Bee left for university on Saturday.
*sobs quietly, so as not to draw attention to self*
You’d think a bit of a sob would be natural, but I was surprised to learn from a recent survey by P&G that only 75% of mums experience some sort of sadness at their kids leaving home. That’s a whole quarter of them who are dumping them at halls and basically cracking open the gin in the car and whooping all the way home.
Perhaps more shocking though was that 45% of under-35s admitting they had never bought a toothbrush, toothpaste or shampoo before leaving home. What are parents teaching their kids nowadays?? Bonkers.
Leaving home is a big step, but little deeds can make the difference, such as teaching your children how to cook or do their own washing. Even something as simple as showing them what products you use can ease the transition, with a quarter of children who use the same products as their parents saying they do so because reminds them of being at home.
P&G thinks that by doing ordinary things, we can make a difference to our own and the lives of those around us. P&G calls the impact of these seemingly ordinary moments the “Everyday Effect”.
To celebrate this Everyday Effect, I have a bundle of P&G goodies to give away. If you don’t have children leaving home you can still make use of them yourself, or maybe even get your younger kids involved in the housework now to make things easier for them in later life.
Here’s what you can win:
The competition will close on 30 September and you can enter using any or all of the mechanisms below – the more you do the better your chances. Good luck!
Washing liquid for clothes and washing up liquid x
my microfiber cloths
I’d love to win this! My daughter isn’t even two yet but we get her involved in the household chores (in a fun way of course!). Her favourite thing to do is sort out the dirty washing into piles!
A Dettol sanitiser liquid (lavender), smells good and gets rid of all the germs in the bathroom.
Oops, posted too soon! So the essential we couldn’t live without is washing powder for clothes!
Toilet cleaner I mean just imagin it Yuc!
I couldn’t live without method lavender kitchen cleaner! It brightens the worktops and also leaves a lovely smell!
Fabric Conditioner
Washing up liquid
Washing Liquid
Bleach!
Disinfectant. With three pets, I find myself constantly cleaning.
washing liquid for clothes and antibacterial cleaner :)
Washing liquid for clothes and washing up liquid x
MR MUSCLE ALL PURPOSE
Hand wash. Can’t believe kids can get so mucky. X
Washing up liquid
My choice would be rather unusual I think. Fly Spray. I am absolutely terrified of flies and they know it. They dive bomb at me! I swear they have a little head quarters set up somewhere, with a map of my house on an easel, their Chief fly pointing out the best plan of attack.
Sorry – Fly Spray.
I couldn’t live without my microfibre cloths and things like laundry products…I’m an absolute neat freak so a clean home that is as chemical free as possible is essential to me
Bleach!!
washing up gloves x
Washing powder, we go through so much of it with a very busy 13 month old son.
Washing powder and fabric softener,I can’t do without the softener!
Air freshner :)
Flash with Bleach spray, Fairy washing up liquid and Sainsburys Antibacterial Surface Wipes ;o)
My Astonish cleaner! (I cried buckets when my Megan left for uni!)
We get through so much washing powder and softening. And toilet wipes.
Fairy liquid. They say it lasts a long time… but the way I use it, they vastly underestimated… One bottle can last me a year. (instead of putting it in the water, I put a little squirt on the pad
washing liquitabs and antibacterial wipes
white vinegar, great for so many jobs!
Floor cleaning disinfectant.
Cleaning wipes, I use them for all sorts of jobs.
Bleach
I’d be lost without washing liquid – the five of us make a crazy amount of laundry!
Bleach for the toilets!
@Dorothee77
Cillit bang lime and grime because I live in a hard water area and this is the best thing for cleaning the bathroom.
Anti bacs spray, its perfect for everywhere!
Bathroom spray & Polish :-)
perfect for me being a clean freak
Antibacterial spray :)
my washing powder, ive used it on the washing and to clean my dishwasher and clean my oven with it. lol
Kitchen roll!
Dishwasher tablets! because my dishwasher saves me ALOT of time!
Fairy liquid!
white vinegar an oldy but a goody
Bleach, washing powder and dishwasher tablets.
I couldn’t do without washing up liquid. Most importantly I couldn’t do without rubber gloves – I’d have no skin left on my hands if I didn’t wear them!
A good quality all-purpose spray and liquid washing detergent
I have a cupboard full because I suffer from OCD and everything has to be spotless!
Bleach for the toilet and general cleaning. Gross otherwise!
Fairy washing up liquid
Washing up liquid.
Ironing water
Antibacterial spray
Bleach
I would have to say washing up liquid
antibacterial spray; its great for all over n leaves me confident my surfaces are germ free
I couldn’t live without my limescale remover! We live in a very hard water area and it is a constant battle to keep the taps, sinks and basins shiny so yeah that is one thing that I really couldn’t live without!
Antibac spray! definitely :)
Air fresher
anti-bacterial wipes, we get through loads of these
I couldn’t live without anti bac kitchen wipes, the invention of these bad boys has improved my life :)
I could not do without bleach!
oven cleaner
I couldn’t do without bleach
bleach and disposable cloths
Laundry Detergent, I get through a ridiculous amount of washing with my 2 boys x
Bleach – I couldn’t live without it!
new ariel 3 in 1 pods and ironing water
Microfibre cloths.
Cloths!
kitchen roll
washing liquid it good for most things x
Washing up liquid
Can’t live without washing liquid and detergent!
Anti bacterial wipes!
great prize!
Washing detergent. Have 3 kids (4 if you include my hubby!) always plenty of dirty washing in our house :-(
bleach! though i love antibac wipes too…
I couldnt live without “Stardrops” – amazing all in one cleaner and last so long
bleach
all purpose cleaner!
Anti-bacterial spray with a house full of kids/pets
Antibacterial spray – we get through gallons of it! :)
Love the bleach – 100% assured clean :)
Multi-surface cleaner as it’s so handy!
Bleach it cleans everything
washing up liquid
Washing powder, it feels like my washing machine is never off!
Mr Sheen glass cleaner, it makes everything shiny xx
Flash wipes
Flash bathroom cleaner. You would think that we worked down the pit if you saw the state of our bathroom after my lot had been in it.
a scouring pad is good, but even better are those that don’t scratch pans..or is it just my cooking?
Fairy washing up liquid
Bleach
Washing up liquid
Zoflora. I love it
toilet cleaner
vinegar – great for cleaning glass
I just love Aldi cleaning wipes use them for everything
Multipurpose wipes. Doesn’t matter what sort – they’re so quick and easy and hygienic
Soap – we seem to go through it for fun!
bleach!
has to be baby wipes use them to clean everything including the children.
bleach
Bleach
washing up liquid
My pre wash stain spray.
Spray bleach cleaner
Washing powder for clothes
All purpose cleaner spray cleaner with a nice fresh smell – I use it for everything from kitchen surfaces to floors to bookshelves, tables, window sills, pretty much everything!
Method wood floor cleaner (smells AMAZING!), Zoflora or similar and fairy liquid.
multi surface spray
Kitchen roll
Laundry gel, washing up liquid, multisurface cleaner and wipes, kitchen roll and bleach
washing powder
All-purpose anti-bacterial cleaning wipes – they do everything (nearly)!
Vanish carpet stain remover for my cream carpet and bleach for the toilet! x
bleach and rubber gloves to get all the cat hair off!
antibacterial spray
Couldn’t live without bleach
I can’t live without my toilet duck, have a big household and it needs cleaning all the time, gotta love a clean toilet.
Fairy Washing Up liquid – especially as the only dishwasher we have in our house is me lol.
anti-bacterial wipes – brilliant!
i love anti bacterial wipes!
Fabric Conditioner to keep everything lovely and soft
Fabric conditioner ,and anti -bacterial kitchen spray
Can’t live without Fairy liquid! It’s simply the best!
I’d have to go with antibacterial wipes. I use them for everything
Bleach – can be used for everything in different solutions
Antibacterial surface spray x
Vaseline – I use it for everything, from dry skin to greasing sticky taps, brightening up dull shoes and chapped lips. Every home needs a tub!
Antibacterial wipes, they are a godsend with a toddler getting everywhere!
Has to be bleach, it smells clean and is clean!
Kitchen Roll. Having a three year old & a clumsy oaf of a husband, we get through mountains of the stuff!
washing liquid and detergent,bleach, antibacterial cleaning products
My anti-bacterial surface cleaner!
Bleach
Astonish paste – it’s amazing
FAIRY WASHING UP LIQUID!
Multipurpose cleaners for my wood floor, surfaces, windows etc- very useful!
Can’t live without my sponge scourer!
Oh yes, all of these would be useful in my home & I’d love the book too :)
Air fresheners :) i love the air constantly spelling nice
Dettol – it gets used for everything!
cillit bang
Washing powder…… we do alot of washing in our house as my OH is a smelly butcher!
Bathroom wipes to keep the taps sparkling
Fabric conditioner! I couldn’t live without soft fluffy towels :-)
Has to be fabric conditioner for me
Bleach
Washing powder, I have 3 very dirty clothes producing kids!
Washing up liquid
Hand soap, washing up liquid and wash powder
Soap, brillo, and bleach!
All of it as I have a bit of OCD, but definitely couldn’t live without washing tablets and dishwasher tablets. Always need clean clothes and plates.
bleach
Mine would be washing powder, the machine is always on :-)
good old bleach!
Disinfectant and furniture polish
I couldn’t live without Dettol; it is so versatile and I love the smell!
I’m afraid my list is quite long- I couldn’t do without Bleach, bicarb,vinegar, anti bacterial wipes, washing capsules, washing up liquid and muti-purpose Fl;ash(lemon for the fragrance)
I’m dreading the day my daughter decides to leave for uni or whatever path she chooses. I stayed at home when I went to uni as I couldn’t leave my mum as much as she didn’t want me to go.
Bleach.
Antibacterial wipes
Fairy liquid, bleach and dettol
Laundry products – any of them, love them, have a habit of stock piling them.
Anti bacterial wipes, so handy
Bleach lol
Fairy washing up liquid! :)
White vinegar
Love Zoflora <3
Anti bacterial washing up liquid generally sorts alot of things. I don’t tend to buy lots of cleaning products, just the basics.
Anti bacterial wipes for cleaning the high hair and table after every meal
Jay cloths and Kitchen roll
Air frehener
Fabric Conditioner
Soap powder and fabric softerner
Kitchen cleaner with bleach
Fabric Softener!
Our family couldn’t manage without moist toilet tissues. I don’t know how we managed before they were invented!lol
kitchen spray with bleach…addicted
washing-up liquid x
BLEACH
Washing up liquid of course!
Ariel Excel Gel – it’s the only thing that cleans Mr M’s grubby work clothes! x
washing liquid
Washing Powder
my cig cleaning liquid
Wasing up liquid
Washing up liquid
Dustpan & brush, soap, washing up liquid
Dettol!
Stardrops, use it for lots of things
washing powder/liquid as i do at least 2 washes a day i gont know how i would manage without it
Washing up liquid, it can be used for so many different things
Washing up liquid! :}
washing up liquid and washing powder!
washing up liquid
Washing powder
Washing up liquid, not only does it do dishes in emergencies it can be used as soap, bubble bath, shampoo, surface cleaner etc!
washing up liquid!
I couldn’t live without my anti-bacterial no-rinse kitchen spray!
bleach!
I’m not sure I could live without any cleaning products, I have a little bit of an obsession! In fact I even have back up so I don’t run out :-/
White vinegar – so versatile.
Washing Powder :0)
i can live without Harpic power plus, the limescale builds up really quickly in the toilet and this is amazing for removingit
I know it sounds weird but – white vinegar. Nothing else gets my windows smear free and it stops me getting up and down, wiping them every time the sun shines on them. Helps my OCD and saves me time. :)
garlic press
Anti bacterial wipes
hygienic wipes
Washing up liquid, it can be used for lots of things.
Surface cleaner – it’s how I claim my kitchen back when others have messed it up completely :)
Disinfectant
anti-bac wipes – I use them everywhere
Bleach
Bleach, washing-up liquid, glass cleaner.
…………washing up liquid
I could not live without my washing powder,my kids clothes get so dirty it is untrue,i can not even imagine scrubbing clothes and not using washing powder!
bleach. I use so much of it for everything.
Washing powder
The washing powder
Washing up liquid and detergent
Fairy washing up liquid
Kitchen towel – for all kinds of spillages! :)
washing up liquid
fabric condition
Bio washing powder.
Fairy Washing up liquid is my staple for everything – no matter what it is it always gets it clean!
Washing up liquid
kitchen rolls
Has to be wash powder – non bio though!
Surface wipes !
White vinegar is a must in this house!
Washing up liquid, furniture polish and washing detergent.
Antibacterial multi-surface cleaner! With a little boy who’s sticky fingers get everywhere, this is a must x
washing liquid for dirty clothes i think i must be chained to it with 2 teenage boys in the house!
It’s shake and vac for me. I sprinkle it over carpets and upholstery and leave to soak up the sweet scent before hoovering.
Washing up liquid
Baby wipes – I use them for everything!
kitchen roll and fairy liquid
Dettol :)
Baby wipes! They clean most things! :) Window and glass cleaner and anti bacterial surface wipes :)
Dettol,it has mulitiple uses,so always handy
vim, bleach and harpic black for limescale
Hand Wash!
kitchen towels to mop up spills and mess a plenty!
Does baby wipes count? I use them for everything! x
Fairy liquid.
cif liquid
Washing detergent and fabric condition, to know my clothes will get fully clean, and keep smelling nice and feeling soft is great. I’m stuck in bed a lot due to medical issues, and having a clean bed that smells good is something I enjoy.
Cleaning wipes
washing powder
Washing powder
Washing up liquid
Washing liquid for clothes
Toilet bleach x
Washing up liquid