Earlier, this year, I wrote about 'Doubling up on Chemical Exposures for the Sake of Convenience'. Odd title, I know but—as I found out from that post—that's just what so many of us do when there's an appointment to go to: we double up, even triple up. (Wrongly, so wrongly, some of us can't go out at all, even.) On that day, I didn't want to drag myself anywhere, let alone … [Read more...] about Repost: How to Get Fragrance Free Glasses!
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Doubling up on Chemical Exposures for the Sake of Convenience
Today is doomsday. Nah, just kidding. But hyperbole can help make light of seemingly dire circumstances... I have an appointment, one I can't avoid, and I know I'm going to have a fragrance exposure of mass proportions. I have my mask; I've organised to be the first one seen; and I can wait in a room set aside for people with disabilities. The nature of this appointment is … [Read more...] about Doubling up on Chemical Exposures for the Sake of Convenience
The Day I Fell in Love… with a font
One day in June, 2014: It was a rainy, damp day. Mould spores were antagonising my sinuses; and as I ruminated on the pain throbbing it's three month long beat: boom, da boom, boom, along the bridge of my nose, piercing its un-relentless way into the bones of my face, forehead and cheekbones, I pulled a snotty piece of cotton wool from my left nostril, and, tugging a clean … [Read more...] about The Day I Fell in Love… with a font
How to Get a Shop Assistant’s Assistance Without Going Into the Shop
Sometimes, there are essential items just waiting for us, sitting on shelves inside buildings that are impossible to access. This is most commonly true when it comes to accessing Australian pharmacies that dispense medications and medical items, and sell personal care products: it's the fragrances that are the problem. (Ironic isn't it? Going to get medical items causes you to … [Read more...] about How to Get a Shop Assistant’s Assistance Without Going Into the Shop
Bicarbonate of Soda
"Chemicals have replaced bacteria and viruses as the main threat to health. The diseases we are beginning to see as the major causes of death in the latter part of (the 1900's) and into the 21st century are diseases of chemical origin." Dr. Dick Irwin, Toxicologist, Texas A&M University Bicarbonate of Soda (also known as 'Baking Soda' (not to be confused with 'baking … [Read more...] about Bicarbonate of Soda