The bugs pushing to a fresh start to 2010
I HATE bugs. You may have picked up on that, since they led to my downfall in the hornet incident. I understand that insects, in general, are the basis of all ecosystems and that life on earth would grind to a halt without them. I just don’t want them in my house!!!
I lose all sense of rationality and common sense in the presence of 6 legged foes. I have been known to vacuum up ants, concoct herbal pesticides for fleas, leave out vinegar for flies, rub window sills with tea tree oil and sprinkle doorways with cinnamon. All the while chanting, mentally or aloud, “Die, little demons, DIE!” I guess I understand why I have been called a ‘White Witch’.
In light of my passionate hate for creepy crawlies, living squarely in the heart of cockroach territory only one solitary block from the beach wasn’t the best decision I ever made. I love the lifestyle but HATE the neighbours, so this week this natural earth mother threw up her arms in surrender and called the fumigators. I simply cannot let the neighbours become housemates.
Fumigation to me has always seemed the expensive and easy route. You go out and let the professional take care of it. The most you need to do is sweep up the carnage in the days afterwards. Except the customer service professional told me I must empty all cupboards, expose all the skirting boards & clear all the benches. In short, I am packing up my living room, bathroom and kitchen into boxes. A daunting task. Especially 1 week out from Christmas when there is 2 batches of gingerbread dough in the fridge waiting to be baked. Doh!
If something comes between me and baking it must have a silver lining. So I am looking on this as a clean out of the old in preparation for the new. A delayed spring clean and hopefully a beginning to my minimalist lifestyle. Bring on 2010.
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I’m glad you found the silver lining!