Come home to a clean house

When returning home from a nice relaxing vacation, there’s nothing worse than walking into a messy house. With the chaos of packing and planning your trip, it’s easy to get behind on cleaning. Here are a few quick things you can get done before you leave to ensure you have a more relaxing return home.

Be sure to put fresh sheets on the beds. There’s no greater feeling than climbing into a bed with fresh, clean sheets on it! Putting clean sheets on the bed will you relax and get back into your daily routine with a good night’s rest, especially after a long trip home.

Load and run the dishwasher. Take a quick trip around the house and gather up dishes left around. This way you’ll have clean dishes for when you return, and you won’t be up at 5 a.m. washing dishes for breakfast the next morning!

Take the trash out. There’s nothing worse than coming home to the smell of garbage. Make a quick trip to the dumpster or load up your trash cans so your home doesn’t start to smell while you’re gone.

Wipe down countertops. Take a wet sponge and quickly wipe down your kitchen and bathroom counters. This is a quick and easy way to make sure there are no spots or crumbs anywhere!

Clean up any extra clutter from packing. It’s easy to throw clothes everywhere in the chaos of packing, especially packing with kids. Putting away these extra clothes takes no more than 5 minutes, and is a sure way to leave your bedroom floor spotless when you get back home.