Monday, May 28, 2012

Guest Post ~ Dryer balls, Natural products & a giveaway!

As many of my followers know Master J has a developmental delay and reacts to many additives and preservatives cutting these out has also lead me on a bit of a rampage trying to find more natural products around the house, making our own bread and growing our own vegies (work in progress)
My lovely friend Miss Em pointed me in the direction of a fabulous page on FB Tumblemonkey Handmade and I discovered they offer some great natural alternatives for a few products around the house.

I am so very excitied that the lovely lady behind this facebook page has agreed to do a guest post on my blog
My very first one!!!

So here we go...

Hi, Tara has asked me to come on over and introduce myself...
My name is Cath and I am a mother of 3 on a journey to rid my home and life of toxic chemicals
(one product at a time so my kids don't freak out).

I have found through trial and research cleaning solutions for your clothes, dishes and house that WORK as well if not better than the chemical products found in the supermarket.
My choices contain NO hazardous chemicals and are (kind on skin and respiratory systems.)

Firstly I would like to introduce you to my wool felt dryer balls (that are basically wool balls that live in your dryer and reduce the time it takes to dry a load of washing significantly)
Our customers (and there are many and growing daily) report 3 dryer balls give you about 30% savings and 6 will give you closer to 50% saving on the time (and that means money spent drying your clothes.)
They are very reasonably priced (only $4 ball) and they also makes your clothes fluffy and soft
(and are perfect for MCN's.)














I have also done alot of trialing with soap nuts, which are actually berries that can be used to replace detergents when washing clothes, in your dishwasher and even as hand washes, bubble baths and shampoos etc.
If you have heard of them but have just not had a chance to give them a try, I do sample packs for only $3 (which gives you enough to wash about 4-6 loads of clothes to see just how fabulous they are).

The most exciting part of my stable of products is to come.
I have just decided after using and loving Nature Direct in my home that I would become a distributor of their natural cleaning products.
They are multipurpose (so few products that replace all the ones you have at home like your bleaches, Domestos, Glen 20 PineOcleans, Spray& wipes etc.
They contain only natural ingredients (are biodegradable) ,they are easy to use and really WORK, They have a MONEY BACK guarantee and the best is they are really economical (which as a mother of 3 is one of my biggest frustrations...when I find something that is great...it is usually too expensive for me to buy and keep using over the long term)

Anyway hopefully I have wet your appetite and you might be interested in coming on over to check out Tumblemonkey Handmade and consider changing your choices so you can make a safer home and environment free from chemicals.
There is a fabulous community of woman who all contribute their knowledge on many subjects and cleaning scenarios.

Join us at Tumblemonkey.

Cath.

If you have any questions regarding her products etc Cath is more then happy to answer them for you :)


Giveaway

Now it's giveaway time!
Cath has so kindly offered a giveaway on 1 pack of her dryer balls!

All you have to do is be a liker of my bloggy facebook page Mum-ments and the lovely Caths page Tumblemonkey Handmade and answer this easy peasy question...

What little things are you doing around the house to help your environment?

Answer below (one entry per person) and don't forget to include you e-mail address!
Winner will be drawn Thursday morning at around 10am South Australian time.

now for the boring bits...
Giveaway is not associated or endorsed by facebook in any way
All answers must be on this blog post
Open to Australian residents only (sorry mom)
Winner will be drawn by random org and emailed.


So there we go my first guest post and I must say I LOVE it!
BIG thankyou to Cath for being my very first guest poster you have been an absolute pleasure to work with hun.

If you are interested in being a guest poster on any subject please email me at taramuller@hotmail.com or private message me over at Mum-ments

p.s I had a play around with some settings on my blog so if there is any trouble commenting please let me know and I will fix it asap.





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I compost and recycle. Use green bags for shopping. I'm now about to get on the natural cleaning product front after discovering the products that I'm cleaning with are possibly partially to blame for my poor partners bad asthma at times!
We have solar panels and a rainwater tank, also a vegie patch and chickens to reduce our 'binned' waste coz they eat all the scraps LOL (all the vegies too when they got loose!) Reuse, recycle also is common place here to make sure we are using up/making do with what we have instead of buying new.
We have been changing from shop bought cleaners to home made ones as well which seems to be ok so far. Love the dryer balls, they are mega cute, might go get some for us regardless!
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Tara's Mom :) · 673 weeks ago

I can still enter, just put you as my recipient if I win it :) thats what I usually do.
BTW wonderful blog.
Em L...this is Cath from tumblemonkey...great to see you are looking at the cleaning products...the penny dropped for me a couple of years ago..and I am a firm believer in this toxic chemical load playing a significant role in our health and well being. As said in the intro I started using NATURE DIRECT...and loved the stuff...then was raving about it on tumblemonkey so much and getting so many others agreeing that i decided to become a distributor..it was a natural progression for me...I hope you consider my dryerballs and soapnuts in your laundry...and if you are at all interested in a demo of NATURE DIRECT please email me on tumblemonkey @optusnet.com.au for more info. Cath
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Sharon Johnson · 673 weeks ago

I use organic washing liquids for the dishes and clothes. I try to conserve wherever I can.
I use cloth nappies which I wash in plain water and dry in the sun which is antibacterial. I also clean with vinegar and bi carb soda. Gets everything clean! With winter upon us, I've had to start using my dryer again (with 4 kids you can't afford to let the washing pile up waiting for the sun to come out!) and to think I could use your dryer balls to cut the dryer use by half is the best news! I hate using it as it is. Off to check them out now!
Jo
We use as natural things as possible, try to avoid strong smelling soaps, cleansers sprays and even perfumes in our house. We use cloth nappies on our 10mo, dry in sun if available.... Starting to use vinegar and bicarb to clean as it is so effective.
I try and use organic - it's smoother on the skin,
I try and use natural so my house is safer within.
I have just started my own vege patch,
Inside no pestisides you will ever catch.
Every bit helps to have a cleaner Earth,
The extra effort it is definately woth!
I can still enter, just put you as my recipient if I win it :) thats what I usually do.
BTW wonderful blog.
can still enter, just put you as my recipient if I win it :) thats what I usually do.
BTW wonderful blog
Wow nice site useful content here in this post,Thanks for sharing,

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