What I use to clean my house and Why!

 My order arrived from Shaklee yesterday and I am very excited...one because I am completely out of fish oil and two because I am also tired of these awful bumps on my hands from using a store bought dish soap. I really can't use many commercial products because either myself or one of my children are sensitive to them. I ordered Basic H, Laundry Brightner because I don't like the smell of bleach, dish soap, fish oil, and cleaning supplies.

I love the Basic H and the spray bottles because they come labeled and tell you how much to use for each purpose. Oh and because they are soooo pretty. I even left them out on my window sill because they make me smile. Mom....notice the ladybug! Love it!

I filled all three bottles per directions and I only used that much of the Basic H! For 3 bottles of cleaner! This stuff is going to last forever. I will have to put it my suitcase to ship it to Hawaii in the winter.

So far, so good. Kady used the window cleaner formula to clean our super dirty back door which is covered in dog slime and she got it clean so fast I had to give her another job to do. Yes.....my 4 year old cleans and does chores and she HATES the smell of vinegar! Reason number three I am glad this shipment came! (My husband will be happy to not come home to a house that smells like vinegar also! I used to try to clean only when he was gone because he dislikes it so much!) It is nice to be able to let her help clean and not have to worry about toxic chemicals going into her little hands.....or feet or arms....where ever it may end up!

Click here to check out the Shaklee website. You can order on that page or contact me and I can help you!

Feathering our nest (well cleaning it first!)

I found Pinterest.....I know, I know....it's about time. I found Pinterest and with it a whole long list of projects I want to start. Actually, I want to finish them. I decided to start this blog with some of these projects. This is my attempt at making our home more peaceful and organized, feathering our nest. But I have to do this is a thrifty way. I am also working on being content. In my mind, being content means savoring every moment of each day and seeing the wonder in God's beautiful world around us. That doesn't equal going out and buying lots of cute decorations from the store (even though that would be fun too!) It also doesn't equal adding to the wasteful lifestyle we can all sometimes lead. So I am attempting to feather our nest in an economical and green way!

The first thing I am going to try is organizing and cleaning. You have to start with a clean house right? I found these products online while searching for organizing and cleaning tips. I have tried every homemade and/or natural product you can find and to be honest....none of them work as well as I would like. With a dirty Army man, two dirty kids and a dirty dog most cleaners don't stand a chance. I actually used these products years ago when I started cleaning houses. They worked really well from what I remember so I reactivated my info and I am trying them again. You can view a video here that was on Rachael Ray...

And then you can click here to learn about all the products.






So I am going to try them and give an honest review on how they work. It seems ideal....organized, green, economical (they last FOREVER!) and effective (from what I remember!) I ordered a few to try out and I will let you know the results asap!