This summer has been an exceptionally hot one, and sometimes all you want to do is escape from the heat! While the heat is good news for growing crops for farmers, it can be rather overbearing to have many triple-digit days in a row. During such a time, a cooler...
Home should and can be a haven when the good air quality greets you as you return from work or errands. Often, though, the air quality is compromised knowingly and unknowingly. What are the consequences of poor air quality? Illness, allergies, headaches, fatigue, and...
“I unplugged the air freshener,” my husband said when he came home. That day, he had been working in his boss’s office in her absence and had gotten a headache. She had a Glade air freshener in there, and my husband knew it had to be the source of...
You spent summer opening your windows because you know that running the A/C constantly is not good for your health. Furthermore, you spent much time outside gardening, hiking, walking, and just enjoying the sunny weather while it lasted. You cleaned your home in the...
“It’s 85 degrees at 7:30 am! There will be no hope for this day.” These were my thoughts as I left for work several years ago. I lived in a hot, humid state where one summer the temperature reached 117 degrees. I was used to blizzards and...