November 4th, 2007
Today’s housekeeping hint: if your house stinks, CLEAN IT. Masking the stink is tacky. It’s like adding cologne to hide the fact that you haven’t bathed. What you really need is a shower. Fact: Two smells are not better than one. Because here is the tragedy of Febreeze: it doesn’t get rid of the underlying smell – or at least not for long.
Exceptions: soft furniture. You can’t alway wash the couch. Febreeze is allowed here between cleanings. And in the vicinity of the trash if, say, your legs are lopped off and there’s no possible way you could take it out until tomorrow.
But really. Don’t go for these gimmicky things. Don’t you think it’s disquieting to know that something reeks… and you’ve just covered it up? But it’s still there! It’s just lurking… stinking… waiting to get stirred up again.
How do you Febreeze people sleep at night?
On filthy odor-masked sheets, no doubt.
Regards,
~I
We sleep well-rested, not having exerted ourselves with actual cleaning, duh.
hee hee! I do confess to jealously at your laid back lifestyle. One can’t relax and clean at the same time.
Washing canvas Converse only makes them smellier. I don’t know why. Hello, Febreze!