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"A friend of mine was telling me that she loves fresh air so much that she leaves her windows open for a few hours a day--even with snow on the ground! OK, I&amp;#x27;m not that die hard (shiver!), but I do love fresh air, and I don&amp;#x27;t think we get enough of it in our homes and offices. Here&amp;#x27;s what to do... (That window scene, above, looks exactly like the view from a hotel I stayed at in Avignon, France, a few years ago. I loved those big vintage windows that clanged around in the wind!) Health experts have longed warned of the dangers of &amp;quot;indoor air pollution,&amp;quot; and for good reason: From mold spores to chemical off-gassing from paint, carpet, new furniture and cleaning products, sometimes the air in our homes and offices is many times more polluted than the air circulating outside. So, if you work in an office and you feel that the air has gotten a little stagnant, see if your co-workers wouldn&amp;#x27;t mind it if you propped the door open for a few minutes--just to get some air exchange going. Same thing at home: Just because it&amp;#x27;s fall, it doesn&amp;#x27;t mean you shouldn&amp;#x27;t open your windows from time to time. My favorite time to do this--even on chilly days--is when I&amp;#x27;m cleaning and tidying up. I feel warmer anyway, since I&amp;#x27;m moving around, and I don&amp;#x27;t mind a cool breeze flowing in. Plus, when I&amp;#x27;m cleaning my house, I love the feeling of cleaning the air a bit too. Try it! P.S. As I write this post, the window in my office is open and a bunch of cold (brrrr!) air is flowing in. It&amp;#x27;s so refreshing and energizing! Do you prop open the windows a lot to freshen up the indoor air you breathe? More little reminders from moi: *Time to toss your toothbrushes, gals! *Take a fall walk! *Stop, stretch and breathe! Tell us what you think of Glamour.com and you could win $3000! More Ways to Get Glamour You could win $50,000 just for registering for or logging in to Glamour.com! Sign up for Glamour.com&amp;#x27;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters! Add Glamour to your iGoogle homepage. Follow us on Twitter! Photo: Jupiter"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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