It may sound crazy, with all there is to do around the holidays, but I use the seasonal decorating as an excuse to really clean my house, one room, wall at a time! Really there is no other time during the year where everything gets changed around, furniture moved around, pictures taken down etc, so it's perfect for cleaning behind things, under things, wiping down walls, baseboards etc. I just take it one room at a time and it's fun to see the house getting decorated piece by piece. It's also nice to know that everything is nice and clean for holiday guests!