We’ve all experienced the phone call from a friend or relative who are in the area wanting to stop by and your house is a mess.  How in the world are you going to get that mess cleaned up in 20 minutes or less? 

Focus on 3 rooms.  Living room, dining room and kitchen.  Most likely those are the only three rooms your guest will see.

• Grab a laundry basket or something similiar.  Head to each room and throw in any items laying around those rooms.  Books, magazines, dirty socks, clothes, etc.  Hide basket.
• Quickly put away items on kitchen counter.  Dishes, papers, bags of chips.
• Throw out items on kitchen counter and take out garbage.
• Quickly dust down tables/floors and vacuum. 
• Head to bathroom and do a good wipe down. 
• Spray a little air freshner in all rooms.
• Light a candle.  (Some people don’t like candles but I love them.)

Keeping up on your housework is another way to prevent a mad dash when unexpected company calls. 

Posted: 09|29|08 at 6:12 am. Filed under: Frugal Cleaning.
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