Today, we're just washing dishes! And I ramble about ways to make dish washing a little easier on your (metaphorical) heart and (literal) hands.

Music recommendation: Days as Echoes by Misha Panfilov Sound Combo

Good morning! Let's start the day on the right foot together as we unload the dishrack, wash a few dishes, and make the bed!

In this episode we:

• Tidy the bedroom
• Start a load of laundry
• Clean the kitchen
• Clean the bathroom
• Clean the main areas

While talking about the science of clean!

Citations

• Donofrio, R. S., Bechanko, R., Hitt, N., O’Malley, K., Charnauski, T., Bestervelt, L. L., Saha, R., & Saha, N. (2012). Are We Aware of Microbial Hotspots in Our Household? Journal of Environmental Health, 75(2), 12–19. http://www.jstor.org/stable/26329462
• Ikawa, Judy Y., and Jonathan S. Rossen. “Reducing Bacteria in Household Sponges.” Journal of Environmental Health 62, no. 1 (1999): 18–22. http://www.jstor.org/stable/44527685
• Johnston, Laura B., Gabriel M. Cox, Neil M. Skov, and Kelsi L. Anderson. “Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Essential Oil-Based Cleaners against Staphylococcus Aureus.” Bios 87, no. 3 (2016): 110–16. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24878645
• Olson, Wanda, Donald Vesley, Marilyn Bode, Polly Dubbel, and Theresa Bauer. “Hard Surface Cleaning Performance of Six Alternative Household Cleaners Under Laboratory Conditions.” Journal of Environmental Health 56, no. 6 (1994): 27–31. http://www.jstor.org/stable/44535576
• Poczai, P., & Karvalics, L. Z. (2022). The little-known history of cleanliness and the forgotten pioneers of handwashing. Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 979464. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.979464
• The Effectiveness of Three Home Products in Cleaning and Disinfection of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli on Home Environmental Surfaces. Brouillette N., Goodyear N., Gore R., Marshall J., Tenaglia K. Published 2015/11/01
• https://www.americastestkitchen.com/articles/7268-is-your-natural-cleaner-even-doing-anything
• https://www.cdc.gov/hygiene/pdf/331782-a_cleaning_sanitizing_disinfecting_508.pdf
• Zinn, M. K., & Bockmühl, D. (2020). Did granny know best? Evaluating the antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral efficacy of acetic acid for home care procedures. BMC Microbiology, 20(1), 265. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-020-01948-8

Welcome to the first episode of Body Double: Get things done with a friend!

Get all your dishes done and try this evening routine - in 30 minutes

This podcast is for people who have executive dysfunction (like ADHD) and want someone to help them along, keep them focused and entertained, and motivate in bite sized chunks.

Together we’ll:

• Clean the kitchen, including washing the dishes and cleaning the counters, take out the trash
• Tidy up the main room
• Make the bed
• Bonus: fold a load of laundry

References: Body Doubling term coined by Linda Anderon: https://gettingclear.com/

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