It got to the point where I really just didn’t want to go home.
It was that bad.
I would actually look for other stuff to do at work in order to put off walking through the door at home. And no, this had nothing to do with my husband or my family. I adore them to pieces. It was the air inside my house. The odors were just recycled over and over again by the HVAC. And the combination of dogs, cats, sports gear, cooking mistakes and other stuff all rolled up in one had just gotten to be too much. Prior to calling the HVAC company for help, I did all I could to address the problem myself. The biggest thing is that due to the HVAC running pretty much throughout the year, there is not much fresh air getting into the house. Thus, the HVAC just keeps turning over that stinky indoor air. Plus, we keep the house so tight in order to maximize the HVAC efficiency which just adds to the no fresh air situation. So all of the deodorizers and plug ins I used just added perfume to the odor. All I really wanted was to have clean air. Finally, my husband suggested that we simply call the HVAC professionals to find out just what else we could do. That was one of the best calls I have ever made. Turns out, all they had to do was install a whole home air purification system inside the HVAC and that was that. Not only was the air now super healthy for us to breathe, the odors were totally eliminated. The house smells so good now that I almost race to get home after work just to walk through the door and take a deep breath!