Help! You just got the call, friends are coming over in 30 minutes with Chinese food, wine, and a great movie! You have been out all day, and the house is less than ready for guests. Where to start?
Well you are going to be in the kitchen, dining room, family room or living room, so those rooms take first priority. You won't be in your room or the office, so if they are a mess, close the doors, you can even jokingly tell you friends those rooms are off limits tonight!
Kitchen. Put dirty dishes away. Hopefully you have a dishwasher and can pop them in. Dishwasher full of clean dishes...well you need to unload it. But really, that does only take like 3 minutes. If you don't have one, hopefully you don't have a sink or counter full of dishes. If you do, stack them neatly as possible in or next to the sink, at least your clutter will be organized, and then you can get the group to pitch in after dinner! Clean up the counters, get rid of clutter. You don't have time to do a great job with clutter right now, so just put it out of sight, BUT make a note that you must deal with it tomorrow. Get a candle lit to get some nice aromas circulating--cinnamon is always a favorite.
Wherever you will be eating, get the table cleared and set. Does not have to be fancy, but functional and clean. Again if they have clutter on them, put it away for now, but that does not mean forget about it.
Furniture. Make sure it is puffed up as I like to say. Fluff up the pillows, fold the throws, bang the seating to get rid of dust and freshen it up. Make it look inviting. Cofee table full of clutter, you know what to do! If you have a fire, light it.
Guest bathroom. Make sure it is clean. A toilet can be cleaned in 30 seconds. Wipe down the counter and sink, put out a fresh towel, light a little candle.
Run the vacuum in the areas you will be in. Probably nothing makes things look more clean than freshly vacuumed carpets. If you don't have carpet, still run the vaccum--not good seeing a dust ball blow around.
Turn on lights, close the blinds, put on some music.
Change into something you like, and settle yourself on the couch for your last 3 minutes with a glass of wine. You are ready.
Note, if you are a guest, always arrive 5-10 minute late (unless you are on a time limit, like a surprise party, picking someone up for a function, etc..) but when going to a dinner, etc..the host will love having those 5-10 minutes of bonus time. I am super organized, and I love having the bonus minutes.
Remember, tomorrow you need to go through the clutter that I gave you a pass on for tonight :)
Well you are going to be in the kitchen, dining room, family room or living room, so those rooms take first priority. You won't be in your room or the office, so if they are a mess, close the doors, you can even jokingly tell you friends those rooms are off limits tonight!
Kitchen. Put dirty dishes away. Hopefully you have a dishwasher and can pop them in. Dishwasher full of clean dishes...well you need to unload it. But really, that does only take like 3 minutes. If you don't have one, hopefully you don't have a sink or counter full of dishes. If you do, stack them neatly as possible in or next to the sink, at least your clutter will be organized, and then you can get the group to pitch in after dinner! Clean up the counters, get rid of clutter. You don't have time to do a great job with clutter right now, so just put it out of sight, BUT make a note that you must deal with it tomorrow. Get a candle lit to get some nice aromas circulating--cinnamon is always a favorite.
Wherever you will be eating, get the table cleared and set. Does not have to be fancy, but functional and clean. Again if they have clutter on them, put it away for now, but that does not mean forget about it.
Furniture. Make sure it is puffed up as I like to say. Fluff up the pillows, fold the throws, bang the seating to get rid of dust and freshen it up. Make it look inviting. Cofee table full of clutter, you know what to do! If you have a fire, light it.
Guest bathroom. Make sure it is clean. A toilet can be cleaned in 30 seconds. Wipe down the counter and sink, put out a fresh towel, light a little candle.
Run the vacuum in the areas you will be in. Probably nothing makes things look more clean than freshly vacuumed carpets. If you don't have carpet, still run the vaccum--not good seeing a dust ball blow around.
Turn on lights, close the blinds, put on some music.
Change into something you like, and settle yourself on the couch for your last 3 minutes with a glass of wine. You are ready.
Note, if you are a guest, always arrive 5-10 minute late (unless you are on a time limit, like a surprise party, picking someone up for a function, etc..) but when going to a dinner, etc..the host will love having those 5-10 minutes of bonus time. I am super organized, and I love having the bonus minutes.
Remember, tomorrow you need to go through the clutter that I gave you a pass on for tonight :)
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