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3 Easy Steps to a Guest-Ready House

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Help!!  Company's coming and the house is a wreck. What's a mom to do?  Well... I've got two options . One: Provide Hazmat suits for everyone who walks through the door on Saturday and install caution tape around the piles of boxes, then hope for the best. Two: Clean it up!   Because I am a perfectionist at heart, I will choose option two . But there's so much to doooo!!!  Where do I start? Yep - this is an actual picture of our entryway.  Yikes! THREE EASY STEPS TO A GUEST-READY HOUSE: (Really - you can do this!!) THE LAUNDRY BASKET BLITZ  1.  Round up all empty laundry baskets and place them in the living room.  This is the heart of our living space.  If your most-used room is elsewhere, place the baskets in that room. 2. All pillows and blankets are thrown onto the couch (that's why they call them throws, right?)  They can be folded and arranged later. 3. Toss all shirts, socks, and whatev...