https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 13 May 2026 22:13:27 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-clean-your-house-thoroughly-before-family-or-in-laws-visit#post-462105 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 20:00:32 +0000 softcream 462105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i don't clean. just tidy up. we use the guest room for storage too and sometimes stuff piles up on the floor and on the bed. so when someone is staying over, i have to put everything away. and then i just tidy up the rest of our home so we don't look like slobs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-clean-your-house-thoroughly-before-family-or-in-laws-visit#post-461887 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 17:04:18 +0000 autumnlove 461887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>not really that thorough! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-clean-your-house-thoroughly-before-family-or-in-laws-visit#post-461757 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 15:02:50 +0000 Mrs. Tricycle 461757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to clean for guests and family before we had a baby....now I just apologize profusely about the mess. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-clean-your-house-thoroughly-before-family-or-in-laws-visit#post-461756 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 15:02:22 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 461756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, but mostly focus on the downstairs living/dining/kitchen/bathroom. I don't really expect them to spend much time in our bedrooms so those just get normal cleaning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-clean-your-house-thoroughly-before-family-or-in-laws-visit#post-461744 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 14:58:51 +0000 pl0508 461744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh yeah ! We keep it clean in general but are a lot more mindful of the dog hair when folks come over. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-clean-your-house-thoroughly-before-family-or-in-laws-visit#post-461735 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 14:49:56 +0000 erwoo 461735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Funny you ask b/c I just spent ALL morning in our basement cleaning...vacuuming, organizing my husband's "man room" or "office" or whatever you call it b/c it's more his storage room if anything. :P Maybe after I watch some TV and relax I'll start on the main level. I have 4-5 days until they come. I don't normally clean like this before my in-law's (MIL, FIL, BIL, and SIL's family so a total of 7 ppl staying with us plus a dog) family visits but almost 9 months after having a second baby I feel like our house needs a good cleaning! I'm also embarrassed when friends stop by b/c our house is SO messy. Every room is cluttered with crap. I haven't seen our formal dining room table in forever. Even after we converted our formal living room into the boys' play room we STILL have toys all over the place. I used to be super clean and organized. Oh boy has having kids changed me! I still can't stand mess and dirt though... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-clean-your-house-thoroughly-before-family-or-in-laws-visit#post-461704 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 14:27:51 +0000 sarac 461704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: Lol! My house is always clean, but I certainly make it perfect before family comes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-clean-your-house-thoroughly-before-family-or-in-laws-visit#post-461665 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 14:05:39 +0000 shopaholic 461665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For my in-laws and guests, yes. For my own family, yes, but not as thoroughly if I'm short on time. But we try to keep the place pretty clean most of the time just for ourselves. Baseboards and tables are such dust-magnets though - ugh! So annoying how they get dusty so quick! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-clean-your-house-thoroughly-before-family-or-in-laws-visit#post-461652 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 13:57:01 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 461652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am a clean freak so cleaning is kind of natural to me...I don't even realize I'm doing it until I'm done sometimes. So-our place is usually clean...but not immaculately. Only our cleaning lady actually does it to perfection. So yes, if we know we're having picky guests- ill schedule them for the same day the cleaning lady comes (she comes in AM).<br /> My mom &amp; mil use the same cleaning lady so they aren't surprised by our house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-clean-your-house-thoroughly-before-family-or-in-laws-visit#post-461637 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 13:35:33 +0000 lomom 461637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, I make sure the bathroom is in good shape, that toilet paper is stocked. I make sure the dogs haven't broken into the guest room and slobbered on the bed, and I definitely mop just a few hours before they arrive so the floors look good! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-clean-your-house-thoroughly-before-family-or-in-laws-visit#post-461634 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 13:28:45 +0000 Meridian 461634@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just cleaned the living room/dining room this morning because my in laws are coming over tonight for dinner! And by cleaning, i mean I put all the junk in the second bedroom and will close the door... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-clean-your-house-thoroughly-before-family-or-in-laws-visit#post-461631 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 13:25:51 +0000 Cherrybee 461631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I go completely crazy, clean every inch of the house and panic about stupid stuff like the hand towel in the bathroom being wonky or wires showing behind the TV. I have no idea why I get so crazy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-clean-your-house-thoroughly-before-family-or-in-laws-visit#post-461611 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 12:37:55 +0000 .twist. 461611@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do! Especially for my parents, less for my husbands parents because they come over more often. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-clean-your-house-thoroughly-before-family-or-in-laws-visit#post-461605 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 12:27:57 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 461605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do. I keep my house pretty clean anyway, but I like to deep clean for guests. I also do it so I don't feel the need to clean while our guests are still visiting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-clean-your-house-thoroughly-before-family-or-in-laws-visit#post-461571 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 11:51:11 +0000 lemondrop 461571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, but different levels of clean for different people. Less for my family, more for my husband's. Luckily having the baby around has made me care about it a lot less :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-clean-your-house-thoroughly-before-family-or-in-laws-visit#post-461495 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 10:40:20 +0000 Bao 461495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got through and make sure things are put away (shove all the baby gear in her room, shut the door), vacuum, wipe things down, clean the toilet. It's generally pretty clean in here anyway, but when my mom was over the other day she said I need to dust, So...apparently I better dust before anyone comes over. The funny thing is, the people coming over are complete pigs and their houses are very dirty, so why should I even bother. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-clean-your-house-thoroughly-before-family-or-in-laws-visit#post-461485 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 10:31:26 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 461485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes for our family... thats usually when we do our "deep cleans" because someone visits about once per month. They we just tidy quickly for guests, but we try to keep it clean for the most part! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-clean-your-house-thoroughly-before-family-or-in-laws-visit#post-461471 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 09:54:35 +0000 mrs. bird 461471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup! More so for ILs. My mom will come help me clean before parties sometimes, but I'd never let mil do that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-clean-your-house-thoroughly-before-family-or-in-laws-visit#post-461465 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 09:46:13 +0000 Sugar.Biscuit 461465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I run though the upstairs like a mad woman. Clean the floors (we have wood floors and hairy pets, floating hair balls are gross) dust if needed and wipe down the kitchen. That's about as far as it goes. Oh and clean the upstairs bathroom just encase. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-clean-your-house-thoroughly-before-family-or-in-laws-visit#post-461462 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 09:44:09 +0000 SugarplumsMom 461462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. For guests or even the fireplace inspection guy. It's sad because that's the only time we really clean. We definitely need to change since LO will be mobile soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-clean-your-house-thoroughly-before-family-or-in-laws-visit#post-461460 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 09:42:52 +0000 boiledpnut 461460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Yep! That's it! It does make it a little better when we visit MIL and DH points out dusty furniture to her. lol! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-clean-your-house-thoroughly-before-family-or-in-laws-visit#post-461459 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 09:42:38 +0000 allison 461459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do! We're not super clean most of the time, though, so the place usually needs a good scrubbing by the time someone comes to visit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-clean-your-house-thoroughly-before-family-or-in-laws-visit#post-461456 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 09:41:00 +0000 mrbee 461456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@boiledpnut: Haha I'm not even 100% sure what a baseboard is... is it the little board at the bottom of the wall? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-clean-your-house-thoroughly-before-family-or-in-laws-visit#post-461454 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 09:39:49 +0000 boiledpnut 461454@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: I know. I'm a disgrace. I have bad knees, so it's hard to get down there though. At least that's my excuse. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-clean-your-house-thoroughly-before-family-or-in-laws-visit#post-461451 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 09:38:56 +0000 mrbee 461451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@boiledpnut: Dusty baseboards??</p> <p>For shame... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-clean-your-house-thoroughly-before-family-or-in-laws-visit#post-461449 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 09:37:46 +0000 boiledpnut 461449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do for my MIL because she's SO picky. She once told me I wasn't a very good housekeeper because my baseboards were dusty. My parents and FIL, we just tidy up. They could care less. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-clean-your-house-thoroughly-before-family-or-in-laws-visit#post-461431 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 09:15:04 +0000 ladyfingers 461431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do what would constitute our normal weekly cleaning (floors, dust, bathrooms, countertops, tidy up) and usually add in a couch vacuum (otherwise we just live all the time with dog hair on the couch because it is inevitable anyway lol). I don't go nuts though. It's just our parents. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-clean-your-house-thoroughly-before-family-or-in-laws-visit#post-461425 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 08:47:26 +0000 JerricaBenton 461425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely! I keep it pretty clean in general but I always make sure the kitchen and bathrooms are spotless and I like everything to be fresh when we have visitors. So that makes it even more annoying when in-laws don't give us any notice when they are coming to visit! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-clean-your-house-thoroughly-before-family-or-in-laws-visit#post-461417 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 08:39:53 +0000 heffalump 461417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. My parents are babysitting and staying the night tonight so dh and I can get away..... All I am doing is changing the sheets, lol. Our house is always pretty clean though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-clean-your-house-thoroughly-before-family-or-in-laws-visit#post-461416 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 08:36:39 +0000 dagret 461416@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I spot clean, but my mother always finds something to clean when she visits. ( it doesn't bother me.) </p> <p>Once she asked me what I used to clean my shower. It's one of my top 5 compliments of all time! </p>