We have a preemie.  And there is something that separates preemies from other babies.  Other babies have a weak immune system.  Preemies have no immune system.  That can make life even more challenging than normal.  We have learned that while preparing for this new fragile life to come home that there are a lot of things that we need to do.

Chief among these things is clean.

In the past, cleaning the car was a maintenance thing.  And the way the husband did it, it was very nearly a vanity thing.  He made the vehicles shine, practically glow on a regular basis.  And I don’t mean a monthly basis.  I mean that he worked on our vehicles nearly every day.  The outside was all about the first impression we made with the business.  We drive our vehicles on estimates and they need to look like…perfection.  We have to make sure that they represent us well.  And so we used our CroftgateUSA products.

The inside, however, we needed to keep neat.  It didn’t have to be immaculate…before.  And we still used our CroftgateUSA products.  Now, as we prepare, they do.  We need to make sure there is no hair, no dirt, no dust.  We have learned from the experiences of others.  We have a relative who recently became very ill from her vehicle.  It seems that it wasn’t well maintained before she purchased it.  And after driving it for a while, she managed to get sick and a sick that she couldn’t shake…a sick that refused to respond to treatment.  Even worse, the same happened to her daughter.

I can’t help but think that if only the previous owner of the vehicle had used CroftgateUSA Fabric Protector that she wouldn’t have had this negative experience.  CroftgateUSA Fabric Protector creates a barrier to prevent staining.  And it could have cleaned the fabric so effectively that there wouldn’t have been an issue with mold.  That would have made her life easier, much like it makes mine.  I love my Fabric Protector.  And I love CroftgateUSA.

CroftgateUSA is the industry leader in waterless car care products.  They are eco-friendly and they actually work.

My husband doesn’t get sick often.  In fact, we’ve been together for nearly four years.  And in all that time, I think he’s been sick maybe once.  And he’s like Chuck Norris.  He scares the sick away, so it’s not that it lasts any length of time.

Oh, but any time can seem too long when you are sick.

So, I did everything I could to try and make him feel better.  I offered his sick tummy dry toast.  I offered him saltine crackers.  I offered to pick up ginger ale.  I ran to get some more of those fruit flavored Tums that he likes so much.  It’s my ultimate compromise since I’m more of a mint girl.

I returned in a matter of minutes since the Rite Aid is just down the road.  And he greedily chomped down two or three of the orange ones.  Ewww.

It seemed like they were working.  Only about twenty minutes later, he rushed to the bathroom and lost everything he’d eaten in the last few hours.  It wasn’t pretty.  And he became pretty miserable.

husband: The house smells.  Make it stop.

At first I thought he meant because of the whole puking thing, but then I realized that he was just super sensitive because he was still nauseous.  And that’s when I became super grateful that we had the CroftgateUSA Odor Eliminator.

See, with other air freshening sprays, the scent is so cloyingly sweet that it could further aggrivate his currently sensitive stomach.  Instead, I had CroftgateUSA Odor Eliminator.  It made a huge difference.  It simply left a fresh scent.  And I have no idea how or why it works.  I just know that it does.

While he laid on the couch looking miserable, I walked around the house spraying to my heart’s content.  I enjoy using the CroftgateUSA Odor Eliminator because it not only does what it claims it will do, but it lasts.  When I finished and joined him on the couch, I earned a smile.

husband: Much better.

CroftgateUSA is the industry leader in waterless car wash product.  They are eco-friendly and they actually work.

We needed to get away.  I’m not sure if you ever feel that way.  But if you do, it is important to do something about it immediately…before it gets worse and eats away at you.  Think of it like dealing with a wound.  You don’t leave it open and exposed to get worst and fester and then potentially lose a limb, you clean it and dress it and carry on with your life.

So, we dressed our wound.  And by that, I mean that we hopped in the truck and drove out of dodge like there was no tomorrow.  We headed as far away as we dared. We went to the beach because even if we can’t get in the water, simply being near the water feeds our soul and makes us feel better.  It was a nice drive on country roads, and dusty roads and through construction zones.

Here’s something.  If you get used to having a clean vehicle, then it is absolutely impossible to then be comfortable and satisfied with a dirty vehicle.  So, after the drive, the first thing the husband noticed was how dirty the outside of the truck was.  While some people would have had to waste money going through a car wash at that point, we were able to take care of the problem with no time wasted or money, for that matter.

We carry our secret weapon with us.  We opened the console of the truck and pulled out our travel size CroftgateUSA products: the Aquanil-X is our favorite.  And we went to work.  We sprayed the Aquanil-X and wiped with our microfiber cloth.  The entire process was done in a matter of minutes.  It took no time from our fun and we felt a lot better.  The truck shined.  The windows were clear.  It made the entire trip so much more enjoyable.  We had a great time without the nagging feeling that we were being irresponsible and leaving our vehicle a mess.  We had a great time and the work only took a few minutes from our free time.  CroftgateUSA thought of everything.  Of course, since we thought to carry it with us, so did we.

CroftgateUSA is the industry leader in waterless car care products.  They are eco-friendly and they actually work.

We claim that one of the best parts about our relationship is the teamwork.  We try to do everything together.  We work on home remodeling projects as a team.  We clean the house and care for the yard as a team.  We make the effort to prove that we are in it together.

Sometimes it is easier to be in together than others.

It is easier to be into meal preparation together.  It is easier to build the family business together.  For me, it is harder to be into cleaning the vehicles together.  At some point, something in me wants to shout, “Enough already.”  Something in me wants to believe that cleaning cars is man work, like the garbage, and trimming the hedges.

Instead, I have discovered that there is a product line on the market that has saved us from the potential issues that might otherwise arise.  It is easier for me to participate in the team effort of cleaning the vehicles when it isn’t such a hassle.  So, when we stopped using a hose and started using trigger bottles of CroftgateUSA Aquanil-X, life was simpler and nicer and less likely to implode.

And when we started using the trigger bottles of CroftgateUSA Tire Shine, not only did our vehicles look better, but we weren’t snappish during our togetherness time of car maintenance.  And when I began to appreciate the end results and how little time it actually took, life grew even simpler.

I think my main complaint about the traditional hose method of car cleaning was that it was so time consuming and messing.  If we were going to wash the vehicles, I had to get into wash the vehicle clothes.  These were clothes that were raggedy and were not going to be worn the rest of the day.  Changing takes time and effort.  I was already annoyed.  Then there was the hose hauling…out and back.  Let’s not forget the bucket hauling and the soft rag finding and the drying.

That was intense.  The husband always had a complaint or two or twenty about my drying ability.  His truck is his baby.  With Aquanil-X there is only spraying and wiping and a really nice streak free shine.

CroftgateUSA is the industry leader in waterless car wash products.  They are eco-friendly and they actually work.

March is a notoriously messy month.  It’s as though winter and spring are fighting for dominance…and March comes out the big loser.  There is entirely too much weather.  And I mean that because we don’t usually think too much about the weather except for when it is inclement.  And March is incredibly inclement.

So far parts of the country have seen mild days.  And parts of the country have seen snow.  There have been tornadoes.  And all manner of upheaval.

Here, in the south, we have had a whole lot of rain.  And it seems like rain should be a good thing when we’re talking about washing and maintaining the exterior of a vehicle…only it isn’t.

Yesterday, I realized that my vehicle is covered in water spots.  My windshield was practically impossible to see through.  And the body of the vehicle wasn’t much better.  It was rough.  And I knew there was only one way to fix this problem.  And lucky for me, it is always the same way to fix the problem.  In these moments we turn to CroftgateUSA.

I knew that if I just went for the Aquanil-X, my car would be good as new once more.  And it is important that it looks good.  I have a business that I represent.  And I have to look good.  Of course, whether or not people are aware of it, we should always make sure that our vehicles look good…no excuses.

I learned the hard way.

By maintaining the exterior and interior of the vehicle, not only does the vehicle look better, but it is also worth more.  This is important.  At some point in time, there will be a desire to trade up or trade in.  And doing this is simplified if the vehicle looks good.  It’s all about the ability to resell it.  It doesn’t matter who is doing it.

CroftgateUSA makes that simple.  For the beginner, there is even a starter kit.  Buy the tote of every product you need and let the fun begin.  It is fun.  If it felt like work, I wouldn’t be doing it.

CroftgateUSA is the industry leader in waterless car wash products.  They are eco-friendly and they really work!

Reason # 534 for using CroftgateUSA products.  They are amazing.  They tackle the toughest jobs and win.  At least that’s what they do for us.

In our part of the world it rained most of the day Thursday.  And it rained here and there throughout the week.  That may not seem relevant, but I assure you it is.  See, we were helping the husband’s sister and her family move on Friday.

They have two kids.  So, it was a family of four.  Did I mention the kids were young?  That’s the equivalent of moving a family of six.  Young kids have so much more baggage.

And one of the reasons we were asked to help was because we have a truck.  Trucks mean that you don’t have to rent one.  Even better, we have trailers that tow just about anything…like all the big furniture.

So, we gladly offered to help, get to spend some time with the family, and save them some money.  The unloading of the house and the loading of the trailer took nearly no time at all.  Soon the trailer was over flowing with sectionals and mattresses and entertainment centers, oh my.

The truck had been pulled into the front yard.  And this is where the rain was relevant.  Now it was stuck.  And so was the truck.  And after a while we pretty much despaired of ever getting either of them free.  And when we finally did, the husband looked at me.

husband: I don’t think even CroftgateUSA can fix this.

I wasn’t ready to give up yet.

Much of the mud dried and fell off while we drove.  Back at home, we pondered removing the rest with water.  That’s when we discovered the boy had run over the hose with the lawnmower.  Luckily we had Aquanil-X to make all the difference in the world.  The truck was once again returned to its lovely shiny silver color.  A little Tire Shine and the tires were back to new.  And the husband was smiling again.

CroftgateUSA is the industry leader in waterless car wash products.  They are eco-friendly and they actually work.

In a lot of areas of my life, I am a purist.  I like my ice cream chocolate, with no crunchies or nuts or chewies.  I don’t like yogurt at all because…well, it tastes spoiled.  There is an order to my life.  A way things are done.  This is what I am comfortable with.  And that’s why I live the way I do.

I’m not one of those people who feels compelled to rush out and constantly get the next great thing because often…it is discovered that they are not so great and that right hot on the heels of the last great thing is the next newest great thing.  You get the idea.  It goes on and on.

So when I heard that there was a waterless car wash product on the market, I honestly could not wrap my mind around it.  A waterless car wash product?  How might one even conceive of washing a car without water.  Was such a feat even possible?  I simply couldn’t see how.

And then it was pointed out to me that we do plenty of cleaning in our lives that simply does not involve water.  Hmm.  I had forgotten about that.  Practically all the cleaning I did in my house didn’t involve water.  Sure, there was the toilet flush, but the counters and floor were done completely without water in the kitchens and bathroom.  I dust without water.  I save tons of water.  And then I use it all on showers and laundry.  Enough said.

Ah, but to wash a car without water was something that CroftgateUSA made plausible and real.  I knew after the very first time I tried out the Aquanil-X that I was never ever ever going to use the hose again.  I mean, it has changed the dynamics of the experience.  It isn’t as playful as it used to be, washing cars with the hubby.  There are no longer any errant hoses creating wet t-shirts resulting in some kissing and whatnot.  Lots of whatnot.  And I would be lying if I didn’t admit that I missed that part more than a little.

Oh, but what I don’t miss is having to pick up the hose all wet and gross and put it away.  And water never left my car looking as good as Aquanil-X does.  There is no competition.  It is Aquanil-X hands down.

CroftgateUSA is the industry leader in waterless car care products.  They are eco-friendly and they actually work.

Not my actual vehicle...

I love food.  Let me explain.  I really love food.

And the problem with food is that just about every kind of food imaginable leaves a definite signature or scent.  This isn’t normally a problem, but there are times that it is.  Like now.  When I should be dieting postpartum.

So, I have guilt when I eat.  My husband doesn’t make me feel badly.  No, all of my guilt is self-inflicted.  I want to be thinner, oh but my flesh is weak…especially around my middle.

I have a way of working through the guilt.  I use CroftgateUSA products.  They remove all the evidence.  It’s easy.  Oh, but in my mind, I’m burning tons of calories.

Follow these directions to remove your own guilt…or just hide the evidence:

• Throw out all the wrappers, bags, receipts associated with the food, snack, what not in question
• Vacuum out all the crumbs
• Use CroftgateUSA Multiclean on all the interior surfaces by simply spraying the trigger bottle and wiping with a microfiber cloth or paper towel
• Clean any tell tale drips from the fabric and carpeting using CroftgateUSA Fabric Protector.  It will also apply a special coating that will make future spills that much easier to remove.  Trust me.
• Liberally spray CroftgateUSA Odor Eliminator to remove any lingering odors.

Simple, right?

I shouldn’t have guilt.  Look at all the calories I burn trying to hide the evidence and remove all feelings of guilt.  With the time and effort I put into hiding my indiscretions, I actually probably have worked them off completely.  While the CroftgateUSA portion of this exercise requires very little effort and weighs nearly nothing, the vacuum is no joke.

And all that auto detailing is truly going to pay off when I have a well-maintained vehicle to trade in and put towards the purchase of my next vehicle.  Since this is the first time I’ve ever really worked to maintain a vehicle, I’m sure that the next vehicle will be even better cared for.

CroftgateUSA is the industry leader in waterless car care products.  They are eco-friendly and they actually work.

There is something really appealing about going car shopping.  I think it’s the way that the vehicles look, all shiny and new.  I think it’s the way the whole place smells.  It reeks of new car and promise and future happiness.

I love that.

I love sitting in the the new cars and inhaling that smell.  I think most people do.  It is one of the prized scents.  You know…there’s roses, leather, and new car smell.

I think most people bring their new car home with every intention of maintaining it for as long as possible.  They clean it, they vacuum it out.  And then somewhere along the way…they stop caring, stop believing it is possible for a vehicle to maintain that showroom look and smell.  Or maybe that was just me.

Maybe I thought that new car smell went the way of puppy breath.  After a while it simply vanished, never to be reclaimed.  Only, then we started using CroftgateUSA products.  And I use the word we lightly.  I did, in fact, use the CroftgateUSA Aquanil-X on my vehicle first.  Then, when my husband saw how good it looked, he had to try it.  I suppose his belief was that if I could make it look good, he could make it look even better.

And the husband has been using all the CroftgateUSA products ever since.  The Tire Shine makes our tires look new.  The Fabric Protector cleans and protects.  The Odor Eliminator makes the vehicle smell new again.  Those are our favorites, along with the Aquanil-X.

Since we started using CroftgateUSA products, we discovered that the clean showroom looking car is not a dream.  It can be a reality.  And it can be a reality for anyone.  It doesn’t matter if the vehicle is new or old.  It can look new.  It doesn’t matter if the interior is dirty, it can be cleaned.  Not only does CroftgateUSA keep the vehicle looking great, it increases the trade in value of the vehicle…if you ever wanted to give it up.

After using CroftgateUSA, I don’t.

CroftgateUSA is the industry leader in waterless car care products.  It is eco-friendly and it actually works.