I just read a wonderful post from Passionate Homemaking on green options for taking care of the family laundry. I was very impressed with the cost comparisons and descriptions that the author, Lindsay Edmonds, included. I’m looking forward to doing my own comparisons with some of the options that Lindsay explored. For a do-it-yourself recipe and a seedy option, please check out the Passionate Homemaking blog. I’m sure you will enjoy the Homemade Laundry Detergent, Charlies & Soap Nuts post and many others!

We took our son to the doctor’s office yesterday to determine the cause of his coughing and rash. It turns out that he has eczema and may also have asthma. His doctor wouldn’t diagnose him as asthmatic since he is so young but did give us the medication to try out on him. So it got me to thinking, what could be causing all of these problems and what can I do about it.
Is it something in the air that is triggering his coughing, is it the cleaning supplies we …