The Early December Reset: Austin Homes Need It (More Than We Admit)
There’s this weird little stretch in Austin between Thanksgiving and the real holiday craziness where everyone is kind of… recovering. The leftovers are gone, the guest sheets are washed (hopefully), and you’ve already found at least one rogue piece of pie crust stuck to the counter.
But December shows up fast. And with it comes trees, lights, parties, friends popping in, family flying in, gift wrapping that gets out of control, and more foot traffic in the house than you’ve had all year.
We’ve been bouncing around South Austin, Mueller, and Crestview this week doing what I call the “December reset” — the clean that gets your home back to neutral before the holiday wave hits again.
And honestly? This one hits different. Every house feels like it’s almost fine. Almost clean. Almost ready. Almost organized. Almost.
That “almost” feeling is what we fix.
A December reset isn’t about deep-cleaning your life away. It’s about clearing the November chaos out of the way so your house feels fresh again. The tree looks better in a clean room. Holiday candles smell better when the house isn’t fighting its own background funk. And wrapping gifts hits the stress level of 20% instead of 80%.
What we’ve been taking care of this week:
– Floors that took a beating from Thanksgiving cooking
– Guest bathrooms that got more use than usual
– Dust on shelves before the holiday decorations go up
– Kitchens that “look fine” but still feel sticky somehow
– Living rooms with kid mess, pet hair, and blanket piles from cold evenings
One of our regulars in Crestview told me, “This is the only clean all year that actually changes how my house feels.”
She’s right. Reset the house now, and everything else feels easier for the next four weeks.
So before December really kicks into gear and your calendar disappears, grab a reset clean. This is the one that makes the rest of the season actually enjoyable — not just survivable.
Home’s about to get busy. Let’s make you feel ready for it.