Go Clean But Go Green and WIN Scott Naturals Products

As a mom have you ever thought about how many times you scrub a tub, shower, toilet, sink or mop your kitchen floors, how many loads of laundry you do each day or even the number of times each day you wipe down your kitchen counters.

To accomplish those many chores and tasks we need cleaning products. However,  many of our products are filled with toxins and unsafe chemicals for our families.  Could our families actually switch to using more Eco friendly or natural products to both help the environment and provide a safer chemical free environment for our families.
 
I began to search around to find out if there were ways to make Eco cleaning changes in our families. Here are the best three Go Green tips I found when it comes to our household chores to help us Go Clean but Go Green.

1. Eco Cleaning Kit:  Care2 shows us how to create a NON-toxic cleaning kit.  Click here for full how to instructions.

2. Cleaning uses with Vinegar:
Vinegar is a natural deodorizier and disinfectant that makes a great all purpose cleaner.

-mix 1 part water to 1 part vinegar for an all purpose cleaner that you can use on your counter tops, stove, appliances and stone and brick surfaces ( Do not use on marble)

-To get rid of toilet bowl rings pour vinegar around the inside rim of the toilet bowl and scrub till clean
-Use vinegar diluted with water to mop your bathroom and kitchen floors.



3. Cleaning uses with Baking Soda:
Baking soda is great at dissolving dirt, mildew and grease.  It also works as a natural deodorizer

-Makes a great all purpose cleaner by mixing 4 tablespoons baking mix with 1 quart warm water poured in to a spray bottle shake up and you have the easy to make great all purpose cleaner that you can use on anything from the bathtub to the fridge

-The best know Baking soda use is to place a box in the refrigerator and freezer to absorb odor

-A safe way to deoderize your carpets is to sprinkle baking soda onto your carpet before vacuuming to eliminate food and pet odors.

-A great cleaning polish for metals and plastics.



How do you Go Clean but Go Green in your home?



This month 24/7 MOMS has also joined together with Scott Naturals with more great  giveaways:


# 1 WIN: In honor of Earth Month, the Scott Naturals brand is challenging Americans to take an easy green step by testing out its line of hybrid paper products for four weeks – and to enter the brand’s ‘Take the 4-Week Test Drive’ sweepstakes for a chance at winning a new 2011 Ford Fusion hybrid sedan.

Starting April 4 and running through September 30, consumers can pledge to “test drive” Scott Naturals bath tissue, paper towels, flushable moist wipes and napkins by visiting www.scottbrand.com/naturals/. Scott Naturals is the world’s first line of hybrid paper products*, combining the green benefits of recycled material with the quality people want.

 TO ENTER to win a new 2011 Ford Fusion hybrid sedan:

• Go To:  http://www.ScottBrand.com/4WeekTestDrive 

• For every unique click on the above link, Scott will donate $1 to the NWF, with up to $25,000. After you have signed up for the test drive, you can head over to http://www.scottbrand.com/community/savings/scott for some fabulous coupons for their participating products

# 2 WIN: Each week 24/7 MOMS and Scott Brand will be giving away ONE Scott Naturals Kit here on 24/7 MOMS (bath tissue, paper towel, flushable moist wipes, napkins

Enter right here for week #4 Giveaway for your chance to win:

1.  Become a 24/7 MOMS Subscriber Enter your email address below then leave  a comment that you subscribed along with your email address.

2. If you are already a subscriber just leave a comment that you are a subscriber along with your email address.

Get Extra entries for each of the following:

• join 24/7 MOMS facebook
• follow us on twitter 
• Click on  http://www.ScottBrand.com/4WeekTestDrive  For every unique click to this link, Scott will donate $1 to the NWF, with up to $25,00

US entries only and one entry per person. Winner will be chosen on May21, 2011.

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***Disclosure – This post is sponsored by Scott Naturals and TheMotherhood, however, all thoughts and opinions are my

Spring Cleaning 101

By Trisha

I looked on the Internet for the definition of spring cleaning and this is what I found: the period in springtime set aside for cleaning a house, normally applied in climates with a cold winter.
The most common usage of spring cleaning refers to the yearly act of cleaning a house from top to bottom that would take place in the first warm days of the year typically in spring, hence the name. However, it has also come to be synonymous with any kind of heavy duty cleaning or organizing enterprise.

The sun is peeking out once again the Internet says that when the first warm days arrive, spring cleaning will begin to take place. So, where do we begin?

Follow my simple steps for easy spring cleaning 101 over on the SC Johnson blog.


Click here to read Trisha's full article over at SC Johnson


Be sure to leave me a comment over at SC Johnson


*Each week Trisha Blogs on SC Johnson Family Economics website as a paid writer be sure to read her weekly organization articles.

Image: Suat Eman / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Clean Your House In 15 Minutes a Day!

Here’s a solution for those who love a clean house, but dread cleaning day…SKIP CLEANING DAY and start a HOUSE CLEANING SCHEDULE!

Instead of planning a marathon day of cleaning every week or two, start setting aside 15 minutes a day for cleaning. Even better…delegate some of your cleaning chores to your children! I’ll be happy to teach you how to make a chore chart!

Doesn’t 15 minutes a day sound better than spending half your Saturday cleaning or going crazy the day of your party to make the house look perfect? The key is to make a house cleaning schedule, so that every room in your house will be cleaned every 2 weeks.

If you tackle one room each day or one task each day, you’ll never feel like a maid again! Here’s a suggested house cleaning schedule to get you started, just customize it for your house and let the cleaning begin!

1. Monday: run the dust mop under all furniture, beds, etc.
2. Tuesday: vacuum downstairs
3. Wednesday: vacuum upstairs
4. Thursday: mop kitchen, bathroom and foyer
5. Friday: clean 1 bathroom (the tub, the shower, the toilet, the sink, the counters)
6. Saturday: clean 1 bathroom (the tub, the shower, the toilet, the sink, the counters)
7. Monday: vacuum high traffic areas (high traffic areas usually need to be vacuumed once a week)
8. Tuesday: dust living room, den and dining room (don’t forget to dust the baseboards and blinds or shutters)
9. Wednesday: dust bedrooms (don’t forget the baseboards, blinds or shutters)
10. Thursday: extra job (this is a cleaning job that only needs to be done every once and a while like dusting ceiling fans or cleaning out the refrigerator)
11. Friday: clean kitchen (the stove, the sink, dust, clean counters)
12. Saturday: sweep porch and wipe off porch furniture

That’s it…once you’ve completed the first 2 week cycle, your house will always feel clean! Certainly we can all find 15 minutes in our busy day!

Written by:

Kristl Story

http://www.TheBudgetDiet.com

(It’s a diet for your wallet, not your waistline!)

Kristl is the CEO of the family and also the maid, the cook, the coupon queen and yes, the bargain shopper. Kristl is not a financial planner or an accountant – just a mom that knows how to live life on a budget. For more money saving tips, visit TheBudgetDiet.com.