4/15/09

The simplest repairs sometimes create the biggest results. If your faucet is dripping water, visit the hardware store and replace the washer. When your faucet is dripping at a rate of one drop per second, you're wasting 2,700 gallons per year! For less than a dollar, you can stop the waste and end up saving lots of dough on your utilities bill.

4/14/09

Having trouble getting to sleep? Try aromatherapy. Aromatherapy is the belief that the right scent can evoke a certain mood when breathed in: Peppermint can excite and lavender can soothe. But instead of spending lots of money on pricey linen sprays, make your own. Fill a mister bottle with distilled water and add about 20 drops of lavender oil (from the natural health food store). Shake and spray on your sheets. Then just lie down and relax.

4/13/09

For the healthiest sleep, completely enclose your pillows and mattress in an encasement cover to keep out microscopic dust mites that live inside. While you can't see dust mites with the naked eye, if you're an allergy sufferer, you definitely notice them. So by encasing your pillows and mattress, you'll have a more restful, allergy-free sleep. You can find encasement covers in the bedding section of most retail stores.