Last week I was cleaning bathrooms...trying not to faint from the smell....(I use at least three different products in the bathroom....and I think when the fumes all intermingle....they cause a toxic cloud in there!) Anyways...I go into the girls bathroom which I already cleaned and see Sophie (my two year old) taking her cute little toothbrush and cleaning and scrubbing the sink....then cleaning, scrubbing her teeth....back to the sink...back to the teeth. AGGGHHHH!!! I rinsed it the sink after I cleaned....but I just know she took a little taste of the formaldehyde or phosphoric whatever was in that product!!!
I am not a germ-aphobe at all. In fact...sometimes I feel a little guilty because I see some other Moms who are much more obsessed and are much better at cleaning and disinfecting. However, I've been a little wary about spraying Lysol all over the place, and all the antibacterial stuff is overused....and I've always felt like...we eat off that surface and breath all that in...is that really safer?? But it is all over the shelves...so it must be, right? I've gotten several emails from people warning me about the horrible products that are right in my kitchen...including my lovely favorite...the Magic Eraser (which I believe is Magic). We discussed how they all are unsafe...so whats the hype about this one...this is just one of many products that we need to keep safe locked away from the kids and pets. But I still had that nagging feeling that it isn't OK...what are we exposing our kids too anyways? Agggh. I do tend to use my own little mixture of vinegar and water sometimes...and have come across some nice safe products at some of the home parties , but once it is used up... I just head back to the products in the stores.
Anyways, later that night I came across an old friend from college...noticed her website....clicked on it to check it out and voila...just what I was looking for....a wholesale company selling heath/wellness and environmentally friendly products. So after talking with her, and she has been using them for five years....I was interested. I'm a big talker...and many times never follow thru. But...why not just clean out my house of the harsh stuff and go to a safer side? Truly how hard is that...I don't really have any attachment to any products (except for the magic eraser and my deodorant) So...that is what I'm going to do. I won't have to go down the cleaning isle again (yippee...I HATE shopping) .....and get stressed over my choices...not knowing what to pick and which one is going to eat away at my fingernails if I don't wear gloves. So, I've become a member....I'll get to go shopping online (which I love) at a business that puts out out healthy safe products. Anyways...we'll see how it goes. I get a shipment in this week and I can start trying it out!! A step forward at least.
