Dust has always reminded me of snow. Of course, I grew up right outside of Philadelphia, so I kind of expect dust to look a bit grey. Then, dust reminded me of talcum powder and then that fuzz baby birds wear before they grow feathers. Dust doesn’t bother me, so I try not to bother it as much as I can, until I can’t see what the original color of the furniture is. Then, I think the dust is taking advantage of me and that’s when I do the dusting. Dusting is both relaxing and stressful.

The Sneezies

One of the reasons that I like to leave dust alone is that when I disturb it, I get an attack of the sneezies. Sneezies are worse than mere sneezes, because red eyes and wheezing tend to accompany the series of sneezes. It’s like a whole family of symptoms show up. So, when I dust and can’t have a fan on or the windows open, I only do one room per week or month or whatever.

Granted, sneezies can be stressful. Also, having to move every little trinket around and praying that you don’t break it in trying to clean it can also be stressful. I’ve noticed that when I was a kid and made to do the dusting, I had to move everything to dust underneath it. Now, as an adult, I notice that when my Mom dusts, she doesn’t pick anything up. She just dusts around it.

Hmmmm.

A Sense of Self-Worth

Any kind of cleaning is an immediate boost to your self-esteem, especially something so dramatic like dusting. You can see the results of your actions right away. See — you are powerful. Dust mites will fear you for generations to come.

You don’t need to do an entire room to get the self-esteem boost from dusting. Pick one table or chair and do that.

Hope this helps.

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