and walked into my kitchen. I realized I could still smell the Swiffer Wet Jet solution I had used to mop the floor the night before. Generally I like the smell of cleaners, even the toxic, chokingly smelly ones, but that this smell had lingered all night long seemed wrong, even to me. I realized I had to change my ways.
I’ve started this blog to document my journey from chemical cleaning junkie, to all natural cleaning goddess. *wink*
I had ‘dabbled’ in natural cleaning before. I’ve always WANTED to have a chemical free cleaning routine, but it seemed something always got in the way. A move here, a baby there (times 4). I got lazy. I cleaned so infrequently that it seemed I needed those extra strong nasty chemicals to eat through the layers of grunge. After baby #4 started crawling, I decided I was tired of living in a messy house, and proceded to do something about it. I splurged on a few convenience cleaning items and I am very proud I have managed, for the most part, to keep the house looking much better for the last few months.
The downfall being, I have really noticed how much money we spend on cleaners, and how many chemicals I am putting into our house affects our indoor air quality I’m sure.
The morning with the swiffer smell was a wake up call. There HAD to be a better way.
I spent the day looking for ways to open the wet jet bottle and make my own cleaning solution. It morphed into a week long search for natural cleaning recipes. I went out and bought some supplies, and am about to embark on my house detox journey. There is going to be a lot of trial and error. I’m looking for cleaners that REALLY work. I’ll never forget trying plain vinegar on my mirrors and ending up with a streaky mess, as well as a horrid smell. However, I am commited to finding the BEST of the best. Recipes and ingredients that rival the cleaning power of commercial cleaners are my goal. I will post what works and what doesn’t, right here on this blog.
Well, the kiddos are in bed and I have to go tidy up, I will post a trial of a glass cleaning recipe tomorrow.
