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The Mental Health Benefits of Sleeping With Your Pet In Bed

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Many of us suffer from depression or Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) during the winter months. Thankfully there are ways to manage symptoms. One way is to get a pet for companionship. There are numerous benefits to allowing your bed to sleep in bed with you. Warmth Cats and dogs have slightly higher body temperatures compared to humans. This provides additional warmth, especially during the cold winter night. Many people with depression seek out warmth to alleviate symptoms in different ways such as a hot bath or shower. Pets provide a dry alternative. Positive Interaction Pets provide positive interaction and unconditional love. They do require love and care from their pet owners. The pet to owner relationship is an overall positive one. Exercise If you own a dog you will have to walk it to keep your dog healthy. Going for short walks with your dog provides moderate exercise and is therapeutic. It keeps you and your pet healthy. PTSD Support Your pet can he...

Mattress Spring Cleaning - How to Get Your Mattress Fresh

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Many of us chore to do routine chores as spring approaches. The air is fresh and it motivates us to get our environment clean. Mattress cleaning requires annual maintenance to remove accumulated dirt. We do spend hours using it every day. Here are simple ways to maintain your mattress. Lavender Deodorizing Mattress deodorizing can be done twice a year. You can do this yourself with baking soda and lavender spray. Or you can use a professional mattress cleaning service to save yourself time. This gets rid of unwanted odors. The baking soda can be removed with a regular vacuum cleaner. Air It Out If you can, place your mattress on a plastic sheet on the patio on its side. UV light helps kill bacteria, viruses, and mold. The natural ventilation will help refresh the material as well. This helps restore your mattress and keeps it resilient to wear and tear. Expert Mattress Cleaning You may just opt to get professional mattress cleaning . A cleaning service will use exper...

Kids and Your Mattress - Common Accidents

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Kids take time to learn about keeping items clean such as a mattress. Often kids will bring food to bed, jump around with dirty feet and occasionally wet the bed during toilet training. This makes it important to know how to properly clean and disinfect your mattress. Here are common accidents and how to manage them. Poop and Urine These are unpleasant to deal with but they need to be taken care of regardless. Use a paper towel to soak up any urine possible. Do not rub in the stain. This will get the liquid deeper into the mattress material. Allow the area to air dry. Pick up the bigger chunks of poop with a paper towel if possible. Sprinkle the area with baking soda to help dry and deodorize the stain. For proper removal, you need professional mattress cleaning. Beverages It's important that you prohibit any eating or drinking in bed. When a beverage spill happens immediately soak up what you can with paper towels. Allow the area to dry. Again you will need profession...

How to Choose The Right Bed & Breakfast

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Bed and breakfast are great if you're trying to sight see without paying the price of a hotel. They can save money and be a provide a pleasant vacation experience. If you're trying out a new bed and breakfast in the city there are several things you should look for. Reviews Looking at reviews is a must. Here customers will highlight problems and give a general idea of their stay. Airbnb owners will look here to address problems that have occured. Cleanliness Not everyone has high cleaning standards especially at airbnbs. Ask about cleaning routines in place to find out how often the location gets cleaned. Ideally this should be between guest turn over. Also ask about carpet cleaning and mattress cleaning which should be done once a year. Cleanliness can affect allergies. Special Offers Many bed and breakfast will offer special rates for long periods of stay. They may also provide small amenities such as refrigerator food, games, magazines and more. Loca...

Mattress Cleaning Essentials

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Keeping your mattress as clean as possible is important for several reasons. Your mattress is a big investment in the first place and determines your quality of sleep. Keeping it clean and well maintained will extend its life so that it endures well over time. It will help your quality of sleep as well. Here are simple ways to maintain your mattress. Deodorizing Periodic deodorizing will remove odors and help eliminate dust and dirt in the mattress material. You need to sprinkle baking soda on the material and allow it to sit for at least half an hour. Use a vacuum to remove the baking soda afterward. Don't Eat In Bed Eating in bed brings food particles into your mattress. This will attract all sorts of pests such as bacteria, bugs, and even mold. It's best that you don't eat in bed at all. Box Frame A proper box frame will help your mattress keep its shape. The extra support will also extend its overall lifetime so you can use your mattress for years t...

How To Clean Bedding When you Have Sensitive Skin

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When you have sensitive skin it's important that you're selective when it comes to cleaning your bed. Skin conditions like eczema make you prone to skin irritation from harsh laundry cleaning products. Additionally, babies and young kids have delicate skin and require gentle products and different laundry care. Here is a guide for handling sensitive skin. Eco-friendly detergent is gentle and comes with all natural ingredients. It is gentle enough to do laundry effectively including the bedding. Regular laundry cleaning products can burn the skin and cause other symptoms. Fabric softener should be avoided because they usually contain strong ingredients. Go minimal when it comes to laundry cleaning products. Some items of laundry still need pre-spotting and not all of those are eco-friendly. If it is a few small stains put on gloves and apply the pre-spray or strong soap to the area. Some scrubbing may be required before putting it in the regular washing cycle. Eco-fri...

Allergy Season and Your Mattress

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Allergies aren't fun. If you have seasonal allergies it's important that you know how to manage your symptoms. Aside from allergy pills, there are preventative measures you can take to reduce your symptoms. Here are simple ways to manage allergies during the season. When you enter your home you should immediately take a shower and get into clean clothes. This helps remove spores from your person. If you can't take a shower right away you should still change into clean clothes. Place your outdoor clothes in a closed laundry bag to reduce the number of allergy spores flying around. Do not lay down on your bed if you haven't showered. Again the spores will transfer to the mattress and cause you to have allergy symptoms. Avoid opening the windows in your home especially in the bedroom. Pollen and other allergens will come in and settle on bedding and furniture. There is an allergy treatment method for mattresses. Most people get the treatment before the aller...