Maid In America

 Looking to start using natural cleaning products but you aren't sure where to begin? Here are a few tips to get you going: There are a few must-have essentials to get you started. Throughout the coming year I'll share with you some of my favorite homemade cleaner recipes and scents, but this list here is where I started, and where you can start too. Baking Soda works best on proteins, greases, & animal messes; and because it's only slightly abrasive, it can scour surfaces without fear of scratching. It's also a natural deodorizer and less expensive than commercial scrubbing powders. I used to use a cleaner specifically marketed for glass cooktops when I started my business, because that's what we used before I bought my share of the business. The product is great and does the job, but it comes in a small container and is kind of pricy. So I decided to switch to an Arm & Hammer Baking Soda Kitchen Cleaner and see what happened, and I was thrilled with the re...

Wow, it feels like I haven't done anything useful online in forever! Because I haven't. One of the perks of owning my own business is being able to adjust my schedule for my own needs, and over the past several months I've needed to make a lot of time to help out with my grandchildren while their father was on deployment.  As a result, the part of my business easiest to put on the shelf until later is the online portion, since it doesn't really provide a financial contribution for me yet.  My goal this year is to double my business from last year at a minimum, and that means refocusing on my online presence and maintaining it for the foreseeable future.  And just to get my creative self going again, I'm dropping a little rant about something I've found online that absolutely drives me crazy: these viral cleaning videos. Let me start by saying there are loads of great videos out there and if you find someone who provides great content, I encourage you to follow t...