The laundry is piling up and if you are like me, you have put it off for as long as you possibly could. Laundry is one of my least favorite household chores to do around my home because it can be difficult to get odors and smells out of my clothes. Especially as of lately,…
Waking up in the morning, we go through our normal morning routine. For me, my morning routine includes showering, dressing, doing my hair, putting on my essential deodorant and perfume on my body, and then going around my home and giving it the quick clean-up job with some air freshener and some cleaning products. I…
The smell of home is the best smell in the world, right? I would still like to think this is true, but unfortunately, many chemicals used in our home could taint our perfect smell of home. We are conditioned at a young age to connect the smells in our house with the smell of home….
A lot of smells in our homes are easily identifiable, and we can get to their source quickly because we know where they’re coming from. Garbage is smelly because last night’s leftovers are sitting in there a little too long? Just throw out the trash and the smell will go away. Other smells, however, are…
Garbage disposals are a major convenience in modern kitchens. They can drastically reduce the amount of waste that ends up in garbage cans and landfills. They make cooking faster because we don’t have to worry so much about what goes down the drain. Garbage disposals can also be a primary source of unpleasant odors if…
What is Chinese Drywall? The term “Chinese drywall” is a reference to a type of drywall used in the earlier 2000’s that proved later on to be defective and destructive to homes. It was manufactured in China, hence the designation “Chinese.” Over 100,000 homes built between 2001 and 2009 have been negatively impacted by Chinese…
The darkness sets in around. The ventilation has been limited and progressively it’s beginning to get warmer and warmer. Slowly, the air begins to lessen and the moisture starts to build. There is no escape, then abruptly the alarms go off and the response is initiated. The sweat begins to form, followed by a strong…
Ew, not again! You literally just washed your workout clothes and they still smell like the rancid gym. Have you had enough of this constant battle with your workout clothes? Are you sick of constantly washing your clothes over and over again only to still have lingering odors hanging on for dear life? It’s becoming…
You take a deep breath in, inhaling all the smells surrounding you. Wow. Something strong hits your nose and instantly makes your eyes water. What is that putrid aroma? Could it be me? Quickly you examine your environment, making sure the coast is clear you immediately do the sniff test on yourself. Oh no, your…
Do you smell that? The distinct smell of perspiration mixed with some extra funky odors that really tingle your airways. How can that be? You washed your clothes and you just got to the gym, there’s no way you can already smell like a beat up gym rag. Looking around you try to determine the…
Ice cream. Those two words are every little kid’s favorite words. As a child, the excitement over ice cream was almost too much to take. We would hear the distant jingle of the local ice cream truck and instantly the pure joy would hit us like a brick wall. Waiting patiently for the jingle to…
The pile grows, slowly creating a mound of tissues in the corner of your room. You keep searching for the sweet relief of final clarity within your nasal airways. The never-ending pressure feels as though an elephant is standing right on your head, your head their stage as the constant pounding resumes. Why is this…
All the houses start to blur. Going from house to house waiting to get that feeling – if you’ve ever bought a house you know the feeling where you just instantly feel at home. As your Realtor drives you to an array of homes, patiently and eagerly trying to present to you a home that…
Tiny white warriors suit up, silently plotting their plan of attack. Slowly, they start to build up their army in preparation for what they feel is looming over their land. Confused yet? Those tiny white warriors are residing on your cat. Even more confused? I’ll give you a hint, dandruff. Dandruff a.k.a tiny white warriors…
What if I told you there are roughly 120,000 hairs per square inch on the underside of a cat and 60,000 per square inch on its back? Would you believe me? The answer is maybe. It’s hard to know exactly how many hairs could be found on your furry feline, but when you can assign…
