As for the bedroom and all, I didn’t take any special precautions to prevent dust going anywhere. I left the drawers with underwear closed, and washed the bedsheets before sleeping on them. That’s all.

Feel free to take any precautions that you see fit – but no one in my family suffered any ill effects from coming into contact with this dust. People with allergies and sensitivities may very well be dissatisfied with my casual approach.

Good luck!

Thank you,
Anna

Cleans, deodorizes, disinfects and softens water naturally. Repels cockroaches, ants and other bugs.

The following except taken from The Bug Stops Here written by Stephen L. Tvedten and courtesy of http://www.safe solutionsinc.com

BORAX, OR SODIUM TETRABORATE, – is a combination of sodium, boron and oxygen, and is mined from the soil in its crude form. Boric acid is a crystalline material derived from borax. Caution: Remember, boric acid and all boron products can act as a stomach poison when ingested. While 20 Mule Team Borax® is extremely effective in controlling or eliminating ants, termites, weeds, lice, fleas, spiders and roaches, the Dial Corporation notes, “This product has not been tested nor received approval from the EPA for use as a 27 pesticide.” Even so if you mop or spray the floors, voids, sill boxes, tunnels, backs of furniture, appliances and other areas where you see insect pests with borax – you will be surprised on how great the material controls virtually all pests. It has been used for years to make cellulose insulation insect free and fire retardant. It also is great for removing stains in carpeting and/or odors in urinals, etc. – so mop to remove odors and to help clean – in doing so you will also control pests “accidentally”.

I suppose that on average, the wife changes the paper on her shelves at around 18 months. Maybe more frequently in the pantry, where our sons tend to spill stuff, and never clean it up.

I know I’ve seen rolls of paper in WalMart, and at a “dollar store” near my home. Speaking of “dollar stores”, I’ve seen paper in Dollar General, as well.

Just go for something cheap, and pretty. Next year, if you don’t still think it’s pretty, it’s easy to throw away!

Anyplace that you can avoid cleaning, avoid it. Like, the shelf under your sink, or behind the refrigerator, you want the dust to remain. Don’t wipe up around your laundry area, or the area around your garbage cans.

The whole point is that you WANT the dust to stay anywhere and everywhere possible. In my home, with older kids (teenagers at the time) I made no special effort to clean much of anything. If you have younger children, your cleanup afterwards will have to be tailored to your own needs. Toddlers especially have to touch, feel, and even taste everything they possibly can reach. Use your judgement!

Clean your cooking surfaces, of course, and your food preparation surfaces, the table, wipe your chairs down. All the things that you actually use and come in contact with. If you have a “spare room”, a “guest room”, or storage room that is almost never used, just don’t clean it.