Well, I finally did it. After years of cleaning our bathrooms & having them smell like chemicals for hours, I've decided to give it up. Using chemicals that is. (Wish I could just give up cleaning the bathrooms! ; ] ) I tossed the Fantastic, Windex, Clorox Bowl Cleaner, & Pledge. I've always been nervous about having the kids come in while I'm cleaning, so I usually close the door, then I'm overwhelmed by fumes. (We don't have any bathroom windows.) That's definitely not good for me &, really, is it good for them? Rebecca is mostly over her licking everything phase...but still.
I have so many friends that "green clean" so I received all the best advice. The book Clean House, Clean Planet was a good guide. I haven't gone gangbusters yet, just my weekly cleaners, but who knows? It's cheaper, smells fresher, cleans just as well or better, & safer. AND I can assign more of it as jobs for Andrew. =] The new line-up: club soda, antibacterial soap, vinegar, lemon juice, baking soda, & olive oil. I haven't gotten any tea tree oil yet, but it's on the list. Now, I don't really desire that my kids get into an abundance of any of those things, but if they do, it won't hurt them! I feel like a better mom & my house smells clean not like cleaners.
Have you tried "green cleaning"? Do you think I'm crazy?
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
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I love my Shaklee basic H2 organic super cleaner...it's a concentrate that you mix in different proportions with water for different cleaning needs. I've had my bottle for over a year, and it's still half full. And I use it on EVERYTHING!
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(Except the toilet - I can't let go of my clorox for that).
Not trying to dissuade you from using your own natural solutions, just sharing that I've gone green without gathering all my own supplies (and probably just as cheap). There are also so many green options now on the shelf at Target too, but that kinda defeats the whole saving money and saving packaging premises.
Have fun!
You're not crazy...I've got a notebook full of recipes but am waiting to use up my chemical cleaners (when the kids are all sleeping).
ReplyDeleteI'm not in it to be "green" so much as to save money, so I'm not about to throw away all those chemicals that I paid good money for. :)Stephanie Q
Is it wrong that I LOVE the smell of a chemically clean bathroom? I like the idea of cleaning without all the harmful stuff, but I really love the smell of a well bleached bathroom. Sick but true. It'll be a while before I go "green", I fear. (It helps that I have kids old enough to use the chemical cleaners for me, so I can still pass off some of the chores :).
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