19: How to Clean Everything with Ann Russell

Today I’m joined by one of my favorite TikTok creators, Ann Russell. She has 1.9 million followers and is the author of How to Clean Everything: A Practical, Down to Earth Guide for Anyone Who Doesn’t Know Where to Start. 
Show Highlights:

Why we all deserve to feel safe in our homes and unjudged on standards that we don’t deem important

How Ann has come to know how to clean everything

Why every cleaning task follows the same process: “Find the solvent that dissolves the stain without damaging the surface.”

How Ann creates a safe space for people to ask their cleaning questions without shame

Why much of our care/cleaning task knowledge is bound up in the romanticization of our identity

How Ann approached housekeeping tasks at home when her four children were young

How Ann responds when her career as a professional cleaner is belittled

Why basic cleaning tasks shouldn’t cost a lot of money or take a lot of time

How consumption and capitalism impact how we feel about our homes

Why keeping a perfect home doesn’t protect you from bad things in life or bring success and happiness

How “Cleanliness is next to godliness” has been used as a big stick against certain groups of people

Why people grow up thinking they are “bad people” when they cannot keep house 

How to tackle old crayon marks off walls

 Resources:
Connect with Ann Russell: TikTok
 Connect with KC: TikTok, Instagram, and Website 
Get KC’s book, How to Keep House While Drowning