Brenda, who you all know and love already, has spontaneously converted to all natural household products. The first I knew this had happened was when I came downstairs she told me to watch out - the floor was a little slippery from the olive oil. Olive oil and vinegar, it turns out, is an all natural thing you can use on hardwood floors.

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And that was only the beginning. Lots of household cleaners have been replaced with home-made concoctions and alternative products like the old 18-in-1 Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps. I’ve used it before too, but it’s an example of one of the things she picked up shopping.

I asked her where her motivation was coming from and she said it was when she was reading about her memory. She’s more scatterbrained than ever recently and she came across a lot of things online about environmental chemicals and health. Which is great. It’s interesting living in a home with someone who uses olive oil on the floor.