‘Domestic bible’ in a mess over tidying tips
IT MAY be Britain’s domestic bible, but Good Housekeeping needs to clean up its act after coming under fire for some painfully obvious tips on keeping the home tidy.
Under the heading ‘8 things people with sparkling clean homes do every week’ comes the suggestion that ‘putting clothes away at the end of every day makes getting dressed so much easier’.
Elsewhere is advice to empty the fridge of leftovers, saying: ‘Next time, freeze the last portions instead as you’re far less likely to waste them.’
Other tips include vacuuming all of the home once a week, not taking on too much at once, and making sure the most used room is kept clean.
Urging us to combine housework with ‘me time’, the article says: ‘Catch up on your favourite box set when you do the ironing,’ adding: ‘It’ll make the task go more quickly.’
The advice is reminiscent of the party tips for which Pippa Middleton was affectionately mocked, including pass the parcel as a suitable game for children.
Former How Clean Is Your House presenter Kim Woodburn – nicknamed the Queen of Clean by her legions of devotees – said: ‘There are many things in Good Housekeeping that are informative and intelligent and I thoroughly enjoy reading the magazine. However, when it comes to their tips on keeping your house clean, tidy and in top shape, their tips are, to say the least, extremely infantile and would only be of interest to a moron.’