I know the title of this post reads funny, but stay with me here. Seven years ago, two years after being diagnosed as sensitive to chemicals, I found myself in the position of needing to purchase a car. The car I was driving—although it was a swank model, had leather seats, and a rockin' stereo—was making me intensely ill, and it wasn't until I moved to live near the ocean, and … [Read more...] about How to Seal in Fragrance on a Steering Wheel
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Re-blog: For all the women with EI – You are stronger than you know
Below is a wonderful poem, by Kathryn Treat (author of the soon to be released: Allergic to Life: My Battle for Survival, Courage and Hope), about women who suffer with Environmental Illness (EI), Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), Toxic Loss of Intolerance (TILT) or just plain chemical sensitivities (chemical sensitivities is a description of symptoms, it's not a … [Read more...] about Re-blog: For all the women with EI – You are stronger than you know
How to ask for assistance from your local council
The air we breathe, quite often, contains pollutants, we're all aware of that; however, for some of us, we're reminded of this more than the average person could ever possibly imagine. The prevalence of asthma, sensitivities to chemicals, and illnesses related to industrial and urban pollution could serve as a wake-up call to the world, but up until the last ten years or so, … [Read more...] about How to ask for assistance from your local council
I made it out of here once
There is in every true woman's heart a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity; but which kindles up, and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity. ~ Washington Irving, The Sketch Book, 1820 I made it out of here once. After being tested for sensitivities to particular chemicals and then being diagnosed as sensitive to those … [Read more...] about I made it out of here once
For the Love of Books…
A blogger friend recently created a post, Paper Books verses eBooks, about her love of books, the way she deals with 'outgassing' petrochemical based inks from them; and she expressed her interest in finding out how other people sort out their books. (She’s also writing a book: Allergic to Life: My Battle for Survival, Courage, and Hope—to be released soon. You can check that … [Read more...] about For the Love of Books…