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"So fresh, so clean..."

When I was a youngster, my mom and I would wake up early every Sunday morning to clean the house. Now I know most kids would rather sleep in on a Sunday morning, but I always enjoyed these mornings that I spent hanging out with my mom - not only was it great bonding time for us, but we were also rewarded with a spotlessly clean living environment!

Even though to me, a clean home is a happy home, I was always irked about how toxic and environmentally unfriendly some of those cleaning products my mom and I used - no matter how (fake) "fresh rainwater" scented. This was especially apparent when I developed a rather unattractive rash after going gloveless while using a kitchen cleaner to clean my kitchen stove in Boston (Moral of this story: always wrap it up...in any situation!)

Luckily, I was introduced to Seventh Generation, an environmentally friendly line of cleaning and household products. Seventh Generation has recently tapped into the disinfecting power of the herb thyme to introduce a line of disinfecting sprays and wipes that kill germs naturally! The new line of botanical disinfectant cleaners includes a multi-surface cleaning spray, bathroom cleaning spray and wipes. I took a test run of these cleaners and - well - you can see the fabulous result above!

So a non-toxic cleaner that actually works - I guess I get to have my cake and eat it too - and on a nice clean countertop to boot!


********Giveaway!*******

Congrats #40! - Bebemiqui
"Mine is dirty clothes dropped right next to the laundry basket, agh!"

Please email financefoodie [at] gmail [dot] com with your mailing address so I can send your prize! You have 2 days (48 hours) to respond or the prize goes to alternate winners
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Seventh Generation (via myblogspark) wants to give one financefoodie.com reader a Seventh Generation “Disinfecting Cleaning Kit” that includes a disinfecting multi-surface cleaner, bathroom cleaner, wipes, a copy of eco-lifestyle consultant and author Alexandra Zissu's book The Conscious Kitchen, a cleaning caddy made from recycled plastic, and two rolls of 100% recycled, unbleached paper towels.

There are THREE ways to enter:
1. In my comments section, tell me what is your pet peeve (you all know mine already - dirty houses!)
2. Follow Finance Foodie on Twitter (leave separate comment telling me this)
3. Reblog / Retweet this giveaway (leave separate comment telling me this)

Contest ended Friday April 9 at 5pm EST. Winners will be chosen via random integer generator on random.org announced on the financefoodie.com site shortly afterwards that night!

PS I'm off to Nicaragua for a week for some R&R, so moderating of comments will be sparse (so don't worry if you post a comment and don't see if for a while - its just in the que!)

[Note: products, information and giveaway prize pack were all provided to me by Seventh Generation through MyBlogSpark]