[Mari]

Hi,

Last night I sprayed a ton of Windex in my computer room. (Usually I use organic products but I had some old fashioned Windex that I found back in a closet.)

Today I woke up feeling brain foggy and headache-y.
It took me a few hours to realize that the Windex (ammonia and other chemicals) in my system is making me feel like garbage.
UGH.


Maybe I can go for a walk before it gets dark.
Maybe I can try to clean up the Windex so that I can use this room.

M

[bizi]

I hope you were able to get some fresh air and maybe even air out your computer room, would a fan help? I know it is late there, sorry I just got on line late.
bizi
p.s.....*You are not stupid!

[Mari]

Originally Posted by bizi

I hope you were able to get some fresh air and maybe even air out your computer room, would a fan help? I know it is late there, sorry I just got on line late.
bizi
p.s.....*You are not stupid!

Bizi,

I went out for a walk.

Maybe tomorrow I can open the window and run the fan a little to air it out.

M

[waves]

Dear Mari,

Blech. Ammonia is very volatile too - i hope you closed the room off so your other rooms, especially sleeping areas, didn't get affected. if not, you still might want to do that. hopefully you can get the computer room aired out easily.

of course you are not stupid! it had probably been a long time since your last windex-intoxication. maybe give the bottle to a friend who normally uses those kinds of products, so you don't come across it again.

(((hugs))) and some fresh air (very fresh--cool--cold-- 40* air) your way

~ waves ~

[Mari]

HI,

The window is stuck. I have not asked hubby to help me open it yet because i have been avoiding dealing with is OCD and extreme need for privacy. He likes all the doors and windows closed.

Today I hope he is calmer so I can open the the windows in the computer room and bed room.

M

[Dmom3005]

Bizi

I would say send him in the room. And let him feel the effects.

But from my own experience with this. I know it wouldn't work.

He just wouldn't have the same effect.

I hope a solution arises.

I'm also wondering if you can call the manufacturer of windex.
And find out what to use to counter the smell and feelings its
giving you.

Donna

[Mari]

Hi,

The two windows (two rooms) are open and the fans are on.
He helped me dust and vacuum around the windows.

The first thing he said when he started to open the windows was this:

"Will the lizards come in?"
I explained that the closed block lizards (geckos).

Mari

[bizi]

sounds like you guys worked it out. good.

[waves]

Dear Mari

well if you do happen to need a lizard catcher, just holler. i'm an expert... grew up doing it. hehe. i think they got in through our ac units, all i know is we were always finding them.

i used to play with the lizards outside. i once had a green one climb up and down both my arms and shoulders... until it ended up in my hair, and i had a lot of long hair too. i guess it panicked. it wouldn't keep still and my hair was getting all tangled up. so i got rather agitated too because i couldn't get it. it wriggled squirmed and slithered and i shook my head this way and that until it got out somehow. an onlooker would have surely had a good laugh. i did afterwards, although i felt sorry for the lizard because i'm sure it got very frightened.

funny our attitudes about different animals. if a moth, or a beatle, let alone a cockroach got in my hair somehow, i would become totally hysterical and feel grossed out well after the event.

i'm amazed your hubby didn't worry about the larger insects rather than the lizards... perhaps he didn't think of it... probably good.

anyhoo... glad things are getting aired out so you can breathe again.

i know you'll do everything to avoid these chemicals, but should you ever end up having to use any product with ammonia (or bleach, etc), please do so with the window open. in both cases the vapors are damaging to your respiratory system. there's typically a warning on the bottle that says to use in a well-ventilated area - that means with a good fresh air supply from outside.

~ waves ~

[bizi]

waves your lizard story is quite humorous!