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Winter Preparation Tips and Chemical Free Cleaning

November 30, 2017 by Tonya Staab

This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.

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Tonya here… The end of the year is almost upon us. This is a time when a lot of people make resolutions for the coming year and finish off to-do lists before the year ends. If home organization is on your list, then I’m here to help. Thank you to Force of Nature for sponsoring this post. All opinions are my own.

Prepare your home for winter with this free printable checklist and discover a new non-toxic way of cleaning your home so you can remove harmful chemicals.


 

As we move from season-to-season we tend to purge unused items, clean out garages and closets, and re-organize based on the season we are moving into. I need to get better about purging, I tend to be a bit of a collector because I love to re-purpose items, but I do love preparing for each season and keep checklists of things that need to be done so I don’t forget anything. I’m going to share my winter checklist down below, but first I want to talk about cleaning your home and removing harmful chemicals.

So, if one of your resolutions (or something on your to-do list) has been to remove chemicals from your household and switch to non-toxic family-friendly cleaning products, then I’ve got a great one for you from Force of Nature.

Plus, we are giving away three starter kits, and you can save $35 off your first starter kit too.

Force of Nature is a non-toxic cleaner and deodorizer that is as effective as bleach but is so safe you can spray it on pacifiers, teethers, and baby toys without needing to rinse them. It cleans as effectively as Clorox Clean-Up, Windex, Formula 409, Scrubbing Bubbles and Resolve with zero toxic chemicals and is so safe your kids can help you clean.

This product isn’t like most cleaners though…

You fill up a bottle with tap water, then squeeze in a pre-mixed capsule of salt, water & vinegar. Then Force of Nature uses electricity to transform the solution into a cleaner & deodorizer that’s called electrolyzed water, which is a common green cleaner used in the industrial space. The active ingredient is hypochlorous acid, which is common in wound healing, eye care and veterinary care products because it’s so safe & effective.

You can read more about the science behind this here. It is also 100% allergen free and can save you more than $70 per year compared to other natural brands.

Here are some great features of this unit:

  • you can store extra activator capsules on the back of the activator base
  • if you leave the activator base turned on after the solution has finished processing it will keep a 14-day countdown on so you know when you need to make more.

Learn more about Force of Nature and connect with them here:

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Now that we’ve got your cleaning products replaced with non-toxic cleaners, and saving you money too, let’s get you organized for winter too.

Here’s your checklist for making sure your home is prepared for the cold weather. If you click on the image, you will get a printable PDF file to keep on hand while you prepare your home.

Click here to download the free printable…

Giveaway

If you’d like to win a Force of Nature starter kit, leave us a comment letting us know which part of your house you find cleaning the hardest.

Then complete your entry using the form below.

Entry-Form

 

Three people will each be sent 1 Force of Nature Starter Kit valued at $89.99. Prizing is open to the US only.

 

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Disclosure: This post is sponsored, so extra thanks for reading and sharing.
Written by Tonya Staab, contributor at 5 Minutes for Mom
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About Tonya Staab

Tonya Staab is an Aussie residing in Kentucky who is a single mom of 3. She spends her days working from home while eating too many donuts and is probably still wearing her pajamas.

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109 Comments

  1. Jenny Enkhbat says

    February 6, 2018 at 3:18 am

    Loved the checklist! Will you be doing one for spring cleaning as well? I would love to use the checklist for clients of our <a href="http://www.lynnwoodhousecleaning.com"house cleaning company. Thanks,

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  2. Reliant Home Comfort says

    January 29, 2018 at 1:33 am

    the bathroom is tough when it comes to cleaning a must ! Never forget to have your furnaces cleaned too,

    Reply
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  4. Deb says

    December 23, 2017 at 4:00 pm

    The bathrooms. I hate cleaning all the tile.

    Reply
  5. Eileen Boyce says

    December 23, 2017 at 2:37 pm

    The bathroom is the hardest.

    Reply
  6. Terry Cross says

    December 23, 2017 at 2:27 pm

    The bathroom is the worst for me

    Reply
  7. jberry says

    December 23, 2017 at 2:11 pm

    My shower stall is the most difficult part of my house to keep clean, mildew, ICK.

    Reply
  8. nickie says

    December 23, 2017 at 2:05 pm

    My shower is the hardest

    Reply
  9. Charlene S. says

    December 23, 2017 at 1:49 pm

    The master bathroom is the hardest to clean & keep clean.

    Reply
  10. Denise W says

    December 23, 2017 at 12:37 pm

    Hands down it is the bathroom- the shower and toilet, to be more specific. I can’t ever seem to stay on top of it when it comes to the grime and dirt.

    Reply
  11. Holli Joren says

    December 23, 2017 at 12:01 pm

    The bathtub – I HATE it. It’s porous and I can’t seem to get it completely clean.

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  12. Charlene says

    December 23, 2017 at 11:02 am

    The shower is absolutely the worse part of my cleaning routine.

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  13. laura bernard says

    December 23, 2017 at 10:18 am

    I love cleaning!

    Reply
  14. Hesper Fry says

    December 23, 2017 at 9:36 am

    For me, the hardest part of my house to clean is the bathroom!

    Reply
  15. Kerry p says

    December 23, 2017 at 9:09 am

    Dishes are the hardest. It’s uncomfortable for my back. Putting away laundry too. That’s a self discipline issue

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  16. Candie L says

    December 23, 2017 at 8:50 am

    Can I say the entire house? Between a husband, two teenage boys, and 2 dogs, it never appears to be clean. Thank you

    Reply
  17. Meme says

    December 23, 2017 at 8:45 am

    Definitely would be the bathroom.

    Reply
  18. Ashley C says

    December 23, 2017 at 8:18 am

    I hate cleaning the shower!

    Reply
  19. AliceC says

    December 23, 2017 at 8:09 am

    The bathroom. Just not my favorite.

    Reply
  20. Kimberly Louise Brown says

    December 23, 2017 at 8:04 am

    Wow, never saw this before.

    Reply
  21. Jerry Marquardt says

    December 23, 2017 at 4:50 am

    The bathrooms are the hardest to clean and to keep cleaned.

    Reply
  22. Janice Gabriel says

    December 23, 2017 at 3:15 am

    I find c;leaning the bathroom, especially the shower area, the hardest.

    Reply
  23. Cathleen N says

    December 23, 2017 at 2:30 am

    Bathroom ugh

    Reply
  24. Vikki Billings says

    December 23, 2017 at 12:12 am

    It would have to be my kitchen. I have arthritis and its tough for me to scrub the sink, counters, fridge and microwave. Probably the bathroom too.

    Reply
  25. Erica Hall says

    December 22, 2017 at 10:51 pm

    I’d say the bathrooms are the grossest (boys!) but the kitchen is always a major disaster when my husband cooks.

    Reply
  26. Rachel says

    December 22, 2017 at 9:54 pm

    I fine the kitchen the hardest to clean shew all those dishes when you have a dish washer but still wash by hand.

    Reply
  27. Kaleigh says

    December 22, 2017 at 9:34 pm

    The kitchen is the hardest to keep clean!!

    Reply
  28. shawna says

    December 22, 2017 at 8:39 pm

    Bathrooms are the hardest for me to clean.

    Reply
  29. DaniV says

    December 22, 2017 at 8:17 pm

    It is hardest to clean my bathroom

    Reply
  30. Maria Gagliano says

    December 22, 2017 at 7:23 pm

    The bathroom. I hate cleaning it.

    Reply
  31. Lisa V. says

    December 22, 2017 at 7:03 pm

    I find cleaning the kitchen the hardest.

    Reply
  32. Christina Y. says

    December 22, 2017 at 6:59 pm

    I feel like I’m always cleaning the restroom or the kitchen.

    Reply
  33. kathy pease says

    December 22, 2017 at 6:48 pm

    I find cleaning the bathroom the hardest

    Reply
  34. Crystal Rose says

    December 22, 2017 at 9:25 am

    Cleaning my porches is one of my least favorite things to do. Often it’s too hot or too cold so it’s pretty unpleasant.

    Reply
  35. Meagan BS says

    December 22, 2017 at 8:55 am

    I hate cleaning bathrooms, especially my daughters. She is so disgusting!

    Reply
  36. Sarah Mathias says

    December 21, 2017 at 9:27 pm

    The bathroom is the hardest to clean. Especially the tub.

    Reply
  37. Jessica Whitehouse says

    December 20, 2017 at 11:42 pm

    I don’t like washing dishes or mopping. I do it because I have to, but I don’t enjoy it.

    Reply
  38. Rose Santuci-Sofranko says

    December 20, 2017 at 10:36 pm

    I find the kitchen the hardest because it is the most time consuming…dishes, countertops, appliances, floors, sink… all need cleaning often.

    Reply
  39. Robin M says

    December 20, 2017 at 4:32 pm

    The floors-always dirty!

    Reply
  40. Karley Moore says

    December 19, 2017 at 5:18 pm

    My kitchen is the hardest to clean because people are going in and out every day not cleaning up after themselves. Thanks for the giveaway!

    Reply
  41. danni lynn says

    December 19, 2017 at 11:13 am

    the bathroom

    Reply
  42. KENNETH OHL says

    December 18, 2017 at 3:47 pm

    The Bathrooms for sure

    Reply
  43. Debra says

    December 17, 2017 at 10:08 am

    Bathroom

    Reply
  44. Valerie says

    December 16, 2017 at 8:57 pm

    The kitchen. Just always seems like it needs cleaned.

    Reply
  45. Christina Griffith says

    December 16, 2017 at 8:50 am

    Bathroom and kitchen!

    Reply
  46. Klydra Pugh says

    December 16, 2017 at 2:44 am

    The kids bedrooms
    Thanks for the chance

    Reply
  47. June Vazquez says

    December 15, 2017 at 10:07 pm

    Definitely the bathroom! With 5 people sharing one bathroom it can get dirty quick.

    Reply
  48. Kelly McGrew says

    December 15, 2017 at 9:45 am

    My hardwood floors are hard to keep clean!

    Reply
  49. Cheryl B says

    December 14, 2017 at 8:18 pm

    Always the bathrooms. They never feel clean enough.

    Reply
  50. Susan Smith says

    December 14, 2017 at 5:34 pm

    I hate cleaning the bathrooms!

    Reply
  51. Kelly says

    December 14, 2017 at 10:07 am

    I find cleaning the bathroom is the most difficult. It is a small space and the scents with cleaning supplies are so toxic, that breathing becomes a problem. I would love a tool that is less toxic, and that still cleans .

    Reply
  52. Molli Taylor says

    December 14, 2017 at 1:40 am

    the kitchen is the hardest for me… with 7 people , it gets so gnarly so fast.

    Reply
  53. Tracy hayner says

    December 13, 2017 at 10:32 pm

    Kitchen

    Reply
  54. Christa Bengtsson says

    December 13, 2017 at 5:00 pm

    The shower is the hardest to keep clean and I hate cleaning it.

    Reply
  55. Jennifer campos says

    December 13, 2017 at 9:48 am

    The bathroom but just really the shower 😕

    Reply
  56. Crystal M says

    December 12, 2017 at 8:05 pm

    There is no such thing as a “chemical free” cleaner. Anything made of atoms is a chemical. Water, salt, and vinegar are chemicals.

    Reply
  57. Breanne Smith says

    December 12, 2017 at 4:48 pm

    I hate cleaning the bathrooms!

    Reply
  58. Jessica Padilla says

    December 12, 2017 at 3:50 pm

    The bathroom followed by the stove are the hardest for me to clean.

    Reply
  59. Deborah Caudill says

    December 12, 2017 at 2:26 pm

    The bathroom is the hardest place to get clean. It seems like someone is always making a mess in there.

    Reply
  60. Kathy Davis says

    December 11, 2017 at 9:43 pm

    The hardest thing to clean in our house is my husband’s bathroom. Nuff said!

    Reply
  61. C Turner says

    December 11, 2017 at 1:56 pm

    The kitchen sink seems to accumulate dishes faster than I can keep up with them.

    Reply
  62. Lauren says

    December 11, 2017 at 9:04 am

    The kitchen is the most difficult for me to keep clean.

    Reply
  63. Anne says

    December 11, 2017 at 2:33 am

    The bathroom because of one simple reason…..boys! 😆

    Reply
  64. Chelsey Bennett says

    December 11, 2017 at 12:39 am

    The shower is the hardest for me. The only thing that gets it clean is strong smelling chemicals that I can’t stand, so it doesn’t get cleaned as often as it should.

    Reply
  65. Mary Mougeot says

    December 10, 2017 at 11:52 am

    Hardest for me, is my shower area. Merry Christmas!

    Reply
  66. Jeanne Coulombe says

    December 10, 2017 at 8:40 am

    For me I would say the bathroom

    Reply
  67. sylvia says

    December 10, 2017 at 7:24 am

    the bathroom is usually pretty tough to clean.

    Reply
  68. Sara says

    December 9, 2017 at 9:09 pm

    All rooms are hard to clean…simply because it isn’t fun, lol! However, the most difficult is the kitchen. So many nooks & crannies that you have to hit!!!

    Reply
  69. Edye says

    December 9, 2017 at 8:13 pm

    Totally my bathroom! :/

    Reply
  70. aimee p says

    December 9, 2017 at 7:23 pm

    my bedroom

    Reply
  71. Dana says

    December 9, 2017 at 2:50 pm

    My bathroom is the hardest place to clean.

    Reply
  72. Nicole Martin says

    December 9, 2017 at 11:22 am

    My bathrooms are the hardest to clean..

    Reply
  73. Nancy says

    December 9, 2017 at 8:01 am

    I am not fond of cleaning the oven.

    Reply
  74. Margot C says

    December 9, 2017 at 2:42 am

    That’s simple. I hate cleaning the bathroom. You would think that toilets could be designed that didn’t have so many little crannies begging to trap dirt and bacteria.

    Reply
  75. Del says

    December 9, 2017 at 1:28 am

    The hardest to clean is the tiled floor.

    Reply
  76. Leigha Campbell says

    December 9, 2017 at 12:10 am

    I find that the kitchen is the hardest for me to clean. It’s never ending 😕

    Reply
  77. Laura Royal says

    December 8, 2017 at 7:48 pm

    I find that cleaner the shower is the hardest because I can never actually make it look clean.

    Reply
  78. jenny says

    December 8, 2017 at 7:23 pm

    My entryway is tough to keep clean- with kids always going in and out!

    Reply
  79. Mandi says

    December 8, 2017 at 9:11 am

    I’m going to say the family car. It’s an extension of our home and gets a lot of miles with family of six.

    Reply
  80. Wendy R. says

    December 7, 2017 at 7:43 pm

    Our tub and shower is the hardest for me to clean, along with the hard surface floors.

    Reply
  81. Amanda lea says

    December 7, 2017 at 3:48 pm

    I hate hate hate cleaning our stone shower. I always stays sort of wet so I have to scrub it out as least once every two weeks. I use bleach which is a killer!! Would love to give this a shot and its looks futuristic lol

    Reply
  82. doug g. says

    December 7, 2017 at 2:41 pm

    probably the kitchen. We live in a apartment and it has a too small kitchen with no-where to put anything so it gets messy fast!

    Reply
  83. Kayley says

    December 7, 2017 at 1:19 pm

    I find the shower to be the hardest…no matter how hard I scrub, some of the soap scum remains.

    Reply
  84. Heather Bokanoski says

    December 7, 2017 at 11:42 am

    The space behind the toilet!! Yuck!

    Reply
  85. LoriP says

    December 7, 2017 at 8:44 am

    The master bathroom since all of the kids love to use it instead of their own bathroom.

    Reply
  86. Debbie says

    December 6, 2017 at 10:02 pm

    The kitchen floor and the bathtub are the hardest to keep clean.

    Reply
  87. Tiff Cho says

    December 6, 2017 at 3:43 pm

    The kitchen is the hardest for me

    Reply
  88. Patricia Ong says

    December 6, 2017 at 9:47 am

    Kitchen — it never ends!

    Reply
  89. mrsshukra says

    December 5, 2017 at 11:51 pm

    The windows and screens are hardest!

    Reply
  90. Jen F says

    December 3, 2017 at 11:05 pm

    I find it hard to clean the bathroom because…well it is the bathroom, but it is the laundry room too!

    Reply
  91. Maryann D. says

    December 3, 2017 at 4:25 pm

    I find the shower area in my bathroom the hardest to clean. I feel I am trying to clean it every day.

    Reply
  92. BusyWorkingMama says

    December 3, 2017 at 11:09 am

    I find cleaning the bathroom to be the hardest.

    Reply
  93. Angie says

    December 3, 2017 at 12:56 am

    The kitchen is the hardest for me

    Reply
  94. Robin Abrams says

    December 2, 2017 at 11:11 pm

    The bathroom is the hardest for me

    Reply
  95. Melissa Storms says

    December 2, 2017 at 12:38 am

    I really hate cleaning my bathrooms the most.

    Reply
  96. Jen R says

    December 1, 2017 at 11:37 pm

    The area of my home I find the hardest to keep clean is our basement area that houses my teen sons and their bathroom!

    Reply
  97. Will G says

    December 1, 2017 at 9:53 pm

    The kitchen. it always seems to get dirty so fast.

    Reply
  98. Rachel says

    December 1, 2017 at 9:30 pm

    I find that cleaning my bathroom is the most challenging.

    Reply
  99. Anne says

    December 1, 2017 at 3:31 pm

    The kitchen.

    Reply
  100. Julie says

    December 1, 2017 at 12:32 pm

    The kitchen, it never stays clean for long.

    Reply
  101. Jay Jackson says

    December 1, 2017 at 12:18 pm

    Bathrooms are always the worst.

    Reply
  102. latanya says

    December 1, 2017 at 10:03 am

    the kitchen

    Reply
  103. April Bush says

    December 1, 2017 at 9:40 am

    I really hate cleaning the bathroom, especially the shower.

    Reply
  104. Dandi D says

    December 1, 2017 at 9:37 am

    I really hate cleaning the bathroom–it’s so nasty!

    Reply
  105. joanne major says

    December 1, 2017 at 12:11 am

    I also hate cleanin the toilets in the house Men always miss

    Reply
  106. Clem says

    November 30, 2017 at 10:40 pm

    Toilets

    Reply
  107. Junglewife says

    November 30, 2017 at 7:09 pm

    I hate cleaning the bathrooms.
    As an aside, I understand you’re referring to “toxic” chemicals. But I hate it when people say “rid your home of chemicals”. Because literally everything is a chemical! Even plain water is a chemical!!!

    Reply
  108. Amber Ludwig says

    November 30, 2017 at 6:32 pm

    Totally the bathroom!! So many cracks and cravasses! Pun intended lol!!

    Reply
  109. Judith Watson says

    November 30, 2017 at 4:11 pm

    Always need cleaning tips!

    Reply

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