Always keep several "Get well" cards on the mantle. So if unexpected guests arrive, they will think you've been sick and unable to clean.

(I think this is making the email rounds so maybe you've already seen it.)

As for clutter free, I agree, that should always be the main objective,
except for bathrooms where sinks and mirrors can't be hidden......

I can do a pretty quick cleanup ( 4 minutes) of a bathroom with a few microfiber cloths and water, and everything will sparkle..... more thorough and smells nicer if I use products.

I have sprayed pledge around in the air to make it smell like I just cleaned.

I think just before my husband gets home from work I'll put a dust rag in my hand and spray some Pledge. He can deduce whatever he wants from that scenario.

Instead of working on what I'm suppose to do be doing, I'm checking in here.

I'm trying to get my husband's office put back together after painting. He has so much stuff it overwhelms me. Since it was my idea to paint and reorganize, it's my issue to deal with the fallout. He was content with the yucky old office.

I decided to first put things in labeled piles - church stuff, sports stuff, business stuff, etc - so I can determine what I have to store. Then I'll figure out the best use of the existing storage space and decide what might need to be purchased to contain the rest of the stuff.

I have a fantasy that once he sees how much neater it is, he'll be willing to part with a few things.

I also use the Pledge, fools them every time.

They'll "assume" you dusted and cleaned everything else.

All this "cleaning" advice is sounding kinda "trashy" now....

;-)

Faron
(strange...I'm feeling a little "flushed" now....)
;-)

Do people expect your homes to be clean? The only one who seems to care about mine is ME. I just hold the baby up if anyone else starts to care, ha, ha!