Anthea Turner is OS!!

chardonnay_2

thanks for the link funky fairy - on the site anthea lists her top ten hints

Anthea Turner's
Top Ten Tips




Here are Anthea's top ten tips for keeping an ideal home. Follow them and you too can become a perfect housewife or househusband...


1. You can’t run a home that’s a mess, so first of all you have to de-clutter it. If it’s not beautiful, useful or seriously sentimental, it goes. Charity shop or bin - you decide!

2. There's no getting away from it: you have to clean. People who say "oh, my house is a bit of a mess, but I’m really clean" are talking rubbish because you can’t have a tidy house if it’s not clean.

3. Make the house into a home. Consider your house from an aesthetic point of view. Rearranging furniture, adding some candles, or making even small tweaks can really make the difference.

4. Run a home like you would a small business and treat it with the same seriousness. If you’re job-juggling, then it’s obviously more difficult than if you're a full-time housewife/husband. If you are a housewife, take pride in that.

5. Storage is important. Whether it’s cushions you only use outside in the summer, or blankets that only come out in the winter, you’ve always got to think of where to store them. Try vacuum-packing to save space. Wicker baskets are marvellous for putting things in. If everybody knows where everything is kept you can avoid wasting time looking for things.


6. Think about how you run your home. Could it be done more efficiently? In the series, one househusband keeps all his shoe-cleaning things in a lounge drawer but, of course, he cleans his shoes in the kitchen. Be practical.

7. It’s also about team work. When children get to a certain age they can help by putting dirty washing in the right place and making their own beds. The first rule of management is delegation. Don’t try and do everything yourself because you can’t.

8. Don't use too many household cleaning products which are harmful to the environment. Try cleaning with vinegar, or just use one damp cloth swilled in cold water and one dry cloth. For cleaning windows and mirrors, you can’t beat scrunched-up newspaper, dampened down with some white vinegar and water.

9. Avoid wastage. If you’re cutting up a lemon, put the left-over half into the dishwasher. It adds a little ting and sparkle in your wash.

10. Domestic paperwork (bills, guarantees, insurance) is very important, so don't avoid it! A proper family diary with everyone’s events and parties in it really helps organise the household.

Smiley_Mum

First review of this book sounds like me. I'll see if I can get a browse of a copy in a bookstore locally before comitting to buying it. I have got loads of books on decluttering etc, why is this one different? Just wondering.

Moggins,

After your post, I just had a major decluttering with the kids and their toys, got one huge box of stuff to be sold/given away and also a big black bag of cuddly toys etc so that to organise. Looks a lot better. Thanks Moggins for the kick in the pants. :-)

pollys

Thanks for the programme times, I havent watched before but will sit down at 7pm and watch.

Smiley_Mum

I watched the AT programme and I feel so much better now. My fridge is reasonably tidy, I can see my work surfaces, my laundry is away and I still made time for the kids too. (Everything was like that before I watched the programme so no need to worry). They went away to bed happy and early too which gave me time to have a luxurious bath. Now I'm going to treat myself to my Twinings Luxury hot chocolate, and a bit of time to read. :-)

The women doing the voiceover was extremely irritating, wanted to throttle her.

Lillibet_2

I' liek the programme but would love it if only she'd learn how to pronunce plastic properly Pla-r-stic indeed:p

ladygrey_2

is the Anthea programme filmed in her own house?

amazon_spice

use baby oil on stainless steel to clean and stop fingerprints

This works really well.

Rachie_B

im loving Antheas programme,make my house look like a palace compared to the womens on there lol

my fave tip from her is making an easy canape lmao :

get some thick sliced white bread and using a cookie cutter ,cut out circles

place on baking tray and bake both sides til slightly browned

then using primula cheese spread in a tube, "pipe" a lil circle of cheese spread on the baked bread circles

top each piece with a prawn and a lil parsley leaf

GIRLPOWER_2

ladygrey wrote:

is the Anthea programme filmed in her own house?

yes it is.. Not done too bad for herself has she!!!;)

GIRLPOWER_2

Rachie_B wrote:

im loving Antheas programme,make my house look like a palace compared to the womens on there lol

my fave tip from her is making an easy canape lmao :

get some thick sliced white bread and using a cookie cutter ,cut out circles

place on baking tray and bake both sides til slightly browned

then using primula cheese spread in a tube, "pipe" a lil circle of cheese spread on the baked bread circles

top each piece with a prawn and a lil parsley leaf

ooohhh yes remember that one... thanks for the reminder.