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  • Tuesday Tip – Laundry

    Tuesday Tip – Laundry

    Welcome to Tuesday Tips!!
    Let’s talk laundry – the never ending chore.  At least that’s how it’s always felt to me. Today I suggest you pick one day of the week. Don’t plan anything, don’t go anywhere. Each week make this day laundry day.  For me it’s monday.  I actually just learned this yesterday, but already I’m feeling the benefits of it. I spent the whole day yesterday washing, drying, folding and putting away laundry.  I have 2 loads left today that just need folded and put away, but than it’s DONE!!! I feel so free right now to focus my energies on running errands, and taking kids to and from school. I won’t forget that load I put in in the morning, because I didn’t have to put one in! 
    If needed I will still do a load here and there during the week, but next Monday I will be ready again to spend my day doing laundry, and perhaps there won’t be as much piled up (depending on how dirty kids get). 
    Another benefit to claiming one day as laundry day, is that while the laundry is washing and drying, you can spend some time doing something you enjoy. Reading a book, sewing, crafting, or playing with your kids. I did a bit of all of the above yesterday. Those are things I also normally never get to, because I’m running between one thing and another.  My kids seemed especially well behaved yesterday, and I believe it was because I was able to give them my attention more fully between loads.
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    So let’s hear it – What are your laundry tips? How do you stay on top of your laundry before you become buried?
  • Cleaning the Laundry Cup #TuesdayTips

    Cleaning the Laundry Cup #TuesdayTips

    Tuesday Tips!
    Do you use liquid laundry soap? How about those clever containers that have a spout and cup?  It’s what I use. I love the easy convenience of pressing a button to get the soap. I do not like how horribly messy and sticky the cup gets, and the waste of soap left in the cup.

    Cleaning the Laundry Cup #TuesdayTips

     A couple weeks ago my mother in law was visiting. I told her about my problem with the cup, and she said “Just toss it in the wash”. Really? I had thought of this before, but I was sure it would melt the cup, or break it into tiny pieces. Plastic just does not go in the washing machine. Well, with everything, I took her advice under consideration, and tossed it into the wash.

    It worked. The clothes get the extra soap from the cup, thereby not wasting it, and the cup gets clean.
     
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  • Big Moving Event Pure Ayre Review

    Big Moving Event Pure Ayre Review

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    I LOVE Pure Ayre Odor Eliminator!  What an amazing and innovative product.  I got the wonderful opportunity to review the Pure Ayre for Baby.  This stuff works!  It doesn’t just mask the smell, it really does eliminate it!  I was skeptical at first, but after using it in a number of different areas, I’m convinced.  
    In the Kitchen – Pure Ayre is a food grade product which means it can be safely used around food.  So I took it to the kitchen.  We don’t use a diaper pail, so all our diapers get tied up in grocery bags and tossed in the trash.  That on top of dirty dishes (yes there are dirty dishes in my house), was creating a slightly unpleasant smell in my kitchen.  Without bothering to close the bag of chips or put the lid on the salsa (a yummy afternoon snack), I pulled out the Pure Ayre and sprayed away.  It didn’t take affect right away, but after a couple minutes I could tell it was starting to work.  Pure Ayre has no fragrance (making it safe for those of us with sensitive skin), which I think is why I couldn’t tell it working immediately.  That fragrance wasn’t there.  My kitchen now smells nice, the chips and salsa have been eaten, and the dishes cleaned up and packed for tomorrow’s move.
    In the Bathroom – Face it, bathrooms stink.  And it doesn’t help when you toss wet pullups in the bathroom trash can.  Or when you’re potty trained 3 year old doesn’t quite make it to the potty (oh so close!).  Just like the kitchen, after a couple minutes, the air was free and clear.  
    On Stains – Say what??  Pure Ayre Odor Eliminator treats stains?  Sure does!  Following the directions I treated my *almost* 1year olds very dirty and discolored “I love Hugs” onesie.  I’d tell you about it, but how about I just show you some pictures?
    Pre-treatment
    Post-treatment with wash and dry

    Are you seeing what I’m seeing?  Except for one little spot that is only very, and I mean very, slightly visible, this onesie looks almost brand new to me!  I’ve never had clothes come clean like this after looking like what this did! 
    I of course had to show the hubby all enthused with excitement.  I even told him I thought Pure Ayre should change the name from Odor Eliminator to Stain Eliminator!  I think this is my favorite part of the whole product!  I’ll probably use it 90% of the time while I’m doing laundry. 
    Now, don’t you wish you had some of this?  
    Where to Buy: You can buy online at the Pure Ayre Store. Free shipping in the USA!  Or you can go here to locate a local store that sells Pure Ayre products.
    * I was provided with a 14oz and 4oz product to try in my home from Pure Ayre via The Product Review Place.  I was not financially compensated for this review.  All opinions are my own.  I only recomment products I believe in.