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September 18, 2005
Death by cleaning
There's a reason I don't clean as often as I should. Today, I nearly killed myself with Clorox Clean-Up. I shut the door to the tiny bathroom so I could clean the hair that builds up behind the door, and didn't really think to reopen it, since the smell wasn't that strong. I started to smell something funny, and went to the living room to see what was going on. It smelled like burning plastic or something noxious like that.
My husband couldn't smell it, but it was so strong, I started sniffing around the house. I opened the oven to see if I could smell the cloved ham. I opened the door to see if I could smell the freshly mowed grass. Nothing but the noxious smell. I even tried eating a couple things, and my sense of taste was fucked up, too.
Fortunately, it faded within a couple hours. I'm still not sure why it affected me so much, but I can assue you I'll be taking better care of myself from now on. No more cleaning!
Posted by me at September 18, 2005 8:54 PM