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I have a dust problem...
I'm getting a little stressed. Our dogs are mostly inside. They're probably outside for a total of 1-1.5 hours a day. Our house is soooo dusty. I'm thinking it's because of the dogs (mostly because their crate area is the dustiest) I don't want to make them exclusively outdoor dogs, I like having them inside. But it gets frustrating when I dust and sweep one night and it's already time to do it again in the morning (the dining room table is already covered in dust again, the counters in the kitchen, etc.) You might think I'm exaggerating, but I'm not! It's ridiculous. I just feel like our house is so dirty. Does anyone else have this issue? Could it be partly because we have tile throughout the entire house (except bedrooms) so the dust doesn't have a place to settle into (like carpet)? Or maybe we don't bathe our dogs enough? How often do you bathe your dogs? It almost feels like the dust comes out of the air vents (the light over our dining room table is right under a vent and the light gets so dusty.) We always make sure to replace air filters when needed. Do you think we need to hire someone to clean out our air ducts? Help!! I'm so tired of dusting all the time!!!
Kaylee & Cole 06.14.08
8/6/11 First 5k! OG&E Expo Run 34:47
9/3/11 Brookhaven Run 5k 34:18
9/17/11 Healthy Sooners Fun Run 5k 33:38
10/15/11 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 33:31
10/29/11 Monster Dash 5k 32:06 PR!
11/11/11 Veteran's Day Run 11k in Dallas 1:13:15 Instant PR!
1/28/12 Texas Half Marathon 2:38:03 Instant PR!
3/25/12 Earlywine Dash
Re: I have a dust problem...
I have no solution or recommendation, but just wanted to say that I have the same issue. We have one small dog and a cat, and everything is covered in dust, all the time. We've got carpet in some rooms, tile in some, and wood laminate in others, but I don't really think flooring makes a difference.
I could dust once a day and keep it under control, but who are we kidding? I'm lucky if I get to it once a week.
Whew, glad it's not just me! Well, not glad other people have to deal with the same issue, but glad it's semi-normal.
Kaylee & Cole 06.14.08
8/6/11 First 5k! OG&E Expo Run 34:47
9/3/11 Brookhaven Run 5k 34:18
9/17/11 Healthy Sooners Fun Run 5k 33:38
10/15/11 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 33:31
10/29/11 Monster Dash 5k 32:06 PR!
11/11/11 Veteran's Day Run 11k in Dallas 1:13:15 Instant PR!
1/28/12 Texas Half Marathon 2:38:03 Instant PR!
3/25/12 Earlywine Dash
Ditto everybody else. We have 2 dogs so their hair gets everywhere, plus the dirt/dander accumulating on the end tables, mantel, tv stand, etc. It was much worse in our last rental house. I did wonder if getting the air ducts cleaned would make a difference, but since we were just renting I wasn't going to pay for it to find out.
You ladies are better about the dusting than I am. I'll spot clean the most annoying places (end tables!) about every other week, but the house only gets a full dusting when we have company coming...so almost never.