9 Holiday Speed-Cleaning Tips

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With Thanksgiving now but a stomach-stretching memory, there’s no denying it: The holiday season is about to hit full swing.

‘Tis the season where keeping our homes presentable is even more of a challenge.

The solution? Embrace a speed cleaning routine.

These 9 speed-cleaning shortcuts will not only have your home holiday-ready home in a hurry, but you’ll probably even have time left over to actually enjoy your family this season.

1. Get Ready for Cleaning Sprints.

Store essential cleaning supplies in a portable caddy that you can take from room to room. This makes holiday spot-clean-ups a snap when guests are at the door and your 4-year-old has just found the finger-paints.

2. Extend Yourself to Save Time.

Keep an extension cord attached to your vacuum cleaner. That way, you can go room to room without unplugging the vacuum each time.

3. Drop-In to Clean the Potty.

No time for a full, proper toilet cleaning? Simply add two denture tablets to the toilet bowl and watch them work their magic – eliminating stubborn stains stat. Let sit several minutes, and then flush away.

4. Sweep Away Kiddie-Clutter.

In my home, LEGOS seem to multiply like rabbits. What’s a host to do when the zillion pieces of his latest soon-to-be masterpiece are scattered about the living room floor?

Grab your broom and dustpan. Not to sweep up the pieces and throw them away (although there are days when I consider this, I confess) but to quickly scoop them up off the floor and into their rightful containers.

This technique works great for any number of small toy pieces that need to be lifted off the floor – stat!

5. Cover Cobwebs.

Pull a clean pillowcase over the head of a broom and nab those lurking webs from the far corners of your ceilings in just a twist or two of the wrist. No ladder required.

6. How You Roll On Crumb Patrol.

A lint roller is your best friend when you need to spruce up your couch at warp speed. Forget the cumbersome vacuum here - simply grab the lint roller over your upholstered furniture to collect any small bits of dirt, crumbs or pet hair.

7. Furniture Spot Patrol.

Small spots or splotches on a couch, throw pillow, a window covering? Blot it to oblivion by dabbing the offending blight with a baby wipe.

8. Erase Floor Scuff Marks.

Got kids? Then you’ve likely got scuff marks on the floor. Whether from hockey sticks, roller blades or your own (gasp!) heels, use a soft white eraser to remove the marks fast.

9. Make It A Family Affair.

Since you likely didn’t create the bulk of these cleaning challenges, why not get the little culprits to help?

When it is time to freshen in a flash, give your kids a chore that seems more like child’s play.

Have them don a pair of old, clean socks on their hands and send them about dusting shelves; or give them a spray bottle of floor cleaner and a pair of micro fiber slippers to polish the floor the floor to a sparkling shine.

Give yourself a gift this season with these nine easy speed-cleaning tips. Then rest comfortably knowing the only thing that will be tarnished with ashes and soot will be Santa’s suit du jour. Happy Holiday Season!

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