Millions of Brits admit they are clueless about gardening – so rely on mum and dad for help, a study has revealed. Research showed that six out of ten of us now regularly stand at the kitchen window on a weekend and watch mum or dad toiling away at lawns or flowerbeds. A third also [...]
Sunday’s are no longer a day of rest, with the typical Brit carrying out a list of up to 15 jobs. Researchers found that one in ten claim Sundays now, in fact, the busiest day of the week with cleaning, ironing and washing topping the list of laborious tasks. The study found two thirds of [...]
The average busy Brit currently has 12 jobs which need doing around the house, new research revealed. A lack of time, forgetfulness and being daunted by the prospect of starting them are the main reasons that tasks such as cleaning the oven and scouring the bath are languishing on the ever-growing ‘to do’ list. Other [...]
Millions of Brits reckon their home is a ‘pigsty’, solely because they are just too busy to clean, a study has revealed. Researchers have found that seven in ten Brits are unable to find the time to take care of everyday chores such as vacuuming, dusting and cleaning the bathroom. A massive 57% admitted they [...]
House proud women will spend the equivalent of two years of their lives cleaning the family home, a study has revealed. Day-to-day chores such as vacuuming and cleaning the bathrooms and toilets means busy women will spend 50 minutes making sure their home is spic and span every day. That’s more than 324 hours – [...]
Millions of mums feel trapped in Groundhog Day, amid the never-changing routine of looking after the kids and keeping on top of the housework, research has revealed. Experts who studied the daily routines of 2,000 mums found eight out of ten spend the majority of their week on autopilot, conducting the same chores in exactly [...]
The average mum will have spent a staggering 51 hours preparing for Christmas by the time the big day arrives, a study has shown. The research revealed the equivalent of more than two days will be spent choosing, purchasing and wrapping presents, making nativity costumes for the kids and taking care of the food shopping. [...]
One in three students will head off to university unable to boil an egg, it has been revealed. A new study has uncovered a string of basic chores the average 18 year old can’t do, including making a pot of tea, putting on a white wash and buying a train ticket. Indeed, a fifth of [...]
One in three women secretly loves cleaning, it emerged yesterday. Researchers found many women find giving the house a once over a ‘relaxing’, ‘satisfying’ or ‘therapeutic’ experience. Others said they felt a sense of ‘pleasure’ and ‘achievement’, mainly because they were safe in the knowledge surprise visitors wouldn’t see the house in a mess. But ironically, almost [...]
Hardworking mums devote one third of their waking lives to running around after their children, it emerged yesterday. The incredible extent to which the nation’s mothers are at the beck and call of their families was revealed following a detailed study into the lives of 2,000 mums. The report found the lady of the house [...]
