Living in a clean, germ-free atmosphere ensures one’s home is safe, healthy, and tidy. However, many commonly used household cleaners are hazardous and contain deadly substances. These chemical-based cleansers can cause long-term health problems, and their production and disposal harm the environment.
Washing the dishes is like bathing a baby Buddha. The profane is the sacred. Everyday mind is Buddha’s mind. — Thich Nhat Hanh In the book The Miracle of Mindfulness, Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh explores the idea of making meditation
People have used the traditional household skill of food storage for thousands of years to prepare for times of famine or food scarcity. After 4000 years, wheat discovered preserved in Egyptian tombs was still edible. By preventing spoilage, proper food storage retains
Water is life, as the saying goes. We use water for food, health, livelihood, fun, and leisure. But water can also take away life when it’s contaminated or, worse, in the case of a water shortage. Water does affect our daily lives,
Human beings always need to be surrounded by nature. Research shows that human beings are instinctively drawn to nature and our connection to nature and living things is in their DNA. On average, people spend 90% of their time indoors, yet many
Domesticity is not so blissful for women. Gender is always a traditional or cultural context shaping an individual’s gender beliefs. Even though many studies have proved that housework should be for everyone, such as children and men, there is still an evident
