Disclaimer: We were compensated by the advertiser to write this post.

Happy New Year! Did you stay up to watch the ball drop in New York City? Can you even imagine what a job that is to clean up that mess! Well, this year they all got some help from Mr. Clean Liquid Muscle™! This brand new product to the Mr. Clean line up was launched in NYC’s Times Square on January 1 and it is going to help your house cleaning too with some great tips below.

Julie Edelman aka The Accidental Housewife and a group of 25 helpers, along with Mr Clean, got busy and helped the New York Sanitation department clean up after last nights festivities. There is an estimated 40-50 Tons of Confetti, hats and other materials that have to be cleaned up. It takes 22 trucks, 24 sweepers and 37 back pack blowers to try and tackle all that mess! Julie and her team were on hand to provide the sparkling touches to the Duffy Square famous Red Steps.

Mr. Clean Liquid Muscle™ has 2.5 times more power in every drop. It penetrates dirt easier and lifts stains faster, while the auto-stop cap makes sure that no drop goes to waste. This new concentrated gel formula serves all of your cleaning needs, on and off the floor. It penetrates dirt easier, fights grease tougher, and lifts stains faster, while
the specially designed cap ensures no drop goes to waste.

It is easy to use Mr. Clean Liquid Muscle™ directly for quick and easy removal of tough stains from hard surfaces such as:
• Tables
• Countertops
• Sinks
• Stoves
• Floors
Plus you can dilute Mr. Clean Liquid Muscle™ in water for more general floor and surface cleaning, with no need
for rinsing. The unique auto-stop cap delivers the right amount, every time! What a time saver and with the power of Mr. Clean, how can you go wrong?

Here are some awesome housekeeping tips courtesy of Julie Edelman aka The Accidental Housewife:

The Top Ten: Tips to Save Time, Money and Your Sanity in 2014

1. TACKLE HIGH TRAFFIC ZONES FIRST: Divide your home into MUST DO and CAN DO LATER zones. The must do’s are bathrooms, kitchen and bedrooms which are bacteria, allergy (dust mites) and germ magnets AND should be cleaned regularly. Can do later zones are areas such as family rooms, guest bedrooms, and hallways.

2. MAINTAIN YOUR SANITY, START SMALL: As Oscar Wilde said “Man (and woman!) was made for something better then disturbing dirt.” So put cleaning your home in perspective and don’t allow yourself to get overwhelmed. Start with the smallest room in your home, and work your way to the largest room in order to streamline your cleaning process.

3. SPREAD OUT CHORES THAT BORE: Once you’ve tidied up, make a weekly TAH–DO LIST ? (as in The Accidental Housewife!) to keep rooms clean enough. If you follow up on little cleaning projects each week, you’ll be able to maintain a healthy and squeaky clean home, and manicures, all year long.

4. BLEND CHORES THAT BORE INTO EVERYDAY ACIVITIES: Housework can be boring, so staying focused while doing it can be a chore. ‘Blend’ i.e. ‘work’ tasks into everyday activities and routines. Next time you’re chatting on the phone with your BF or mom, chat while cleaning countertops, door handles and sinks.

5. SAVE YOUR NRG: Mr. Clean Liquid Muscle can handle anything, especially if it can clean up Times Square after New Year’s Eve! Save your elbow grease and simply squirt a drop of the powerful new formula onto countertops, appliances and more to clean up after your own New Year’s Eve party.

6. STREAMLINE YOUR CLEANING TOOLS WITH MULTI-TASKERS: There’s no need to have countless cleaning products clogging cabinets. Mr. Clean Liquid Muscle can be used directly on tough dirt or used as a dilute to handle big or small messes on hard surfaces such as tables, countertops, sinks, stoves and even floors.

7. TAKE THE GUESS WORK OUT OF ‘HOW MUCH’: Thanks to its innovative one-dose cap, Mr. Clean Liquid Muscle delivers the perfect amount of cleaning gel with every squeeze – that can be applied directly to surfaces or diluted in water as a cleaning solution. Similar to tasks like dishwashing and laundry, buy single, pre-measured packets. This will certainly help you prevent wasting product and in the end, also save you money!

8. DANCE WITH DUST BUNNIES: No one said that you have to make cleaning a chore, so put on those headphones or crank up the music and dance with your vacuum as you suck up those dust bunnies or wash your floor! It will also turn your cleaning routines into a workout, so you’ll be multi-tasking once again—cleaning and toning your bod!

9. ENLIST PINT-SIZED HELPERS: If you have young kids, they are perfect for helping with kid-friendly home-keeping chores like vacuuming and laundry. If you don’t have any children, I’m sure friends and family who do will be happy to lend out theirs so they can enjoy an hour or two of free time!

10. GIVE YOURSELF AN i.O.ME! Don’t wait for your birthday or Mother’s Day. Give yourself a ‘me day’ or at least a few ‘me’ hours. You’ll be amazed how it will give you a new perspective on that next load of laundry waiting for you!

Kick off 2014 with some sparkle and shine! Happy New Year!

Disclaimer: We were compensated by the advertiser to write this post.