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Cleaning for Christmas

Once again, we have reached a crucial cleaning time of the season. Christmas is officially THIS WEEK and there is still much to do to be ready for any Christmas festivities you may be having in your home. This week we will be focusing on cleaning different areas, beginning from the top.

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Old-Fashioned with a Modern Twist

Popcorn strings are a traditional decoration that links your family’s Christmas tree to a simpler time.

Today’s Countdown to Christmas Challenge is to pop a giant bowl of popcorn. This can be cheap and easy by adding a quarter cup of popcorn kernels to a brown paper lunch bag. Fold the top of the bag [...]

O Tannenbaum

Today is a good day to pick out a Christmas tree. With exactly three weeks left until Christmas, you want to leave plenty of time to enjoy the beauty of your Christmas tree.

The Countdown to Christmas Challenge for today is to consider getting your tree and creating or developing a tree tradition. Make it [...]

Deck the Halls. . .

The Christmas season may have already officially begun, but who had time to think about what that really means with Thanksgiving leftovers to finish off and shopping to accomplish.

The Countdown to Christmas Challenge for today is to begin your Christmas decorating. The time this year between Thanksgiving and Christmas is short, so you want [...]

So Clean You Could Eat Off Them

We have reached the bottom of the house. I would love to be able to put a positive spin on this one, but this is just one of those household jobs that I have to work very hard to commit to doing it.

Today’s Countdown to Christmas Challenge is to tell yourself that there is [...]

Hit the Floor Running

As we’ve been working our way down in cleaning this week, we are now ready for the floors. The only equipment you will need today is a broom, a dustpan, a vacuum cleaner, and some muscle. We’re going to get a bit of a workout today!

The Countdown to Christmas Challenge for today is to [...]

The Powder Room

Still working from top to bottom, nothing makes a house feel clean like clean bathrooms. You may need to spread this one out if you have two or more bathrooms in your home.

The Countdown to Christmas Challenge for today is to give your bathroom a good deep cleaning! Clean the surfaces you haven’t thought [...]

From the Top. . .

When cleaning, the most efficient method is from top to bottom. That way, any particles that float down will not land on a clean surface. So, without further adieu, today’s cleaning assignment is DUSTING!

The Countdown to Christmas Challenge for today is to dust (or vacuum) ceiling and window corners, all furniture, knick-knacks, and shelves. [...]

Cleaning Week

Unfortunately, cleaning is unavoidable this close to a major holiday. This week, we will focus on one major task a day. If we can accomplish each task this week, we will be all the more prepared to host Thanksgiving and leave time next week for food preparation.

The Countdown to Christmas Challenge for today is [...]

Entertaining for Christmas

Many households host a party or get-together sometime during the Christmas holiday season. It might be a cookie exchange with friends, a kids’ party with your playgroup, a holiday tea, a casual family gathering of food and gifts, or a more formal dinner party with just adults.

Today’s Countdown to Christmas Challenge is to begin [...]