Heaven is a Clean Mattress...Sweet Dreams!

One of the pitfalls of having a Pinterest account is that it kicks my OCD into FULL gear.  Am I the only one with this problem?  Fortunately, most of the time it is a good thing and today I sliced out a little piece of Heaven....a fantastically clean bedroom, including the mattress.

Now if my OCD had the choice, it would have stuck the dang mattress in the washing machine weekly but unfortunately it does not fit.  Combine this OCD with the fact that we have two toddlers (yes, 2) that join us in bed every night (yes, every night), then you have a combination for a disaster.  Seriously....I get an anxiety attack just thinking about it.

But I digress....Pinterest came to the rescue.  Turns out that you can take three little common household products and combine them in a spray bottle and say goodbye nastiness.  I put this little chemical concoction to the test today and couldn't stop myself from saying "brilliant, brilliant, brilliant" just a mere 20 minutes later.  It is so brilliant in fact that I have to share it so that you too can experience it for yourself.

WHAT YOU NEED
1 -- Spray bottle of your choice (be sure it is clean and empty)
16oz -- Hydrogen Peroxide (the kind that comes in the brown bottle and stings like mad when poured on a cut)
6 Tbsp -- Baking Soda
2 Drops -- Dawn Dishsoap
1 Funnel -- For easily putting all of this together in your spray bottle

WHAT YOU DO
Mix is all together and then spray on to your mattress.  (A word of caution -- it doesn't have the best smell in the world.  Not toxic, but definitely not pleasant.)  Within 15 to 20 minutes you will begin to see those stains begin to disappear.  The baking soda will leave a slight residue on your mattress that easily comes off with a vacuum.

I was too disgusted by my own mattress to take a good before and after.  So instead I'll just leave you with the picture of my clean bedroom.   I promise you will not be disappointed with your clean mattress.  Did you know that you can also use the power of the sun to clean your mattress?  Oh yes....just set it out in the sun on a nice hot day and it will also clean your mattress.  (If the sun ever decides to join us for summer, you could do this instead.... my OCD I couldn't wait that long.)

Is this what I signed up for...??

I recently read a blog by the wonderful, beautiful, and oh so faithful Lorraine at All Are Precious In His Sight.  For those of you who do not know Lorraine, you really need to pop over to her blog and read how God is working in her life and in the lives of pretty much every one that Lorraine touches.  She is one amazing woman of God and I am so grateful that I stumbled upon her blog a few months ago. 

Nearly 5 years ago, Ben and I felt called to adopt through the foster care system.  We met a young man through a social worker that advocated for him while we were fostering other children.  We had him over a few times for respite and because he was a teenager, his adoption team allowed him to choose us to be his forever family. A lot has happened in that five years -- the death of another child, the birth of a special needs baby, lost jobs, lost businesses, and three moves.  But the one thing that remained strong was our family