Friday did not start off a good day. I awoke sweaty around my neck and hair was soaked. I will be glad when the weather decides what it is going to be.
My first thing was to go to the doctor while I am well! The receptionists and nurses were all compliments about how well I looked, like I felt better. One said she felt so sorry for me when I came in back when I either had flu or pneumonia, not sure which time. Since I told them I had not complaints, they were puzzled.
I talked to doctor and now I will not get uti again. Well, that is the hope and plan.
The doctor would not consider changing my diabetes meds, but I can go to original doctor who now works in Decatur. Okay, I can do that. Still hopeful, here. I do not need stronger meds, just different one that do not cause a reaction.
Employees at Walmart commented on how good I looked. Okay, and men smiled and spoke. hmmm...I did not even have on makeup today. Now, I love the compliments, but I wonder how bad I looked before. So, it made me happy to look well, not at all about men talking and smiling. I just am so happy to feel better than I have since last August.
One female employee heard another tell me how well and nice I looked today. Another told me it was the color of the sweater I had on. It is a purply-pink. Plum? Well, it is in the pink and red family that really are my favorites and do compliment my coloring. I am a winter, .
Pharmacist explained things about the pneumonia vaccine. I was fine at first. Then, I had huge raised, red place that hurt and itched. I did not scratch or take aspirin. He said the worse the reaction a person had, the more protection the person was getting. Do I have that right all you medical types. He assured me I would have less virulent sinus infections. Since the sinus problems are almost non-existent now, I am hoping for a miracle cure...lol.
I had terrible chills for about three days that swept in waves down my face and onto neck and chest. He told me about those, too. Fever is what I think he said. Hopefully, that explains all the sweaty nights. I just thought I could not regulate my temp anymore...lol...I think of strange things.
Maybe all these things mean nothing to anyone else and do not seem enough to make the day a good one. Well, I have been too ill for too long and hope is a powerful reason to be happy. Plus, I felt well and light on my feet. Oh, and I lost 2 lbs at doctor's office After eating and drinking a full bottle of water. And, the sun was shining gloriously.
The fruit flies are back in force. That has caused great unhappiness for the last few weeks. I am just not fast enough to swing the electric flyswatter at them. Plus, they hide on the window sill behind things and I am not prepared to clear the kitchen by swinging the flyswatter at them. So, I purchased a $25 cordless Black and Decker vacuum.
The fruit flies got in all food I tried to prepare. They got into the refrigerator and freezer. I was tired of the little monsters last year and beside myself this year. So, this hope made me very happy.
Just as the daffodils faded, the tulips bloomed. I was hoping the would bloom at approximately the same time for a spectacular display. I am so pleased they bloomed without my having to dig them up.
Groceries today: eggs. 5 lbs carrots, leaf lettuce, Cadbury Chocolate Crème Eggs (5-pack). I never can find the chocolate filled eggs, so now I have and that is my Easter candy this year. And, exbf will get one of the chocolate eggs, too.
Eating out: one soft taco supreme from Taco Bell. And I got the senior discount.
Looking back over this, it seems like a bunch of silliness and nothing to make me very happy. But, it did.
Have you ever had a day full of good health and good news about your health that you felt the day was a good day? What thing or things made you happy on Friday?
Showing posts with label fruit flies. Show all posts
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Friday, March 9, 2018
Monday, August 29, 2016
Still Getting Rid of Fruit Flies: A New Way
When I passed the tiny bowl of vinegar and Dawn, I noticed it was dry. Later. As I lay down to talk on the phone, one landed on my nose. ack! I slapped it to try to kill it. That hurt. They all, all two, went away.
After I hung up the phone, I gasped because a fruit fly went all the way to my throat as I breathed in. I gasped and coughed until I suppose it finally went down. Hopefully, I am not allergic to fruit fly protein. I have always had a fear of swallowing a bug. It has happened when I was outdoors, but never safe inside.
Pears are ripening at a rapid rate. I just hope there are no swarms.
Singers at night often swallow huge bugs, so I am grateful it was only a fruit fly! I cannot imagine swallowing any larger flying insect!
Don't try this at home.
Your turn
Have you ever swallowed a bug flying around? Okay, have you ever deliberately swallowed/eaten a bug?
After I hung up the phone, I gasped because a fruit fly went all the way to my throat as I breathed in. I gasped and coughed until I suppose it finally went down. Hopefully, I am not allergic to fruit fly protein. I have always had a fear of swallowing a bug. It has happened when I was outdoors, but never safe inside.
Pears are ripening at a rapid rate. I just hope there are no swarms.
Singers at night often swallow huge bugs, so I am grateful it was only a fruit fly! I cannot imagine swallowing any larger flying insect!
Don't try this at home.
Your turn
Have you ever swallowed a bug flying around? Okay, have you ever deliberately swallowed/eaten a bug?
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Fruit Fly Trap and Mosquito Repellent
I think having fruit around just guarantees a person will have fruit flies. Well, having lots of ripening fruit, which I have lots of right now and ripening--pears--assures I do have a few fruit flies. I have something else that has little black wings. My favorite way to get rid of them is to use a vacuum cleaner. It is so satisfying to wave the vac wand and suck them up! When I had a fly infestation and put up a fly strip, the fruit flies stuck to it, too.
This setup is not unsightly like a fly strip and does not require me to drag the vacuum into the kitchen and wave the wand around. I did try the trick with vinegar in a jar and plastic wrap over the top. I poked holes, but my fruit flies could not find their way inside! Stupid fruit flies!
Now, I take a small bowl and put a few drops of Dawn in it and add half an inch of vinegar. Fruit flied are attracted to the vinegar and the Dawn kills them. When the bowl is full of fruit flies, or they are all over the bottom of the bowl, I dump it into the commode and start over. The vinegar and Dawn cannot be anything but good for the commode.
For some reason, I have mosquitoes in the house. It is puzzling and very annoying. They love to bite me on my arms just above my elbow on the back of my arm. When I go to sleep, I am covered to the neck by a sheet, so they don't bite. But, at any other time, they bite me day and night and drive me mad.
Last night, early in the evening I put Vick's Salve on the outside of my arms above my elbows. It worked! I told exbf about this because mosquitoes eat him up outdoors at my house. "Hell NO! THAT would be worse than repellent!" he screamed into the phone. Now, he never curses and never yells at me. He hates mosquito repellent. I plan to just put a streak, a thin streak down his arm. The odor will be enough. He was bitten on the face four times in his long struggle to the car.I will just put a little smear on his arms and a bit on his cheeks and chin.
Vicks Salve will work to put it on clothing, But, I think I will put in on a rag and ties it around my arm if I need more odor. If I were working outdoors and had on work clothes, I would smear a little here and there on my clothing.
I really hate using mosquito repellant as I feel it is not safe. Smelling like Vicks is not a problem when faced with being bitten by mosquitoes. Plus, if you are bitten, Vicks takes the sting and itch out of them!
If this does not work for him, I will make something from garlic to smear on him.
Your turn
What is your favorite trick for getting rid of fruit flies? How do you keep mosquitoes from biting you?
This setup is not unsightly like a fly strip and does not require me to drag the vacuum into the kitchen and wave the wand around. I did try the trick with vinegar in a jar and plastic wrap over the top. I poked holes, but my fruit flies could not find their way inside! Stupid fruit flies!
Now, I take a small bowl and put a few drops of Dawn in it and add half an inch of vinegar. Fruit flied are attracted to the vinegar and the Dawn kills them. When the bowl is full of fruit flies, or they are all over the bottom of the bowl, I dump it into the commode and start over. The vinegar and Dawn cannot be anything but good for the commode.
For some reason, I have mosquitoes in the house. It is puzzling and very annoying. They love to bite me on my arms just above my elbow on the back of my arm. When I go to sleep, I am covered to the neck by a sheet, so they don't bite. But, at any other time, they bite me day and night and drive me mad.
Last night, early in the evening I put Vick's Salve on the outside of my arms above my elbows. It worked! I told exbf about this because mosquitoes eat him up outdoors at my house. "Hell NO! THAT would be worse than repellent!" he screamed into the phone. Now, he never curses and never yells at me. He hates mosquito repellent. I plan to just put a streak, a thin streak down his arm. The odor will be enough. He was bitten on the face four times in his long struggle to the car.I will just put a little smear on his arms and a bit on his cheeks and chin.
Vicks Salve will work to put it on clothing, But, I think I will put in on a rag and ties it around my arm if I need more odor. If I were working outdoors and had on work clothes, I would smear a little here and there on my clothing.
I really hate using mosquito repellant as I feel it is not safe. Smelling like Vicks is not a problem when faced with being bitten by mosquitoes. Plus, if you are bitten, Vicks takes the sting and itch out of them!
If this does not work for him, I will make something from garlic to smear on him.
Your turn
What is your favorite trick for getting rid of fruit flies? How do you keep mosquitoes from biting you?
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
How to Get Rid of Fruit Flies and a Giveaway
I refuse to spray fruit flies like my friend suggested. She insists. I resist. I try not to spend money. I try not to spend money on poison. I try even harder not to spray poison over my sink and counters. For the last three days, I have waged battle against an increasing horde of fruit flies! Ack! One found me and is trying to sit on my nose!
The bottle-with-vinegar trick netted me one fruit fly in 24 hours. It was obviously the only stupid one and will not reproduce. The hole was the perfect size, but no, they refuse to take the bait! These smart ones are reproducing and flying!
In the last hour I have conquered about 1000 of the dastardly little fellows. My weapon of choice--the vacuum. They are sitting up to at least 8' high on the face of my cabinets, wood cabinets that make them hard to spot. When they swarm, I just wave the hose at them and swooosh they go to a sucky death.
I have everything in the sink in soapy water, will take cans to recycle outdoors. They usually have their own place in the kitchen but the fruit flies obviously thrive on corn, pineapple, and coke. Yes, I always half-wash them. I may just wash them thoroughly....sigh....sigh.
I have about 10 lbs of bananas in he refrigerator, safe from fruit flies and the oppressive heat, waiting until all the fruit flies go away so I can slice bananas without a fight. Fruit flies will go into the dehydrator if there are any left in the kitchen. Onions and celery will dehydrate while I make sure the pests are gone!
While I have no delusions that there will be none in the morning, I can guarantee there will be few. One more sweep tonight, maybe two close together. In the morning, I will have them conquered with one more sweep of the vacuum wand.
One drop of Clorox in the area where the drain meets the sink will keep them from getting any water, water they need to live. Before I go to bed, all drains and the commode will have a smidgen of Clorox. Cleaning powder with chlorine will work, too.
Oh, yeah. I will hang a piece of disgusting fly paper to help me out.
Giveaway
Go right here and find out all about it. She gives good prizes.
Your turn
Do you have luck with the bottle of covered vinegar with the hole? Do you actually catch fruitflies? Next time, I will pour Coke in the bottom of the jar or put a banana peel.
The bottle-with-vinegar trick netted me one fruit fly in 24 hours. It was obviously the only stupid one and will not reproduce. The hole was the perfect size, but no, they refuse to take the bait! These smart ones are reproducing and flying!
In the last hour I have conquered about 1000 of the dastardly little fellows. My weapon of choice--the vacuum. They are sitting up to at least 8' high on the face of my cabinets, wood cabinets that make them hard to spot. When they swarm, I just wave the hose at them and swooosh they go to a sucky death.
I have everything in the sink in soapy water, will take cans to recycle outdoors. They usually have their own place in the kitchen but the fruit flies obviously thrive on corn, pineapple, and coke. Yes, I always half-wash them. I may just wash them thoroughly....sigh....sigh.
I have about 10 lbs of bananas in he refrigerator, safe from fruit flies and the oppressive heat, waiting until all the fruit flies go away so I can slice bananas without a fight. Fruit flies will go into the dehydrator if there are any left in the kitchen. Onions and celery will dehydrate while I make sure the pests are gone!
While I have no delusions that there will be none in the morning, I can guarantee there will be few. One more sweep tonight, maybe two close together. In the morning, I will have them conquered with one more sweep of the vacuum wand.
One drop of Clorox in the area where the drain meets the sink will keep them from getting any water, water they need to live. Before I go to bed, all drains and the commode will have a smidgen of Clorox. Cleaning powder with chlorine will work, too.
Oh, yeah. I will hang a piece of disgusting fly paper to help me out.
Giveaway
Go right here and find out all about it. She gives good prizes.
Your turn
Do you have luck with the bottle of covered vinegar with the hole? Do you actually catch fruitflies? Next time, I will pour Coke in the bottom of the jar or put a banana peel.
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