Vacuuming in the laundry room, I decided to check the furnace filter, even though it had only been in place for three and a half months. When I pulled it out, I was shocked! It was a thick, deep gray, like my mood when the dog wakes me up in the middle of the night. It looked as if the cat was stuck to the filter, but I think it was kitty litter dirt.
The kitty litter box, in which I pour the cheapest clay litter, sits right next to the furnace. With both cats in the house at night rather than in the garage during this frigid winter, and the scratching they do to propel the clay, well, dust has to fly, like a dog digging a hole for his bone.
Tips: Make sure you know the air-flow direction on your furnace. I found filters at Home Depot to be less expensive than at my favorite grocery store. And don’t forget to change all your other filters: air purifier, vehicle’s air and oil filters, and your people filter.
And, friends, if you must smoke, use filters. No, please don’t smoke—someone loves you. Honest.
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