I remember having this type of conversation with my friend, Moira, back when she was pregnant with Molly and they were moving into their house. There is just something to be said about the smell of Lysol, Clorox and Bleach in general...something that lets you know that no matter what - this is CLEAN. But I just don't feel like I am getting that same sense of clean confidence with the green cleaners - even the ones from my trusted brands like Lysol and Clorox.
My time to clean is so limited, and with two dogs and a husband, it is hard to wrap my mind around taking the time to clean if what I clean doesnt feel well, clean.
This takes me back to a fond college memory - where one of my bestest friends and college roommate told me that she just loved the smell of clorox...yes...this came out of a 21 year olds mouth. Now - I won't mention any names...but I am pretty sure we are all well aware of who it is I am talking about.
But I totally get it now...the kitchen feels a little cleaner when you can use Clorox wipes and Lysol spray to wipe things down...the bathrooms don't feel clean unless Comet and Soft Scrub with bleach have been applied to every last hard surface. I am even struggling with the mandatory White Vinager and Water mixture that you HAVE to use on the Pergo flooring - something in my head just hasn't clicked that this actually works to clean things.
Call me crazy - or a product of my super clean mom, or my Clorox happy roommate - but its been a really big struggle for me.
I won't lie and say that I don't use Clorox Wipes for just about everything. But Mike has taken over cleaning the shower and I bought one of those wands that keeps you from having to get your hands dirty or get to close to anything when you are cleaning the toilets...but I am not going to say that I have fully embraced the notion of green cleaners.
Couldn't help but chuckle to myself with the reference to our beloved bff in paragraph five...yeah...I know her standards of cleaning have stuck with me, even ten years deep into our friendship, when I still get anxiety attacks before she comes to visit me at my house because I don't feel like it's clean enough! Hahaha.
ReplyDeleteBut, I haven't even dabbled in green cleaning products and I wouldn't think that they would make you feel like stuff isn't as clean as it should be. I can totally see your point though!