10 Things You Can Quit Cleaning Right Now (And create waste!)

Here's a list I came across on iVillage, from a series of articles providing tips on how to be clean and organized... Although I may agree with some, some are just hazardous to long term health and others promote waste!!

1. Sneakers.
Just buy dark-colored ones and wear them until they fall apart.

2. Grill grate.
When you're done grilling, leave the grill going. Close the cover over the grate and let any residue cook off for 15 minutes. Throw that wire brush away.

3. Soccer balls.
Everybody expects them to be marred and mud splotched. Think of it as a badge of honor.

4. Shower curtain liner.
They're cheap. Throw your mildewed liner out and buy a new one every six months.

5. Pillow.
A washed pillow takes hours to dry. Throw it out and buy a new one every six to eight months.

6. Stove drip pans.
Use your grungy ones for everyday cooking, and keep a shiny new set to use when guests come.

7. Ventilation ducts.
Despite the advertising, regular professional duct cleaning is unnecessary.

8. Fireplace walls.
Everybody expects a fireplace to have blackened walls. And you'll breathe even easier if you give up fires altogether.

9. Waxing the car.
The newer finishes are so tough that cars don't need it anymore.

10. Making the bed.
Give it up - doctor's orders.

Collage is Awesome!!

Smoosh around leftover paint on palette paper.
Let dry.
Feel inspired and creative.
Cut it out.
Use fancy-pants gluing techniques...
And voila! Bring collagetic life to your painting!

Balasana - Child's Pose

Allow the tailbone to gently move back and down onto the heels. Sit on a block or a blanket if the knees offer resistance or are injured and feel uncomfortable.
This is a good yoga position to relax in during fatigue. The knees increase in flexibility and blood flows into the mind.

This pose stretches the knees and the lower back. It is a very good pose to do to get blood to the brain and is recommended if you have dizziness or extreme fatigue. You may want to open the knees a little more if you suffer from over acidity. This will create more room around the belly. It also allows deeper breathing.

Muscles tendons and ligaments in the knee are stretched. These are the patellar ligament, the articularis genu, the head of the popliteus, the tendon of the quadriceps femoris, the ends of the vastus medialis and the medial retinacular ligament, vastus lateralis and the lateral retinacular ligament. Further up the gluteus maximus, gluteus minimus and upper hamstrings are stretched.

Practise morning and night.

Still Life - Abstractically Acrylic

Here is my 2nd work from my 2nd
"Acrylic Painting and Mixed Media on Paper"
class.