Heat the wok over the hob until very hot, then remove from the heat.

Add a tablespoon of salt, then about a teaspoon of vegetable oil.

Using a scrunched up piece of kitchen towel, give the surface a good scrub (careful not to burn yourself) until it feels as if most of the gummy residue has come off the pan and onto the towel.

Rinse under the hot tap.

A great way round this is to burn a Price’s Chef’s Candle. It gives off wonderful wafts of basil, patchouli and geranium and sorted the smell very quickly.

When you’re ironing your pillowcases and sheets, spray everything with a little water infused with a touch of lavender oil.

It smells divine and research shows that it can help you sleep!

If they’re dry clean only, the cleaner will deal with the spores but probably not the stains.

However, what you can try at home is to gather them up and take outside (so the unhealthy spores don’t spread around the room), wipe down with a solution of warm water and Ariel, then rinse with a cloth wrung out in clear vinegar.

The less time the mould has had to form, the easier it’ll be to get rid of the stains.

If your wooden floor gets a water (or other) stain, it can spoil the whole look of the place.

There’s no easy way around this – you’ll need to sand the area and apply a wood stain of the same colour over the top.

It can be difficult to judge since different woods take stains in different ways. Any stain you use should be applied in the direction of the grain.

Also, don’t overdo it – much better to apply a little at a time and wait until dry before you think of adding a further coat. Incidentally, it’s worth having a go first with cold black tea.

For every 30 minutes of ironing you’ll use up 80 calories, and vacuuming will see off 120. Washing dishes uses 80 and making the bed 70. There’s a silver lining to every cloud!

If you’re cooking a roast, never be tempted to tip the fat down the sink – it’s bound to solidify and block the drainer (and lamb fat is the worst).

If some fat does inadvertently go down the sink drainer and things slow up, here’s what you need to do.

Put a handful of washing soda crystals over the opening and pour a kettleful of boiling water over it.

t the same time get a plunger and have a good old go…chances are you will clear the blockage in no time and everything will be free-flowing once more.

Leave to dry overnight, vacuum off the worst in the morning then take a damp cloth with plain water to remove the residue

Less is definitely more – I find if I have too much stuff in there, some of my favourite bits get hidden, forgotten and unworn – not the point.

Work out a system that’s good for you. Perhaps have all skirts together, all trousers together and so on.

For dresses, either colour-code or divide into casual/work/evening.

Treat yourself to some nice hangers (IKEA do wooden ones really cheaply) and hang items individually, with buttons and zips fastened (that way items will retain their shape better).

Keep moths away with Zensect Hanging Moth Proofer, but make sure everything you hang is clean as well.

Hang on to any small offcuts.

That way, if you have a stain later on and need to treat it with a solvent, you can use the offcut to test on before you risk bleaching the carpet!