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Ask a Health Blogger: Static Electricity

When winter comes, I notice that I’m a lot more static-y. The worst is getting out of the car — I always get a shock when I’m closing the door! What’s behind the “shocking” change? I have the same problem — winter seems to be my time to give and receive a lot of those little static jolts. Basically, static electricity is caused by an imbalance in positive and negative charges in electrons, which are part of every single atom that makes up the universe. The cause for the personal shocks is deceptively simple: dryness. Winter tends to be a … Continue reading →

Frugal Living Week in Review: February 11th Through February 17th

As usual, the Frugal Blog has been packed with all sorts of frugal ideas. I love discovering new ways of saving money. Of course, sometimes we can go too far, can’t we? I would love to hear all of your favorite ways to save money. Hmm, that sounds like a good excuse for a contest to come here soon. You heard it first! And now, here is a review of all of last week’s frugal articles. February 11th Frugal Living Week in Review: February 4th Through February 10th From storing apples and using alternatives to expensive “green bags” to saving … Continue reading →

Frugal Static Solver

Don’t you hate it when everything clings to you in the winter? Whether it is your skirt or pants sticking to your legs, or your hair plastered to your head or hat, static cling is a nuisance. Back when I was was wearing skirts and stockings on a daily basis, both when I was in school and later when I was in the office, I used to carry around one of those spray cans of static. I must have gone through a large can every two weeks in the wintertime. The cans of static spray work well, but I never … Continue reading →