Life in These United States

I'm doing better since yesterday and trying to get a lot of things done today while I have the day off.  I have a comic page to finish and a house to clean.

I'm going to try this method today to unclog the bathroom sink.  It uses vinegar and baking soda to clear the drain, and it's called a sink volcano.  I don't want to keep using the grossly toxic commercial drain cleaners.  You can use vinegar and baking soda for all kinds of cleaning around the house, and breathing vinegar fumes can't hurt you, though your bathroom will smell pickled. 

I first heard about safer, homemade cleaning products from a postcard designed by Stella Marrs.  In my blog I've also mentioned a small book I have: Make Your Place: Affordable, Sustainable Nesting Skills by Raleigh Briggs, which will give you other DIY nontoxic methods.