Preparing Your Home For
Holiday Guests
It's wonderful having
friends and family at your home to share the holidays, but it can also be a lot
of work. Hosting for the holidays comes
with some challenges that are best met with preparation and an extra dose of
patience. Here are a few quick tips to
get your home ready for your holiday visitors.
Overnight Company
Whether you are expecting
guests to spend the night or a surprise visit leaves you scrambling to find
bedding for everyone, the simplest way to deal with it is to keep an air bed on
hand. Today's air beds are a lot more
comfortable than they were in the past, and you can buy a quality raised air
bed for less than a hundred dollars. A
raised air bed will keep guests off the floor and will feel more like a real
bed.
A deflated air bed can be
stored easily and blown up in a matter of minutes, so you can save space and
still have a comfortable guest bed when you need it. Having an extra in the house comes in handy
for all sorts of holiday guests.
Anticipate Their Needs
Be prepared with things
holiday guests may use up or simply forget to bring. Stock up on things like toilet tissue. Pick up a few extra toothbrushes and
toothpaste. Add a few extra towels as well, to avoid having to do constant
laundry.
Buying in bulk can save a
lot of money on the household items you go through quickly when extra people
are in the house-make a trip to your local warehouse store before your guests
arrive.
Clear The Clutter
Nothing makes clutter more
obvious, or more of a problem, than having extra people in the house. When you are expecting guests, grab a few
storage bins and put away some of the things that tend to clutter up counter
tops. Make a sweep through the house and
grab anything that won't be needed for a while.
The less general clutter you have, the more room you'll have for guests
and their luggage.
Getting through the
holidays smoothly and with as few frustrations as possible can be done-even
with holiday guests in your home. Just
be ready for their arrival and anticipate what will be needed ahead of time, so
you aren't running around in search of an extra towel.
