Declutter
Here is where you get rid of all the piles of stuff that are littering your living space. These are the things you have always wanted to sort in a proper way, but you have not found the time to do it. Your time is up; an empty bin that you can fill and stow away can come handy. Just ensure that you separate any important items such as bills in a place you can locate them later.
Quick dust
You do not have time to wipe down every part of your house and each knick-knack in the house. The goal of a quick regular house cleaning is to do cleaning within the shortest time possible. Clean table tops, shelves and all the surfaces where dust shows up.
Surgical floor cleaning
You can save under the bed and areas behind the sofa for another day. The effort of quick regular house cleaning is to get drips of coffee off the floors of the kitchen and suck up balls of cat fur on the carpet in the living room. Be surgical, be strategic and try to get all the spots you feel are visible to your visitors. If you have more time, you can clean the dust in far corners, but dirt in these areas can go unnoticed by the visitors.
Target the bathroom
If there is a guest bathroom, you will need to do the best quick cleaning job there. This is because the bathroom will get more attention than any other place in the house. You will have to sweep the floor and then do fast wet mop. Use a Swiffer or any other disposable pad system to clean this. Pour enough bleach into the toilet bowl and then scrub the inside of the toilet with a brush to get it clean in a hurry. You can use some flushable cleaning cloths like method wipes because they are an easy and quick way to deal with icky residue. You can do a quick scrub of the shower or tub and rinse away mildew, hair and soap scum and then pull the shower curtain or the door to shut.
Quick final touches
You may not have time to go out and buy some fresh flowers, but there are some things you can do to finalize things up. You can instantly add an elegant finish to your dining room using a clean tablecloth. Top things up with a bright bowl filled with fruit, and you will look like you had time to prepare.