Perfection is an illusion — presentation can make it convincing. A longtime housemaid who leads a local professional cleaning service is sharing how the area’s most flawless homes create an air of magnificence.

After serving the New Orleans area for over 30 years, the owner of Gulf Coast Shimmer N Shine (gulfcoastshimmernshine.com), Noelle Presley, says the seemingly most “put-together” homes create a presentation of perfection through discreet outsourcing of responsibilities, especially during the holidays, including cooking, shopping, baking, entertaining, decorating, and cleaning.

“Whether it’s pictures on social media, visiting a friend or relative’s home, or passing by a house when in the car, modern society showcases perfection as the norm, but it really, truly isn’t,” Presley said. “Those who look like they have everything together typically have a lot of help in the background that’s not seen. It’s like sports. People watch a game and think everything looks so easy but they don’t see the hours of painstaking preparation to get to that point. Homes that seem perfect, especially during the holidays, are no different, only the preparation is usually outsourced.”

Presley noted she sees many homes these days using professional services to put up holiday lights and decorations, pick up or deliver presents, cater meals, entertain guests, and clean up before and after get-togethers. Often, it’s to create more free time and less tension during what should be a celebratory season but sometimes becomes distressing.

Aside from residential and commercial cleaning, maid, handyman, and janitorial services, Gulf Coast Shimmer N Shine offers assistance with gift wrapping, packing, organization, and holiday decorating, including Christmas light hanging.

"Our decorating and handyman services are huge around the holidays," said Presley. "People want to cross off lingering 'honey-do lists' before the end of the year or get their home dressed up in the holiday spirit but just don't have time so we do it all for them. As far as anyone else knows they took care of it."

The holiday season often brings an unwelcome guest — stress — with a dizzying array of demands. A survey* of 2,000 Americans conducted by Yelp with OnePoll found 51% of respondents said hosting a party or dinner during the holidays is the most stressful time of year. Forty-one percent of respondents also said cleaning their home before they hosted dinner was not calming while others stressed not having enough time to get everything ready (38%), preparing meals (36%), and cleaning up the home before hosting (34%) were troubling.

A CLEANMAS MIRACLE

With some help at home from Gulf Coast Shimmer N Shine, the stress that accompanies the holidays can be minimized to help begin creating your own air of magnificence.

Gulf Coast Shimmer N Shine is helping locals reduce stress and strain this holiday season by celebrating Cleanmas, a time for giving the gift of a professionally cleaned home to help make the holidays "perfect" or to just take a breather. A specially priced cleaning package for homes is available until December 31st. The package can be used for cleaning a house before, during, or after the holidays or even saved for later in the year.

The limited-time Cleanmas package includes the general intense cleaning of up to ten rooms for $215 (regular price $325) and three rooms of carpet or three area rugs deep dry cleaned for an optional $99 add-on (regular price $190), providing a Cleanmas savings total of $201.

The holidays don't have to be perfect but your home can be. Add a Cleanmas package or other service to someone's stocking by visiting gulfcoastshimmernshine.com or calling (504) 401-0066. Gift certificates are available.

ABOUT GULF COAST SHIMMER N SHINE

Gulf Coast Shimmer N Shine offers residential and commercial cleaning, maid, handyman, and janitorial services, and more. As a locally owned and operated company with over 30 years of experience in the cleaning industry, GCSS is the premier professional cleaning service along the Gulf Coast serving numerous cities in Alabama, Florida, and Louisiana.

Survey reveals the secret cost of the holidays*

https://blog.yelp.com/community/survey-reveals-the-secret-cost-of-the-holidays

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