War Against the Odor

I am very excited today because after several months and the 4th battle, I think I have won the war against the strange odor in my room. I promise you that the odor has nothing to do with me, it is part of the room itself. But, strangely it did not appear until about a month or more after I moved in.

The odor likes to hide under my bed where the air is cool and trapped. So, I thought it was a problem with the carpet, so I moved the bed and bought that Arm & Hammer carpet powder and swept (vacuumed) the entire carpet. That made my room smell good, but then the next day it smelled like old fart. That was a few months ago. Then I came back from vacation and walked in my room and couldn't stand the smell.

Saving you the details (as if anyone is still reading by now), I located the source of the odor to be a missing brick in the bricked up fireplace in my room. The cold air has been coming down the chimney and in through the hole, bringing the funky odor with it. This explains why the smell did not appear until it started getting cooler outside than inside. Well, I filled the hole and 2 other smaller ones with a spare brick lying around in my room and some plastic bags and newspaper. Now, the day after I did this, I walk in my room and smell the air fresheners, not the funky odor!

Either that, or I'm just used to the smell now and don't notice it.