Put a few slices of lemon in a bowl of very hot water and heat in the microwave on high for five minutes.

The zesty steam will pass through the vents, and loosen particles clinging to the sides. It’ll now be easy to wipe with a clean damp cloth.

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After cooling, pour into plastic bottles and store until summer. With a clean brush, paint fences, sheds and any unfinished exterior wood with the oil instead of using creosote.

A great way to preserve wood and doesn’t harm the environment.

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On arrival at your destination, unpack your pre-ironed clothes, hang them up individually and run over any creases with the warm air of the hairdryer.

Cane furniture normally has a light varnish and to clean it you should wipe down with a damp cloth wrung out in mild soapy water

If this doesn’t remove the marks left by the mould, you should stain it with a darkish colour to hide them instead.

Rustin’s does a good range of wood care products; available from diy shops.

Mixing a shot of vodka in with your shampoo and conditioner is said to leave hair looking even shinier than usual, and eliminate frizz.

If you get stung by a jellyfish and have some vodka to hand, dab it on the affected site to disinfect it and relieve the stinging sensation.

If you use a Magic Oven Liner (Lakeland, £9.99), it will save you so much cleaning time.

Splashes and spills on this heavy-duty non-stick liner just rinse away. Suitable for all ovens (except where the element is in the base) and it’ll last at least five years. Worth every penny!

It’s more difficult to clean when the contents of wardrobes, cupboards and drawers are overflowing on to every surface.

When there’s nowhere left to tidy anything away to, cleaning becomes impossible. And you start losing things…then you replace them…which leads to more clutter.

If you need an incentive to declutter, imagine how you will use the extra space, or how much time you’ll save by not cleaning or searching for things.

And don’t get sidetracked into reading old letters or looking at photographs. Put them aside for later!

What do you do about unwanted gifts from friends or family who visit regularly?

Tricky, but remember that it is your living space and you need to put your enjoyment of it first and foremost.

And if you recycle gifts (don’t we all from time to time?), keep a note of who gave what to you to avoid embarrassment!

One thing many of us are guilty of is hanging on to clothes that no longer fit, in the hope that one day they will.

Trouble is, if that ever did happen, chances are the item would look out of fashion!

Much better to put it to a charity shop or give to a friend. That way you’ll stop feeling guilty when you have to overlook those ill-fitting items, and when you do get back to the size you want, you can treat yourself to something new!