I think the vacuuming will help a lot. The Fern's seem to be kicking ass already, like I knew they would. Really, I think a LOT of it is psychological. As in, it was really really bad the first weekend (Beth & I both had severe physical symptoms), but then aired out well. But since it's my /home/, that first weekend really messed my head up, and now I'm reacting strongly to even the idea of that bad again.
My plan is to trick myself by giving it a couple days, letting the plants work, then filling the place with wonderful smells like cookies, and maybe some candles or potpourri or something in each room. Either I will end up liking the smells enough to settle in properly, or I will begin getting physically sick when around cookies or candle light.
Psychosomatic stuff is some weird bullshit, IMO. If it doesn't sort itself out soon, I'm gonna have to have a rather vicious chat with the primal monkey part of my brain that keeps freaking out about the evil spirits in my apartment. Stupid monkey.
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Date: 2010-04-28 11:57 am (UTC)My plan is to trick myself by giving it a couple days, letting the plants work, then filling the place with wonderful smells like cookies, and maybe some candles or potpourri or something in each room. Either I will end up liking the smells enough to settle in properly, or I will begin getting physically sick when around cookies or candle light.
Psychosomatic stuff is some weird bullshit, IMO. If it doesn't sort itself out soon, I'm gonna have to have a rather vicious chat with the primal monkey part of my brain that keeps freaking out about the evil spirits in my apartment. Stupid monkey.