“Making the commitment to be organized in the first place is an absolutely necessary component to manifesting your deeper dreams and desires. Organizing, which was seen as a luxury in the past, is a requirement for survival in the modern world.” ~Lanna Nakone According to organizational expert Peter Walsh, 200 million people in the Unites… Read More
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Mold at Home
September is Mold Awareness Month and time to tune in to your senses. If you smell a musty-mildew odor or have experienced headaches, nasal irritation, dizziness, fatigue, nausea or allergic responses (including hay fever, asthma and irritation of the eyes, nose, throat or lungs) but can’t locate the source – you could be breathing in a high… Read More
7 Steps to a Paper Makeover
Many people seek clarification between the terms green and health; especially as they pertain to our home. Clearly, there is a lot of crossover and these terms are often used interchangeably. According to one dictionary’s definition, the term green refers to ‘Environmentally friendly; Green has become the symbolic color of environmentalism, chosen for its association… Read More
Let Your Home Breathe
Green construction and the tightening of the building envelope have proven effective in increasing energy efficiency and lower utility costs, however, it has also prevented our home’s ability to breathe efficiently. Did you know the average air exchange in a home use to be once each hour? Today it is closer to once every five… Read More
Carpeting Conflicts: 4 Snag-Free Solutions
Of the more than 80,000 chemicals permitted in the U.S, the EPA has only required testing for toxic impacts on human health and the environment of about 200 of these chemicals, and has partially regulated only five. This has created a superfluity of concerns when it comes to creating a healthy home in which to… Read More
The True Cost of Clutter
Living in a healthy home that is loaded with clutter is a bit of an oxymoron. It’s true; clutter can create health problems by allowing more dust, dirt and debris to accumulate. However, clutter represents much more than the physical, tangible stuff that fills our drawers, lines our cabinets, stuffs our garages and suffocates our… Read More
3 Reasons to Leave Your Shoes at the Door
In many parts of the world such as Japan and Hawaii, it is customary to take off your shoes before entering a home. In fact, our relatives reside in Hawaii and we fortunately, have adopted this principal while visiting and also in our daily life at home. It requires a little investment of time, but… Read More
Ants Away – Indoors & Out
If you followed our last post, Bugs Begone! 7 Non-Toxic Ant Control Recipes, then you have hopefully reaped the benefits of an ant-free picnic or celebration. But, as we all know, ants can also be a problem inside the home. Ants follow pheromone trails left by other ants to help them find food sources. Following… Read More