So my house pretty much looked like somebody ransacked the place. Which might be a good thing to ward off any potential burglars. Cushions were flipped, all the wall hangings were off, mattress and bed frame were broken down, clothes all gone. I’ve been put out a little over two weeks now.
Yesterday and today were the first days I felt like myself in a while. I have been teetering between being on edge and losing my mind/having a mental breakdown. God love my parents, all parents in fact. They are so great and loving until you remember how it was living with them. It has made me miss my house that much more.
I am glad that I documented this from the start too. Taking photos of my bites from Day 1 helped me to make sure I wasn’t getting bit again. There were a couple days ago that I felt like I had new bites and started panicking. All I had to do was look back and it gave me peace of mind to know that I indeed was not.
My bites are still lingering and I’m not totally comfortable yet to wear short sleeves at work, although I am dying to do that. Most of them have faded but the bite marks are still pretty visible. There are a few that still itch. I am pretty much done with my laundry, just some stuffed animals/bags/jackets that need to be washed and dried. Once I receive the mattress and box spring encasements for my bed I am pretty much set to get back into my home. From what I’ve read on the internet this is the key thing from killing off any leftover bedbugs not zapped by pest control. I was not the biggest fan of this but since this is a pretty new mattress and I didn’t have a major infestation, I think it shouldn’t be bad. Since we steamed the room where I was sleeping at my parents’ house, I haven’t been bit, thank God. I would rather be safe than sorry and wait till those encasements arrive before I sleep back at my own house again.
For one person I have a lot of belongings too. Who knew. But I think as I re-enter my home I will chuck out all the extra clothing I have and do not wear. I am probably slowly going to move back in. Sleep in my house with the encasements for a month and if I don’t get bit, move everything back in again.
So being safe than sorry has cost me a couple nickels and dimes. After everything is all said and done, bed bugs has done $1200 in damages for me. Pest control, doctor’s visits, medicine, garbage bags and duct tape. I hate you bed bug and I hope you never come back ever again.
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I am thrilled about high school football this year. Believe it or not, I am. This is the lifeblood, the centerpiece to a lot of communities on Friday nights here and I will challenge myself to push more to get some intimate moments.
Publishing a picture of a fallen soldier:
This link has been passed around already but I thought I’d mention it here too if you haven’t had a chance to skim it yet, merely because of how much of an impact it has made. I am really content that AP upheld their opinion. Here are Julie Jacobson’s journal entries where she writes about her experience. Several links are also listed at the end, including a slide show and a statement from AP as to why they decided to publish the image.
