Sometimes life doesn't wait for you to go through the BabySteps. Maybe your mother-in-law, sister, or boss is going to come over in a day or two and you need the house clean now!Flylady has instructions for a marathon cleaning session called Crisis Cleaning, but she warns that without routines in place your house can be trashed again in a day.
Crisis Cleaning 101
For the more detailed instructions visit Crisis Cleaning 101.
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1. Go get dressed all the way to your shoes, fix your hair, and put moisterizer or makeup on. Don't question the Flylady, just do it!
2. Start in your kitchen. As the kitchen goes, so does the rest of the house. Set a timer and spend 15 minutes in the kitchen. If your sink is not clean and shiny, then shine it first. When the timer goes off, stop what you are doing and go to the living room.
3. Set the timer again and do 15 minutes cleaning your living room. Focus on making your house presentable so don't worry about getting the dust bunnies under the couch. When the timer goes off, head back to the kitchen.
4. Set the timer for 15 more minutes and continue to work on cleaning the kitchen. When the timer goes off stop.
5. Now take a break and walk around and look at what you have accomplished in just 45 minutes. Set the timer for 15 minutes and just relax. When the timer goes off, you are to start cleaning again.
6. Set the timer again and start cleaning the bathroom. Just do a surface cleaning. Just put the dirty laundry in the hamper. Don't get sidetracked and start a load of laundry. When the timer goes off, stop what you are doing and go back to the living room.
7. Continue cleaning for 45 minutes and then taking a 15 minute break until your house is presentable.
5 comments:
Love this blog!!
I'm a great believer in neatness. If a room looks neat, people don't look too closely at whether it's clean. (Of course this doesn't work for obvious messes, like barf in the middle of the floor or something!) Just straightening things up can often suffice in a pinch when someone is coming over shortly.
I totally agree with Debra...if everything is neat and orderly, people don't really notice it it's dusty.
I'm also a firm believer in a nice smelling home. If your home smells like a dirty sock, it doesn't matter how clean it is...everybody is going to feel dirty being there. I'm always burning incense, oils, or candles for good smells. :)
I am the same way Bridgett...I am anal over smells, and I am constantly chasing phantom smells all over the place lol. I am always burning or simmering something to make the place smell good lol..
Julie I am loving this new aspect of your blog!
Thank you Melissa and Bella! I don't know if you gals read the detailed instruction list but Flylady says to light a scented candle or boil potpourri in step one.
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