- quick-dry clothes - have you ever hung your laundry out to dry? If so, you know that in warm weather it dries FAST! Sometimes as fast a dryer. But especially after a winter of hanging clothes inside, switching over to hanging them outside goes SO much more quickly.
- sanitizer - part of the reason I'm ok with not using hot water to wash our clothing is that it usually gets hung out in the sun. The sun (and even fresh air) can do a lot to kill germs on laundry. This is based on my highly scientific research of: it just makes sense to me. Sickness in your family? Air out the house! Germs on your laundry? Hang it outside! (See? I followed the scientific method and everything.)
- vitamin D - one time my mom got sick and the doctor said she was vitamin D deficient so she took like 1000mg capsules. The former sun worshipper literally needed some sunshine in her life! I say that not to embarrass her (sorry, Mom), but to point out that not getting vitamin D can actually affect your body. And sunshine provides vitamin D. Okay, so I do actually try to be in the sun for even just a few minutes daily. If it's a comfortable temperature and I need to go anyway, I'll walk to either the bank or post office or Dollar General or the movies (the last two are the farthest away at exactly half a mile). If nothing else, we have a sunroom and I'll sit in there.
- mood enhancer - many times, being outside just makes you feel good. It's good for your body (I did more scientific research on this one) to breathe fresh air! That first spring day when the temperature climbs above 60 and the sun is shining and a breeze is blowing...that is pure bliss. So if you're down, get outside.
Can you think of any other ways the sunshine benefits us? Share in the comments below!
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