School’s (Almost) Out for the Summer!

As the month of May closes, we welcome Memorial Day weekend: the official unofficial beginning of summer! We are thrilled as our beloved beach town comes back to life, filled with fun energy, activities, and best of all: warm weather! With the summer season comes tourism in Virginia Beach, and industry we are very thankful for! With short-term rentals booming more than ever, privately owned rental businesses, property management firms, and self-run air bnb’s + VRBO all keep us busy!

With summer also comes children at home for school break for our residential clients! A time we all look forward to, today we’re sharing a few tips to keep your house tidy while the kids are home!

Summer Tidy Tips: 

1. Summer bags: just like backpacks for the school year that children use for books, lunch boxes and water bottles, create a summer bag for each of your children (or even you!) Load a simple draw string bag with sunglasses, sun screen, bug spray, water bottle, snack, bathing suit, and towel! Restock at the end of each day and you’ll be ready for adventure without the necessities scattered everywhere!

2. Swap out the shoes: You may not be using typical dress shoes or sneakers, so tuck them away in appropriate closet storage and only keep out the necessary sandals! This will decrease clutter around entry ways. And keep sand and dirt where it belongs; outside!

3. Set a schedule: Even if there is a more relaxed time to wake, eat, and set activities, try to maintain a predictable house schedule to daily tackle those rotating chores. Ask the kids to pitch in and help, learning activities never stop!

These three tips can be so helpful as we enter a busy season busting with activity! Now let’s bring on the final countdown to summer!