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Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!
Did you have a good weekend, maybe other then with the covid rules? It is now fall here in Saskatchewan, and it with Thanksgiving over it seems that the holidays are rolling in! I love the holiday months, I think its because its just so cold here, that it helps to have all these holidays to keep me busy inside… which we are always busy but the holidays are fun. Lol
Every month now until summer there is a holiday, with big holidays too. I thought what better time to talk about some fast and easy ways to keep the house looking tidy for when friends and family start coming over.. and remember its too cold here to visit outside now!
In Saskatchewan the company is coming in for the visit! There is no hanging outside now!
Let me tell you a little bit about myself and why the house is always needing a quick tidy, well actually like a whole cleaning team lol, but when you have company coming, there isn’t time for a deep clean, even just a clean. When you only have a couple minutes, maybe its only 5 or 10 minutes a day you have while making all the cookies and meals.
These are my quick and easy clean house tips, that will make your house look like all you did was clean, but the meals in the oven say other wise. If you are new here, I will fill you in really quick!
Hi I’m Kandis, I am a stay at home mom, I live in Saskatchewan… and summer is over here! I have 4 kids and have been married forever! My kiddos are all at home, as we are remote learning from school right now, and the other 2 are still little. The kids are in the ages of 11 down to 1 ½ they defiantly keep me busy and my house not clean.
I love hosting get togethers, but my anxiety can make it a little hard at times. There needs to be everything, and everything needs to be great lol.
So, when it comes to the holiday months it seems like there is less and less time to have the house ready for when company comes. Maybe there is company coming for days, maybe there is something happening multiple times and so it hard to get some of those routines done.
These are some of my fast 10 cleaning hacks that will help you and your house keep calm while the holidays are on.
What do you do around the holiday months to keep up with everything?
I have 10 quick tips and tricks that I have picked up through the years of how to make your house ready for quick company anytime throw the holidays!
Are you ready?
Happy cheat cleaning!
1. Dishes– The house will always look more out when there is a stack of dishes. If you can’t get them done, even wash them and drip dry, or stack them nice in the sink. A organized pile of dishes still looks better then a big over flowing sink!
2. Wipe the kitchen– If I am needing to tidy the house, making sure the table and counters are cleaned off… as best as you can for the tasks that you are doing that day.
3. Sweep– One of the first thing that someone will probably notice is the floors. Don’t worry about completely doing them, but a quick sweep to get some extra crumbs gone will always help.
4. Clean off the couches– Run around with a hamper even and pick up everything that was collected on the couches. My house there is always stuff on the couch.
5. Fluff the pillow or fix the sitting area– There is going to be visiting done in the living room. Try to fluff the pillow if you have any. Refold the blankie and lay it over the back or lay it on the arm. A comfy couch is an inviting couch.
6. Vacuum lines– There is something about fresh vacuum lines that makes a house look so clean. Do a quick 2-minute vacuum. If can’t get to vacuuming, did you know if you vacuum the back or the parts of the couch you can see, it makes the house look vacuumed. You can also sweep your rug if there is no time to vacuum. The sweep marks can make it look like you vacuumed that day!
7. Bathroom– The company will almost most likely be using the bathroom. You don’t have to go full out, but a spot clean will be great. With just a cloth spot clean the counters, mirror and sink. Do a quick once over with the toilet, and if you use toilet cleaner (I use vinegar and baking soda) leave some of the cleaner in the toilet, it looks like you were cleaning the whole bathroom!
8. Clutter– There will always be stuff out of place. You can use anything here! A laundry hamper, a garbage bag, box ANYTHING! Run around and pick up what does not belong. Don’t worry about having time to put it away. Hide the basket and do it after lol but getting it off the floor is what we are focusing on.
9. Garbage– The house will always look cleaner if you can pick up the garbage. Grab a bag and run around! Pick up any garbage that is out and about, if your garbage is full, change it out.
10. Make the house smell good– A simple task will make the most difference. I noticed if all I have time for is lighting a candle or spraying the house, this will be a game changer.
When they walk into a house that smells nice, the house will look better.
EVEN IF THIS IS THE ONLY ONE DONE!
When it comes to the holiday season, especially when you live where it is cold, the visiting is done inside. With these 10 tips you can be happy knowing that your house will or can be company ready in under an hour!
Another time saver can be to set up zone cleaning!
Did you read the zone cleaning and routine blogs?
I’ll leave them linked below for a little more motivation and daily routines I find these can really help in some daily chaos that occurs!
A GOOD DAY STARTS WITH A GOOD MORNING ROUTINE!
AFTERNOON ROUTINE.. DON’T FORGET THE COFFEE!
EVENING ROUTINE..COUNT DOWN TO BED!
How do you prepare for the holidays?
Let me know in the comments down below!
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