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Former Professional Cleaner Shares How To Clean A House In Just Two Hours

Former Professional Cleaner Shares How To Clean A House In Just Two Hours

Published by Jenni Sidey

If you’re anything like me, cleaning the house takes you so long that you kind of just… don’t do it at all, and then, you spend three entire days deep cleaning every month or so when you finally cannot stand your own filth anymore. (No? Just me?) But what if cleaning the house is actually kind of an easy job, and we’re all just making it hard? One woman has a method that solves this problem with just a few simple tweaks. And the best part? It’s a task that shouldn’t take you more than 2 hours. A former professional cleaner shared how to clean your whole house in just 2 hours. Feeling overwhelmed by cleaning the house is an incredibly common situation, especially for those with any kind of mental health struggles or neurodivergence. It’s all part of the executive dysfunction aspects of these conditions that make things like chores often feel impossibly confusing  Cindell Kimbrough, a home inspector and TikToker, is one of these people. She has ADHD, so cleaning the house is …

Exclusive: How Prince Philip used to test royal housekeeping team

Exclusive: How Prince Philip used to test royal housekeeping team

Published by Daniella Wilson

Prince Philip was known for his sense of humor. Of the 775 rooms at Buckingham Palace, the late Duke of Edinburgh is said to have really loved the Chinese Dining Room, located in the East Wing. Rich in Chinoiserie design, the room was the setting for a playful habit of Queen Elizabeth’s husband.  Under the mantel, where an ornate clock sits in the room, is a dragon. Prince Philip, HELLO! has learned, would hide peas in the mouth of the dragon to test the housekeeping staff at Buckingham Palace. It was the Duke’s way to see if they were really checking… and, yes, they were. King Charles’ father died in 2021 at the age of 99. In a message after Prince Philip’s death, Prince William described his grandfather’s sense of humor as “mischievous.” © Matt Dunham – WPA Pool / Getty ImagesPrince Philip, HELLO! has learned, used to hide peas to test palace housekeeping staff In 2025, the Prince of Wales spoke with actor Eugene Levy about his late grandfather creating “quite a few laughs”. “My grandfather …