Cook and Brew.

My son’s recent hospitalization made me realize that I have to be more wary on the stuffs that we have and use at home. His doctor instructed us to watch out for a lot of things so as not to trigger an allergy that can lead to another asthma episode.

1. Keep him away from pets (their danders are among the top allergens)
2. Put up a no smoking zone (all the time)
3. Keep away stuffed toys
4. Hypoallergenic beddings and allergy mattress covers must be used
5. Avoid dusty objects and surfaces

It may be a little tough to make sure these things are observed ALL THE TIME but anything for my child, I’d be all eyes and alert always. I can’t endure to see him undergo any discomfort and pain once again.

Research and statistics show that the current generation of kids are getting more unfit. Instant foods, junk foods, sweets and candies, then they get lots of distractions not to exercise like fascination with TV watching, ps3, wii, xbox video games and computers. So aside from giving them a healthy diet, parents should also get their kids to exercise. The best way to do this is to exercise together as a family. The motivation and good example should come from the parents themselves. After all, this also makes a great family bonding activity.

Huge thanks to the internet (and great friends), I was able to shop for the best Black Friday deals even though I’m not in the US.

These are just a few of the great steals from one major Black Friday destination. Marked down gadgets, electronics, toys, clothes, mattress and bed linens, kitchen stuffs…all are truly irresistible. It’s no wonder why people are all game and willing to camp out and fall in line in the wee hours of the morning just to be the first ones to storm the store and snag all these great stuffs.

As for my BF purchases, just wait and I’ll be blogging about them in a few. Mostly are kitchen stuffs.

You might have heard a lot of times already about the research study on cleanliness comparison between a kitchen sink and a bathroom sink. Odd as it may sound but according to the study, kitchens are dirtier than bathrooms when it comes to bacterial contamination. The “Hygiene in the Home Study 2009″ held in Egypt exposes that, internationally, 90 per cent of kitchen cloths, 46 per cent of kitchen sinks, 38 per cent of bathroom sinks accounts the majority of the total bacterial count in most of the households. Wet and damp kitchen cloths and sponges harbor bacterial growth that is why it is imperative that the kitchen should not just be mere “cleaned”. It should be disinfected in the same frequency that we do on our bathrooms. We must regularly wash our hands especially before preparing the meal or cooking our food, and most importantly, dispense old cleaning cloths and replace them as often as possible to prevent from attracting bacterial growth and infestation.

With this study, people’s notion about bathrooms dirt may be changed. Especially with luxurious bathroom suites such as those from betterbathrooms.com, people might even lounge longer in the bathrooms now. They might even prefer doing their daily routines there like sleeping and dining.