Must We Bare Our Soles?
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Health on Friday, April 09, 2010
Do people wear shoes in your house?
In many countries it’s unheard of to wear shoes in the house.
Hygiene-wise it makes perfect sense—do you know where those shoes have been?
Nevertheless, compulsory shoe removal strikes against my sensibilities.
- I didn’t grow up that way.
- I lived for awhile with a Venezuelan roommate who had a cultural horror of bare feet. One just didn’t take one’s shoes off... READ MORE
5 Ways to Survive a Stomach Virus
Posted by Danielle Bean in Health on Thursday, March 25, 2010
I got a Facebook message from a mom of 5 the other day:
“How many of your kids have ever hand vomiting at the same time? I’ve got 3/5, a fourth with a bucket. The 5 month old is the only one not puking. Do you have any tips besides double-wrapping the beds if possible?”
The answer to the first question is something like six kids at once, I think. And when I say “at once” I mean at once. As in, all... READ MORE
Super Powers in a Bottle
Posted by Danielle Bean in Homemaking on Thursday, March 05, 2009
At the beginning of this year, I decided that I would like to try my hand at making some of my own household cleaners.
That’s still a dream of mine—just one that hasn’t been realized yet. I promise when I finally do experiment with homemade cleaners, I’ll chronicle my findings here on the blog.
In the meantime, however, this sweet little product—Clorox Disinfecting Wipes
I love... READ MORE
Avoiding Illness
Posted by Danielle Bean in Health on Thursday, September 18, 2008
An unpleasant virus that has been making the rounds in my house this week serves as a reminder: Cold and flu season is fast approaching.
I’ll admit to being a bit of a “germophobe.” Having 8 kids means that once a cold or other virus makes its way into our home, it sticks around for the long haul. Sometimes, as a special bonus, it seems to mutate as it makes its way from one body to the next and we... READ MORE
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