- This isn’t truly “acid” washed; just laundry bleach. Acid sounds cooler though, right?
- Don’t dilute the bleach. Pour it into a spray bottle and label the bottle so no one mistakes it for water.
- Do wear Goggles, gloves, working in a ventilated area (open a door or window), and taking a break periodically for a breath of fresh air in the other room. The fumes are strong and can make your eyes burn a bit without goggles.
- Do NOT wet the fabric before spraying (tried it). This will dilute the bleach and spread it too evenly, rather than making it blotchy.
- Vary your sprays with the spray bottle lid—from wide sprays to small direct sprays.
- Don’t over-bleach or the shirt will simply look like a new color, rather than textured looking.
- It takes about a minute for the color to pull up.
I pulled up to a red light and on the corner a man stood holding a ragged cardboard sign that read, “Poor, please help.” My daughter sat beside me and looked at the man. “Mom, I feel really bad for him,” she said as she reached into my purse and pulled out a bill. “Give this to him, please.” I looked into her eyes and saw compassion and a commitment to help someone in need. After giving the man the money, I noticed my daughter beamed with happiness, because she had made a difference in someone’s life. When we help others we feel happy. There appears to be a direct correlation with overall well-being and giving our time, money or other resources to a cause that we are passionate about. Studies suggest that people who volunteer report better health and more happiness than people who do not volunteer. According to a study in Social Science & Medicine, a person who volunteers more than monthly, but less than weekly is 12% more likely to report being very happy and a person who volu
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