a study has shown that couples who clean have more sex and couples who love to do hosework are more likely to get down and dirty in the sheets.

after reading this i know i will be wondering what people are like when i go to their house and see how tidy or untidy it is.

Apparently if the man of the house helps more the lady is less tired which means no excuses to be given (not that i am saying they do.

this report was from The Sun newspaper so let me know if you think they are correct or not.

I have got a cream rug at home and it was really dirty but living in an apartment it was not easy to get a carpet cleaner as we have wooden floors everywhere else so my boyfriend took the rug to work and washed it with the company jet wash which they use to clean cars with and it came back looking like brand new.

A good tip is to start at one side and work across so all the water goes off the other end..

This is a really easy way to do this but make sure there will be a few nice days as it may take a couple of days to dry.

I went hoover shopping the other day and there seem to be lots of choice out there and i did not have a clue which hoover to buy and the sales man was useless so i just stuck to my usual and bought a Dyson.

My cleaner at work swears but the Henry hoovers (the little ones with the faces and names on) but for a little flat like mine it it is no good as it has the long tube to the handle and i need an all in 1 hoover to maneuver easily.

a handy tip to stop your hoover smelling is to put some bicarbonate of soda in the bag of your hoover…

Have you ever found your shopping goes up a lot when you are topping up your cleaning product supply because i do… I now go online to Tesco.com and purcahse mine from there as they have lots of buy 1 get 1 free or half price offers so you end up saving a small fortune and you get some to keep in stock for when you run out.

Why do they have to make these items so expensive because when you buy the cheap stuff they just don’t work (eg washing up liquid & polish)…

I may seem to be tight with my money, i am not i just don’t like to be ripped off..

I am so lazy when it comes to keeping my home spick and span so i have bitten the bullet and employed a cleaner who comes in for 2 hours every 2 weeks and she is amazing.

I know a lot of people will think i am lazy but hey what do i care what they think.

Everyone presumes that a cleaner will cost a lot of money but there are some out there that charge very little and will do a deal if you do a set rota with them.

They do all the bits that you miss like the skirting boards, cupboard doors and shower screen so they dont just come in and do the basics.

I have found some tips on how to remove spilled items, marks and other stains you may come accross.

How to remove nail varnish - clean the carpet with shampoo (this may not remove all the mark) dab the stain on clothes with nail varnish remover (this may may mark your clothes)

How to remove lipstick - scrape with a knife and rub with soap or washing up liquid

How to remove hair dye – wash clothes in a solution of washing soda and cold water than put through a normal wash

How to remove red wine - dab with white wine or pour over if it is a large area

I hope this helps and if you have any tips let me know.

…and I don’t mean polishing it! How easy it to hoard clothes and not get rid of old and very out of date clothing? It is very easy and it s probably a chore which we really put off – I know I do! I have actually got storage boxes of clothes that I can’t bear to part with. Why?
Sort out the clothes you want to throw out into two piles. One pile of clothes that are really wearable e.g. with holes or the old joggers that you might use for panting…how often do you paint…really? Put them in a bin bag and chuck them out (or recycle at your local refuse centre).
Next take the clothes that you haven’t worn for months and give them to a charity shop. Even if you don’t think they are fashionable someone else will and people in developing countries that can’t afford clothes won’t care about the latest trend.

Carpets are the thing in your home which gets the most abuse, from pets, shoes, food and drink stains, a carpet has a tough old life, but here are 3 tips tips to help remove common stains.
Think about the humble baby wipe, yes even if you have no children it is worth keeping a supply of baby wipes in your house, removes light stains without the hassle of having to get a bowl of water and a cleaning product.
And the old housewife tale of using white wine to lift out the stain of red wine, really does work; as long as you apply the white wine immediately. No need to poor on, just dampen a cloth and lightly apply to the red wine and watch it magically lift.
Pet hair is a nightmare to remove, but use a rubber glove and the hair actually rolls off in bundles – voila hairless carpet!

Household chores are probably the most boring and time consuming thing you have to do in life and unless you and Kim and Aggie, then I don’t suppose anyone loves it!
First of all don’t get bogged down with the pressure of having to clean your house all in one day, break each task into smaller ones.
For instance your kitchen and bathroom are rooms in the house where you can clean as you go along. When I’m making dinner I do other tasks at the same time, give the fridge a quick clean, wipe the hob and microwave and always do the washing up when you’ve finished….you don’t want the dishes piling up.
Same with the bathroom, clean the sink during the week, perhaps before you go to bed and a great time saving tip is to try the disinfectant wipes that are now available, they cut cleaning time in half!
As for hovering, get this out of the way in one go and see it as a bit of exercise. Get your MP3 player on and get moving – who said cleaning can’t be fun and think of the calories you are burning whilst hovering to a bit of Girls Aloud!!

Now I did say I would talk about the cleaning power of vinegar, so here goes…White distilled vinegar is an effective, cost-effective, eco-friendly household cleaner that has multiple uses.
And here are some great uses instead of just putting it on your chips…cleaning stubborn food stains from the inside of a microwave, deodorising a drain, cleaning glass and windows, removing lime scale from taps and kettles, clean and remove grime, mildew and general scum from window sills, sinks, taps and surfaces.
In fact you name it vinegar can often do it, and there is no magic recipe to making it work, just grab yourself a bottle, a cloth and go for it!