The Best Spring Cleaning Hacks – tips, tricks (+ FREE cleaning products)

First though, I came across Grove Collaborative and I was hooked from the start. Because I hate cleaning so much I’m always on the lookout for cleaning products that will make my life easier and more efficient when it comes to cleaning.  I’m also a big fan of environmentally friendly products not only because I have a child that I don’t want around harsh chemicals but I also am just generally concerned about the environment and the types of chemicals and materials that are put out there.  I usually buy my cleaning products at Target and Costco and Grove Collaborative carried most of the brands that I already used, plus quite a few more that I was excited to discover.  Being that I am so busy, trips to Costco and Target are not that frequent so I love that these get delivered to me and I don’t have to make any “emergency trips” when I discover that we are out of something.  Oh and the prices are comparable or even less expensive that what I would buy at the stores so don’t feel like you are paying premium prices for this!  I would not recommend it otherwise because what’s worse than cleaning?  Paying a ton of money for cleaning products!

If you need some recommendations, here’s my favorites that I got in my first order.

Full Circle – Squeeze Cellulose Sponge Cloths ($3.99): I didn’t know I needed these in my life until I got them but I can say that I can’t live without them now!  Stop wasting paper towels now and get these.  They do a much better job of cleaning than paper towels and they can go straight in the dishwasher too!  My husband and I love them and agree that we need more!
Ecover – Stain Remover ($4.99): When you have kids, you have stains.  I need a good stain remover and this is it.  I like the scrubby brush so that you can really work it into the stain.
Mrs. Meyer’s – Multi Surface Cleaner ($3.89): I already use Method (which is why the free gift is amazing!) and I have a stock of the Method Multi Surface Cleaner since I use it, literally every day, multiple times a day.  But I wanted to try out Mrs. Meyer’s and it’s just as good!  I love the different scents but like I said, the multi surface cleaner gets plenty of use so you can never not have enough of this.  We keep one on every floor of the house so that it’s easily accessible.
Seventh Generation – Auto Dish Packs ($5.99): These make washing the dishes even easier!  Just throw one in, no messes, no measuring. And it gets my dishes so clean.

Once you place your order, it gets to you pretty quickly (I think mine was less than a week). Then each month after you’ll get an e-mail reminding you to adjust your cart and choose what items you need.  You really don’t need to order things every month, you can skip it and move your date to a further date. It’s not a monthly subscription where you automatically get charged and get products sent to you.   It’s so great that you can pick and choose exactly what you want and then get it sent to you when you need it. I keep a running list on my phone of what cleaning essentials we are almost out of and then I adjust my order from there.