clean house!

If you are looking for a home keeping book that promotes the use of environmentally friendly cleaning solutions then clean house! is just the book for you. Written by Alison Haynes, this book offers ways to keeping your home while minimizing the use of chemicals. She also offers "green ways" to deter pests in your home and ways to save water/energy. 

clean house! talks about the importance of clean air in your home and how to go about making that way. Alison covers the harmful effects of chemicals used for cleaning and found in the air. She talks about the importance of keeping dampness and humidity in check. Ways to clean and declutter you home are also discussed. She also provides recipes of homemade chemical free cleaners. 

This books has sections on how to go about laundry and cleaning each room in your house. There is one whole section on the outdoors which contains gardening tips, ways to save water, and chemical free ways to control outdoor pests. The last sections is a vocabulary section of sorts on housecleaning terms and chemical names. 

By no means am I a tree hugger, but I do believe we were given the charge to take care of this beautiful earth God gave us. I also know that humans and chemicals don't mix very well. I also know that the things that God put here on earth for us to use are the best products to use around our families and in our homes. While I have not completely gotten rid of my chemical cleaners, this book has given me many different ideas that I have put into use in our home. So if you are leaning toward a "greener" home, then a clean house! is a must read. 

Living a simply "greener" life in order to take care for this beautiful place God gave us to live in!