Model-Ginney Gardener, Photo by Treavor Hoehne I’m really not the Pollyanna type. In fact, normally I’m more of a Worst Case Scenario type of Gal on the main. However, when the poop really does hit the fan, I’m all about the upside! I’m complicated, what can I tell you? 

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Howdy Peeps! How’re you all doing out there? Are you going stir-crazy, or are you enjoying your time at home? I admit, I love having all of us under the same roof again. It’s not all perfect, of course. We’ve had to make a few adjustments. I could hear my...

In this strange new era of COVID-19, it’s tempting to slather your body in hand sanitizer and splash a lot of bleach around. But hold up. That may not be such a great idea. 

Chlorine Bleach is not for everyday cleaning. It’s a disinfectant. Cleaning and disinfecting are two related,...

In this moment of hyper-awareness about COVID-19 and how it spreads, the CDC recommends we do two basic things: 1. Wash our hands (properly and often) 2. Keep high-touch/high traffic surfaces clean. We’ve talked a lot about hand-washing, but there are plenty of high-touch, household surfaces that many of us...

You touch your face 23 times an hour- Here are 3 ways to curb the habit, according to a behavioral psychologist. I touched my face 12 times before my morning meeting. Oh wait, that’s a lie—I should say 12 times in the hour between arriving at work and my first...

In 2009, I caught the H1N1 virus, commonly referred to as Swine Flu. I’m not going to sugarcoat it; I was really sick. I had a false-negative reading at the doctor’s office, and by the time the hospital called me back for quarantine, I had already crawled back into my...