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Christmas seems to be approaching much quickly this year. Maybe it is because Thanksgiving was later in November than it usually is. We had Black Friday and two days later December was here! I am almost finished with our holiday shopping, but I still have a lot of prep work to do to get our house ready. The last thing I want to be doing the week before Christmas is cleaning and organizing. We would much rather be spending our time together as a family. This year my mom is flying out for Christmas so the days leading up to Christmas will be full of cookie baking, family dinners, gift exchanges and visiting.
Do you have guests staying with you for Christmas? Here is a helpful printable checklist to make sure you have everything ready. How to “Gussy Up Your Guest Room” in a few easy steps!
Anything you are lacking in? I have a lot of things to do! Our guest room doubles as our home office and craft room. You can see it here. We don’t always have a bed in there so I will be moving out the ottoman and adding an aero bed, a hamper, and extra bedding. We keep out house a lot cooler than my parents do so extra bedding is a must. We’ll also adjust the thermostat downstairs to accommodate that week as well.
For basic house cleaning, here are some tips from the Holiday Your Way page at Bed Bath & Beyond.
- Start with a clean sweep. Begin with high-traffic areas like the living room, entryway, and stairs. While you work, keep your eyes peeled for any stains, dust bunnies, or junk piles. Some things to look for and fix along the way: errant holes and marks on walls; scuff marks, especially on doors and baseboards; and dust in unexpected spots like in the folds of drapes, corners of rooms, or on tops of lampshades, TVs, books, and frames.
- Then turn your attention to the guest bathroom: Besides the toilet, tub, sink, and countertops, wipe down less obvious spots like the floor (especially in corners and behind the toilet), baseboards, shower grout, medicine cabinet shelves, and the ceiling. De-gunk holes in the shower head, and make sure the shower curtain and liner are mildew-free.
– See more at: http://holiday.bedbathandbeyond.com/articles/pre-party-house-prep#sthash.zhpdyrLd.dpuf
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- Start with a clean sweep. Begin with high-traffic areas like the living room, entryway, and stairs. While you work, keep your eyes peeled for any stains, dust bunnies, or junk piles. Some things to look for and fix along the way: errant holes and marks on walls; scuff marks, especially on doors and baseboards; and dust in unexpected spots like in the folds of drapes, corners of rooms, or on tops of lampshades, TVs, books, and frames.
- Then turn your attention to the guest bathroom: Besides the toilet, tub, sink, and countertops, wipe down less obvious spots like the floor (especially in corners and behind the toilet), baseboards, shower grout, medicine cabinet shelves, and the ceiling. De-gunk holes in the shower head, and make sure the shower curtain and liner are mildew-free.
– See more at: http://holiday.bedbathandbeyond.com/articles/pre-party-house-prep#sthash.zhpdyrLd.dpuf
Begin with a clean sweep. Begin with high traffic areas like the living room, entry room and stairs.
Look for things to quickly fix along the way like dings and scuffs on the walls and baseboards.
Then turn your attention to the guest bathroom. Besides the toilet, tub, sink and counter tops, wipe down less obvious spots like the floor, baseboards, shower grout and medicine cabinet shelves.
My one tip for keeping up with the business of every day life and holidays is power cleaning. If you don’t to be spending time cleaning when your friends and family are visiting, do a quick power clean in the evening and don’t worry about what happens during the day. You will still keep on top of things and be able to spent time enjoying the holidays. You can read my post all about power cleaning here.
You can find Holiday Recipes and Holiday Entertaining by visiting the Holiday Your Way this season. Including this help book full of meal ideas and helpful hints!
A wealth of information to make sure you are set to enjoy what matters most this season.
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