Welcome to Cleany Meany
This site is intended to give you the best and most cost effective cleaning tips available so you can have a clean house and a happy heart.
MY STORY
I have a picture that my Mom took of me at about age 10. I was wearing an apron with pockets and they were all full of spray bottles and rags. I had been cleaning the house for her. I can’t say this was an every day occurence but it did happen. You see, my Mom was the original Cleany Meany. She cleaned the house all of the time. It was a little bit of a joke that you had to be careful about putting your glass down because when you went to pick it back up it would already be washed and put away. So I come by it naturally.
When I was 15 I got my first real job (aka – not babysitting the neighborhood kids) and you may have guessed – it was a cleaning job. I would get on a bus with a bunch of other high school kids and we would make the hour long trip to one of the ski resorts and clean condos all day and then take the bus home. I can honestly say it was fun most of the time. It couldn’t have been all bad because I signed up to do it through the summer for the tennis season. My friends and I worked on a couple of different mountains cleaning condos throughout high school.
At some point in my twenties I found myself in between careers and I started a small cleaning business. I cleaned houses and businesses in and around my community. Over the course of many years I cleaned for rich people and not so rich people and nice people and not so nice people. I cleaned for people that really didn’t need a housecleaner and for some really, really did. I learned how to clean up after every kind of pet and any number of kids. I saw and heard many interesting things and always respected the privacy of my clients.
A few years later a friend of mine offered me a job as an Environmental Services Manager. For those of you who don’t know the lingo this is a fancy way of saying Housekeeping Supervisor. I oversaw 20 employees and was responsible for taking care of all of the cleaning and laundry for a 156 bed nursing home. Those of you familiar with health care know what a monumental task this is.
WHY I WANT TO HELP PEOPLE
In addition to cleaning my own home I have cleaned many other homes and businesses. I have encountered the toughest cleaning problems you will find and conquered them. I’ve tried the cleaning products, tested the cleaning systems and learned what the best products are for different situations and what works for each situation. I know when it pays to spend more money for the more expensive item and when you can get by with a less expensive option.
I am now struggling with the dilema of keeping a clean house with a family of 4 people and 5 house pets. Trust me when I say 1 husband, 2 teenagers, 3 cats and 2 dogs have given me the biggest cleaning challenge to date – mainly time. When I don’t have time to clean and the house gets messy and dirty, that’s when the Cleany Meany comes out.
THE GOAL OF THIS SITE
I hope to be able to help you find a simple way to get a stain out or a faster way to clean the kitchen or a better vacuum cleaner for picking up pet hair. I want to save you time and money so that you will have more of both for your loved ones. And if you have a clean house you can have a clear mind and a happy heart and hopefully save your family and friends from meeting The Cleany Meany within.
If you ever need a hand or have any questions, feel free to leave them below and I will be more than happy to help you out.
All the best,
Heather
heather@cleanymeany.com