The scene is the dining room. Enter two young boys with a purpose. A messy purpose. You
mission (which you are assigned to regardless if you accept or not) is to keep these boys from
making such a large mess that it will take hours to clean up. Seem impossible? Well, not
literally impossible but still very difficult to do especially if you’re a mom/dad/nanny/babysitter
dealing with multiple messes multiple times per day.
When I was new at being a nanny I had to figure out my groove. Making lunch, serving lunch, spoon feeding baby, cutting up food for toddler, pushing dog away from table, minimizing food on floor for dog to eat, reducing screaming, convincing picky eater that he really does like this food, and so on. That part I started to get. It was chaotic and busy, but manageable. Then the problem came with cleaning up in a timely manner to get back to the chaos. One day I discovered my cleaning product angel…
There they are, in all their glory! Disinfectant wipes. A gift from the nanny-heavens, I swear! They make cleaning up anything and everything SO MUCH EASIER. After lunch I’d take one and wipe down the table. Oops, there’s a spill on the chair, wipe it! Hmmm…the counters seem to be a bit dirty, wipe! Spit up on the floor? You guessed it, WIPE!
I’m not all about the Clorox though. Off-brand is MUCH cheaper and still does the job and smells just as good too! The one thing that does bother me is the fact that it’s not as “green” as a washcloth would be. Using these wipes as religiously as I do creates a significantly larger amount of paper waste, but maybe the nanny-heavens will once again hear my cries and come out with an eco-friendly version of my beloved disinfectant wipes? Maybe they exist but I haven’t found them yet?
(Oh, and this isn’t a product review, I just really love this product. Though I am thinking maybe product reviews would be something I’d like to do…stay tuned for more on that.)
Pros: Easy, affordable, convenient, time-saver.
Cons: Not (yet to my knowledge) eco-friendly.
Either way,
I love these wipes.
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I love these too. They are great for quick clean ups when my toddler is running around causing chaos.
I'm such a fan of those too!! And our house has been sick for what seems like FOREVER so I've been getting plenty of use out of them:)
I didn't use the wipes too often – UNTIL we started potty-training! Then I used them ALL THE TIME and even bought some to keep at Grandma's house.
[...] Sunday we cleaned everything and our place looks great! (And yes, I did go overboard on the use of Disinfectant Wipes!) Mike also went and picked up the necessary things to make homemade pumpkin pie. I must say, it [...]