I’m a mum of 12 – here’s the £3 B&M buy I swear by to fit all our stuff in a six-bedroom home, it’s genius
A SAVVY mum has revealed the £3 buy she swears by to keep on top of clutter in her busy house.
Zoe Sullivan, 45, husband Ben, 49, and their 12 children make up one of Scotland’s biggest families.
The couple are parents to Elisabeth, 19, Olivia, 17, Noah, 14, Evangeline, 12, Tobias, 11, Agnes, seven, Joseph, five, Florence, two, and two sets of twins – Charlotte and Isabelle, 16, and Leah and Erin, eight.
The bumper brood live in a six-bedroom house in Burghead, Moray, where they regularly document their hectic lives on their YouTube channel.
With so many children under one roof, Zoe admitted it’s impossible to keep it looking like a picture-perfect show home.
The dedicated mum cleans the digs every single day and can always be seen in her social media videos carrying out chores and tidying.
And with so many clothes to keep on top of with her ever-growing children, she has to be clever when it comes to storage.
Nipping to her local B&M in Elgin, Zoe revealed the item she religiously picks up to help her keep on top of the house.
She said: “These are the vacuum storage bags that I buy.
“They’re £3 for two and they’re really, really good. They’re the ones that I’m always put in my clothes away in”
The AirScents vacuum storage bags come in three fragrances – fresh linen, jasmine and pink bouquet.
B&M bosses say they’re ideal for clothing, bedding and cushions and save up to 70% more space.
We told earlier how Zoe only gets four hours of sleep each night – but would still never say never to baby number 13.
The supermum gets up every morning at 4.45am after only settling down the night before at around midnight.
She said: “I can’t bear being late to anything, and I can’t bear being rushed.
“So if I get up early, I can have a shower, think about what I’m going to do for the day, and get ready.
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“I like to get some of the chores in as well before the kids go to school, so I might do two loads of washing and those sorts of things. It does let me get more done.
“I don’t get to bed until around midnight, so I probably average four or five hours’ sleep – on a good night.”
But she still “would never say no” to having another baby, and added: “I think the more we had, the more we realised how much we love having a big family.
“And to be honest, the more you have, the easier it gets, in a weird sort of way.”