I love Christmas time.
And it’s not just all the family fun, the warmth of spirit and the giving either.
The weather this time of year is always just stellar. It feels so good to be outside with my face in the sun and not be a pile of sweat. In our neck of the woods, we spend a lot of time sweating with all the heat and humidity that comes with living here. But this time of the year, the heat pump is actually quiet. There’s no demand for air conditioning and the heating demand is nearly negligible. Of course, we might get a cold snap here and there where the heat pump has to kick on in the wee hours of the morning. But normally, the temperatures are in the sixties or above during the day and it’s just perfect. But my love for this time of year also comes with a bit of trepidation. Or at least it had in the past because spring always brings lots of suffering when it comes to allergy symptoms for me. Since I was a little kid I’ve struggled with the greening up that comes with spring. Once the tree pollen starts and the grass pollen follows, I get pretty wrecked with allergy symptoms. But this year, thanks to a new addition to our HVAC equipment, I will not be worried and afraid. This year, my house will be a sanctuary when it comes to all that pollen and allergy symptoms. We had a whole home air purification system added to the HVAC equipment and it zaps all the pollen. Actually it’s zaps all the contaminants in the air period. So not only will I be free of allergy symptoms in my house but we are also enjoying the best indoor air quality we could get.