bullcitychic's Profile

Three things:

living in a place that is prone to palmetto bugs (the dainty way of saying roaches) leaving food, crumbs or dirty dishes out is an open invitation for pests, and a great motivator for washing up right away and straightening the kitchen.

The second: A clean up mix. A short list compiled of punk or fast paced, old school hip hop motivates me. Makes it fun to clean because I dance while cleaning up.

The third: Invite friends over often or have a 'drop by', open door attitude. As a grad student, studying at my place with friends was frequent. As a recent grad, opening up my home for potluck or just inviting a friend over for dinner at least every couple of weeks makes me think of another set of eyes on my space. Approaching guests (even if only given 15 min warning) makes me clean up FAST.

Thank you for highlighting the disruptive properties of this chemical. I also love that you made suggestions for alternatives at the end; too many media outlets tell you all the bad and then provide no alternatives. While I agree with most, bamboo fabric is not as eco-friendly as it has been reported in the past. While it is a renewable resource the process of turning it into fabric is less than eco-friendly. Via Ecouterre.com (by a Patagonia rep): http://www.ecouterre.com/20176/how-eco-friendly-is-bamboo-fabric-really/

Durham, NC. Farms surround this small city and many restaurants use locally sourced ingredients, we have a brewery that uses all local ingredients, there's a new *free* bus along main street linking Duke University to Goldenbelt, an artist studio community in an old warehouse, the local communities are VERY active in making this a better and better place to live and on top of it all, housing is still inexpensive and the job market is bouyed up by the presence of multiple universities and RTP.