When you live in the desert, dust storms happen frequently.
Sometimes the winds can start traveling quickly and we end up with 50 or 60 MPH gusts! On a windy afternoon, sand is everywhere! There is sand on the roads, buildings, streets, and in the houses! It is virtually impossible to keep the house clean when there are sand storms outside everyday.
The kids were playing outside Last month and they left the front door open. It looked like there had been a sandstorm inside of my house. The floors were filthy and there was dust everywhere. I made the kids get a broom and a dustpan and wipe up all of the dust on the floors, however there were still particles of dust on all of the other interior surfaces. I spent 2 hours dusting all of the surfaces and sweeping up the dirt. I have been thinking about getting an air filtration system for the house. After that afternoon, I was tempted to call the next day. An air filtration method would fix all of the dust, dirt, sand, allergens, pollen, and pet dander from the house, however the unit is costly. It costs a fortune to have the machinery installed and I truthfully don’t have that kind of money. I tried to get the medical provider to pay for some of the costs since I have allergies, however they would only cover for 69% of a room air cleaner. In a three bedroom house with several stories, a room air cleaner isn’t going to do much good.