Hello, Everyone! I have been enjoying a series of busy and productive days, and I am amazed to find myself coherent enough to spend time writing between other tasks, often into the evenings. Maybe mental clarity is typical for you, and you are thinking, “Yeah, so?” but for me, it is a significant event. I will take advantage of this momentary cognizance and fill you in on why you haven’t heard from me in so long. It has been more…
Our home is our refuge–a place we should be able to kick back and relax and enjoy the company of our family, human or otherwise, and friends. We want our houses to smell good, especially on special occasions like holidays or when we are entertaining. Unfortunately, just about everything we do leaves an odor behind. We are surrounded by scents from cooking, dirty laundry, pets, diapers, stuffy air, and more. To put it simply: Life stinks. Automatic air fresheners quickly replace those…
Have you ever tried to go shampoo free? I tried once a few years ago and it didn’t go well but this time it went much better! I think I found the best way to go shampoo free! When I wrote an article recently about the dangers of automatic air fresheners, I found out that just one fragrance can be made up of over one hundred chemicals and that many of them are known to create health risks. Chemicals in…