Quiz: Domestic goddess or domestic rebel?

Our questions will reveal all

Where do you fall on the scale of greatness when it comes to keeping a clean, tidy, organised home? Find out with our quick quiz...

1 Which TV programme would your house be most suited to appear on?
a) How clean is your house?
b) Eastenders, it's not perfect but it's pretty normal.
c) Keeping up Appearances -- in fact people sometimes make jokes that you remind them of Hyacinth Bucket.

2 How do you feel about ironing?
a) Life is too short
b) I do a bit now and then, but that new anti-crease fabric conditioner works wonders and the low crease button on the tumble dryer.
c) You secretly feel it's a bit sloppy when you hear that some women don't iron their smalls.

3 How does your weekly shopping trip usually go?
a) It takes hours, the kids' tantrum, you usually end up getting stuck in traffic and horrible queues at the checkout and you always end up spending twice as much as you hoped.
b) It's OK, you tend to end up getting more things than you intended originally, but you plan it so you can nip in when it's quiet or order the shopping online when you're really busy.
c) Like clockwork, you have a list which to stick to and make sure you're in and out quickly and home before the queues get busy.

4 In your cleaning cupboard you will find...
a) What cleaning cupboard?
b) Hoover, dustpan and brush, bathroom and kitchen cleaner, a bit of bleach, antiseptic spray and a few jay cloths, that kind of thing.
c) Carpet cleaning machine, top of the range vacuum cleaner and you tend to use household products such as vinegar for windows and bicarbonate of soda for cleaning rather than branded cleaning products.

5 Someone spills red wine on your new cream rug during a party. Do you....
a) Groan, you've only had it a week and it's already got coffee and orange juice on it.
b) Grab some white wine out of the fridge and quickly slosh it over it, it usually does the trick.
c) Cry ‘Nobody move!' and rush to get the appropriate stain removing product from your arsenal. Then you rope off the area while you wait nervously to see if the rug will be saved.

6 Your sister complains that she can't find the magazine she's just been reading before she popped to the loo. Is this most likely to be because...
a) It usually takes a fully equipped team of potholers a few hours to find anything in the house because there is so much junk around.
b) She's dippy and she put it somewhere daft
c) You tidied it away of course.

7 How would most people describe the experience of coming round for a meal at your house?
a) You love your friends far too much to cook for them.
b) You might not be in the running for this years Master Chef, but it's fun, friendly and people have a good time.
c) You like to think they enjoy your cooking, but you always worry about how the food is going to turn out.

8 What kind of comment is your incredibly house proud mother-in-law most likely to make about your home?
a) Not a word -- if you ever let her see the state of the house she'd pass out on the doorstep!
b) It's lovely dear, but I do find that you need to dust daily if you're to keep on top of things...
c) Your dusters are looking very crisp, did you use fabric conditioner in the iron when you pressed them?

9 What do you do with your post?
a) It goes in the junk mountain by the door unless it has scary red writing on the front.
b) You ditch the junk and put the rest in a pile which you deal with every couple of days.
c) It goes into the appropriate pigeon holes in your special letter tray near the door until you have time to go through it later that day.

10 What to you is the most important finishing touch to make your home a wonderful place to walk into?
a) Making sure there's nothing to trip over in the doorway
b) Scented candles
c) Making sure the place is freshly hovered, polished and spotless.

Mostly As
This won't come as much of a surprise but you're a terrible housekeeper. This is probably because you feel there are more important things in life than dusting and ironing, which of course there are. But if your home is really messy and disorganised it will make you feel utterly miserable on a day to day basis. Give the place a spring clean and from now on try to think of basic housework as a treat for yourself -- your house is your sanctuary, somewhere you should be able to enjoy spending time and the way you treat it says a lot about how much you respect yourself.

Mostly Bs
You might think you're home is a bit of a mess but actually you are a very good housekeeper. Your home may not be pristine, but totally spotless homes can be intimidating and not at all relaxing environments. Your life would probably run more smoothly if you were a bit more organised, but you're clever enough to make good use of time saving devices such as anti- iron products and online shopping. All in all you have a great life / housework balance and you should be proud of yourself.

Mostly Cs
It might come as a bit of a shock to you, but some people actually are a bit scared to come into your house. Certainly you take a lot of pride in your home, but it might be time to focus on how people feel when they step in the door rather than what they see. Allow your home to look a little ‘lived in' and give yourself a bit more time to relax too. After all, if someone is terrified of spilling a drop of coffee on the sofa or if you spend an entire evening stressing about food when you've invited people round for dinner, they won't enjoy your home, and frankly, neither will you.

By Viki Wilson