Thursday, February 23, 2006
putting two and two together......
ok, so.....i had an epiphany of sorts this afternoon in my thursday county.....the environmentalists were chatting with the front office folks about the epidemic of bedbugs seen in lexington....and the conversation turned to what to do about such things in one's own home....and the specifics were discussed...such as the statute of limitations on bedclothes, including mattress and pillows.....and the suggestion was made that pillows should be replaced every 2-3 years...if for no other reason than the dust, dustmites and other varmits that are attracted to human dander.....yeach!.....and then it dawned on me......i have been using the same down pillows for longer than 2-3 years........to be truthful....i am still using the same pillows (one firm feather pillow and one floppy feather pillow.....floppy goes on top...got it?)......since i left home for college.....and probably longer than that.....so we are talking a minimum of 32 years.....omg....this could explain my constant congestion and sinusitis.......maybe i am just allergic to my favorite pillows......breaking away will be tough.....my floppy pillow is so necessary for sleep that i take it with me when i travel......it has been transatlantic more than most people i know.......but i am willing to seek out replacements if it means that i can breathe easily again.............
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My boyfriend is very disdainful of floppy pillows, and as a sign of true love (and also disgust, when he brought up the mite fact), I got rid of my beloved floppy pillow for him. I relayed this story to my mom, and now she worries that he secretly hates sleeping in our guestroom because the pillows aren't good enough.
I can't say I've noticed any fewer allergies since the new pillow, but it hasn't been very long, nor has it been allergy season. So we shall see.
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