Aaargh! I hate domestics. It’s just not my thing, and there’s simply nothing worse than washing dishes. I love dinner parties, and can cook up a storm for any occasion but then come the dishes.

If you can get past the dirty water, there’s the disgusting scourer with bits of roast stuck to it. Yuk.  Of course what makes it even worse is that I can never use a scourer twice so it ends up in the bin after one use.

Enter Vileda’s Power Scourer…

It is as effective as the traditional scourer but because it doesn’t have any of those ‘loop’ things, nothing gets stuck in it which means I don’t have to bin it! I’ve been using the same scourer for over a month and it’s still in pretty good condition.

The Vileda Power Scourers come in two styles: the Non Scratch Power Scourer and an Extra Power Scourer.

Post family roast – think Christmas, folks – the Extra Power Scourer is fantastic, because it has a great grip, meaning you can really put some effort in without having bits of sponge coming off, or ending up with gunk under your nails. The abrasive bits don’t get blocked with burnt stuff either, and it’s quick and easy to rinse it all off, and start again.

The Non Scratch Power Scourer is great for ceramics and glass as you get the easy cleaning – and it really is quite easy, assuming you haven’t left the dishes to get too terribly hard. Apparently it has a 3D ‘structure’ which means you need less pressure to clean.

All in all, considering it’s for one of my least favourite tasks, the Vileda Scourer range is really great, and makes dull and sometimes gross cleaning so much easier, more hygienic and sustainable.

This is going to sound a little strange, but hear me out: I love the new Vileda 1-2 Spray & Clean mop. Now, I know what you’re thinking. A mop is a mop, is a mop, what’s there to love?  Well. Plenty.

We moved house recently, and before the van arrived at the house, I did, with new mop, cleaning liquid and toddler in tow. I took my new and as yet unused mop, clicked all the bits in place, and set about the business of cleaning before my furniture arrived.

The mop doesn’t require water, and it doesn’t require a bucket filled with water and sloshing bits around as you try to move it around the room. I know, a winner already, right?

The Vileda mop comes with a small supply of Vileda cleaner, which you can pour into the handle of the mop, and then you pull a trigger, sort of like a bicycle brake, which sprays the cleaning fluid onto the floor where you’re about to mop.

The mop bit is made of cotton, and is easily run over the floor – it is a flat mop with a swivel connection so you can clean under tables, sofas and raised kitchen counters (mine are about 10 inches off the floor for some bizarre reason) without having to get down on your hands and knees to clean.

And then, once you’ve finished, you pop it off, and into the washing machine ready to face all those toddler spills again tomorrow.

I never thought I’d be the kind of person to get excited about anything domestic, but I must say, this little bit of genius thrills me.  Especially since you don’t have to use any particular brand of cleaning fluid, so if you wanted to go for a more eco-friendly alternative, or use a home-made solution, you’d be able to do so.

I managed to clean all our hardwood surfaces in less than ten minutes, with a child on my hip. Using this Vileda 1-2 Spray & Clean mop is so easy, even my daughter – in the picture – can do it.

Vileda 1-2 Spray & Clean mop is available  from Sainsbury's, although they don't seem to have it online yet and you can also find a list of suppliers on the Vileda website.

If nappies are one of your weekly household essentials, check out your local branch of the Co-op for Pampers Easy Up Pants, which are reduced in-store from £5.99 to £2.99 now.

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Pampers Easy Up Pants are handy for toddlers on the move who are either embarking on potty-training or not quite ready to take that step. Persuading a busy tot to lie down for a nappy change is no fun for anyone, so these allow for swift nappy changes with minimum interruption.

There is some debate among parents as to whether this type of training nappy helps or hinders when it comes to potty-training but at £2.99 for a packet it's a good time to pick them up if you've thought about giving them a try.

This promotion runs until the 4th of May but obviously there's no guaranteeing what stock will be available in at your local store at any given time - worth popping in and out over the next few weeks if this deal appeals. While you're there, don't forget to sign up for a membership card to get even more bang for your buck, and help change the world, too. Now that's a bargain.

Thanks to lucerysmum at HUKD