She had us trade off the task between siblings, but now that I live alone I’m super lazy and inconsistent with my Heating and Air Conditioning filter swings
I suppose my mom gave up at some point when he tried to train my siblings and I to clean by fifth nature. She fought with us consistently about things as trivial as keeping our rooms clean and tidy. I remember his trying to meet us halfway eventually and asking us to simply keep our rooms somewhat organized even if both of us weren’t going to do heavy cleaning each week. She just wanted to see that our floors weren’t covered in dirty clothing, books, CDs, pieces of paper from school, and toys. Although as both of us got older, both of us were given more responsibilities to follow like regular vacuuming and carpet cleaning at least twice a year as both of us had pets that occasionally had accidents on the floor. My mom also wanted us to understand the importance of decreasing the Heating and Air Conditioning filters on a regular basis. She struggled with asthma his entire life and making sure both of us had a clean filter in the air conditioning every multiple weeks was an essential part of his preventive measures regarding his health. She had us trade off the task between siblings, but now that I live alone I’m super lazy and inconsistent with my Heating and Air Conditioning filter swings. Occasionally I do it within the more than three week time span advocated for people with normal respiratory health, but there have been moments where I let it go for at least multiple weeks at a time. When this happens, the ambient air flow going into the air conditioning is restricted and it starts to put wear and tear on your advanced a/c. Maybe you aren’t worried about this if you rent, but it’s a drastic issue if you’re responsible for repairing or replacing your heating and cooling setup.