Cleaning Your Home for the Holidays in 30 Minutes or Less
I absolutely love the Holiday season. However, with gifts to buy, parties to throw, goodies to bake, and festivities to attend, very little time is devoted to cleaning my home. You want to know my secret for keeping a clean home during Christmas time? I call it my 30 minute cleaning method. Set your timer for 30 minutes, start at the top of this cleaning list, and your home will be company ready in a half hour.
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Cleaning Your Home for the Holidays in 30 Minutes or Less
1. Open the blinds. Let as much light as possible into your home.
2. Quickly de-clutter. Do a quick pick-up of noticeable clutter; put toys in the toy box, hang coats in the closet, throw trash away, etc.
3. Load the dishwasher. Empty your sink of all dirty dishes. This helps your kitchen look a lot tidier.
4. Clean all counter surfaces. Take a rag and a bottle of all surface cleaner and quickly spray down all counter surfaces in your home – kitchen, bathroom, etc. I love using Seventh Generation’s non-toxic Surface Cleaners. I seriously use my Seventh Generation All-Purpose Natural Cleaner on everything in my home – appliances, counter tops, windows, bathrooms, etc. I love the fact that there are no harsh chemicals or fumes and leaves a streak-free shine every time. Because it cuts through grease so well, I get to spend less time scrubbing.
5. Wipe down mirrors. Windex all glass and mirrors to make sure there are no visible finger prints or smudges.
6. Dust. Use a feather duster and quickly dust baseboards, pictures, piano keys, etc.
7. Sweep any noticeable crumbs. Check your entry way and kitchen for crumbs. Quickly sweep up any noticeable crumbs, dirt, etc. If a little ninja helper offers to help you seep, take him up on it 🙂
8. Vacuum. Vacuum your main living areas.
9. Fluff Pillows/Straighten throws. Fluff your pillows, fold your throws, and create a warm and inviting ambiance.
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The Christmas holidays are near and my house is a mess! I need to start cleaning and organizing the house and pay a special attention to the guest room and the bathrooms! I am very excited and stressed out at the same time! Thanks for the cleaning tips! They are really helpful! Thanks! Happy holidays!
The way my house looks now it will take 30 minutes times MANY days! LOL! Great tips though.
What a great post this is. Holidays always bring guests to our house so I love your tips about how to clean up FAST. Your idea about clearing off counters is great. In fact that’s why it’s always nice to stay in a hotel where there is no clutter anywhere.
A quick clean up can make a huge difference! Sometimes with all the cooking you don’t have a lot of time for a thorough clean!
These are great tips! It’s super hard to keep everything clean when everyone is coming over all the time!
I would love to clean my home in 30 minutes. I will have to share this with my friends.
I would love to clean my home in 30 minutes or less. I am definitely going to try this for my home. The Holidays are a time to spend with loved ones not cleaning.
great cleaning tips! letting in light definitely helps the house feel brighter and “clean” too
These are great tips! I know I am always scrambling at the last minute, trying to clean my house before guests come.
Now this is something I can use in my house! I love the Seventh Generation products. And I love getting my house clean in such a short period of time.
I keep things picked up. It makes for an easy and quick clean up when friends are coming over.
These are really good ideas. Right now my hallway still has some loose tinsel scattered about!
What great advice. I try to do little at a time and keep the dishwasher filled for the morning dishes, so I only have to run once a day.
These are some great tips. I normally clean a day or two ahead of time. My daughters always seem to leave toys all over, so we make sure to get cleaned up a few days ahead of the holidays. I love that your list is for 30 minutes or less. That’s great and exactly what I need!
I love your tips. This is good for daily cleaning too, its amazing how much one can do in 30 minutes!
I try to plan ahead and have a schedule. It just makes it easier for me.
I don’t know if I could actually do it in 30 minutes. Between a 3 year old who’s stubborn as a mule and a 3 month old, I’m lucky if anything gets put in the right place.
when are you coming ot my house?! Amazing!
I need to get a big clean done. Our house has kind of been slacked off on because I’ve been dealing with some health stuff. No excuse, and I’ll be tackling this week!
Setting a timer is the best tip I have. If I don’t, I find every reason to get distracted! I like the idea of opening the blinds when cleaning, too!
You must know me or something! I am always trying to clean the hose right before the holiday crowd comes into town! I will take a few of these tips and see if I can make my cleaning faster.
Ahhh I want to come see your new house! It look gorgeous! I like to set a timer. When you really work for 30 minutes you can get so much done!
It’s amazing what you can get done in 30 minutes. I love all of your tips and incorporate them into my daily routine.
I love it! Forget cleaning for the holidays. I want to clean in 30 minutes or less EVERY TIME I clean. I hate cleaning. >:(
It sounds like you have it down to a science. Do you want to come over and do my next LOL?
Merry Christmas Everyone.