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my apartment has a bit of a c*ckroach problem that maintenance is not very proactive about. i hate those sumbitches so much. it feels like my home is being invaded every time one of them crawls out from under the fridge.
i employed raid spray on one such invader for the first time the other day and while iām not typically someone with a proclivity for the morbid, i loved watching that creepy crawly critter die immediately. i didnāt have to catch it, i didnāt have to smoosh it, i just sprayed, *carrie bradshaw voice* AND JUST LIKE THAT, it went from insect to extinct. i was tempted to stake its head on a toothpick and place it in front of my door to warn other aspiring intruders like they did in the middle ages, but iām hoping the smell of the spray will ward them off.
Jan 17, 2025
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* the only recommendation I have that doesnāt involve killing them is trying to seal any areas that go outside because I assume theyāre getting in from somewhere?
* swallowing the spiders, swallowing a bird to catch the spiders, swallowing a cat to catch the bird, swallowing a dog to catch the cat, et cetera. I donāt know why
* getting a cat actually if you donāt have one? Maybe they can help š (just kidding I just saw you said āwithout inviting a different animal inā)
* diatomaceous earth or borax sprinkled around the perimeters of the house
* I avoid going into my detached garage because itās full of spiderwebs and it creeps me out but winter is coming so I think it has to be cleared out to like park in. my dad (nature hippie who ordinarily hates killing any creatures, insects and spiders included) told me to buy a shopvac and vacuum them all up. So like very meticulously vacuuming all nooks and crannies
Nov 1, 2024
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When I see an ant in my house I kill it by squashing it with the tip of my finger. I don't believe it's necessary to preserve the life of such a lowly creature and feel no guilt about this. I wish I could say I felt powerful when I kill an ant but the feeling of domination is so fleeting that it barely even registers.
Jan 24, 2024
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I think a lot of fear is learned (noticing kids are often pretty chill with potato bugs and ants and etc) and am finding that exposure therapy, knowledge on how to identify the few dangerous species in my region, and mentally reframing things can do a lot for helping to become brave in ways that are kind. I think that genre of bravery may just be the most useful and cool. Iām at a point where Iām fine with a spider living in my home.
Apr 18, 2024
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i could literally stay in childās pose for hours but i fear when i came out of it i would have a permanent red circle on my forehead. it opens the hips and releases built up tension, it clears the sinuses, it relieves headaches, itās a good stretch for the shoulders, it stimulates the third eye pointā¦yoga with adriene describes it as āentering your own personal love caveā because when you open your eyes, all you see is the little spaces between your nose and your knees and your mat, and it makes me feel like iām chillin in the womb again in the best way. if people hit childās pose more often i think there would be peace on earth.
Jan 27, 2025
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it's this app where you can create a shortcut on whichever app(s) you want (i.e. social media ones you spend too much time on), and every time you open those apps, it makes you wait like 10 seconds and shows you how many times you've opened that app in the last 24 hours. has literally cut my social media usage by nearly half and makes me way more intentional about social media use bc half the time i'm opening those apps out of habit.
Jan 2, 2025
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