Anthea Turners Household Cleaner

kittykat500

doddsy wrote:

2 ltrs boiling water, 2/3 drops tea tree oil, 8 gm soap flakes, 8 gm of soda crystals. Mix and put in soap dispenser.
hth

Wasn't there a tablespoon of vinegar too?

doddsy

kittykat500 wrote:

Wasn't there a tablespoon of vinegar too?

if there was I missed it, but it would make sense I suppose to deal with the grease.

regards
doddsy

Peem

Yes there was vinegar in it.

I think Anthea would be good if she did a revisit (kind of a la Kim and Aggie)

I think most people can blitz a house in a fortnight (even I can). It's the keeping it going day to day, week to week, month to month ...... that I find hard and often soul destroying.

Having said that I do love the show - much to DHs disappointment

jcr16

my hubby and i said the same thing. a re-visit would be fantastic.

could anyone tell me please where i can buy soap flakes ?

Edinburghlass_2

kittykat500 wrote:

Wasn't there a tablespoon of vinegar too?

yes there was, I couldn't sleep last night and watched it at 3.00 am :eek:

nicki_2

Anthea Turner Perfect Housewife homepage at the bbc :

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/tv/perfect_housewife/series2/index.shtml

There is a quiz there as well, in the series one part, as to whether you are the perfect housewife or not :rotfl: Apparently, and I quote the site here, I am :

Gleaming Queen
Practically perfect! Your household is spotless and pristine with not a cushion out of place or a bed unmade. But you'll never be as perfect as Anthea! Watch the programme to see how other housewives and househusbands strive to make their house the perfect home.

If they came around right now I wouldn't get that... see I have the knowledge (thanks to you guys, Kim & Aggie, and Anthea mainly) but as I said to OH "I just can't be bothered with it sometimes" :rotfl: The huge pile of ironing on the dining room table proves that

nicki_2

Even better... I've just entered the competition to win a perfect housewife apron and ostrich feather duster

tawnyowls

livalot wrote:

Anthea also had a woman on last night whose OH just expected her to do all the housework even though they both went out to work! The main reason her house was a mess was that this woman had never delegated the housework and tried to do it all herself!

And wasn't he a miserable git? Whinged and whined about the fact that she never did a thing - she worked the same hours he did, and cleaned their hair salon, yet was expected to get home and cook and clean while he sat on his backside! House looked lovely when finished, but judging by the whinging he was still doing when cleaning that patio door, I'd lay odds that the rota won't be kept up, and he'll be the one giving the example to the kids.

jcr16 wrote:

could anyone tell me please where i can buy soap flakes ?

Should be fairly easy to find. If you can't get an own-brand one, look for Lux.

lolly5648

I caught part of the show last night just as she said how to fold fitted sheets. Could someone tell me how to do this. I can never do it or iron them successfully

DrBenway

lolly5648 wrote:

I caught part of the show last night just as she said how to fold fitted sheets. Could someone tell me how to do this. I can never do it or iron them successfully

Quite right. How are you suppossed (sp?) to iron fitted sheets?

Being a bloke, when it comes out the washing machine i'll hang it over the
door to dry.

Then after a couple of days throw it in the furthest corner of the bedroom so i dont trip over it.

Then after a couple of weeks remember that i have a clean sheet somewhere.

And i find it and its CREASED damn it.

After sitting down for a fag and a think i realise that this thing needs ironing.:think:

So i put it on the bed anyway and think the body heat will sort that out.:whistle:

I mean, how are you gonna get it flat on that weedy ironing board.