So I have been living with my parents and I am now moving in with my brother (roomate) and my boyfriend. Let me tell you my brother and his GF lived there and they TRASHED it, it looked like an edition of hoarders but I have spent 4 days cleaning and I am half done;_; so to get me more motivated I wanted to do a little giveaway!

All you have to do is ping me with house tips, DIYS, stories etc. and I will go through and pick some winners! I will add pics of what my looks like so you can get an idea of what I have to work with xD and by the way on a side note on the bottom of every light switches it says "Tits" cos my niece was trying to spell lights lmao (my stairs also say "ding billy ding"

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The only tip I've got is that you should use rubber gloves and a real pumice stone to get that stuck-on toilet bowl ring off. You'll need to be patient whilst scrubbing, but it will surely start to come out and make your toilet bowl look nice and new.

I am terrible at keeping my house clean, lol, everytime my mother came to visit me (she lived on a island and we only saw each other a couple of times each year) I panicked because I had to clean and didn't know where to start; recently I found this article online and I've saved the link cause it's SO onpoint, I hope it helps =D CLICK!

Good trick that saved me many times: to remove ugly urinary stone in the toilet, put 1 Tbsp washing powder into the water and leave it over night - looks like new after you flush it the next morning. =)

oh man i know how you feel - had to clean my grandma's house after getting rid of bad tenants who were on meth and dumpster dove all the friggin time. it's was astounding all the crap we got rid of. my mom ended up getting sick for a couple weeks because of all the toxins that basically seeped into the carpet (which ended up getting replaced). and not really a tip, but i keep things even marginally organized in my house because i have shelves everywhere! seriously a lifesaver so i don't have to throw everything in boxes and bins all the time and lose track of stuff.

good luck with your move and don't wear yourself out working too hard in the summer!!!

I would recommend using Magic Eraser for stains and to use CLR for rust stains

I feel you on the messy roommates! I had a roommate once who liked to leave her dirty dishes in the sink until they started growing mold on them. It was disgusting. And no matter how many times we asked her to clean up after herself, she never would. Needless to say I no longer live with her. I am in no way a neat freak. Trust me, I can be a bit of a messy person myself but there comes a point (like moldy dishes) where I draw the line lol.

Baking soda will do wonders for odors. You can even set a small dish with some bs in it in your fridge & it will absorb odors. Pour down the drain for the same effect. Another good tip for throw rugs is to drag them (patterned side down) across a green lawn. I have no idea how or why this works, but it works wonders. :)

Hey and thank you for doing this giveaway =) I thought of some good boxes to keep it clean to have a better overview =)

use ketchup on rusty metal

Congrats on your new place and good luck with the cleaning ^^

When cleaning, I swear by vinegar: it has a ton of uses and it's pretty cheap.

Good Luck with all the cleaning. I am a cook, so I can do that all day, but hate cleaning. But, obviously I have to clean. I use those soapy brillo pads for everything. They get off a lot of dirt. If you have a glass top oven, and can't get off the burned on food. I found out using a razor helps. It take all the food off and looks like new. Just don't cut yourself. To organize, I use plastic bins. My hubby is a bit of a hoarder, So I am always trying to keep things organized.

Good luck. Listen to music, to make the time go by faster and more fun.

~Always label boxes, clearly with what you put in them even if it is long winded. Handled paper grocery bags if doubled can carry something like 36 standard sized paperbacks. if you leave off the last few on the top layer you can tape the top closed, and use the handles to carry the bag of books. old toothbrushes are great for cleaning in small corners of things like sinks and faucets. Sticky crap will come off of bottles and jars if you make a paste of bon ami or ajax cleaners...and rub it over the label residue... then wash and dry...they make great storage for things like herbs and spices salt sugar, and also things like q tips and cotton balls in the bathroom...if you can find brown glass jars and clean them put old fashioned labels on them and write on the contents of the jar. It's quite attractive. There's a few tips from me. :-*

Ditto for the vinegar, but also baking soda. Anything that smells needs one of those two... Baking soda absorbs smells and can help with stains. Vinegar is great for more disgusting smells. Every time I wash kitchen towels, I soak them in a bucket with about a cup of vinegar added to the water first. It kills the nasty smells. Also, if you ever have to deal with urine, whether from a person or animal, vinegar is the best. Unless you're talking directly in the litterbox... Then it's baking soda. :O

For stuck on food, a soak is always best. I do that even if it's on a counter or in a fridge. I spray a little water on with a spray bottle (or maybe a lot of water), let it sit for half an hour or so, then come back. It's usually easier to scrub loose then.

If you're water has calcium or hard chemicals in it, anything that causes buildup, vinegar is your fix again. Spray a little onto anything that has built up a crust from the water, then let it sit for a bit, and wipe it clean. Helps loads and loads. If the shower head is kind of clogged, or the faucet, you can put vinegar in a plastic bag and tie it onto the head, so that the head is sitting in the vinegar. Let it sit for a bit, and it'll loosen up the crustiness straight away.

For stickiness like sticker labels that don't come off properly, I use alcohol. In the states, I use rubbing alcohol, and here in Switzerland I use brennalcohol (loosely translated to "alcohol to burn"?). It always cleans things really well. Incidentally, chemists usually use alcohol and or acetone (like fingernail polish remover) to clean all of their glasswear, because it really gets everything off.

If food is burnt into a pan, alcohol works wonders... It's the reason a lot of recipes use alcohol, actually. If you put the pan on the oven, heat it up, and add alcohol, the alcohol will "deglaze", taking off everything that has burnt onto the bottom. If you're mid-cooking, throwing in some wine can do that, and it's actually a good thing, since those burned bits wind up dissolving into your sauce and actually adding good flavor. If it is past the cooking time, however, you can use a less food-grade alcohol to do the same thing, just to get the pan clean...

Steel wool is best if food is really cooked into a metal pan. But NEVER use steel wool or any metal utensils, and not even too strong of a sponge if you are talking about a non-stick or ceramic-coated pan of any kind. That will damage the finish in no time!

If you're dealing with rust stains of some kind, you want to pour some lemon juice on them, and then shake some salt onto the juice. Leave it sit for awhile. You can even let it dry. The juice will loosen the rust, and the salt will give the rust somewhere to go besides back into the fabric or surface you're trying to clean up.

Congratulations on the move! It's a big step, but I know you can do this.

I have a few apartment tips for you:

1. If you have single socks thanks to dryer escapades, keep some around to help with dusting. Just slip it on and go at it.

2. Yes to vinegar! I usually take some vinegar, distill it a little, and put it in a spray bottle. It works on pretty much every surface and it isn't as harsh as chemicals. But if you do use chemicals, do not mix them. Even if a stain is really tough, don't use more than one on it unless you're sure you know what those chemicals mixed do. Sincerely, someone who nearly blinded themselves by mixing a bunch with bleach.

3. If the pipes in your sinks are clogged, chances are you can fix it yourself. Under the sink the pipes should form a U shape. Grab a bucket, grab some rubber gloves, and twist off the connectors on the pipe above and to the end of the U (they look like little gears.) From there, all you have to do is either let gravity take its course or coax whatever gunk is in there out. Use this in situations where the sink is too clogged to even drain, because things like Drain-o are only supposed to go in when there's the ability to actually drain.

4. If your toilet takes forever to fill up or is constantly running water, take the lid off of the back of it and fill the tank up with water. The little bobber in it is what tells the water to stop filling the lid (don't worry, the water in there is clean.)

5. If you can, buy in bulk and freeze what you aren't using yet. Rice and frozen vegetables have been such a lifesaver when I'm on a tight budget. Sauces can make almost anything taste good.

Best of luck to you.

First off cleaning is never done! I just spent the last three days cleaning house/yard because I actually had a little free time. :P First I would suggest when cleaning anything wood use Old English wood cleaner. It gives your wood items a nice new shine and finish not only that it smells good! Newspaper works really well for cleaning windows. You wouldn't really know it otherwise but works better than a paper towel!

Are you going to have any animals there? Maybe more stuff later lol

Just a few simple reminders - take breaks, stay hydrated, enlist helpers! Make lists, especially to-do lists, that always helps me. I make a main to-do-list and then smaller sub-lists. When I do my big yearly house-cleaning, I break it down by room. Also, make sure you have some quick-n-easy meals ready! You won't wanna cook when you're workin hard, especially if it's as hot where you live as it is here.

my only tip is if you're living with messy people get easy systems in place. Laundry basket in bathroom, trash cans where trash could accumulate, weekly chores. Systems and habits like that won't break a messy person of being messy but will cut down on it.

Baby wipes clean just as well as harsh chemical wipes, smell a lot better and are gentler on the hands. Toothpaste will clean patina off copper and silver; vinegar also works on copper (but I can't say about silver, I've only ever cleaned old pennies with vinegar).

If you have ants, try to figure out where they're coming in and sprinkle flour there. Ants won't cross through flour.

For roaches, mix equal parts granulated sugar and baking soda in a shallow dish and put it where you suspect the roaches are living. When you see dead roaches around the dish(es), replace the mixture.

For stubborn mold, make a mixture of about 60% water/40% bleach in a spray bottle and spray the mold liberally with the solution. It might take a little bit of scrubbing but it's very effective. Also make sure the area is well-ventilated while you're working

I recently moved and I highly recommend getting a brita filter! Clean water from a pitcher 100% of the time. I'm a college kid tho so maybe you have one of those fridges with the built-in filter. But I'm from one of those country towns where the tap water is gross so we like to drink filtered :) I also recommend diy key racks because knowing where your keys are every day makes life 300% easier! plus, they're soooo cute. congratulations on your new place!