Winners and a few Thank You’s

After a super busy month – I finally was able to find some time last night to choose a few winners for the Tropical Traditions products. Drum roll……… The winner of the Tropical Traditions Lotion is: The winner of the Tropical Traditions Deodorant is: I just wanted to extend a hearty THANK YOU on behalf [...]

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Real clean round up: end of the month

Last week we spent several days cleaning my (Xan) mother-in-law’s apartment. Before you get all sad on me, this was not because she passed, but because she invited friends from the Old Country, whom she has not seen in nearly 60 years, to stay with her. Mom’s apartment is the subject of rueful, affectionate…,well, I [...]

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Link Love

I have had a whirlwind of a month and admittedly have not had the chance to try all of the fun recipes and concoctions that I had planned on. I suppose that’s what happens when you do so much on impulse and forget that there are only 24 hours in a day. That, and I’m [...]

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REAL Deodorant + Giveaway

Deodorant is probably one of the hardest things to find a REAL version of that you like and that works for you. That’s probably because as humans we’re made to sweat – there’s a reason that we do – it’s not just some random thing that happens. It takes a lot of pretty serious chemicals, [...]

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Real Clean Roundup

Our weather this week presented me with a new real clean dilemma: garden dirt. Winter laundry tends to be light on the grime, but once that warm gardening weather hits, everything gets covered in dirt. As I (Xan) was looking at a shirt and wondering if anyone would actually NOTICE that it wasn’t terribly clean, [...]

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My REAL Clean Pets

Holy cow, sometimes having animals is a chore. Our dog Basil loves anything stinky. She takes delight in anything putrid, rotting, fermenting… it could be as simple as deer poo, or as exotic as rotting raccoon carcass. This morning alone she came up twice with cakes of goo all over her neck. My God. It’s [...]

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REAL Clean Housekeeping

Here at Chiot’s Run we’ve been using homemade cleaning products for a long long time. My mom always used vinegar and baking soda for cleaning, so I grew up using them. Here are a few of the products I love and use for keeping my house clean without all those harsh chemicals & toxic products. [...]

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REAL Clean Roundup #1 and a Giveaway

Now that we’ve all be thinking about new places we’d like to detox our personal care and housecleaning products it’s time for a roundup to see how we’re all doing. Comment on this post and you’ll be entered to win a bottle of Tropical Traditions Moisturizing Lotion. We’ll choose a winner during next week’s roundup. [...]

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Real Clean, Real Fast!

While I hate grammatical errors like the one I made in my title, it seems to fit colloquially. Heh. Tanglewood Here! I was supposed to have almost an hour to write this blog post. I had it scheduled into my day perfectly. My husband is set up (exhibiting) at the local comic book convention this [...]

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A Few of my Favorite REAL Clean Things

Here at Chiot’s Run we’ve been traveling down the road to REAL clean for quite a while. Along the way we’ve tried all sorts of products trying to find what’s just right for us. Along with searching for non-toxic products I also search for products in glass containers or products with packaging that can be [...]

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