The story of Outdoors at Home
Outdoors at Home is a happy accident that began after I spent two years travelling England in a van (with my cat!) for my second book "Everywhere I NEVER Wanted To Go".
Each time I threw open the doors to enjoy "The Great Outdoors", the not-so-great-outdoors moved in.
Of course, I tried Citronella candles. That's how I learned they are most effective on Asian mosquitoes - but I was being plagued in England. Worse, they all smelt like toilet cleaner! So, it became my quest to discover what natural products have been proven effective: determined as I was to keep the van critter-free for me. Moreover, they had to be suitable for pets.
Then came the day someone suggested I share my discoveries with the world. The rest, as they say, is herstory.
Person Irresponsible
The moniker "Person Irresponsible" was bestowed on me as I walked solo across America in 2020. I used it when I wrote my first book - all about hiking the world's longest trial. I then stuck with it for my second book as well.
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