I have been thinking of ways to make my home run smoother. Now Home organization is something that you can find all over the web and in magazines. But I have to say who in their right mind would drop $45+ on a decorative storage container? So I am working on beautiful and creative ways to make my home run smoothly with out breaking the bank. And in that process I am looking at all areas of my home. The one I am having the hardest time is in cleaning products.
I have a few problems as far as cleaning products go. I am sure I am not the only one to have these problems. One is I have a million cleaning products. They take up all the space under my sink. A whole shelf in my laundry room and a good amount of space in my garage for stock up when clearance hits at target. That is simply a lot of space taken up in the name of cleaning and money savings. I also don't like all the chemicals in the products. And this becomes more obvious and irritating in the Fall/Winter months when your home is more closed up and you cant air it out all day. Then I find my self with Sinus irritation and headaches so I want to stop that. Now I have tried the Green cleaners in the stores. I find I have three problems with them. They are expensive, tend to not work well and don't come in fragrances that I love. And for me Fragrance is a HUGE deal. I am a lover of fragrance in all forms and fragrance free products bring my spirits down.
I have tried to make my own cleaners for home, including laundry soap. And They work well. In the case of cleaners much better than the green cleaners form the store. The only problem is I miss the fragrance in store bought ones. So I am going to look in to perfume oils for soap making and playing with adding some to homemade cleaners to find that happy medium. If I can make that work then I can whittle my cleaning stash down from 3 places to Vinegar, Amonia, dish soap and baking soda. I would save soooo much space and improve my air quality and pocket book.
What do you do to keep your cleaning supply's form taking over your home?
