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Just Say Yes.

April 8, 2016
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While Meghan Trainor  is singing “No” on the radio oh so well today I’m talking about all the yes! Have you ever tried that philosophy, either on a special outing with the kids, or as a new approach to work and experiences? It’s amazing what can happen if you stop yourself from your initial snap reaction of “no” and instead embrace the “yes” a little bit more.

Case in point – recently my friend (and amazing photographer) Michelle, ahem Ms. Richter, asked if I’d come and speak to her grade 8 English class about what I do. The students have been studying writing, of course, but in the same manner I asked my algebra teacher in high school, “where am I actually going to use this?” the students were curious on how their fluency in the written word, and for some an absolute love of writing, can help them later in life.

Wondering what I could possibly say to encourage them to embrace writing more, in 8th grade, I debated if I should do it. In the end, I decided it might be fun to share the evolution of how I became a mommy blogger, radio personality, and morning news regular over the past 8 years.

I wondered if we could find a way to engage the students further into what I do. Happily, my friends at P&G were ready to help. As a PG Mom since 2012 I’ve worked with many Proctor & Gamble brands and use them in my household every day. What better way to share how I review products on the blog than with a P&G brand product!

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Yup, I shared a Swiffer Duster with each member of the class (do you see me in the picture? It’s because I blend in and look young too right?) Back to the Swiffer… I shared with the class how my writing and reviews have grown since 2008 and the basic process on how I write a review. I didn’t realize there was a bit of a formula until I was asked about the layout. The students were able to ask questions about what I do, and I was able to share my own tips for improving their writing and growing their online presence should they choose to look at a hobby, job, or career online.

Each student, for their class assignment with Ms. Richter, was asked to take home the Swiffer Duster and review it within their own household. Maybe they would be able to, as Swiffer is suggesting in their latest campaign, say Yes To The Mess, or maybe they would find a unique way Swiffer could help keep their rooms clean (which in turn makes for happy moms, right?) They then posted their reviews to their own online blogs – yes each student has their own blog for the class (ask me how much I love this!) I was given a sneak peak at the blogs and here are a few quotes from the student’s reviews:

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Using the Swiffer Duster made cleaning my shelves and TV stand so much easier than it was before. It eliminates the need to bend over backwards to get those hard to reach spots. Although it was quite awkward for my family to walk in on me dancing and dusting, the Swiffer Duster doesn’t embody any deficiencies within it’s performance that deems it ineffective at all. The Swiffer Duster is the go-to item if you want that effortless, and effective performance. – Jerico

Swiffer’s thousands of fluffy microfibers had locked dust in its place! Lastly, it was time to put the shake of the duster to the test, I shook the duster vigorously waiting to see a speck of dust come free, not one flew away. This blessing from the cleaning gods had made this a product to jump with glee over! A definite buy!  – Sadie

As I wandered through the house searching for areas filled with dust bunnies, I wasn’t dreading dusting as much as I thought I would be.  The cleaning process was easy and is completely safe for young kids to help clean around the house. When I used the Swiffer everything I dusted looked sharp and shiny.  Next time my parents make me clean the Swiffer will definitely be the first item I grab.  I recommend the Swiffer duster 360 for anyone who wants to make shining up their house an easy job.  I give the Swiffer a 4.5/5. – Sam

There are many benefits to the Swiffer 360 Duster.  First of all, the packaging is easy to open without any tools.  The duster comes in three parts, a fork-like handle and two fluff dusters.  The handle simply slides into the duster.  It’s ready to use!  You don’t need any water or other supplies to make your house clean from dust.  The Swiffer 360 Duster really does ‘trap and lock dust from even the tight spaces in your home’.   – Gwyneth

The company  promised the Swiffer picks up dust and locks it away with thousands of flexible fluffy fibers, lightly coated with dust lock adhesive. These fibers change shape to reach into nooks and crannies, trapping up to 2x more dust than a dry dust cloth for a high-definition clean.  I think that their promise is true.  I used it to clean the ceiling fan, the t.v. and the blinds. It cleaned so well the Swiffer was not white and yellow,  it was gray and black. The Swiffer seemed to clean fast and did a pretty good job so I was happy. – Tristan

Overall, the students enjoyed trying the product and truly putting it to the test. Did they have some concerns? Definitely (not all products are perfect 100% of the time). Some had trouble making the Swiffer Duster stay on the cleaning wand, and Tristan’s mom had concerns on the environmental impact of disposable duster cloths. It’s wonderful to see these students taking a critical look at the products they use every day, which in turn hopefully plays into family discussions on finances and shopping (and yes, cleaning too!)

I had a great time visiting the class on a rainy spring morning and sharing a bit about what I do. Reading their reviews took me back to 8th grade (wasn’t it just a few years ago?) and back to my very favorite English class in high school. Of course I had no clue I would be doing what I do today, and I honestly couldn’t tell you where I’ll be in 5 years. What I do know is that saying “yes” more often is leading to a lot of very good things in my life.

Swiffer’s Yes To The Mess messaging embraces the fun of a mess, knowing they have the products to take care of it after. Two entirely different ways to look at yes, of course, but with a mutual tie-in of goodness and fun. Swiffer is sharing the fun with my readers too – you have the opportunity to win a Swiffer prize package for your Yes To The Mess moments!
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Inside this prize package you fill find:

Total retail value $83+!

Use the form below to enter to win – good luck!

Disclosure: I am a P&Gmom/mamanP&G. As part of my affiliation with this group I receive products and special access to P&G events and opportunities. The opinions on this blog are my own.

 

 

 

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  • I dont know who loves using my Swiffer more, me or my four year old 😉 Love Swiffer products!

  • Awesome way to get kids involved in cleaning. Would love to try these products with my daughter

  • This is so awesome, thank you for the chance to win some amazing products, I love Swiffer!!!

  • I have never owned or used a Swiffer but sure would love to try this one. Thanks for the opportunity.

  • I think my son would appreciate something like this for his apartment…… or would he? LOL

  • Love Swifter products and I don’ remember what I wanted to do, but the things that I hated then I have a love for it today..strange how that works out

  • Great reviews from the students! What a fun way to encourage writing and show that you never know where basic skills can take you in life.

  • I love Swiffer products. I use the dry swiffers to clean my California shutters.

  • What a great opportunity to speak to that grade 8 class! I wish we had assignments like the Swiffer one when I was in school. It would have been a fun assignment!

  • I love Swiffer. I have them in my house (both wet and dry) for my hardwood floors, and in my trailer! I use the dusters in both locations too.

  • I LOVE swiffer products. Especially their 360 dusters. They make dusting high shelves so easy.

  • I would love to try the Wetjet Swiffer. I love the dusters. I usually say no to the mess but life doesn’t listen! lol!

  • I love my Swiffer! I keep a little one in my car to dust once in a while before I zoom off – it’s so handy! Would love to win the whole line-up! Thanks for the chance 🙂

  • As a mother to a 16 month old and another bundle of joy on his way any day now I’ve learned to slowly overcome my fear and say Yes To The Mess! I’ve always taken great pride in the cleanliness of my home, after all I was raised that way but if I had a nickel for every time I heard “wait till you have kids” or “your home will never be the same again” I’d definitely have a few bucks stashed away! Well, it’s true but I know that learning and development come from curiosity and messes. Besides, who can’t help but smile when the step on cheerios in the middle of the night! I’m one mom who can testify that Swiffer has my back! I’m so impressed with your class appearance and approach. I must admit, I did have to look hard to find you hidden amongst the children 🙂 Thank you for a wonderful post and giveaway!

  • Ha! What an awesome way to spend the day! If any of those students want to test out their dusters send them my way! 😉

  • I had a stiffer and then my toddler liked to help out and he broke the handle. So no we use the stiffer on our hands and knees. We need a new one asap

  • I would love to finally try a swiffer! My apartment has wooden floors so it would be helpful! Thanks!

  • Swiffer makes great products, we have a dog and a cat so lots of fluff and dust bunnies at our house.

  • Love to win the products. Have tried some of the products. I would love to try them all.

  • I use a Swiffer in my house but haven’t tried the rest of their products yet. I know they’ll all work wonderfully. Fingers crossed.

  • love swiffer and these are all wonderful products and i would love to try them all, dust is a big issue in my house

  • I would love this product. We have a wood stove in our home, and, although I love the soft heat of a wood stove, there seems to be a little extra dust.

  • Honestly I have never owned or used a Swiffer but i would love to. Thanks for the opportunity.

  • I think Swiffer products actually encourage my kids to clean because they are so fun to use!!!

  • I’m looking for a decent product to do walls (I’m short, so have been looking for something with a long reach, that doesn’t all of a sudden collapse because its made cheaply) I need to check out walmart this weekend so I can get spring cleaning underway!!

  • We love Swiffer products in our household, and even my three girls enjoy helping me clean with them!

  • I would like to use Swiffer to help me keep my home clean, so I would like to win this. My dark furniture and floors really show the dust if I do not dust and vacuum every day or two.

  • what a great idea you and PG had of giving each kid a Swiffer 360 duster to try out. I’ll bet their moms were very impressed when they came home & started dusting., Awesome.

  • I have used a few of the Swiffer products before and really enjoyed it. It would be great to try the ones I have’t yet tried. Thanks for the chance.

  • swiffers sound amazing – fingers crossed to win – thanks for the chance

  • We love our Swiffer duster, kids are happy to clean their rooms with it. Thank you for the opportunity to win and try the rest of their products!

  • Sounds like it was fun. I teach grade 7 and 8 and it’s always challenging to find ways to motivate students. Seeing how they can actually use what they are learning is one of the best ways to inspire them.

  • I so need Swiffer products in my life , with 2 little grand babies and 2 dogs in the house , its hard to keep up , Swiffer would really make my life so much easier , thanks for the chance to win 🙂

  • I love cleaning with Swiffer and I would like to try the Swiffer WetJet Starter Kit.

  • I loved reading the reviews. My favorite one was Jerico’s…”Although it was quite awkward for my family to walk in on me dancing and dusting..” That would be my daughter win a nutshell. I help run a B&B and our cleaning closet is full of Swiffer products. We swear by them.

  • Another great contest for an awesome prize! This would be so useful, I could get the kids involved and maybe have more time for myself lol

  • I have to be honest. With trying to be Frugal I have bought the “No name” type of brands from several discount stores and compared to the Swiffer it’s No comparison! So yes I would have to say I really do enjoy the swiffer products. Especially when the spring comes and the sun is at different levels, showing you ALL the spots you thought were good and finding they are covered in dust!

  • I’m not very pleased with my WetJet at all, the sprayer stopped working within about two months of purchase. Maybe it was a lemon.

  • I love that the kids got involved in trying out the product plus they cleaned! Amazing!

  • We love our Swiffer wet jet for our hardwood floors! Great opportunity for these kids 🙂

  • I have used the Swiffer at my daughter home & loved it. Never think of picking up one any time I am out. Thanks for the review on all of the products!

  • With a little one in the house I’m always looking for quick ways to clean the house

  • I use the Swiffer Duster and it truly is amazing, as it not only traps your dirt in the fluffy unit, but it makes your room smell divine afterwards!

  • This would make a great housewarming gift for my son who is moving into a new place.

  • Unique approach to the writing assignment!! Thanks for sharing and the chance to win. My house can always use extra cleaning products 🙂

  • I would love to try the Swiffer WetJet, because I love my Swiffer Sweeper.

  • Well, with a toddler in the house I always seem to have some kind of mess going on somewhere! I would love to try some of these products to see if I could get it under control a little!

  • I can say “Yes To The Mess” with Swiffer products to back me up!!
    I love these products and use them in my home to tidy up and clean
    some pretty nasty messes that all my grandchildren can leave behind!!
    Thank you so much for this chance to win some. 🙂

  • I love the swivel feature of the Swiffer. I would like to test it on ceiling fans, crown molding, pictures and everything else that is hard to reach.

  • Perfect timing for this giveaway. All I can see is all the dusting I didn’t do, now the suns here.

  • I certainly love to use Swiffer, need to get on top of the dust bunnies in this house.

  • I love Swiffer products, my house is 85% hardwood or laminate and they make cleaning easy, even the kids like to help. (fyi, the magic eraser is the only thing that can get Vaseline out off walls…….just in case you wanted to know :))

  • haha I am going to have to show this to my eleven year old, maybe… JUUUST maybe, it will help motivate her to help me clean… Her 19 month old brother has no issues helping. haha

  • I have two cats, so am always chasing fuzz and floof around the house. This prize pack would be super useful.

  • I say yes to this mess! 🙂 I love Swiffer. Thanks for the chance, this is a fantastic prize!

  • Our Swiffer wet jet’s handle broke but we’re still using it. I need to get a new one for my husband (he does our floors) so he doesn’t have to bend over as much to wash the floors. We are big on letting the kids pour their own drinks and milk for their cereal so we often have spills that need a quick clean!

  • I love using Swiffer and use almost everyday, would be awesome to win this prize!

  • I love my swiffer duster. I love these kids all got swiffers to go give it a try. Perfect idea!

  • I’ve heard such great things about Swiffer. And I love that Meghan Trainor song!

  • My LO is all about saying No nowadays even when she means Yes. Haha. Hopefully she will say Yes to helping me clean one day. Swiffer helps by making cleaning easy and fun.

  • I bought a swiffer and it was “mysteriously” broken when my husband and kids were home alone.

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