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Fall homekeeping

Happy Labor day!
This a great time to do a quick home makeover for fall. Mine is pretty simple.

Replace the summer flowers in the door bucket with fall colors.
A new table cloth on the dining room table – mine is a rust color, and I use a few gourds, candles, and pinecones for a centerpiece.
Different throw [...]

Allergies keeping you up at night?

I am not one for taking a lot of medication if it’s not extreme circumstances. I don’t like the side effects and the “medicine head” feeling. Unfortunately, I also suffer from pretty bad seasonal allergies! Since I can’t just pop a few decongestants (mostly because I would never wake up!) [...]

Wanna breathe better? Bring in some plants!

There are certain plants this time of year that we all want to avoid – the yellow pollinators, and other things that cause asthma and allergy flare-ups. But there are other plants that will actually improve indoor air quality. And when the EPA tells us that indoor air tends to be 5-100 times more toxic [...]

Get out yer broom!

Spring is on its way, or maybe it’s already arrived where you are. But that also means allergy season is upon us! I don’t know about you, but that makes me cringe. Runny noses, itchy eyes and all sorts of other fun things. I’m sure Kleenex loves this time of year, but I could do [...]

Mistletoe and eggnog

Christmas has come and gone, but New Year is just around the corner, and that means parties! More cleaning to be done, plans to be made, appetizers to prepare, and desserts to bake. The fun of the holidays is far from over!
But in another few days we’ll be putting away holiday decorations and putting our [...]

Holiday decorating

Halloween is around the corner. Then Thanksgiving. Hanukka. Christmas. And that means autumn and winter holiday decorations. Does anyone in your family have allergies or asthma? Those dusty, musty decorations from the attic or basement could be triggers. When you get them down, take them out to the garage or the deck first. Remove them [...]

Allergy season is upon us!

I’ve been reminded by hearing the dry cough-cough through the night down the hall in the kids’ rooms. And by that persistent little itch in my nose. That allergy season is making its debut. So to conquer the sniffles and other not-so-welcome nuisances of allergy season, here are some helpful tips:

Thursday’s tip: Sweep entryways to control allergies (and asthma too)!

Truth be told, I only sweep my front porch and back deck once every several months. Well, once or twice a year to be brutally honest. But times, they are a-changin’! I just read at the IIRC website (they have some great cleaning tips) that regularly cleaning the outside areas of your home that people [...]