February 2010
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I am probably jinxing myself by saying this.
On Saturday night, I threw some rat/mouse poison into my attic. Directly to the area where the creatures like to make noise. Since Saturday night, I haven’t heard any noises in my attic.
I am going to knock on some wood right now, because I have a feeling that tonight, the creatures will probably be back. And I will be pretty damn pissed.
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Change of format.
After 140 days of posts (which should be more), I have come to the realization that I don’t have enough to post about on a daily basis. Sure, I could make up some stuff or write about random things, continuously post about the creatures in my attic, complain about high electric bills…the list goes on.
So rather than write just for the sake of posting something every day, I have...
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Day 140 - That's a little better.
My electric bill, which was out of control last month, is a little more reasonable this month.
We had a few cold days, but I have been keeping my heat downstairs at 60-62 degrees during the day and 65-66 degrees when I am home on nights and weekends. I have also been leaving my heat off upstairs. Heat really does rise, so it stays warm enough up there and I sleep better when it is cool. Plus,...
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Day 139 - Further investigation in my attic.
Since whatever is in my attic is obviously still there, my dad came down today to investigate.
He found an old birds nest in the corner of the attic, but it was empty. He poked through the insulation, but nothing came out. He checked to see if any light was coming in from the corners of the attic and around the vent and found nothing.
I have no clue what to do from here besides buy a different...
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Day 138 - Painting my dining room set.
I went shopping with my friend Ashley today and we went to Junkadoodle on Lovers Lane. Ashley pointed out this super cute, blue dining room set that looks similar to mine, which is wood and white.
After seeing how cute this dining room set was, I thought maybe I can paint my table and chairs a fun color. I am not sure what color I would paint them, but it is definitely something I am considering.
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Day 137 - I am so glad I have two bedrooms.
Last night at 10pm as I was getting ready to go bed, I heard the noises in my attic.
Great, just great!
So rather than have to deal with waking up every few hours to bang on the ceiling, I changed the sheets on the bed in my spare bedroom and slept in there. It was a little weird sleeping in a different bed, but at least I didn’t wake up during the night.
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Day 136 - Maintenance man day!
Bob the maintenance man came today. He opened the panel to my attic and checked around, but just like my dad, didn’t see any sign of rodents (besides some mouse turds, which I knew were there).
He got up on his ladder and found a birds nest in the soffit, which he pulled out. Then he covered up the hole/wood rot in the soffit.
He thinks it’s birds in my attic and I think that is...
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Day 135 - A new use for a curtain rod.
An unused curtain rod that I have laying around is the perfect length to bang on my ceiling at night when the rodents are playing up there. They go away for a few hours and then come back.
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Day 134 - The maintenance man is coming!
The maintenance man called today! I just scheduled a time for him to come on Thursday to temporarily repair the rotted wood on the soffit of my condo. I am pretty sure this is the way that the creatures in my attic are getting in and I am ready to lock them out!
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Day 133 - Sheets.
How often should you wash the sheets and bedding on a bed no one ever sleeps in?
I think if I wash them before someone actually does sleep in them would be fine, but I can’t help thinking that it’s a little gross to leave them on there for two months.