To use dirty clothes to clean with

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I just cleaned my shower screen with my worn (last night) PJ bottoms because the material of it brings it up clean and streak free.

I've also been known to wipe down the mirrors with a worn sock or DH's pants and often wipe DDs nose with her 'dirty' vest if I've just taken it off.

Does anyone else do this or am I just really slovenly! Have outed myself as a dirty cow now, haven't I?

Evans easy solution: they can't watch TV until they dust it.

capsium where you are going wrong is presuming that people are bothering with cleaning products. I do draw the line before the toilet though.

I don't dust the skirting boards though, I hoover them. And the ceilings.

And I wipe DS's face with his t-shirt after it comes off all the time. Its only going in the wash because he's fed it usually so a bit more sticky on the back of it won't do any harm.

No no no no no!
I'm normally pretty slovenly - like to think of my house as 'lived in', and have come across threads on here asking how often people do jobs I never even knew were jobs - but that's just wrong.

I just leave a cloth in the bathroom - can't you do that and use that ?

Mines If I didn't bother with cleaning products the dirt in my house would actually be solid. I would have to take it off with a chisel! We live in a hard water area and things get very dirty.

not to do any actual cleaning, but a quick dust with a sock, wiping the baby's face with her sleepsuit, mopping up spilled water or mild cleaning products with leggings about to go in the wash, of course!

I rarely use cleaning products anywhere but the bathroom and kitchen. Does it make that much difference? Wipe dust off surfaces, sometimes with a duster, sometimes with a handy t-shirt, then good hoover around the room.

I always use the dirty towels to dry off and buff the bathroom after i have cleaned it. Never used clothes though.

Eww certainly not, I wouldn't want my lovely pyjamas to get all scummy, even if they were going straight in the wash.

And wiping down mirrors with dirty socks and pants? are you wearing gloves during this activity?

I do use old socks for cleaning though, holey but washed and saved.

I don't think I would be impressed if I was staying at someone' house and I saw them polish the taps with their knickers!

Capsium - they probably wouldn't do it if they knew you were watching

What I don't know doesn't hurt eh?

Don't worry I have had to close my eyes a few times and I cannot bear to watch some people prep food....

The most useful advice I ever read about housekeeping was

'Take opportunistic swipes at tasks.'

This simple mantra kept me same when coping with baby twins and a full time job. Emergency dusting with clothes is definitely an opportunistic swipe.