7 Days of Clean {Day 6}

Preparing your home for overnight guests

Weather you're lucky enough to have a designated guest bedroom or if you're like me and have to have your guest in the sofa bed in the living room. No matter what the situation is, it is necessary that you make your guests feel at home. We can do that by preparing a few simple items that will make them feel special and welcomed.

Make sure the place is clean and filled with a few handy items:

- Extra blanket

- Towels

- Toiletries

- Magazines

- Water bottles

Your guests not only will be thankful but also impressed of your hosting skills :)

How do you get ready for overnight guests?

Thanks for reading!

xo,

Marcela

PS: Due to a busy week, I had to change to only 7 Days of Clean.

7 Days of Clean! {Day 5}

How to make your home smell like the holidays!

By simply simmering a few ingredients that you may already have at your pantry during this time of the year and your home will smell amazing!

Here's what I used:

- Cranberry

- Orange peel

- Orange

- Apple (sliced)

- Cinnamon sticks

- Clover

- Couple of my Christmas tree branches

Simmer and that's it! You can keep it and re-simmer later. Or you can even put it in a mason jar and re-simmer the next day!

Hope you like this 'recipe'!

Thanks for reading!

xo,

Marcela

PS: Due to a busy week, I had to change to only 7 Days of Clean.

7 Days of Clean! {Day 4}

How to clean your living room for the holidays

1. Dust from top to bottom, left to right (clockwise), vacuum soap, clean under sofa, fluff the pillow, straighten throws.

2. Water your Christmas tree every day to keep it fresh

3. Add festive elements. They can be as simple as a bowl of ornaments

4. Corral some gifts in pretty baskets so they are not just around under your tree

5. Lite a festive candle so your guest feel the spirit when they get home

Thanks for reading!

xo,
Marcela

PS: Due to a busy week, I had to change to only 7 Days of Clean.

7 Days of Clean! {Day 3}

How to clean your Bedroom in 5 easy steps

1. Make your bed! Yes, you'll feel more productive when you walk by and see your bed nicely made.

2. Change sheets and send laundry out. Believe me this will be a huge help. Don't stress out thinking about that gigantic amount of laundry you have to do, just send them out this time!

3. Dust always from top to bottom

4. Clean closet floors and organize shoes

5. Vacuum and mop floors. No time to vacuum? Swiffer the floors and mop.

Come back tomorrow for our fourth day of clean!

Thanks for reading!

xo,

Marcela

PS: Due to a busy week, I had to change to only 7 Days of Clean.

7 Days of Clean! {Day 2}

How to clean the Kitchen in 5 easy steps

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It is important that you are prepared for all the cooking ahead. And as you know the kitchen is always the place where all guests end up :)

1. Clean the refrigerator. Remove items tray by tray, clean and put them back. Make sure you toss items that are expired.

2. Clean up the counters. You'll need as much space as possible so put away large items that your not using on a daily basis such as blenders!

3. Clean dishes, pots and pans as you cook and put them away immediately. Leave soaking if needed while you clean other areas. 

4. Clean up spills of stove and oven immediately before they dry and it's harder to remove.

5. Clean floors. No time to vacuum? No worries, swiffer the floors and clean up with a damp cloth

TIP: Add half cup of white vinegar on each load of dishwasher. It will leave your dishes sparkling and will remove odors from cooking

Make sure you come back tomorrow for the third day of the 7 Days of Clean series!

Thanks for reading!

xo,

Marcela

PS: Due to a busy week, I had to change to only 7 Days of Clean.

7 Days of Clean!

Day 1

How to clean your bathroom in 5 easy steps:

1. Give a quick clean to toilet, shower, sink and shine everything with #allpurposecleaner

2. Clean mirror. No smudges are allowed here! 

3. Clean floors, shake bath mats

4. Replace everyday accessories such as toothbrush, toothpaste, etc for festive ones! A candle or a bowl of ornaments are great! (The everyday items can go in the medicine cabinet or drawers these days)

5. Spray a #diy air refreshener (distill water and organic essential oils) or lite a candle

And voila! Your bathroom now looks AND feels festive!! 

Stay tuned for the next 7 days of clean tomorrow! 

Thanks for reading!

xo,

Marcela

PS: Due to a busy week, I had to change to only 7 Days of Clean.

Happy New Year!

Best wishes to all from our home to yours!

Here's to a year of a clean and organized Home!

xo,

Marcela