spring cleaning

in an effort to be more green, i've been changing over my cleaning products to ones that won't harm the environment. a couple difficulties with this are that they aren't cheap and how to decide which ones to use?! there are so many out there and back to "they aren't cheap" if they don't work, you don't want to just throw it away.

so i've gone to my green resources, my mom & my baby sister. they are always looking for better, greener cleaning products and if it's in their budgets, then they'll try it. so here's what we've come up with...

dish soap - method. cleans the best, easy to find, and one of my book club friends told me that america's test kitchen just put out that this was their favorite too!

floor cleaner - castille soap (the link is to the brand you can find at target). not sure about using it on wood floors (so don't blame me...), but tile and vinyl. it's the best. cleans well, and you can find it now at target in the cosmetics aisle.

counter top cleaner - mrs. meyer's. wow. no more scrubbing. seriously this stuff has changed my life. also easy to find.

have you found a green product that you like? leave a comment and share what it is!

sick kids

i was at my sisters for a short visit and this is the time of the year that the kids get sick. i'm glad i didn't get what they had, but thank goodness they only had it for a short time.

anyway, this is one of my favorite photos from that day:


they obviously knew their photo was being taken, but i just think the lighting and everything just came together. and besides, what's better than being curled up with your mom when you're sick?! here are a couple more of the two of them.

being goofy


i call this one "cocooned"


and here are a few of the younger brother. obviously he was feeling a bit better than his big bro.






hope everyone is over their winter ills. spring is sure to be here soon....