With many of us still working from home or being on furlough, our houses just cannot seem to stay tidy. It may be that you are working from home and also home-schooling children at the same time, which can be a task by itself let alone trying to keep on top of the house work.

The secret to staying on top of the cleaning is to have a schedule. You should be a bit more used to the routine with school work etc now so try and find a set time in the day when you can do your cleaning. Some people decide to not do much through the week and instead do it all at the weekend which is ok but if something comes up or you are not feeling well, then you could miss out another week.

Often doing a little bit every day allows you to keep on top of it before it becomes a mammoth task. If you live with other people such as a partner or children, you may even decide to do a rota and split some of the jobs up. Even younger children can have some responsibility such as taking their toys away or using a duster.