Green ladies, clean house
17th September 2008
Like most moms I know, I will never claim to have a perpetually sparkling clean house, but it’s always tidy. We tend to give the house a good scrub once a month, and when we do, we’ve almost completely switched to green cleaning products: Shopper’s Drug Mart’s Bio-Life, Method, President’s Choice Green.
So when the ladies from Whitby’s Two Green Moms Cleaning contacted me about their environmentally-friendly cleaning service, I got a tad excited. Then I almost passed out because they offered to come clean my house with their complete line of Melaleuca ammonia-free, bleach-free, phospate-free and 
abrasive-free products.
Do you know how amazing it is to come home and find those pretty lines on the carpet from the vacuum and you didn’t make them yourself?
That we did a few Saturdays ago. Donna and Carole showed up, shooed us out of the house, and cleaned it from top to bottom.
And let me tell you: It was sparking. Just as good, if not better, than regular cleaners (I’ve found this again and again now that we’ve switched). And the best part: No harsh chemical smell, no toxic products washed down the drain or sitting in my tub or toilet waiting for Lucy to get her hands mixed up in.
(We’ve always paid particular attention to the products we use on her, but especially now that she’s battling eczema and is potty training. She spends more time in the tub and lifting up the toilet to flush away her potty deposits, and the last thing I want her exposed to are harsh commercial cleansers.)
I was particularly impressed with how my (ridiculous, original-to-the-house) white fibreglass sink and white laminate countertops turned out. These are the bane of my existence in a household that loves tea, coffee, berries and tomato products — all of which immediately stain. None of my regular green products or stain-fighting recipes found online worked to get them clean, and I’ve resorted to bleach for the past year. But Carole’s elbow grease combined with Melaleuca’s Tough and Tender lifted it all away! I was astounded.
The ladies were thorough, polite and respectful — a fantastic combination. I love that they’re taking their own strong beliefs they practice at home, and turning it into a unique business to protect the health of other families.
Donna and Carole always give free estimates, and are offering Durham Region Baby readers 10% off their first cleaning!
Give them a shout or email at: Donna or 905-665-5290.
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You lucky goose, having that done for you. I am so jealous. There is nothing better than coming home to a clean house that someone else did for you. Can you buy there products only?
I’ve had a cleaning lady for three years and it was the best thing I ever did for myself and believe it or not, my marriage. Chad and I fought too much when it came to cleaning. My cleaning lady use products she makes herself with citrus, vinegar and baking soda, as I’m asthmatic and can’t be subjected to harsh chemicals. For a “green” cleaning lady, I have to say she does a great job and it appears, so do these ladies.
Once you have a service, you truly do wonder how you live without it. When I had Jayde and stayed home for the year, the service was a blessing. I sacrificed a lot to afford it.
Do you know where they get those products? I still have to use comet/ajax for my tub, which I hate doing. Hm, also I can’t find a good dishwasher gel either
As far as I can tell, you shop directly online to buy the products. But feel free to email Donna or Carole and ask!
YAYAYAYAY for Melaleuca!! LOVE LOVE it. I’ve converted my whole house to their products from our laundry detergent, dishwashing detergent, hair products like shampoo and even toothpaste! I seriously love every.single.thing. I’ve tried. You guys should really check it out!! Comes very highly recommended!
A, I would be happy to help in ordering some of these products call me this afternoon 905-665-5290 or friday afternoon also. These products work wonderful. They even have laundry detergent and all you need for doing the laundry right up to the prespot.
Talk to you soon.
Donna
Carole and Donna were at my house this morning to clean and organize my fridge and cupboards. What a difference! My kitchen looks awesome, and I can now find things in my cupboards. Yeah!!!
I will be definitely speaking to my husband tonight because I would love to try the “green ladies” out!
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Their not the only mom’s cleaning in the area they have a little competition…..
I have these 2 ladies that come to my house once a week and they are EXCELLENT …..they do such an amazing job from making beds to tidying up messes to making things sparkle and they use environmentally friendly products as well. I love coming home knowing they are in my house.I have recommend them to family members and friends and they love them they are called Gem’s Cleaning service and they are in Whitby so I will pass them onto you. Enjoy!!
I found them on Kijiji (Good site)
http://oshawa.kijiji.ca/c-services-cleaners-cleaning-Gems-cleaning-service-W0QQAdIdZ159504866
Hi hired Donna from Two Green Mom’s cleaning services to come to my home on a by-weekly basis to clean only a portion of my home.
Her services were short-lived, when I noticed that she was not consistent with her cleaning and thoroughness. I was very disappointed with the lack of care and detail, as well as the dishonesty of the business owner herself. She cut-corners, and it seemed as though she lowered the bar to see how much she could get away with. I did not appreciate coming home from a long day at work to find that my house was in complete disarray from the way I had left it in the morning. I suppose that her technique was to move things around to give the illusion that she had cleaned an area of the house, when really nothing was done. Buyer beware!
Cleaning Services Vancouver is one of the leading and trusted cleaning service provider in the region who believe in offering customer oriented and satisfactory work to the clients.
I arranged for my house to be cleaned by “2 green moms” and discussed the size and scope of the work on the phone. I was quoted $85.00 for cleaning the house. A little steep, but I needed it done and if the job was well done, worth it for me at the time.
Donna spent less than 2 hours in the house. The bathtub was dull and the fixtures spotted. The vacuum cleaner barely used and a dirty rag dragged over my coffee table and TV screen. The ledges barely touched if at all. No frames even galced at. Her instructions were: vacuum, damp mop and dust (apparently I should have specified All horizontal surfaces) and clean 1 1-2 bathrooms.
Wow! $45.00/hour and mediocre at best.