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It’s 2018: Just Breathe

It’s here! It’s here! A new year, 12 chapters and 365 chances to make a difference in your life and those around you. Isn’t that an amazing way to look at it? Based on our enthusiasm and striving for change in January, I’m not opposed to a half-new-year on July 1st to re-evaluate and focus once again as well.

That said, I’m starting off 2018 with new vigor, focus (my theme for 2018 by the way), and definitely an itch to get my house in order for the new year. Purge, for sure, but balance it as well. Eliminate clutter and take care of what’s inside these four walls.

Inside these four walls, it can get a little stuffy, dusty and well, aroma-esque to put it mildly during the winter months. I love opening my windows in the spring and letting fresh air in but during the winter, we’re breathing the same air day in and day out, hopefully cycled through by our air exchange on our furnace as best it can. Because I have kids with asthma, love to cook year-round, and have a labradoodle, there are plenty of reasons why an air purifier is a sound investment for our household – for any household, really.

The Oreck Air Response Air Purifier has been a welcome addition to our household over the holidays with extra people in the house for gatherings, more cooking than usual, and of course us being homebound after Christmas when the temperatures plunged and no one was going anywhere! On sight, I loved this new home appliance because of how seamlessly it fits into our home decor. Previous air purifiers we’ve had were black and stood out. The sleek chrome colour matches our kitchen (smart design, on Oreck’s end!) and doesn’t stand out at all.

Designed for medium rooms like kitchens, living rooms and large bedrooms, the Oreck Air Purifier captures 99% of particles down to 0.3 microns – things like dust, allergens, pet dander and odors – making it the perfect household appliance for our main floor. Just check out these features:

Air Response is just that – the Oreck Air Response Air Purifier features DustSense which automatically monitors, detects and responds to harmful particles in your air.

One feature that I really like is the Air Quality Indicator Bar; it’s one thing to plug in an air purifier and walk away, hopefully having it work as designed, but it’s quite another to get an instant look at the air quality in your home at all times just by taking a look at the color on the bar. There’s no need to worry if the color changes to red for high – it just means your little Oreck is working hard to clean the air around you and your loved ones. Interesting thought for me upon noticing the color change one day from low to medium – without the air purifier I’d 1) have no idea the air quality had changed to that degree and 2) be doing nothing at all to improve it.

Other cool features include a replacement filter indicator and a built-in timer with auto shut-off so you can simply set it to run for daytime hours, for example, and not run through the night (or vice versa, I suppose, depending on your preference). You can definitely leave it on during daytime hours, because of the Silence Technology – I can’t hear a thing when it’s on!

Ready to clean up your household in 2018 and truly – just breathe – in your household? First, figure out a plan for organizing and reducing clutter, then, read more about the Oreck Air Response at CanadianTire.ca (MRSP $369.99).

One of my readers is going to win an Oreck Air Response Air Purifier – our first giveaway of 2018! To enter, just fill in your name and email address in the form below and click BEGIN! Then post a comment below and share why you’d love to win this Oreck product for your household!

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post on behalf of Oreck Canada. All opinions are, as always, my own.

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  • I’ve actually been looking at these! We just moved into our first home back in July (yeah mortgage šŸ˜‚) and in September we had our vents and furnace cleaned since the last known date it had been done was in 2004 šŸ¤¢ I’m allergic to dog hair and I could tell that when ever we turned on the air exchange I was coughing and sneezing. Needless to say since we had our vents cleaned things have befn good, but investing in a system like this one would make a world of difference.

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  • I have trouble breathing at night so this would really help me. Plus we have allergies and with all the windows sealed up this would really help clean the stale air.

  • I have pretty bad allergies. We change our furnace filter monthly to try to help reduce the allergens in the air in our home. I would love to have this in my bedroom!

  • Hubby has terrible allergies so would love this to see if it would help to improve his allergies and make a difference in his health.

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  • It has been a long time since I had an undisturbed sleep thanks to my allergies. This would help out a bunch! Thanks

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  • I would love this I have 4 kids a cat and my husband smokes, so cleaning the air and knowing the quality of the air in my home is a great idea

  • I’d love to win one for our house because it will make our air quality better. With our windows being closed for so many months during the winter, there’s a lot of dust in our inside air.

  • I love to win to keep the dust out of the air in our home. I do have an allergies certain times of the year.

  • Our kids are on the sensitive side when it comes to dust. We have an air purifier in our one son’s bedroom but it would be great to have one for the other two to share as well.

  • The new year always initiates a huge cleaning binge in my household. The Oreck Air Response Air Purifier would be an awesome way to start 2018.

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  • We have a dog and a cat, and no matter how much we clean, the air still isn’t clear. This would help us breathe easier.

  • I would love this as my house is always so dusty and my son smokes and it would be great to have cleaner air to breathe, living in a mobile home it seems dustier than most houses and since we are located right behind an industrial park we get a lot of dust off that

  • My son has asthma so knowing what we are up against with particulates irritating his breathing would allow us to more accurately preventatively medicate.

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  • I’d love to win this Oreck air purifier because since it reduces pet dander in the air, my niece wouldn’t have to suffer through allergies when she comes over for a visit.

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  • Our forced air heater is always blowing dust in the air…this would make a huge difference in our air quality! I so want one!!!

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  • I would love to win to help cleanse the indoor air in our home. We have a some with allergies and 4 cats!

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  • My son has allergies and they’re worse in the winter. I think this would help if it was in his bedroom.

  • I would love to win this for my household because we live in a small, dusty house with large dog and could definitely use this!

  • I would looove to win this for my sister. She recently found out that she and dust mites don’t get along, at all. And asthma is in the family

  • My youngest has allergies and it gets tough during the winter when it’s too cold to open the window and the dust affects his sleeping and sneezing. This will help during the colder months.

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  • Well it would stop me from having to keep asking my sister to borrow hers! But yes, not waking up in middle of night because of allergens in the air would also be wonderful!

  • I have 2 long-haired kitties and thorough vacuuming does not get all the fur and dust, etc. I would love to have a really ‘clean’ breath in the house!

  • My house is always so dusty , with a dog and 3 boys in the house , plus me , it all adds up fast ! I’d love to have this for my home !

  • I have year round allergies and my daughter has seasonal alllergies. We have dog as well, this would be awesome to keep our air clean

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  • I’ve been eying air purifiers for a couple months now trying to save up for one. We have original carpeting on our second floor and it creates so must dust. That with our pets, I’d love to have clean crisp air

  • We actually only have 2 windows in our apt, so it gets pretty stuffy in here, no matter what season it is. I think we’d really benefit from this.

  • I’d love to win this because I hate how stale and musty the air gets in the winter. Fresh air is definitely healthier and we need an air purifier.

  • I have 2 young children and a baby so this would be great to clean the air to make it better for them. I also have crazy allergies so I’m sure this would definitely help me as well.

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  • both hubby & I suffer from allergies year round . We actually have an air cleaner in the bedroom but could use another one in another room.

  • I’d love to win this because my husband has asthma and we both have allergies to various things (plus, we have a dog).

  • I would love to have this air purifier because we have so much dust and stuff in our home. We live on a farm, on a dirt and dusty road.

  • I would like to win for my oldest daughter who has allergies and asthma, this would be great to have in her room.

  • we have allergies and live in an old home this would be amazing to keep the air clean , thanks for the chance šŸ™‚

  • we have an older home and no matter how clean I keep it, there is always a thought in the back of my mind that there may be old dusts and building materials floating around. I would keep the Oreck near my bed, giving me the freshest air for the most amount of time at home, in one spot!

  • I’d love this to help keep the air clean at my house. We have a cat allergy here so I think this would help.

  • This would be wonderful! Knowing the family will breathe easier with cleaner air is peace of mind. I love the chrome color as well, to blend right in.

  • This would be fantastic for our house. One of my daughters and I have allergies and it would really help us out.

  • With a dog and allergy-prone family members, this would be an ideal addition to the house that would work wonders.

  • I would love to win this as the there is constantly dust and odours all over my house either from cooking or from footwear

  • This would be great in our household. We have breathing issues and lots of allergies and 2 dogs that shed like crazy. I would love to see if this would make a difference.

  • My son has airborne allergies & it’s frustrating to see him with a runny nose every day, clearing his throat and itchy eyes. Meds for allergies certainly help, but I would prefer to solve this directly from the root of the problem which is air quality. The Oreck captures 99% of particles which is impressive & would improve quality of life!

  • i would love to win for my granddaughter , she sneezes a lot and we are starting to think she has allergies , this would be great for her

  • I would love to win because I have multiple pets in my house and that creates lots of dust and dander…this would help keep my sneezing at a minimum!

  • I’d love to bring their air purifier home because we recently brought a new baby home which made me realize how dusty our home really is. The things I notice now that she’s here are things I’ve never given a thought to before.

  • Iā€™d love to have this for my home as I have 4 cats and an older home. This Air Purifier would be a great help to keep my air clean and my family healthy

  • All three of us have allergies, we have two cats, we already use HEPA filters in our furnace, but I’d love to make the air we breathe a little bit cleaner.

  • We would love this as most of us have outdoor allergies and we have a lot of fur babies! We could use all the help we can get. Thank you!

  • What an amazing giveaway. I would love to win this air purifier! For the past year I’ve become so much more aware of the importance of air quality so I added quite a few new plants around our house. They naturally clean the air but I never thought about having an actual air purifier. I hope I win!