URGH! I swept my entire house yesterday only to open my front door and spot a dust bunny out of the corner of my eye. There is nothing more frustrating to me than to spend hours working on a task only to see my efforts were for nothing – in [...]
After surviving through such a harsh winter with temperatures dipping to Arctic conditions, Americans across the United States are ready for summer to come and get out of the house. It is time to breath in the warm air, smell the flowers and enjoy the outdoors. It is also the time of year to air [...]
Are you experiencing mysterious skin rashes on your body? Do you itch like crazy on your arms, stomach, and neck and cannot find the source of the rash? The skin rashes could be caused by the detergent you are using. You may be allergic to the laundry detergent. The fragrances [...]
Most Americans have begrudging accepted the fact that no matter how much they clean their homes, it is impossible to keep the dust mites out. We have also accepted this and the fact that because of these microscopic spider-like insects, many of us suffer from dust mite allergies. What would [...]
Even with many anti-tobacco and anti-smoking campaigns, cigarette smoking is still very present in many locations (public and private). A lot of times we can remove ourselves from areas that contain smoke. For example, it’s very easy to walk to a different area of the street or change seats in [...]
Does cold weather actually cause allergies to worsen? For indoor allergy suffers this is absolutely true. With temperatures dropping to polar bear levels, most of us are spending almost all our time indoors which means are exposure to indoor allergens is heightened. Winter can truly be the toughest season for those who suffer from indoor [...]
Maybe she’s born with it? The Maybeline catchphrase popped into my head the other night while having dinner outside with friends. Our lovely hostess was in the mist of telling us her latest work fiasco, when she was suddenly seized by a sneezing fit. Ten consecutive sneezes later led the [...]
Wouldn’t it be nice if Dr. Egon Spengler created a Proton Pack that could suck all the dust invading the house with just one click of an “on” switch? Imagine a world without dust. Hundreds of hours once allotted to dusting suddenly are available to spend as I please! This [...]
Allergies are awful to endure during hay fever season. I should know. I suffer bad allergies. It is uncomfortable not being able to breath through your nose. Growing up in an older house that liked to tuck away dust bunnies into the most remote nooks, you can imagine only too well how hard it was [...]
According to the National Sleep Foundation, nine out of ten people surveyed ranked pillows as an important element to getting a well-rested night’s sleep. Ah, the pillow. Our old faithful to a good night rest. Three hundred sixty five days out of the year people around the world lay down their wary heads on pillows [...]