De-Crappifying Our Life
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I'm still trying to pare own our possessions. I've been trying to get rid of the things that we never actually use.
Yesterday, I had another whack at our bookcases.
I'll be the first to admit that I'm an indifferent house-keeper. I'm also horribly allergic to household dust. While sorting through our books, I vacuumed off the dust that was on top and behind them, and I got a snoot-full of allergens. (Tell me this: Do other people vacuum behind their books? Am I a slacker for not ever doing this?) Twenty-four hours later, I'm still itchy and swollen puffy-red, despite the use of antihistamines.
Personally, I find it a cruel irony that I am "punished" for my forays into dusting.
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I'm still trying to pare own our possessions. I've been trying to get rid of the things that we never actually use.
Yesterday, I had another whack at our bookcases.
I'll be the first to admit that I'm an indifferent house-keeper. I'm also horribly allergic to household dust. While sorting through our books, I vacuumed off the dust that was on top and behind them, and I got a snoot-full of allergens. (Tell me this: Do other people vacuum behind their books? Am I a slacker for not ever doing this?) Twenty-four hours later, I'm still itchy and swollen puffy-red, despite the use of antihistamines.
Personally, I find it a cruel irony that I am "punished" for my forays into dusting.
The photo above was taken by Robb, on the front steps of our local library.
We did not ditch these books, or leave the note which reads,
"Complete set except missing 2 volumes letters "N" and "O, P."
We did not ditch these books, or leave the note which reads,
"Complete set except missing 2 volumes letters "N" and "O, P."
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Comments
de-crappifying is such a joy... it occurs every time i move...
which is a lot...
and no, i don't dust behind my books... until i empty the shelf for some reason...
For other surfaces, if you never move anything, no one will notice the dust! :)
I rarely vacuum for dust, as is just stirs it up, in my experience. I use furniture polish on a rag or paper towel to "grab" it instead.
We bought a house 50% smaller than our previous house (literally - from like 2400 square feet to 1100). I thought that would help me decrapify... Of course, the first major purchase I made was an outbuilding to house all my books - it's my "library". Yes, I built a second house for my books because my primary house was too small. [sigh] I know I should join some recovery program.
I figure that being allergic to dust is the universe's way of telling me not to dust.