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The bathroom can be one of the busiest rooms in the house and it’s often where we take care of our daily health and beauty. Sometimes, it’s also the preferred place for mold to take up regular residence when it stays too moist or stagnant. Leftover water from showers and baths, as well as hidden sources of water that build up when there’s a leak or poor ventilation, can lead to mildew and mold – which you may not always notice if it’s lurking in deeper corners or behind walls. What starts off as soap scum or a layer of mildew can eventually turn into darker mold, if it’s not removed.

Most bathroom mildew and mold is more unsightly than dangerous. But, people who are sick, have allergies, asthma or other respiratory sensitivities may react to mold spores that break off in the air. Read more about the different kinds of mold you find in the bathroom and how to clean up to improve not only the look, but also the air in your bathroom.

Even when we know people’s names, why do we go for days without using them? By using someone’s name, you help them feel seen and acknowledged — and that’s an act of kindness. According to kindness.org’s research in collaboration with the University of Oxford, doing a kind act increases happiness, well-being, trust and compassion. And it can have the same powerful effect on those who receive the act. Try it, and put a smile on both your faces.

It takes just 20 minutes of calmly staying in the present moment to change the brain and boost a person’s response to mistakes, one of the biggest studies of meditation so far has found.

“Meditative practice like this is probably a person’s best bet to improve cognitive performance,” co-author Jason Moser, an associate professor of psychology at Michigan State University, told TODAY. It could possibly boost your attention and help you minimize mistakes down the road.

But it’s not focusing on the breath — the kind of mindfulness practice most people are familiar with — that really made a difference.

Follow the link to learn about the guided meditation used in the study and listen to it yourself.

Dylan Dreyer unveils Calvin’s big boy room — see the before and after

The whole family pitched in to bring Calvin's new bedroom to life!

Dylan Dreyer prepares son Calvin’s new big boy bedroom

As the due date for her second baby approaches, Weekend TODAY’s Dylan Dreyer is turning a spare bedroom in her apartment into a new bedroom for her first son, Calvin.

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