Well, it happened.
The dreaded thing came to pass and last night, I was hit hard by this nasty flu bug that is travelling through our house. That’s the thing about families – they share everything, even their germs. Oh, just so lovely.
But after a night and morning of weakness, nausea and vomiting (we’ll leave out the awful details), I feel much better and am only left with a weak stomach. Only daddy and Lacey left to get the flu.
{Oops. I totally fell asleep blogging this … I am so exhausted!!! I’m back now … hah!}
One thing I always find after the flu is I want to scrub everything in the house down. The doorknobs. The counters. The floors. The toilets (oh, let’s not even go there). Wash the sheets and boil all the germs off the towels.
So to my pleasant surprise, my dear BFF, Leanne, brought me over my Valentine’s Gift early – she had whipped together a homemade, all natural cleaning kit for me! Leanne is the kind of friend who just “gets me”. We are two peas in a pod. We’re sisters from anotha’ motha’. We think so much alike, it’s crazy. We’re also both on a homemade, homegrown kick right now. So this is right up our alley!
And I absolutely LOVE cleaning. I am addicted to. In fact, when I was in high school, I cleaned houses for a job – I loved it THAT much. Crazy, eh? I’m no good at organizing or keeping schedules or keeping plants alive (wish I could though!) …. but I do love a good clean!
And of course, guess what colour the whole kit was? (Sorry, are you getting sick of me yet?)
Yup. PINK.
I was so inspired by this little basket of cleaning goodies, I spent the afternoon scrubbing down the house … and I absolutely love that’s it’s all natural and homemade products! First off all, it’s cheaper than regular cleaning products and second of all, it’s better for me and the kids (and the environment). I’ve used baking soda and vinegar in the past but never consistently and now, I’m pretty sure they’ll be my staple cleaners. Plus, they are just too cute!!!
Wow, you can really tell I’m a mom, eh? I get all excited about cleaning products and actually do a blog post about them …. go figure.
So what’s in the Baskets of Wonderful Cleaning Goodies:
A pink scrub brush, dustpan and mini broom, two pink cloths, foam scrubber, gloves and two brush scrubbers … also …
1 – spray bottle of all purpose cleaner – can be used on most hard surfaces as a general cleaner
What’s in the bottle?
Two cups of water and two tablespoons of dishwashing detergent – that’s it!
1 – bottle of glass and window cleaner – can be used also on most hardwood floors
What’s in the bottle? Equal parts vinegar and equal parts water – awesome!
1 – jar of baking soda (oh gosh, I love this) – can be used anywhere! Mix three parts baking soda with warm water to create a gentle, scratch-free cleaner that is abrasive enough to get out most stains.
All the recipes/combinations are from the Martha Stewart website, found here.
Of course, the two younger Ls helped me clean today. A perfect way to keep them entertained and to teach them how to help out around the house, as well!
(Yes, Lucia’s hair has grown into a mullet style … the joys of fine hair in toddler-hood.)
Happy Cleaning!
P.S. Don’t forget to enter for this week’s giveaway, posted below! 🙂
by Gigi
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