Green Options » detox your home http://greenoptions.com/tag/detox-your-home Posts tagged 'detox your home' Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:07:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Winter Cleaning: Get the Kids Involved http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/12/29/cleaning-with-kids/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/12/29/cleaning-with-kids/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:07:04 +0000 Jamie Ervin http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/12/29/cleaning-with-kids/ I prefer to do our major cleaning during the holiday break when its cold and wet outside and save Spring time for playing outside and trips to the beach. 

 

Our mission this week is to tackle all the problem areas in our house.  Each day we will tackle one or two areas.  That region will be decluttered, recycled, repurposed, and scrubbed until it shines before we move on to the next space. 

 

I’ve been motivated in my cleaning style by Squeaky Green The Method Guide To Detoxing Your Home.  When I first read the chapter on dust mites I went bonkers, removing every item from underneath my bed, vacuuming, scrubbing, and fluffing until I felt reasonably assured that our sleeping spaces were free of creepy crawlies. 

 

Throughout the book you will find Dirty Little Secrets.  My favorite is no.00 found on the back cover of this manual.  ”What you think makes your home clean might be making it dirty.  Sometimes the chemicals in household cleaners are worse for you than dirt and dust.”  Um, yeah… let’s get it clean and chemical free!

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