Changes

We've been making some changes around our house lately. Starting with using homemade cleaners. I hate the chemicals in commercial cleaners because of the smells and every time I start to clean, the kids come in behind me and want to stay with me. Those fumes cannot be good for anyone, especially the little lungs my kids have. So, I have been currently using a mixture of vinegar and water for almost all of my cleaning. It isn't the best smelling product but at least it's natural. Also, baking soda and water make a great paste to use as a scrubbing agent. So, we are saving money like crazy because we are only buying vinegar and baking soda. Got to love that.

Another change is that we have limited tv watching to no more than 2 hours a day. Some days, we don't even turn it on. It wasn't that my kids were watching Cops or anything, it's always been Dora or Diego or Letter Factory but it seemed like the tv was always on even if they weren't watching it. So, we have been leaving it off and the kids rarely ask about it. We have caught them playing really well together, making forts, reading tons of books and using their toys that haven't seen the daylight in awhile. I wish we had started this earlier just because of how positive it has been but sooner rather than later will have to suffice.

On a side note: The Letter Factory by LeapFrog is one of the best videos for our kids to watch. It teaches them phonics and they ask to watch the video quite often. It was recommended by two friends and they were right. It's great.