Keeping A Clean And Germ Free Home With Three Boys, Dogs & Clorox®

There's no doubt about it, with three boys and two dogs, life gets messy!  This time of year, I am especially focused on ways that I can keep my family healthy.  In our busy household, with three school-aged kids, it is easy for germs to spread.  Before you know it, the same cold and flu viruses can end up being shared throughout the whole family. We miss out on school, work and fun and nobody has time for that!  I appreciate that Clorox has a variety of products available that can help stop the spread of those sneaky viruses that we are all trying to avoid.

I know that prevention is key.  Since the flu is actually most contagious BEFORE symptoms arrive, it is important to wipe down surfaces frequently.  The flu virus can actually live for up to 72 hours on household surfaces so it is imperative to stay on top of things.  But, let's face it, with our busy schedules, there is no time to deep clean our entire house every 72 hours.  Therefore, I try to concentrate on the areas where the germs most frequently end up.  The Clorox® Disinfecting Wipes make it easy to wipe down phone receivers, door knobs, light switches, remote controls (and other electronics that are touched frequently).  I keep a separate container of the wipes in each of the most used areas of our house and even my boys wipe things down themselves now.  No one wants to get sick.

Clorox® Disinfecting Wipes kill 99.9% of cold and flu viruses and bacteria.  These easy-to-use wipes can be used on many surface throughout your home (including sealed wood) and make it easy to wipe away those lurking germs.  The wipes will kill Staph, E. Coli, Salmonella and Strep.  Our youngest son brought home a strep infection from school just before the holidays, but I wiped down all of the commonly used surfaces in our home and fortunately no one else in our house caught that virus.  It is definitely worth it to take the few seconds to wipe things down.

In the kitchen, I like to use Clorox® Clean Up Spray to wipe down the counters.  I feel more confident in the cleanliness of my kitchen when I use a cleaner that has bleach in it.

In addition to my kids, my dogs also tend to make messes around here.  With a young puppy in the house, we are frequently cleaning up a variety of messes!  I like to use Corox® Clean Up Spray to wipe up pet accidents too.

If we are talking about cleanliness in a house full of boys, how can we leave out the bathroom?  Yup, I use Clorox® Toilet Bowl Cleaner VERY frequently at our house.  A boy's bathroom needs bleach.  Lots of bleach.  Using Clorox® products keeps things sparkling clean, germ free and smelling great- even in a bathroom shared by three boys! Clorox cleaning products are available at Amazon, Target, Walmart, Staples and Costco.  You can find out even more by connecting with Clorox on Facebook, Pinterest and on Instagram and Twitter @Clorox. How do you prevent the spread of cold and flu viruses in your home?  Tell me in the comments for a chance to win a $100 Visa gift card.
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