From around Mayish to Octoberish is classified here as the rainy season. It is signified with rain showers almost every day and usually around the same times. In some towns, like mine, there are several power outages, and sometimes water can be dirty from the soil movement. Funny enough, none of these things really bothered me. Granted, I really didn’t like wearing rain boots everyday because, here, they have no inner soles in the bottom of the boots, but I could still deal with them. The one thing I could not deal with was the MOLD.
That’s right…. Fuzzy white mold was growing on my floor, on my walls, and began to move to my shoes and clothes. The rain was forcing a damp environment for the mold to continue to grow. I had to sweep my floor almost every day just to keep the mold from building. Since there wasn’t too much sun, I had to get my clothes washed at a laundry mat, which is kind of expensive here. I could have opted for trying to dry my clothes under my porch area, but there wasn’t much room, and the mold was growing faster than I could get my clothes to dry in the near 5 days it took to dry under the roof.
Did I mention I have asthma? After almost 10 years of being attack-free, my asthma has returned thanks to the mold. It was almost so difficult to breathe, I was wheezing almost every day. I had to see a lung specialist to make sure I was going to be okay.
I must say, though, after a couple of months of fighting the mold tooth and nail, I have become victorious! I purchased some special concrete sealant and painted my floors and walls. Take that MOLD! You are no longer going to control my life! I took the financial hit of purchasing the paint, but it was well worth it for a piece of sanity and good health.
Now my breathing is much better! Although this is now the dry season, I am confident that the sealant will hold up through the next rainy season. Only time will tell, but for now, MOLD 1… Xani 1. We’ll see who comes out on top in 2011.
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