Your home environment can have a profound effect on your physical and mental health. So whether you are a homeowner or a renter, you'll want to improve your space to create a happy, healthy home. Follow these steps, and you can make it can be the best it can possibly be! How can your home environment affect your health? There are many ways that the condition of your home can impact your health. For example, “Poor indoor air quality can contribute to symptoms ranging from eye, nose, and throat irritation to chronic conditions,” like asthma. This, coupled with the build-up of dust and Continue reading...
5 Reasons Why Regular HVAC Maintenance is Important for Your Home: Key Benefits for Comfort and Efficiency
With summer around the corner, now is a good time to get your heating and cooling systems checked by an HVAC professional to ensure that your home can stay comfortable as the seasons change and throughout the year. Regular care and checkups for these systems can make a big difference in how well they work. My husband and I have recently learned that lesson at a big cost! Unfortunately, we don't tend to service our HVAC system regularly and don't switch out our air filters every few months, and have had to replace our system, including our furnace and our AC, twice in the 20 or so years we Continue reading...
Spring Happenings—and Giveaway!
If you read my blog, you know that I have an adorable little Shih Tzu named Mochi! He is my buddy! I just got him a haircut, and he is looking super dapper! I love how clean he is now! The groomer even brushed his teeth! But anyone who has a dog knows they can be messy! For instance, when he goes on walks, he loves when we go to this one wooded area with a stream and gets into everything! Sometimes I have to brush dirt and leaves off him, which can get my hands quite messy. So I'm glad I have NOWATA—I bring a tube of it on our walks. My kids are about to graduate from college next month, Continue reading...
Get Your Unloved Garage Fit For Purpose With These Tips
This post contains Amazon affiliate links. A garage can be one of the most useful spaces in your entire home. Not only does it host and protect your vehicle, but it can be the exact space you need for your tools and for storing practical essentials, and can even be used as a workspace for handy tasks. However, many people—including myself!—tend to let their garages become a mess over the years, becoming a storage space for absolutely everything until their original intent disappears. Here, we'll look at how you can bring your garage back from the brink and make it the useful space that Continue reading...
Prepping Your Family for Safe Summer Travel: Entertainment, Meal Planning, and More
There’s something magical about a summer road trip—the open highway, a cooler full of snacks, playlists the whole crew can vibe to (mostly), and those fun roadside pit stops. But when you’re a mom, there’s another layer to planning: food prepping for your family on the go. Whether you’re heading out for a weekend getaway or a cross-country trek, having your meals and snacks ready means fewer drive-thru stops and more control over what you and your kids eat. It also means less stress and fewer hangry meltdowns in the backseat. So before you pack the car, here’s how to prep your kitchen and Continue reading...
Hammock Pad Tutorial
Today I am sharing a super easy tutorial for how to create a comfy and protective pad/cover for an outdoor hammock—my husband and kids gifted a hammock and hammock stand for my birthday this year, so I am looking forward to using it! My DIY cover will make it more comfortable and help keep it clean! Sturdy Fabrics for Outdoor Decor I got my outdoor waterproof fabrics and trim from Fabric Wholesale Direct™. They have a wide selection of fabrics and sewing tools to suit all sorts of fabric projects. My hammock is 144 inches x 51.5 inches, so I ordered 5 yards of each fabric and Continue reading...
5 Tips for a More Hygienic Home
Relaxing at home is what many people enjoy. But it can be hard to do so when it isn't doesn't seem clean, making you feel ill at ease, potentially even affecting your health. But no worries! These five easy tips can help you have a more hygienic home. Tidy Up High-Touch Surfaces You might have first heard of the importance of cleaning this type of surface during the coronavirus pandemic—these spots in your home are the ones you most likely come in contact with throughout the day. So unless you clean them frequently, they can become a breeding ground for germs—so try to sanitize them at Continue reading...
Powering Through Spring Cleaning—Plus ACTIVE Products Discount Promo Code
Spring is the time of year to get your home extra clean, but I’ll be honest, cleaning has never been my favorite chore—no matter what the season! Thankfully, I’ve found a few products that make my job easier, without all the hassle. Enzymatic Stain Cleaner My house is filled with carpeting (sadly, I've been pining for easier to clean wood floors for years), which means as a dog owner, it can make keeping my home clean super difficult! For one, there is carpeting by the back door where I take my pup outside every night; so that area is always getting messy and stained—as you can see Continue reading...
Creating a Healthy Home as a First-Time Parent
This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Creating a healthy home for your family and a newborn baby requires work, but it isn't as hard as you might think. Of course, you might be tired as a new parent—especially if your little one isn't sleeping through the night yet. However, your home can be safer and cleaner with a few simple steps, such as focusing on baby safety and your wellness. A Safe and Cozy Home As a parent, you want to make sure that your little one feels safe and warm. Babies can't regulate their temperature when they are newborns, so they rely on their parents for Continue reading...
Terez & Honor Eye Patch Review
This post contains Amazon affiliate links. As someone with sensitive, dry skin, I have to be very careful about the beauty products I use. I recently gave the viral Terez & Honor caffeine eye patches a try and love them! These hypoallergenic moisturizing patches are gentle to my face, moisturize my skin and even lighten the dark eye circles that I've had nearly all my life. Amazing! Caffeine & Hyaluronic Acid Gel Eye Patches Filled with 100% Natural Arabica coffee-eerived caffeine, the Terez & Honor eye patches literally wake up my eyes, minimizing puffiness, reducing Continue reading...
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