Household cleaning is a task every homeowner knows is essential but doesn’t necessarily have the time, energy or desire to tackle it. Part of keeping your home healthy is ensuring it’s clean and tidy. This includes regular dusting and vacuuming as well as disinfecting those frequently touched surface areas, especially now. Rather than allowing dreaded… Read More
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Items You Should Never Put Down the Drain & Eco Solutions
In recent years, there has been a push toward living a zero-waste lifestyle. The zero-waste movement entails being mindful of what you’re consuming and the waste being produced. For example, something as standard as a household cleaning product could contain wasteful packaging or harsh chemicals that are flushed into our waterways, ultimately harming our marine… Read More
How to Sanitize Your Home Without Harsh Chemicals
By regularly cleaning your house, you might assume that you’re providing yourself and your loved ones with a sanitary, healthy living environment. Many people assume that the most effective way to kill bacteria, remove grease and otherwise create a pristine indoor space is with the use of harsh chemical-based products purchased from a local or… Read More
21 Uses for Sodium Bicarbonate
Sodium bicarbonate, more commonly referred to as baking soda, is used for baking far and wide. Its main functions are to make the dough rise by making carbon dioxide. But did you know that baking soda actually has a much wider range of applications? We’ll explore the other ones here! 1. Treating Heartburn Baking soda… Read More
5 Ways to Have a Safe and Healthy Holiday
The holidays are an exciting time of the year brimming with festive activities, twinkling lights and the joyful sounds of holiday music. During this season, our focus can easily shift from staying healthy to scurrying around to meet holiday deadlines and to-do-lists. You may ignore allotted exercise time or watching what you eat during this… Read More
4 Ways to Clean Your Home Without Chemicals
By Guest blogger, Ashley Lipman Most of us desire a fresh, clean home without filling our lungs with chemicals or crowding our cabinets with a myriad of plastic bottles. We prefer a healthy home that doesn’t hurt our health or the planet that we inhabit. Here are a few solutions to achieve the clean home… Read More
How Often Should I Clean That?
Summer is here and in case you missed the spring cleaning memo, it’s not too late to grab some rubber gloves. While some areas your home obviously need routine cleaning, other areas are a little less clear and they may not be scrubbed and scoured for extended periods. The infographic below from HappyCleans addresses all… Read More
4 Unique and Creative Ways to Cultivate a Healthy Home
With the amount of time spent our homes, it’s crucial to create a space that fosters health, happiness and well-being. Here are four unique and creative ways to cultivate a healthy home: 1. Stock Your Home With Healthy Eats Without a healthy kitchen, it’s impossible to cultivate a healthy home. There are the obvious things… Read More