Where’s My Maid?
I hate cleaning.
No really. I HATE it. Like abhor with a passion. It’s the worst part of my life.
I was meant to have a maid.
But I don’t have one.
You see the problem there?
So, since I have to clean my own home, I’m all about making it quick and easy to clean. Shortcuts are OK in my book. Anything that’s going to let me get back to my regularly scheduled life is fair game.
A few years ago I got dragged (not willingly) to one of those home parties… for cleaning products.
I couldn’t have been more out of my element. I sat there like a dear caught in the headlights. Can you say AWKWARD.
Little did I know that chance encounter would start my love affair with a cleaning product line called Norwex.
Oh, I still hate cleaning. But at least I get it done quickly now.
I use Norwex for everything. Mops, dusting, wash cloths. They’re easy. They’re quick. And? They actually do a good job.
My very favorite product, though, is their window cloth. I can clean smudgy toddler finger prints and dog grime off my sliding glass door with one swipe and just water. And no streaks. Love love love.
The biggest test was when I let my mom borrow a few of my cleaning cloths to try out.
You see, my mom is one of those OCD cleaning junkies. You can, quite literally, eat off her floors. She was the type to get down on her hands and knees and scrub her kitchen floor because a mop didn’t do a good enough job. *FREAK*
Well I know the products are amazing because my mom has done away with manual floor washing and says her Norwex gets them just as clean in a quarter of the time (again – just using water. No chemical cleaning products needed). Oh yeah. She went out and bought her own set of cleaning cloths and everything, she was so sold on it.
As much as I like how the line cleans, I really like that all you need to do is wet down a cloth with water to clean. Having a child with special needs (as well as multiple furry creatures that live with us) has made me more aware of what chemicals I’m using in the home. And this is definitely a case where less is more.
I also have super sensitive skin. Cleaning with chemicals (even if I wear gloves) leaves my hands sore and chapped. Just one more reason I hate to clean but love my Norwex stuff.
I know, you’re dying to know where you can get your own now.
Well you didn’t think I would tell you about this stuff and then leave you high and dry did you? Never!
My good friend Jackie has put together a great Norwex package for one lucky reader!
It contains:
- An antibacterial dusting mitt in blue
- A pink antibacterial microfiber Enviro cloth
- A scrubbing dish cloth
- And, my favorite, the antibacterial window cloth
That’s over $50 worth of cleaning products that you could win. And, believe me, they are worth every penny!
HOW TO ENTER:
All you have to do to enter is leave a comment letting us know your MOST HATED cleaning chore.
Bonus entry:
- Visit Jackie’s site and let us know the one item you would most like to have
If you just can’t wait and want some products of your own now, you can order them right from Jackie’s shop !
**the fine print**
Contest available to US & Canadian residents.
Yes, you can still enter if you’re going to the BlogHer conference.
Please leave one comment per entry please. Duplicate entries will be deleted.
Contest closes July 30th ,2010 @ 5pm EST
Winner will be drawn from all eligible entries by a random number generator
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CONGRATS TO WINNER @itsmecassieb!
31 Responses to “Where’s My Maid?”
Twitter: vampiresmitten
I hate washing dishes. Hate hate hate
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I HATE cleaning the bathtubs. I’d rather clean a toilet any day of the week. And I like Norwex. Hate bathtubs. Can I just say that once more?
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Least favorite chore? Cleaning toilets. Just kneeling near it causes some kind of reflex gag action.
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I hate cleaning toilets. The main reason is that guys are disgusting pigs, and I work with a bunch of them. Love them to death, but I would put money on it that a dog has better aim then some of the guys I work with. Dear Boyfriend isn’t much better…
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I’d love to try out the Olive Oil Salt Scrub from her site, looks interesting!
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I love the dry mop on Jackie’s site. I feel like I’m personally paying one Swiffer executive’s salary right now.
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Most hated cleaning chore? That’s easy, cleaning the baseboards. That’s why mine are gray right now.
Twitter: mamaknerd
It’s a tie between the bathtub and the toilets. Although I am much more likely to clean the toilets because…EWWW!
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I would love to try the carpet stain buster. With two cats and a baby and an apartment that is almost entirely carpeted, I need something to get that stuff up. Especially since I would eventually really like my deposit back.
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Oh, my. I hate laundry. With all of my being. ALL OF MY BEING.
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You can delete this if need be so I don’t fuck up the the contest….but dude you know I am an OCD cleaner.
I just switched to a steam mop that eliminates chemicals and cleans wonderfully. So now I MUST have these.
Shame on you for fueling my habit.
SNORT
PrincessJenn Reply:
July 27th, 2010 at 12:49 pm
Twitter: Princessjenn
@Masmom,
LMAO. Dude, you would be in HEAVEN with this stuff. My mom swears by it now and there’s not many cleaning products that meet her impossible standards.
PS..when are you coming over to clean my house?
Twitter: mommyiscranky
I’m not fond of cleaning the toilet even when it is my private bath but I HATE cleaning toilets that other people have used. GAG
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It used to be vacuuming, until I moved to a place with no dishwasher. Now its washing dishes by hand. And I am pretty sure you have once again proved we are twins seperated at birth (and by time, whatev). I hate cleaning and my mom is so OCD about it. Seriously, she has a maid and you know what? She cleans before the maid gets there because “she doesn’t want to be embarasssed” WTH?
I must win this. But even if I don’t I am buying the window thing. My sliding glass door sounds EXACTLY like yours (grubby hands and dogs). I want to wash it and have NO streaks!
Also, to all you BHAH readers…would you please visit my place for the details on how you can help (with just one click) have a dream come true? Thanks!
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Oohh the girls are digging that mop. I just love giving them any excuse to play Cinderella HAHA!
Cranky Sarah´s last blog ..While the blogger is away
I hear ya! I can’t get enough of this product! Thanks for sharing with the world.
Twitter: angi33
I hate toilets….I mean I hate dirty ones and I hate cleaning them. I don’t know which I hate more. I am a little OCD about the toilets and still all I can think of his how much I hate it. I’m weird like that. I’m waiting for little automatic toilet scrubbers to be invented. No time for me to invent it yet…so until then I just keep scrubbin.
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Omg I hate wash the windows!!! Hated hated =D
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I would love to try out the Olive Oil Salt Scrub!!!!
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Least favorite is toilets – and also the one that I won’t allow anyone else to do because no one lives up to my clean toilet standards. Its one of the few areas I exhibit OCD symptoms.
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I would love love love to have this:
Antibac Window Cloth
I fight with class cleaning all day long. It’s the one thing I feel like I just can’t beat without breaking out the chemicals!
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Cleaning the bathroom. Hands down.
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I haaate sweeping and mopping the floors. HATE!
What do I hate the most to clean? Anything but my teeth. I hate cleaning. I don’t even own a toilet brush, gross, huh? I do clean on occasion – maybe the kitchen counters or the stove and I do sweep (damn shedding dog) but that doesn’t mean I like it.
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I hate dusting. HAAAAATE. 0.5 seconds after you finish? Everything’s dusty again! Most useless chore on earth.
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I have to pick one thing I hate?
I hate dishes. I hate washing old slimy food off of dishes that NO ONE else can be bothered to rinse.
But I’m also not a fan of laundry. Not at all.
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I despise cleaning the tub.
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I hate pretty much all cleaning. However, my absolute least favorite cleaning task is the bathroom, most especially the toilet and the bathtub, ugh.
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Laundry! It’s the worst. Like I have seriously went shopping for new panties and clothes to avoid washing.
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I hate cleaning up. Period. I do it, because well… I have to. The funny thing? (at least to me…) I clean other people’s houses for extra dough (and craft supplies) to sustain my quirky way of life. My house? Well… except for my OCDness of handwashing some (most) pots and pans and non-dishwasher safe items, I leave most of the house cleaning to the kids. Isn’t that what they are for? Ahem… however, I do often go back over their work, because it just doesn’t quite make the cut. Hmm… maybe I’m a *FREAK* too! Love the idea of the products. Can’t wait to try them. Might even convert my kids into being better cleaners… (but shhh… we won’t tell the “other people” – you know… the ones who’s houses I clean – about this potentially awesome product)
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After visiting Jackie’s site… I would have to say it would be hard to pick just one item. BUT… I would love to have multiples of the “Optic Cloth with Case”. I can only think of the most awesome gifts to give people (even those who don’t wear glasses… think SUNglasses!) that are inexpensive and usable. This item is sure to “not” get thrown away or overlooked!
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