Use these quick clean-up tips to reduce overwhelm and get your house ready for holiday visitors.
The holidays are upon us, and so is the pressure. It’s hard enough to be an adult with attention deficit disorder or a mom with ADHD during the rest of the year, but at holiday time, our stress and anxiety, sometimes triggered by seasonal blues, often increase to the point where we can’t enjoy being with our family because we’re so busy cleaning and preparing for family gatherings or planning a party.
Use separate bags and/or boxes for each room — label them with masking tape and black marker, so that you know which room the items came from. Use boxes to manage paperwork or anything fragile that might be damaged if tossed around in a garbage bag.are over. Make it your New Year’s resolution to organize, give away, or throw away each one of the bagged items.After de-cluttering, break down housecleaning and decorating into doable chunks. Each “chunk” should take no more than an hour to accomplish. Check it off the list when done.Gather and wash holiday serving plates, bowls, platters, and serving utensils for the big feast.Wash sheets, towels, and face cloths that guests will need. Stack them in the bedroom where they’ll be used.Clean all bathrooms.
To provide instant ambiance, buy several pots of poinsettias and place them in the entry hall, living and dining rooms, and the guest bathroom. Arrange plain white pillar candles on colorful dessert plates. Don’t forget to arrange them around the fireplace, in the hall, and in the powder room.When company arrives unannounced, create a festive atmosphere by sticking one of those fragrant plug-ins into an outlet, lighting candles, and putting on a favorite CD of holiday tunes.
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