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5 SNEAKY Cleaning Tricks You Can Do When Your House is Dirty and Someone Needs to Stop By.

by Gwen Aug 16

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Cleaning is a never ending job. It’s the one thing that you could all day long, and tomorrow it’ll just look like you sat on your fanny eating dippin’ dots and binge watching Jessica Jones on Netflix.

At least that’s how I feel sometimes! I clean and clean and I wake up in the morning and wonder what the fork happened.  I do the dishes every night and in the morning, when I wake up, the sink is somehow magically full of dirty dishes again.  It’s like I have an anti-dish fairy sometimes.  But that’s ok.  It just comes with the territory of living with other two-legged creatures who can’t seem to remember what the dishwasher is for. (or the trashcan for that matter, but I’ll save that for another day). 😜

So, because I’m not perfect, and I’m ok with that… sometimes I cheat. If someone needs to drop by I do a little pretending. It’s not lying. It’s just stretching the truth just a bit on those random days when life takes over and I don’t want to look like a total slob who just ignores the state of my home.

Here’s 5 SNEAKY Cleaning Tricks You Can Do When Your House is Dirty and Someone Needs to Stop By.

 5 SNEAKY Cleaning Tricks You Can Do When Your House is Dirty and Someone Needs to Stop By! Use these tips to make it seem like you are busy getting it done! Cleaning | Cleaning Tips | Cleaning Tricks | House Keeping | Cleaning Ideas

 

1. Put on an apron and run water in the sink.

The apron is the subliminal signal you can use to communicate that you’ve got your “home-keeping” hat on.  Why else wear an apron if you’re not working away the day?

(How cute is this pineapple one?  Or this fish one?)

And then run water in your sink, throw some dish soap in there and make it look like you are soaking all your dishes or are about to wash them.  Just putting your apron on is the best trick of all.  I pretty much wear my apron all day long and if someone stops by, then I’m all ready. hehehe.

  • Related: How to Make a Vintage Style Apron.

2. Pull the vacuum out (<= my fav) and plug it in.

Nothing shouts out that your home is clean better than the big, monster dust sucker being hooked up and running.

When you see your short-notice visitor start walking up the driveway or sidewalk, turn it on and start vacuuming right by the front door.  Then act surprised like you didn’t see them. You’re just too busy getting the housework done! You’ll impress for sure.

  • Related: 9 Awesomely Random Cleaning Tips

3. Drop some cleaner in the downstairs toilet in case you think they might want to go in there.

I know my toilets could use lots of extra cleaning.  My youngest son uses our downstairs bathroom as his main bathroom because he hates using the bathroom upstairs because his older brother keeps it in quite a state.  So the “guest” bathroom downstairs is always in need of attention, too.

After you squeeze some cleaner (<= what I use!)  in your toilet, just swish for just a second and make it look like they caught you in the middle of cleaning your bathroom. Ya know. Like they do in public bathrooms? kwim?

  • Related: How to Freshen a Really Stinky Bathroom (the kind that boys use)

4. Laundry piling up by the laundry room?

Never fear.  Take a minute and make it look totally intentional.

Just dump it all in the floor and sort it into piles (whites, darks, towels, etc) really quickly. Make like it’s actually laundry day. You could even greet them at the front door with a handful of socks and be like… “I’ll be right back… I’m just getting the mountains of laundry done today!”

You’ll look like a laundry-rock-star.

5. Haven’t seen your friends in a while?

Keep some fake get well cards on the mantel and make it look like you’ve been sick. Throw a cough or two in for good measure when you’re talking to your guests.

I mean…Who cleans when they are sick? 😜 😜 😜

Life is hard enough.

Don’t beat yourself up about not having a sparkling clean house all the time!

I hope some of these tips make you smile and perhaps, will actually be of use! (honestly, the last one is just kind of funny. I don’t think I’d ever actually do that, 😇  but I think it’d be pretty hysterical if someone had the guts.

Do you have any other sneaky cleaning tricks?  Let me know down in the comments below!

xoxo

Gwen

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What the BOLD ones say:

  1. Lauren says

    Aug 20 at 3:42 am

    It definitely made me smile. And I love the get well card one. I would totally try it! 😂
    What I really love about this was that I was expecting the regular, “run around dusting, vacuum, make the bed” type of suggestions and these are more creative and exactly what I would do. I actually have done the vacuum one!

    • Gwen says

      Aug 23 at 7:41 pm

      heheheh… thanks so much, Lauren!

      xoxo

      Gwen

  2. Alicia Newell says

    Aug 20 at 9:56 pm

    I love this list and might have already done one or two of the tricks that aren’t listed. Another trick open the dishwasher door. Your either loading or unloading to reload.

    • Alicia Newell says

      Aug 20 at 9:57 pm

      Ok auto correct is supposed to be smarter than I am you’re not your.

      • Gwen says

        Aug 23 at 7:41 pm

        Oh, autocorrect gets me alllll the time!

        Gwen

    • Gwen says

      Aug 23 at 7:41 pm

      Ooooo.. that’s a good one, Alicia!

      xoxo

      Gwen

  3. Nina says

    Aug 21 at 9:18 am

    This post was hilarious… and full of common sense :-p Love it! I’ll definitely use your tips as my home is really messy at times lol

    • Gwen says

      Aug 23 at 7:40 pm

      Thank, Nina!

      xoxo

      Gwen

  4. Glenda says

    Dec 6 at 3:07 pm

    I read somewhere that you should really clean the things a woman can see while sitting on your loo!

    • Gwen says

      Dec 7 at 11:24 am

      Ha! That’s so true! I always look at my baseboards and know they need a good swiping!

      xoxo

      Gwen

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