Day 57: The list

I really need to take pictures of all that must be done over the next several days to get ready for the exterminators...it feels like we are moving.

Here is a basic list:

All clothing/linens/stuff animals/curtains washed on hot water, dried on hottest setting and then bagged and placed in area/room that is not being sprayed and has no bedbug activity.

All rooms vacuumed, including corners (using edging/crevice tool).

All beds, furniture, pillows, etc...(basically whatever can't be washed) vacuumed.

All pictures & other wall decorations removed and left in room (bed bugs like to hide behind pictures)

All closets and dresser drawers empty and left open

Majority of clutter cleaned with alcohol/water solution, bagged and stored in room that is not being sprayed & has no bedbug activity.

All light switch & electrical plates removed.

All baseboards, walls and wallpaper repaired of any rips, holes, etc.

All furniture must be moved away from the wall - at least 10 inches, but in the middle of room is preferable.

Mirrors must be removed from dressers.

Chairs must be turned upside down and left in middle of room.

All valuables must be removed from rooms.

Windows will be left open for a min. of 6 hours, so objects that could be knocked down by wind or destroyed by rain must be moved.

The vacuum bag must be taken bagged & taken to the outside trash as soon as we are done vacuuming.

All living plants & animals must be removed from the home while the house air outs.

We are only have our upper floor (where all the bedrooms are) sprayed...I can't even imagine if the whole house was infested with bedbugs...or if we lived in a town house or an apartment building.

It sounds like a lot. It feels like a lot, but somehow we (I) will get through it.

Now, I just have to make sure to get my walking & stretching in....I did today, but I think the next 5 days is going to be very, very, very hard. My instincts say to drop the walking & stretching and spend that time cleaning...I am going to attempt to fight my instincts.