I spent the entire day yesterday cleaning my house. This was no average cleaning day, I did an all over total clean. I can’t believe how dirty it was. I started with my poor dirty kitchen. I cleaned out the refrigerator. I usually do this once a week before going grocery shopping, but have been slacking some lately. This left me with an incredible pile of dishes to do. Not much fun let me tell you. I use Planet dishsoap to avoid harsh chemicals. I like it okay, but I actually prefer Seventh Generation, but I got this one for a steal because our local Vons was discontinuing selling it. Then I cleaned my counters and stovetop with Planet all purpose cleaner. I love this stuff because my lungs do not hurt after using it. When I used chemical cleaners I could taste them in my mouth for a day or two because of all of the crap I absorbed through breathing and through my skin. Then it was time for laundry. Can you guess what type of laundry detergent I use? You guessed it, Planet. Once again I got a great deal on this stuff. Vons was unloading it for $1.50 a container. I bought all the ones that they had left. I like to put a little tea tree oil in with my laundry too. It gives it a nice scent and acts as a natural bacteria cleaner. Next I hit the grocery store. I will share all of my goodies later this week, with MWM.

When I got home I had great fun vacuuming and steam cleaning the carpets. We haven’t steamed cleaned in about 6 months and I can’t believe how dirty the carpets got in this small amount of time. Unfortunately, I was unable to find a natural steam cleaning soap, so if anybody knows of any, I am up for suggestions on this one. After steam cleaning, I cleaned out my sons fish tank. He decided to dump some tap water in their and made a mess. It was a great excuse to clean Nemo’s tank up. Then I really had a great time with cleaning the bathroom. You know one of those really deep cleans, where you scrub every corner. I used Planet cleaner and Lifekind toilet cleaner to get the job done.

I finished up with sweaping and mopping the floors. I did all of this and don’t even have company coming to town. I just really wanted to get my house cleaned up. Needless to say, not a whole lot of cooking went on for me this weekend. But I am making hummus and greek salad tonight and will hopefully have pictures to post of this beautiful food for you tomorrow. I really do want to get more active in posting pictures of my food.

P.S. You should be able to pick-up Planet, Lifekind or Seventh Generation at your local health food store. I have been really happy with these products. They require a little more elbow grease than some of the heavy chemical cleaners, but your family, and your health will thank you tremendously. If you can’t find these cleaners at your local store, you can purchase them in bulk through Amazon. For Planet click Planet, for Seventh Generation click Seventh Generation.