6 weeks and it's officially summer vacation here. If you're the parent of school aged children, I'm sure you know that the weeks leading up to the last day of school are often a busy and hectic time. Not only do we have school functions and activities penciled into almost every square in our calendar for the next month, but my oldest will be home from college this week and that means a slightly larger work load and less free time for myself. Not that I mind keeping busy, it's only sometimes us moms just need a minute to breathe! I've been trying to incorporate little changes into my routine so I can knock out mundane tasks quicker and steal a few precious minutes to myself. And with summer right on our heels, I'm planning on spending more time out in the sunshine and fresh air and less time dealing with household tasks.
One thing that's been helping me save time is my membership to Sam's Club. As a family of 5 + 2 dogs, it just makes sense to buy in bulk so I don't have to spend so much time grocery shopping every week. I loathe grocery shopping chores just as much as I loathe cleaning chores, but because I can pick up my favorite Dawn Ultra from Sam's Club, half the battle is already won.
Grabbing the Dawn Ultra 90oz Bottle is my saving grace when I have tough messes to tackle. One drop of the concentrate is equal to 3x the power of the leading bargain brand. Its powerful formulation makes it possible to use even less Dawn liquid soap than before, and since the extra-large bottle is equal to 11 refill bottles (compared to 8oz bottles), I get more clean dishes with less waste.
Dawn Ultra Total Clean, Lemon Twist is sold in a handy 3 count package (24oz each bottle) and has an invigorating scent that I just love.
Dawn Ultra Total Clean offers 35% more cleaning power vs the leading bargain brand, and has 3x MORE grease-cleaning power per drop,* so I can clean more dishes with less.
I love their catchphrase too: A Drop of Dawn and the Grease is Gone. When I can do 50% less scrubbing dishes and use less product to get those burnt on, baked on, caked on messes clean, I know I've found a keeper! Also, Dawn Ultra cleans beyond the sink. I keep a bottle in my laundry room to treat grease stained clothes, but you can also check out the many other ways to use Dawn Ultra for cleaning HERE.
Busy parents, I highly encourage you to pencil in a trip to Sam's Club to stock up on Dawn Ultra if you're looking to cut corners and save time. I mean, who doesn't want to spend less time doing chores so they have more free time to do something that they love? For me, I'm sticking with Dawn Ultra at Sam's Club! Head to Sam's Club or try "Club Pickup" at www.samsclub.com to grab yours today.
How are you cutting corners so you have more free time in your daily life?
*Cleaning ingredients per drop vs. the leading bargain brand
Dawn and Palmolive are always my favorites. They seem to last the longest in the sink.
ReplyDeleteI've never tried Palmolive since my mama always used Dawn, it was just natural for me to buy it as well. I do love how the bubbles last a really long time too!
DeleteLook at you matching your sweater with their blue label sign :) Tres lovely!
ReplyDeleteI think my fave fragrance in dishwashing liquids is pear!
It was so hot, I had to go home and swap out the sweater with a tee shirt. It is one of my new favorite thrift finds this month though!
DeleteI don't think we have pear scented dish soap here. I have smelled lavender before though and thought it was quite nice for a dish liquid.
Blue is definitely your colour especially mixed with white!
DeleteWe have them in all fragrances. I think raspberry & black currant, and lichi & jasmine, and lemon & parsley, lavander & dwarf everlast, were the latest newbies, but I prefer German ones, they have a newbie each few months and their pear ones were tres ahmazing :)
I use Palmolive all the time. I like Dawn but when I use it, it makes my dish sponge smell musty.
ReplyDeleteI've never had a musty smell problem, but I usually just use a dish rag to wash my dishes, then immediately throw it in with the wash.
DeleteYou look so cute in your color-coordinated pictures, Theresa! I've been a Sam's Club member for many years. I use Ultra Dawn all the time, and for lots of things besides dishes, like cleaning the hood screen above my stove or cleaning greasy surfaces. I scrub my fridge out with it every week. I'm going to try your greasy clothes tip next laundry. Have a good one!
ReplyDeleteI use Dawn or Palmolive. Whatever is on sale or the easiest to grab. Buy in bulk too, that way I only have to shop for things like tp once a month or two.
ReplyDeleteOH yes, Dawn is the best! Smart to buy it in bulk at Sam's.
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