K

Brianna K is a stay at home mom who has an gorgeous house that she regularly does cleaning videos on. I found her through the YouTube cleaning community and I always watch her cleaning and decorating videos. Her kids are absolutely adorable too!

5. Love Meg

I couldn't make a cleaning channel list without the cleaning queen herself! Love Meg makes some awesome videos and just moved into a new house so there are plenty of new areas to see her clean. She is always super thorough and her family is really cute too!

6. Beauty and The Beastons

Tiffani is a mom to three kiddos and always seems to have a mess to pick up! I love watching her cleaning videos because she has a beautiful home and I love how her house always is the epitome of "real life" since she isn't able to pick up after her kids all day long.

7. Erica Lee

Erica Lee makes some great cleaning videos although I feel like her house is always clean to begin with. She is pregnant with her first child though so maybe we will be seeing some super messy clean with me videos in the future!

8. Clean My Space

If you haven't heard of Clean My Space then you should probably head over there right now. Melissa Maker owns a cleaning business in Canada and gives awesome cleaning tips to help you get everything in your own into tip top shape!


Those are my favorite Cleaning Channels on YouTube, now I want to know what are some of your favorites?

Birchbox and Pop Sugar Must Have Box 2016

Happy Saturday!

Well it is blizzarding outside today people! I am not a huge fan of snow. At all. However today I am enjoying the fact that I don't have any reason to actually leave the house and can stay warm and toasty indoors.

It's been awhile since I shared my Birchbox with you guys and I thought you may be interested in what I received for January. In addition I will also be sharing what I received in my Pop Sugar Must Have Box which was a gift from Tim for Christmas. I am currently on my product no buy and have not purchased a single product (other then shaving cream and shampoo- which were necessities) yet this month. My goal is to use what I already have and not purchase more. The only new products coming in are from my boxes, gifts, and free samples so I get super excited when anything new comes into the house!

First up: Birchbox

This Forteo Day Cleanser looks interesting. The price tag on the full size ($30) makes me glad I have the opportunity to try the small version. My skin is super dry so I'm hoping that this product will get my skin clean without drying it out.

This TonyMoly lip stain is blood red- it is so bright! I'm not sure that it's something I would wear but I'm definitely willing to give it a try.

I love liquid eyeliners because they are so easy to use. This fat liquid liner is something you need to be careful with though, you don't want to end up with a black eye! I will be using this when I want a more defined eye look and I'm excited to try it out.

This shampoo and conditioner combo from Beautiful Nutrition is a grapefruit scented pair. I like that they are sulfate-free so hopefully they will work well for my hair!

Next up, Pop Sugar Must Have Box:

I'm in love with this Pebble Speck Bin from Pehr Designs! This is retailed at $40 which is awesome. I love that it holds so much, currently I have all the pictures and items I still need to scan in there and it's worked great to hold them and still look nice in my room.

Marie Kondo's second book Spark Joy was also in this box and so far I am loving it! I am a huge fan of The Life Changing Magic of Tiding Up and Spark Joy is no different. This is totally my jam- I am all about the cleaning and organizing! A $18.99 value totally made my day!

Guess what I've already eaten up? All the gum. Whoops! This Project 7 Snow Cone gum was delicious I really enjoyed it! I shared a few pieces but most of them were consumed by me and I loved every second of them! I would definitely purchase this gum if I saw it in a store. This gum retails for $1.99.

I was excited to see this Not Soap, Radio Bath and Shower Gel Gift Set inside my box! Each of these little shower gels has a different scent and is for a different purpose. This set was really cute and retails for $22. I love shower gel and was excited to get some new ones since I'm not allowed to purchase any new ones!

This would be my perfect planner if I wasn't already in love with my Erin Condren life planner! This planner is by Blue Sky and retails at $15.99. I absolutely love the teal color and how inside there is a section each day for a to-do list. Gorgeous!

I haven't broken into this Chapstick total hydration chapstick but I will definitely be testing it out. I do love my chapstick. This product was considered the "special extra" and retails at $2.99.

These Patchology flashmasque trio has different face masks. I love that these masks are no mess because you just lay them on your skin and then toss them out when you have finished with them. Very easy to use! This pack retails for $20.

There was also a promo code from the same place the bin came from, Pher Designs, for 25% off which is a great extra in case I was looking to purchase anything for my home.


Do you receive any subscription boxes? What did you receive this month?


P.S: Check out my newest YouTube video to see the products above in video form!

Birchbox and Pop Sugar January 2016

Weekly Couponing Wrapup!

Happy Friday everybody!

Stay tuned to the end of this post for a special announcement. Oh yes, get excited =)

This weeks couponing started at CVS (where else?)...

2 Colgate 360 toothbrushes @ $3.49 each
used (2) $1/1 coupons, making each one $2.49
received $2.50 back for each one in ECBs. 
Making each one 1 cent Moneymaker!

2 Purex Crystals @ $6.79 each
1 Purex Laundry Detergent @ $6.49
On sale B1G2 Free!, making all three $6.79
used (2) $1/1 Purex crystals coupons
Making them $4.79 total. 

2 Revlon eyeshadows @ $3.39 each
on sale for B1 G1 50% off, making one $3.39, one $1.69
used (2) $2/1 man coupons
used (1) $5 off any 2 Revlon CVS coupon
Making this a $3.92 Moneymaker!

1 Nivea Skin Firming Lotion @ $2.99
1 Nivea Smooth Indulgence Lotion @ $6.49
used (2) $2/1 coupons, making them $5.48
I received $5 in ECBs back
Total: 48 cents for two lotions

1 Gillette Venus Razor @ $7.99
used $2/1 coupon, making it $5.99
received $5 in ECBs
Total: 99 cents

3 Wet and Wild Lipsticks @ 99 cents each
Used (3) $1/1 coupons
Making each one a 1 cent Moneymaker!

In addition to the $18 in coupons I used, I also used $15 in ECB and a $5 off $25 coupon.

They had to reduce my $5 off two Revlon products coupon down to $2.29 because I would have been over.

I paid just tax $2.05, and received $15 in ECB to use during my next transaction. AMAZING!

Then I went to Walgreens...

2 Ziploc Sandwich bags @ $5.50 (sale price)
used $1 off 2 coupon
Paid $4.50 total.

1 Neilcleanse Wound Wash $5

2 Crest Mouthwashes @ $8 (sale price)
used (2) $1/1 coupons, making them $6 total
Paid $6 total.

2 Revlon Nail Files $1.99 each
B1G1 50% off
used (2) $1/1 coupons
Paid 98 cents total.

In addition to the $5 in coupons I used, I also used a $5 Register Reward from last weeks transaction. Then I used $5 in Rewards points.

I paid $12.98, not bad at all!


I did two transactions at Walmart:

3 Rimmel Nailpolishes @ $1.50 each
I used (3) $1/1 coupons, making each one 50 cents
Paid $1.50 total.

2 pack of Microfiber cloths on clearance @ $3

Paid $4.81, not bad for this deal!


My second transaction was:

2 Rimmel Nailpolishes @ $1.50 each
Used (2) $1/1 coupons
Paid $1 total

Paid $1.21 (after tax)


On Thursday I took a trip over to Rite Aid to make a mistake on a deal (and get some cheap stuff too!)

2 Alba Hawaiian Lip Balms @ $3.49 each
Received $3 +Up for each one
Paid 49 cents a piece, or 98 cents total.

2 Bath Therapy packets @ $1.49 each
I thought I would be able to get the same deal on these as well, but they only work for two lip balms OR two bath therapy products. Grr.
Paid $2.98 total. (Or this could be considered a MM if you use the $3 +ups for this deal)

2 Pantene (shampoo and conditioner) $6 total
used $2/2 coupon, making it $4
Received $2 +up for this deal
Paid $1 each, or $2 total

I paid $15.08, and received $8 in +Up for next time!


Now, here's the exciting news....I have started a YouTube channel. I will be updating throughout the week with my couponing hauls as I do them.

Fair warning: I hate to see myself on camera so you probably won't see much of me. Also, I hate to hear myself on camera- but I couldn't think of a better way to share deals with you as they're happening. I also love to watch other YouTubers bring home their hauls as the week goes on, and since Fridays are kind of late- this will be my wrap-up post but I will show you the deals as they come along during the week!

Check it out here, and be sure to subscribe so you don't miss any great deals!

Have a great weekend everybody!