Thanks, Jessica.
I'm sad, but there's no way I can de-dust as many cushions as I own on a usefully regular basis. So the cull must happen. And soon. Very sad.
If you're not going the cushion route, Kat, they're open for possession by someone else. Or I toss them.
Jessica, do non-air-permeable cushions pose less off a problem? I mean, the mites live in the stuffing as well as the covering, don't they? Not that I'm about to go whole hog on leather cushions or anything--but I'm wondering if they'd be less bad.
:: reminds self to vacuum sofa & chairs in living room, stat ::
The wind was blowing so hard this morning that it actually turned my umbrella inside out
while it was still closed.
My feet are still wet, I am cranky, and the stupid freaking snowpocalypse vexes me.
This cold is seriously weirding me out. (white fonted for gross TMI)
No runny nose, not much coughing or sneezing, when I hack up congestion or blow my nose everything's thick and even almost dry in the latter case, as if I'm badly dehydrated. But I've been drinking like a fish since last Friday, so the fluid just isn't getting incorporated into my body's mucus-producing system. Makes for less-constant respiratory misery with occasional spikes (though the sore throat and cotton-headed feeling are constant),
but the unfamiliar symptoms are worrying me.
Jessica, do non-air-permeable cushions pose less off a problem? I mean, the mites live in the stuffing as well as the covering, don't they? Not that I'm about to go whole hog on leather cushions or anything--but I'm wondering if they'd be less bad.
I'd imagine so, but I'm not an expert. (If my allergy symptoms were chronic migraines instead of just itching/congestion/etc, I'd probably be more vigilant, but I just have the basic allergy covers on my mattress and pillows. I don't even have a HEPA filter.]
ita, I think you can still keep some cushions around, but you'll want to go with something you can air out and/or wash. Removable covers and either hypo-allergenic or washable cores. But, like Jessica said, my dust mite allergy doesn't manifest in migraines, so maybe you'll need to be more vigilant.
Some trivia:
In Thailand, a certain amount of people believe cutting hair on Wednesday will bring bad luck, many traditional barber shops in Thailand close on this day.
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A "certain amount of people"?
I got four hours of sleep last night, people. If you don't dance to amuse me, I will faceplant into the keyboard, and you'll be forced to read a series of posts that contain nothing but "bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb."
If you don't dance to amuse me, I will faceplant into the keyboard
I am the Lord of the Dance.
Wait, no I'm not.
Getting stuck behind a HMO shuttle with nasty exhaust has made me queasy all morning. Then I read an article about a bacon sandwich. And now I'm hungry and queasy. Not a good combination. I think I'll wait a bit longer before I start my lunch.
But, in the interests of entertaining Dana: bacon sandwich. Ingredients?
