Category: HEALTHY HOME

Everything You Need To Know To Pressure Wash Your Own Home

Having all of the right tools and materials will make it easier to complete your pressure washing DIY project. Paint Life TV offers some advice as to which accessories you should have on hand to help make your project more efficient. First, they suggest a rotating nozzle as it’s a more effective and faster cleaner. […]

Here Are Chicago Public Schools’ COVID Guidelines for the 2022-23 School Year – NBC Chicago

After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced its changes to a host of COVID protocols, Chicago Public Schools has also revealed the policies it will adopt for the new year. According to Dr. Allison Arwady, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, and CPS CEO Pedro Martinez, CPS will not require students […]

Colorado releases COVID-19 guidance for 2022-23 school year

Leer en español. There are no mask mandates and no quarantine rules in Colorado’s COVID guidance for the 2022-23 school year, but public health officials say they’re still tracking the disease and want school administrators to be open and honest with families about cases and clusters.  New guidance released Wednesday largely treats COVID like other […]

The Truth Is Your Yoga Mat Is Gross (and You Need to Clean It)

This story is part of Home Tips, CNET’s collection of practical advice for getting the most out of your home, inside and out. My yoga mat goes through a lot each week. Between taking it to boxing training sessions each day for core workouts to using it for morning yoga, my mat gets dragged around to […]

a Monkeypox Survivor Shares Her Journey

A Georgia mother describes her experience after testing positive for monkeypox in July. Camille Seaton, 20, told Insider that it took her three and a half weeks to heal from the virus. She described her experience as being painful but noted that she is fully healing.  Loading Something is loading. Camille Seaton looked into her […]

Oregon schools prepare for ‘new normal’ with COVID-19 protocols

Oregon schools are preparing for the 2022-23 school year starting in September, but with COVID-19 still a prevalent concern for many, districts must implement guidelines for how to keep students and staff safe. The Oregon Department of Education requires school district and charter schools to submit a COVID-19 Management Plan by Aug. 26. Nearly all […]

Monkeypox cases spike while Covid concerns wane – Santa Monica Daily Press

As COVID cases continue to decline in LA county, Monkeypox cases have doubled since last week, according to the LA County Department of Public Health.  For the second week in a row LA County has been classified as medium COVID risk by CDC criteria, with case numbers and hospitalizations both down from recent worrying highs.  […]

Senate to go on lockdown on Monday for disinfection — Zubiri │ GMA News Online

The Senate will impose a lockdown on Monday to disinfect the building after seven senators have tested positive for COVID-19, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said Friday. “I have instructed the Secretariat to conduct a thorough cleaning and disinfection of all Senate offices. For this reason, there will be a total lockdown of our Senate […]

Monkeypox quarantine guidelines released by California

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – The state health department is finally offering guidance for the monkeypox virus, which is spread through skin-to-skin contact causing rashes or sores. It is recommended that people with a confirmed monkeypox case should isolate at home, and not go to work or leave the house until the scab on the sores […]

On The Job with Alpha Bin Cleaning

Something I wasn’t aware of until recently was a service that cleaned your trash bins. Wanting to learn more about it, I joined Alpha Bin Cleaning and owner, Andrew Ramirez, for a day on the job. There I was able to learn about them, see what the process entails, and help educate others on something that […]