I give up!

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?