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Home made laundry detergent!

We found this great post on making your own laundry detergent over at Cozgroovy – they’re a green maid service just like we are, but they’re up in snow country (cheese country?) Wisconsin.

Has anyone ever tried this? It looks like it might be fun!

Oil & grease stains

Whether it’s your upholstered chairs or your favorite shirt, grease and oil stains can be a pain to remove. But we’ve got some solutions for you, and they’re simple!

Scrub-free cleaning tips

We’ve just welcomed little Owen into our home, via c-section. And when the discharge nurse came to talk to me and hubbs before we left the hospital, you can imagine my inner joy as she said “No housework for 6 weeks. And stay out of the kitchen for a couple weeks too!” No housework? What [...]

WFMW: Green cleaning on a budget

Thanks to Shannon for hosting Works for Me Wednesday. This week I’m going to share the most important tips I have on frugal green cleaning. Let’s face it – stocking up the cabinets with Seventh Generation, Method, and other ‘green’ cleaners can be expensive. But there are ways to do it without breaking the bank. [...]

Follow-up on dryer balls

We posted a little over a week ago about the wonders of dryer balls, but more research led us to different conclusions. As it turns out, these ingenious little things are made of PVC. TreeHugger did a post about them a while back, and you’ll see there why PVC is so important to avoid. For [...]

WFMW: Tired of laundry sheets?

It’s been a month or two since I’ve participated in this, but I’m back to doing the weekly Works For Me Wednesday bloggy tip of the week, hosted at Rocks in My Dryer. If you’re not familiar with this, I encourage you to go over and check out the Mr. Linky posted there – you’ll [...]

Bleach alternatives

A full 50% of the searches that lead people here have to do with bleach. I have a feeling there are people out there who are bothered by bleach (for health or ecological reasons) but don’t know how to clean without it. So, here are some suggestions. The main purposes for bleach are to whiten [...]

Thursday’s tip: Cleaning jell-o

From the trenches of motherhood… Finger Jell-o may keep a toddler occupied for enormous stretches of time, but there should be a warning on the box. Never leave small children unattended with Jell-o. Or blink. The ensuing mess (it takes no longer than the blink of an eye) is ridiculous. I’ve just cleaned Jell-o from [...]