I have been helping others in the residential and small office cleaning industry since 2006, first as a mentor through the world wide recognized Global Cleaning Association and later as a freelance consultant.
My expertise - Coaching business owners interested in professional cleaning with natural products in the residential and small office arena.
I have assisted 100's of business owners in the cleaning industry throughout Canada, United States and U.K. Locally I have worked with Spic and Span Residential (London ON), 3 Little Birds Cleaning Service (Hamilton ON) and Your House Fairies Cleaning Services (Orillia ON)
As one who understands the demands put on a small business owner, I offer extremely affordable coaching that is accessible to you. How you spend your time and hard earned dollars is extremely important to you.....my desire for your success makes it important to me too.
My expertise - Coaching business owners interested in professional cleaning with natural products in the residential and small office arena.
I have assisted 100's of business owners in the cleaning industry throughout Canada, United States and U.K. Locally I have worked with Spic and Span Residential (London ON), 3 Little Birds Cleaning Service (Hamilton ON) and Your House Fairies Cleaning Services (Orillia ON)
As one who understands the demands put on a small business owner, I offer extremely affordable coaching that is accessible to you. How you spend your time and hard earned dollars is extremely important to you.....my desire for your success makes it important to me too.
WHY NATURAL PRODUCTS?
In 2005 I owned a cleaning service, servicing residential homes and small offices. I had over 100 clients and 8 staff. I was hardcore when it came to the cleaning products we used (heavy duty industrial not off the grocer shelf) but I was also hardcore on safety when it came to using the products. Everyone had to follow proper procedure and wear the proper safety gear to clean.
I had a client cancel her services for the summer as she did every year and when she reinstated the services we always scheduled for a first clean.
The client’s shower was extremely moldy when we returned as expected. My supplier had introduced me to a new product, specifically designed for mold and mildew, and I was very excited to test it on the client’s shower (I was always testing to find the best products for the business).
Because of the toxic ingredients listed in this product (I did my research), I had to buy special gloves and a face mask that carried a charcoal filter in it. I made sure my skin was not exposed and I was wearing safety glasses. I read the instructions, got on my two step ladder and started to spray.
As I was spraying I took a deep breath. It hurt just a little so I did something really silly – I took another breath…a much deeper one. The pain was so intense, it knocked me off the ladder and as I was laying there on the bathroom floor, I seen the cloud floating near the top of the shower stall.
Unable to breathe without pain, I went to the emergency department and found the accident had affected my throat and a portion of my lungs. The only thing that saved me from a worse fate was the mask I was wearing.
I AM A TOXIC STATISTIC
Living proof the cleaning products we use in our homes and business are unsafe for us, our loved ones, employees and clients
That moment changed my life. Because of the accident I became extremely sensitive to many synthetic products and as the years go by the sensitivities get worse and the list of products I can no longer use grows. Each day finds another building I can’t enter (piped in air fresheners, laundered clothes, perfumes and hair sprays), another aisle in the grocery store I cannot go down, another home I can’t visit and products I cannot use- even many of the “natural” ones.
I have no regrets as the accident did something amazing. It opened the door to a passion that I am very grateful for and the ability to share with others what I continually learn each and every day
We have become a nation in crisis. At a time when cleaning products are supposed to make our lives much easier, it has become much harder. Why is that?
I blame it on the advertisers. As we listen to our radios, watch our TV’s drive past billboards, read newspapers and magazines we are attacked. They reach in to our very souls and find our weakness and point out our inability to be perfect - to live in a perfect world, in a perfect home. To be that perfect one who keeps the home free of germs, to show off floors that gleam and appliances that sparkle and to have tubs that shine and windows so clean you would swear they weren’t there. With each major company covering every part of the home there are 1000’s of products on the grocers shelf to do just that…..give you the perfect home.
But what price, as consumers, are we going to pay to have that perfectly clean home or business.
Headaches, nausea, respiratory issues, lethargy, skin irritations are just few of the signs the cleaning products used in your home are dangerous.
When is the last time you read the ingredients on a product (if they were even listed) and had no idea what they were….that should be a warning sign. If you can’t say it and have no idea what it is, it shouldn’t be in your cleaning bucket.
The free recipes available on this website are based on simplicity. Recipes created by me, for my company Eco-Maids, back in 2005…..tested perfected and received the ultimate praise by the many clients ….their years of loyalty until the doors were closed in 2013. Used in 1,000's of homes through Canada, United States, and the U.K by professionals
I hope, after using products form the free recipes section, I hope you find an understanding of why it is so important to use natural cleaning products in your home and business and the simplicity involved in the art of cleaning with nature.
April Anderson
Just Another Natural Nut
The Green Goddess Campaign
April Anderson Consulting
In 2005 I owned a cleaning service, servicing residential homes and small offices. I had over 100 clients and 8 staff. I was hardcore when it came to the cleaning products we used (heavy duty industrial not off the grocer shelf) but I was also hardcore on safety when it came to using the products. Everyone had to follow proper procedure and wear the proper safety gear to clean.
I had a client cancel her services for the summer as she did every year and when she reinstated the services we always scheduled for a first clean.
The client’s shower was extremely moldy when we returned as expected. My supplier had introduced me to a new product, specifically designed for mold and mildew, and I was very excited to test it on the client’s shower (I was always testing to find the best products for the business).
Because of the toxic ingredients listed in this product (I did my research), I had to buy special gloves and a face mask that carried a charcoal filter in it. I made sure my skin was not exposed and I was wearing safety glasses. I read the instructions, got on my two step ladder and started to spray.
As I was spraying I took a deep breath. It hurt just a little so I did something really silly – I took another breath…a much deeper one. The pain was so intense, it knocked me off the ladder and as I was laying there on the bathroom floor, I seen the cloud floating near the top of the shower stall.
Unable to breathe without pain, I went to the emergency department and found the accident had affected my throat and a portion of my lungs. The only thing that saved me from a worse fate was the mask I was wearing.
I AM A TOXIC STATISTIC
Living proof the cleaning products we use in our homes and business are unsafe for us, our loved ones, employees and clients
That moment changed my life. Because of the accident I became extremely sensitive to many synthetic products and as the years go by the sensitivities get worse and the list of products I can no longer use grows. Each day finds another building I can’t enter (piped in air fresheners, laundered clothes, perfumes and hair sprays), another aisle in the grocery store I cannot go down, another home I can’t visit and products I cannot use- even many of the “natural” ones.
I have no regrets as the accident did something amazing. It opened the door to a passion that I am very grateful for and the ability to share with others what I continually learn each and every day
We have become a nation in crisis. At a time when cleaning products are supposed to make our lives much easier, it has become much harder. Why is that?
I blame it on the advertisers. As we listen to our radios, watch our TV’s drive past billboards, read newspapers and magazines we are attacked. They reach in to our very souls and find our weakness and point out our inability to be perfect - to live in a perfect world, in a perfect home. To be that perfect one who keeps the home free of germs, to show off floors that gleam and appliances that sparkle and to have tubs that shine and windows so clean you would swear they weren’t there. With each major company covering every part of the home there are 1000’s of products on the grocers shelf to do just that…..give you the perfect home.
But what price, as consumers, are we going to pay to have that perfectly clean home or business.
Headaches, nausea, respiratory issues, lethargy, skin irritations are just few of the signs the cleaning products used in your home are dangerous.
When is the last time you read the ingredients on a product (if they were even listed) and had no idea what they were….that should be a warning sign. If you can’t say it and have no idea what it is, it shouldn’t be in your cleaning bucket.
The free recipes available on this website are based on simplicity. Recipes created by me, for my company Eco-Maids, back in 2005…..tested perfected and received the ultimate praise by the many clients ….their years of loyalty until the doors were closed in 2013. Used in 1,000's of homes through Canada, United States, and the U.K by professionals
I hope, after using products form the free recipes section, I hope you find an understanding of why it is so important to use natural cleaning products in your home and business and the simplicity involved in the art of cleaning with nature.
April Anderson
Just Another Natural Nut
The Green Goddess Campaign
April Anderson Consulting
"Thank you so much for all the time and energy you put in to educating us. I really appreciate it". Liz Trotter - owner of American Maid Washington U.S. A.