slightly better

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I worked a very long, productive day today. It was tiring but it helped. I now have only, oh, five or six things to do tomorrow at work. Many of them are big. But still.

Swimming today definitely helped me with my stress too. And not drinking coffee. I love coffee but I have to remember not to drink it if I'm a bit on edge already.

What would really be awesome is if I could sleep all night tonight without waking up being bitten or being afraid of being bitten. I'm really tired of not sleeping well - it's been about two weeks of shitty sleep at this point. The bug guy came today but said he couldn't tell us anything conclusive. We went and bought white sheets so we could see what was biting me and catch it more easily (our sheets otherwise are either purple, or a dark tan/purple paisley pattern, less ugly than it sounds -- either, perfect for hiding if you're an itty bitty bug).

I'm looking forward to our trip. I might even be ready for it!

Comments

[riotdorrrk.livejournal.com]

ok, the bug thing totally blows - one thing to do is wrap the upper border of the bed with double-sticky carpet tape (or on the sides of the bed if not big enough). also place the tape around the feet of the bed on the carpet. if it's bedbugs, they'll be most active just before dawn. keep a red LED flashlight near the bed for specimen capturing purposes - the red color shouldn't freak the insects out as much as a normal spectrum light. also keep clear tape or a lidded jar handy for if you should happen to nab one fast enough, and encase it in that.

one thing that should be noted is that you should not abandon the bed, as the ticks-from-hell can track you elsewhere.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm so sorry, honey.

[yaaren.livejournal.com]

Oh noes... I'm so sorry. so... wait, the bug guy came but didn't treat your unit? Ack. with so many bites (and two weeks of them!) he should have seen some evidence and treated you right away.

It pains me to tell you this, but bedbugs like to hitch rides to new locations, so if your apartment isn't treated they may well follow you out to MN. :(

Having recently gone through this (and being a research fanatic) just sent you an email with a short compilation of what we had to do and things we learned that saved us time and sleep. Hopefully it helps.

love.