Christmas Cleaning Plan {An Organized Christmas Part 12}

If you’re just joining us, we’re tackling a series called An Organized Christmas. The purpose is to plan and prepare now so that we can all kick back, relax, and enjoy the holiday season with our friends and family.

It’s not Spring, but it’s time to talk about cleaning anyways. This is one of my weakest areas. I tend to clean what’s necessary when it’s necessary. I’m sure I’m not alone in that. I’ve been making a conscious effort over the past week to start cleaning and organizing more. We’re still in the process of unpacking boxes, but the Christmas tree doesn’t care about unpacked boxes. It’s on its way regardless.

I personally don’t want to decorate dirt. That means that it’s time to get busy cleaning. Here’s my plan.

• Clean well now. That means the in corners, behind the couches, and even the light fixtures. This is like the winter version of spring cleaning.
• Do ongoing cleaning. This means that each day I need to be aware of what needs cleaned and do it. I can’t save it all, or I’ll be in a tizzy by the time my company arrives! Each day I need to dust just a little or straighten up the guest room a smidge. Those little touches add up to a lot less last-minute cleaning when it’s time for guests. I’m thinking that I may just focus on one room each day and do a few little touch-ups in that one room. Over the course of a couple of weeks, I’ll hit all the rooms at least once, even if I miss a day.
• Last-minute touchups are okay. I refuse to run around like a crazy cleaning woman before company comes. If I can hold myself to the first two steps, all I’ll have left is a few last-minute touchups. That means that I’ll be more relaxed when people arrive, making me more pleasant to be around.

I’ve spent some time this past week starting my cleaning process. I even organized the linen closet… just for kicks. I’m hoping that someone will have to go grab an extra pillow and maybe even get a peek at my mad organizational skills. 🙂  But I know that I feel better about our home when things are clean and orderly.

Now I’m off to dust something…

You can catch up on the other posts from the series An Organized Christmas here. I hope that you’ll join me in making this Christmas more meaningful and peaceful.