Thursday, September 16, 2010

It's a Good Thing I'm Not a Perfectionist Part 2

So I try not to complain on here, I really do.  Every now and then I carry on about the humidity and the fact that I wasn't designed for southern summers, but for the most part I try to stay upbeat and positive about life and everything about it.

That being said - we have a bug problem in our apartment.  Specifically, a roach problem.  Now, if you don't live in the south, you will probably gag at the word "roach" - I did 3+ years ago before I loaded up my car and headed to Georgia.  Now I know it's a part of life.  In the same way I had to obsessively check for ticks and swat away gnats when I lived in Connecticut, now I've gotten used to roaches.

Or, I've at least gotten to a point where I don't scream and run when I see one.

However, we're not talking about one.  We're talking about ... more than one.  My apartment maintenance people have come and sprayed before, and the problem got a little bit better, but then it got worse over the summer.  Much, much worse.  We tried to spray ourselves, but I think we only did more harm to ourselves than we did to the roaches.

Oh - have I mentioned that the problem is in my kitchen?!  Yeah ... gross.

So Bruce and I finally had enough and called our leasing office to have them come spray again.  Only this time I want them to spray everything.  And I mean EVERYTHING.  So this morning I woke up and took everything off of my counters and out of my cabinets and drawers.  I left them a note that said, "Please spray everything" and headed to work.

Now here I am at work, trying to forget about the fact that my living room currently looks like this:


Like I've said before, it's a good thing I'm not a perfectionist.

Have a great day y'all.

p.s. Yes that is my suitcase by the door.  No, I'm still not completely unpacked.

4 comments:

  1. My apartment MADE me do this QUARTERLY in EVERY ROOM and CLOSET of the apartment which took hours! (or pay a 100$ fine.) At least you just had to request it. Oh and don't get me started on the "Is what you're spraying safe for a small exotic pet?" Ugh. Good luck with the roach.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Ugggh!! Cockroaches!! I have a problem with them, too. I'm getting quite good at killing them. I think my most recent one was with a frying pan..but my most epic kill involved a dropping a toolbox on it 7 times, spraying it with 409, and flushing it down the toilet when it *still* wasn't dead. Gross gross gross!!!

    ReplyDelete
  3. EW!!!! The thought of "roach" makes me gag!!!! & i am born & raised in the south! They are just awful!

    Sorry... good luck!

    ReplyDelete
  4. I actually saw I roach running across our kitchen floor yesterday! I definitely screamed when I saw it. My boyfriend had already bought roach traps/poison, but we had never put any out. It definitely got put out after that!

    ReplyDelete

Hello and thanks for commenting! Unless I have your email address, I respond to all questions directly in the comment form. Check back if you've asked one! xo, Sarah

Related Posts with Thumbnails