Quick Company Clean Up
January 25, 2012 by Marci
So, you have 20 minutes until company comes. The day has been crazy and you haven’t had time to clean the house they way you would have liked. What do you do?
Since panic was my first thought, I decided I needed to ask the experts. I asked Overcoming Busy facebook fans what they would do. I thought it was interesting that the ideas where very similar. The common thread was to just take care of the main areas and do it quickly.
“pick up toys, wipe down kitchen, wipe down bathroom (just the main one), if time left, run the sweeper”
“Big huge plastic bag to clean up all the clutter. Hide the full bag. A quick wipe down of bathroom and spot vacuum where company will be.”
“Spray air freshner in living room area, by the front door & bathroom. Then, do a quick touch-up of the bathroom. Sink & Toilet.
And if you have boys, the floor and wall ALL Around the toilet. (Ask me how I know)”
“Vacuum,sweep, mop. I have a steam.mop it takes like ten minutes. Clean the toilet. If your nosey enough to look in the shower you’ll know we actually live here. Plug in the scentsy and call it even.”
“Potties, counter tops and my personal pet peeve: clean out the sink!!! The sink makes or breaks it–IMO!”
This comment had lot of wisdom -
“I try to keep my main living areas where 15-20 min is all I need”
And, this one just cracked me up because we’ve all thought of it at least once -
“Start coughing & pretend I’m sick…..wink”
Would you do anything different?
Comments (6)
My mom always told me to put the vacuum in the middle of the floor and furniture polish and a rag on the coffee table. That way it LOOKS like you are cleaning.
That’s hilarious! I love it!
The only additional thing I do is to light a few scented candles, and run my dust cloth over a few tables.
At first I thought you polled Facebook while the clock was counting down!
For me, take the trash outside, get the kitchen straightened, check/wipe down the guest bathroom, close all the hallway doors and tell the kids not to open them on pain of death. Then stand with my back to the front door and start cleaning up the first clutter the guests will see when they walk in.
Also, Never Apologize for the state of your home. It just draws attention and fake (or awkward!) compliments.
I love the idea of standing with your back to the front door and looking for where your guests will see clutter. As apologizing goes, if they are your real friends, the state of your home totally shouldn’t matter
“As apologizing goes, if they are your real friends, the state of your home totally shouldn’t matter” Agreed!