With the doors closed and heaters blasting, our homes, plants and bodies are stressed with all the dryness. This causes more illness than we realize, since moisture in the sinuses is important for our health and dryness in the nasal passages contributes to more infections.
I like to add pretty bowls of water around the house to add some moisture and have been placing pretty items (rocks, shells, marbles, even small decorations in them) just to make some pretty natural water scapes out of them. If you have any old fish tank items, include them if you'd like. I had some water based plants (they sell them in the pet store for fish tanks) that also make a lovely water scape.
Great for living rooms, kids room or even an elderly persons room since it adds a little natural feel and the only maintenance is replenishing the water when it evaporates. It really makes a difference in my sinuses to have them in the winter!
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The weather here in the Minneapolis, MN area has been frigid for the past two weeks, temperatures hovering around 0 and below every night. With the furnace constantly running, I noticed that my house was very dry.
Our house is dry in the winter in Ohio, but my dog is afraid of the humidifier. I solved this problem by purchasing a couple of the plastic-coated wire racks used for organizing cabinets, and setting it over our floor registers for our forced-air furnace.
To combat dry indoor air (without the expense of running a room humidifier), place old containers of water in or near your heat vents (if you have forced air heat).
