We returned the air purifier. Rather than simply purifying the air, it emitted a foul odor. We thought maybe it was the room - as in something possibly died in the walls - yeah it was really that bad. We even pulled up the mattress and box spring to make sure it wasn’t some sort of present from one of the cats. Nothing.

Seriously, the smell was that bad. At first I thought it was cat fart. But when the smell was still in the room when we came back from a wedding Sunday, we knew that SOMETHING was wrong. It kind of smelled like a cross between faint skunk smell and garbage. And garlic.

Just to make sure we weren’t crazy, we turned on the purified all day today while we were at work, but the smell was there when we got home. So, tonight, while we were having dinner at Matt’s mom’s house, we put it in the den. Sure enough, when we got home tonight, the smell was in the den!

In the meantime, we had stripped the sheets and pillowcases, and there is now a rule that no cats can be in the bedroom, on account of my breathing. So, that room is really a sanctuary now. So although I still get dried out from the A/C, it’s not as bad. And the air purifier probably did some kind of purifying during its short stay in our bedroom

Long story for a boring topic.

Anyone have a good recommendation for air cleaners?

This weekend has been terrible for my breathing. Allergy meds, advair and my puffer are all at close range, but the air quality is still taking its toll. On top of that, air conditioning has been drying out the bedroom and giving me a stuffed-up nose.

It’s a good thing my husband is so awesome. He just went to Sears to pick up an air purifier for our bedroom.

ReStore Home Improvement Center is located on Albany Street in Springfield, Mass. Next door is a salon called Gasoline Alley, which is owned by Michelle Scibelli and has been in existence for eleven years. It’s named after the stretch of Albany St. known as. . . Gasoline Alley.

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