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WooHoo! Closing is tomorrow at 2:00!
Well, @babsbag, I've called three painters, that I was referred to, and so far only one has called me back.
We have an appointment on Monday for him to look at the house, so he can work up a quote.
We Also got a call back from a guy, who came highly recommended, to give us a price on fencing the front 1-1/2 to 2 acres, so we can get our goats and chickens. He sounds like he might actually give us what we need at a good price.
Yes, air fresheners are everywhere, and it's hard to avoid them. The chemicals in them dull the your ability to smell them, so people tend to use more and more, so they can smell them - which compounds the issue.
When you make your goats milk soaps, do you use synthetic fragrances? Or Essential Oils? Essential oils, are distilled from plants and don't cause the negative effects of chemical scents - at least for most people. I occasionally find one that gives me a headache, but that is likely because I am allergic to the plant, and not because it's a chemical. I use Essential Oils when I make my own personal care products like lotion, deodorant, tooth soap, inspect repellant, etc. once I have my goats, I plan to make goats milk soap using Essential Oils, for the fragrances.
One of the worst effects, from chemical fragrances, is not detectable, but incidious none the less. These chemicals, in these products, are called "hormone disrupters". Our body is comprised of multiple organ systems, which use hormones to allow the systems to work together like a symphony. When we are exposed to hormone disrupters, it blocks the receptor sites on our organs, and the hormones can't work together - what you end up with is a symphony that is out of tune. Our bodies get more and more out of tune the longer we are exposed to these chemicals.
These hormone disrupters seem to especially mess with female hormones (among other things, they can cause infertility). They are also thought to cause diabetes and thyroid disease. Air fresheners aren't the only chemicals that are hormone disrupters, just one of many. BPA, plastic food packaging, lawn chemicals, cleaning supplies, make up, shampoo, conditioner, hair mousse, hair spray, house paint, building materials, yard/farm chemicals, etc. are some other products that contain these chemicals. Just because it is on the store shelf doesn't mean it is safe. Over the past 50 years, the FDA has allowed over 82,000 new chemicals to be made available for widespread use. Many are known to be toxic and to cause cancer, but are not banned from use.
This is why we have made the effort to buy a piece of land, out in the country, so we can live chemical free, raising organic meat and free range poultry for organic eggs, as well as grow GMO/chemical free, non-toxic herbs and vegetables.
Many time I have to just endure fragrances and other chemicals, when I am out and about, and then put up with the reactions, which include, profuse sweating, flushing of my face, acne/whiteheads, headache/migraine, weakness, fatigue, light headedness, heart palpitations, extreme agitation (and I am normally happy go lucky), shortness of breath (SOB), and mental confusion - just to name a few.
Those are ALL symptoms I experience, depending on the chemical I am exposed to - not all at once. Some of the chemicals in food are the worst! Artificial sweeteners, not only can cause cancer, they can also cause GI issues and give me migraines. MSG (monosodium glutamate gives me severe migraines), Aesulfame potassium, which is an artificial sweetener, makes me into a raving lunatic! I learned that the hard way!
Sorry to get up on my soap box, but this is something I am passionate about. I suffered with this for 10 or 11 years before I learned what MCS was. Even working as a nurse, I had never heard about it. I learned about it from an acquaintenance who had MCS, not in the hospitals or from the doctors I worked with. And certainly not from my own doctor, who basically told me to "suck it up, it's no big deal".
Many times I thought I was going crazy, but it was chemicals that were making me that way. Doctors didn't know what was causing my symptoms and thought it was all in my head. Well, actually a lot of it was, because the chemicals were causing my severe migraines and causing the dizziness, light headedness, poor memory and inability to think clearly.
Once I learned what was causing my problems, I wasn't able to totally eliminate chemicals, from my life over night. It took a while for me to make that transition. It was hard to believe that the processed foods and products everyone else was using, were making me sick. But, as I began to eliminate processed foods I started feeling better. As I threw away chemical laden products and replaced them with natural products, I started having fewer and less severe reactions.
Many times, I avoid going into stores (malls are the WORST!) If I know someone uses air fresheners or scented laundry products, or wears perfume, I have to avoid them. Going to church is a huge challenge, because so many people (men and women) wear fragrance when they get dressed up, and most churches put air fresheners in their bathrooms. At home, having someone else paint with less toxic zero VOC paint helps, but I have to give it time to off-gas, which it does fairly quickly. Which brings us full circle, to why we might not be able to move in by Christmas. We have to wait for the paint to off-gas.
Well, @babsbag, I've called three painters, that I was referred to, and so far only one has called me back.
We have an appointment on Monday for him to look at the house, so he can work up a quote.We Also got a call back from a guy, who came highly recommended, to give us a price on fencing the front 1-1/2 to 2 acres, so we can get our goats and chickens. He sounds like he might actually give us what we need at a good price.
Yes, air fresheners are everywhere, and it's hard to avoid them. The chemicals in them dull the your ability to smell them, so people tend to use more and more, so they can smell them - which compounds the issue.
When you make your goats milk soaps, do you use synthetic fragrances? Or Essential Oils? Essential oils, are distilled from plants and don't cause the negative effects of chemical scents - at least for most people. I occasionally find one that gives me a headache, but that is likely because I am allergic to the plant, and not because it's a chemical. I use Essential Oils when I make my own personal care products like lotion, deodorant, tooth soap, inspect repellant, etc. once I have my goats, I plan to make goats milk soap using Essential Oils, for the fragrances.
One of the worst effects, from chemical fragrances, is not detectable, but incidious none the less. These chemicals, in these products, are called "hormone disrupters". Our body is comprised of multiple organ systems, which use hormones to allow the systems to work together like a symphony. When we are exposed to hormone disrupters, it blocks the receptor sites on our organs, and the hormones can't work together - what you end up with is a symphony that is out of tune. Our bodies get more and more out of tune the longer we are exposed to these chemicals.
These hormone disrupters seem to especially mess with female hormones (among other things, they can cause infertility). They are also thought to cause diabetes and thyroid disease. Air fresheners aren't the only chemicals that are hormone disrupters, just one of many. BPA, plastic food packaging, lawn chemicals, cleaning supplies, make up, shampoo, conditioner, hair mousse, hair spray, house paint, building materials, yard/farm chemicals, etc. are some other products that contain these chemicals. Just because it is on the store shelf doesn't mean it is safe. Over the past 50 years, the FDA has allowed over 82,000 new chemicals to be made available for widespread use. Many are known to be toxic and to cause cancer, but are not banned from use.
This is why we have made the effort to buy a piece of land, out in the country, so we can live chemical free, raising organic meat and free range poultry for organic eggs, as well as grow GMO/chemical free, non-toxic herbs and vegetables.
Many time I have to just endure fragrances and other chemicals, when I am out and about, and then put up with the reactions, which include, profuse sweating, flushing of my face, acne/whiteheads, headache/migraine, weakness, fatigue, light headedness, heart palpitations, extreme agitation (and I am normally happy go lucky), shortness of breath (SOB), and mental confusion - just to name a few.
Those are ALL symptoms I experience, depending on the chemical I am exposed to - not all at once. Some of the chemicals in food are the worst! Artificial sweeteners, not only can cause cancer, they can also cause GI issues and give me migraines. MSG (monosodium glutamate gives me severe migraines), Aesulfame potassium, which is an artificial sweetener, makes me into a raving lunatic! I learned that the hard way!Sorry to get up on my soap box, but this is something I am passionate about. I suffered with this for 10 or 11 years before I learned what MCS was. Even working as a nurse, I had never heard about it. I learned about it from an acquaintenance who had MCS, not in the hospitals or from the doctors I worked with. And certainly not from my own doctor, who basically told me to "suck it up, it's no big deal".
Many times I thought I was going crazy, but it was chemicals that were making me that way. Doctors didn't know what was causing my symptoms and thought it was all in my head. Well, actually a lot of it was, because the chemicals were causing my severe migraines and causing the dizziness, light headedness, poor memory and inability to think clearly.
Once I learned what was causing my problems, I wasn't able to totally eliminate chemicals, from my life over night. It took a while for me to make that transition. It was hard to believe that the processed foods and products everyone else was using, were making me sick. But, as I began to eliminate processed foods I started feeling better. As I threw away chemical laden products and replaced them with natural products, I started having fewer and less severe reactions.
Many times, I avoid going into stores (malls are the WORST!) If I know someone uses air fresheners or scented laundry products, or wears perfume, I have to avoid them. Going to church is a huge challenge, because so many people (men and women) wear fragrance when they get dressed up, and most churches put air fresheners in their bathrooms. At home, having someone else paint with less toxic zero VOC paint helps, but I have to give it time to off-gas, which it does fairly quickly. Which brings us full circle, to why we might not be able to move in by Christmas. We have to wait for the paint to off-gas.
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of course I hope we don't move again...lol
