You have unexpected guests arriving and your house is a mess.  How will you manage in such little time?  Here are some cheat cleaning tips for your home for guests:

QUICK CLEANING TIPS

Spray air freshener, burn incense or use an essential oil burner to remove bad odours.  Don’t forget to pay attention to trash areas.  Turn on a fan and open your windows to push out the unpleasant odours.

Try keeping frozen cookie dough.  Before your guests arrive, place them in the oven for a sweet, yummy smell.

Living Room

Always have bathroom wipes available and quickly give everything a wipe over.  Remove clutter, quickly wipe down the mirror and make sure there is hand soap, a hand towel and toilet paper accessible.

Guests will see your entryway first.  Remove clutter and quickly give a quick sweep or use a handheld vacuum.

QUICK CLEANING FOR UNEXPECTED GUESTS

Tips

•  If guests are going to spend more time in another area of your home, substitute it for the living area, and focus your time there

• Disposable cleaning wipes make a good quick helper, but you can also use an all-purpose spray and a cleaning cloth.

• Once you’ve finsished your quick cleaning, and your guests arrive, don’t apologize for the state of your home. Guests come to see the host/hostess, not the house. Unexpected company, especially, will understand if everything isn’t perfect.

• Enlist the help of children and/or spouse to make the quick cleanup go even faster. One silly thing my family does is to have “practice” sessions when we aren’t expecting anyone, to see if we can beat our best times.