Tag Archives: Health

10 Things to Avoid in Beauty Products

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Erin D. | Permalink 0

The Progressive Pioneer put up a great post about 10 highly-toxic substances often found in beauty products. It’s amazing we take all this stuff for granted as being [..]

Health, Personal Hygiene, Personal Responsibility, Toxins ,

Cleaning Up My Life

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Erin D. | Permalink 0

This post first appeared on my other blog, Confounded by Quilting, and basically cemented my desire to have a more appropriate blog title for the homesteady bits of [..]

Cleaning Products, Commercialism, Gluten-Free, Illness, Kombucha, Personal Hygiene, Personal Responsibility, Planning, Politics, Product Recommendations, Vegetarian , , , ,

Cleaning Up My Life

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Erin D. | Permalink 5

Like many folks, I took health and well-being for granted in my younger years, and being raised in the middle-class American Midwest, I took many “modern necessities” for [..]

Cleaning Products, Household, Sustainability ,

Approximating

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Erin D. | Permalink 6

I’ve been scouring the web for gluten-free or easily-modified recipes the last several weeks, and there are some good things out there. As I’ve been acquiring supplies and [..]

Food , , ,

Interview with Peter H.

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Erin D. | Permalink 12

These are the questions that first came to mind when wondering about MCS and how it affected Peter’s life. If you have additional questions you’d like me to [..]

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Multiple Chemical Sensitivity – Interview Forthcoming

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Erin D. | Permalink 1

Good morning, everyone. It seems many of my readers (and many of the bloggers I follow) are increasingly concerned with reducing the amount of chemicals in their lives. [..]

Sustainability , ,

Self-Sabotague

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Erin D. | Permalink 0

Today, I had my follow-up visit to discuss my gluten intolerance labs. Do I have gluten intolerance? Oh hell yes; yes I do. My IgA (mucosal) value was [..]

Gluten-Free, Health ,

Moving Forward

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Erin D. | Permalink 1

No new job for me. The guy they picked is awesome, though, certainly no one I mind losing to, and I received a lot of encouraging feedback from [..]

Mental Well-Being ,

Cow Share Farm Visit

Posted on January 9, 2010 by Erin D. | Permalink 7

Today was the day for the much-anticipated cow share farm visit at Our Farm & Dairy. It’s gorgeous and sunny out, completely, spectacularly beautiful at a balmy 18 [..]

Community, Sustainability , , , ,

Bathtime

Posted on January 3, 2010 by Erin D. | Permalink 9

I am seldom happier than when I am submerged in warm, warm water. Huge bathtubs, steaming jacuzzis, hot springs all make my body and soul go “aaaahhhhh.” The [..]

Mental Well-Being, Stress , ,