I've been invaded by bed bugs again. As a result, daughter wants to spend less time over here and did not want to come over this weekend. I understand that. Makes me sad, of course. It may be best this weekend. She starts school this coming Tue.
I got quotes from exterminator services. The lowest quote for bed bug elimination was $750, a price I cannot afford for an exterminator. One night this week I set off 8 bug bombs through the house. That seems to have done to trick but I am going to repeat that process on Mon night. I don't want to do it when gf may be here the following morning. The ones I found don't cause a lot of respiratory problems and she didn't notice it in spite of her respiratory condition.
Modern treatment for bed bugs include heat treatment. I tried using multiple space heaters. They reached a good temperature which should have worked but still maybe not enough. So I ordered a special heater which allegedly reaches temperatures up to 210 degrees. It's actually designed for greenhouses. Tried finding one to rent but could not find it. I'll use that one room at a time, seal off the room and place towels under the door to prevent migration while the room is heating up.
I know my daughter is irate that I won't hire an exterminator, rent a hotel room for several days while they treat the house but I simply cannot afford that.
Since she's not coming over, I'm going to work on my writing this weekend. I have ten or more articles I haven't finished. Plus I need to work on the book and the website. Plus a lot of mundane stuff to work on around the house. Last load from storage is still in the van, so have to unload that. Wash sheets and blankets.
My finances fell behind a bit because of time I took off to spend with daughter and money I spent during that time, though it was no outrageous amount. I'll catch up this coming month through a couple of shifts of OT and that I get three checks this month.
I got quotes from exterminator services. The lowest quote for bed bug elimination was $750, a price I cannot afford for an exterminator. One night this week I set off 8 bug bombs through the house. That seems to have done to trick but I am going to repeat that process on Mon night. I don't want to do it when gf may be here the following morning. The ones I found don't cause a lot of respiratory problems and she didn't notice it in spite of her respiratory condition.
Modern treatment for bed bugs include heat treatment. I tried using multiple space heaters. They reached a good temperature which should have worked but still maybe not enough. So I ordered a special heater which allegedly reaches temperatures up to 210 degrees. It's actually designed for greenhouses. Tried finding one to rent but could not find it. I'll use that one room at a time, seal off the room and place towels under the door to prevent migration while the room is heating up.
I know my daughter is irate that I won't hire an exterminator, rent a hotel room for several days while they treat the house but I simply cannot afford that.
Since she's not coming over, I'm going to work on my writing this weekend. I have ten or more articles I haven't finished. Plus I need to work on the book and the website. Plus a lot of mundane stuff to work on around the house. Last load from storage is still in the van, so have to unload that. Wash sheets and blankets.
My finances fell behind a bit because of time I took off to spend with daughter and money I spent during that time, though it was no outrageous amount. I'll catch up this coming month through a couple of shifts of OT and that I get three checks this month.
