For the past year my mom has been on a massive pollution kick.
She likes to get wound up about random political and Global issues, and then stress herself out about how she can’t make any changes.
She literally starts at the top, becoming heavily obsessed with the most massive problems in human psyche, and then wonders why she doesn’t see immediate change in her world. Lately, her obsession has been global climate change and air quality In major cities. I have no idea why, because she doesn’t even live in a major city. She lives out in the country where there is tons of fresh, flowing air from all directions. She really doesn’t need to worry about a ton of Airborne pollution at her house or the effects of smog on her lungs. But it’s all that she talks about. She’s so wound up about air quality that she even started messing around with her own HVAC system trying to DIY innovative ways to improve her indoor air. These days, my mom is constantly watching videos on YouTube about improving your heating and cooling power while also improving your indoor air quality. She’s worked up all sorts of makeshift cleaning tools and supposed air quality detectors. I’ve been so tired of hearing about her obsession with air quality and improving her central heating and cooling system and I decided to be a bit of a smart ass for her birthday last year. When the big day rolled around, she found dozens of identical boxes wrapped and hidden throughout her house. As she started opening them, she quickly realized that every single one contained a 12-pack of new air filters for her HVAC system.