Quick Cleaning Tip: Clean Just What’s Seen before Company Comes

September 1st, 2011 Quick Cleaning Tips

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If you’re anything like me, there is a cleaning frenzy in your home before company comes for a visit. Now, if someone just stops by unexpected, they are going to get what they are going to get. If there’s laundry waiting to be folded or dishes in the sink, that’s just a part of life. But when I have purposely invited company over, I like to have the house looking nice and it’s always a good excuse to get everything in order!

But when I am balancing work and home chores, sometimes I can get stressed out because I’m trying to do too much. For example, this is a picture of a shelving unit in my bathroom and I noticed it need to be dusted. Well, how likely is it that my company will come all the way up to my bedroom, go into my bathroom and notice I need to wipe down the glass? Probably not very likely.

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So, I’m thinking that when we are busy, when we are in a hurry, when we have plenty on our plates, it’s OK to use this quick cleaning tip and clean just what’s seen. I’m kinda thinking that sweeping the porch and mowing the front yard will make more of an impression when company pulls up than dusting in my bathroom. I’m thinking that getting the dishes out of the sink and into the dishwasher before company comes will have a bigger impact than vacuuming a floor that already looks fine.

So, I’m thinking I’ll clean the obvious stuff first and if I have extra time (hahahahahahaha) before company comes, then I’ll dust the bathroom. Plus, they are coming to visit us not do an inspection!

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