I’m so excited to be here at Somewhat Simple today to share my first post as the new Cleaning and Organization Contributor. I’ll be here the first Tuesday of every month sharing simple cleaning and organizing tips! I’d also love to have you visit me at my blog for more time-saving home management tips in between my posts here.
After a long week of skipping my usual housekeeping chores and basic daily maintenance to watch the Olympics (oops), my home was in need of some serious TLC. So, I had to turn to my “fake cleaning” system to get my house back in order, and fast. Whether you have company coming over, need to clean up quickly after a long day, or have simply skipped a week’s worth of cleaning (like me), focus on these housekeeping tasks and your house will whipped into shape in mere minutes. Save the deep cleaning for another day, this is all about returning your house to a working order and making your cleaning count!
The Bare Basics
- Clear Kitchen Counters: Put food items away in pantry/fridge, throw away any collecting trash, load dishes in dishwasher or put a little pile neatly in the sink, and do a quick wipe down if needed
- 10 Minute Tidy: De-clutter as much as possible. Clutter can easily make a fairly clean house look like a disaster. Use various baskets, closets, and cupboards throughout the house to quickly manage clutter (and try to put things back where they belong in the first place).
- Light a Candle: I love my Scentsys and try to keep them on as often as possible. A pleasant smelling house can hide a multitude of sins and is often the first thing my guests mention when they come over.
- Make Beds: Straighten the sheets and fluff the throw pillows…ahhh, much better right?
- Wipe Down Bathroom Counters: Whenever I do this it looks like I cleaned the whole bathroom…only I didn’t {wink}.
About Todays Post
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Seriously. i’m printing this out and putting it on my fridge!
Ahhhh! I love this post! just what I need today- seriously!!!!
yay!!
Thanks for the post! Awesome tips — something my (frequently) messy house could use!
Perfect timing– i have 20 minutes until company arrives and am going to take your advice and get to work…now if only I could pull myself away from the computer and stop reading great blog posts I might have more time to clean. Ha ha!
Holly- maybe I should have added Step 1: turn off the computer…
Easier said than done, right? I’ll go on to turn motivational music on and then get distracted…
Love this list. It’s very similar to what I do. I bought a couple storage ottomans for toys, so I can quickly toss them all in when company comes over. Just getting all the toys out of sight cleans up the living area so much!
Great post Amy!! I love your list
xo,
Laurie
Thanks Laurie!! xoxo
Hi Amy B-thank you,thank you, thank you.
Have to go check out your blog now, plenty of time because I won’t be spending it cleaning!
Thanks, Di{CookTheTV}