Jia Elizabeth

Hello, my name is Jia. Let me take a second to introduce myself since most of this book is just the information section of my brain in written format. Just to give you an idea of what my background is like, I was raised in a rural town in the Midwest of the United States. My dad worked in the central administration office for my public school district and my mom ran a horse stable. My childhood was often inside empty classrooms after school hours, covered in dirt in a field with horses, and...

We all need clean clothes, so we need to be able to work a washing machine and dryer. There is some science behind cleaning clothes, people argue over how to kill the germs and properly clean clothing. Some people believe that only hot water can kill germs that live on clothing, other people argue for cold water washing to help maintain the colors and conserve water. While it is true that some germs can only be killed by extreme heat, there are an equal number of germs that enjoy the heat...

I want to make sure everyone understands the basics of hygiene for your home. Clean can be defined in different ways depending on your culture, it is not for me to tell you which version of cleanliness is correct. I grew up spending lots of time in horse stables, public schools, and libraries so clean became relative to the location. What I mean is to clean a horse stable to the same level as a library is near impossible, the fact there are living horses indoors makes cleanliness shift...