Just FYI...

Baking soda works great on cleaning toilets! That's my new find of the day...

That, and it turns out that when I start cleaning the kids want to help! So, they vacuumed while I cleaned the bathrooms. It's a bit spotty... but better than nothing... and somehow they managed to do the whole house in one fell-swoop... which is something I've NEVER managed to do. Hmmm... I'll have to ponder this.

My next plan is to see about the anti-mold properties of tea tree oil, and to organize my cleaning system. Right now I think that part of my aversion to cleaning is that it's a hit-and-miss proposition in terms of finding the right tools and cleaners... and so it's daunting just to pull together the necessary items for doing the job! Stay tuned for that excitement! :)

Great resource

Funny thing... I got an email from the Environmental Working Group (I love their cosmetic lists and amount of toxic ingredients!), about green cleaning! I'm posting the link here so that you can read it if you're interested...

http://www.ewg.org/healthyhometips/greencleaning

I think my favorite tip is using baking soda on toilets... that was my last cleaner that I just couldn't figure out. However, I have really hard water... and we get deposits in the toilets really bad... so that I end up using the pumice stone on it. I'm going to hope that baking soda can help with this... and I'll let you know what happens... and in the meantime... if anyone has suggestions I'd love to hear it!