House Room Week
Hospitality is a core value of the Christmas holiday season, so this week, we prepare for houseguests, focusing on the guest room.
No guest room? Take aim on the multi-function area that houses sleepover guests; otherwise, it's another bonus room week!
Our holiday prep focus turns to decor, as we begin planning seasonal decorations. A decor declutter clears surfaces in time to decorate for autumn.
Finally, we'll schedule houseguests and build a little "pamper basket" to welcome them, as we begin writing Christmas cards or signing holiday letters.
This Week's Houseworks Focus: Guest Room or Bonus Room
Reading Assignments from Houseworks
- Housekeeping Skill Set: Clean - pages 49-71
Clean fast, clean smart, clean scheduled: all you need to know to make short work of cleaning house.
Inspiration from the Web:
This Week's Holiday Prep Checklist:
- Begin planning holiday decor. Check magazines, library books and the Web for decor inspirations.
- Inventory holiday decorations. Make a quick inspection and determine what you have to work with. Will you need to replace or upgrade decor items?
- Decor declutter. Do your visual field a favor with a quick decor declutter. A clean sweep now makes holiday decorations all the more impressive!
- Decorate for autumn. Choose "generic" decor items. Nearer to Halloween, add a few Halloween items which can be removed easily after the holiday.
- Schedule houseguest stays. Check in with family--will you host houseguests this year?
- Make a guest room "pamper basket". Guests feel welcome when the guest room or guest area boasts a simple basket of toiletries and personal care supplies. Add a coffeemaker and beverage supplies for a "bed and breakfast" touch.
- Divide the Christmas card list into five sections. Complete one section this week. Goal: to be finished writing, signing and addressing cards by November 1.
This Week's Forms to Print:
- Room-by-Room Decor Planner
- Decor Inventory
- Decor Storage Tracker
- OrganizedChristmas.Com Forms Library
This Week On the Message Boards:
Join us on the Houseworks Holiday Plan message boards!