It’s the time of year that most people adore because of that extra special time spent with family and friends….unless that sort of thing gets on your nerves too! So who has time to do everything?

Since most of us are all so busy preparing for the holidays occupied with activities such as shopping, baking, decorating, writing holiday greetings, parties, etc, who has time to clean the house?  Frankly, who even wants to or enjoys cleaning the house, for that matter?

I say there are far more important things to tend to during the holiday season.  The dust, laundry, and cluttered dirty rooms will still be there long after the tree has been hauled to the curb and the holiday decorations have been tucked neatly and ever so gently back away.

Yes folks, here are Sherri’s holiday time-saving cleaning tips…..because you know company is coming over and you must have the illusion that you’re not living in the pigsty your mother always maintained you would live in while growing up.

Employ the family pet as the vacuum…hey they’re animals, their stomachs are probably built like a billy goat’s anyway.

Hand everyone a pair of Holiday socks the moment they walk in the door. This substitutes as a great way to swiffer the hard wood and tile floors. In the event you’re not fortunate enough to have either of the two….no worries that’s what 2 way masking tape is for.  Simply put the tape on the bottom of everyone’s socks.

In order to save time in the kitchen, move in an older resident and call Meals on Wheels.  If you have a large family you’ll have to compensate by figuring out how many older folks you will need in order to split the proportions equally among all family members.

Let the pets lick the dishes before they go into the dishwasher…that way they are also getting fed too. You’re essentially killing two birds with one stone here. If you don’t have a dishwasher…..that’s where those old folks come in handy.  It’s the holidays people….ya gotta be innovative!

Who will ever really know, unless there are stains on the clothing, that you simply folded the dirty laundry and just put it back?

And for those nasty toilet bowl stains….again, just let the pets lick the bowl clean….chances are, they already drink out of it anyway!

There you have it, Sherri’s holiday time-saving cleaning tips. I hope you all have a wonderful upcoming holiday season. And if you have any time-saving tips to add I’d like to hear.