Yes, I know I shouldn’t be buying anything right now but I’ve justified this in all kinds of ways. First of all because for the past two days I’ve had a killer sore throat, with accompanying ick, but no fever and (so far) still testing negative for Covid. BUT I’ve been taking the hepa filter into my bedroom at night, mostly for the cats and also to help keep whatever this is from spreading all over the apartment since it’s too cold to open windows now.

This morning I started thinking it might be a good idea to have a backup hepa so I had a look on Amazon and saw this one. It was less than half the price of my original one and I wondered why. Turns out the reason is because it’s only effective for spaces up to 17 sq meters (the other is up to 40). But you know, my bedroom is maybe 10 sq meters. So I’ve gone for it and brand new baby hepa will be here tomorrow morning.

It makes sense for all kinds of reasons. My bedroom is interior, meaning there’s a window that opens onto the patio, which is nice for light but I never open it (it wouldn’t be fresh air anyhow). The other rooms, including Peter’s bedroom, have balconies facing the street, with big doors can be opened. So the plan is to have baby hepa as the one that gets swapped around if anyone is sick (though it will mostly stay in my bedroom), with Mama Hepa still going 24-7 in the main living room/office.

Finally, it’s almost Christmas, so this is my Christmas present to myself.