We live the woods of town. We live just inside the city limits, and our apartment backs up to a wooded area - ton of trees, bugs, lizards, the list goes on. I've talked to the people upstairs and they said they don't have any trouble with bugs. I think that's because they all live downstairs. We keep our apartment clean. We wash the dishes. We take out the trash. We keep the windows and doors closed. I guess it's just part of it. Anyway, I'm willing to try just about anything to keep away the bugs. I read about sprinkling baking soda on your carpet, letting it sit for 15 minutes, and vacuuming it up as a way to keep the bugs away. I tried it a few weeks ago and I think it might be helping. I'll keep you posted!
Did I tell you about the day that we had a lizard in our apartment? It scared me so much. I was sitting on the couch and all of a sudden I saw a slimy, black tail sticking out from our vertical blinds on our sliding glass door. I screamed and ran to the bedroom. Robert checked it out. It was a 7 inch long salamander thing. He shooed it out with a fly swatter. Apparently if you only close the glass door without closing the screen door as well then 7 inch salamanders can get in. Who knew? The screen door has been closed since then.
I'm also always looking for ways to freshen up the place. I read about sprinkling a few drops of essential oils on your air filter to make things smell nice. I sprinkled some lavender oil on ours. It smelled nice but only last a couple of days. Overall consensus - not worth the hassle.
How do you keep pests away and keep your place smelling great?
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