…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 How easy it to hoard clothes and not get rid of old and very out of date clothing?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!

I have recently noticed that some of my jewellery has become quite dull and is in need of a good clean, but I wouldn’t have known where to start if my Gran hadn’t given me some top tips.
There are two ways of cleaning dirty jewellery which is gentle and cost effective. The first one being vinegar and an old toothbrush (yes, you will hear loads of cleaning tips involving vinegar), soak your jewellery in a bowl for 15 minutes and then give it a light brush with the toothbrush to get into the nooks and cranny’s. Dry with kitchen towel and see the difference!
Second tip: Place your jewellery in a pocket size piece of tin foil, add some bicarbonate of soda (look in your mums cooking cupboard) and again add a little vinegar. The tin foil somehow acts as a magnate with the bicarb and draws the dirt away, dry with a bit of kitchen towel and look at the sparkles!