Wow, it's been almost 5 months since I posted. I had another breakdown, a big one this time, in dealing with the bedbugs, our roommate Frank,my niece and all sorts of financial problems. I withdrew into the recesses of my mind and struggled so hard to maintain some sort of stability. Here's the status of what we have accomplished over the months.
Hubby and I tore apart our bedroom, where the bedbugs seemed at this time to be concentrated because there were two human and lots of animals. We vacuumed, sealed hiding places,,, vacuumed all the furniture and moved everything. We moved the bed to the other side of the room. We kept the bedbug traps under the feet of the bed. They sell them in packs of 4 and there is 6 legs on queens!
We washed the walls and cleaned the closets. We were still washing beddings every two to three days (sheets, comforter and pillowcases), vacuuming often and checking traps every two days for bugs to kill.
I am very proud to say the clean sweep and diligence paid off, we have been bedbug free for over 4 months now. But I will continue precautions until we are free from them for a year. All clothes are still bagged, vacuuming, checking the traps. Not leaving clothes on the floor. Keeping things picked up and clutter to a minimum. But I tell you, I've been failing at clutter stacking for a little bit. Sigh.
Well, Frank had moved in with his wife and they seem happy. So we are packing up all his stuff and going to take it all to his new place tomorrow. Bye bye Frank! I have been less stressed with him gone and realized being around the constant drinking was making me tense.
Well, my niece Cyd has been with us on and off. She is struggling with her own alcoholism but I declared this a dry house and no drinking. Cyd found all the alcohol we did have in the house, even the stuff we had put away in closets and hidden in the garage, and drank it all. So we have laid down the law, no alcohol in our house at all. So she goes out with her friends, gets drunk and comes back. Or stays out for days at a time with her boyfriend, who then calls us to come and get her cause she is drunk, aggressive and belligerent. And she is getting physical with him. In fact, Cyd left last night with Aidrian. Said she would probably be back that night. She didn't and we didn't hear from her either. May be a could of days before we see her.
Hubby had to work this morning and is off now, going to the pot shop,then stopping at Short Stop, a Colorado Springs Favorite hamburger joint, for a couple of burgers for lunch.
Too tired today to talk about all the mental stuff I'm going through and the financial set backs we have had. Floating, but not getting ahead at this point. And getting deeper in debt without any other options unless hubby gets a second job.
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