Why Clean Green?

Green Cleaning is just another part of the go green movement. So unless you've been living under a rock for the past few years, you have to know at least a little bit about the go green movement- saving the planet and all that. Green cleaning products are better for our environment, our planet and life in general. I agree with all of those things. I, as much as anyone else, love the little bunnies and squirrels that live near my home. Our planet, and all the creatures on it, are a gift from God. We should care about our home, everyone and everything that lives on it. All that being true, I decided to start green cleaning because of my kids. I have a 10 year old and a 10 month old. I think back over the last 10 years and shudder at the damage I could have, and probably did do to my poor 10 year old with the bleach I regularly cleaned with. When I became pregnant with our baby, nesting set in early. I had the urge to clean even more than normal. It occurred to me that the bleach fumes would probably not be good for our unborn child. I had to find an alternative. But my thoughts on the subject didn't end there. I didn't want to breath in the chemicals I depended on so much to keep my house clean, for the sake of my UNborn child, what about the child I have here already? Now, granted, she seems just fine even after breathing in cleaning chemicals for most of her short life, AND she never, herself, used any of these chemicals. BUT- the point stuck. It took becoming pregnant again for me to realize what Ive been doing all these years. I needed to find a better way to keep my home clean. Not for the the bunnies or polar bears- but for my kids! They shouldn't be around all these harsh chemicals I bring into my home everyday. When I think about it now I find it to be sort of ironic. We clean with chemicals to help keep our kids safe from bacteria and illness, but the products we use to protect our families from such things can make them just as sick.
So there it is! Why should we Clean Green? I do it for my kids......and my pets..... and the bunnies..... Why will you do it? No matter what your reason- just remember you made the right choice. Green is better!

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