I am not a messy person but...

Use green bleach, really good for removing stains from clothes gently and much better for the environment. I am such a messy eater, I am always using it!!

For tea stained mugs, try paste of salt to scour or get 'Magic Erasers'.

grumppa

Ban the wearing of white t-shirts by messy husbands.

Well done grumppa 🙂 can you spread the word...also just refuse to wash? Or give said DH that Vanishing stuff and ask him to do it?

Actually I don't wear make up but inevitably however well I massage in face/neck cream there are some grease remains.

As regards Ex husband...he would put his gym gear through the wash, and it would still smell of sweat, and he refused to put them through again, tho the smell was bad. He couldn't smell it but didn't trust I could. so while we were still together I'd wait till he was out and out it through with a bit of bleach.

But then, he is an "Ex"....

How on earth do you get tomato sauce on your socks?! 🤣

Dee25

Talking about stains, now that I am in a retirement flat,and feeling I wouldn't need a dishwasher for one person, I get so fed up with stained mugs..... so hard to get stains off without using bleach.... Currently using scourers!

My mums in your situation and she uses Astonish. It’s a powder and you mix with water in the cups and leave it for a while .

I do try to avoid bleach, but despite all my efforts I’ve found that for certain things it’s the only product that works.

Bleach is very evil creature and has a mind of its own. Likes to for a splash wherever it wants. Also smells vikes.

The Beast Chemical.👹

Talking about stains, now that I am in a retirement flat,and feeling I wouldn't need a dishwasher for one person, I get so fed up with stained mugs..... so hard to get stains off without using bleach.... Currently using scourers!

gransruleok

“Doesn’t allow you” Catterygirl, crikey, what century are you from?

Ha ha I thought the same!

I try and coordinate my clothes with the food I’m eating.
At home I change into an old top,
So Indian is nothing white or pale.
Italian is something that blends with red.
You get the idea?

M0nica

crazyH

Sorry I meant , do your make-up before you get your nice white t-shirt on….

but I would then get make-up all over the shirt putting it on, no mater how careful I was.

I have a scarf specifically for this purpose which I put over my face when dressing or undressing the top half. Does not avoid it all the time as you blend the makeup on the neck so that touches your garments at times. I wear a sweatshirt uniform and often have a bit of makeup on that but at least it washes easily

You can get rid of any food stain by putting washing-up liquid on it when the garment is taken of, Let the washing-up liquid dry completely then wash the garment on the cycle you usually use for it.

I am not certain this works so well for removing make-up stains, or sun-screen, but it is worth a try.

Please do stop using bleach - either for your washing, or especially for cleaning the toilet.

Bleach is very bad for the environment for one thing, and putting in the toilet will damage the surface of the porcelain, making it even more difficult to keep clean.

I try not to wear plain coloured tops or dresses when eating at home. Eating out is a bit of a problem though, so I try to wear a silk scarf and use it as protection, as my napkin is on my lap.

I need a bib when I eat!

“Doesn’t allow you” Catterygirl, crikey, what century are you from?

Can't help with the general mess! But nail varnish remover in a pot - little sponge with aperture for digit - is great.

I know what you mean Allsorts. If I start a day like that I just know there's more to come. Then some days I think cor that was a lucky miss.

Dontcallmelove

My son used to groan if he saw me in white, he knew I would soon be dropping food on myself. Strange thing is as he gets older he’s developed the same habit!

I'm the same, hence why I usually stick to dark colours now!

I've thought about doing that grumppa but Mr. S. looks so good in them.

Do your make up before putting t shirt on, and then drape a silky scarf over your head before pulling the t shirt over your head

Catterygirl

Husband always wears a new white T-shirt and drips tomato sauce on it. He doesn’t allow me to do a hot wash resulting in no stain removal. He feel hot wash will shrink it.

Suggest he does his own laundry then!

This morning I managed to get Weetabix all over the clean pastel green jumper I had put on 20 minutes earlier. Oh well, I’m only planning on doing the garden today so it doesn’t really matter.

My son used to groan if he saw me in white, he knew I would soon be dropping food on myself. Strange thing is as he gets older he’s developed the same habit!

Ban the wearing of white t-shirts by messy husbands.

Yesterday morning my lovely cleaning lady spent ages removing a curry stain from my lounge carpet (don't ask!). About 20 minutes after she left I made a salad for my lunch. I went into the lounge to get my book, then sat at the dining room table and ate my lunch.

When I took a cuppa into the lounge later, there were two large dark green stains on my carpet. I realised I had dropped a spinach leaf on the floor whilst making lunch and managed to tread it into the lounge carpet. Exactly where the curry stain had been.