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Hi there, welcome to hushed.life
I’m all about creating relaxing, nurturing, non-toxic environments that nourish us sensitives rather than overwhelm us. So, if noise, smells, light – or life in general – gets to you more than other folks, and you need life to be less SHOUTY, you’re in the right place. Enjoy x
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and so to sleep…
What better subject to start my new Hushed blog with than sleep? And headboards to be exact. If you’ve ever bought a new headboard, you will probably have found that it really pongs of chemicals. Not any more. Here are some ideas to help revamp your bedroom without headaches!
latest posts
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Small Space Living
Given the population ever-increasing on our small island here in the UK (and the planet, don’t get me started…), I am always interested in how we can take up less space. And, I confess, I’ve always been a tad obsessed with clever furniture and how people design their small spaces into homes. P and I
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Choose Non Toxic Air Fryers
Air fryers are all the rage, aren’t they, not least because they save us the cost of putting the big oven on for smaller meals? They can also cook much faster (partly because they are smaller and take less time to warm up) and we tend to use less fat to cook with. Some of
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Is our sensitivity a brain issue?
Quick Summary: when we are highly-sensitive, especially if we have multiple sensitivity (food, chemicals, smells etc), overwhelm, mental and physical fatigue, a need to shut down a lot, maybe we should consider that brain processes and neuroinflammation, like a loss of brain-gating or neurons too close to threshold could be contributing ie. our sensitivity levels
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Add a little candlelight
I’m seeing a lot of recommendations for Autumn/Fall candles at the moment. It’s just a shame most of them would set us off with paraffin wicks and bases, and synthetic fragrance oils that, frankly, make me feel queasy. You can buy non-toxic candles, of course, but it is much easier and cheaper to make your
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