Mum Chantel Mila reveals three cleaning hacks to start the New Year fresh 

A mom who has amassed an online following of over a million people for her handy household tips and cleaning hacks has shared the three places you need to clean today if you want to start the New Year fresh.

Chantel Mila, from Melbourne, said there are three things she likes to do every January, and none of them are particularly time consuming or expensive to carry out.

“These are the three places to clean to start the new year fresh,” the mother-of-two posted on Tik Tok.

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A mom who has amassed an online following of over a million people thanks to her handy household tips and cleaning hacks has shared the three places she needs to clean today (Chantel Mila pictured)

Chantel Mila, from Melbourne, said there are three things she likes to do every January, and none of them are particularly long or expensive to do; she starts cleaning the fridge

The first place Chantel said she tackles is the fridge, which when it’s clean will always make you feel better about the next few months.

To tackle her fridge quickly and easily, Chantel said she first removes all of the food, then sprays it with water, white vinegar, and vanilla extract, which she disperses with a spray bottle.

After this, the mom of two will clean all surfaces with a good microfiber cloth.

Then she puts back all the drawers and trays, and gets rid of the food she’s not using or is no longer at its best.

Chantel recommends that you do a load of laundry and include a half cup of baking soda, as this will make your whites even whiter (pictured).

The second task that mom always does to start the new year fresh is to do laundry.

To keep her whites white, the mother of two adds a half cup of baking soda.

The reason this works is because baking soda is a natural deodorizer and cleaner, and it also softens water, which means you can get away with using less detergent.

Because it’s a natural cleaner, you can trust your old sheets to whiten and shine instead of being damaged.

Finally, put half of an old used lemon in the dishwasher, which will make your dishes shine extra and prevent your dishwasher from smelling (pictured)

Finally, Chantel said she runs the dishwasher, and to take care of her dishwasher, she adds a slice of old lemon to the silverware drawer.

“Run your dishwasher and put a used lemon in the cutlery drawer for shinier dishes,” she explained.

The reason this works is because lemon helps remove grease and limescale naturally, and also leaves your dishwasher smelling fresh and tasty.

Thousands of people who watched the video were impressed and said that they would definitely make this clean New Year today.

I’ve washed clothes, vacuumed, deep-cleaned the dishwasher, taken care of piles of doom, and burned incense. I’m ready for the new year,’ wrote one person.

‘You should start this as a series and do three tasks a day. I would definitely follow it,’ added another.