121: Toweling Above The Competition
Woefully, I am not.
BIG NEWS TODAY that really has nothing to do with the podcast. So don’t worry. You’ll want to get right into this one:
Thinking about the things I’ve learned from having a parade of people through my house the last few weeks, here are some ways I can confidently recommend keeping your house 10 Minutes to Guest Ready:
Everything needs a place. Clean your Chaos Corners one time, then keep them tidy by ensuring everything that would usually go there has a spot (even if it’s just in a drawer of doom).
Have plenty of cleaning supplies, ideally in a variety of locations. If you only have like, one bar towel, you’re never going to be able to attack a tiny mess in a hurry. Buy bar towels in large quantities and make sure they’re in an easy-to-reach location.
Build little cleaning tasks into your everyday business. You have to eat every day, right? Ok, then clear the sink out every day. You have to use the bathroom every day, yes? Wipe down the counters at least once a day. You’re already in there, just do it real quick.
Don’t get bogged down in the nit-picky stuff. I have a hard time not getting distracted by like, baseboards and other areas no one cares about. Focus! This isn’t a deep clean. It’s just to get your house so that it’s like, nice enough to make people think you’re less of a cretin.
Ok! Maybe that’s helpful? Who knows.
In other news, we were textbook agog at how many people had thoughts/feelings/memories/ideas about rally towels. Which, I continue to believe, are extremely weird. Like, it’s strange to give lots of fans little towels, right? And also like, that people bring the little towels home? And then BRING THEM BACK TO THE STADIUM ON ANOTHER DAY???
Would love to speak to the first person who flipped through a catalog of marketing materials, saw a little towel, and was like “oh shit, this is what we’re doing.”
Just incredible. Humans are truly amazing.
Andrew is off taping for his other podcast (UGH. JK, good luck guys!) so we don’t have a lot of new new to report this week. But we’ll be back as usual with some more nonsense.
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