If I didn’t Work…

Happy Sunday!  (Actually, it’s pretty late!  Most of you probably won’t read this until Monday!)  I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!  Sadie and I have had lots of mommy-daughter time together this weekend. 

(about to go through the car wash)

(here comes the scary brush!!!)

We took a trip to visit Meredith and David yesterday (and Leenie and Poppy were there, too!)  It was a nice one-night trip. 

We had a delicious dinner, which everyone contributed to.  I took dessert: strawberry shortcake. 

The only bad part of the trip was our drive home which was yucky! 

This weekend has been quite different from most weekends.

Usually, every weekend, I say this:

“I really need to clean up my house!” 

But then the weekend comes, and I get REALLY good at avoiding the cleaning.  I’ll do just about anything to avoid cleaning and organizing.  But the thing is, the more you avoid it, the worse it gets.  A while back, I found this cleaning schedule on Pinterest and I thought… if I could get my house clean, then I could follow this and I would not have to do marathon cleaning sessions before company comes.

But the thing is, you have to START with a clean house.  And you’ve heard about my pattern.

But THIS weekend, I decided to really do it.  (I was partially motivated by the fact that we are having our house measured for carpet tomorrow and I didn’t want strangers to see a really messy house.)  But the main thing that motivated me was that I got these new cleaning products to try out, as a part of the Daily Buzz Moms Featured Publishers program.  I received them this week and have been waiting to try them.  I’ve seen the Green Works products in the store, but had never tried them.  I have used Clorox for years, but I really hate the smell of bleach, and I have heard so many things about how bad bleach is for your body—just breathing in the fumes is awful.  So I was excited to give these a try.

I love how fresh these smell!  They made the whole house smell great!  And I thought the all-purpose cleaner was really effective and worked great in the kitchen and the bathroom!  The wipes also worked great on the fixtures—they looked like I polished them!  The toilet cleaner worked great and smelled so much better than any toilet cleaner I have ever used. 

So that got me on a roll.  I just spent no less than 3 hours cleaning my bedrooom.  It’s the room that never gets really cleaned, even when guests come over.  It feels so good to have it clean! 

I have actually learned that if I didn’t work, I think I could definitely keep my house clean.  But I work.  And as much as I would love to have a cleaning service, we’re trying to save money.  So I am going to attempt to keep up with the schedule I mentioned above.  Anyone else want to try it out with me?

Ok, now I need to sample one of these cupcakes Sadie helped me make.  Good night!

Back to School Kit

As a Featured Publisher for DailyBuzz Moms  and a member of their Tastemaker Program, I was able to receive a Back-to-School Kit with a few product samples from Clorox, Glad, and Brita.  I was so excited to receive this box!  This little kit was actually make available from a partnership between DailyBuzz Moms and Clorox.

Of course the Clorox Wipes always come in handy.  I really like that they smell nice—just clean.  Not overpowering.  These are great to use when you have been dealing with meat on the kitchen counter—or for wiping off toys when they need it.

I love these Glad Food Storage containers.  They are perfect for packing salads for lunch. 

They have a tiny little cup perfect for dressing that snaps right into the lid.  I am always looking for little containers for the salad dressing and either I can find the cup or the lid… but never both!  Voila!  Now I don’t have to spend time looking for the lids.  I also think these will be perfect for pita bread and hummus or veggies and dip, which are items we frequently pack for family outings.

The item I was most excited about was this Brita water bottle.  It filters the water as you drink! 

Do you ever notice that sometimes water from water fountains tastes funky?  Well, with this bottle, you can make water taste better and filter out impurities!  So excited about this.  You can buy new filters for the water bottle, too.

I love having new products and gadgets to try!  What are your favorite gadgets and convenience items?