Category Archives: Healthy Home and Garden
Grow Your Own Veggies: Tips and Tricks for the Best Yield
Growing your own vegetables can be a rewarding hobby and it can also be an excellent way to save money on food. What you can grow with relative ease really depends on the climate of where you live, though you … Continue reading
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How to Remove Stubborn Stains, Naturally
When most of us spot a stain, two options come to mind: take it to the dry cleaner’s or toss it. However, there are some simple, easy solutions you can try to remove common stains naturally without the use of … Continue reading
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How to De-Clutter Any Room: Tips from Experts for Streamlining Your Stuff
By Assia Mortensen As a part of spring cleaning, maybe, it’s time to think of de-cluttering. Clutter is something that most of us contend with in one place or another, whether it’s one closet, a file cabinet, a few rooms … Continue reading
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Simple Ways to Declutter and Redesign your Inner Sanctum
By Assia Mortensen After doing some spring cleaning, maybe, it’s time to consider a weekend home makeover. Think in ‘large’ terms when undertaking your weekend home redecorating project. That is, replacing large surface coverings — like bedspreads, rugs, and window … Continue reading
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It’s That Time Again: Spring Cleaning
Spring cleaning is an excellent way to gussy up your home and make everything look clean and vibrant after a long, cold winter. While anybody can benefit from spring cleaning, people with allergies to dust and dander will benefit most. … Continue reading
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What a Beginner Needs to Know: Growing Your Own Delicious Outdoor Herb Garden
Growing herbs can be a very enjoyable activity and a great way to get your feet wet in the world of gardening before growing plants, flowers or trees that require more attention and care. While growing herbs at home is … Continue reading
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Save Energy and Live Greener
By Assia Mortensen Living in a “greener” way limits the environmental footprint we leave. It may mean using less energy, recycling, eating healthier or buying more natural products. You may want to make saving the environment a family project; teaching … Continue reading
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Create Your Own Air Fresheners with Essential Oils
By Assia Mortensen Air fresheners can sometimes leave you with a burst of potentially harmful chemicals along with a pleasant aroma. For a more environmentally-friendly alternative to commercial air fresheners, it couldn’t be easier to make your own using just … Continue reading
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Candles: Paraffin vs. Soy
By Assia Mortensen Candles can add a romantic, evocative scent and warm ambiance to your home. But many widely available candles are made from paraffin, which is derived from petroleum and gives off chemical-laden, petro-carbon soot. Natural soy-derived candles tend … Continue reading
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Green Cleaning Made Easy!
By Assia Mortensen The chemicals in many household cleaners can aggravate asthma, bronchitis, headaches or other health problems. Natural home cleaners tend to be healthier, are better for the environment and take less time to decompose in landfills. Substitutions for … Continue reading
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