The other day my daughter and I were taking the Christmas decorations down from the attic and she just started sneezing and got all stopped up. Had to stop working for awhile and take her Claritin.

I hadn't even thought about it until I read this article in the St. Petersburg Times -Dusty decorations, Christmas trees and cold weather can touch off allergies, asthma and it reminded me that we all need to be careful, especially those with allergies and/or asthma, when digging through stuff we have stored.

Before you just grab that box off the top shelf in the closet you may want to take a look on top. It doesn't take much time for a layer of dust to build up and we all know plain household dust can have mold, pollen, dirt, dander and a few other allergens that can cause your allergies to flare up. If the boxes are coming down from the attic they will also have some fiberglass mixed in. Nasty stuff....

Funny how much dust settles on stuff you only touch every 12 months or so.

Wishing you the best of health
Mike Krause

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