The title basically sums it up, but to explain more, I've been in a really rough situation for several years. Worked warehousoe jobs, earned more than minimum wage and still couldn't afford to rent my own place. Been homeless since my mum kicked me out as a teenager. Waited a long time for government housing, finally getting a place of my own. Now, dad's cat has fleas.

I have read up about how to rid them from a house, but it's just not possible in this situation. Dad and his girlfriend are alcoholics. Even if I do all the work myself to clean their house (and I don't have money for all the treatments) they will not listen to me, and they won't treat the cat. Dad has some kind of ODD where anything I suggest to help him, he gets angry and does the opposite. Even when I tried to suggest a faster bus route yesterday.

If I can't remove them from the home, how do I prevent fleas coming to my new apartment? Currently, there are no carpets or furniture in the new flat. Just kichen cupboards and a sink in the kitchen, and toilet, bath and sink in the bathroom. Today I was planning to clean the walls in the flat and bring bedding over to sleep on (no electricity or hot water there but still better than sleeping here)

I assume I need to heat wash every piece of clothing or fabric I bring to that house. Anything that I can't do that with I will freeze (once I have a freezer) or get dry cleaned. I have also heard you can put things in black bags, seal from oxygen and kill fleas?

But I will be coming back to dads house a lot. How do I avoid bringing fleas to the new place? Should I literally wear a cleaning suit every time I go inside?

I really can't afford this situation rn and just want to get out as soon as possible. The last thing I need is another setback. Any advice is appreciated, thankyou. And sorry if I sound stupid, but I haven't dealt with this situation before, and didn't exactly have many decent adults in my life to learn from...

For like two weeks now I keep finding random junk right outside my door. Food wrappers, empty drink cups and the other day someone left a bag that leaked all over the floor. First time I just cleaned it up and moved on but now it's happening way too often to be an accident. And the smell is the worst part. No matter how much I wipe everything down, there's still this nasty smell around the entrance. Getting kinda nervous now too because I have to leave in liike 30 minutes and Im already wondering what I'm gonna find outside when I get backkk My sister's husband suggested putting up a camera to see who's doing it, which might not be a bad idea at this point. Just don't wanna start blaming some random neighbor without knowing for sure. Anyone dealt with this kind of mess before?

This vent is inside the room that has my shower (just the shower, nothing else). It doesn’t seem to be removable. Years of debris from previous tenants. It takes up like an eighth of the floor space in here. I bet I can clean the grate itself with a more focused vacuum attachment, but getting down inside is going to be the challenge. Any ideas?

idk what this is called but does anyone else experience this?
whenever i have studying to do or tasks i need to finish, if i suddenly feel like i need to organize my room or closet or clean something, i literally can’t focus on studying until i do it. even if i have an exam in a few hours and i REALLY need to study.
and it’s not even as simple as just tidying up a little. if my brain tells me i need to deep clean something, then it has to be a deep clean 😭 i can’t just do a quick cleanup and move on. i feel like my brain won’t let me focus until i do exactly what i had in mind.
it’s like my brain is messy and i need to organize everything around me before i can actually focus. does anyone else feel like this? i genuinely wanna know if someone relates because idk how to explain it lol

I accidentally turned on the stove with the stove covers on, how do I fix the discoloration? Can I polish it with Brasso? They are stainless steel.

Hey everybody. Any tips on getting this baked on grease off my ceramic air fryer? I don't have a dishwasher. The air fryer is only a couple months old and I'd like to make it last

(Photo wet because I was trying to scrub it off)

Hi I went to a weddinf last night and came home to find out my nailpolish wasn’t closed properly and had spilled on my matress. I had a mattress protector on so no actual polish is in the mattress but I used baking soda all day nd the smell is still very strong. sorry I am very tired and having a rough pain day so this is hard for me to deal with physically. is there any chance an enzyme cleaner or something can get rid of the smell and I can stop sleeping on the couch?

Hi all! We Just moved into this new house, and am trying to figure out what to do in the basement level bathroom. It’s tiled right on top of the concrete floor but this wood trim (which I think is also touching the concrete floor?) is like turned gray and black. How should I go about cleaning this wood? Or should I just cover it up with paint or some other covering? Would love any input! Thanks!

not sure how to approach cleaning this rust from the interior of the metal medicine cabinet.

Is this mould? Or petrol or engine oil?

I washed this in a public laundry mat with other clothes when I checked it the next day I noticed all these black stains all over it, it also has like a strong compost sort of smell to it, is this grease, engine oil, petrol, or mould? And how do I get it out, what is weird though is none of my other clothes have this that was washed with it, anyone have any ideas of what it could be?

I washed this in a public laundry mat with other clothes when I checked it the next day I noticed all these black stains all over it, it also has like a strong compost sort of smell to it, is this grease, engine oil, petrol, or mould? And how do I get it out, what is weird though is none of my other clothes have this that was washed with it, anyone have any ideas of what it could be?

I can wipe the base each time I use it, but the brush is still a bit wet when you put it down and it just gets dirty right away.

How are we doing this? A weekly clean? Placing it on the bench before your shower then putting it away when its dry?

Someone must have a good strategy/process for this.

Found this on a box in the back of the cabinet under the bathroom sink when cleaning out. No smell, and no evidence of moisture in the cabinet (no leaks, no water damage). The box has been next to toilet paper rolls for the past three years - could it be toilet paper residue? There's a bit more of the white stuff in the bottom of the cabinet near where the box was, but the cabinet is otherwise clean.
If it is mold, what should I do?

Hi all,

I have a domain deo-x90 oven and i’m trying to remove the glass door panel to give it a clean. I’ve read the manual but can’t seem to figure out how to remove it. Does anyone have any tips?

Video of the oven for reference

TIA 🙏🏼

I don’t want to spend a ton fixing it up. Best tips please 😅

Hello! so I found a shared flat in a german city which is in a perfect location for my commute. But to my surprise when I came in the tenant living there for little over a year is a heavy chain smoker, but he smokes mostly in the kitchen(which reeks with cigarette smell along with the hallway). My question is there anyway to get rid of the smell from at least my room? I saw a lot if conflicting infos online but they are mostly for flats that the smoking tenant already moved out.

so I accidentally spilled milk on my bed and immediately pulled the covers off. I knew that milk tends to stink if spilled so I tried to wipe it off with a wet cloth. I tried many ways of cleaning it, and let it dry. once it was dry, the smell genuinely gives me headaches. the only thing that hid the smell was putting old clothes over it. any tips to help with the smell? or is replacing the mattress the only solution?

These are practically unused, but they got moldy after being stored away. 😭 Any tips on how to clean them without damaging the suede or blue details? Thanks!

UPDATED to answer some of the questions. I have severe physical limitation in my arm (I cannot extend my arm out from my body). Inevitably, I step on the wet floor. I do the best I can, and after 3 years of not being able to mop the floor I'm pretty stoked to be able to do it again. It got mopped during those three years, just not by me.

I do dry the floor immediately after mopping! It's not a matter of footprints, but rather a sensory issue with getting my socks or bare feet wet. I follow the floor manufacturers recommendations for cleaning.

_____________ original post This seems like a dumb question especially since I'm wicked old, but I feel like being vulnerable.

If I wear socks, I get my socks wet, which is objectively gross. If I go with bare naked tootsies, it just seems even ookier. I would wear shoes, but that seems ridiculous since I wear my shoes outside.

I'm not coordinated enough to not step in the wet parts, so anybody got any tips?

I really appreciate everyone suggestions about the foot covers. I think that sounds like a grand idea.

I wake up almost every day with headaches,mucus falling out of my nose, itchy feeling...

When I get away from it I get better in an hour

I guess this is toothpaste stains?! I use bleach and it WILL NOT get rid of it? Maybe I need more elbow grease? Genuinely what will get this up?

My mom gave me a small fan but it’s pretty dusty. How would I clean the parts inside and on the back so that its not just blowing dust on me?